tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25384508414808638412024-03-20T10:43:33.602-07:00Paper Bag Princess Papercrafting & MoreNaomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236831326664998004noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538450841480863841.post-55690129239870384332013-10-28T07:37:00.000-07:002013-10-28T07:37:06.147-07:00Christine's Birthday Blog Hop with Flourishes!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #444444;">Hello everyone...</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">Well, unfortunately, there was a mix up with my blog address as </span><span style="color: #444444;">I have recently moved to a new </span><a href="http://naomigong.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">blog</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">. If you are looking for my post for Christine's Birthday Blog Hop, please visit me </span><a href="http://naomigong.com/243/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></a><span style="color: #444444;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I hope you are enjoying the hop, so far....</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">So sorry for the inconvenience!</span></div>
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Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236831326664998004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538450841480863841.post-862722422776908122013-07-01T00:00:00.000-07:002013-07-02T02:06:03.756-07:00July Beautiful World Tour<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;">If you have arrived from </span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://sashas-inspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/flourishes-beautiful-world-tour-summer.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Sasha's Blog</span></a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">, then you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/blog/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Flourishes Blog</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"> to start from the beginning.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This month, Sasha has challenged us girls to use a </span><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">C</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">i</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">t</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;">r</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">u</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232;">s</span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Colour Palette. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">I used Flourishes' </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Life_Love_and_Lemons_Stamp_Set_p/ss066.htm"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Life, Love and Lemons Stamp Set</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">, stamping it with </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Memento_Ink_Pad_Tuxedo_Black_p/me900.htm"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Memento Tuxedo Black Ink</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> and colouring it with </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/category_s/74.htm"><span style="color: #f1c232;">Copic Markers</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I guess I wasn't too creative, this time, in the sense that I actually used a citrus image, not just the colour palette but, I chose my papers and just really liked this image with them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Hey there, and welcome to </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/"><span style="color: #783f04;">Flourishes</span></a><span style="color: #666666;">' June Beautiful World Tour!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">My goodness...it's hard to believe that 2013 is almost halfway through!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;">If you have arrived from </span><a href="http://bridgetspaperblessings.blogspot.ca/2013/06/june-flourishes-beautiful-world-tour.html"><span style="color: #783f04;">Bridget's blog</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">, then you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/blog/" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #783f04;">Flourishes Blog</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> to start from the beginning.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Well, today, Meredith challenged us girls to create something using neutrals and texture.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I don't know how well I did with adding lots of texture to my card but, I did keep with the neutral colour scheme.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">With Father's Day fast approaching, here in Canada and the US, I decided to make a card for my dad who is an avid fisherman.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I used Flourishes' </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/What_a_Catch_p/ss155.htm"><span style="color: #783f04;">What a Catch!</span></a><span style="color: #666666;"> stamp set which not only has beautiful masculine fishing related images, but, also has some adorable pun-ny sentiments to go with them!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">I kept the card pretty simple, using papers from Bo Bunny and adding only a bit of burlap and some twine for texture and embellishment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">Anyway, I hope you enjoyed your stop in Vancouver, Canada.</span></div>
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Hello there, and welcome to <a href="http://flourishes.org/"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Flourishes</b></span></a>' May Beautiful World Tour.<br />
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It's hard to believe that we're already half-way into the year and spring is in full swing! I hope the sun has been shining as much in your little corner of the world as it has been, here, in Vancouver!</div>
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My grandparents were from the prairies and moved to a double corner lot in North Vancouver, British Columbia when my mom was still a toddler. My grandfather had always dreamt of having a farm with a creek running through it. One day, he went out to a small town outside the city to look at a tractor that he was interested in buying. Well, he not only bought the tractor but, also the farm! That farm was a wonderland for my brothers and I when we were growing up...with a creek, ponds, natural forest, a barn, and a huge garden....we had MANY adventures there.</div>
