Pretty Posies

Just a quick sample for you today that Showcases one of the latest colours of Mixed Flower Soft - Peony Pink. I really love how the colours really complimented the Rose Red and Pink Hues in this Card. Have you seen some of the New Products that Flower Soft are releasing this week at CHA? Stay tuned to the blog in the next little while to be sure to see a lot of delicious samples using all the great new goodies!

Happy Stamping!

Vicki

Supplies:
Stamps" Outlines Rubber Stamp Company
Paper: Tim Holtz Ideology
Flower Soft: Mixed-Peony Pink

Lavender Papercraft Kit

Hi all,

hope you are all fit and well. It's still cold and miserable in the UK but it's warm indoors for crafting!

Working with beautiful images like the Lavender collection always cheers me up as you can almost smell the summer.! So, thinking about it, wouldn't that have the same effect on the person you send your completed card to? How priceless to be able to send all those lovely thoughts in an envelope.

Working with gorgeous designs, as well as being able to use the Spellbinders dies to cut them out with perfection, makes for amazing results.

Of all the things Flower Soft have ever made, the one thing that people always comment on when they see them made up is the flower stems. So versatile, they can be placed directly onto cards, scrapbooks etc as I have done on this card, but they can also be put into our Pots and Urns toppers, Vases pack and also made up into tiny bouquets which are so adorable!

Take a peek at this weeks http://www.flower-soft.tv/ to see just how easy this card is to make and see all the other examples in our gallery.

Lots of love , take care until next week,

Noreen.

Tutorial: Layering Flower Soft

Below are some photos of the process of creating this card, which uses several colors of Flower Soft on the focal panel... hopefully it will give you some help and ideas for mixing and layering Flower Soft on your projects! This image is from the Country Village Download.

Those are the steps I used!

Some tips:

--If you only have one shade of green, that would work just as well. Additional shades add to the depth of the scene, but if you have lighter colors, you can actually shade the Flower Soft **after the glue is dry** using alcohol markers.

--In the last step, I added Sand Flower Soft to the whole scene. This isn't really necessary... but I think it adds a bit of highlight and also gives a more vintage look. If you only have bright colors to work with, mixing them with Sand will give the area a lighter appearance.

If you have questions, please feel free to ask them here!

Dina

New Products Coming out for CHA

If you didn't participate in last weeks Blog hop, I'd like to share this card with
you using the soon to be released Die Cut Dimensions-Wildflowers.

What a quick and easy way to create an elegant card!

I simply added some Peony and Ultrafine Sage Flower Soft to add some dimension to the pretty print on the topper!

Make sure you watch the DT blogs over the next little while to see more peeks of the fabulous new products!

Have a great week,

Vicki

FSC20 Flower Soft Featured Stamper!

 This week's Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge (FSC20)Featured Stamper is Agnieszkg (Ona_i_ja on SCS)!

  Here is her yummy angel with Raspberry Fizz accents!

Agnieszkg wins 4 pots of Flower Soft!

 

Please email me with your mailing address and phone number!

 

Have a great day!

Jeanne

FSC19 Featured Stamper and Blog Hop Winner!

 This week's Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge (FSC19)Featured Stamper is Kathy Hering!
  Check out the Flower Soft dog food! Clever!

Our blog hop winner is Lori Leng!

Both winners will receive:

 

 

Winners please email me with your mailing address and phone number!

 

Have a great day!

Jeanne

Flower Soft Friday! Flower Soft TV Winners!

Congratulations to this week’s Flower Soft TV Winners!

This week’s winners will each receive a Charlie’s Ark Rubber Stamp set – In the Air!

Six winners are chosen EVERY week! Register at Flower Soft TV( http://www.flower-soft.tv/#home.html )for a chance to win!

 

Carolyn Pugh, WALES

Marie Chantal Adrien, Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Julie Dodds, ENGLAND

June Cameron, Alberta, CANADA

Karina Bufrem, Parana, BRAZIL

Teresa K Hammond, Colorado, USA

 

Next week’s winners will receive a Lavender Papercraft Kit!

Have a great day!

   Jeanne

Love is .....In the Air!

How many different ways do we show our love?

It may be towards our children, sisters, brothers, friends, husbands....the list goes on and on.

That is why the Charlies Ark stamp set used in todays show is such a valuable edition to your craft box. You, like me, will find so many uses for the seven individual stamps in the set that it will be something you pick up time after time.

