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

12 Bears of Christmas

I used the Flower Soft download of the 12 Bears of Christmas to create my little card.

The download includes background papers and twelve adorable little bears including the little circle for each day.  They print out so quick and easy.  They are great for ornaments with a front and back, a little card for each day or even a really cute banner.  I chose to make a card with one of them.  The background paper I picked is by BasicGrey.

Notice how totally cute her little dress, shoes and bow are with the Sunshine Yellow Flower Soft added.  LOVE the texture, the Flower Soft makes the card stand out. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, design team member

Celebrate Card Making!

Did you know there was a holiday just for Card Making?

Today (Saturday, October 2nd)  is World CardMaking day.  To celebrate, I wanted to share a card with you. 

This past week, Flower Soft sponsored Card Positioning Systems blog.  This is my card for this weeks sketch.  You can check out the CPS blog for several other cards created with Flower soft. I used the NEW Cute Christmas PaperCraft CD rom.  Let me tell you, there is almost no end to the great papers and images that are on this CD and it is so easy to use. 

The red, printed, Santa paper that I used for the background on my card is on the CD and what is super cool is that all of the papers can be printed in few different color choices.  I printed the Santa with the little bear image and the patterned paper on Curious Iridescent Cryogen White Cardstock.  Images print so wonderfully on this paper and it has a slight sparkle to it.  I used the image in the jpeg version so I could pick the size I wanted it printed in. 

Here is a close-up of the Santa with Bear image.  I so love to use the Polar Ice Flower Soft, it is perfect for the Santa beard and hat trim.  I added a little bit of two brown shades of Flower Soft on the bear. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson Design Team member

Flower Soft makes the fruit look touchable!

I hope you went on the blog hop that the Flower Soft team did with the Impression-Obsession stamp team this last wednesday. If you didn't, it is not too late. There is so much inspiration on using both the stamps and the Flower Soft and there are prizes to be had!

I wanted to share with you the card that I did for the hop. I know you did see it if you went the entire hop, but if you didn't have time, here it is.  I love the Refreshment set of stamps that I was able to play with. This is just two of the stamps in the set.  I stamped the pitcher with black ink, embossed it with clear embossing powder, colored in portions with Copic markers and then added in my Ultra Fine Flower Soft here and there. 

I just loved how well these Cosmo Cricket patterned papers went with my theme. 

Notice I only added the Flower Soft to portions of the various fruit pieces and the umbrellas? That way my images showed and you get still the great look of the Flower Soft accents. 

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

Flower Soft and Card Positioning Systems blog

This entire last week, Flower Soft has been the sponsor at Card Positioning Systems sketch blog. What that means is that some of the CPS gals were given some Flower Soft products to play with. If you take a peek at the whole weeks cards that were posted using this weeks sketch, you will see some pretty neat examples of using Flower Soft, both by the CPS team and by the Flower Soft team.

This is my card using the sketch. I wanted to find yet another fun way to use the Flower Soft so I punched a flower out of cardstock and went to work.

All I needed to do was to apply the Tacky glue to the outline of the punched out flower and then I added the yellow Flower Soft. The middle to my flower is a punched out circle and that is completely covered in Flower Soft. The scallop edges label piece is a downloadable piece from Flower Soft. It is one of the newer images that are meant to combine with the Spellbinder Nestabilities. I don't have this particular die so I cut my image out by hand. The yellow colors and the little flowers are already on the piece.

Thanks for visiting the Flower Soft blog, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

SKETCH 177 – THANK YOU – YELLOW FLOWER card
Materials:Flower Soft courtesy of Flower Soft
Downloadable topper and sentiment – Flower Soft
Tacky glue – Aleene’s
Cardstock - Core Expressions Core’dinations
Patterned paper – October Afternoon
Apron lace border punch - Fiskars
Flower punch – PaperShapers
Sandpaper
Foam Tape – 3M

Where else can you put Flower Soft?

If you have been following the Flower Soft blog and the Flower Soft TV episodes, you have gotten lots of ideas on how to use Flower Soft. I want to share an idea today that maybe you haven't thought of yet.

Adding Flower Soft to a silk flower. Silk flowers, all on their own, are a great accent to a card or scrapbook layout but how about a little extra pizzazz to that flower?

