Hello everyone,
I'm so happy and honoured to be joining the August 2017 Release Blog Hop over at the
Altenew blog. I have been really very excited about this new release and have
FIVE cards to share with you today. :)
If you have come here from the amazingly talented
Debby Hughes's blog, you're on the right track.
CARD ONE
To create this card, I die-cut a piece of white watercolour cardstock and did some ink blending on the background using Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed Distress ink. I kept the concentration of the inks on the right hand side and tried to create a color gradient towards the bottom. I added few black and pink paint spatters. Then, I stamped and die-cut the frame using the
Altenew Sweet Friend Stamp and Sweet Friend Die set and clear heat-embossed it. I did some light watercolouring on the frames using markers.
For the florals, I used the
Altenew Doodle Blooms Stamp and Die set which was again coloured using markers. I arranged all the flowers and leaves on the die-cut frame and added foam dots to them for added dimension. The sentiment is also from the
Sweet Friend set. It has been masked and then heat-embossed in white on a strip of black cardstock. I finally finished my card with some clear sequins.
CARD TWO
This was very simple to put together because the
Altenew Fantasy Floral die set makes it a breeze. I die-cut the roses and leaves from the
Altenew Fantasy Floral die set using heavyweight white cardstock. The fun part is that Altenew already has coordinating inks for layered stamps so while working with the dies, the same rule applies - light to darkest. So even if you don't have a lot of coloured cardstock like me, you can always create your own custom coloured paper which is so much better :D
I coloured the teal coloured flowers using
the inks from the
Altenew Sea Shore ink set. I used three different ink shades to colour the flowers. Similarly, I used the
Altenew Red Sunset ink set for colouring my red coloured florals. This die set is one of my absolute favourites from this release! The leaves and flourishes were also coloured using the
Altenew Tropical Forest ink set.
I used the
Altenew Adore You set for my sentiment. It has been heat-embossed using White Embossing powder. I also added few washes of grey watercolour on the background and a couple of sequins to finish off my card!
CARD THREE
I have used the Inlaid Die-Cutting technique here. I first die-cut the roses in black cardstock, and then again in some white cardstock. The white pieces were coloured using markers. The small flowers and the filler leaves were stamped, watercoloured and fussy-cut. I first adhered the roses in black on my card front and then 'filled' in the flowers with the coloured pieces. The sentiment is also from the
Bamboo Rose set which I stamped using the
Altenew Jet Black Dye ink.
CARD FOUR
Onto, my last and final card!
This is such a beautiful cover plate die! I first die-cut the
Altenew Doodled Lace die in white cardstock and coloured the flowers using Distress Oxides.
I added some gold glitter paper to the back of the flowers. It's an extremely intricate die set and will take atleast 2-3 pases through your die-cut machine, but the end result is gorgeous!
The sentiment is again from the
Altenew Sentiments & Quotes set. I heat-embossed it in gold on a strip of black cardstock. This is a excellent set, full of lovely sentiments and quotes and is a must have for everyone. I added few gold sequins to balance my card design!
PRIZES :
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to
THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the
Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, August 31st at 11:59pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Saturday, September 2nd.
ADDITIONAL GIVEAWAY :
I have a $30 Altenew gift certificate to giveaway to ONE lucky person who comments on my post by Thursday, August 31st at 11:59pm IST. I will announce the winner on my blog by Saturday, September 2nd.
BLOG HOP ORDER :
Thank you so much for stopping by! I would love to hear what you think of my cards.
Have a nice day everyone!
