2*4*6*8 Help Flourishes Celebrate

Welcome to the 2*4*6*8  'Help Flourishes Celebrate Challenge'.  At 2PM, 4PM, 6PM and 8PM (Central Standard Time), Flourishes is going to be ushering in some fun-filled challenges on August 15th. The deadline to enter all of these challenges is August 31 @ 5 PM (EST). There's still time for you to play along for a chance to win a stamping prize package.

On to the 2PM challenge.....This challenge is sweet as can be — just use a focal image or sentiment that is SWEET! 

The stamps are from the Cherries and Peaches set which can be seen HERE. The cherries were colored with Copic markers, then highlighted with glossy accents. The papers are from a Heidi Grace paper pack, edger is from Fiskars, ribbons and cherry rhinestones are from JoAnns.

This is the photo that was shown to begin this 5th Birthday Celebration at Flourishes:

Be sure to scroll down to see the great challenges at 4PM, 6PM and 8PM. The challenges are open till August 31 @ 5PM (EST), so grab some papers and play along with this Birthday Celebration!


Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

4PM "Celebrate Color Challenge"

So glad you came back to check out the 4PM challenge for the 2*4*6*8 "Help Flourishes Celebrate". This challenge is all about 'color' hues from the inspirational photo.

This beautiful bouquet of flowers is from the 'Summer Blossoms' set which can be seen HERE. The image was colored with Copic markers, embossing folder is Cuttlebug, flourish die from MFT, flowers, ribbon, pearls, button and twine from my stash. The flowers were highlighted with a Sakura Stardust gel pen.

To help celebrate Flourishes 5th Birthday here is the inspirational photo with the 'color hues' for the 4PM challenge:

Please scroll down to see the marvelous challenge for 6pm!!

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

6PM "Sprinkles on Top Challenge"

Welcome back to the 2*4*6*8   "Help Flourishes Celebrate Challenges". The challenge for 6PM is about adding sprinkles onto your card or creation — Glitter? Beads? Flower Soft? You choose! Just sprinkle on some fun!

I chose to use some red glittery embossing powder and Stickles for my "sprinkles on top". Cuttlebug embossing folders were used to add texture. SB supplied the lovely shapes and the stamps are from the Flowers and Frames set which can be seen HERE.  I won this set beautiful set from a previous challenge. Thank you Flourishes for the opportunity to win some of these gorgeous stamp sets!

This is a close up showing some the lovely sparkle from the embossing powder and the stickles. The flowers were colored with Copic markers.

Here is the 6PM inspirational photo:

Be sure scroll cown to check out what's coming in the 8PM challenge...you don't want to miss it!

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

8PM "A Banner Day Challenge"

This is the last of the 2*4*6*8 "Help Flourishes Celebrate Challenges". The 8PM challenge is to use a banner or pennant style embellishment on your card or creation!  

The 'banner' paper is from a Basic Grey pad, I used an craft knife to cut a few of the banners, so that they would lay on top of my SB cut shape. The Flourishes Carousel Horse image was colored with Copic marker, the white twine and rhinestones were from my stash.The metal brad in the top left corner was actually an scalene angled triangle...I cut the top off with a pair of tin snips to form an acute isosceles triangle, then outlined it with a Copic marker.  Before you think I'm a math wizard.....hahaha....I got the triangle info HERE.

This is the inspirational photo for the 8PM challenge.

This is the last challenge to celebrate Flourishes 5th birthday so......I'm back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

A Bit of Texture

To help showcase the new stamps sets being released for August, Flourishes is hosting a "Bit of Texture" noon time challenge. You could win the entire release if your name is chosen.

The verse and the image are from the Hello Hyacinth stamp set. Copic markers were used to color the image.

Glossy Accents were applied to the vase, embossed background is from a SB folder, textured ribbon from Michaels, pearl centers in the flowers were made with a pearl pen and the edger is from Fiskar.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

Happy 5th Birthday

Flourishes is celebrating their Fifth Birthday this week. They are having a Birthday Wishes Challenge.

Happy Birthday Flourishes and wishing you many, many more celebrations.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.

It's Sketchy Challenge

***This card was a Winner at The Flourishes "It's Sketchy Challenge"***

I'm slowly getting back into the swing of creating cards. Starting with a sketch always makes the creating process easier. This week Flourishes is hosting a sketch challenge, so of course I thought I'd play along.

Great paper from K and Co, embossing folder from Cuttlebug, Calla Lily stamp set from Flourishes, pearls from Zva, ribbon and heart button from Michaels, Gold metallic pen from Marvy and colors from Copics were all used to create this card.

This is the lovely sketch that was used to design my card. Still time to play along, so grab some papers and join in the fun.

Back to creating cards in my Butterfly Garden.