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I chose to use this image not only because of my fond childhood memories of the countryside, but, also because it is in general a beautiful tranquil image which can easily stand on it's own without using a sentiment.</div>
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The main image is from Flourishes' <a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Country_Road_p/ss204.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Country Road stamp set</span></a> and was stamped with <a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Versafine_ink_pad_Onyx_Black_p/vf82.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Versafine ink in Onyx black</span></a>. I love the crisp image I always get when using this ink. The papers are from October Afternoon. I wanted a rustic, country feel so, I kept this card simple adding some stitching and embellishing with some rustic twine and a button.</div>
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Well, thanks for stopping by. <br />
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Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236831326664998004noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538450841480863841.post-61221209344418612602013-04-03T22:38:00.000-07:002013-04-03T22:40:34.037-07:00Easter Wishes<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Just popping in to share an Easter card that I made for my mom this past weekend. I haven't been posting much this past year but, I've been wanting to be more active on my blog so, here I am!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Anyway, here it is:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;">I used papers from the Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6x6 paper pad as well as the new </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Easter_Wishes_p/ss229.htm"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Flourishes Easter Wishes stamp set</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;">. I stamped the main image using Memento Tuxedo Black on </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/White_Card_stock_p/fcwhite.htm"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Flourishes Classic White Cardstock</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;">. I then coloured the image with Copic markers (Y21, Y23, Y26, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, R11, R14, R17, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, W0, W02). The main image was then cut out using Spellbinders Standard Circles and then matted with a doily. To finish it all off, I added some pearls from </span><a href="http://pizzazzaplenty.blogspot.ca/"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Pizzazz Aplenty</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;"> - not only around the doily, but, also some tiny ones in the centers of the flowers on my floral patterned paper.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;">Well, that's it for today...I'm hoping to start participating in challenges, again, and sharing a lot more of my projects, here, on my blog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">If you have arrived from </span><b><a href="http://anne-elise.blogspot.ca/2013/04/april-beautiful-world-tour.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Anne-Elise's Blog</span></a></b><span style="color: #bf9000;">, then you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/2013/04/the-beautiful-world-of-childhood/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Flourishes Blog</span></b></a><span style="color: #bf9000;"> to start from the beginning.</span></span></div>
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Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236831326664998004noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538450841480863841.post-34817023351801199622013-03-03T22:00:00.000-08:002013-03-03T23:45:42.508-08:00March Beautiful World Tour<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"> Well, March has already rolled around and it's that time again...time for another Beautiful World Tour with Flourishes! Welcome to Vancouver, Canada where we are eagerly anticipating spring!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">One lucky winner is chosen from the comments each month to </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">WIN </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">their choice of </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Flourishes</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">stamp</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;">set. All you need to do is follow the hop and leave comments along the way. You do not need to comment on every stop, however, the more you comment on, the bigger your chance of winning!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I have always wanted to try making a corner bookmark but, have never gotten around to it so, I used </span><a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/cornerbookmark/"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>this tutorial</b></span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> by the fabulous </span><a href="http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Beate Johns</b></span></a><span style="color: #444444;"> of </span><a href="http://splitcoaststampers.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>splitcoaststampers.com</b></span></a><span style="color: #444444;">. I always love Beate's beautiful work and she has such a talent to make wonderful tutorials. This one is was NO exception and she made it super simple for me!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I used the </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Kids_Play_p/ss125.htm"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Kids Play</span></b></a><span style="color: #444444;"> stamp set from </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Flourishes</span></b></a><span style="color: #444444;">, stamping it in dark grey ink. I cut it out using Spellbinders circles, sponged the image, and matted it with gold glitter paper to add a little flair. The sentiment, from </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Tiny_Flowers_and_Tags_p/ss185.htm"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Tiny Flowers and Tags</b></span></a><span style="color: #444444;">, was stamped on the tag and attached with a little baker's twine and added a button for embellishment. Easy peas-y!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;">With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I decided to create a card for my sweetheart. I stamped my main image using </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Love_Sweet_Love_p/ss182.