Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Daffodil & Glitter Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 Hello crafty friends!  I'm thrilled to be part of the blog hop for the beautiful Craft-A-Flower: Daffodil Layering Die Set and Glitter Cardstock!

You should have arrived here from the blog of Erin Thompson.  If you need to start at the beginning, head on over to the Altenew Card Blog.  This gorgeous new Craft-A-Flower is now available in the Altenew store.

Daffodils are one of my most favorite flowers in the spring time and I love this new Craft-A-Flower: Daffodil Layering Die Set!  And I do love glitter, so the new Glitter Cardstock is right up my alley!  If you find that it is out of stock, be sure to click the notify me and you will receive an email when it's available!

First I created my card background by dry embossing the Lacy Tile stencil and then blending a bit of yellow ink around the edges.  I added it to a yellow A2 top-folding card base.

Next I die cut the flower portion from various papers.  I used the lightest yellow in the Summer Afternoon Gradient Cardstock set, white card stock (which I colored with my Copic markers) and some gold glitter card stock from the Gilded Glitter set.  I used the layering guide to help me correctly adhere each layer and set it aside to dry.

Then I die cut the leaves and stems from Green Meadows Gradient Cardstock and Forest Canopy Glitter Cardstock sets.  Next I adhered them to the card with liquid glue and used a few foam squares for the daffodil.

I used a sentiment from the All About You Word Die Set and die cut the layers from Gilded Glitter card stock and some black card stock.

I hope you've found some inspiration here at my stop!  Thanks so much for stopping, and be sure to leave a comment before you go to the next stop for your chance to win!

Your next stop is the blog of Bridget Casey!

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 07/13/2021 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 07/15/2021.

Blog Hop order:

Altenew Card Blog

Emily Midgett

Amanda Baldwin

Erum Tasneem

Michelle Short

Dana Joy

Sandhya Iyer

Reiko Tsuchida

Terri Koszler

Nathalie DeSousa

Svitlana Shayevich

Jenny Colacicco

Tenia Nelson

Seeka

Virginia Lu

Verity Biddlecombe

Maryam Perez

Keren Baker

Karen Brown

Daniel Diaz

Erin Thompson

Carol Hintermeier <<< that's me!

Bridget Casey

Colleen Balija

Tina Smith

Nenette S. Madero

Anna Mahtani

LauraJane

Preeti Chandran

Sande Woodson

Justine Hovey

Kelly Griglione

Linda Westfall

Natasha Davies

Bicycling Through The Wildflowers

Happy Wednesday crafty friends!  Today I have a card featuring Honey Bee Stamps Wildflowers stamps and dies with the Bicycle Builder die set!  I love the thought of biking through a field of wildflowers!  How about you?!  Read on for the details! 

My card is an A7 sized card.  I created the panel by die cutting the largest A7 Double Stitched Frames with white card stock.  (I have all supplies linked below--thank you if you use my links.)  I die cut the grass and hills from two shades of green card stock using the dies in the Horizon Slimline Borders die set.  (These are so versatile as you can cut them down from their 8-½" length to work with any sized card!  There's also a cloud and fence die in the set.)  I die cut the grass and hills by using the same A7 Double Stitched die.  I stenciled in some clouds using a stencil from the Outdoor Scene Builder set with a Background Blender brush and Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide.  I adhered the pieces to a side-folding A7 card base.

Next I stamped the flowers, butterfly and bees from the Wildflowers stamp set in Bee Creative Intense Black ink, which is Copic safe, and colored them with my Copic markers.  I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

Next I used the Bicycle Builder die set to create the bicycle.  I die cut the pieces from teal, silver, and black card stock and adhered them all together with Bee Creative glue.  I adhered the bicycle to the card with some glue.  Then I popped up the green plant with foam squares and adhered it to the card.  I tucked in the flowers adding glue just to the bottom of the stems.  I also trimmed a few of the stems before adhering them.  I didn't add glue or foam to the back of the flowers so that they kind of float!  Gives the card just a touch of dimension!

The sentiment is from the My Favorite Flower stamp set and is stamped with Intense Black Ink.  I die cut it with the coordinating die and added some thin foam strips to pop it up.  I also popped up the butterfly and bees.  I absolutely love how Honey Bee has so many sentiments with coordinating dies!  Makes it so easy to play around with your placement!

