Off the page with Flourishes Beautiful World Tour

Hello dear Flourishes World Tour Friends! :) Today it is time for yet another inspiring Flourishes Beautiful World Tour. Once again, it’s time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare to travel the world! I invite you to travel with us, do a little globetrotting and leave us a comment and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each of the team's blogs by November 30th for your chance to win!!!

If you came from Kathy's blog then you have arrived at the right destination. If not, you can start your journey back in Florida at the Flourishes blog so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!

Bridget is our hostes this month and she challenged the team to go off the page with our projects. I decided to make one of my exploding boxes. I love them, they are so versatile and such a fun gift. And to make things just a little bit more interesting I made a small gift to go along, that is hidden in a box. I used a fun winter set "Joy is in the air" with all of it's lovely images and played a little bit with them. I made two snow globes, one in the middle of the exploding box and another one on a necklace.

Thanks for your visit! I hope you enjoyed it here in Slovenia, your next stop on the Flourishes tour around the Globe is our very talented Dina with her gorgeous projects. I am sure this one will be no exception...

Enjoy the rest of the tour! Hugs, Aleksandra

Card with seeds of Forget-me-not flowers and JustRite Friday Challenge

Lep jesenski pozdravček vsem. Gužva z naročili se je malo polegla in v nastajanju so nove stvari. Tokrat sem se ponovno lotila voščilnice s semeni, ki je nisem pripravljala že nekaj časa. Nastala tale je voščilnica s spominčicami za vse ljubitelje vrtičkanja.

A beautiful autumn hello. I have finaly found some time to prepare some new things for my store. This time I made, after a long long time, another card with seeds and this is the project I have today to share with you all.

V žepku za spominčicami se skriva vrečkica s semeni drobnih spominčic.

In a little pocket behind the focal image there is a small bag with seeds of Forget-me-not flowers.

Pa še nekaj detajlov voščilnice...

And few more details of a card...

Voščilnico sem izdelala po postavitvi na izzivu "JustRite Friday Challenge #108". Uporabila sem "JustRite Botanical Butterflies" set štampiljk, "JustRite For All You Do Vintage Labels Three" set štampiljk "JustRite Fleur De Lis Labels Twenty" set štampiljk in "JustRite Filigree Cornes Dies" Becce Feeken. Papirji so "Prima Bohemian Bamboo", "Little Yellow Bicycle Acorn Hollow" in "Graphic45 Secret Garden".

I made a card by the sketch over at "JustRite Friday Challenge #108". I've used "JustRite Botanical Butterflies" stamp set, "JustRite For All You Do Vintage Labels Three" stamp set, "JustRite Fleur De Lis Labels Twenty" stamp set and "JustRite Filigree Cornes Dies" from Becca Feeken. Papers are "Prima,'s Bohemian Bamboo", "Little Yellow Bicycle's Acorn Hollow" and "Graphic45 Secret Garden".

Pa še majhna zanimivost, na katero sem naletela... Spominčica je tradicionalno povezana s pravo ljubeznijo in večnim spominom. Po legendi iz 15. stoletja naj bi vitez ob deroči reki nabiral šopek čudovitih spominčic za svojo ljubljeno in nesrečno padel v vodo. Zaradi teže oklepa ga je voda pogoltnila, pred tem pa je ravno še imel čas vreči na obrežje šopek spominčic deklici in zavpiti "Forget-me-not". Odtod so spominčice dobile svoje ime.

And I have a little story to share with you... The Forget-Me-Not flower is traditionally associated with true love and memories. The 15th century legend tells that a knight picked these flowers by a flowing river for his lady love, and accidentally fell in. His armor made him sink so rapidly, that he just had time to throw the bouquet to the maiden and shout "Forget me not!"

Uživajte v preostanku dneva in tedna. pozdravček. :)

Enjoy the res of the day and week. hugs. :)

Aleksandra

Happy Birthday Christine!

IT'S A SURPRISE PARTY!!! Grab a handful of confetti, a bright balloon and come along for a fun birthday blog hop to celebrate a special birthday for our dear friend, Christine Okken!  One thing about birthdays, is that you always hope to spend time with those you care about and that's why we're here!  At Flourishes, we're just one big family... so we just wanted to celebrate a wonderful day with one of our loved ones.

