Oct 15 2009
Flourishes Preview, Day 4: Christmas Wreath
And now we’ve come to the final day of Flourishes’ October previews and one of the most beautiful Christmas wreaths that has ever graced my home. What fun to color one little bit at a time and watch this glorious image emerge!
I used a combination of Prismacolor markers and Copics to make it nice and colorful, then added glitter for that frosty morning look. The sentiment is from the new Musical Score & Words set. I just realized…wouldn’t this sentiment also be great with Santa? The wreath also comes in a smaller size if you feel like just a tad less coloring but, oh, this larger one shows the exquisite detail so beautifully.
I’ve listed details in the recipe below, so I’ll finish up with the tidbits of information I wouldn’t want you to miss out on:
- Try your luck at winning the Christmas Wreath set here with a simple comment.
- Stamp a card today and share it in the Season That Sparkles challenge and you may win all six of Flourishes’ October releases.
- Join us at the release party Friday night, 9 pm central for more prizes and fun.
- See the stunning Christmas Wreath samples the rest of the team is sharing today: Christine, Cindy, Julie, Latisha, Laura, Stacy, and Sharon.
Whew! This has been some release! Six sets, and all just wonderful. I hope you’ve enjoyed the samples we’ve shared this week. At midnight Friday the sets will be available in the store. Have a great day!
Stamps: Christmas Wreath, Musical Score & Words Paper: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Classic White, BasicGrey June Bug Ink: Ranger Distress Walnut Stain, Chocolate Chip, Prismacolor and Copic markers for coloring Accessories: Rhinestones, Spellbinders Double Ended Tags (for sentiment), glitter, Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
Absolutely gorgeous!!! I love how the ornaments seem to pop off the wreath!! What’s not to love about this! Thanks for sharing, Leslie!
Beautifully done!
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! I love all the bright colors you used. TFS
Leslie ~ You have been sooo busy with these beautiful Flourishes images this past week. I have really enjoyed looking at your wonderful art work! This is another of my favorites as was the Santa…Looking forward to seeing all 6 releases at the same time. Thank you so much for your inspiration!!!
Your card is so gorgeous. It is the prettiest wreath card I have ever seen.
Gorgeous. I love the glitter that you added, it really does have that morning look to it. Fantastic coloring Leslie.
Simply stunning. What an elegant card.
This is just SO gorgeous, Leslie! I simply love your addition of the bold blue. It just makes the whole wreath pop with beautiful festive color!!
Leslie, this is gorgeous! I love the contrast in colors you chose for the wreath, it looks just like it’s hanging on a door and the “twinkling” frost is fabulous! And I love that you used the sentiment from Musical Score…totally suits the card!
Oh my, this is over the top gorgeous!! This is such a beautiful image and your fabulous coloring with the glitter added - awesome!!! tfs
Very beautiful card, Leslie! I love this wreath and your coloring is stunning!!!
How many times can I say “gorgeous”!! Love the blue that really makes a statement. Gorgeous again!
WOW! This is stunning! That tartan plaid is awesome with the wreath!
Gorgeous card Leslie! Love how you colored the wreath. The plaid paper is perfect for it!
This card is absolutely beautiful Love the plad and the frosty look. Brrrrrrrrrr
Love from Southeastern IL, Lin
This is drop dead gorgeous Leslie! Your coloring always thrills me…this especially so! Beautiful!
Leslie this is so gorgeous, love the colors and your coloring is wonderful!!
This is beautiful! I love the plaid and the coloring on your wreath is so beautiful.
Yikes! Whoever receives that beautiful card will be lucky indeed.
LESLIE!!! This is just amazing…so very, very pretty! I love the colors!
Oh I just love the sparkle Leslie! Beautiful colours and papers…fabulous showcase of this image!
This is so gorgeously colored, and I would love this one on my door too…your tartan plaid background is perfect for this stamp!!
Absolutely gorgeous!!! The coloring you did here is fabulous!!!
Wow this is just amazing and so inviting. I love the plaid paper that you paired the wreath image with. It has a nice “homespun” feel about it.
Wow Leslie, this is superb!! This is drop dead gorgeous and coloring is amazing!
WOW - so gorgeous - Leslie!!! Love this traditional looking card!!! Your coloring is amazing!!! Hugs ~S~
Wow! What a lovely card, I always like tartan on anything Christmassy. I am trying to decide between buying the Christmas wreath set or the seasonal wreaths set and looking at this gorgeous card is definitely swaying me towards the Christmas wreath.
My goodness, this is really an over-the-top wreath image! So much detail, and you colored it so beautifully. The fruit looks absolutely 3D. Amazing. Love the plaid borders. Linda
Oh my Gosh, I love this card. It is so reminiscent of days gone by. Traditional and Full of my favorite….sparkles….!!!! Trudy
Oh my gosh, Leslie! This is so elegant and gorgeous! Love the coloring on that wreath!!! WOW!!!
Your wreath is absolutely stunning, Leslie…and you’ve outdone yourself with your coloring!! Gorgeous card!!
Your coloring is just stunning and really shows off this beautiful new wreath stamp. TFS
Another stunning card Leslie!!
Absolutely stunning! Your coloring is incredible. The colors are so rich and gorgeous and the added sparkles are the perfect finishing touch!