Today we are thinking particularly of Valentine's Day for this really beautiful card.

I would take a look at http://www.flower-soft.tv/ for this show especially, as the gallery of cards is so impressive and will certainly give you lots of inspiration.

At the moment we are getting ready for our trip to the C.H.A. in California (which I am very much looking forward to). So, if you're coming, then please take the time to call at our booth to say hello. I would really be plesed to meet you, and you can also do a great make and take whilst you are there! You can find us at booth#2803.

Lots of love until next time,

Noreen.

FSC21 Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge and CHA Peeks Hop!

We have a special blog hop today! 

The Flower Soft team will be showing you some new products that will be released at CHA!

There will be two prizes this week!

One lucky blog hopper who comments on all the Flower Soft blogs will win a $50 gift certificate.

and

The winner of the Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge (FSC21) will also win a $50 Flower Soft gift certificate!!!

Entries for the Splitcoast Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge must be uploaded to the SCS gallery and use at least one Flower Soft product (Flower Soft, toppers, stamps) to be eligible to win. Please use the keyword FSC21 and flowersoft (one word) when uploading to the Splitcoast Gallery so we can find your project.

Comments on the blog hop  and SCS challenge will stay open for until 6am February 4th. The winners will be announced on the Flower Soft blog on February 4^th. 

Please note that we are changing the challenges to every other week. That gives you two weeks to enter your fabulous creations!

Vicki Garrett
Jeanne Streiff 

Deb Felts
Dina Kowal
Debbie Seyer
Gini Cagle
Linda Beeson
Cibele Glazer

Did you know that there is a new episode of Flower Soft TV every Friday? To register for announcements, contests and specials at Flower Soft TV go to http://www.flower-soft.tv/#information.html .

Have a great day!

Jeanne

whole or part?

Just wanted to share how versatile the Charlie's Ark "I Love You" set can be - here are two cards I created using the same set:The first card is watercolored using reinkers, as a winter scene (with Polar White snow and an Ultrafine Sage shag carpet!).

A card in the Flower Soft idea gallery inspired the second card - it was a bit tedious, but I love the results. I wanted to use just part of the "I Love You" image so I carefully colored just Charlie with a Marvy LePlume II marker. (If you didn't want to have to be so careful with a marker, you could stamp the whole image, and just cut Charlie out.) I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the bird on Charlie's finger (the bird is from one of the Moments in Time Christmas sets, called Little Friend), and also colored just his outline with a marker. I colored the image with Touch Twin Markers.

Hope this inspires you to look at your stamps in a different way today!

Dina

FLower Soft Sponsors Crazy4Challenges

Did you know that Flower Soft is hosting the Crazy4Challenges Challenge this week? If you'd like to play along to have a chance to win some of the new colours of Flower Soft, please check out all the details HERE on the C4C Blog. The Challenge is to create a card of gratitude. If you have some Flower Soft to sprinkle on, go right ahead! We always LOVE to see your creations!
I used a pinch of Flower Soft to the middle of my flower to give it some additional oomph!!!

Have a wonderful week and I'll be back next week with more Flower Soft Goodness~!

Flower Soft Friday!

Congratulations to this week’s Flower Soft TV Winners!

This week’s winners will each receive a Valentine Download!

Six winners are chosen EVERY week! Register at Flower Soft TV( http://www.flower-soft.tv/#home.html )for a chance to win!

Christine Clark, Cancon, FRANCE

Elaine Zimbelman, North Dakota,  USA 

Marina Dearing, Sheffield, ENGLAND

Susan Belanger, DE, USA

Teresa Xanthos, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

Wenche Jensen, Aust-Torpa, NORWAY

Next week’s winners will receive a Charlie’s Ark Rubber Stamp set – In the Air

Have a great day!

   Jeanne

Valentine downloads

Well, now that Christmas is just a warm memory we can now look at 2011 with excitment and energy!

I do quite like the start of a new year when we can look towards different projects and mile stones that are going to occur.

Ray and I are looking forward to the birth of our second grandchild in early June and our other son's wedding in August! Exciting times indeed!

Talking of exciting, wow, the Valentines downloads are just so gorgeous! On top of this, they are at a very special price for a whole month!

I'm sure you will find them very versatile and usefull for lots of occassions.

Brim full of love and hugs for that special person in your life.

