Hi there crafty friends!! I’m so pleased you’re joining us today as we celebrate Altenew’s newest Craft-A-Flower release – the Magnolia! This is a large bloom that makes layering the die cuts a breeze, perfect for the beginner new to layering dies. If you weren’t sent my way by Yasmin Diaz then you can always start over at the top of the hop on the Altenew Card Blog.
For my project today, I decided to return to my darker, more dramatic cards. I really wanted to use a black background, and I picked out cardstock scraps from my scrap drawer to die cut the flower itself.
I started by dry embossing a A2 panel of Jet Black cardstock, using the Frilly Peonies 3D embossing folder. This has large blooms and leaves that fill out right up to the edges. I knew most of it would be covered up by the Magnolia, with the exception of the edges. I also wanted an embossing folder with blooms of a similar size to my die cuts.
I die cut a selection of cardstocks in pastel peaches, corals, deep burgundy and layered them together to create two Magnolias. I used yellow and orange scraps for the centres. For my leaves, I used shades of navy, and sky blues – I love how these two colors go together!
I arranged the die cuts onto the centre of my black dry embossed panel, overlaying one on top of the other with a single and double layer of Instant Dimension foam tape, and slotted the leaves behind, securing with liquid glue.
I decided to add a few splatters using Pure White Ink Spray, and I also mixed up some white acrylic paint with water for a brighter white splatter as well. When dry, I added a few Satin White Sequins and a touch of Crystal Glaze (Nuvo) onto the flower centres. I finished with a sweet sentiment stamped in Obsidian Pigment Ink to finish.
Giveaway Time!
$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 02/13/2022 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 02/15/2022.
Now it’s time to carry on the hop by heading on over to the amazing Seeka‘s blog!
Enjoy!
Jenny x
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Beautiful card Jenni. what a clever technique to use similar floral designs on you dry embossed background to continue with you composition without subtracting attention from the pretty Magnolias! Thanks for the inspiration! Have a wonderful day!
Brilliant! Love the unexpected colors.
Beautiful and oh so dramatic!
Love the dark background used make the Magnolias hypnotizing!
Love the white spray on black!
Beautiful card. LOVE the background and white accents to add to the design. Thanks for sharing!
I agree with Liz, the background adds just the right touch.
What a gorgeous pair of magnolias! Stunning colors and beautiful card!
Very pretty card. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing.
Those colors look stunning against the black panel.
Such a beautiful card. I love the gorgeous magnolias against the dark background.
Wow. Everything about your card is stunning!
This is fantastic! Love your color choices
Your color choices are outstanding!
I absolutely LOVE the black background. It really accents the amazing flowers you’ve used and also love the non-traditional coloured leaves. Great card!! 😀💕
A very pretty design Jenny. Your makes are always so inspiring!
I just love your design, the colors, the background!
I love your splatters! I ADORE the Craft-A-Flower series! This Magnolia is amazing!
So beautiful!
This is wonderfully edgy! I like it, especially against the black background.
Great colors against that dark background! Beautiful effect!
Gorgeous design on black background, stunning!
So beautiful! Thanks for the amazing inspiration!
This is a unique and beautiful look for the magnolias!
Wow! Love the bold, colorful layers on the black background!
Beautiful card!!! Love the colors you used and the splatter!!!
Loving your color combination using the great magnolia die set from Altenew!
What a stunning card- beautiful colors! I love the embossed image on the background!
This is a favorite for me (in this blog hop). I LOVE how you’ve “frosted” the card; especially against the black. This is stunning!
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Your choice of colors is so beautiful, Jenny! Love this card!!
This is such a pretty card! I love your color choices for the blooms and leaves. And the background is stunning.
Intricate beauty and interesting colorway.
Nice combination of sets. I like the dark background and color combination for the flower layers.
Not colours I would expect but absolutely beautiful.
Kinda wintery, kinda masculine. I like it!
Stunning. The background makes such a difference in the impact!
Very pretty and dramatic card!
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing…