Hello, crafty friends! Welcome to my blog! If you just came from Joy Baldwin, then you’re on the right track. For the complete hop list, go to the Altenew Blog. Take a look at this beautiful craft-a-flower die set!
I used watercolor paper to create this flower so that I can play with monochromatic shades of blue. The ombre background was created using Distress oxide inks Tumbled Glass, Salvaged Patina and Salty Ocean. The Garden Trellis Cover die added more texture to the background. To finish off this card, I embossed the sentiment from the Sentiment Strips 2 stamp set. I used cool colors for this card so that everything will blend well together.
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$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on theAltenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 8/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/15/2021.
I hope you liked this card that I created for the CAF series. Next up is Preeti Chandran. Thanks so much for dropping by! I truly appreciate all your wonderful comments. <3 Take care and stay safe!
Hello, crafty friends! Welcome to the Altenew Modern & Edgy Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway! If you just came from Daniel Diaz’s blog, then you’re on the right track. For the full list, kindly visit the Altenew Blog. Take a look at the unique designs from this August release:
I created a few cards for this release– some quite different from my older ones. Let me know which one you like the most.
Here is a card using 3 stamp sets from this release– The Fresh Bloom Stamp and Die set, the sentiment from the Linear Life: Daydreams stamp set and the Woven Stripes Stamp. I stamped 2 floral images using Versamark Ink and embossed them with Rose Gold embossing powder. Watercolor was used to color the flowers. I then fussy cut one of the flowers so that I can layer the petals behind the stamped image to create a bigger and fuller flower with actual layers.
Foam squares were used to make it look more 3D. I partially stamped the Woven stripes onto watercolor paper using Versamark Ink then embossed it with Rose Gold Embossing powder. I then watercolored the background using the leftover colors on the palette. Notice how I also colored the leaves that were on the white space and left the leaves uncolored on the colored background white. This way, I created more contrast.
For this card, I used the Doodled Triangles Stamp set and the Modern Hello Stamp set. 2 dye inks were used to color the triangle to create an ombre effect then this was stamped onto Neenah Solar White Cardstock. The Hello sentiment was stamped using Versafine Onyx Black and the friend with Versmark Ink so that I can emboss with Rose gold embossing powder. I added an orange border before adhering the whole panel to the teal card base using foam squares for dimension. This looks like a masculine card (which I rarely make 😄) — no flowers this time 🙂
For this card, I wanted to see the outcome of using handmade paper with the Connected 3D embossing folder. And since the handmade paper is lightweight paper as compared to cardstock, the intricate designs were more visible!!! Take a look at the design on the washi tape too!! So so pretty!!!
I also stamped the foliage image from the Fresh Blooms stamp set on Neenah Solar White cardstock then embossed it with Rose Gold embossing powder for added accent. The Fancy Hugs die was used to cut 2 layers from cardstock then the last one from the handmade paper with the gold foil on it. Sometimes, simple cards can be elegant, too. I will definitely be experimenting more using handmade paper. 🙂
For this card, I used the Crystal Wall 3D embossing folder to create the background. I colored the Sisters of the Heart stamp image using the coordinating stencils with the following Distress Oxide inks–Abandoned Coral, Kitch Flamingo, Tumbled Glass and Stormy Sky. The image was embossed with Pure White Embossing Powder. The sentiment was stamped on vellum with Versamark Ink and embossed with Antique Gold embossing powder.
HUGS
For my last card, I wanted to incorporate some glitter. I die cut the Fancy Hugs die 4 times and on the fifth, I added the gold washi tape. These were layered on top of each other for dimension. The background was watercolored using watercolor brush markers and I painted some foliage using metallic paints.
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$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/10/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/12/2021.
Thank you so much for dropping by! Next up: Joylita Dsouza. Please don’t forget to leave a comment to get a chance to win a prize from Altenew. Your messages truly make my day. Thank you so much for finding time to drop by and leave some love! Until my next post… stay safe and happy crafting! ❤️
Welcome, everyone! If you just came from Joylita Dsouza blog, then you’re on the right track. For the full list of the hop, do drop by the Altenew Card Blog. Want to make a bold statement on your handmade cards? The Fashion Monger Dahlia is the flower for you! This set features one six-layer flower and two three-layer leaves. The leaves have a delicate and lacy feel to them to help you achieve a richer look on your projects. The included sentiments feature a gorgeous pairing of fonts to accompany your floral creations. Gorgeous, right?
