My Colorful Paper Garden

  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....