Showing posts with label Altenew. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Altenew. Show all posts

Sunday, July 5, 2026

Wedding Congratulations for PP793

Hello friends!  For those of you in the US, I hope you enjoyed a wonderful 4th of July celebration.  My husband and I sat in front of our house, along with some neighbors and watched all the fireworks that were being set off around us.  Loud, but pretty chill.

But now, onto the business of a new challenge at the Paper Players!  It's the amazing and lovely Ann's turn to host and she has come up with a wonderful theme to inspire you.


This theme came at a perfect time.  My dear friend recently got married in June and this is the wedding card I created for she and her new husband. 



My friend loves lace so of course I pulled out some of the last remnants of long retired Stampin' Up! lace trim (think 2013!).  I settled on using the beautiful Butterfly Ranunculus Layering die set from Altenew, which includes all three flowers and the leaves on the card.  Originally it was going to be an A7 card, but I settled on 4.5" x 6", which was more proportional.  

The flowers and leaves were cut from white cardstock, then colored with ink blending.  Gold centers looked elegant and coordinated with the foiled congratulations sentiment.  I cut a panel for the background that was a bit on the peachy side, so I lightly ink blended a dark pink around the edges before adhering the embossed panel.  I used glue behind the solid parts of the lace design in order to add it to the embossed section, then added the flowers with foam squares and tucked the leaves underneath.  I did finish things off with a few pearls but that was a last-minute decision which didn't get photographed.  


Thanks so much for taking time to stop by and I encourage you to head over to the challenge blog for some gorgeous inspiration from my talented teammates.  The challenge will remain open until Friday, July 10th at 3pm EDT.  I hope you'll have a chance to play along!

Stef


  • Altenew Butterfly Ranunculus Layering Die set
  • Spellbinders Petite Tufted embossing folder
  • Spellbinders Betterpress Fancy Sentiments plate and die
  • Altenew Strawberry, Raspberry Sunset, Matcha Tea and Reindeer Moss ink

Thursday, April 16, 2026

Charmed Birthday for Color Hues

Hello friends!  Today the lovely Sheri is hosting our new challenge at Color Hues.  She has chosen some wonderful spring colors.

Remember that you can use any hues of these colors and you'll see that with the gorgeous cards by the other design team members, as well as mine.


I've always found coral to be a bit tricky to create with using inks or alcohol markers.  But then Jennifer McGuire came to my rescue in a video earlier this year, using three shades of Altenew inks (listed below).  So that's what was used to ink blend all the die cut petals on the flower. (If anybody that has suggestions for coral Copic marker combos that don't look too red, I'd appreciate knowing!)

After the ink blending of both the leaves and flower petals was complete, the flower was assembled, all six layers (!) plus the center pieces.  I didn't care for the shape of the top flower center die that was part of the die set so I substituted one from another set.

Both the Betterpress sentiment and the flower center were inked using Altenew Antique Gold pigment ink.  Texture was added to the green background with a cover plate die, then a die cut lattice became the landing spot for the peony.  Other than fussing with the flower center, this card came together very quickly!


The challenge will remain open until Wednesday April 29th at 3:00 pm EDT.  For more inspiration, I encourage you to visit the challenge blog to see all those gorgeous cards created by my amazing teammates and our guest designer Kelly. I hope you'll join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

  • Altenew Coral Charm Peony dies
  • Spellbinders Woven Lattice Texture die
  • Pinkfresh Studio Stitched Diamonds Cover die
  • Spellbinders A Little Message Sentiments Press Plate and die
  • Altenew Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss and Coral Red inks
  • SSS Lime, Limelicicous and Pearfection inks

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Buttercup Bunch for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  Today the Paper Players is back with our monthly color challenge.  This time, the lovely Jan is hosting and has chosen a great color combination.

I really love black and yellow together but I have to admit the gray threw me for a bit, but after some trial and error, a satisfactory card emerged lol!


I knew I was going to use my Altenew Buttercup Bunch die set, because, well, buttercups are yellow lol!  It's a rather modern style so I tried different graphic designs for the background, but nothing worked.  Then I realized I was using too dark of a gray so I went searching around and found the stenciled background I ended up using.  It was in with some Stampin' Up neutral scraps and was one of my last pieces of Smoky Slate (which I didn't even know I still had!).  