When you watch http://www.flower-soft.tv/ you will soon see that there are toppers, papers, sentiments,hearts to suit all tastes.

Just take a look at this sweet card very simply composed but it holds a lot of feeling!

Go onto http://www.flower-soft.tv/ to see more of this amazing special price download and other demos for your enjoyment!

Lots of love to you all, take care,

Noreen.

FSC20 Flower Soft Challenge - Scallops!

This week’s Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge (FSC20) – Scallops! 

Entries must be uploaded to the SCS gallery and use at least one Flower Soft product (Flower Soft, toppers, stamps) to be eligible to win. Please use the keyword FSC20 and flowersoft (one word) when uploading to the Splitcoast Gallery so we can find your project.

The prize this week – Winners choice - 4 colors of Flower Soft!

Entries will be accepted for the challenge until 6:00am CT on January 21st. The winner’s card will be featured on the Flower Soft blog on January 21st!

Here is my challenge card:

I colored the image with Copic markers. I made the border with a strip of sticky tape (I used Scor-Tape) and notching one end and then laying it on my card. I sprinkled Ultra Fine Black Flower Soft onto the tape and rubbed it in a bit with my finger for good adhesion. 

Here is a closer look:

Supplies:

Flower Soft products: Ultra Fine Black

Stamps: Stamp N Plus Scrap N
Papers www.discountcardstock.com: (January Posh Papers Kit  Soot 80#, Kraft 80#, White Linen 80#, Dotted Swiss from the Phoenix Trio: Phoenix). Bo Bunny Crush
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Ink (Brushed Corduroy)
Other: Copic markers, ribbon from the January Posh Papers Kit  1/2" Scor-Tape, die cut from Sizzix, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ (E-Z Runner, 3D Foam Squares)

Have a great day!

Jeanne

It's Not Too Late for Blog Hop Candy!

Get hopping!!! 

FSC19 Blog Hop

Flower Soft and Card Positioning Systems

This little guy is from Flower Soft's Moments in Time stamp line - the set is called Best Fishes. I did my watercoloring with reinkers, and I attempted a little lake scene behind him as well, then stamped Porcelain Crackle (Impression Obsession) over the whole scene for a vintaged look. The little border I tucked in is cut with a Fiskars rotary cutter. I used the sketch from CPS (#200) this week - Flower Soft is this week's sponsor, so if you're looking to increase your stash of fluffy stuff, check there for another chance to win!

I used teeny strips of paper to 'thread' my buttons... I did use Flower Soft on my card, but only a tiny bit - right at the 'splash' where his fishing line meets the water, there's a pinch of Polar White.

Come visit us tomorrow for another Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge!

Dina

Gus and Gus!

Good Morning! Hope that you all enjoyed a nice weekend..........ahhh back to the grind this week, all festivities are over at my house.........looks like Gus and Gus are back in action too! These two images are from Totally Stampalicious..........Mr. Fixit and New Truck Gus.



I created the scene by Using a Top Note Diecut as a mask to create a border for the sky and grass. I then sponged in Green, Grey and Blue Ink. Grass was made by using strokes of Green Copic. Additional dimension was created in the grass by using some Ultrafine Sage Flowersoft. I love how just a sprinkle of Flower Soft here and there can add so much to a creation!

Happy Stamping!

Vicki

FSC18 Featured Stamper and Blog Hop Winner!

 This week's Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge (FSC18)Featured Stamper is Linda (Snail at SCS)!
  Linda made a Winter sledding card with Polar White Flower Soft trim!

Congratulations Linda!

Here is Linda's card:

Our blog hop winner is goldyfish!

Both winners will receive:

Winners please email me with your mailing address and phone number!

Have a great day!

Jeanne

Congratulations to this Week's Flower Soft TV Winners!

Congratulations to this week's Flower Soft Winners!

This week's winners receive a Charlie's Ark Just For Fun Kit!

 

Diane MacDonald, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA

Linda Oxley, ENGLAND

Polly Cox, Somerville, NJ, USA

Celia Catley, SCOTLAND

Petrina Keogh, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

Susanne Friberg, Hässleholm, SWEDEN 

Want to be a winner too? All you need to do is go to Flower Soft TV and register! Can't be any easier that that. 

Every week we will pick 6 winners among all that are registered at Flower Soft TV.  

 

Next week's prize.... a special Valentine Surprise!