Well, I hope you enjoyed our bide ride through the meadows!  LOL!  Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Thank you, should you use my links:

Altenew Eclectic Vibes Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 Hello, and welcome to my stop in the blog hop celebrating Altenew's amazing Electic Vibes release!

You should have arrived here from the blog of Zinia Redo.  If you need to start at the beginning, head on over to the Altenew Card Blog.

This release is full of so many beautiful new stamps, dies, stencils, and embossing folders--something for everyone's style!  Just check out all of the wonderful new products here in this photo!  It's available in the Altenew store as a complete bundle, a stamp and die bundle, embossing folder bundle; and of course, individually as you like!  Click this photo to go to the Eclectic Vibes Collection release page:

Did you notice that there are new Altenew Crafter's Essential Micro-tip Tweezers?  These are traditional type tweezers that will be so handy to have while crafting!

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For my card today, I've used the stunning Gardenia Duo Layering Stamp Set and the Mask Stencil set.  There is a coordinating Gardenia Due Die set available that I didn't use today.  I love Altenew's layering stamp sets and this one is so gorgeous!!  Of course, it helps that gardenias are one of my favorite flowers--oh how lovely the blooms smell!

I began by stamping one of the two outline stamps from the Gardenia Duo set with clear embossing ink.  I sprinkled on some Rose Gold embossing powder and heat set it.  Then I covered the flower with its mask from the Gardenia Duo Mask Stencil set.  I repeated the steps for stamping and embossing the next flower.

I didn't stamp the solid layering stamp, but stamped the second layer in a light beige ink to create some subtle shadow.  I placed both masks over the flowers and stamped the leaves in Frayed Leaf ink.  Next I adhered a frame I die cut from gold card stock with the Fine Frames Cover Die.  I layered the panel onto some beige card stock and a top-folding A2 card base.

For a bit of bling I added a few sequins to finish up my card!

If you love gardenias like I do, you may want to check out the Gardenia Duo Stamp & Die & Mask Stencil Bundle!  Be sure to leave a comment here for your chance a fabulous prize!

Your next stop in the hop is the blog of awesome Maryam Perez!

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 07/11/2021 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 07/13/2021.

Blog Hop Order

Altenew Blog

Vicky Papaioannou

Norine Borys

Dana Joy

Nathalie DeSousa

Michelle Short

Verity Biddlecombe

Emily Midgett

Jenny Colacicco

Sandhya Iyer

Jaycee Gaspar

Terri Koszler

Seeka

Virginia Lu

Tina Smith

Tenia Nelson

LauraJane

Lilith Eeckels

Svitlana Shayevich

Tania Ahmed

Zinia Redo

Carol Hintermeier <<< that's me

Maryam Perez

Daniel Diaz 

Reiko Tsuchida

Nicole Watt

Amanda Baldwin

Bridget Casey

Keren Baker

Linda Westfall

Keeway Tsao

Nenette S. Madero

Justine Hovey

Amber Rain Davis

Scrappy Tails & Pear Blossom Press Collab Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends!  Welcome to the Scrappy Tails and Pear Blossom Press Collab Hop!

Today we are sharing lots of whimsical cards that will really brighten your day.   They feature dreamy new stamps and dies from Scrappy Tails, and with a little help from Pear Blossom Press, they all light up!  Be sure to hop along with us for lots of inspiration.  You will be amazed at all of the stunning cards each designer has created!  I have two cards to share so keep reading for the details, and the hop list plus prize info!

My first card features Scrappy Tail's absolutely gorgeous Fairy Girl stamp.

For the background I began with a piece of blue card stock.  I used a blending brush and inked these Distress Oxides around the edges: Blueprint Sketch and Black Soot.  Then I used the Starry Night stencil and added some Golden Era Nuvo Glacier Paste.  I set it aside to dry.

I stamped the Fairy Girl onto white card stock with Copic safe ink and colored her (except the wings) with my Copics.  I fussy cut the image trimming off the wings.  Next I stamped her again with Versamark onto 40# vellum.  I added some gold sparkle embossing powder and heat set it.  Then I just fussy cut the wings and adhered them to the Fairy Girl.