The panel was stenciled using Versamark ink. I trimmed it down to have a white border on each side, then added the black strip.  The flowers were arranged with the stems glued down and the flowers popped up using thin foam squares.  The stacked sentiment was adhered, then a few Onyx gems finished things off.


What are you inspired to create with this color trio?  I think it would work equally well for a more "masculine" card. The rest of the design team has fabulous inspiration with a variety of designs over at the challenge blog, so I encourage you to head over and take a peek.  The challenge will remain open until Friday April 17th at 3pm EDT.  I hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef


  • Altenew Buttercup Bunch Layering die set
  • Simon Says Stamp Hibiscus Bloom sentiment stamp and die
  • Tim Holtz Bubble stencil
  • Spellbinders Onyx gems

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Celebrating YOU, Time Out Challenges!

Hello friends!  Today's post is very, very special because Time Out Challenges is celebrating their 12th birthday!  Woot woot!  And I am truly honored to join in as the muse for their Case the Designer challenge as part of the birthday celebration. 


Time Out Challenges was started 12 years ago by Sandie Munro and Nonni Niskanen who love to take "time out" to craft and have others join them.  The challenge has continued to have wonderfully creative challenges all these years, along with amazing design team members.  

I had to spend some time thinking about what type of card to make for everyone to CASE.  I love a variety of styles, but I decided to use the elements I love the most - Copic/OLO coloring, florals (especially BIG florals lol!), embossing, text (although it's hard to see on the kraft cardstock), a minor bit of distressing, splatter and having a metallic in some fashion. Hopefully that gives everyone lots of design options. Here's what I ended up with...



One of my favorite flowers is a peony, so that's what I chose for the floral image.  I used a combination of Olo and Copic markers to color it, and because I'd left the stamp in my positioner, I was able to stamp it a second time and gold heat emboss it, along with the sentiment.  This image is quite large, so my card size ended up being 4.5" x 6" because I didn't have the heart to chop off any of it lol!

I cut a kraft panel to fit the card base, then used a text background stamp before distressing around the edges.  The next layer is a piece of embossed watercolor paper, and I used an Old Paper Distress ink pad to lightly swipe across the raised areas, then distressed it as well.  Splatter was added in gold and white, then I used hemp twine to create a bow.  

The last step was to add the flowers and sentiment with thin foam tape.




Thanks to Stephanie and the rest of the design team for offering me the privilege of celebrating along with you!  

I hope you'll join in the celebration with your CASE and have a chance to win a $25 store credit to Waffle Flower!

Thanks for visiting and take care!

Stef

  • Altenew Lovely Rose Peony stamps and dies
  • Simon Says Stamp Old Letter 1878 background stamp
  • Altenew Arched Foliage Bundle 3D embossing folder
  • Tim Holtz Heavystock Kraft cardstock
  • Canson Monteval watercolor paper
  • Altenew Metallic paints
  • Olos - RV0.6, 0.4, 0.2, 0.1, YG1.6, 1.4, 1.2
  • Copics - YG67, YR23, Y15


Sunday, March 1, 2026

Everything Wonderful for Color Hues

Hello friends!  Well, here we are at the first of March and therefore it is time for a new challenge at Color Hues!  The amazing Karen is hosting this time and has chosen a beautiful color combination!

I think this combo would be perfect for St. Patrick's Day/leprechauns/four leaf clovers, but instead, I had a beautiful leafy image in mind to use.  


This is from the Altenew Arched Foliage Craft-Your-Life bundle.  I mulled over many ways to use this leafy arch, by cutting it  to create various layouts but then I saw this video by Mindy Eggan aka "master ink blender" and knew I had to use her design.

To start, the die was used to cut the leafy arch, then it was stenciled with three greens (Jade, Eucalyptus, and Forest Fern) from Altenew's Frosted Foliage quad.  It's one of my favorite green color combos.  Next the die cut was embossed with the matching folder, then adhered to a second layer for more stability.  

A panel of white was then inked blended with the same colors, fading off to white on the left side, and then added to the card base.  I used foam tape to add the leaf die, cutting off anything hanging off the edge of the card.  For the gold splatter, I used Altenew's Metallic Paint set.

