Birthday Hibiscus

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a birthday card with hibiscus flowers. 

I used the Altenew - Paint A Flower - Hibiscus to stamp the flowers using Fade-out ink for no-line coloring, then colored them with copic markers and fussy cut them. I colored the flowers in coral and pink. I die cut the Altenew - Fine Frames: Diamonds to die cut the 3 thin diamond frames in white and adhered them to black card stock panel. I added the flowers to this. For the sentiment, I used the happy birthday from Altenew - Fresh Freesia Stamp set and fussy cut it too. That’s pretty much it. 

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Submitting this to:

• Word Art Wednesday 
• Time Out Challenges- Birthday 
• Altenew Inspiration Challenge 
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• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - beautiful blooms

Birthday Flowers

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a floral birthday card to share with you. 

I die cut the flowers and bees using Hero Arts - Bees and Flowers die set. I colored them with copic markers. I ink blended a card base with Hero Arts - Tide Pool ink ariund the center and adhered the flowers on it. I die cut the thread knot die from The Greetery - Fit to be tied die set. I die cut the arch frame using dies from Scrapbook.com and adhered it with foam tape. The sentiment is from Hero Arts - Tulips. 

I love how this card turned out. What do you think? Please do let me know. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day. 

Submitting this to:

• Stay Crafty with Hero
• Simon Says Monday Challenge 
• Word Art Wednesday 
• Time out Challenges - birthday 

Blue Carnation

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a floral card to share with you. 

Recently I bought quite a few goodies from Altenew. The Ratan Stripe die and Garden Trellis die are part of the haul. I die cut the Ratan Stripes twice and the Garden Trellis once and layered them to create the background. The floral image is a freebie coloring card that was included in my order. If you follow me on instagram, you might have seen me post the colored card. I love coloring these cards. I fussy cut the image  and added on to the background. The sentiment is from Altenew - Fresh Flowers- Freesia. 

I love how the background looks. What do you think? Do let me. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day. 

Submitting this to:

• Altenew Inspiration Challenge

• Time out Challenges - new - both dies are new 

White Poinsettia

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a Christmas card with a white poinsettia 😉

I stamped the poinsettia and berries branch from Altenew - Poinsettia and Berries stamp set and pine and pine cone from Altenew - Pine cone stamp set and colored them with Alcohol markers. The color scheme is from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge. The sentiment is Altenew - Fancy Peace die. 

How do you like this card? Do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Vintage Lantern

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Today I have a Christmas card with a Christmas lamp. 

I bought this Simon Says Stamp - Antique Lamp a while ago, but didn’t get a chance to use it. I just loved the samples the design team had done with it and wanted to do justice lol! I embossed a piece of blue cardstock with the embossing folder. This folder comes with a set of dies too, which I used to die cut pieces of white cardstock. It cuts out the lamp part of it. I embossed the die cut pieces with the folder again. Then I colored the die cut and embossed pieces with copics. The background blue cardstock which I embossed the entire scene - I blended some darker blue ink from around the edges until I reached the lamp. I also added some dark grey ink around the edges alone. I inked some yellow around where the candle flame is. I swiped my white ink pad gently to get some white on the snow fall. I then adhered the copic colored pieces on top of the embossed image in the background. I used my wink of Stella pen - which I discovered in my stash this week ;) - to add some shimmer to the sow on the lamp. That’s it!

How do you like this card today? Please do let me know. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Our Salvation

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Hope you are having a great Thanksgiving break with friends/family. I'm guest designing at Word Art Wednesday this month. Here's my card for this Wednesday (I'm posting it a bit late)

I printed today's verse and die cut it with a oval. Today's verse is about how God blesses us everyday, every minute and every second. I stamped the Altenew - Fresh Freesia with Fadeout ink and colored them with Copics. I fussy cut them out. I also stamped and colored the Altenew - Hope Butterfly. I added some enamel dots from Altenew as finishing touch. The color inspiration is from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge.

How do you like my card today? Please do let me know. Hope you will join the Word Art Wednesday challenge this week. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Tis The Season Holly

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have another Christmas card to share with you.

I used the Hero Arts - Holly stamp set to stamp with Fadeout ink and colored with Copics, for a no-line effect. For the background, I stamped the same image with Hero Arts Red ink on red card stock. The sentiment is from Stampendous, which is gold embossed. I used the arch die from Scrapbook.com to die cut the frame.

How do you like this card? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Adding this to Falling for the Holidays 2023 {BYSHC} Linky Party

Fall Leaves

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today I have a Fall themed card to show you.

I used the Altenew - CYL Always Sunshine embossing folder to emboss a card stock panel and colored it with Copic markers. I used varying shades of orange and coral to color this beautiful embossed image to turn it into Fall leaves. Finally added the sentiment from Altenew - Freesia stamp set. The color inspiration for this card comes from the Altenew Inspiration Challenge.

How do you like my card today? Do let me know below. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Flowers in Arch

 Hello everyone! I have another copic colored floral card inspired by Altenew Inspiration Challenge today.

