Some New Year Fun!

Happy New Years Peeps!  How about a little bit of New Years fun!  First up....a BEAUTIFUL sample from Jeanne!  Take a peek....

This is such a CUTIE!  I love the coloring she added to the Charlie's Ark Sepia topper.  Stunning!

We will be coming back with more samples today and a few little prizes....as well as the BIG prize winner from our challenge!  

How about a little something to get things started! Since it's the New Year hour, as this goes live, leave a comment to this post to be entered in a drawing for..........{drumroll here}......

Flower Soft Diamond Range Silver

Flower Soft Glue

See you back here in just a bit! 

Hugs!
Jen

Happy Holidays

Hey Peeps!  I hope that you are all having a wonderful holiday!  We are back to share another project.  Todays comes to you from Jeanne.  Take a peek....

This is from my FAVORITE Charlie's Ark line.  I love the coloring here.  This is perfection.

We will be back with more tomorrow!

Hugs,

Jen

Another Cute Christmas...

Hey Peeps!  Back with another Creative With Toppers project.  This one comes to you from the super talented Krista.  Take a peek at what she created.....

Such a cutie.  Here's a close up.....

the Charlie's Ark toppers are some of my favorites.  I {heart} how Krista used them here.  This will make the perfect Christmas package for anyone.

We will be back with more from the Creative Card Toppers tomorrow.  

Have a good one.

Hugs,

Jen

Creative With Toppers #2

How about a BEAUTIFUL little something from our talented Jeanne.  I {heart} what she has done with the Charlie's Ark sepia topper.  Take a peek....

How STUNNING is this one!  The pearls are such a beautiful touch for the champagne bubbles.  There are so many ways to use card toppers.  I'm looking forward to sharing more with you this week.

Hugs,

Jen

Happy 4th!

Happy fourth of July!  I hope that each of you is enjoying a wonderful day.  We are back with another sample using the new Flower Soft The Patriot.  I'm up with todays sample.  I used one of my favorite Flower Soft stamps for this one.  Take a peek....

I think this image is perfect for today and this time of year.  This is from the Charlie's Ark line.  The stamp is called Up In The Air.  I added a bit of The Patriot to the center of the buttons.  Here's a closer look....

This is such a great Flower Soft mix.  Monday was a fun day....getting back in the office to see all of the boxes full of The Patriot!  It's BEAUTIFUL!

Don't forget to head over to the Facebook page to enter for a chance to win your own jar of this AMAZING new Flower Soft mix.  Also, come back tomorrow.  I'm going to share another sample with The Patriot as well as a little something new...a sample using one of the NEW stamps that will be releasing at CHA.  

Have a wonderful, safe, fourth!

Hugs,

Jen

Fuchsia Flowers Take - 3

Todays card using Fuchsia Flower Soft comes to you from Deb Felts.  This is such a beauty.  Take a peek.....

This is most definitely one of my favorites.  I LOVE how deb added the Flower Soft to the center of the flower and the coloring to the Charlies Ark Topper is absolutely STUNNING!  Such a beauty!

Thanks for stopping by!  More soon!

Jen

Faux stitching

The current Sprinkle challenge over at the Flower Soft Forum (FSC34) is to use Flower Soft on your cards cards that feature stitching, real or faux. I created a little scene for Charlie (In the Air stamp set), and colored him in with Prismacolor pencils. I added some faux stitching with the perforating blade on my rotary cutter. I thought he might like to jump in his little puddle, so I added some Polar White Flower Soft for texture and a little extra splash. The sentiment I used is from The Cat's Pajamas.

If you'd like to join in on the Sprinkle challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your project in the Splitcoast Gallery using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC34. We'd love to have you join us!

Nice and Neutral!

I wanted to share my Stitching Challenge Card with you today. Unfortunately , my Sewing Machine went on the fritz and SO, I had to stitch without thread............ I also wanted to show you how you can simply use a FS topper, without and additional colour or product to complete a simple but elegant card. This topper can be found in the Charlies Ark Hearts and Flowers Collection

These toppers are also quite pretty with some subtle colouring or Flower Soft accents.

Happy Stamping!


Vicki

One Layer Window card

I submitted a few cards to Vamp Stamp News a couple months ago -- this was one that didn't make the magazine, but they have added to their theme gallery for the month of May. I'm a little sad it didn't make it into the magazine... it was my favorite! This stamp image (I Love You) is from the Charlie's Ark line, and I watercolored it with reinkers. There's glitter pen on the heart, and Polar White Flower Soft in the corners of the panes. The sentiment is from Penny Black and the card is diecut with Spellbinders Labels 8.

Flower Soft and the Card Positioning Systems sketch

All of this last week, Flower Soft has been the sponsor at Card Positioning Systems blog. 

Here is my card using the sketch and some really fun Flower Soft products. 

