Viva La Passion!

Hello!

Welcome to the end of the fantastic MTDS Flourishes week! 

Today I made a tag using the gorgeous Passion Flower set

I am totally in love with this set! How about a close up...

 These stamp so beautifully,and lend themselves to so many different styles,as I'm sure you have seen throughout this week

Someone REALLY needs to take more care of their rather shabby window though ;-)

There is some good and bad news about Flourishes in the shop...

Unfortunately Flourishes closed it's wholesale programme at the end of 2013 so we will no longer be able to carry new lines from their range in the Store. We are giving the brand a last hurrah here on the blog this week and we are showcasing a different set each day from the stock we have remaining and if you enter the code FLOURISH25 at checkout you will receive an automatic 25% discount on any Flourishes product.

So a boo and also a yay-go grab what you can for fantastic prices,I know I will be stocking up!

Lou

Flower and Friends

Hi!  Wow, it's Thursday already! Where does the time go? I think I've been wishing the week away so it would be my turn to share my card in this wonderful Flourishes week!

I'm delighted to showcase the gorgeous Flower and Friends stamp set!

This is such a versatile set and one which can be used for so many occasions. The wonderful detail on the stamps is a joy to colour - either as little or as much as you like!

For my card I went with a simple look to convey a very special message.  Here you can see the detail of the flowers - coloured using Distress Markers - with some Glossy Accents to add some shine (although it's hard to see on the pic!)

And here is the full picture.  Simple but effective I think! 

It's a real shame that Flourishes no longer offer their wholesale programme so we can't carry any new lines in our Store.  But now is the time to get a great deal by using the code FLOURISH25 at checkout and get an automatic 25% discount on any Flourishes product.

I hope you are enjoying our Flourishes week and enjoy time spent looking around our gorgeous rebranded store!

Tracyx

Wild for Watermelon

Hello.

I hope you are enjoying our flourishes week so far ...there is still plenty more to come :)

Today i am using the Watermelon set.

I do love that flourishes stamps are very detailed and i think you can get the best results with these using pencil or watercolour.

Wild for watermelon

For the above card i have used Inktense pencils and kept it very clean and simple.

My second card is a bit different, I thought the images looked less like watermelon and more like a pizza or pie so i took that as inspiration to make a valentines card using the song "That's Amore " as the sentiment.

Again the images are coloured with inktense pencils

Unfortunately Flourishes closed its wholesale programme at the end of 2013 so we will no longer be able to carry new lines from their range in the Store. So we are showcasing a different set each day from the stock we have remaining and if you enter the

code FLOURISH25 at checkout you will receive an automatic 25% discount on any Flourishes product.

Thanks for looking.

Fly Away!

Do you fancy flying away much? Or is it just me!! As we can't fly away to the US and stock up on our favourite stamp brands you can buy them here instead!!  We're showing you lots of different sets this week. This beautiful butterfly is part of the 'Butterfly Moments' set from Flourishes.

If you didn't know-this is an exciting week-as the rebranded and restocked shop is open after a slight reorganisation. It's looking great & as a first week celebration we're all focussing on Flourishes as a design team. 

Unfortunately Flourishes closed its wholesale programme at the end of 2013 so we will no longer be able to carry new lines from their range in the Store. So we are showcasing a different set each day from the stock we have remaining and if you enter the

code FLOURISH25 at checkout you will receive an automatic 25% discount on any Flourishes product.

That's a good deal in anyones book. 

This butterfly would be brilliant stamped twice onto acetate and one of the sides flipped over to create a larger double sided butterflu. The shadow on the card isn't my lighting, it's a grey marker pen used to give the illusion of shadow!

Come back tomorrow and see another beautiful set!

See you soon,

Keren x

Thank you

Happy nearly New Years! 

I hope you all had a great Christmas with lots of crafty goodies under the tree :-)

My card today is for the inevitable endless task that always comes after Christmas-the Thank You card. Ever the bane of my childhood,stamping these make things so much more fun ;-)

I used the glorious Flourishes Italian Garden set for this card,stamped onto watercolour paper with archival ink which I heat set. You might need a magnifying glass to paint in some of the leaves on the Rosemary bush! But it looks just gorgeous when watercoloured,don't you think?  Grab your Flourishes sets while you can when the shop re-opens,as they are stopping their wholesale programme,so will only be available from Make The Day Special in limited quantities! 

