Stamp Highlight

Hello friends!

Warning: photo-heavy post

I am excited to share my 3 projects with you today. 

It is my turn to showcase one of the stamp set from the Altenew January release. 

This stamp set "Beautiful Blossom" is amazing. 

(the name says it all)

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I came up with 3 projects to showcase this gorgeous stamp set.
It was not hard to do 3 versions with this large versatile stamp set.

I am absolutely delighted to share my projects with you today. Beautiful Blossoms Stamp Set is one of the fan-favorites from the January release. I love timeless floral images like this set as it can be used in modern or classy/vintage style.


My first card is a fairly simple one to create. I stamped the image with Tide Blue. You can leave it as is since the image really speaks for itself.



 To add the Wow factor, I decided to apply the "Spotlighting Technique". I took out the small heart die from Halftone Hearts Nesting Die and die cut part of the stamped image.



 After colorig the heart image with Artist Markers,I applied Embossing Ink all over and embossed it with Crystal Clear Embossing Powder. To make the image more prominent, I added 3 heart dies underneath.

The sentiment from Magnolia Heart Stamp was white-embossed onto Jet Black Card Stock.
Love that set!

My next card was inspired by the ornate gold art pieces and architecture of the Hermitage Museum that I visited a few years ago.

To create this "art-like" card, all you need are Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder and Watercolor Brush Markers. I love the white-embossed sentiment from Wonderland since it makes such a great color contrast with the rich background.

With the raised embossed edges, you can color each tiny area with ease. You can definitely color the images loosely, or in a more controlled manners like I did here.

My last take with "Beautiful Blossom" is a colorful one. It is especially handy if you have the Mini Ink Cubes. With the help of MISTI, I was able to stamp each section with various colors.



Once I stamped the images, I colored each bloom with Artist Markers. I then added stripe of Golden Edge Washi Tape.



I added a tint of blue and embellished it with Cool Summer Night Enamel Dots. 



This truly is a easy and fun card to make. Of course, you can also use Permanent Black Ink to stamp and color instead.

I truly hope that you are inspired by my interpretation with Beautiful Blossoms and I will love to see what you come up with.

 Please stop by Altenew Card Blog and leave me a comment!!

Also, you will get to have a chance to win my monthly Alteew $15 Gift Certificate giveaway!

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Another Take on Hibiscus 3D Die

Hello friends!

I am popping in with another card with 3D Hibiscus Die.

The pieces I used was a left over from my previous card.
Here is my previous post about how I created these hibiscus.

I took a short cut and used pattern paper for the background! 

Ta-da! Super easy!

This time I added sequins to the hibiscus flower center.

 By the way, the paper Enchanting Washes that I used is 20% off!

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GOLD Stained Glass Window (& BAF Winner Announcement)

Hello Friends!

I am happy to share another Stained Glass Window creation with you.
Please check out the Build-a-Flower Winner Announcement at the very end of this post.

This time I took a golden approach and came up with a slightly different look.

What did I do differently from my previous card?

~stamp the Fancy Frame (the smaller stamp) for the background

~use Antique Gold embossing powder and embossing it 2-3 times

~stamp the background slightly off in various colors 

The multiple gold-embossing gave the outlines some super shiny edges and make it more stain-glass like, in my view.


This Stain Glass Stamp set is a 4x6 set and is packed with lovely layered stamps. For the price point, it provides great value and a ton of stamping fun.



What do you think? Do you like silver or gold? I can't decide...
I might have to do another version!!?

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I am announcing the winner of the Build-a-Flower Blog Hop

 The $20 Gift certificate goes to.... #86

Congratulations, Betty! Please contact me at virginia@altenew.com to claim your prize! 

Thank you, everyone , for your feedback and support.

I appreciate that you stop by today!

The Wonderful Wonderland Stamp and Mask

Hello friends!

I am popping in with my 2nd take with a wonderful stamp set.

Wonderland Stamp & Die & Mask Stencil

There are several techniques used in this card: masking, stamping and ink-blending.
Masking plays a huge part in this design.

I started out with stamping the largest poppy.



I then used the negative mask and applied inks to the large poppy flower and colored the stem and leaves.


From there, I used the positive mask and stamped the sentiment (in the background), adding embossing paste. The masks really are so easy and effective as they are thin and yet sturdy.
Gone are the days of fussy-cutting your own masks!



I actually made a little boo-boo with the embossing paste!
When I removed the mask, I accidentally smeared the paste a little bit--grrrr. 😒
 It was slightly messier than I had originally planned.
Since it didn't affect the main image, I decided to keep it as is.
Doing-over after all that careful stamping is not an option.😁



With the stamp and stencil, it's amazing to create the entire flat card with such dimensions and textures. Hope you are inspired!

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Spellbinders February Card Kit

Hello friends!

 I am popping in with some projects created with Spellbinders February Card Kit ($45.90)
The February kits are now here! (Available February 1-28th) 
While supplies last for new members. US shipping included in cost.
This month's Golden Swan Card Kit includes a 6x6 paper pad, clear stamps, an adorable die set, tons of embellishments, and more!

This is how it looked when the card kit first arrived.

I was wowed by the wide varieties of items that are included in this wonderful kit.
I quickly whipped up two cards! The first card is all about the Gold Swan die.
How gorgeous is that swan?


 EVERY element is from the card kit...pattern paper, sticker, the gold foil paper and card stock.



I am amazed that this card does not require any stamping!



The brightly-colored rose ephemera really make the design pop! 



My 2nd card utilized the ephemera, stamp set and pattern paper.



I stamped the bouquet of flowers, mason jar, sentiment. I added the sequins (included in this kit).



I really had a ton of fun creating with this kit. There are just two more cards that I made with this kit. Hope you come back to check them out!

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Altenew Build-A-Flower: Japanese Mum Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Happy February, my friends!

 It's time to share another exciting Altenew Build-A-Flower with you.
If you come from the blog of my talented friend  Vicky Papaioannou, you are in the right place. 

Build-A-Flower: Japanese Mum

This image has SO much details. I absolutely love how the stamp and die "do all the talking"!

I started out stamping the flowers and did some masking.

To highlight the purple Mum, I stamped all the color for each layer.

I then ran the flower die with the Tan Embossing Mat through the die cut machine.

The sentiment was then silver-embossed and it surely goes well with the color combo!

For final touches, I embellish the background with some splatter and enamel dots.

You can get this set here or/and bundle here

Build-a-Flower Japanese Mum Bundle

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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. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on Feb. 9th.

Giveaway: one of you who comment in this very blog post will have a chance to win $20 Altenew Gift Certificate! The winner will be announced right here in this blog on Feb. 4th.

Today's Blog Hop 

Altenew Card Blog

Vicky Papaioannou
🌸----->Virginia Lu<-----🌸
Kristina Pokazanieva
Zinia Redo
Rubeena Ianigro
Patricia Roebuck
Laura Jane
Reiko Tsuchida
Kelly Griglione
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Laurie Willison
Seeka
ThereseCalvird

Gayatri Murali

Emily Midgett
Svitlana Shayevich

Your next stop is the blog of Kristina Pokazanieva
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