The stamp set has some wonderful greeting stamps, but to be honest, I was being lazy about heat embossing it in gold, so I used one in my stash that I'd previously foiled and die cut.  And, it's a lovely sentiment.


Thanks for stopping by and I encourage you take a moment to visit the challenge blog to see all the gorgeous cards by the other design team members and our wonderful guest designers Donna and Darnell.  The challenge will remain open until 9am EDT on Saturday March 14th.  I hope you'll join us!

Stef

PS - In case you missed my DT post for the Paper Players, you can find it here.   Also, I'd love it if you'd come back by on Thursday, when I have a very special surprise post! 

  • Altenew Arched Foliage stencil, die and embossing folder
  • Spellbinders Everything Wonderful Sentiments Betterpress plate and die
  • Altenew Metallic Gold Paint
  • Altenew Frosted Foliage ink quad

Monday, February 16, 2026

Just For You at Color Hues

Hello friends!  The first half of February feels like it has just flown by; does it feel the same to you?  But the good news is that it brings us to a new challenge at Color Hues. This time the amazing Jules is hosting, and she's chosen one of my favorite color pairings.  

I used the Altenew Majestic Roses stencils to create my card with these colors.  The result with these stencils is so amazing!  Take a look.


The set has four stencils for the flowers and three for the leaves and it more than fills an A2 card, as you can see.  When the stenciling was done, I decided not to trim down the panel and instead use a frame.

I used Tim Holtz/Idea-ology Metallic Classics Kraftstock in glossy black. It has a kraft backing, which seems to be a bit sturdier than my other metallic and glossy cardstocks.  

The sentiment is from another Altenew set, the Lovely Rose Peony. It was black heat embossed, then layered on two additional die cuts before adhering to the card front. The final step was to add three Spellbinders Onyx gems just around the sentiment.  A super CAS card for me but those gorgeous roses don't seem to need much more to carry the card!


Please be sure to take a moment to visit the challenge blog for more inspiration by my wonderful teammates and our fabulous guest designer Gundi.  The challenge will remain open until Friday Saturday February 28th at 9 am EST.  I hope you'll join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef


Sunday, February 8, 2026

Earthenware Vases for the Paper Players

 Hello friends!  Today's card is for the new challenge at the Paper Players.  The lovely and amazing Ann is hosting our color challenge, choosing a gorgeous combination of colors.

This lovely combination had me thinking spring flowers but I pivoted to using a new die set that I received recently. 


The only Stampin' Up! cardstock I had was a piece of Mossy Meadow, the rest are from my cardstock "collection", trying to get as close as I could to the other colors, along with adding some gray and brown neutrals.

The vases and branches are from the Altenew Earthenware Vases dies set.  The blue vase was embossed using the Altenew Textured Blocks 3D folder that came with the die set.  The background is fog cardstock embossed with the Honey Bee Stamps Rustic Brick Wall 3D folder.  It was a bit too textured for layering all the other die cuts on top, so I ran it through my die cutting machine between the plates, which flattened it just enough.  

The "table" was created with the Tim Holtz Lumber 3D embossing folder and the Altenew Elegant Sayings stamp and die set provided the sentiment.  I did use a couple of Copic markers to color two branches and one set of flowers.  I left the other set of flowers uncolored, so it's more of a lighter version of coral.  The card came together quite quickly, once I settled on which cardstock I was going to use.


I look forward to seeing how you use this beautiful color combination, but before you head off, please pop over to the challenge blog here to see all the amazing cards created by my talented teammates.  The challenge will end on lucky Friday February 13th at 3pm EST.  I hope you'll join us this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

  • Altenew Elegant Sayings Stamp and die set
  • Altenew Earthenware Vases die set
  • Altenew Textured Blocks ef
  • Honey Bee Stamps Rustic Brick Wall ef
  • Tim Holtz Lumber ef
  • Simon Says Fog, Stampin' Up! Mossy Meadow, Tim Holtz Kraftstock Neutral, Concord & 9th Lakefront, Spellbinders Coral and Chiffon
  • Copics E18 and R22

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Cosmos Thank You for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  The Flower Challenge is back for November and our theme this month is Thanks.



Such an appropriate theme for November in the US, when we celebrate Thanksgiving. However, your floral thanks card needn't be related to that holiday, as you can see by my card.


