Christmas tinsel

Christmas tree image are so fun to decorate with Flower Soft! Here are two cards using the same image (from Our Daily Bread designs), but decorated very differently. You can find out more about these cards on my blog, Mama Dini's Stamperia. The direct links are below each picture.
My first card is colored with Touch Twin Markers and decorated with Gold Flower Soft from the Diamond Range. I also used gold Peel-Offs around the edge of the main panel.
This card was colored using Touch Twin Markers, and decorated with Silver Flower Soft from the Diamond Range.

Same image, two very different effects! I love the sparkle and dimension that the Flower Soft gives!

Thanks for looking -
Dina

Winter Chill

I love this blustery bear image from I Brake for Stamps - the image is colored with Touch Twin markers, and fuzzed up with a little Sand Ultrafine Flower Soft. I used Polar White on the snow, and added a little dimension to the image by cutting and embossing from behind. The sentiment is computer generated.Thanks for looking!
Dina

Pumpkin Cupcake

Our American customers are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving this week! We wish you a joyful celebration. We truly all do have so much to be thankful for.Speaking of celebrating, and food......... have you ever used Flower Soft to add realism to your stamped images of food? This pumpkin cupcake would be a tasty Thanksgiving treat... I added Sand Ultra Fine Flower Soft to the cupcake wrapper for some crumb texture. All stamps are from Impression Obsession.
Thanks for looking!
Dina

Floral Designs - Lily

Just wanted to share a couple of cards made with the Floral Designs Lily download - these kits feature beautiful watercolor artwork and print just perfectly to coordinate with a variety of Spellbinders dies. There are also accent elements that can be cut by hand.

(sentiment - The Angel Company (retired))
Sentiment - Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

There are 10 different downloadable kits available on the Flower Soft website now!

Looking Up

I love this image from Cornish Heritage Farms - such a carefree scene (it's a little unseasonal, but still fun...)! I colored the image with Touch Twin markers, and added Meadow Flower Soft to the branch. The sentiment is from smARTworks.

Thanks for looking!
Dina

Orange and Black

Just a reminder about the current Sprinkle challenge (FSC38) to use Flower Soft on your cards that feature orange and black. Halloween's coming up soon!We don't really do Halloween at our house, but I do have lots of cute pumpkin stamps! This one is from Eureka Stamps and it's watercolored with reinkers and Inktense pencils. I grounded the image with some Autumn Flower Soft. The sentiment is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.If you'd like to join in on the Sprinkle challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your orange and black project in the Splitcoast Gallery using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC38. We'd love to have you join us!

Autumn Accents

Flower Soft can add a seasonal touch to any image. For the card below, the bucket was stamped a second time and shaped. It's popped up with foam tape, and I tucked some Autumn Mix Flower Soft in the top. I'll have to try this image later with Polar White snow in the bucket for winter, and flowers in the bucket for Spring! (Spring Mix? Sweet Pea? Heather? Lavender?!)
All stamps are from Impression Obsession... they carry Flower Soft too! I used inkpads to color my background panel using a direct-to-paper technique, and the image was colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Country Village Kit

Always seem to be in need of a thank you card... here was a quick one using Flower Soft products - the Cobblestone paper and the main image are part of the Country Village Papercraft Kit. (This kit is also available as a printable download.) I cut a frame using a Spellbinders die, added Lemon, Meadow, and Citrus Crush Flower Soft, and finished off the card with a satin bow and a sentiment from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Quick and easy!
The current Sprinkle Challenge over at SCS is to create a rectangular card... if you'd like to join in on the challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your project in the Splitcoast Gallery by using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC33. We'd love to have you join us!

Country Village Cottages

I never really got to play with these toppers, and needed a thank you card to send, so I chose this scene from the Country Village Cottages set. I cut out the foreground piece, then used temporary adhesive to hold the two pieces of the scene together while I die cut them. I added some dimension to the foreground piece using an embossing stylus from the back side, then adding Marigold and Meadow Flower Soft to the rose bush on the right. I used a glaze pen on the windows to give them a little shine, then used Meadow and Polar White Flower Soft on the vines against the house. The topper is set down into a diecut frame which gives it a little negative border. The taglet is also part of the topper set. What a fun way to create a quick and beautiful card!

More Die Cut Dimensions

I wanted to share another card made with elements from Die Cut Dimensions Wildflowers 2 - I stamped the panel with a favorite verse from Heart and Soul Rubber Stamp Co., embossed the flowers from the back, and sprinkled Citrus Crush Ultrafine Flower Soft in the flower centers. The card base is 5 inches by 6 inches, and the paper lace is the edge of a paper doily, cut around and straightened along the edge of the horizontal panel.



This card also fits with our current "Florals" Sprinkle Challenge over in the Flower Soft forum at Splitcoaststampers.com - if you'd like to join in on the challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your project in the Splitcoast Gallery by using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC31. We'd love to have you join us!