The sentiment comes from the ultra useful Paper Smooches Salutations set.

Thanks for stopping by!
Lou

How Beautiful A Day.....

Can Be When Kindness Touches It......

Hi there......She here....with apologies! This is the little card that I should have posted last week.....

I've used a set from one of my favourite stamp companies.....'Flourishes'.........The set I have used is 'Zinnia' available here....

Stamped, clear embossed and coloured with Spectrum Noir pens. I've then used glossy accents over the top (which the camera doesn't like!)....

These stamps are so lovely, you really don't need to do an awful lot more with them.....So I just matted it on a couple of layers of coordinating card and found a fancy edge card blank.......

Thanks for looking and I'll see you soon...

She xx

Hollyhocks...

Hi there...

She here to share a simple card made with my new Flourishes set 'Hollyhocks'

When you have such a beautiful stamp you don't need to fuss!


Coloured with Spectrum Noir pens, I have just used toning plain card as matts....and just my trademark ribbon to finish!












I hope you all have a lovely Easter with lots of Choccy!!!!!

Thanks for looking, I'll see you soon.........

She xx

More Mother's Day!!!

Hi there...

I needed to make a card for one of my friends at work for Mother's Day.....

Here is what I came up with....

I turned to my Flourish stamps again.....
This time I have used 'Orchids' available here

Love these stamps :-)

Coloured with ProMarkers. I embossed the white card with one of my cuttlebug embossing folders and just added punched flowers. The matt has also been embossed and sanded back.

The papers are from my never ending Brenda Pinnock pad!!!!

Thanks for looking and I'll catch up with you soon....

She xxx

Happy Mother's Day......

Part TWO!!!.........

Hi there....
Today I can show you the matching card to the Tag I showed yesterday....Using the gorgeous 'Zinnia' stamps by Flourishes.

I created the background with the single flower head stamp colouring it with my ProMarkers.

The main image is just stamped onto Ivory Pearlescent card and coloured with ProMarkers.

I just added ribbon and a couple of gems blobs.










Thanks for looking and I'll see you soon.

Don't forget to check out our new look website HERE  We have lots of lovely new things in the pipeline :-)

She xxx

Happy Mother's Day.............

Hi there....

It's Mother's Day here in the UK on the 10th March, so I thought I'd better get organised!!!!!

I have the Tag which I made to show you today, I'll show you the card next time...

I have used 'Zinnia' by one of my favourite stamp companies Flourishes.....They are wonderful, always give a really good impression and always look good.

For my background I have used the flower head stamp and clear embossed, coloured with my ProMarkers. I have then coloured the background with my Distress Inks and 'water splattered'! Love doing these backgrounds as they never look the same no matter how many times you do them.....

The main image is stamped onto white and coloured with ProMarkers and then matted onto black.

The sentiment is off the 'Spring Bouquet' set.

I have just added some punched flowers and a stick on gem.





Thanks for looking and I'll see you next time with the matching card.

She xxx

Oh and do check out the new look website........HERE  It looks really good.....

Friend To Friend.........

Hi there.......

Today, running true to form I have a 'Belated' Birthday card to show you..

 I have used one of my favourite stamp set from Flourishes...'Gerbera Daisies' available very soon here

I decided on a change to my 'normal' colouring and found my Cosmic Shimmers............I thought I still had the paints, but after searching high and low I can only find my powders....Love the effect though. I just mixed them in my palette with a little water.

Aren't they lush??  I thought I'd stick to quite a clean, simple card, as I didn't want to distract from the image....
I stamped onto Acrylic paper.....It is textured and lovely to work with...

For the background...I should really have taken a photo of the background paper...next time!!! I used another piece of the card and sprayed with the Cosmic Shimmers and then stamped the smaller stamp in the set all over...

A piece of ribbon and a sentiment off another set of Flourishes and I was done.........

I was enjoying myself with my paints so much that I got my long neglected water colours out and coloured another image in all ready to make into another card.............


I hope this has inspired you to get your paints out, I know I have neglected them since using my ProMarkers.














Thanks for looking...I'll catch up with you soon...

She xxx

Feminine Charm.......

Hi there....