I started out by die cutting all the flower petals and leaves from Altenew's Garden Cosmos die set.  I knew I wanted to create a teal background, so I thought orange tips on the flowers would go well with it.  While the inking dried, the panel was embossed with the Textured Tiles folder then trimmed down to 4 " x 5.25".  I used a couple of dark teal inks around the edges and over certain parts of the raised background, then adhered it to the white card base.

The sentiment was created from a very old Pinkfresh Studios die set. I used the orange ink pad direct to paper to keep things "matchy-matchy" then with the sentiment.  It was adhered to the card front with thin foam square, then I added the flowers to arch around it, using the same foam squares behind the flowers and the bud.  No gems this time.


Thanks for visiting!  My teammates have some gorgeous inspiration for you on the challenge blog, so I encourage you to take a peek before heading off to your crafty space!  We'd love to have you join us with your floral thanks card this month!  The challenge will be open until Tuesday, November 25th.

Take care!

Stef

  • Altenew Garden Cosmos dies
  • Altenew Textured Tiles 3D ef
  • Pinkfresh Studios Scripted Thank You dies
  • Altenew Mardarin Burst, Red Jasper, Teal Tempest, Honeydew Glow, and Galactic Stream inks

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Happy Birthday for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  I'm back with my reminder card for The Flower Challenge.  This month were adding purple to our floral cards - so easy, right?


For this card I decided to use a technique that I've seen Jennifer McGuire use many times in videos.  It's a way to add darker ink to an embossed panel.  I ended up making three cards with different folders and two types of inks.  Here's my favorite of the three:


I started with three ink pads - a light, medium and dark.  I used a large brush and randomly inked the light and medium colors over most of a white panel, then embossed it so that the colored side is raised, making sure to use temporary adhesive on the back of the panel to keep it in place.  This is really important because you want the panel to be nice and secure.

With the embossed panel still in place, I inked up of flat side of the folder with the darkest color and ran it back through the die cut machine. It took two - three applications of ink to get good coverage.  And admittedly, I had to toss one because the panel moved while I was inking the other side of the folder.  But ultimately, I was really happy, even with purple inky fingers lol!  I just clean the folders by spraying with isopropyl alcohol.  The last step was to lightly rub the embossed images with a sanding block to get a tiny bit of white to show.

This card ended up being just shy of an A6 card size, measuring 6" x 4".  I used to thin die cut strips at the top and bottom, then added a die cut sentiment that was gold heat embossed.


Below are the other two cards (A2 sized) made in the same session.  They both have gold foiled sentiments, but the photos don't show that well.  We all know what that's like!




If you haven't yet joined the challenge, I hope you'll make time - the challenge stays open until Saturday October 25th.  In the meantime, my lovely and talented teammates of some wonderful reminder inspiration for you at the blog (linked above).  I hope to see your card in the gallery, or a second one if you're so inspired!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef


One additional comment about the inks.  I first tried SSS inks with foam pads and it worked okay but I found that Altenew inks with cloth pads worked better for me.  

Card #1
  • SSS Blossom Field ef
  • SSS Big Scripty Greetings stamp and die
  • SSS Strips die
  • Altenew Lavender Fields, Deep Iris and Midnight Violet inks
Card #2
  • SSS Floral Centerpiece ef
  • SSS Elegantly Modern Greetings Foil Plate and die
  • SSS Lilac, Orchid and Amythest inks
Card #3
  • Altenew Beautiful Bergenia ef
  • SSS Postage Edge Rectangle die
  • SSS Elegantly Modern Greetings Foil Plate and die
  • Altenew inks same as card #1

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Joyful Bouquet for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  The Flower Challenge is back for the month of October and this time we'd like everyone to add purple on your floral card.  Since I love purple, I didn't have to think twice about that!

I have a sweet bouquet stamp purchased during Stamptember that I decided to use.  It was a collaboration stamp between Simon Says Stamp and Altenew.  Since I keep adding to my NBUS collection, I guess I better send it over to Darnell's NBUS blog lol!


I used mainly blue violets but I did manage to add a pop of yellow along with the purple flowers.


The pretty floral spray was colored with Olo and Copic markers, then die cut with the matching die.  I love the angle of the stamp, it could fit so many ways on a card, but the placement I used seemed to make the most sense so I could add the sentiment, which also from the same stamp set.