Even though we're a day early, we'd like to say...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRISTINE!

Join along with members of the Flourishes family today and share some fabulous birthday inspirations, many happy celebratory birthday wishes and maybe even a slice of cyber cake.

Dear Christine, I wish you days full of colors, rainbows and happiness! May your days be filled with love and laughter and may you continue to inspire us all with your gorgeous and breathteaking creations! Here is to many many happy years ahead! Have a beautiful birthday!

The first thing that came to my mind seeing the colorful cupcake picture was to make something vibrant and colorful. And the can with tulips from the "April Showers" stamp set was perfect for the occasion. The sentiment is from "Garden Picks" stamp set. I colored them with aquarel color pencils and aquabrush and used some leftover patterned papers.

In honor of Christine's birthday celebration, we're giving away a special birthday present or two of our own!  Hidden among the Design Team's blogs today is a Mystery Blogger. Comment on her blog and you could be chosen as one of our birthday prize winners! The more you comment, the better your chances of winning.

As well as one lucky commenter, we're having a birthday challenge too!

THE OFFICIAL RULES:

• Simply create a NEW birthday themed card or project.
• Entries need to be in by Friday November 1st at 6 PM EST.
• Those entries using Flourishes stamps will be counted for 2 prize ballots!
• You must link your creation in our InLinkz Widgit to be counted.
• You must have a link to our challenge in your blog post or gallery post.  Please feel free to use our Birthday Graphic too!
• If you upload to SCS please use the keyword FLLCWISH
• We'll announce the winners on Saturday on the Flourishes blog on Saturday November 2nd, so check back then to find out if you are a winner!

Hop along with our Flourishes family today.  Don't forget to leave some love for our fabulous designers today for a chance to win...

Aleksandra Mihelič
Allison Cope
Cheryl Lea
Cindy Lawrence
Deborah Anton
Dina Kowal
Heather Jensen
Jenny Gropp
Julie Koerber
Kathy Jones
Maki Jones
Meredith MacRitchie
Naomi Gong
Stacy Morgan
Silke Ledlow
Tosha Leyendekker

Don't forget to stop by Christine's blog, HERE, and send her some birthday wishes too!

Monochrome Beautiful World Tour

Hello dear Flourishes World Tour Friends! :) Today it is time for yet another inspiring Flourishes Beautiful World Tour. Once again, it’s time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare to travel the world! I invite you to travel with us, do a little globetrotting and leave us a comment and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each of the team's blogs by October 31st for your chance to win!!!

If you came from Anne-Elise's blog then you have arrived at the right destination. If not, you can start your journey back in Florida at the Flourishes blog so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!

Dina is our hostes this month and she challenged the team to go monochrome with our projects. I wanted to share with you something new I came up recently and decided to make one of my wooden cards that are made on a real wooden plate with a beautiful image on one side and a space to write your personal thoughts and wishes on the other. Since it it like a small piture on a piece of wood it can also be used later to decorate your special corner of your home.I've inked up my new stamp set with beautiful Dahlias. I love that set! I just recently got it and allready used it so many times. I think it will be one of my favourites! And this is the card that I've made.

Thanks for your visit! I hope you enjoyed it here in Slovenia, your next stop on the Flourishes tour around the Globe is Australia and talented Iwona with her most amazing projects ever...

Enjoy the rest of the tour! Hugs, Aleksandra

Exploding box with a cake and JustRite Friday Challenge #106

Še enkrat več sem uspela najti čas za "JustRite Friday Challenge #106", katerega tema je tokrat barvno-slikovna kompozicija. Ker je ideja takoj padla, se mu resnično nisem mogla izogniti in nastala je nova škatlica, tokrat za rojstni dan, ki v notranjosti skriva mini tortico iz papirja, okrašeno s cvetjem. Desna stran je opremljena z žepkom za denarno darilo, spodnja stran z mini beležnico za osebno posvetilo.

Once again I managed to join in the fun with "JustRite Friday Challenge #106", for which the theme this week was color-picture story. Since the idea poped up in my mind right away I simply couldn't resist to make another exploding box, which, when we open it, reveals a beautiful birthday cake with flowers and a butterfly in the middle. The right side has the pocket for a money gift and a bottom square has a mini notebook to write your personal thoughts and wishes.

Upam, da vam je všeč. Vaših komentarjev sem vedno zelo zelo zelo vesela, čeprav ob treh otročkih in delu včasih res s težavo najdem čas, da jih vrnem. Upam, da mi oprostite... :)Objemček vsem.

Hope you'll like it. And you know... your comments make my day, although I'm having hard times finding some time to return them, since three little kiddos and work take lot of time... :) But I'm tryiiiiiing... :) Have a great day! Hugs.

Aleksandra

A Gift Collection and JustRite Friday Challenge #104

Zadnje čase ni bilo mnogo priložnosti za nove izzive, čeprav zelo rada ustvarjam zanje. Mnogo časa je minilo od mojega zadnjega JustRite petkovega izziva. Redno sem jih spremljala in pri sebi načrtovala projekte, a nikoli našla časa, da bi načrte uresničila. Danes pa mi je končno uspelo, saj sem morala izdelati darilno kolekcijo za naročilo in uporabila sem skico zadnjega izziva "JustRite Friday Challenge #104". Nastal je tale kompletek:

Lately there hasn't been much time for challenges, although I must admit I love creating for them. It has been a long long time since my last JustRite Friday Challenge. I have been checking on them regularly and planning what to make but never found a time to make my plans come true. But today I managed to squezze in some time, since I had to make an order anyway and used the sketch from the latest "JustRite Friday Challenge #104". And this is what I've made:

Uporabila sem rožice iz že "upokojenega" JustRite seta "Plant a Little Love", metuljčka iz seta "Botanical Butterflies" in napis iz seta "Shabby-Chic Labels Four".

I've used the flowers from already retired JustRite set "Plant a Little Love", butterfly from set "Botanical Butterflies" and a sentiment from set "Shabby-Chic Labels Four".

Upam, da vam bo moj novi kompletek všečen. Uživajte v preostanku dneva.

Hope You'll like my new gift set. Enjoy the rest of the day!

Aleksandra

Flourishes Beautiful World Tour and a Postcard

Hello dear Flourishes World Tour Friends! :) Today it is time for yet another inspiring Flourishes Beautiful World Tour. Once again, it’s time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare to travel the world! I invite you to travel with us, do a little globetrotting and leave us a comment and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each of the team's blogs by September 30th for your chance to win!!!

If you came from Naomi's blog then you have arrived at the right destination. If not, you can start your journey back in Florida at the Flourishes blog so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!

I am honored to be the hostess for this month. Since the summer and summer vacations just finished and we are getting ready for another bussy autumn season, I thought it would be perfect to challenge the BWT girls to make some postcards. I am sure they did great job so hop on over to their blogs! I don't know if I ever said that out loud but I am trully proud to design in a group of a such talented and warmharted ladies. You are the best!

Now onto the crafting... I have to admit I had some BIG plans for this project. I wanted to make a set of postcards, I had so many gorgeous Flourishes sets in my mind that fitted perfectly for the postcard of our country. But... I am learning, although slowly, that sometimes things get in our way and we can't complete everything like we've planned to. And it happened to me this time too. Since I had to stay in a hospital for the rehabilitation with my little girl I had to remake plans the last moment and I opted for just one postcard. Since I still wanted to give you something extra, I've made two fridge magnets with the same images to go along... like a souvenirs. I chose the set "In Nature", which fitted perfectly, since Slovenia is a green country, full of a beautiful nature scenes. I hope you'll like it.

Thanks for your visit! I hope you enjoyed it here in Slovenia, your next stop on the Flourishes tour around the Globe is Finland, our talented Anne-Elise will take you there...

Enjoy the rest of the tour! Hugs, Aleksandra

Darilna kolekcija "Bambus"

Danes pa po dolgem dolgem času spet ena objavica za simpatično trgovinico mavelu.com z ustvarjalnimi pripomočki. Če je še niste uspeli obiskati, hitro skočite pokukat. Marina je bila tako zelo prijazna, da mi je poslala nekaj pripomočkov za ustvarjanje in z veseljem vam danes pokažem, kaj je iz njih nastalo. Ker zelo rada delam kompletke nakita in voščilnice, sem tudi tokrat posegla po tej kombinaciji. Lepa darilca vedno prav pridejo. Nastal pa je naslednji kompletek:

Today, after a long time, one post for the DT of mavelu.com shop with craft supplies. If you haven't checked it out yet, hop over, there are quite some "delicious" things to see. Marina was kind to send me some of the crafting supplies and I'll be glad to show you what I have created with it. Since I love to make the collections of jewelry and cards this is what I have chosen this time too. And this is the collection I made:

Za več informacij in za ogled ustvarjalnih pripomočkov, ki sem jih pri izdelavi uporabila, lahko skočite na blog mavelu.com, kjer si lahko ogledate tudi objavice drugih ustvarjalk. Čudovito nedeljo vsem!