All I did was apply some of the Tacky Glue to portions of the flower that I wanted to use on this card and then I sprinkled on the Ultra Fine Flower Soft in Raspberry Fizz. It worked just the same as applying it to paper and I love the extra accents it added to my flower.

The background paper on my card is Core Amour cardstock by Core'dinations. It comes with the gray pattern on it and it also comes with an embossed design that just needs a little bit of sanding.

Be on the lookout for all of the interesting and fun ways that Flower Soft can add to a project.

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

Just a little bit is amazing!

You can use alot of Flower Soft to accent a card or you can use a little bit and still have a wonderful little accent.

For my card that I am going to share with you today, I used Ultra Fine Flower Soft in the Citrus Crush color on the wings of my little bee stamped image. I love the finer texture of the Ultra Fine and the mix of shades of yellow are so nice in this Citrus Crush jar. I think this simple accent was a fun finishing touch to my card.

The bee was stamped on white cardstock with a Versafine Black stamp pad and then embossed with clear embossing powder. The little yellow portions were colored with a Copic marker as were the wings and then I added the Tacky Glue and the Flower Soft to give this little guy some added goodness. Don't you just love that dimension and texture?
Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

SWEET card
Materials:
Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft
Tacky Glue – Aleene’s®
Cardstock – Black Magic and Vintage/Core’dinations
Patterned paper and stamps – Willow Bee/Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker
Copic markers
Versafine black stamp pad
Clear embossing powder
Sandpaper
Corner rounder punch - Fiskars
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Scallop circle and circle punches – Papershapers/EK Success
Sticker letters – Thickers
Chalk stamp pad – Powder Puff/Quick Quotes
Heart brad

Gotta Love Lavender

If you watched Flower Soft TV yesterday or if you checked out right here on the Flower Soft blog, you know that Flower Soft released an exciting new product. These images are fun for several reasons, one being that you can print them on whatever papers you would like and another reason is because they coordinate with Spellbinders Nestabilities. What a great match! BUT...I didn't have this particular set of Nestabilities so I hand cut my scallop heart out, showing you that it is even more versatile then you thought. By handcutting it, I wasn't able to get that great embossed edge that you get with the Nestabilities but it is still nice.

I printed mine by setting my printer on the best setting and I printed it on Core'dinations cardstock, cardstock that has a slight texture to it, making for a rather rich look. I don't often work with purple and lavender so I was excited to create with this set so I could create a purple card.

This view shows you a close-up of where I added my Flower Soft accents on the sprigs of flowers. I used the Heather Flower Soft since it has a great mix of colors. You can also see that I highlighted the edges of my cut out heart with 3-D Glitter Fashion Paint by Tulip. I like this glitter because it gives a very subtle look of glitter while letting the underneath color show through.

I also added some of the Heather Flower Soft to portions of one of the butterflies in this printable set, cut that out and added it to my card with foam tape for added dimension.
Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE card
Materials list:
Downloadable topper – Lavender and Lace/Flower Soft
Flower Soft - Heather
Tacky Glue – Aleene’s
Glitter 3-D Fashion paint - Tulip
Cardstock – Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – BasicGrey
Rub-on sentiment – BasicGrey
Self Adhesive rhinestones – Queen & Co.
Foam tape
Sandpaper

Birthday Sparkle

How better to celebrate a birthday then with a cupcake and the frosting is fluffy Flower Soft? Add a few penguins with little white, soft tummies.

I used this cute stamp by The Cat's Pajamas. I stamped it with black ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Next I did a little bit of coloring with Copic markers. All of the finishing touches to these cuties was done with a few colors of Flower Soft.

The frosting is Sweet Pea Flower Soft. The star on top of the candle is accented with the Sunshine Yellow, some Glitter 3-D Fashion paint and a rhinestone.

And the BEST part, white fluffy tummies on the penguins with the Polar White Flower Soft. I have just been looking for a chance to use this white.

I wanted to give you a side view of the areas were I added the Flower Soft so you could see the great dimension that it adds to an image. Remember to use the Tacky Glue to adhere the Flower Soft to your project and remember to be generous with the amount of glue you use.