The cover panel was die cut from SSS Lavender and adhered to the card base.  Another die from the same set was cut from white and popped up with foam tape.  After adding the spray and the sentiment I added a few Opal Dazzling gems to finish things off.


Okay all you purple and flower lovers, we'd love to see your cards in the gallery this month!  Be sure to stop by the challenge blog (linked above) to see all the gorgeous inspiration from my oh, so talented teammates.  So many beautiful cards!  The challenge will remain open until Saturday October 25th.  Please join us this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef  

  • Altenew/SSS Joyful Bouquet stamps and dies for Stamptember 2025
  • Honey Bee Stamps Spring Vine Layering Frames dies
  • SSS Opal Dazzling Gems
  • Olos - BV1.7, 1.4, 1.2, 1.1, BG2.7, 2.5. 2.4, 2.1, YO 2.5, Y2.3, 2.2, 1.1
  • Copics - YG67, 17, 03, E37, 33, V17

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Special Day for the Paper Players

Hello friends!  This week at the Paper Players, the lovely LeAnne is hosting our monthly color challenge and she's chosen a lovely trio for our inspiration.



I just couldn't resist creating a card with florals, these colors just seemed to demand it lol!  I used two sets that I received last year as part of Altenew's Cozy Comfort retreat, then discovered after creating and photographing my card, the die sets are not available for sale. Of course, there are many daisy or sunflower dies available, should someone be looking for a set.

ETA:  I realized that my flowers, leaves and sprigs all have embossing that occurred along with the die cutting, so I'm sending this over to my friends at Seize the Birthday.  

And now, on to my card!


I tried to use colors as close as possible to the Stampin' Up ones, but it's a bit tricky at times.  Nevertheless, I found some that were a reasonable substitution.  The flowers, leaves and stems were all die cut from white cardstock then ink blended.  I added brown as a neutral for the flower centers.  Although the photo makes it look blue, for the background I ink blended a muted greenish blue onto a white card panel, trimmed it down and added it to the base.  After the flowers were all arranged on the card front, I added the sentiment to finish things off.



Thank you so much for visiting!  I hope you'll take a moment to visit the challenge blog, my lovely and talented teammates have a bounty of inspiration for you.  The challenge remains open until Friday September 19th at 3pm EDT.  I hope you'll take time to join us this week!

Take care!

Stef

  • Altenew Mix Foliage & Pistachios (just the leaves) die sets
  • Spellbinders A Little Sentiments Betterpress plate and die
  • Simon Says Stamp Butter, Zest, Honey, Cabbage, Kale, Dew, Latte and Mocha inks

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Good Day for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  The fourth of September brings us to a new month for The Flower Challenge.  This time we have a sketch to inspire you!


Great sketch with lots of potential, don't you think?  For my card, I pulled out an older favorite floral die and a newer sentiment die. 

I'm also joining in with my friends over at Just Us Girls since it is die week and my card is loaded with them.


Let's take a look!


After I chose the floral and sentiment dies, I looked through my collection of cardstock and settled on a couple from Concord and 9th for the flower and one from Spellbinders (one of my new favs!).  After die cutting, I ink blended some shading on both the flower petal layers and the leaves, although that's mostly hidden.  The flower was put together then set aside as I worked on the sentiment and background.

An A2 panel of Blue Spruce was die cut with an Altenew frame die, ink blended with a dark blue and a dark teal around the edges, then adhered it to an A2 kraft panel.  After die cutting the sentiment and flower center from matte gold, all the elements were added to the card front.  I found some gold sequins that matched the metallic paper, and that finished things off.


What are you inspired to create with our sketch?  For more inspiration, I encourage you to visit the challenge blog, where my talented teammates have some amazing cards to share.  The challenge remains open until the 25th of the month; I hope to see your card in the gallery!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

  • Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers:  Coneflower
  • Altenew Timeless Sentiments 2 and Mix & Match Frames dies
  • C&9 Sprout and Nectar cardstock and Nectar and Grapefruit ink
  • Spellbinders Blue Spruce cardstock
  • Altenew Brushed Gold cardstock and gold sequins
  • Simon Says Stamp Limelicious, Pearfection, Ocean and Galaxy inks

Monday, August 4, 2025

Blossoms Birthday for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  It's a new month and a new theme for The Flower Challenge.  This time we're asking you to use embellishments - any kind, whatever you like as long as your card features flowers.  Easy, right?