For more information and to see the list of crafting supplies I've used please feel welcome to visit the mavelu.com blog, where you can also check out the creations other DT members have made. Have a great day!

Aleksandra

Flower representing our country with August Flourishes Beautiful World Tour

Hello dear Flourishes World Tour Friends! :) Today it is time for yet another inspiring Flourishes Beautiful World Tour. Once again, it’s time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare to travel the world! I invite you to travel with us, do a little globetrotting and leave us a comment and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each of the team's blogs by August 31st for your chance to win!!!

If you came from Naomi's blog then you have arrived at the right destination. If not, you can start your journey back in Florida at the Flourishes blog so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!

Our hostess this month is Naomi and she challenged us to select flower that represents our country and create something with it. The perfect choice to represent Slovenia would be a carnation flower but since this wasn't an option I decided to go with Hydrangea flower. I was admiring them all the summer season here, they are bursting in their lovely colors all over the gardens. It is so beautiful and gorgeous! I love them. I've used my new Hydrangea set. I decided to go with multiple colors instead of one and to make this post little special I, once again, created a gift collection of a card and a jewellry in a gift box. The sketch is borrowed from talented Iwona and her Sketcbook Saturday Challenge #102. And here is my project:

Thanks for your visit! I hope you enjoyed it here in Slovenia, your next stop on the Flourishes tour around the Globe is Iwona and her beautiful Australia...

Enjoy the rest of the tour! Hugs, Aleksandra

Getting Citrusy in July with Flourishes Beautiful Worldtour

Hello to the world! :) Today it is time for yet another inspiring Flourishes Beautiful World Tour. Once again, it’s time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare to travel the world! I invite you to travel with us, do a little globetrotting and leave us a comment and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each of the team's blogs by June 30th for your chance to win!!!

If you came from Kathy's blog then you have arrived at the right destination. If not, you can start your journey back in Florida at the Flourishes blog so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!

Our hostess this month is Sasha and she challenged us to get Citrusy this month. I decided to go with citrus colors not images, although Flourishes has some gorgeous citrusy stamps. You have to check them out! But I love fresh citrus colors and they are just perfect for summer creations. I've decided to combine them with beautiful "Garden Gate" set. And here is my card:

Thanks for your visit! I hope you enjoyed it here in Slovenia, your next stop on the Flourishes tour around the Globe is Sasha and her lovely England...

Enjoy the rest of the tour! Hugs, Aleksandra

June Flourishes Beautiful World Tour with neutrals and textures

We are allready in June, it seems though that the summer is so far away. It is hard to believe we are stepping into it and the school is just about to finish, since we realy didn't have many warm and sunny days here. Most of the time it is cold and rainy and today we finaly got lucky and we can enjoy in alittle bit of sun. It feels nice! But anyway, today it is time for yet another inspiring Flourishes Beautiful World Tour. Once again, it’s time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare to travel the world! I invite you to travel with us, do a little globetrotting and leave us a comment and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!! The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each of the team's blogs by June 30th for your chance to win!!!

If you came from Naomi's blog then you have arrived at the right destination. If not, you can start your journey back in Florida at the Flourishes blog so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!

Our hostess this month is Meredith and she challenged us with "Neutrals and textures". I love the combination but rarely choose neutrals to work with. Not sure why though... I tend to use a lot of layers and a lot of distressing when working with neutrals. This time I've decided to work with a beautiful rose branch from the gorgeous "Garden Gate" set and build my "story" arround it. The sentiment is from another beautiful and fun "April Showers" set. And here is my card:


Thanks for your visit! I hope you enjoyed it here in Slovenia, your next stop on the Flourishes tour around the Globe is Anne-Elise and her lovely Finland...


Enjoy the rest of the tour! Hugs, Aleksandra