Below are a 2 samples of cards I made using the stamp set.
Here’s a simple card I made using this stamp set. I made sure there was a lot of white space to give more emphasis to the flower itself. The leaves were directly stamped on the card front with Versamark Ink then embossed using Pure White embossing powder. Artist watercolor markers were used to color the leaves. The Fashion Monger Dahlia was colored using the following dye inks–Pastel Sunrise, Canyon Clay, Burnt Red, Sunray and Chamomile then cut using the coordinating die cut. The sentiment was stamped on black cardstock then embossed using Pure White embossing powder.
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$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/09/2021.
Next up is the talented Natasha Davies. Don’t forget to leave a comment below to get a chance to win a prize from Altenew! Thank you all for dropping by. I love hearing from all of you and hope we can be friends on IG as well (@mylittleatticstudio). Stay safe and happy crafting!!!
Welcome to my blog, friends! Today is the release of Altenew’s Paint-a-Flower: Fashion Monger Dahlia! Thanks so much, Daniel Diaz for relaying everyone over to my blog. For the complete list, you may start at Altenew’s card blog.
PAINT A FLOWER: FASHION MONGER DAHLIA STAMP AND DIE SET CAN BE FOUND HERE
Sometimes, the images from a stamp set have a lot of details that it seems a bit complicated to color because of the intricate designs. Below, I will show you 3 ways to easily color detailed stamp images.
I’M HERE FOR YOU TODAY & ALWAYS
MATERIALS: PAF: FASHION MONGER DAHLIA, PURE WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER, OBSIDIAN INK, VERSAMARK INK, MASKING PAPER,DISTRESS OXIDE INKS- BARN DOOR, WILD HONEY, CARVED PUMPKIN, NEENAH SOLAR WHITE CARDSTOCK, BLACK CARDSTOCK, FOAM SQUARES AND ADHESIVE, EXACTO KNIFE
STEPS:
Stamp the image onto Neenah Solar white cardstock using Obsidian Ink
Stamp the image on masking paper and fussy cut the outline of the whole image
Line up the mask then add color to the background. Blend the oxide inks well
Stamp the sentiment using Versamark Ink on black cardstock then emboss with white embossing powder
With an Exacto knife, cut a portion of the outline of the flower so that you can tuck the sentiment underneath it for added interest
Assemble the card
Sometimes, when an image seems to be complicated to color, you can always choose to color the background and keep the image black and white. This way, the image stands out more. Since I love layering in my cards, I cut out a portion of the stamped image so that I can tuck in the sentiment strip underneath the petal. It just gives the card a different twist than just adding the sentiment on top of the image.
SO HAPPY FOR YOU
MATERIALS: PAF: FASHION MONGER DAHILIA, ALCOHOL MARKERS B815, R 702, R823, R705, G702, G715, KARIN BRUSH MARKERS PALE ORANGE 357, AMBER 195 AND OMBRE RED 051, NO LINE INK, OBSIDIAN INK, PURE WHITE EMBOSSING POWDER, CIRCLE DIE , NEENAH SOLAR WHITE CARDSTOCK, FOAM SQUARES AND VERSAMARK INK
STEPS:
Using a Misti, stamp the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock using Obsidian Ink. Allow to dry
Align the paper using the Misti and stamp the image on Neenah Solar White cardstock using no line ink
Die-cut the circle from the stamped image using Obsidian ink
Color using Alcohol Ink markers
Stamp the sentiment with Versamark ink and emboss with Pure White embossing powder
Assemble the card by lining up the colored image with the background image and adhere using foam squares. Add the sentiment
A second way of coloring a very detailed image is spotlight colorcoloring… choose an area to spotlight and color that part only. Leave the rest of the image uncolored. This way, you only have small portion to color instead of coloring the whole image!
Stamp the image and sentiment with Obsidian ink and emboss using clear embossing powder
Loosely color the images with a light wash of pinks, greens and blues using the wet on wet technique
Allow to dry then color with a more pigmented wash of darker shades to add texture
Loose watercolor technique is when you intentionally leave out the details and allow the water to move the pigments more freely… no need to worry about staying within the lines for this type of coloring. The only time you have to pay attention is when you are adding the second layer which is the highly pigmented watercolor.