I used the Altenew - Peonies and Berries stamp set, a very well loved stamp set with which I have made a lot of cards :) I used masking sheets and stamped the entire floral bunch with Fadeout ink for no-line coloring. I used my copic markers for coloring. I bought this Scrapbook.com arch die set earlier this year and been waiting to use it. This card seemed like the perfect opportunity to open it. The sentiment is from Altenew - Fresh Freesia stamp set. Color inspiration is from Altenew Challenge.

How do you like this card? Do let me know in the comments. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Diamond Frame Flowers

 Hello everyone! I'm back with another card for the Altenew Challenge, this time using a die set that I have not used yet.

I started by embossing the background with Altenew - Geo Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder. I love how crisp that embossing looks. Then I stamped the Altenew - Flower Delight stamp with Fadeout ink for no-line coloring. I fussy cut the image after coloring it with Copics. I die cut the Fine Frame - Diamonds on white card stock. I used pieces of washi tape to hold the positive and negative die cuts together, so that the positive die cuts hold the shape. Then I carefully removed the negative die cuts (and put it safe to use for another project ;)) with the washi tape still on and applied glue on the back of the frames and glued it on to the embossed card stock. Then I removed the washi tape. I adhered the floral image and sentiment on to the card. The color is inspired from the Altenew Challenge.

How do you like this card? Do let me know! Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day.

Happy Day Flowers

 Hello everyone! Here's a floral card to wish you a happy day!

I stamped the Altenew - Statement Flowers stamp set with Fadeout ink for no-line coloring. I used copics to color the image and fussy cut it with scissors. I took a burgundy colored card stock and embossed it with Altenew - Illusion Triangels 3D embossing folder. I die cut the frame from the Altenew - New Day Card Kit Heart frame die set. The sentiment is also from the Statement Flowers stamp set. The inspiration for this card comes from this picture of Altenew Inspiration Challenge (for which I made this card):

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

GIU Day 2 - Wonderful Flowers

 Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blog. Today is Day 2 of my Growing in Unity Week. Today I have a mini slim line floral card for you using Linen Flowers stamp set.

I wanted to make this card in mini slim line style. I stamped the floral image with Ink on 3 - Fade Out ink for no-line coloring and colored it with Copic markers (I used R24, R22 and R20 for red, G99, YG67, YG3, YG61 and YG03 for green). This image reminds me of embroidered flowers on frocks from my childhood. I stamped the sentiment over the flowers. I did not have a matching color card stock for matting. So I colored the edges of the card base with R22 (middle color I used) to match with the flowers. For pearls, I took some white pearls and colored them with R24 (darkest color I used) to match perfectly!

How do you like this card? Let me know in the comments. Unity Stamps has generously offered $20 gift credit to 2 people who comment on my GIU posts. You have until Sunday night to comment on all my GIU posts. I will pick 2 random winners on Monday.

Thank you for stopping by today. Please do visit me tomorrow to see a new project with Unity Stamps. Hope you have a great day.

GIU Day 1 - Hello Sunflowers

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog. Hope you all had a great weekend. This week, I am so excited to take part in Growing In Unity. I've done this a few times, few years back, so you might have seen this already. This week, I will be showcasing different Unity stamps in my cards.

Here's y Day 1 card using Hello Gorgeous stamp set.

I started by stamping the image with Ink on 3 Fadeout ink for no-line coloring and colored it with Copics. I took a piece of brown card stock and embossed it with Craftwell - Woodgrain Cottage embossing folder and smooshed some dark brown ink on it. I stamped the sentiment on a piece of white card stock, cut it out and mated with brown card stock. I adhered all the layers to a top folding A2 card base and added some enamel dots from Altenew. 

How do you like this card? Let me know in the comments. Unity Stamps has generously offered $20 gift credit to 2 people who comment on my GIU posts. You have until Sunday night to comment on all my GIU posts. I will pick 2 random winners on Monday.

Thank you for stopping by today. Please do visit me tomorrow to see a new project with Unity Stamps. Hope you have a great day.

Mermaid Birthday

 Hello everyone! I'm on the Craftwell blog today with a Mermaid shaker Birthday card.

I made this card for my daughter's mermaid themed birthday. She loved it too. You can see the details here on the Craftwell blog.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Beautiful Bouquet

 Hello everyone! I have another Copic colored floral birthday card to share with you.

I love to color this SSS - Beautiful Bouquet stamp set, illustrated by Emily Midgett. I stamped the image with Ink on 3 Fadeout ink and used Copics to color the beautiful image. The sentiment die is from Creative Expressions. I love coloring the big blossoms!

Let me know your thoughts in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Orchids and Rose Birthday Wishes

 Hello everyone! Today I'm sharing a birthday card with Copic colored flowers.

I recently bought this beautiful stamp set from Simon Says Stamp - Orchid Rose Bouquet. It has been on my wishlist for a while now. I wanted to color it as soon as I got it. I inked the image with Ink on 3 ink and colored with Copics. I loved coloring this image. The sentiment is from Creative Expressions - Belated Birthday Wishes die. I trimmed off the 'Belated' part. I added some black rhinestones and matted the panel with black card stock.