I stamped the sentiment included in the Fairy Girl set with Versamark and heat set it.  I added it to gold sparkle card stock and added foam tape to the back.  With my elements ready, and the stenciled background dry, I planned where to place the holes for my EZ-Lights.  I used a craft pick to make the holes.  Then I adhered the EZ-Light set with double-sided tape.  I placed the lights over the holes and held them in place with tape.  Then I added Double Thick Foam Tape to the back.  See this photo for explanation:

Next I adhered the panel to a top-folding A2 card base.  I added a vellum star I die cut from the Fairy Silhouettes die set to the star on the front.  Time to test out the gorgeous lights!

My next card uses the  Scrappy Tails Fairy Silhouettes dies and the A2 Forest Tree Cover Plate die.

This time I used the Pear Blossom Press Halo Lights. Again, I inked the blue card stock with Distress Oxides.  Then I die cut a circle that was just slightly smaller than the Halo Lights.  I used the same circle die and cut some white card stock, inked it with Dried Marigold, Wild Honey and Scattered Straw Distress Oxides.

Next I die cut the A2 Forest Tree Cover die from some brown card stock and adhered it to the blue panel.  I die cut the fairies from 40# vellum and sprayed it with Iridescent Glitter Dust.  I wish cameras captured all the sparkle!!  I set this aside to dry and got my Halo Lights ready to adhere.  I added the lights and foam tape to a top-folding A2 card base.

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I adhered the card front the card base.  Then I stamped the sentiment from the Fairy Sentiments in Versamark onto 40# vellum.  I sprinkled on Wow Vanilla Sparkle embossing powder and heat set it.  I trimmed around the sentiment and adhered it with a few rolled up glue dots placed behind the embossing.

Making these light-up cards with the Pear Blossom Press EZ-Lights is so fun and I totally love how Scrappy Tails sets work beautifully with the lights!

Next up on the hop is the super talented Jackie Pasko!

Prizes!

We'd love to see what you would create with these lovely new products, so we're giving some away!  Scrappy Tails and Pear Blossom Press are each giving away a $25 store credit!  For your chance to win, comment on this post by July 9, 2021.  Be sure to hop along and comment along the way to increase your chances!  Winners will be announced on July 12.

Hop list:

Scrappy Tails

Carol Hintermeier <<<that's me!

Jackie Pasko

Rachel Winn

Teresa Plunkett

Natasha Davies

Carrie Rhoades

Tanna LoHouse

Ilina Crouse

Pear Blossom Press (Su-Queen Teo)

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bearded Iris Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 Hello crafty friends!  Welcome to my stop in the blog hop to celebrate the release of Altenew's gorgeous new Build-A-Flower: Bearded Iris!

You should have arrived here from awesome Seeka's blog.  If you need to start at the beginning, head on over to the Altenew Card Blog.

The stunning Build-A-Flower: Bearded Iris is available now in Altenew's shop!  There are three ways you can purchase this beautiful set.  Click each image for the details.  It's available as a Layering Stamp & Die set, Layering Stamp, Die Set & Ink Bundle (saving 5%); or you can subscribe to the Build-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan (saving 14%).

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I really think that the Build-A-Flower: Bearded Iris layering stamp set is one of Altenew's most beautiful layering sets!!  In the spring I have purple bearded irises in my garden, so of course, I had to make the irises on my card purple!

First I stamped the layers of the Bearded Iris in purple with Shades of Purple ink set.  I stamped the leaves with Firefly and Grass Field inks from the Green Valley ink cube set.  I used the coordinating die to cut them out.

For the background layer, I stamped the other Bearded Iris outline stamp twice with Soft Lilac ink.  Then I used the Creative Edges: Scalloped Scallops die set to cut the edges.  I then used a drop of Deep Iris Dye Ink re-inker and slightly diluted it with some water to add splatters to the panel.  I used Jet Black ink to stamp the sentiment from the set.

Next I adhered the scalloped panel to a purple card stock layer and added it to an A2 card base.  I popped up the iris with some foam tape and adhered the leaves with glue.

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment before you go to the next stop!

Now hop on over to the blog of the awesome Dana Joy!

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 07/07/2021 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 07/09/2021.

