Thursday, August 1, 2019

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellflower Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Happy August, friends!
It's time to share another exciting Altenew Build-A-Flower with you.

If you come by the blog of Therese Calvird, you are in the right place.
If not, please come and join the fun hop!

Introducing Bellflower! HERE are some interesting fact about Bellflower.

I love the shapes and sizes (this set comes with 3!) in this set.
I decided to create a frame with the flowers!
My color combo is based on this Stamp and Die Bundle.
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I usually start stamping with the focal point first and then stamped around the main images.
 In this case, the darkest purple Bellflowers are the main image with all layers of stamping.
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You may not see it right away, but I did use the largest Bellflower Die (included in this set) to dry-emboss the image. You easily do this with your flower matching die and stamp. You do need a tan embossing mat for this purpose. Almost all die cut machines have a shim/tan embossing mat that comes wit the machine. 
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I love the BAF layering images and find myself reaching for them more and more for background stamping. The color I used are all the shade of purple, lilac and hot pink (inks are listed below).
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I hope you like the card that I created for this hop.
πŸ‘‰πŸ‘‰ I have another version of this B-A-F Bellflower.
Be sure to come back to check it out!!

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πŸ‘ŒI highly suggest this Bellflower stamp die Ink Bundle.
Prizes: to celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win.
AND Altenew will draw a winner to receive a $15 Altenew Gift Certificate from the comments left on each designer's blog on the blog hop list (including mine!)! The winner will be announced on the Altenew blogs on August 10th, 2019.

72 comments:

conil said...

This bellflower is gorgeous in these colors. Just a fabulous card.

Debbie Rumpza said...

I love the different colors you used for your bellflowers. So pretty!

Cindy C. said...

Beautiful stamp and gorgeous card!

Nenette Madero said...

Hi Virginia! I loved how you used only the single layer of stamps! Beautiful color combo as well!<3

Michelle S said...

I love your card! It's inspired me.

Nancy Penir said...

Wow! Completely enchanting. Love, of course, the color choices, and love too the dots throughout. Gorgeous!

Denise Bryant said...

Another beautiful BAF set! Love the bellflower designs! Your card is so pretty!

Susan said...

great card

Linda BL said...

Your Bell Flowers are lovely! The single layer stamping in the background adds such a great look to your card. Thanks for sending the information about the actual flowers. Would be a great addition to a backyard! I

Barbara said...

Yes, Virginia! This is gorgeous and I love the card design and the colors.

Harriet said...

I do like your card. Very interesting stamp, versatile and unique!

Susanbcards said...

You've used pretty colors for the bellflowers!

Annie B. said...

I love the color combinations you used. Beautiful card.

brandco2450@gmail.com said...

Love this new set and your card is just gorgeous!

Lynn (toomanycrayons) said...

Very interesting background for the simple bell flower too.

Kristen Snoozy said...

You used several colors but it all came together beautifully! Really lovely!

Mrsh1212 said...

I especially love the way you used the single layers as background on this card. It really is stunning.

Samistic Designs said...

Gorgeous!

Lagene said...

I love this new Bellflower set! I also love your stamping around the boarders design!

lostinpaper said...

So beautiful Virginia!

Jean said...

Just so prettY

Nancy-Anne said...

These cards keep getting better and better! Love this set!

Karthikha said...

What a beautiful card!! Love the design and colors! :)

ionabunny said...

A lovely set and your cards are beautiful. Hugz

Kathy said...

Love the different colors on this bold, fun card! Thanks for inspiring us today!

MadeByMeghanK said...

I love them in purple and how you have them framing the sentiment!

Sue D said...

Beautiful! Love the colors and how you framed the panel with the different bluebell images.

Denise said...

I love your use of the detailed focal flowers with the others more sketch-like in the background.

pcm said...

pretty colors! love the composition too!

Mendy said...

Interesting flower and gorgeous stamp set as usual. I need to grow these. :)

janlesiak said...

I really like your card with the different color flowers and the sentiment in the midddle

Staci G. said...

I love your technique with the dry embossing and creating the frame - lovely!

Colleen said...

So very pretty! Thanks for sharing...

Denise F. said...

Love the multiple colors in your flowers and background. Very pretty card.

Nana Griffin said...

A great color choice. Very pretty!

Joy Dsouza said...

Wow! Absolutely beautiful card. I love your choice of colours.

Kelsey Thomas said...

Love your card. :) It is very pretty.

Heather M said...

Lovely card! I love the stunning purple and pink Bellflowers! Gorgeous!

cghundley said...

Beautiful coloring on
your card!
Carla from Utah

Gracegarden said...

Lovely design and great inspiration. Thank you!

Carrie said...

Love the combo of layers, and the bright, beautiful purple...so pretty!

paddy said...

love the colors you used - makes such a cheerful card!
gabriele

Annette Reed said...

This is beautiful! I really liked the way you used the different stamp and colors to make this lovely arrangement.

SD pooja said...

Loved the shades of purple and hot pink combo a lot ! Its a beautiful card.

Sarah Ashley Posch said...

This is a standout!

Jaycee said...

Such a lovely color palette and so unbelievably creative!

Amber Rain Davis said...

Oh, Virginia, I love the sketchy artistic feel you created with solid layer stamps! So cool! Hugs!

Dee Earnshaw said...

wow love how you have made these flowers so different - very inspiring

Amy Williams said...

This is so pretty. Love the colors you chose.

Denise Terry said...

What a beautiful card! I always have trouble building in a place for my sentiment...I either leave too much room, or not enough.

Daria Z. said...

Love the colors that you used, Virginia! Beautiful card!

Sue D said...

So pretty. I like this color combo.

Vikki H said...

Your subtle layering with the lighter colors on the background gives your card so much depth! Great job, Virginia!

Terrie D. (StarSpry) said...

This is such a pretty card! I love you you used the flowers to frame your sentiment, and the dry embossing looks really nice. :)

Zlatka said...

Beautiful card! I love the colors!

Lauryne Cunningham said...

Beautiful card! I love the color combination- the purple bellflowers really pop!

Nox said...

Gorgeous - I love those deep colours used on the focal flowers!

mumster said...

Beautiful card - love the colors

Jeanne Beam said...

Such a beautiful card Virginia! Love the colors....
Thanks for sharing.

Cyndi said...

Gorgeous card. I love the colors and the unique layout is beautiful.

meme said...

I really like your bluebell card. Thanks for sharing.

Carol McCready said...

I absolutely love your card design!

Shawninaz said...

What a beautiful card as always, I love how you used different layers for the non focal images, very creative!

jazzyscrapper said...

Beautiful card.

MelissaF said...

Beautiful card, love these gorgeous bell flowers and the light purple layer for the background.

Aimee Phillips said...

I love the purples and pinks that you chose for these bellflowers on the card. Simply stunning.

Liz O. said...

This new Build-A-Flower, Bellflower set is gorgeous! Your card design is so pretty Virginia, love how you used different layers of the set to create your border. You did an amazing job showcasing this new set.As always thanks for the inspiration!

Lisa Byers said...

Your card is simply fabulous. I love the design and the all of the gorgeous colors!! It is a wonderful simple but beautiful card!!

Kathy Dippner said...

Beautiful card! Love the pinks and purples.

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

You are an amazing Artist! Your card is stunning.

Bonnie said...

I love the vibrancy of your beautiful card.

Connie said...

Hi Virginia :) I absolutely love this new to me technique and I'll be trying it out soon!!! Beautiful card! Thanks for the inspiration :)