What do you think? Do you like this card? Do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Butterfly Thanks

 Hello everyone! Wish you all a very Happy New Year! I'm on the Craftwell blog today with a beautiful pastel colored shaker card.

Check my post here to see how I made it. How do you like this card today? Please do let me know in the comments. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Merry Christmas

 Hello everyone! I'm on the Craftwell blog with a last minute Christmas card. If you are like me, still making Christmas cards, you would definitely appreciate how fast and easy it is to create this one :)

Check out my blog post here. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a nice restful weekend. See you soon!

Altenew September 2022 Enchanted Winter Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

 Hello everyone!! Welcome back to my blog. Today, I'm hopping along with some wonderful designers to showcase the Altenew Enchanted Winter Collection.

I love this release! I have 4 cards for you today!

First up, is this card using the Berried Cotoneaster 3D Embossing Folder. I loved coloring this embossed image. This is perfect for you Christmas cards too!

Next is this card using the Daisies Stencil and Embossing Folder bundle. I embossed a piece of white card stock using the Daisies 3D Embossing Folder and inked it using the stencil set. Then I fussy cut it and adhered it on to black card stock. Sentiment is from Fresh Freesias stamp set.

For this card, I used the Tulips Stencil and Embossing Folder bundle. I embossed with the 3D Embossing Folder and inked using the stencil set. Such a quick card to make!

For the final card, I used the Gentle Butterfly Stencil and Embossing Folder bundle. I embossed with the 3D Embossing Folder and inked using the stencil set and added some highlights with a black marker. I also used the Fall Harvest Enamel Dots to add some accent to this card.

Giveaway

$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 09/28/2022 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 09/29/2022.

Blog Hop

In case you got lost, here's the complete lineup of the blog hop. The next on the hop is the uber talented Laurie Willison

Altenew Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Terri Koszler
Mugdha Gujarathi
Erum Tasneem
Kelly Taylor
Nathalie DeSousa
Bobby Hagen
Maryam Pérez
Berina Rajakumar
Laurie Willison
Amy Hill
Michelle Burnier
Lorena Brougher
Bridget Casey
Emily Midgett
LauraJane
Adriana Arminio
Disha Jain
Nichol Spohr
Svitlana Shayevich
Mindy Eggen
Hannelie Bester
Agnieszka Malyszek
Jenny Martin
Virginia Lu
Seeka
Linda Westfall
Therese Calvird
Reiko Tsuchida

***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Altenew September 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

 Hello everyone!! Welcome back to my blog. Today, I am so excited to be a part of the Altenew Marvelous Monthly Release Blog Hop. As always, Altenew has released some amazing products for the monthly subscriptions!

Peonies, tulips, gingerbread cookies, and more! This collection of products is just the thing to help you beat the seasonal blues. You are sure to find inspiration with these lovelies as you get creative in your craft space. I have 5 cards for you today.

First up is this card using the Build A Garden - Pristine Peonies. For this card, I decided to stamp the outline image and watercolor it. I then fuzzy cut it and added it on a black card stock for the dramatic look. Sentiment is also from the same stamp set.

The second card also uses the Pristine Peonies stamp set. This time, I heat embossed the outline image and used the stencil to color the image. It was super quick! The sentiment is also from the same set.

Next up, I have this card using the Craft A Flower - Tulip Full Bloom. This flower was so easy to make - the instructions made it really easy to make this beautiful layered flower. For the background, I used one of my all time favorites - Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder. The sentiment is from the Fresh Freesia stamp set.

This card uses the Craft Your Life Project Kit - Floral Acanthus kit. I used the embossing folder to emboss a piece of white card stock and then used stencil to color it in. The sentiment is from the stamp set in the kit.

Last, but not least, is my card using the Paint A Flower - Hibiscus. I loved coloring the flowers with my alcohol markers. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

If you've been following me for a while, you probably know that I love coloring floral images. You can imagine my feeling when I got to work with this release :) 

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 09/18/2022 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 09/19/2022.

Blog Hop Order

You probably came from Laurie Willison's blog. The next on the hop is Michelle Short. In case you get lost, here's the entire list:

 

Altenew Card Blog

Maryam Perez

Linda Westfall

Tenia Nelson

Laurie Willison

Berina Rajakumar

Michelle Short

Emily Midgett

Kelly Taylor

Agnieszka Malyszek

Amy Hill

Nicole Watt

Jaycee Gaspar

Hannelie Bester

Therese Calvird

Adriana Arminio

Virginia Lu

Kinjal Trivedi

Lilith Eeckels

LauraJane

Seeka

Terri Koszler

Disha Jain

Nathalie DeSousa

Mindy Eggen

Jennifer Colacicco

Michelle Burnier

Reiko Tsuchida 

***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

Bridget Casey

Svitlana Shayevich

If you can spare a few minutes, do hop along the other designer's blog. There are lots of amazing projects to see! Thank you for stopping by today. Have a great day!