Friday, December 5, 2008

Festive Flourishes Friday!!!!


Christmas is definitely in the air!!!!! I am getting the feel of Christmas just by shopping and seeing all the wonderful Christmas scenery in the stores. With so much festivities happening everywhere, we want you to join in the fun. The Friends of Flourishes have a wonderful surprise for each Friday this month . This week for Flourishes Friday we're making it Festive Flourishes Friday and you can join us in the fun! It's all about the colors of Christmas-red and green! So, grab your favorite Flourishes, LLC set and some greens and reds and let your creativity flow! That's the only requirement! You don't even have to make it a Christmas card. If you want to play along, simply leave a comment on Flourishes Newsletter or upload your card to Splitcoast using the keyword FFFC01. Keep in mind, we'll be doing this fun Friday challenge all month long and there will be a special drawing for those that play all four weeks!
For my Festive Flourishes Friday card I used my favorite Flourishes Christmas set this year Sleigh Ride. I love this set because it has the wonderful signature Flourishes deer in it. It also has several smaller winter scenes, and this wonderful sleigh. I love all of the words that come in this set, too. Can you see why it is my favorite? I used real red and Prism classic green cardstock. When I think traditonal Christmas, I automatically gravitate to old world looks and Christmas caroling which is why I used a piece of MME's musical score glitzy dp. I distressed the edges with some Ranger inks. Technically every piece is distressed with the Ranger inks to create a warm look. I think this sleigh makes me think of the song, "Dashing Through the Snow." I paper pieced the sleigh using a piece of dp from Deja Views global views pack. I can feel the cold wind in my face, the smell of pines everywhere and wood burning fireplaces filling the air with the smells of the season. What do you think?
Take a sleigh ride with me over to Friday Friends of Flourishes Blog Team weekly roundup over at the Flourishes Newsletter, and also visit these Friends of Flourishes blogs to get the complete Festive Flourishes Friday scoop Becca Feeken, Christine Okken, Cindy Haffner , Dee Jackson , and Kimberly Crawford.
STAMPS
Flourishes Sleigh Ride
Paper
The Paper Company's cream, real red, Prism papers classic green, MME Festive and Frost dp, andDeja Views Global view dp
INK
versamark, real red, Ranger antique linen, tea dye, vintage photo
ACCESSORIES
Nestabilities label one, squares, petite ovals, sponges, gold ep, gold pen, red organdy ribbon, gold cording, gold domes in various sizes, key tag punch, blender pen

12 comments

  1. Betty this is truly stunning! I love the smudged look!
    --Becca

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  2. Gorgeous!! So soft and warm!
    hugs, Jami

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  3. Well this IS wonderfully Christmas festive and adorable! I love the warmth you've brought into the color Betty!

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  4. SO beautiful, Betty! Love all the warm, rich color on this! Love your festive blog background too!

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  5. That is beautiful, Betty! I love how you placed the reindeer outside of the oval! Gorgeously eye-catching idea!!! :)

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  6. Fantastic card - Betty!!! Love, love, love your take on the Challenge!!!

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  7. Betty, this is absolutely gorgeous!!! I love how you attached the sentiment to the sleigh and that prancing little reindeer is so adorable....love the vintage elegant look you created!!!

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  8. WOWZERS, Betty! You're rockin' the Flourishes stamps. I looooove this!! Every detail is so beautiful. :)

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  9. Wow, awesome card! I love the ink distressing. Just gorgeous!

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  10. Beautiful card and love the layout!

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  11. WOWZER!! This is a totally gorgeous card!! I love that reindeer!! It matches your pretty blog!! ;)

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