My Colorful Paper Garden

Hello, today I’m sharing a Christmas card created with these products from Altenew: ·        Mistletoe Wreath Outline Stamp Set ·        Mistletoe Wreath Die Set ·        Mistletoe Wreath Simple Coloring Stencil Set ·        Organic Linen 3D Embossing Folder ·        Altenew Fresh Dye Inks in Heart Beat, Golden Honeycomb, Sea Forest, Green Opal, Matcha Tea, and Crisp Dye Ink in Green Field Other products: ·        Ranger Gold Embossing Powder ·        Red Cardstock   I started by stamping the wreath on Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb. cardstock with Gina K Designs Amalgam Ink.    I used the Simple Coloring Stencil to color the wreath and the coordinating die to cut it out.    I stamped the banner on red cardstock with Versamark Watermark Ink and heat...

I used these products from Memory Box to create this card: ·        Drop Nativity Die ·        Pine Branches Die ·        Greenery Solid Core Cardstock ·        Blush Solid Core Cardstock Other products: ·        Matt Gold Cardstock – Crafters Companion ·        Scattered Straw Distress Ink - Ranger ·        Artsy Angel Stamps and Dies – Honey Bee Stamps ·        Blurry Flurries Designer Paper – Whimsy Stamps ·        Gold Embossing Powder - Ranger   I started by die cutting the Drop Nativity Die from Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb. cardstock. I ink blended them the center with Scattered Straw Distress Ink.   I traced the die cut image onto a piece of scrap printer paper and cut it out staying just inside...

  Hello, today I’m sharing a card I created for the Altenew October 2024 Inspiration Challenge.   Altenew products used for this card include: Blooms of Friendship Stamps and Dies sets Piped Waffle Die Set F - Sunshine Valley Garden Alcohol Markers Featured Sentiments Die Set  I started by stamping the single flower on a piece of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb. cardstock three times.  I used the Pinkalicious (R504) marker to color the petals by flicking from the center outwards and from the top downwards, leaving a white space in the middle.  To connect the top and bottom sections I filled in the white space with the Pink Diamond (R502) marker.   To give each bloom some more depth I used the Razzleberry (R616) marker for the very center   and finished with the Maple Yellow (Y207) marker for the stamen.   I stamped the word “Friendship” on a piece of cardstock similar to the Purple Wine ink, heat embossed it with white em...

  Hello!     Today I’m sharing a fun Halloween card I created with the Cauldron Witch and Fancy Gate Globe Dies from Memory Box.   To create the gate, I sprayed some Iron Gate Distress Mica Stain on a piece of black cardstock.  After it was dry I used the Fancy Gate Globe Die from Memory Box to cut it out.  Note: I used a lightweight black cardstock for the gate.  I recommend using a heavier weight cardstock so the gate won't be flimsy.   For the wall background I cut a piece of light gray cardstock down to 4.125” x 5.375”.  I used the “Small Brick Wall” stencil from My Favorite Things and ink blended some Lost Shadow Distress Ink on the gray cardstock.   I adhered the gate to the cardstock wall, about .5” up from the bottom.  I used Eclipse Masking paper to mask off the sides and I added some Black Soot Distress Ink to give the appearance of a path leading up to the gate.  I also put the stencil down again ...

  Hello!  Today I’m sharing my first card for Altenew’s Certified Educator Program.  This card is for the Irresistible Inking Techniques class.  I chose to complete this project because I have never been very comfortable with layering stamps, but after a few tries I was able to get the stamps lined up correctly.  I also love the look of the inked cardstock edges which is a technique I haven't used in a long time.   I started by cutting three panels from Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb. cardstock. The first is an A2 size, 4.25” x 5.5” The second measures 4” X 5.25” The third is 3.25” x 5.25” also from the Neenah cardstock.   I also cut a 3.5” x 5.25” piece of pink cardstock from my stash.   I stamped the largest flower from Altenew’s Stunning Cosmos stamp set on the smallest piece of white cardstock with Dusty Pink Fresh Dye Ink.  Then I stamped the coordinating layer with Raspberry Sunset Fresh Dye Ink.  I used ...

