Designer Paper and Sentiment

This is another card that was quick and easy.  Of course still fitting the theme of only one sentiment and designer paper.
The directions are really straight forward so here she is:
Stamps:  Flourishes -Rejoice
Papers: Basic Grey-Fruitcake
Ink: Hybrid Palette Noir
Accessories: Green Ribbon, Sakura Iridescent Pen
Ciao,
jan marie

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Card using only designer Paper and one sentiment

Well I started out the week with cards that  would follow the challenge of Sharon Johnson.  So today I am adding a second card from that challenge and allowed us to use designer paper and only one sentiment no other images.
 This card is very straight forward.  Designer Paper cut to fit the size of card face.  [...]

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Holiday Cards Made Easy

Sharon Johnson had a challenge on her blog ( http://notimetostamp.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/)
Her challenge was to only use designer paper and a word sentiment…no images.  Her cards were OH SO Pretty that I had to give it a whirl, so this week I’ll share them with you.
I took her challenge and added another one of my own…to only use the tags [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving

I want to take a moment and wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you that visit the Atelier .
I had a very nice day, Mike (dh) smoked both chickens and turkey…oh, oh good.  We had all the trimmings and we spent time cooking and baking together.  The cooking aromas took me back to my Grandmother’s kitchen and [...]

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Rejoice is Oh So Pretty

This card is so feminine!  The color combination is from the SCS 141 using SU Pretty in Pink, White, and Wild Wasabi. At first it threw me back,  I just have trouble using Wild Wasabi and I am not sure why.  This image is from the Rejoice set by Flourishes,llc.  All the images in the set ar [...]

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Happy Birthday Mom

 Today is my mother’s birthday.  It is hard to realize that she is 86 years old.  We, in the family, call her the “energizer bunny”, she is so active and full of life.  She surely was the “energizer” tonight as we gathered for supper at her home. 
 Her table was set with  her best china and crystal.  All of the perfect [...]

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Congratulations Julia !

Flourishes, llc is nearing a milestone.  Our very first Charter Design Team is within weeks of finishing their time with us.  They have made such an impact on our company.  We will soon be announcing our new changes, but that is not what this post is about.  We Flourishes, Jan Marie, Nancy, and Sharon, want [...]

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Flourished Elements get Glittered

I am really having a good time designing with the new Flourished Elements set and the brand new glitters I got thru Scor Pal.  It is great fun to play with the new tools. 
This really glittery card was a breeze to make using the Hybrid Palette clear Glue Pad to adhere the glitter.  This is so easy and [...]

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Flourished Elements Released!

Since the day Flourishes, llc opened we have been asked when we would do a large set with the look of our logo.  Well, the wait is over!  We released our November set, Flourished Elements, today.  This set will be useful in so many ways for anyone that desires the classic, traditional look. Yet it [...]

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Joy To The World

Greetings from the Atelier.
There is so much to talk about I have to do things over a period of days.  
Mike & I have been out of town over the weekend and NancyK has been minding the Flourishes store.  We came home tonight (Monday) and I am going to hit the ground running.
 Flourishes is now approaching a new [...]

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