Blog Hop Order

Altenew Blog

Jaycee Gaspar

LauraJane

Tenia Nelson

Jenny Colacicco

Emily Midgett

Amanda Baldwin

Virginia Lu

Michelle Short

Verity Biddlecombe

Seeka

Carol Hintermeier <<< that's me

Dana Joy

Nathalie DeSousa

Sandhya Iyer

Daniel Diaz

Bridget Casey

Justine Hovey

Keren Baker

Linda Westfall

Nenette S. Madero

Picked Just For You! | Honey Bee Stamps

 Hello my crafty friends!  This week, over at Honey Bee Stamps, we are all about the red, white and blue! For my card today, I've used the adorable Market Cart Honey Cuts and colored it up to fit the theme!  I had lots of fun creating this card--read on for the details!

Here are the steps I took to create the Market Cart (all other products I used are linked at the end of this post):

• Die cut the Market Cart pieces from 80# Neenah Solar White card stock.
• Use the Market Cart stencil to color the awnings and flower pots' greenery.  I used Background Blender brushes and these Distress Oxides:  Festive Berries, Blueprint Sketch, Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness.
• Then I colored the remaining parts with various Copic markers.

• Next I used Bee Creative glue to assemble the Market Cart.  Tip:  On the top awning, just add glue along the top edge--then you can fold along the score lines created when it was die cut for extra dimension!
• I added some gem stickers to the awnings.  I'm low on red and blue gems, so I was happy to find them in the Harvest Festival Gem stickers (red) and the Log Cabin Gem stickers (blue).  The white are from...the White Gem sticker set!  Haha!
• I added foam tape to the back of the cart and set it aside to create my card base.

• For the card base, I used some patterned paper from the Spring Lullaby paper pad.  Trim it to 4" x 5-¼".
• Very lightly, ink the edges of the cloud patterned paper with Stormy Sky Distress Oxide ink.  Adhere it to an A2 top-folding card base.
• I used a small scrap piece of green patterned paper I had from the Over The Rainbow paper pad and die cut it with the Grass Border Honey Cut.
• Trim the grass die cut to 4" and adhere it at the bottom.  Next, adhere the Market Cart to the card.
• Stamp the sentiment from the My Favorite Flower stamp set in Bee Creative Intense Black Ink and die cut it with the coordinating Honey Cut.  Add pieces of thin foam strips to the back and adhere it to the cart.

I love how this turned out for our red, white and blue themed week!  I know for sure I'll be decorating the cart for all the seasons and lots of holidays!  Thank you so much for stopping by!  If you are in the U.S., I hope you have a safe, and fun filled 4th of July!

Click the images for more details on the products I used:

Slimline Birthday Card with Rubbernecker Stamps New Dessert Set

 Happy Tuesday my friends!  Today my card features the new Rubbernecker Stamps Dessert Set.  I've created a subtle and sparkly background to up the celebratory factor of this card.  Keep ready for the details.

Directions for the card base:

• Create a 3-½" x 8-½" white card base by scoring a 7" x 8-½" piece of card stock at 3-½".
• Cut another panel of white card stock to 3-½" x 8-½".
• Using a MISTI stamp the Field of Stars background stamp onto it with Versamark clear embossing ink.
• Sprinkle on some white sparkle embossing powder and heat set.
• Since the stamp isn't tall enough to cover the entire slimline piece, turn the card around in the MISTI and cover the embossed stars with a scrap piece of paper.  (see photo)
• Ink the stamp up again with Versamark and stamp it onto the exposed portion of the panel.  Sprinkle on the white sparkle embossing powder and heat set.
• Adhere the embossed panel to the folded card base.
• Die cut the Slimline OPC Squares die four times from white card stock.  Adhere the layers together with liquid glue and then glue the piece to the card.

 Create the card elements:

• Stamp the images from the Dessert Set in Copic safe ink.  Color with with various Copic markers.
• Use the coordinating Dessert Set dies to cut the images out.  Add foam tape to the back of the cake and dish of ice cream and adhere them to the card.
• Stamp the sentiment (one of several in the Dessert Set) in black ink and die cut with the Nested Square Stitch Die.  Die cut one more from black card stock.
• Offset the black square behind the white square sentiment and adhere with glue.
• Add foam tape to the back of the sentiment and adhere to the card.
• Glue the extra strawberries to the card as shown.

I wish the sparkle of the Field of Stars background showed up like it does in real life!  I always so appreciate you stopping by.  Thank you!

Links to Rubbernecker products: