Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC88) SCS CC292, and MORE!

It is time for Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge(FTTC88)! Silke Ledlow is our challenge host this week. Silke is challenging us to ink and edge distressing. Ink and distress the edges of your cards to add dimension and texture. We would love to see what you create!

These colors are for SCS CC292:  Pirouette Red Pizzazz!  I am using the sketch from the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 88(SSSC88)!  Great sketch, Karen!  We are distressing the edges! I am also giving you a bit of a sneak peek at a new set called Christmas Classics!  This set will be released this week.  Just wait till you see the samples by the SDT!   I chose to make my card a bit vintage/shabby chic with the distressing.  I am using one sheet of the new BasicGrey Jovial dp.  I stitched around the edge.  To keep it light and add a bit of whimsy, I chose to make one zig zag border with the framing.  I used Memento tuxedo black ink and stamped my image of Christmas stockings onto Flourishes Classic Ivory cardstock.  I colored with Flourishes Copic Color Collections. I sponged and distressed the edges and layered with Spellbinders Lacey Squares!

Now, for the fun stuff like my bow.  I had a moment.  Actually, it started when I went on a little spending binge in the Flourishes store.  Happy!  Happy!  It looks like I really wanted to use ALL of my new goodies.  LOL!  I chose a few.    First of all, I started with this wonderful May Arts White/Red Iridescent ribbon.  Can I scream yummy loud enough for you?  I do not think so.  This is one of many luscious ribbons that Flourishes sells by the yard.  GET as much of it as you can.  It is a must have!  There are different colors in the store, too!  GASP!   I dyed mine to make it more ivory and shabby chic-ish. I just mixed some ranger ink refill into a bottle with some water and sprayed on the ribbon and waded it up. I used my heat gun to dry.  I kept wadding and scrunching as it dried to give me more of a messy look(technical term).  Next, I layered May Arts Curling Sparkly Ribbon over my dyed ribbon.  Again!  Another must have for the holidays.  It comes in silver, too!  To this I added some bowdabra wire and my sentiment tag.  The sentiment is one of several that come in this new set.  I have to mention something else that is fairly new in the store.  It is these awesome Metal Nailhead Stickers.  The one I am using is the Light Gold nailhead stickers!  I wish I had purchaed more of these.  I guess if you all hop over there and buy then all up, Flourishes will just have to buy some more, huh?  Must haves I tell ya!



Be sure to check out the blog team designers to see what they created with the ink &  edge distressing.

• Cindy H.
• Dee
• Silke
• Maki
• Barbara

This card is for a few more challenges.  Mostly Christmas, but it does work!
Pile It On:  Things in Threes (Three stockings, three types of ribbon/cording, and three dominant colors!
Allsorts:  Song Inspired..."It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas...."
If the Shoe Fits:  Distressing!
Stamp Vacation:  Very Vintage Challenge!
Stamp Something Challenge:  Something Punchy!
Hannah and Friends:  Christmas
4 Crafty Chicks:  Distressing!
My Cheri Crafts:  In Stitches!
Simple Doodles Challenge:  Winter Warmers (Christmas Stockings)!
Paper Sundaes Challenge:  Seasons Changing!
Alphabet Challenge:  X is for Christmas!
Anything Goes Week 19:  Early Christmas1
Stamp Vacation:  Fire and Ice (Stocking hung by the chimney with snow outside)!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps
Flourishes Christmas Classics
Paper
Flourishes Classic Ivory, BasicGrey Jovial, pink pirouette, real red
Ink
Ranger distressing inks, PTI vintage duo, Memento tuxedo black, pure poppy
Accessories
MS snowflake punch, flower border punch, ribbon, gold wire, oval punch, CAD, sponges, spellbinders, lacey squares, copics, ranger distressing tools, foam tape, glue dots, wire ribbon