Hi everyone! I’m excited to join Altenew in their reveal of the new Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Lush Garden as part of a Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Amanda’s blog! All the stops on the hop as well as details on a giveaway can be found at the end of this post. You can also start on over at the Altenew Blog.

This hop celebrates the a new and gorgeous Craft Your Life Project Kit – Lush Garden. These kits are part of a monthly package from Altenew. This month’s features:

  • – one 6″ x 8″ clear stamp set and coordinating dies
  • – one simple coloring and layering stencil which coordinates with the stamp set 
  • – one 6×6 3D embossing folder
  • – one simple coloring stencil set (3 stencils) which coordinates with the embossing folder

I’m sharing two very different card projets today, both created using products from the kit. My first features the gorgeous Lush Garden 3D embossing folder, and uses the same technique with glossy cardstock I shared in this post where you can find more details on the how to.

This time I used a few blues and pinks, but paler in color (Baby Pink, Polar Bear) and my overlay spray was Antique Gold, which gives a gorgeous shimmering yellow sparkly hue.

All it takes with a folder like this is to add a few subtle clear embellishments like these confetti sequins and mount on a notecard. I did stamp the sentiment directly onto the cardstock using Obsidian Black ink, which nestles perfectly into that floral ‘nook’ area !

My second card is a slimline card and features some really bright colors to create the florals, leaves and background. I used the Lush Garden layering stamp set to stamp out the florals and leaves first, then die cut them out with the coordinating dies. The colors I used were a range of blues including Sea Glass, Ocean Waves, Dusk, and Arctic (and different layering of those colors for each floral) and the leaves were greens in Parrot, and Bamboo. The flower centres are Butternut and Vanilla Cream.

I grabbed a slimline panel of white cardstock, and ink blended the background by repeating the stencil in the kit using the Shades of Purple ink set. I simply inkblended the stencil’s first layer two or three times, rotating it to avoid a uniform look, and then repeated with the second and third layers. The centres are Vanilla Cream, and I also lightly blended that color over the entire panel to get a slightly off white look.

I arranged all of my florals onto the panel with foam tape, and added a white heat embossed sentiment on Jet Black cardstock to finish. Isn’t this just a completely different look?!

GIVEAWAY

$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 08/18/2021 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 08/20/2021.

Have fun – you next stop on the hop is the amazing Emily Midgett!

Jenny x

SUPPLIES

The Altenew supplies were provided to me as part of my design work for them. If you purchase through my affiliate links, I receive a small amount of compensation which helps me run my blog and channel to bring you more crafty creations! Thank you for your support.

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  10. Well both of these are gorgeous, but I have to say my jaw dropped with your first one on glossy card stock! Just stunning…definitely heading over to your other post to see how you achieved this look!!

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  13. Love how you’ve used the sprays – I NEVER think to do this, so this is great inspiration. Also love how your blue flowers pop on top of the purple background. Both cards are fabulous and get me thinking out of the box, where I love to be. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

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  16. I loved your first card. That metallic gold spray made it glow and shimmer. It make me think of romantic moments by the hearth. Thanks for sharing.

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  19. Both very different and both very pretty cards. Thanks for the inspiration. I will check out your post on how to color on glossy cardstock.

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  21. Both cards are lovely but I find myself drawn to the embossed folder with the glossy card techinque. Lovely. I’m heading to see how you did that. Thanks for sharing.

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  34. Wow, you weren’t kidding about two really different cards. Both are really pretty, but I’m fascinated by the first one, so I’m off to read your previous post, for the how to.

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  37. Lovely cards! The first one is so gorgeous and unusual. These embossing folder stencils are so cool!

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  40. The first design is so elegant! Lovely card! Pretty color combo on your second card with the beautiful flowers!

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