Altenew August 2025 Inspiration Challenge - Dear Dahlias

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Hello, today I’m sharing a card created with these products from Altenew:

  • Build-a-Garden: Dear Dahlias Set
  • Altenew Crisp Dye Ink in Vanilla Cream and Hazelnut
  • Vanilla Cream Cardstock
  • Artistry by Altenew Metallic Watercolor - Rhodolite
  • Sun Kissed Delights Enamel Dots

Other products:

  • Olo Markers:  
    • V.3, V.4, V1.1
    • OR4.1, O4.0, YO2.0, O4.3
    • BG2.7, G.6, YG1.6
  • Prismacolor Pencils:
    • Peacock Green, Pale Sage, Chartreuse, Green Apple
  • Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb. Cardstock
  • Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
  • Versafine Onyx Black Ink
  • Eclipse Masking Paper cut down to 5.5" x .75" strips
  • Darice Double Sided Adhesive Foam Strips
  • Bearly Art Glue

 

I started by stamping the floral bouquet on Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80lb. cardstock with Memento Ink.  I colored the flowers with the Olo Markers listed above.  I also added some shading to the leaves with colored pencils.  Once done, I used the coordinating die to cut it out.


To create the background I masked off about .375" around the edge of a Neenah cardstock panel cut down to 4" x 5.25".  I used the Vanilla Cream and Hazelnut Inks to give the background some color, concentrating the darker color on the bottom left and blending out to the Vanilla Cream on the top right.  With the masking paper still in place I added some splatters of Rhodolite Metallic Watercolor paint.


I adhered the floral bouquet with Bearly Art Glue and glued the entire panel onto an A2 size piece of Vanilla Cream Cardstock.  I stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of Neenah cardstock, cut out a strip and adhered it with a Darice Foam Strip.  To finish off the card I added some Enamel Dots from the Sun Kissed Delights Pack.


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