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Flourishes Love Sweet Love stamp set</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;"> and coloured it in with </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/category_s/74.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Copic markers</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;">. I then cut it out using Spellbinders Classic Circles, sponging it with Distress Ink and matting it on a larger Classic Circle which was then layered over a doily. I added a seam binding bow and a sentiment tag which was stamped in red ink with a sentiment from the </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Love_Notes_p/ss142.htm"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Flourishes Love Notes stamp set</span></a><span style="color: #45818e;">. It was also sponged with Distress Ink. Lastly, I added a large red rhinestone over the centre of the bow and some pearls to finish it all off.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello everyone! And welcome to chilly Vancouver, Canada! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I can't believe that 2012 has come and gone and now, it is time for the January Beautiful World Tour!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">If you have arrived from <b><a href="http://ipalamountain.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/january-beautiful-world-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Iwona's Blog</span></a></b>, then you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the <a href="http://flourishes.org/blog/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Flourishes Blog</span></b></a> to start from the beginning.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">One lucky winner is chosen from the comments each month to </span><b style="background-color: white;">WIN </b><span style="background-color: white;">their choice of </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Flourishes</span></b></a><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">stamp</span><b style="background-color: white;"> </b><span style="background-color: white;">set. All you need to do is follow the hop and leave comments along the way. You do not need to comment on every stop, however, the more you comment on, the bigger your chance of winning!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Since it was my dad's 58th birthday yesterday, I decided to make a masculine tag which would work equally well for NYE as it would for his birthday. I tried to keep it simple and elegant. I used the Flourishes <a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Moments_in_Time_p/ss160.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Moments In Time Stamp Set</span></a> stamping the clock face in Versafine Black Onyx ink and cut it out using Spellbinders Classic Circles. I sponged the image with ink, using the die as a stencil before mounting it, with foam tape, on a piece of black cardstock which had been cut-out using the Flourishes <a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Tailor_Made_Classic_Keyhole_Die_Set_p/cd001.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole Die Set</span></a>. I then stamped the sentiment, aslo from <a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Moments_in_Time_p/ss160.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Moments In Time</span></a>, in the same black in and cut it out using the other die from the <a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Tailor_Made_Classic_Keyhole_Die_Set_p/cd001.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Tailor-Made Classic Keyhole Die Set</span></a> also sponging it with ink and using the die as a stencil. I then doubled up some foam tape and mounted the sentiment on top of the bottom portion of the main image. To finish it all off, I added a few clear rhinestones and attached the tag using a silver mesh ribbon.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">If you have arrived from </span><a href="http://anne-elise.blogspot.ca/2012/12/december-beautiful-world-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Anne-Elise's blog</b></span></a><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">, then you are in the right place. If not, please head over to the </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Flourishes Blog</b></span></a><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"> to start from the beginning.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As winter quickly approaches, here in the Great White North, the ground is starting to frost over and soon, everything will be aglisten with snow and ice. I chose to challenge the Beautiful World girls to create something that shines like the ice we will soon be seeing...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Hello Beautiful World! We have a fantastic </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/2012/11/a-sparkling-world-tour/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Beautiful World Tour</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> for you this month that truly showcases some worldly </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Flourishes</span></b></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> glamor! Betty Wright challenged the Beautiful World Team to the Beautiful World of </span><b style="color: #38761d;">Sparkle</b><span style="color: #38761d;"> this month. Sit back and enjoy each stop on your Beautiful World Tour to see how each designer chose to add some sparkle to their </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Flourishes</span></b></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> stamped creations. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #38761d;">The stunning silhouette image is from the </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Flourishes</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> stamp set, </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/A_Season_of_Celebrations_p/ss174.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">A Season of Celebrations</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> and the sentiment is from the </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/All_That_Glitters_Stamp_Set_p/ss042.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">All That Glitters</span></a><span style="color: #38761d;"> stamp set.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I stamped the main image using Versafine in Onyx Black and then using heat and stick powder as an adhesive, I covered the image in clear glitter. I hope you can see it in the photo but, of course, it looks much better in real life. I then added some Christmas themed patterned paper, some stitching using my Janome Sew Mini, and some buttons and a trinket pin for embellishments. Finally, I adorned the main image and sentiment with tiny 2mm rhinestones in red and green for some extra sparkle.