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GIVEAWAYS
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/28/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/30/2021.
I hope you learned a thing or two on how to color detailed images easily. Let me know which technique you’d like to try next time you create a card with a very detailed stamp image. The next stop is the talented Bridget Casey. Please don’t forget to leave a comment to get a chance to win a prize from Altenew. Hope you can follow me on Instagram as well @mylittleatticstudio cause that’s where I post all my works. Enjoy the rest of the week! Stay safe and happy crafting!
Welcome to my blog, everyone! I am beyond thrilled to be a part of the first-ever release of the Project Life Kit!!! Thank you so much to Keren Baker for relaying you over to my blog! If you want to start from the beginning, then click on the Altenew card blog.
Just take a look at how beautiful this kit is!!!
I’m blown away by the beauty of this release and can’t wait to show you what I did so let’s get started!
YOU’RE BRAVER THAN YOU BELIEVE, STRONGER THAN YOU SEEM, & SMARTER THAN YOU THINK
Stamp the image on watercolor paper with Obsidian Pigment ink and emboss with clear embossing powder.
Color image using brush markers.
Color the background with Desert Night watercolor brush marker and allow the pigment to spread creating an ombre effect.
Allow the panel to dry and stamp the sentiment using Versamark Ink and emboss with pure white embossing powder.
Tear the lower part of stamped image, add Versamark ink and emboss using Rose Gold embossing powder.
Assemble card using foam squares and adhesive.
There were so many ideas that came to my mind when I saw this stamp set. You can use it in so many different ways!!! For this card, the flowers were oriented facing downards. You can color the images using watercolor, copic markers, acrylic paints, alcohol markers/inks etc.
HI
MATERIALS: SEASONAL BLOOMS STAMP, DIE AND STENCILS, CRYSTAL CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER, STACKED DIAMONDS COVER DIE, FINE LINER PEN SET, DISTRESS OXIDES- SPUN SUGAR, SHADED LILAC, SEEDLESS PRESERVES, WILTED VIOLET, TUMBLED GLASS, SALVAGED PATINA, BUNDLED SAGE, PEELED PAINT, FRAYED BURLAP AND VINTAGE PHOTO, NEENAH SOLAR WHITE CARDSTOCK, OLD MILL PREMIUM WHITE LETTERPRESS PAPER 300GSM, BLACK CARDSTOCK, INK ON 3 FADE OUT NO LINE COLORING
STEPS:
Stamp the image using Fade Out Ink on 3 ink.
Use the stencils to color the images using Distress Oxide inks.
Outline the edges of the images using the stencil and the fine liner pen.
Die-cut the image using the coordinating die. Die-cut the sentiment as well.
Die-cut the Neenah solar white cardstock4 times using the Stacked Diamonds Cover Die and adhere on top of each other.
Assemble the card using foam squares and adhesive.
Because this stamp image is so huge, you can cut it into two and create two cards. Below is the second card created using the other half of the stamp and colored image.
THANKS
MATERIALS: SEASONAL BLOOMS STAMP, DIE AND STENCILS, CRYSTAL CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER, FINE LINER PEN SET, GOLD WASHI TAPE, OBSIDIAN INK, CRYSTAL CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER, DISTRESS OXIDES- SPUN SUGAR, SHADED LILAC, SEEDLESS PRESERVES, WILTED VIOLET, TUMBLED GLASS, SALVAGED PATINA, BUNDLED SAGE, PEELED PAINT, FRAYED BURLAP AND VINTAGE PHOTO, NEENAH SOLAR WHITE CARDSTOCK, OLD MILL PREMIUM WHITE LETTERPRESS PAPER 300GSM, BLACK CARDSTOCK, INK ON 3 FADE OUT NO LINE COLORING,PRUPLE CARDSTOCK
Here’s the second card using the other half of the colored panel. I added gold washi tape to create a border. I love creating two cards using one stamped image. ❤️
GIVEAWAY PRIZES
Giveaway Prizes
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/18/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/20/2021.
Next up is Preeti Chandran. Which one is your favorite? ❤️ Please leave a comment and let me know. By doing so, you’ll get a chance to win a prize from Altenew! I also post other projects on my Instagram account @mylittleatticstudio so hope you can follow me there, too. Thank you so much for dropping by!!! Stay safe and happy crafting!