I have a frame die that was made specifically for adding sparkling gems so what could be more perfect?


I've been wanting to use the Butterfly Blossoms set from Simon Says Stamp again and thought these sweet flowers would frame up nicely, along with the tiny butterfly.  They were colored with Copic markers then die cut.  

Originally, I thought I would use a gold metallic frame, but I didn't care for how it looked and decided to go with white since I ink blended the interior with light blue.  I found some gems and looked through my blue cardstocks for something that would go with the inked frame center and the gems and chose a piece of SSS Island Blue. Sooo pretty! 

The frame was layered three times and adhered to the blue card front, then the center with the flowers and butterfly adhered was popped into the middle.  After testing out a few sentiments, I ended up with one of SSS Reverse sentiment strips, then finished things off with the beautiful gems all around the frame.


Are you ready to play along this month?  What are your favorite embellishments?  We'd love to see!  The challenge will remain open until August 25th.  Before you head off to your crafty space, I encourage you to visit the challenge, where my talented teammates have some beautiful inspiration to share with you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stef

  • SSS Butterfly Blossoms stamps and dies
  • SSS Reverse Sentiment Strips set (not sure which one, mine are all mixed together)
  • Altenew Sparkle Frame
  • Altenew Deep Sea Sapphire Gem Sparkles
  • Copics - YR16, Y17, 08, G19, 02
  • Olos - O4.6, 4.3

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Through the Window Birthday

Hello friends!  Just popping in with second post today (you can find my Paper Players DT card here).  I haven't been playing along with challenges outside of my DT duties very often lately, so I decided to join in with a couple.

The toppings option at Seize the Birthday is to use your favorite color but my card doesn't amplify my favorite so I'm joining in the Anything Goes option.


I made this card a while ago for my dear SIL's birthday but never posted it and I thought it was a pretty one to share.  I used Altenew's House Plants, Boho Vases and Through the Window dies along with their Masonry Wall 3D embossing folder to create this little scene.  

I started by die cutting the window in a panel of white, then embossing it.  For the window scene, I just die some simple ink blending to create the sky and ground, adhered it behind the panel then added the dark gray window frame.  I used the same dark gray cardstock to create the big vase and backed the openings with a light blue scrap.  

The leaves were all die cut from white then ink blended with a trio of greens.  The pot was also ink blended with a light gray.  The wood shelf was cut from light brown cardstock, then I added shading with ink.  With everything added to the card, I finished things off with matte gold flower centers and a foiled sentiment.  This was a fun card to make - these dies are fabulous!


Thanks for taking time to stop by!  I'll be back at the end of the week with a new DT card for Color Hues.  In the meantime, take care!

Stef

  • Altenew Houseplants, Boho Vases and Through the Window dies
  • Altenew Masonry Wall 3d ef
  • Simon Says Stamp Wood Plank die
  • Spellbinders Fancy Sentiment Betterpress plate
  • Altenew Rhodolite, Silver Stone, Sea Breeze, Moss, Fresh Leaf and Lime inks

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Flourishing Blooms #2 for The Flower Challenge

Hello friends!  I'm here with my mid-month reminder card for The Flower Challenge.  This month we're asking everyone to use the colors in the prompt, which are orange and aqua/cyan.

As I shared in my post at the first of the month, I used the huge Flourishing Blooms stamp from Altenew and got three panels from a full sheet of cardstock and this card was made from one of the two smaller panels.


I trimmed the stenciled panel down from it's original A2 size, then added a sentiment from the same stamp set. I really like that the sentiments are flourished in some manner as well, to kind of match up with the flourished leaves.  The panel was layered directly onto an orange card base, gems were added and I was done!


You still have 10 days to play along, so what are you waiting for?  The team has more inspiration for you at the challenge blog (linked above) and you'll have until July 25th to join in or add a 2nd card.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Take care!

Stef

  • Altenew Flourishing Blooms stamps and stencils
  • Altenew Dew Drops, Aqualicious, Galactic Stream, Chamomile, Snapdragon and Mandarin Burst inks
  • SSS Surf Dazzling Gems and Creamsicle cardstock