Here is a close up of this adorable Pot Pals Charlie's Ark Sepia Topper.  These toppers come with two designs in one package and in shades of Sepia. What is really neat about these is that the paper just seems to be made to be used with Copic markers.  You don't have to accent the image with additional color but it is fun to add subtle accents.  I also added some Baby Peach Flower Soft to the peach bow and Sunshine Yellow to the middle of the Daisy. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member 

In the Garden

I wanted to share a fun little pocket card I made using the Charlie's Ark "In the Garden" Creative Kit - pre-printed art is not what I usually work with, but I have it, so I had some fun..... and I definitely put my own spin on it!
I cut the partial oval in the topper with a Coluzzle template to create a window card, and I sandwiched a piece of acetate in between layers... so that oval goes all the way through! The card has a pocket inside, which you can see further down. I sponged on some clouds, using a scalloped circle as a mask, added a bit of shading here and there with a Sepia pencil, and sponged the edges... of course a boy doing gardening would have dirt everywhere, so I used Ultrafine Earth Flower Soft for dirt, and some Toffee in the flower center. I'll just share lots of pictures so you can see the details and dimension here... the kit comes with die-cut pieces and partial images that are meant for layering. Everything is ready to pop out and use - super easy. I used foam tape between my layers so they'd stand out more.

Here's the inside............

Thanks for stopping by!

Charlies Ark-Hearts and Flowers

Good Morning!!! Just popping in with a peek of one of the many new card toppers available at Charlie's Ark. This sweet image is from the Charlies Ark Hearts and Flowers Collection! Way too sweet eh??? I adore the Sepia toppers and the endless creative possibilities that you have to use them as is or to dress them up a little.

I added a we bit of subtle colour on my card using my Prism Pencils. A dash of Flower Soft Peony Pink to the little flower adds dimension along with the small pearl in the centre of the flower! You'll just love working with these toppers to create fabulous projects in the wink of an eye!

Happy Stamping!

Vicki

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

Special Delivery

I love to color, so I'll be honest and say that preprinted and precolored images aren't my first choice when it comes to cardmaking, but I adore these Sepia Toppers from the Charlie's Ark line... these come 6 in a package, 3 each of 2 designs, and there are 4 holiday designs to choose from at this time. You can leave the cards as is, or alter them according to your style with inks, pencils, sponging, paints, or whatever it is that makes your work uniquely 'you'.

This is the set I used for my card, which is called Special Delivery. I just couldn't leave it alone - I was itching to color Charlie... so I pulled out my colored pencils (I prefer Prismacolors, but I have a variety of other brands thrown in my collection, too) and a sharpener. I used very sharp pencils and colored very lightly (my friend Jacki says 'tickle the paper'... if that gives you an idea of the pressure!). This is the result!

I added a little dimension using a large stylus, by embossing over a foam pad. I also made some cuts in a few places with a craft knife, and popped up corners for a 3-D effect. I used a glaze pen from Sakura in the window areas, and added a sprinkle of Polar White Flower Soft here and there. I embossed around the edges of the topper too, using a Scor-Pal. Those details show better in the photo below...

I hope I've given you some ideas! Cheers - Dina

Charlie's Ark Stamps "I love you"

How could anyone resist the adorable art work of the Charlie's Ark stamps? This week I'm using the "I love you" stamp.

I love versatile stamps and this one covers both Christmas, mothers Day, Fathers Day and everyday so is a must have stamp design.

I thought I would show you one of the cards made by one of our UK designers Jackie

I will be showing lots more lovely examples, plus giving a tutorial on this stamp on this weeks Flower Soft TV show, so hop on over to www.flower-soft.tv to see more.

Happy Crafting

Noreen x

FSC11 Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge - Silver and Gold

This week’s Flower Soft Sprinkle Challenge (FSC11) on SCS is “Silver and Gold”!

I used a new Charlie's Ark Creative Kit - Night Before Christmas for my card. The images are pre colored and precut. You just pop them right off the sheet to create wonderful dimensional art. Very cool (and very cute too!).

Included in the Creative Kit:

8 x Card Toppers (8 designs)
3D Elements & Sentiments
2 x Backing Papers
8 x Ribbon Borders

 

Flower Soft Products:

Creative Kit : Flower Soft (Charlie's Ark Creative Kit - Night Before Christmas)
Gold and Silver Flower Soft, Flower Soft Glue
Card stock: Discount Cardstock (White and Majestic Purple Medium, Gold Polish)
Ink: Ranger Distress ink
Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L (EZ Runner, 3D Foam Squares)
Other: sponge

Have a great day!

Jeanne

Sparkly Snow

There isn't a better or prettier way to add snow to a card or project then with the Polar Ice Flower Soft. To make it even better and more sparkly, I added in some of the NEW Silver Flower Soft. 

The main piece to my little snowman card is one of the NEW Charlie's Ark toppers.  That along with these great, golden yellow papers by Graphic 45 set the stage for a cute little snow scene.

If you take a  look at the Charlie's Ark toppers, you will see that they come in various shades of Sepia. They are yummy all by themselves, but I added just the slightest hint of color with some Copic markers in very light shades.

Here is a close up of my Polar Ice and Silver Flower Soft for my snow.  There is snow in the printed topper, I just used the Tacky Glue in some places and added the white. When that was dry, I did the same and this time used the Silver Flower Soft. I love the little combination together. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team Member

Charlie's Ark Christmas

Good Monday Morning~ We're you able to view the latest Flower Soft Video on the Charlie's Ark Products? If not, follow the link on the site to Flower Soft TV to check it out! I had a blast with the Charlie's Ark The Night Before Christmas Creative Kit. With lots of toppers and 3D toppers, the possibilities are endless! I whipped this card up quite quickly, using foam tape between the layers to give them some dimension!



The card just comes to life with this 3-dimensional effect! To top it off, I used some Ultrafine Strawberry, Polar White and Ultra Fine Sand. I hope you enjoyed this project and I'll see you next week with some more fun ideas!