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson, Design Team member

DO I SMELL CAKE? card
Materials list:
Flower Soft – Polar White, Sweet Pea and Sunshine Yellow
Tacky Glue – Flower Soft/Aleene’s
Cardstock – Core Expressions/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Chic Bebe Girl: Notes Paper/Teresa Collins Designs
Stamps – The Cat’s Pajamas
Copic markers
Sandpaper
Self adhesive rhinestones – Queen & Co.
Foam tape – 3M
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Glitter 3-D Fashion Paint - Tulip
Martha Stewart border punch
Cuttlebug embossing folder

Remember Dad

That's right, Dad's day is just around the corner!

Both of the cards I am going to share with you use the recipe toppers from the Recipes for Family package. This one works so well for Dad. If you have ever used a Topper before, you will know that they come completely colored and ready to use. And, they don't just have to be used on cards either, they work on any project. Of course, they are perfect for adding some Flower Soft too.

I added a fluffy border of Delphinium Blue Flower Soft around the frame and then some accents on the rug.

This topper is in the same package and it is all cute and pink, perfect for a Sister. The card base is new Gemstone cardstock by Core'dinations. I embossed part of it with a Cuttlebug embossing folder for added interest.

I cut out the teddy bear sitting in the chair and then made a border out of the word portion. Flower Soft was added to her dress and the little bow in her hair.

Remember that you can always watch Flower Soft TV for some great examples of using Flower Soft and the tips and techniques that make it work better.

Thanks for visiting the Flower Soft blog today, Linda Beeson, DT member

Playing With Kites card

It is amazing what a little Ultra Fine Flower Soft can add to a card or project.

For my card, I used one of the Flower Soft Moments In Time "Boy's Hobbies" toppers. These are great for a few reasons. One is that you get several of these in one package in two different designs. Two is that they are all pre-colored, so they are ready to use. Three, they are great for the foundation of a card but they work for other projects too. To create my card, I used one of the toppers with this cute little boy playing with a kite and then I added some Ultra Fine Flower Soft to portions of the design.

Notice the Strawberry Red Ultra Fine Flower Soft that I added to portions of the kite tail, the Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft that I added to the edges of the little boys sweater and then the Citrus Crush that I added to the center lines in the kite. When I added the Citrus Crush to the kite, I had stray pieces of the Strawberry red close by so I added those too, resulting in a mix of colors that really turned out great. (Remember you get the best results by using the Tacky Glue that is also available through Flower Soft and you get the best results by being generous with the amount of the glue you use)

The big exciting news on the card is that cute patterned paper. This is some of the brand new Digi paper that is being released soon. It comes in an 8 1/2" x 11" format, but in my photo printing program, I choose to print it out 5" x 7" and so the result is that the designs are smaller. This is one of the things that make Digi papers fun is that they are versatile. I printed mine on my lustre photo paper.

Be on the lookout for the revealing of Flower Soft TV , become a follower, watch for the amazing give aways.

Thanks for visiting, Linda Beeson - Design Team member

PLAY WITH KITES card
Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Digi paper by Flower Soft
Moments in Time topper – Boys Hobbies/Flower Soft
Strawberry and Citrus Crush Ultra Fine Flower Soft
Tacky Glue – Aleene’s®
Machine sewing
Border punch – EK Success
Sandpaper

Bouquet of Yellow Flowers

You can stamp an image, color it in and leave it at that OR you can jazz it up a bit by adding some Flower Soft! How does it get better?

It is such a simple and easy accent and it is something else the detail the Flower Soft adds to an image. Here I just stamped the flowers and then I did color them in with a yellow Copic marker. The Flower Soft gives a very thorough coverage, but for any areas where the underneath color would show through, I wanted to reinforce my color with yellow markers and yellow Flower Soft. Just be sure that you are generous when adding the Tacky glue to the areas you are going to cover.

Can you just see from this side view of my finished flowers how SOFT this accent is? I know you can't feel it but you can believe me. And, the Tacky glue is so good to use with the Flower Soft, once you have brushed off the extra flakes, all of the rest of the Flower Soft stays in place and looks amazing.
Thanks for visiting, team member, Linda Beeson

PROMISE card
Materials list:
Cardstock – Core Impressions and Core Essentials/Core’dinations
Patterned paper – Cosmo Cricket
Flower Soft - Sunshine Yellow
Aleene's Tacky Glue - Flower Soft
Stamp – Hero Arts
Loopy border punch – Martha Stewart
Black Versafine stamp pad
Clear embossing powder – Stampendous
Sandpaper
Copic markers
Rub-on sentiment – Making Memories