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Hi there! Are you enjoying the first few days of October? I'm lovin' the "cooler" morning temps and so are my four legged furry friends :) I can take them for a morning walk without being fearful of burning their little paw pads :)

Welcome to Flourishes Tuesday Timeless Tuesday Challenge #138. Today I am joining along as a guest with the sweet Flourishes Timeless Tuesday DT :) Heather is this week's challenge hostess and chose the beautiful Fall photo shown below as an inspiration piece to jump start your crafty MOJO.

I was inspired by the vibrant pumpkins scattered about the front porch. First up is a card featuring the pretty seed packet image and "accessories" from Seeds of Friendship. 

I also made a LO using this fun stamp set featuring my GREAT niece, Madison:

To create the pumpkins, I punched various sized ovals using EK Success punches and added a bit of texture using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. 

I finished off the LO with a canvas stamped elegant butterfly. I stamped the beautiful butterfly image from Fanciful Flourishes on a piece of sticky back canvas then carefully, hand cut the image:

For LO sketch inspiration, I played along with the current Once Upon A Sketch Challenge:

 Thanks so much for visiting! For some awesome inspiration, be sure to visit the DT and friends: Beate Johns, Cindy Haffner, Heather Jensen, Iwona Palamountain, Silke Ledlow, Tammy Hershberger and Rosemary Dennis, October Guest Designer and for COMPLETE instructions, please be sure to visit the Flourishes Blog.


Supplies Used:
Stamps: Flourishes Fanciful Flourishes, Seeds of Friendship
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Mistables, retired Daily Junque Collection
Die templates & machine: Spellbinders Grand Labels Four,

Other: Pink Paislee Woodshop Alphabets ~ Sawdust, Pink Paislee Sweetless ~ Metal badges,  Prima rhinestone flourish, flowers, Cuttlebug embossing folder, EK Succes oval punches, 

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***I have 2 posts today ~ If you are looking for my Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful post, please click HERE or continue to scroll down ~ Thanks :)***
Hi there! Today I am a Guest on the Pink Paislee blog and I am sharing these fun Halloween projects that focus on using the Phantom ~ Clear Stamps. I would be tickled pink, if you would visit me there as well and check out all the DT inspiration :) I've combined various products from both the Phantom and Mistables Collections. If you don't observe Halloween, no worries! The Phantom collection is quite elegant and versatile that it may be used for creating non-Halloween projects as well! Love that!!! The Phantom ~ Clear Stamps is jam packed with fun Halloween images making it so easy to create all sorts of projects! First up, I have a spooky tree and house:

Take a peek at the Phantom ~ Clear Stamps set shown in the photo below. Fun right???

Here's a closer view of several of the rosette ornaments:

What fun font!

The scalloped circle die cut backgrounds were all were made using a variety of patterned paper from the Mistables Collection. So fun to mist, paint or sponge your color of choice to this paper, making it completely custom for your personal needs!

Such a Spooky crow!

Shown in the photo below is a closer look at the decorated paper mache spooky house. Note the black stamped images of the Crow and Owl in the upper level windows! Seems as though they were made to fit! I misted a piece of Mistables using Tattered Angels Key Lime Glimmer Mist to create a colorful layer for the front door.

Last but not least, is a fun little banner. Basically, many of the same products were used to create this banner with the addition of chipboard letters from Phantom ~ Chipboard Alphabet that I glammed up with black glitter.

Such an elegant chandelier:

Pretty unique font don't you think?

Pink Paislee products used:

• Phantom ~ Clear Stamps 00561
• Phantom ~ Haunted 00553
• Phantom ~ Apparition 00554
• Phantom ~ Obscure 00555
• Phantom ~ Enchantress 00556
• Phantom ~ Mystic 00557
• Phantom ~ Devious 00558
• Phantom ~ Brads 00560
• Phantom ~ Chipboard Alphabet 00562
• Mistables 12 x 12 Paper Pack 00511

It's so much fun to create home decor projects, layouts and cards using all these fun Phantom products! If you create ANYTHING using these Pink Paislee products, please  be sure to share them in the Live Pink! Gallery. Thanks so much for looking! Be Sweet :)

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***I have 2 posts today ~ If you are looking for my Pink Paislee ~ Spooky Stamping with Pink Paislee post, please click HERE or continue to scroll down. Thanks :)
Hi there my dear blogging friends! Hope you are all enjoying the first few days of October! It's that time again for an all new Flourishes Bring Back Beautiful monthly challenge.