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">I chose to CASE </span><a href="http://inspiredtostamp.blogspot.ca/2011/02/its-birthday-blog-hop.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">this</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000;"> lovely card by our DT Coordinator, Kathy Jones:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Hello Everyone and welcome to the September Flourishes </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="il" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Beautiful</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span><span class="il" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">World</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> Tour!</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">!! Once again, it's time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare for take off as once again we prepare to tra</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">vel the </span><span class="il" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">world</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> and be inspired by talented girls from all parts of the globe! A big thank you to everyone who traveled the globe with us last month and stamped our passports (left comments), we were thrilled to have you join us on the maiden voyage!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Do you know that your travels around the Flourishes </span><span class="il" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">World</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> gives you the opportunity to WIN?? All we ask is that you do a little globetrotting and stamp our passports (leave us a comment) and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!!!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each one by September 30th for your chance to win!!!!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">This month the hostess is Anne-Elise and we've been challenged to Remember our Friends! Where would we be without our friends? We laugh together and share our dreams, and when things are hard, we want to be there for them or be a shoulder to cry on when they grieve. Today we remember those friends with Sympathy, Missing You, Thinking of You or even Thank-you cards and perhaps we'll even have a special story to tell you about those friends that have inspired us along the way.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I decided to make a thank you card to show a friend that their kind gesture will not go forgotten. As summer is coming to an end, I wanted to feature a favourite summer treat by using the Flourishes </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Wild_for_Watermelon_p/ss166.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Wild For Watermelon</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> set. I just LOVE the fabulous images and the adorable and punny sentiments!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">The image was coloured with Copics from the following </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/category_s/74.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Copic Collections</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> from </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Flourishes</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;">:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">I used fellow teamie, Iwona Palamountain's, </span><a href="http://ipalamountain.blogspot.ca/2011/06/sketchbook-saturday-challenge-14.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Sketchbook Saturday Sketch #14</span></a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> as inspiration:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Well, I hope you enjoyed your stop in beautiful Vancouver, Canada, it's time to grab your passports and board Flourishes Flight BWT, your next destination is.........</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Hello Everyone and welcome to the first Flourishes Beautiful World Tour!!! Those of you who have been following Flourishes for a while will know that the first Monday of the month used to be the Bring Back Beautiful Challenge. As we celebrate Flourishes' 5th Birthday, there have been some changes and one of those is our team! No longer are we a challenge team, instead we FOUR new members to the team - Sasha, Dina, Anne-Elise and Meredith - (WELCOME girls, we are excited to have you join us!!) and each month, travel the world with us and be inspired by talented girls from all parts of the globe!!! We are now represented by Australia, United States, Canada, Finland, England and Germany and each month one of the girls will be hosting the hop on the Flourishes blog, sharing a little about their creation and maybe even a little about their corner of the world!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">So.....what does this mean for YOU?? Instead of being challenged to create and play along, all we ask is you do a little globetrotting and stamp our passports (leave us a comment) and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!!! Yes, you heard right, leave a comment and have the chance to win!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this week's vacation spot (chosen blog) so leave a comment on each one by AUGUST 31st for your chance to win!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">If you've jetted in from Australia from </span><a href="http://ipalamountain.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/august-beautiful-world-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Iwona's b</span><span style="color: #45818e;">log</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000;"> then you have arrived at the right destination. If you haven't, perhaps you'd like to start your journey back in Florida at the </span><a href="http://ipalamountain.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/august-beautiful-world-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Flourishes Blog</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000;"> so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">Maybe it had something to do with the live reggae music I could hear from the park across the street from my place, but, I was inspired by the Bob Marley song, Three Little Birds (every little thing is gonna be alright). It definitely isn't a Canadian song but, w</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">ith the sun shining here in the Vancouver, Canada area, I was reminded of the carefree summers I had as a child. Summer seemed endless back then, and I don't even know how many days we spent down at the lake, fishing off the wharf. