Hello friends, I hope you’re doing well today wherever you are in the world. Many of you are in my thoughts right now in these tough times.
Today Altenew is hosting the Flowers & Swirls release blog hop, releasing new stand-alone dies – my favorite kind of dies. If you weren’t sent along to my blog by the amazing Vicky Papaioannou then I highly recommend starting over at the Altenew Blog to get the full hop in all it’s inspirational glory!
This is a really eclectic release, with something for everyone! I had tons of ideas and am sharing a few here, but you’ll certainly see these popping up again on future card-making videos!
My first card is inspired by my fellow Altenew design teamie the amazing Emily Midgett. I love how she pairs unusual background cardstock colors with soft florals and I decided to give it a try. My background is a tealy-green cardstock from my stash and I paired it with the new Magnolia Ballerina stamp and die set. I stamped it in Jet Black ink, then colored it in using the coordinating Simple Coloring Stencil with a variety of pinks including Fuchsia and Baby Pink. I used Fresh Lemon and Honey Drizzle in the centre, a touch of Honey Drizzle on the stem, and Milk Chocolate on the edges (easily done with Detailed Blending Brushes!) I then die cut it out.
I adhered the die cut to my teal panel with foam tape and scattered a few Satin Gold Sequins around the panel. My sentiment was heat embossed in Gold Crisp Embossing Powder onto a strip of teal and popped over the top. I also added a little Nuvo Crystal Glaze to the centres to make them shine! (The eagle-eyed amongst you will maybe recognize this card as my sneaky-peak on the Altenew Instastories takeover last month!)
My next card features the Magnolia Ballerina again, this time the 3D Embossing Folder. I decided to carry on the theme of colored cardstock backgrounds and used a dark rusty red panel this time, dry embossed with the Magnolia folder. I lightly ran some white pigment ink over the top to highlight the image, and added a few splatters of Pure White Ink Spray.
I used the new Wispy Feathers Layered Die Set, die cut from white cardstock and Gold Mirror cardstock and adhered together. I poppped it up on the card panel and added a few Satin White Sequins here and there. I finished with a stamped sentiment from the Magnolia stamp set in Obsidian ink.
I went super bright with my next card! I created a panel of cardstock using Green Valley Slim Washi tape, which I adhered diagonally on white cardstock, repeating the colors until the panel was covered. I then die cut it with the new Dainty Leaves die. I also die cut it three more times from white cardstock and adhered them together.
I mounted the leaf onto a panel of Warm Sunshine cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the Magnolia Ballerina directly onto the panel in Obsidian. I also added a few splatters of Jet Black Spray with a fine paintbrush.
For my last card, I paired the new Edged Wildflower die with patterned paper, letting it peep through! My background features the Alcohol Ink Backgrounds patterned paper which I trimmed to A2 size and adhered it to a notecard.
I then die cut the Edged Wildflower from an A2 panel of white cardstock, moving the edge in approx 1.75 inches from the left edge. I adhered it with glue directly to the panel and stamped one of the sentiments in Obsidian ink directly on to it. To finish, I used a few bright yellow enamel dots, which I thought really bring out that yellow in the upper right corner of the panel.
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 03/03/2022 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 03/05/2022.
Your next stop on the hop today is the beautifully talented Yasmin Diaz!! Enjoy!
Jenny
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Gorgeous cards, love that magnolia
Beautiful cards… Great inspirations…
All of your cards are so pretty. I can’t decide which is my favorite. I love the pop of the first card on the teal background. There is something about that honey yellow flower center that draws my eye. The feather on that soft embossed background is so soothing. The green sprig on the yellow just shouts spring and joy. And the final card with that lovely alcohol ink paper is stunning. I’ll take them all. Thank you for sharing.
Spectacular cards!
Thanks for the inspiration!
So many different techniques ..I love it. very talented!
Four great but very different ideas for using these new products. Thanks for the inspiration!
very creative designs … so many design possibilities to consider … I really love the color contrast in the first one.
All four cards are fabulous! I love that teal and pink combo on the first card. Your second card is so elegant!!
Just beautiful! I have two other Altenew dies where they cut the page in half and I just love them
Your cards are fabulous! That first one is my absolute favorite.
Hi, Jenny – These are lovely! My two favorites (though all of them are lovely and each has its own charms) are the first (Magnolia Ballerina) and the last (with that alcohol ink background). WOW! SO GOOD!
TFS –
Lori S in PA
Love all your cards. The feather on top of the magnolia card is elegant, the alcohol ink background paper on the edged wildflower card is just gorgeous. Thanks for sharing
Soooo colorful and Fun!!! Love your cards!!!
I love what you did with the gold around the wispy feather
The magnolia is my favorite flower.
LOVE your washi tape idea!!! I have soooo much, now I can finally use! Great cards!
I love your contrasting colors! Especially the yellow one! Awesome new dies!
Your cards are gorgeous and the bold colors make them pop!
Love, love, love this release!! Your cards are stunning!!
These are all gorgeous! I love the saying, “A giggle a day keeps the grumps away!”
Love the touch of yellow on your last card. As a rule I’m not a huge fan of yellow, but small pops of it can really add something to a card.
So beautiful!
Beautiful cards Jenni, I just got to play with my wildflower die and I thought about the recommended color combo you shared for February’s Inspiration Challenge, and it looks really pretty! Love it… thanks for sharing!
I am just really enjoying this blog hop. I’m nuts about the edges wildflower die. Thanks for sharing your very pretty card highlighting it!
Awesome cards! Your wildflower die card is gorgeous, and your Magnolia Ballerina card is spectacular!
Beautiful cards, these dies looks great.
LOVE your color choices! Thank you for sharing your art-it’s fresh and inspirational:)
What stunning examples! I love how fluid your first card looks! So gorgeous!
My favorite is the one with the magnolia ballerina and the feather! Beautiful!
Beautiful cards!!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
I would not have thought to pair the teal background either the pink flowers but wow it really works.
What a gorgeous set of cards! I love the yellow and green one!
Love these beautiful cards, Jenny! And, I love the new stand alone dies, too.
These are all beautiful! My faves were the card with that beautiful edge flower die and the one with the fun colorful leaf dies from pattern paper!!
Gorgeous cards and I love the bright color palettes. I’m also wanting that paper pad!
your cards are gorgeous – so many great designs and layouts that inspire me
Gorgeous cards!
Absolutely gorgeous cards! Love the colors and designs…
Thanks for sharing.
I especially love both magnolia cards! So pretty!
Gorgeous cards! I especially love the first card—the colors and the design are wonderful!
Pretty variety of cards with these new items.
Wow such nice cards. I really find them all very pretty. Your feather is beautiful and your wildflower card is so colorful and eye catching 🙂
You did great designs with this release. Your version of Magnolia Ballerina is lovely, but same for the way you layered the feather with white and gold and the interesting Wildflower die with the abstract background. You’re so good!
Your designs are quite original and inspiring.
I love these projects! Beautiful work!
Amazing cards! I agree with you — this release has something for everyone!
Such bright, fun and inspiring art. Thanks for the wonderful Altenew inspiration.
It’s always a FUN and inspiring blog hop.
Love how you combined some of the products in this release!
I love the color of the 2nd one.
Wow, adore the green card. What a great colour combo.
Nice set and color combinations.