Welcome to Flourishes Friday when the team gets together and stamps on a theme. Today, we're focusing on Flourishes free downloadable calendar. Complete instructions for downloading the calendar can be found here.
I don't usually get around to making a whole calendar, but I've now made my second card using a reduced and trimmed down calendar page, and I do think they make a cute little accent on a card front. This one is for a June birthday. My other card featured the month of May for Mother's Day, and can be seen here.
The set I used is Around The Arbor -- beautiful images and sentiments. The miniature roses come from the lattice stamp, colored with Copics, cut out, and regrouped.
Dawn and her special guest have put together a calendar feature on the Newsletter today. I'm sure you'll enjoy its beauty and creativity when you have time to take a look. I hope you'll also enjoy seeing what my friends on the Flourishes team made for today's stamping playdate:
Laura Fredrickson (her last post for the Senior DT, sniff, sniff)
I've summed up the ingredients in the recipe, below, and I'll leave you now with a wish for a wonderful weekend. We're having Wally's friend, Magnum, over for the weekend and we'll be spending Saturday at our favorite lake, rain or shine. Take care!
Stamps: Around the Arbor Paper: Rose Red, Pirouette Pink, Flourishes Classic White, Prima Annalee designer paper Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Rose Red, Copics for coloring Accessories: Ribbon, pearls, Spellbinders Lacy Squares Nestabilities, Flourishes 2011 calendar template, Scotch brand foam mounting tape (to pop up one rose)
Oh, this is pretty! I really like the idea of a calendar on your card and the paper you chose is lovely!
Posted by: Glenda | 01/28/2011 at 02:03 AM
Super beautiful. You always put together such wonderful elements in a card. Love the idea of the calendar on the front. Have a terrific weekend with the "boys". Hope to see some photos on here of them next week. :0)
Posted by: SueB | 01/28/2011 at 02:07 AM
Beautiful, beautiful, Leslie!!! Have fun with Magnum!
Posted by: Lynette | 01/28/2011 at 03:30 AM
oh I love this card. What a good idea.
I'm stealing the design BIG GRIN. I can see a birthday card with it in my near future.
Posted by: yogi | 01/28/2011 at 06:12 AM
Oh my goodness Leslie - now you've gone and done it! Your calendar card and that Prima Annalee DP has just run away with my heart! I'm not sure I can resist trying my hand at one of these. Have a marvelous weekend with the "boys" at the lake. Sounds delightful. Oh, and thank you for the download link.
Posted by: Gabriela (Gabi With An Eye) | 01/28/2011 at 06:38 AM
This is so feminine and beautiful, Leslie!! I wish I had some of that paper right now, oh, and maybe the stamp to go with it!! You've brought a bit of beauty into our days here. Have fun at the lake...we used to live in West Linn and I am missing it right now!!
Posted by: Traci Major | 01/28/2011 at 07:58 AM
Oh I love how you've used this paper and the around the arbour roses! This is so pretty and feminine Leslie!
Posted by: ChristineCreations | 01/28/2011 at 08:11 AM
Oh so pretty, so love that sentiment, and the lovely paper, neat idea to put the flowers over the date!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | 01/28/2011 at 08:23 AM
Ohh just GORGEOUS!!
Posted by: Cindy haffner | 01/28/2011 at 08:58 AM
Just beautiful..I like how you used subtle pink to pull it out of the rose on the paper, and the punch border and the flowers on the date...great idea to use a calendar stamp too...and so pretty! Love it!
Posted by: Cynthia | 01/28/2011 at 10:45 AM
How clever! I would not have thought to scale the calendar down and make it work for a card. Love this idea and your card is just so charming.
Posted by: Ida | 01/28/2011 at 01:06 PM
Leslie this is wonderful. I like your idea of doing it for Mother's day in your Dec. sample and your for a birthday is such a great idea. Beautiful colors and roses.
Posted by: Stacy aka Twinshappy SCS | 01/28/2011 at 01:28 PM
Beautiful calendar. What a pleasure it would be to sit on a desk. Usually, the are from insurance company or funeral home.
Should soon be time for another Wally picture right?
Posted by: Tammy Hair | 01/28/2011 at 02:28 PM
I have to agree! I love the idea of a itty bitty calendar on the front of a card. It's charming!! What a sweet card Leslie!! So creative and charming!
Posted by: Tosh | 01/28/2011 at 03:46 PM
Leslie this is so pretty. What a beautiful way to use this set. I love this paper. This will make a great birthday card for the summer..:)
Posted by: Dawn Burnworth | 01/28/2011 at 05:02 PM
Your calendar card is so pretty, Leslie!! I love the papers and your pretty roses!!
I hope Wally and Magnum have a fun weekend together! ;)
Posted by: Rose Ann | 01/28/2011 at 05:06 PM
Smacking myself upside the head 'cause I never thought to add the calendar to a card for a birthday! Genius! And it's gorgeous, too!
Posted by: Barbara | 01/28/2011 at 05:42 PM
OMG this is so pretty Leslie! And look at those perfectly straight stitches (I can't sew straight to save my soul).
Posted by: Carol | 01/28/2011 at 06:21 PM
Very beautiful calendar page; perfect for June.
Joan
MN
Posted by: Joan Garlough | 01/28/2011 at 06:46 PM
OMG Leslie...this is so fabulous! Such a unique way to use the calendar and so beautiful! I love the little roses!
Posted by: laura | 01/28/2011 at 08:12 PM
Simply stunning Leslie...I just love the colors, the embellishments, the calendar...all of it...thank you for sharing your wonderful inspiration !!
Posted by: velta | 01/28/2011 at 11:56 PM
Just so beautiful! Love the angled layout and the pretty ribbon. Love the colors too. Kerry
Posted by: Kerry | 01/29/2011 at 07:15 AM
Gorgeous, Leslie! Beautiful coloring on those little roses. Such detail! Wonderful calendar card!
Posted by: Betty Wright | 01/29/2011 at 07:47 PM
Wow, this is gorgeous! That paper is so beautiful! Couldn't be more perfect!
Posted by: Danielle | 01/30/2011 at 03:59 PM
What a fun idea to make a calendar birthday card. Your card is just so beautiful. I Love your lacy border frame, DP, roses, colors, sewing, bow.......gosh, just everything. TFS
Posted by: nancy littrell | 01/30/2011 at 08:02 PM
That Annalee paper is really pretty! Very clever way to use the calendar page and you've created such a lovely card for a June birthday. I could never do a 12 month calendar. Quarterly is as detailed of a calender project that I will ever take on. Linda
Posted by: Linda Bullard | 01/31/2011 at 04:18 PM
That is such a great idea, Leslie. Not only the calendar on the card idea, but also to use use that part of the image for the card. The card is beautiful. Your coloring rocks, as always.
Hugs and smiles
Posted by: Beate | 02/03/2011 at 11:27 AM