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">I used the </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Sweet_Days_of_Summer_p/ss165.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Sweet Days of Summer</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000;"> stamp set by Flourishes stamping it in dark grey ink. This set is FULL of beautiful silhouette images and I just love this peaceful image of a little boy fishing at the lake. </span></span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">The patterned papers are from the </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/My_Mind_s_Eye_Breeze_p/mmelf2102.htm" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">MME Lost & Found Two - Breeze 6x6 Paper Pad</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">. I stitched the two pieces together using my Janome Sew Mini. </span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">The main image was cut out using </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Classic_Oval_Large_p/s4-110.htm" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Spellbinders Classic Ovals</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;"> and the mat was cut out using Spellbinders Labels 18. </span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">The die-cuts were sponged with </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Ranger_TUMBLED_GLASS_DISTRESS_PAD_p/thtimp27188.htm" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Tim Holtz Distress ink in Tumbled Glass</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">. It was a bit too bright, so, I sponged over-top of that with </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Ranger_OLD_PAPER_DISTRESS_PAD_p/thtimp19503.htm" style="font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Tim Holtz Distress ink in Old Paper</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;"> which muted the colour a bit. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;">Finally, I embellished with a couple of vintage buttons and some twine.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">Well, I hope you enjoyed your last stop at Beautiful British Columbia, Canada....now, it's time for you to head on back to the </span><a href="http://ipalamountain.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/august-beautiful-world-tour.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">Flourishes Blog</span></a><span style="color: #bf9000;">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Welcome to July new release blog hop with </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">The Craft's Meow</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">For my project today, I decided to use </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/products/sweet-taste-of-summer" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Sweet Taste of Summer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> and </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/products/summertime-with-fibi-lilly" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Summertime with Fibi & Lilly</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> which is </span><b style="color: #45818e;">July's free gift with $50 purchase</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">! </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">These sets are both just SO adorable! They were both designed by Mabelle R-O and they coordinate beautifully!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The little girl and sentiment are from </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/products/sweet-taste-of-summer" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Sweet Taste of Summer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">, while the sandcastles, sun, and starfish are from </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/products/summertime-with-fibi-lilly" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">Summertime with Fibi & Lilly</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Anyway, I have had SO much fun playing with all of the new stamps from this release which are now available for purchase, </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">It really has been a WONDERFUL month to guest design for </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeow.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">TCM</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Now, please head on over to </span><a href="http://cardsbyeli.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">Elizabeta Kushner's Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> to see what she's cooked up!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">I'm back today to preview the last set from </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeowshop.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">The Craft's Meow</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">'s July release!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">I hope you enjoyed this stop on the hop...now please head on over to the very talented </span><a href="http://cardsbyeli.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">Elizabeta Kushner's Blog</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> to see what she cooked up!</span></div>
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">Happy Stamping!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://paperbagprincesspapercrafting.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Naomi</span></a></b></span></center><center><img height="0" src="http://lm.inlinkz.com/cimp.php?c=25070" style="border: none !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;" width="0" /></center>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236831326664998004noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538450841480863841.post-17865939563853678802012-07-18T04:00:00.000-07:002012-07-18T04:00:32.752-07:00The Craft's Meow Preview Day 2!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Welcome to Day 2 of previews with </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeowshop.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">The Craft's Meow</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">!</span></div>