I thought I'd have another play with some of my favourite stamps..........They are by Flourishes and are available from Emily here

I have used 'Feminine Charm'...........Love this set and it's really easy to make clean and simple cards with them.........

I coloured it with Promarkers and added some Candi and some punched flowers.

Thanks for looking, I'll catch up with you soon....

She xx

Feminine Charm...

Hello there......

I have a little card to show you today using a set from my favourite stamp companies...Flourishes.....

The stamp set used is 'Feminine Charm'

I used a small cream square blank  and stamped on a Nestie cut out of the same card.....coloured in with my glittery gel pens...I cut the next matt myself and then just added the next size nestie in silver....All that was needed then were a couple of  Candis, a ribbon and the sentiment...A really quick, clean Birthday card...

Thank you for looking and I'll see you again soon.....

She xx

Thank You......

Hello there..........

I've got a really quick and simple card to share today.........I turned to my Flourishes stamps again..

I used the 'Thank You' set...love the swirly sentiment... I used one of my embossing folders and just stamped in the centre...coloured in with my Promarkers..

Thanks for looking.....Don't forget to check out all the new things Emily has in and also some bargains to be had too....here

I'll see you soon...

She xx

Gerbera Happy Birthday.........

Hello......

Today I have a card to show you...using a set by Flourishes. Love these stamps.....I love rubber stamps, but these clear Polymer stamps are excellent quality and always stamp well..

I have used 'Gerbera Daisies' for my card today...

I have just stamped with Black Memento Ink and used my long forgotten water colour pencils...loved using these.
The sentiment is off another Flourishes set 'Violet'........One day I will learn to cut and stamp straight!!!! The sentiment didn't quite fit on the small block I had out and being the lazy thing I am I just tried to fit it diagonally, instead of reaching down and finding a larger acrylic block!!....It did look straight when I stamped onto a piece of scrap card..................

Thanks for looking and I'll catch up with you soon.....

She xx

Fuchsias In Bloom

Hi there...
I have a little card to share with you today.....

Using a set from of my favourite stamp companies...Flourishes... This little set is 'Fuchsias In Bloom'
Really clean (it would have been quite quick if I'd have been organised!!!) and easy. Just simply coloured with ProMarkers and matted..
The fold is at the top and this little card only measures 6"x4" so is perfect for a little notecard...

I'll see you soon.......

She xx

Orchid Happy Birthday!

Hi there!
I have a simple Birthday card to show you today....
I have used one of my favourite stamp companies.....Flourishes  They are really excellent quality and stamp perfectly every time....

I used the 'Orchid' set. Unfortunately Emily hasn't got it in stock at the moment, but I have checked with her and she is hopeful that it will be back in stock very soon...

I stamped it onto an Oval die-cut and coloured with ProMarkers....Then very simply matted onto co-ordinating papers.

Thanks for looking and I'll see you soon.

She xx

Better Late Than Never.......

Hi there....
I did intend to write this post this afternoon......but I couldn't finish the card in time...

Why is it the most simplest and cleanest looking cards take me so long to do?? Really underestimated this one!!! But I like how it turned out..

I've used some of my favourite stamps by Flourishes, available form Emily here

My Mojo is sadly lacking at the moment...so I had a look on the Flourishes gallery here and took the idea for my card from a few different images, so thanks girls....you really helped.

I used the gorgeous Gerbera  set for the main image coloured with ProMarkers and I coloured the background with Distress Inks.. The sentiment is from the Orchids set. I used an Embossing folder through my faithful 'bug and I've just noticed that the pattern on the mattand the background matches!! How I managed that I don't know!!

I'll hopefully see you again soon....Thanks for looking.

She xx

Butterfly and paint

I'm back using the Flourishes - Butterfly Moments stamps for my card this week.

I used Kraft cardstock and dry-brushed acrylic paint around the edges and at the bottom before stamping the sentiment from the Flourishes set.

I then added a printed die-cut and some premade flowers:

As always, thanks for visiting!

Jo x

Butterfly Postcard

I like to have a few postcards ready to send so used the Flourishes butterfly stamps to make this one.

I stamped the butterflies on to the postcard using Versamark ink and then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. I then used Ranger Distress inks to colour over the card before using an iron to remove the embossing and leave the butterflies.

Finally I stamped the sentiment using distress ink:

Thanks for visiting!!

Jo xx