Saturday, May 1, 2021

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Indian Lotus Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello friends!  Welcome to the Altenew Build-A-Flower: Indian Lotus blog hop!


You should have arrived from the blog of super talented Emily Midgett.  If you need to begin at the start, head on over to the Altenew Card Blog.  The entire hop list is at the end--so much beautiful inspiration!

The gorgeous Build-A-Flower: Indian Lotus is available in the Altenew shop with three different options:  Indian Lotus Layering Stamp & Die Set; Indian Lotus Layering Stamp & Die Set & Ink Bundle (save 5%); or the Build-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan (14% off).  Click the images to go to the shop for all the details:


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Now onto my card!  I love this gorgeous set and wanted to use the various layers of the set.  I created a beautiful watery background for the images--read on for the details!

I began by taping around the edges of a 4" x 5-¼" watercolor panel with masking tape.  First I used a wide brush to add water to the entire panel.  Then I did a swirly wash of color by using Lagoon from the 36 Pan Watercolor Set creating a watery ombré background.   I set this aside to dry.  Once dry, I slowly peeled off the masking tape.  I love how this turned out!


Next I stamped the Indian Lotus flowers in shades of pink from the Rose Petals Dye Ink Cube set.  I stamped the greenery with greens from the Green Fields Dye Ink Cube set.  To give the images somewhat of a "no-line" look, I also stamped the outline stamp in a medium shade from those ink cube sets.

I used the coordinating Indian Lotus dies to cut them all out.  Then I added foam tape to the back of the flowers.

I stamped the sentiment that's in the Indian Lotus set in black ink and trimmed it with my paper trimmer.


Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you've enjoyed my card and will leave a comment below for your chance to win!


Your next stop on the hop is Amber Rain Davis!


Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 05/06/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the 

Altenew Winners Page on 05/08/2021.


Blog Hop Order:

Altenew Card Blog

Norine Borys

Amanda Baldwin

Emily Midgett

Carol Hintermeier <<< that's me

Amber Rain Davis

Erin Thompson

Therese Calvird

Jenny Colacicco

Tenia Nelson

Joylita Dsouza

Virginia Lu

Keren Baker

LauraJane

Linda Westfall

Nathalie DeSousa

Nandini Karmarkar

Sandhya Iyer

Seeka

Teresa Litchfield

Terri Koszler

Verity Biddlecombe

Helen Kalb

36 comments:

  1. I love how your background turned out also. So pretty. The perfect setting for your lovely flowers.

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  2. Your background is just as stunning as the flowers. Beautiful!

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  3. Beautiful card .... Amazing background...

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  4. Your colours are so vibrant for this card and I love it 😀

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  5. Beautiful card; I love your background too!

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  6. Your background looks stunning. I don't think I could do this even after reading the tutorial, I think you must have a golden touch. I love the lotus, it's such a beautiful flower.

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  7. You nailed the watery background for your beautiful lotus flowers and leaves. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  8. I love this new set and thanks for sharing how you've used it. It is giving me lots of ideas.

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  9. This is gorgeous! Your background is perfect!

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  10. Beautiful card with a lovely water background, thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. LOVE YOUR COLORING AND LOVE THE SENTIMENT, TOO!

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  12. I love that background - the Lagoon color is so pretty and goes so well with your flowers!

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  13. Great work on your background! Love the leaves too.

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  14. Marisela Delgado said: So pretty! mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  15. Love the watercolored background and the bright colors. Very pretty!

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  16. Swirly background! a new one to try! Thanks for sharing!

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  17. I like the background created. Nice color share.

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  18. Pretty design! I love the bright colors!

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  19. Would love to receive this card!

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  20. Love those watercolor swirls!

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  21. Pretty background to go with lotus flowers. Love the colors.

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  22. Gorgeous card! The watercolor background really sets the flowers off.

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  23. Beautiful! I can see the lotus flowers floating on the water. Lovely!

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  24. Beautiful background! Beautiful card!

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  25. The water looks wonderful behind the pretty flowers. Nice job

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  26. Serene scene with this Indian Lotus image! Stunning!

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  27. Beautiful card and the sentiment is wonderful. Your background is amazing.

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  28. Beautiful card. The flowers look amazing!

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  29. Beautiful lotus flowers and pretty colors! Love your gorgeous card!

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  30. How fun is the water effect you did! It turned out amazing, and so realistic 👏🏻

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  31. Fabulous card. I love this new stamp set and your wonderful color choices and background water coloring.

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  32. Beautiful card. Your background is stunning

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