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<center><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeowshop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><img alt="the craft's meow." src="http://sites.google.com/site/thecraftsmeowstore/images/TCMFriendBadge.png" /></span></a></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">If you have arrived from the lovely </span><b><a href="http://iembellish.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Jessica Fick's blog</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">, then you are in the right place! If not, please head on over to </span><a href="http://thecraftsmeowshop.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">The Craft's Meow Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> to start the hop from the beginning!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Today, I got to play with some ADORABLE new stamp sets that I think you're going to LOVE!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">First up, is <b>Sweet Taste of Summer</b> which was designed by the uber-talented Mabelle R-O.</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Here is what I came up with:</span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The second set is called <b>One Scoop or Two</b> and was designed by the fabulous Amy Wanford!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">I hope you enjoyed this stop on the hop...now please head on over to the very talented </span><a href="http://cardsbyeli.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Elizabeta Kushner's Blog</span></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> to see what she cooked up!</span></div>
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">Happy Stamping!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;"><a href="http://paperbagprincesspapercrafting.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">Naomi</span></a></span></b></span></center><center><img height="0" src="http://lm.inlinkz.com/cimp.php?c=25070" style="border: none !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;" width="0" /></center>Naomihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236831326664998004noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538450841480863841.post-7138832402615773742012-07-17T04:00:00.000-07:002012-07-17T04:56:16.377-07:00The Craft's Meow Preview Day 1!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">I have some VERY exciting news! As was announced on </span><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeowshop.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">The Craft's Meow Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> this past Friday, I am their guest designer for the month of July!</span></div>
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<center><a href="http://www.thecraftsmeowshop.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><img alt="the craft's meow." src="http://sites.google.com/site/thecraftsmeowstore/images/TCMFriendBadge.png" /></span></a></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">If you have arrived from the lovely </span><b><a href="http://iembellish.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Jessica Fick's blog</span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">, then you are in the right place! If not, please head on over to </span><a href="http://thecraftsmeowshop.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">The Craft's Meow Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> to start the hop from the beginning!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">This month, we have some FABULOUS new releases that I cannot wait to share with you!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The first set that we are previewing was designed by Elizabeta Kushner and is called <b>Ladies & Gents. </b>It pairs lovely images with some beautiful and versatile sentiments:</span></center><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5s44ulSdhrHgha2CbW-pvwosFvU_2vawl246J3CwNl9uvxK2LtJOUEvPuyNU1EmtRjgEzz83taBHr1FjtD9sG8jarjadc9UP_JGpApzC0a3PT9GJrmd4VmZ9itd2AwgakeDUvX3wKx8/s1600/P1020761-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5s44ulSdhrHgha2CbW-pvwosFvU_2vawl246J3CwNl9uvxK2LtJOUEvPuyNU1EmtRjgEzz83taBHr1FjtD9sG8jarjadc9UP_JGpApzC0a3PT9GJrmd4VmZ9itd2AwgakeDUvX3wKx8/s400/P1020761-2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></center><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">The second set we are previewing today was designed by Karen Baker and is called <b>Hope Blooms</b>. It is a gorgeous set which features floral images and some encouraging sentiments:</span></div>
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e; font-size: large;">Happy Stamping!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://paperbagprincesspapercrafting.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Naomi</span></a></span></b></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b>Supplies:</b></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Ladies & Gents:</span></center>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Well, it's been a while since I last posted and I'm glad to be back!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">It's time for another </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/bring-back-beautiful/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Bring Back Beautiful</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> Challenge over at </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Flourishes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">...this month, the theme is...</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creations </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">on the </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/bring-back-beautiful/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Flourishes Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">BBB24. You have until July 31st to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">month, we'll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">challenge! Winners will be featured on the </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/blog/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Flourishes Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> and will receive a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">A big welcome to </span><a href="http://geriscards.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Geri</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> who won last month's Flourishes challenge and joins us </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">this month on the</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #e69138;"><a href="http://flourishes.org/category/challenges/bring-back-beautiful/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">BBB</span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #444444;">Challenge team!</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">I used </span><a href="http://flourishes.