Cards By Carol: Craft-A-Flower: Cape Marguerite

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Friday, August 23, 2024

Beautiful New Cardstock Colors For A Floral Autumn Birthday Card

Hi crafty friends, and happy Friday! Today I'm participating in an Instagram hop to celebrate Altenew's new Crafty Necessities Cardstock Bundle! They now have cardstock that coordinates with some of their inks! Keep reading to get the awesome prize details for the hop!

I used several of the new cardstock colors, which by the way, are available in individual packs! It's great to be able to choose the colors you want. If you are like me and want them ALL, all colors are available in a discounted bundle.

Okay, the card details! I've used four gorgeous colors of cardstock for this card that I made with the Craft-A-Flower: Cape Marguerite layering die set. I used Warm Sunshine, Caramel Toffee, Paper Bag, and Olive.

Before I assembled the die cut layers, I used the coordinating ink colors (in the list below) to add a bit of depth to the pieces. I can't believe how well the cardstock and inks match!

I stamped a sentiment from the Birthday Builder stamp set at the bottom of an A2 size panel. Then I partially embossed the A2 layer with the Deck Planks 3D embossing folder.

I trimmed three small strips of Caramel Toffee, Olive, and Paper Bag card stocks to adhere above the sentiment.

I finished up the card with some coordinating green enamel dots. Such a fun card to make!

I hope you will join me over on Instagram for the hop! There are amazing prizes to be chosen and lots more beautiful inspiration with the new cardstocks in the Crafty Necessities Cardstock Bundle!

Here are links to the items I've used in my card today. These are affiliate links, never any additional cost to you. (For me to get the credit if you use my links, please allow cookies on your browser for shopping).

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Altenew: A Year In Review: Crafters' Edition Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello crafty friends! I have been so honored to have had the chance to guest design for Altenew this year, and I'm so thrilled to be participating in the Year In Review blog hop! And there are some awesome prizes--keep reading for the details!

We were to choose four of our most favorite Altenew projects from 2022, and let me tell you, that wasn't easy!! There is lots of gorgeous inspiration in this hop and I have the complete hop lineup listed below. If you would like to start from the beginning, head over to the Altenew card blog. You should have arrived here from the blog of Karen Reátegui!

Now onto my four favorite Altenew cards!

This card featuring the Craft-A-Flower: Cape Marguerite die set is by far my most favorite card I made for 2022! I just love how the dimensional flowers just pop off of the dark blue background that was embossed with the Angled Mosaic 3D embossing folder! Check out all of the details of this beautiful card on this blog post.

Next up is the card I made using the gorgeous Bountiful Bouquet stamp set and coordinating dies. I absolutely love the colors of the Sweet Dreams ink cube set! See all of the details on my blog post.

This card features the beautiful Build-A-Garden: Magnificent Branch stamp. I could have created two cards from this beauty, but I just wanted to feature the entire image on one card. This blog post has all of the details of my coloring.

I created these two cards from one panel where I used the embossing folder that was in the Craft Your Life: Seasonal Blooms Project Kit. After I colored the gorgeous image, I cut it in two to make the cards. Check out the details HERE.

Be sure to leave a comment here on my blog before you head over to the awesome blog of Bobby Hagen!

Prizes:

Over $500 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $100 gift card to 1 lucky winner, 3 $50 gift cards, and 27 $10 gift cards. Winners will be chosen from both blog hop #1 and blog hop #2. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog HERE by 12/27/2022 for a chance to win.

Wait, there's MORE!

We would also LOVE to see YOUR favorite handmade cards, layouts, home decor, etc. featuring Altenew products! Feel free to share them on social media or on your blog using the hashtag #AltenewBest2022. You may also add a link by clicking the blue button below.

FOUR lucky crafters will each win a $15 gift certificate to our store! Winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/29/2022. We are looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

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Sunday, June 12, 2022

Altenew June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to my stop in Altenew's June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the blog of Virginia Lu. If you need to start at the beginning, head over to the Altenew Card Blog.

Get ready to celebrate the start of Summer with this collection of stamps, dies, stencils, and an embossing folder! See a fresh take on florals, outline images just waiting to be colored with your favorite mediums, AND a sweet little sentiment set that can go from birthdays to graduation celebrations! Be sure to check it all out on the Marvelous Monthly Series release collection page! This fabulous collection is available now in the Altenew Shop!

My first card features the absolutely GORGEOUS Craft-A-Flower Cape Marguerite Layering Die Set!

After I die cut all of the Craft-A-Flower: Cape Marguerite layers, I started noticing that each petal layer had either a keyhole shape or an arrow die cut from the centers. Check out the next photo. There are also numbers etched onto each die. Then I finally understood that all of the pieces with a keyhole went together in the number order shown on the die!!!! The same for the arrow pieces. How genius is this??? This makes aligning each layer extraordinarily easy because you line up each keyhole or arrow opening for each layer. I'm just totally wow'ed by this! LOL!

To color the flowers, I wanted to use inks from my stash that I've neglected so I chose some Distress Inks in the colors of Victorian Velvet, Peeled Paint, and Forest Moss. I used ink blending brushes to shade the pieces. Then I splattered some diluted white acrylic paint over the pieces. I added gold splatters by using Enchanted Gold from the Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set.

When the splatters were dry, I used a stylus to add shape and dimension to each petal and leaf. Then I adhered the layers with glue. I create the card layer by inking the edges of blue cardstock with Blueprint Sketch and Black Soot Distress Ink. Then I ran it through my die cutting machine with the Angled Mosaic 3D embossing folder. (One of my favorites!) I trimmed it to 4-1/8" x 5-3/8", and then I added splatters of Enchanted Gold metallic watercolor. I let it dry and adhered it to the card base.

I heat embossed the sentiment from the Birthday Builder stamp set with gold embossing powder and popped it up with foam tape.

My next two cards feature the new, and so beautiful, Craft Your Life Project Kit: Silk Art. For both of these cards I've used the very same Crisp Dye Inks: Grass Field, Shadow Creek, and the purples in the Shades of Purple set. It's interesting how some inks can take on totally different shades of colors when water is used!

The card base layer is watercolor paper embossed with the Botanical 3D Embossing Folder (from the kit). Then I put the solid stamp from the kit's Silhouette Stamp set on my MISTI door. I inked up the stamp with the purple and green inks, misted it with water, and stamped it onto watercolor paper. I repeated this process until I was satisfied with the appearance.

When the piece was dry, I used the Silk Art die set to cut it out. I added a bit of foam tape to the back to adhere it to the card. I stamped the sentiment from the Silk Art stamp set in black ink and fussy cut it out to finish up my card.

Here is my next card--same inks, different techniques, and a totally different look!

To begin, I used a brayer to add Lavender Fields ink to the smooth side of the Botanical 3D embossing folder. Then I added white cardstock and ran it through my die cutting machine. Next I used the Silk Art Simple Coloring Stencil set to add the purple and green inks. The flower centers are Maple Yellow Crisp Dye ink. These small blending brushes are so helpful and made the stenciling much easier!

I trimmed the embossed piece to 3-¾" x 5" and added it to a layer of Deep Iris cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the Silk Art stamp set and added a mat layer of Deep Iris cardstock. A bit of foam tape pops it up onto the card.

Thanks so very much for stopping by my blog! I hope you will leave a comment for your chance to win one of the prizes!

The next stop on the hop is the blog of Reiko Tsuchida!

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 06/18/2022 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/20/2022.

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