3-D Garden

One last free day of my vacation, and I played along again with the Altenew 2022 Year in Review Challenge.

This card was inspired by the month of January-can you tell? The drops of bold pink, yellows and oranges nestled among the green background. Pops of color, some flowers in focus and others not. I started by inking some white Embossing Paste with ink in shades of yellow, green and pink, and then generously applying it to a watercolor panel. I then stamped images from Garden Treasure and Peony Bouquet.

The result is a lovely touch and feel 3-D card! I finished the card with a die cut sentiment from the Signature Words Die Set.

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White Lilies

I'm so lucky that I got to play along some more with the Altenew 2022 Year in Review Challenge, the down time from work has been so nice!

This card was inspired by the month of March. I was drawn to the moody blue/gray background with the bold, white flowers and shades of green leaves. I started by inking some gray and lilac inks onto a blue card base with the Stripe Builder Stencil. I then stamped and die cut a few lilies from the Build-A-Flower: Stargazer Stamp and Die Bundle. I used a soft purple and gray color for the lilies as well, and shades of green for the leaves.

I finished the card with a stamped, heat embossed sentiment strip from the Sentiment Strips Stamp Set.

I received some wonderful holiday cards in the mail from my talented crafty friends that I wanted to share here. Kelly, Jen and Shelly, thank you!

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Fenced Climbing Flowers

Time off of work means a bit of extra crafty time and every year around this time I enjoy participating in the the  2022 Altenew A Year in Review Challenge!

My card today was inspired by the inspiration image for the month of September. I was drawn to the muted greens and bright pops of pink and magenta. 

I first started by die cutting the Climber Flowers Die Set and inked them with Altenew Inks. I then created the background by ink smooshing yellows, greens and a few spots of red onto a watercolored panel. After that dried, I added some glitter paste with the Stripes Builder Stencil to mimic the fence in the inspiration image. I then adhered the climbing rose die cut and the sentiment from the Signature Words Die Set that were die cut and stacked. I intertwined them a bit to represent the vine coming in and out of the fence from the inspiration image.

I really like this card, lots of bright pops of color against a muted background, but then some extra touches with the glitter too!

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A Beehive of Thanks

 

I created a set of thank you cards for my boss for her Christmas gift, and they featured Catherine Pooler Designs newest collection, Cheers to New Year's Collection, specifically items from the Thank You Kindly Bundle-which is comprised of the Thank You Kindly Stamp Set, Thank You Kindly Dies, Corner Swag Floral Stamp Set, Corner Swag Dies, Bee Thankful Patterned Paper Pack, and Saint Lucia Sequins Mix.

My card today starts with an Ultra Smooth White Cardstock base onto which I adhered a mat of tiny bee patterned paper from the Bee Thankful Patterned Paper Pack and then a beehive pattern from the same pack. First, I die cut the wreath image from the Thank You Kindly Dies before adhering to the base. I then stamped the wreath in Macchiato and the Thanks, both from the Thank You Kindly Stamp Set, in Buttercream. I added a stamped sentiment strip and a tiny bee image to finish the card.

Did you know that Catherine Pooler Designs has an awesome essentials collection?... new items and restocks are usually added every Wednesday...check out the whole collection of new items here!! She released an amazing basic patterned paper pack yesterday!

Wishing you and your family a wonderful holiday season.

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