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Flourishes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">' </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;"><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Sweet_Days_of_Summer_p/ss165.htm" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Sweet Days of Summer</span></a> </span>stamp set a<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">nd stamped the main image using yellow ink. The butterflies are a separate stamp from the same set. I cut out the main image using </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/SPLENDID_CIRCLES_SPELLBINDER_p/s4-356.htm" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Spellbinders Floral Ovals</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;"> and sponged using </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/PUMICE_STONE_p/thtimp27140.htm" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Pumice Stone</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">. I added some pearls to the die-cut and mounted it over some beautiful patterned papers which had been embellished with a seam binding bow, a pearl, and a gorgeous </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Trinket_Pins_crystal_p/mr-tk1298.htm" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Crystal Trinket Pin</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">. The sentiment, which is also from </span><a href="http://shop.flourishes.org/Sweet_Days_of_Summer_p/ss165.htm" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Sweet Days of Summer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222;">, was stamped in dark grey ink.</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://gbedwright.blogspot.ca/2012/07/sing-new-song-flourishes-bring-back.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Betty Wright</span></a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #e69138;"><a href="http://ipalamountain.blogspot.ca/2012/07/bbb24-beauty-of-winged-things.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Iwona Palamountain</span></a></span><br />
<a href="http://inspiredtostamp.blogspot.ca/2012/07/beauty-of-winged-things.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Kathy Jones</span></a><br />
<a href="http://geriscards.blogspot.ca/2012/07/bring-back-beautiful-challenge-24.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e69138;">Geri - Guest Designer</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">Just popping in with a quick card to share with you all...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">First of all, I'd like to apologize for the photo quality. As some of you have probably noticed, I haven't been blogging as much as usual. I've been going through a breakup from a 7 year relationship and my life has been turned upside down! It's DEFINITELY for the better but, my life has been CRAZY! On May 7th, not only did I start school, I also found out that I was approved to move into the place I wanted on the 15th....well, with everything going on in my life, I didn't get into the place quite as soon as I had hoped and I just finished moving two days ago and have not yet found and unpacked my camera and photo tent...I still have SO much unpacking to do and I have a school assignment due tomorrow and two midterms next week...YIKES!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">I used </span><a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">TGF</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;">'s ADORABLE </span><a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/princess-anya-no-04.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Princess No. 4</span></a>.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> I'm sure all of you have been in a pinch for a quick card at some time or another and I wanted to show you that you can create a cute quick card using </span><a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">TGF</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #45818e;"> stamps and the Embossing Resist technique. I don't know about you, but, it seems like half of the time I put into making a card is often spent on colouring the image and this is a great way to get around that! I simply stamped the image with Versamark, heat embossed it, cut it out with Spellbinders Classic Ovals, and then sponged it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spun Sugar.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Today marks the start of the May previews over at </span><a href="http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999;">Sparkle Creations</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;"> and today we have a SUPER cute image to reveal: </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">I coloured Emily up with Copic Markers (Y21, Y23, Y26, E50, E51, E53, R02, BG10, BG11, R00, R11, R12, E40, E41) and paper-pierced around the perimeter. Matting it on some retired cardstock from SU! The papers are from the MME Follow Your Heart Be Happy 6x6 Paper Pad. I stamped the sentiment from MSS on PTI Rustic White cardstock using SU! ink in Soft Sky (retired) and cut it out with one of the MFT Mini File Tab dies. Last, I embellished with some twine from The Twinery in Carribean and a PTI Vintage Button in Soft Blush.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">I used </span><a href="http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/product/cherry-blossom-rin" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Cherry Blossom Rin</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> from </span><a href="http://www.sparklecreationsrubberstamps.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Sparkle Creations</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">. Isn't she SO cute?! Well, if you have been following me for a while...you may know that I've spent time in Japan and have a bit of a soft spot for all things Japanese...so, of course, I ADORE all of the Rin stamps from SCRS!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">I used some retired papers from the Basic Grey Boxer collection. I coloured Rin up with Copics (C3, C5, C7, C9, E50, E51, E53, R02, E55, E57, E59, B95, B97, B99, R24, R27, R29, E44, Y21, Y23, Y26)) and paper-pieced her dress. I then cut the image out with Spellbinders Classic Circles, sponging it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper. I added some machine stitching and finished off the card with a seam binding bow and some pearls.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Anyway, head on over to the </span><a href="http://sparklecreationsrubberstamps.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;">Sparkle Creations Blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> to see the challenge details and check out what the other girls came up with!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">I hope you'll play along!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Happy Stamping!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-size: large;">Naomi</span></div>
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