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

Blue Clematis

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

I stamped the Altenew - PAF Clematis with Ink on 3 ink for no line coloring and colored it with copics. I cut the image out. The sentiment is from Altenew - Fresh Freesia stamp set. I used the colors from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge. 

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

Submitting this to:

• Altenew Challenge 
  
  
  

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!

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

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.

Altenew September 2022 Winter Magic Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

 Hello everyone!! Altenew is releasing some amazing Winter themed products today and I'm so excited to hop along with some amazing designers to share some inspiration.

We love celebrating the winter season, and this release includes everything you need to do just that! Let your holiday cards shine with trendy typography, classic poinsettias, or a modern tree. A timeless wreath of mistletoe (with coordinating embossing folder and stencils!), winter florals, and hot foil plates and dies to finish off the release. 'Tis the season!

Here are the cards that I made with this release:

This first card uses the Layered Snowflakes 2 die set. I die cut the different snowflakes in 3 different shades of teal card stock and layered them. I added some blue/teal sequins for some sparkle. The sentiment is from the Winter Crocus stamp set. I added some snowflakes to the inside of the card too.

This adds just the perfect elegance to the inside of the card as well.

For the second card, I used the Mistletoe Wreath 3D Embossing folder and colored it with alcohol markers. The sentiment is from the Mistletoe Wreath stamp set. 

Next card uses the Shrub Rose layering stamp set. I decided to stamp the layers without the outline stamp to get a no-line look. I stamped and colored the berries with alcohol markers. I added the pine cone and leaves from the Pinecone stamp set, to make the flower arrangement more winter-like. I gold embossed the sentiment from Winter Crocus stamp set. 

For my final card, I stamped the Dotted Pinwheels in gold on black for the background. I stamped and colored the crocus flowers from the Winter Crocus stamp set and fussy cut and added to the background. The sentiment is from the Shrub Rose stamp set. 

Free Gift Offer!

• Get a FREE brand new Winter Magic Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 08/31/2022 to 09/02/2022. Shop HERE!
• Get a FREE brand new Winter Magic Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Guide e-book (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Winter Magic Bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
• Get a FREE brand new Online Cardmaking Class with every order from the new Winter Magic Stamp & Die Release Collection from 08/31/2022 through 09/06/2022. Shop HERE!

 

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 09/06/2022 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 09/07/2022.

Blog Hop Order

You probably came from Erum's blog. The next on the list is Emily Midgett. You can find the whole list here:

Altenew Card Blog

Laurie Willison

Adriana Arminio

Disha Jain

Agnieszka Malyszek

Amy Hill

Erum Tasneem

Berina Rajakumar

Emily Midgett

Caly Person

Lilith Eeckels

Bridget Casey

LauraJane Head

Jaycee Gaspar

Hannelie Bester

Tenia Nelson

Nichol Spohr

Virginia Lu

Michelle Burnier

Jenny Colacicco

Seeka Yang

Maryam Perez

Linda Westfall

Nathalie DeSousa

Mindy Eggen

Michelle Short

Terri Koszler

Reiko Tsuchida

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

Therese Calvird

If you can spare the time, please do hop through the list. You will be amazed at the beautiful designs!!

Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!

Hello Coral Flowers

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

I made another card for the Altenew Inspiration Challenge this month. I stamped the Statement Flowers on watercolor cardstock with Ink on 3 Fadeout ink for no-line watercoloring. I used my watercolor pens to watercolor the image. I used coral and brown for the flowers and leaves. I decided to make this into a mini slimline card. I embossed the background with Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder - one of my all time favorites and matted it with brown card stock. I die cut the sentiment using the Fancy Hello in brown and added it to the card.

What do you say? This color theme is one of my favorites! Do let me know what you think. Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day.

Submitting this to:

• Altenew Inspiration Challenge
  
  
  
  

Coral Wild Roses

 Hello everyone!! I have a floral card to share with you today.

I recently bought this beautiful stamp set from Gina K called Wild Roses Mini. I stamped it with Ink on 3 Fadeout ink for no-line coloring and colored it with Copics. I loved coloring this image. I decided to make this card for the current Gina K Monthly Mix Challenge, which is Add Texture. I embossed the background with Altenew Geo Triangles 3D Embossing Folder and matted with black card stock. The sentiment is from Gina K - Rose Bouquet mini stamp set.

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

Submitting this to:

• Gina K Monthly Mix Challenge - Add Texture
  

Filigree Christmas Tree

 Hello everyone!! I wanted to share another Christmas card using Power Poppy digi today.

I printed the digi in gray and colored it with Copic markers. Even though it did seem a bit intimidating at first, I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed coloring it. I die cut the panel with a stitched rectangle die from Divinity Designs and gold embossed the sentiment from Divinity Designs - Christmas Mini stamp set. I matted the panel with green card stock. I had to take another pic at an angle to show the gold embossing.

Have you started making your Christmas cards for this year yet? Do let me know in the comments. Thank you for stopping by today. Have a great day!!