  Hello, today I’m sharing a card I created for the Altenew September 2024 Inspiration Challenge. https://blog.altenew.com/september-2024-inspiration-challenge/ I used the Rosy Blooms stamps and dies sets, the Pocket Sentiments stamp and die sets, and the Dotted Waves Debossing Cover Die.  I also colored the floral image with Altenew’s Sunshine Valley Garden Alcohol Markers.   I started by stamping the largest flower in the Rosy Blooms set on a piece of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb. cardstock.  I colored it with the Pink Diamond (R502), Pinkalicious (R504) and Rubellite (C003) markers.  To give the flower a lighter pink and white edge I colored it with the Pink Diamond marker and lightly brushed a colorless blender over it.     I didn’t think the markers in this set gave me the darker pink color I was looking for to meet the challenge requirements, so I colored the little hearts with a Copic marker in RV06 and then went ove...

Hello!  I am sharing. another card using the adorable Mice stamps from Pink&Main.  I think they are so cute I just couldn't resist. For this card I used “Pumpkin Kisses” Stamps and Dies.   I stamped the image on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb. cardstock with Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink and colored it with Copic Markers:   Mouse: W3, W2, W1, W0, E42, E41, E40, R12, R11, R01 Pumpkins:  YR18, YR04, YR14, Y35 Pumpkin Stems: YG95, YG93, YG91 Green Leaves: YG67, G07, YG09, then colored over the entire leaf with YG63 to tone down the brightness Red Leaves:  R24, YR24, YR23 Sunflowers:  Y18, Y08, Y15, Y13, E57, E25, E23   I die cut the image with the coordinating die from the Pumpkin Kisses die set.   To create the center of the card I die cut two circles from the “Zig Zag” Circle Dies set also from Pink&Main.   The larger circle is approximately 3.5” and I cut it out from a lighter shade of yellow cardstock....

Hello!     I am sharing a card I created for the Altenew August 2024 Inspiration Challenge.   For this card I used the “Morning Glory” Stamp, Die and Stencil set from Altenew.   I started by stamping the flowers on a piece of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest Cardstock with Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink.  I used the Morning Glory Stencil Set to color the image with Altenew’s Fresh Dye Inks:   Flower Petals:  Berry Mocha, Coral Bliss and Pink Pearl Leaves:  Green Opal, Mossy Meadow, Pistachio Stamen:  I used the blending brush with some Coral Bliss Ink still remaining on it and added some Altenew Crisp Dye Ink in Sunkissed.    I also used Prismacolor Colored Pencils in Terra Cotta (PC944), Henna (PC1031), Kelp Green (PC1090) and Moss Green (PC1097) to add some shading for added dimension.   I die cut the flowers using the coordinating Die Set and set aside.   The sentiment is also from the “Morning Glory” S...

  Hello.  Today I am sharing a card I created with the "Wild Daisies" Press Plates set from Altenew. I started by placing the floral Press Plate on my Betterpress Platform and inking it up with Gina K. Designs Amalgam Ink.  I placed a 5x7 piece of Neenah Solar White Classic Crest cardstock on the Platen, taped it down with removable tape and ran it through my die cutting machine.     To create a mask, I adhered a piece of Eclipse masking paper to a piece of 5x7 copy paper and used removable tape to adhere it to the Platen.  After inking up the Press Plate again I ran it through my die cutting machine.  I removed the masking paper from the copy paper and cut out the mask.   After placing the mask on the floral image, I did some light ink blending with Distress Inks in Stormy Sky, Salvaged Patina and Shaded Lilac.  I tried to keep my ink blending more towards the center of the paper leaving the top right and lower left corners white.  I li...