Die Cut Dimensions - Wildflowers 2

Die Cut Dimensions products are quick and easy to work with, and can be used in so many ways. Here is a quick card made with the pansies oval from Die Cut Dimensions Wildflowers 2 - I stamped it with a sentiment from Heart and Soul Rubber Stamp Co., embossed the flowers from the back, and covered the flowers with Ranger Crackle Accents. The card base is 5 inches by 6 inches, and the paper lace is the edge of a paper doily, cut around and straightened along the edge of the horizontal panel.



This card also fits with our current "Florals" Sprinkle Challenge over in the Flower Soft forum at Splitcoaststampers.com - if you'd like to join in on the challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your project in the Splitcoast Gallery by using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC31. We'd love to have you join us!

Be yourself.

Just a little reminder that Flower Soft is sponsoring Bugaboo's weekly challenge, so if you'd like a chance to win some fluffy stuff, head over there to see what's up!Here's one of the cards I made for the Bugaboo challenge - I colored the image with Touch Twin Markers, sponged the card panel, and added some stamped leaves and rhinestones to the design. I used Neon Yellow Ultrafine Flower Soft on the flowers - sort of subtle but it really does 'pop' and add a fun dimension to the card.
Head over to the Bugaboo Blog for more digis, more samples, more info, and a chance to win! Also, if you're interested in Bugaboo's digital stamps, grab a few at 50% off - that sale lasts only until May 31st!

Grows with Love

This week's Sprinkle challenge over at the Flower Soft Forum (FSC29) is to use Flower Soft on cards that feature ovals. We'd love to have you join us, wherever that theme takes your imagination! I sort of missed the last challenge to make a frilly feminine card (FSC28), so I combined the two challenges.I watercolored this stamp called Grows with Love using reinkers, then cut out the image using an oval cutting template. I added dimension to the stamped piece by adding Flower Soft (Ultrafine Sage, Ultrafine Raspberry Fizz, Baby Pink); I also cut along the bottom of the dress and around the sleeve and bow, embossed from behind, then popped up those areas with foam tape.

Maybe you can see the cut and raised areas in this photo....
If you'd like to join in on the challenge, pull out the Flower Soft - you might even win a prize! Post your project in the Splitcoast Gallery by using the keywords flowersoft (one word) and FSC29. If your project is also Spring-themed, you can add the keyword FLOWERSOFTSPRING for another chance to win some great prizes. We'd love to have you join us!

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.

Another square card.....

The current Sprinkle Challenge over at Flower Soft's Splitcoaststampers forum is to use Flower Soft on our square cards... here's a simple little square card I made using some stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. I fluffed up Timothy's bouquet with a popped flower and some Lilac and Lemon Flower Soft. Isn't he sweet and Spring-y? :)

Are you ready for a blog hop tomorrow?!!

Dina

A square card and a bumble bee

The Flower Soft challenge for this week is to make a square card.   It was posted here on Wednesday, April 6th but here is a reminder.  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 FSC26 and flowersoft (one word) when uploading to the Splitcoast Gallery so we can find your project. You can see the challenge post HERE on Splitcoast.

This was an easy challenge for me since most of the cards I seem to create end up being square, usually 5 1/2".  I created a rather large daisy looking flower for my card using a 4-in-1 punch by Kreaxions. 

I just had to put the finishing touches on my card with an adorable little bumble bee.  My bumble bee is a stamp by Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker and I knew this little cutie wasn't complete without some wonderful Ultra Fine Flower Soft wings. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

BEE HAPPY card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft
Tacky Glue
Bee and sentiment stamp – Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker
Stamp pads – Memento
Daisy 4-in-1 punch – Kreaxions
Circle cutter - Kreaxions
Sand It Gadget - Core'dinations

Bunnies, Eggs and Chicks!

I LOVE these Easter Fun 3-D Cut Out toppers by Flower Soft.  The images are the cutest, they come already colored in and you can make your images 3-D or just leave them one layer. 

 I just cut this little scene in a square shape around the little guy and the chicks.  That great, yellow card base is a new cardstock by Core'dinations. 

I only  added a second layer to the little guy in the yellow suit and to part of the blue bow around his neck.  After I cut out this second layer, I rolled it around my finger to mold it.  Next I took pieces of foam tape and put two thicknesses of the foam tape under the middle of this little guy and then placed it over bottom image.  My  just putting the foam tape in the middle and by rolling the image, kept the rounded look.  Flower Soft was added to the bow, to the little chicks wings and to the flowers in the grass.  It is so fun how much added interest a little Flower Soft adds to a card. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

HAPPY EASTER card

Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Impressions/Core’dinations
3-D Cut Out – Flower Soft
Delphinium Blue Flower Soft and Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft
Tacky Glue – Aleene’s®
Scallop edge – Martha Stewart
Self adhesive pearls – Recollections
Corner rounder punch - Fiskars
Foam tape – 3M
Sanding block – Core’dinations

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!

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 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