Submitting this to:

Power Poppy - Blossom Challenge

Sparkling Candy Cane

 Hello everyone! I have another Christmas card to share with you today!

I used the Power Poppy - Candy Cane Classic digi for this one. I did a no-line coloring with Copic markers. I die cut it out with a Divinity Designs die set. For the background patterned paper, I used the juniper branch from Power Poppy - Glistening Paperwhites stamp set, stamped it with gold ink on red card stock. The sentiment is also from the same stamp set and stamped using the same gold ink. On hindsight, I probably should have stamped the sentiment on a darker card stock to see the sparkle.

Do leave your thoughts and comments. Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Submitting this to:

Power Poppy - Blossom Challenge

Christmas Wreath

 Hello everyone! I have another Christmas card to share with you all today.

I used the Power Poppy Beribboned Wreath digi and did a no-line coloring with Copic markers. I gold embossed the sentiment from Divinity Designs - Mini Christmas set. I decided to make my own pattern paper using the juniper branch from Power Poppy - Glistening Paperwhites stamp set. I stamped it with Ink on 3 - Fadeout ink and colored with Copics. I know I know - Juniper berries are not red, but I decided to go with the color theme of the card and color them red :) No berries were harmed in the making of this card ;)

What do you think of this card? Please do let me know in the comments. Thank you for stopping by, Have a great day!

Submitting this to:

Power Poppy - Blossom Challenge

Merry Paperwhites

 Hello everyone! I have a Christmas card to share with you today. 

I love this stamp set from Power Poppy. It's Glistening Paperwhites. I stamped it with the Ink on 3 ink for no-line coloring. I die cut the panel with a oval die. I layered it with green card stock and added the sentiment from the same stamp set. 

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

Submitting this to:

Power Poppy Challenge

Christmas Cardinal

 Hello everyone!! It's July already and I haven't shared any Christmas cards yet! Here's my first one for the year.

I used the Power Poppy - Season of Serenity digital image for this card and tried to color the bird as a cardinal. I will try it as Blue Jay for another card :) The die cut is from Spellbinders - Filigree Delight. For the sentiment, I gold embossed the "Merry Christmas" from Divinity Designs - Christmas Mini set.

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

Submitting this to:

• Power Poppy - Blossom Challenge - Christmas in July
  

Blue Embossed Flowers

 Hello everyone!! I have a beautiful blue floral card to share with you today.

I used Altenew - Beautiful Bergenia 3D embossing folder to emboss a piece of white card stock. I then colored it with Copic markers. For the sentiment I used the Fancy Thanks die. 

What do you think of the 3D Embossing Folders? Love them? Hate them? Do let me know. I'm kinda addicted to them now :)

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!

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• Altenew Inspiration Challenge
  
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Peonies And Berries

 Hello everyone!! I have a floral card to share with you today.

I used the Altenew - Peony Bouquet stamp set and stamped the flowers, leaves and berries with Ink on 3 Fadeout ink and colored with copics. I used the colors from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge colors. The sentiment is from the Altenew Freesia stamp set.

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

Submitting this to:

• Altenew July Inspiration Challenge
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Altenew July 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to be a part of the Altenew Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop today. Today Altenew is releasing some beautiful crafty products for us. I'm so happy to be a guest designer for this blog hop.

You can see the entire release here. Be sure to read through the entire blog post to read about the giveaways! I have made 3 cards for today's blog hop.

First up, is this card using the Build-A-Garden: Tulips and Friends stamp set and die set. I stamped the image with a light colored ink and colored them with alcohol markers. Then I used the die to die cut the image. I took another piece of white card stock and embossed it with Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder and swiped a light brown ink over it. I adhered the die cut image on top of it and added the die cut Fancy Hello as the sentiment for this card.

I have 1 more card using the same image. This time I went for a quick watercolor. I used watercolor pens to color the image. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Next up, I have used the Craft Your Life - Always Sunshine. I did some no-line coloring on the tender vines and the beautiful little flowers and buds. For the sentiment, I used the Fancy Hello die.

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 07/18/2022 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 07/20/2022.

Blog Hop

You must have come from the super talented Jaycee's blog. I'm a big fan of his coloring!! The next on the hop is another amazing designer Agnieszka Małyszek! Hop along with us and I hope you enjoy all the inspiration. In case you get lost, here's a full list of the blogs for today:

Altenew Blog
Jenny Colacicco
Soraya Maes
Emily Midgett
Karen Brown
Caly Person
Adriana Arminio
Virginia Lu
Verity Biddlecombe
Jaycee Gaspar
Berina Rajakumar
Agnieszka Małyszek
Laurie Patterson
Erum Tasneem
Annemarie Caister
Reiko Tsuchida
Bridget Casey
Terri Koszler
Michelle Burnier
Michelle Short
Tenia Nelson
Linda Westfall
Maryám Pérez
Amy Hill
Mindy Eggen
Penny Pynnonen
Nathalie DeSousa
Angela Brennan
Teri Wilson
LauraJane
Dana Joy

 Thank you for stopping by today! Have a great day!!