The challenge for the month of September is The Beauty of a Technique. This month, the challenge is to either show us a technique you already love or perhaps, give a new one a try! If you are looking for some awesome tutorials, please be sure to visit the Resources section at SCS (click HERE). I was feeling a bit adventurous and tried a the Cracked Glass technique. Not having done this before, I referred to Beate's fab tutorial on SCS click HERE.

I paired the pretty little flower bouquet from Flourishes Gerber Daisies with lovely patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection. To create the cracked glass flower bouquet, I stamped the image, cut using a Spellbinders circle die template, sponged Ranger Spun Sugar ink around the edges, colored the stems and flower centers then followed the Cracked Glass technique tutorial on  SCS (click HERE). I improvised and used plain clear embossing powder that I had on hand repeating the steps MANY times ~ so many, I lost count! Being my first attempt, I was a bit excited when I removed my stamped piece from the freezer and snapped the image with a bit of enthusiasm creating quite the crack!!! HINT: gingerly bend your stamped artwork so not to cause such BIG fissures! IMO, I rubbed a bit too much Distress ink over the cracked piece. Still loved the effect and can't wait to try it again!

Thanks so much for visiting! Please be sure to visit the entire DT for some fabulous inspiration:

Cindy Coutts

Heather Jensen

Kathy Jones
Iwona Palamountain

Laura Fredrickson

Yvonne Hagane

If you join along, link your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creation here and if you upload to SCS or an online gallery, please use the keyword BBB15. You have until September 30th to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True Beauties - those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!


Supplies Used:
Stamps: Flourishes Gerber Daisies
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Collection
Ink: Copic Markers, Ranger Spun Sugar & Frayed Burlap, Memento Tuxedo Black
Die Templates & Machine: Spellbinders Picot Edge Circles, Labels Four, Grand Calibur
Other: Maya Road trim, seam binding from stash

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Happy Sunday! It's so hard to believe that it is October already when the Mercury is still pushing the 100 degree mark here in Phoenix! I'm here to share a card I made for week two of the CR84FN39 Color Challenge using the pretty colors shown below. I would like to thank Marie for joining us at CR84FN over the past 4 weeks as our Guest Designer and sharing her amazing talent with us!

Graphic photos courtesy as follows: Bouquet, Wreath, Pops

This color combination has such a "homespun" feel to me so I was inspired to ink up a few images from the MFT Well Worn Greetings. There is something about plaid that reminds me of warm, fuzzy flannel pj's!       

I don't have a lot of Brown patterned paper in my stash, so I had to get a bit creative and "make" my own. I started with a piece of Pink Paislee Mistable paper, applied some Claudine Hellmuth Sable acrylic paint, wasn't thrilled with the color so I applied some Blank Canvas paint and was then pleased with the new shade of brown :) Love when that happens! For sketch inspiration, I joined along with this week's fun MFT Sketch Challenge:

***REMEMBER ~ you still have to time to join in the Pink Paislee World Card Making Day celebration! Click HERE for complete details.

Thanks so much for visiting today ~ hope you have a terrific day! Please be sure to visit Marie and the CR84FN DT for more fabulous inspiration: Marie Oberg (Guest Designer), Suzanne Czosek, Deborah Frings, Stephanie Kraft, Sue Lelli, Andrea Mathews, Lisa Somerville, Heather Jensen  

Supplies Used:
Stamps: MFT Well Worn Greetings Stamps and Die set
Patterned Paper: Pink Paislee Phantom ~ Obscure, Mistables, Vintage Vogue ~ Tailored Suit
Other: PTI house die, ribbon and felt, Maya Road lace, Claudine Hellmuth Studio One paint, Tattered Angels Suede Glimmer mist

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