Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Lily Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, friends!

It's time to share a NEW monthly feature with you. That is....
introducing Altenew Craft-A-Flower (Lily) with you.
We are celebrating this new feature with a blog hop and you can find all details about this over Altenew Card Blog!

Craft-A-Flower die sets are released monthly and celebrate the beauty of a wide variety of flowers! Each set includes all the pieces you need to create a multi-layered floral arrangement, inspired by our popular 3D flower dies. All you need to add is colored cardstock and a die cutting machine.

If you arrive from the blog of Nathalie DeSousa, you are in the right place.

If not, come and join the fun hop for ideas and inspiration.

Let me tell ya, this die works like a DREAM! It is super easy and fun to line up.
I had a blast creating with this set and you will, too!

I opted the organic approach, so I made my own color paper with the Altenew 24 Pan Watercolor Pan Set and Watercolor Paper Pad (9"x12").
The  color- layering card stock will make this an easy task, too!

I used one sheet from d Watercolor Paper Pad (9"x12") for all the layered pieces.
Before my bed time, I painted the paper in various shades of pink, yellow, red, orange and green.
The first thing in the morning, I get to die-cut all the pieces. 

The colors are so rich and bright! I decided to incorporate dots (Feeling Dotty Stencil with Embossing Paste) into the background.

The flower center was die cut from black card stock.
The sentiment from Dot Botanicals is just lovely in this.

You can sign up the Craft-a-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan today. When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in our monthly Craft-a-Flower releases and will receive a set each month at a discounted price ($35.99  $29.99).

All products links are listed below. Affiliate links are applied at no additional cost  to you. 

 I have another version of Craft-a-Flower on May 10th. Be sure to stop by to check it out!
Thank you for your support. 

Prizes: to celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card 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 May 16th, 2020.

Today's Blog Hop:

Altenew Card Blog 
Ashlea Cornell
Nicole Watt
Nathalie DeSousa
🌺🌻🌼Virginia Lu🌺🌻🌼
Svitlana Shayevich
Tania Ahmed
Jaycee Gaspar
Laurie Willison

Amber Rain Davis

Therese Calvird

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Spellbinders Card Kit of the Month

Hello friends!
Hope are doing well and staying healthy.
I appreciate that you stop by to check out the latest posts here.

Every month, I am given the opportunity to feature products from Spellbinders Small Die, Large Die and Card Kit of the month. It gives me great joy to create cards with these products. 

It's time to share some projects with the Monthly Card Kit.

I am using pattern paper, stamps and dies in this card kit.

 The May kits are now here! While supplies last for new members. US shipping included in cost. If you sign up in May you will receive the May kit. (Pictured.) Available May 1-31st (AZ Time.)
This month's "All the Little Things" Card Kit includes a 6x6 paper pad, clear stamps, an adorable die set, tons of embellishments, and more!


A Monthly Card Kit Containing: Dies, Clear Stamp Set, Die Cut Shapes, Paper, Envelopes & Embellishments. Contains at least 200+ pieces and will create 10+ complete cards. $60 Value!
The mason jar was stamped on the pattern paper and the was fussy cut. 

The May Card Kit is jam-packed with goodies. It really takes less guess work for it. Also, I want to mention that this kit comes with card stock (gold foil paper, too!) white envelopes and card base. You definitely do not need to get any extra supplies to create multiple cards. I will be back next with the inspiration with the die set in this card kit.

Thanks for stopping by!

Flowers and A Bench Die

Hello friends!

 I am popping in with another Bench-inspired card. 

You can read all about it from my previous post here.

 As mentioned, The Bench Die can serve as a foreground to a scenery. 

You can stamp sentiment on the bench or even personalize the bench with pattern paper. 

You can add critters around/behind/over it...

This time we are seeing a black/grey bench.
What I really love about this bench is how the watercolor variegated. 



Do you love the streaks on the bench? It makes me happy that I want to do it all over again! 
Thanks for stopping by!

Large Die Of the Month from Spellbinders

Hello friends!

I am sharing a project with the Spellbinders Large Die of the Month.

The May kits are now here! While supplies last for new members. US shipping included in cost. If you sign up in May you will receive the May kit. (Pictured.) Available May 1-31st (AZ Time.) 
This month's "Kaleidoscope Card Creator" large die set is perfect for making cards, decor, and more.

Much like the previous "Kaleidoscope", each element in this die set comes with 3 layering pieces. 

If you like puzzles, this is a great set for you. You can create your own color combo, size and use of the layering pieces.  I used the pattern paper from this Month's Card Kit.

All for corner pieces are identical and easy to assemble. You can create a square card without using the connecting pieces (as seen here in the mid section).

The oval piece is also part of the die set. You can use it separately or together with the rest of the dies.

All the ephemera and embellishments are all part of this month's card kit.


 I have more to share with the Monthly Card Kit.
You can shop deals up to 70% off here, 40% off here

Thank you so much for stopping by!

And the Envelope Goes To....

Hello friends!

I absolutely had a lot of fun creating with the Envelope Art Stamp and Coordinating Die. 
This set truly offers so many possibilities! I am happy to share my first try today.

Let's start with the envelope and flowers. I colored them all with Zig Clean Brush Markers.
These markers have fine tips and they make watercoloring super fun and easy.


I added shades and colors by accentuating the lines.
Next, I did cut all the pieces out. With the Envelope Die, there is a V cut that allows you to cut out the fold line. This is where I inserted the floral arrangement.



By following my previous creation, I used the same card sketch and stamped a floral image from
Country Charisma.


The sentiment from Carefree Wishes is perfect with this design.


The floral images from Country Charisma Stamp and Die Set is another good one to get for all things floral. I felt so relaxed and refreshed after creating this card!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Spellbinders Small Die of the Month

Hello friends!

I am back with a brand new creation with the latest Spellbinders Small Die of the Month.

If you love border dies like me, this is is a MUST-HAVE! 

This die set comes with 8 border dies.

The May kits are now here! While supplies last for new members. US shipping included in cost. If you sign up in May you will receive the May kit. (Pictured.) Available May 1-31st (AZ Time.) 

This month's "Stacked Decorative Edges" small die set is perfect for making cards, decor, and more.

Membership Includes:

• Exclusive Set of Small Versatile Dies that cut, emboss, deboss and stencil. Size is similar to Die D-Lites. $27 Value!
• Project Inspiration: Each kit will feature project ideas with at least one detailed how-to instruction tutorial each month.
  
• Member Benefits & Savings: Receive exclusive member pricing in the Spellbinders store. Plus receive access to deals, savings, and gifts - only available to members.
  

I decided to use 5 of the dies to create an ornate background.



First, I lined up 4 of the dies and made the die cut. This gives me a good size with a lace background.
Next, I took the scalloped die and ran through my Grand Caliber. You can definitely use the Platinum 6 Die Cut Machine which I also own.


I absolutely LOVE the lace background with this set of dies. I took out the embellishments from the May Card Kit ( I have more to share with the card Kit).



To highlight the green more, I added more green (Altenew Ink here) to the background.



It is easy to customize the background with these border dies.


 I definitely have more to share with this Small Die Of the Month.
You can shop deals up to 70% off here, 40% off here

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Altenew + The Daily Marker Watercolor Therapy Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello friends!

I am delighted to be part of the blog hop along with my Altenew DT to participate the fabulous Kathy Racoosin's Coloring Challenge. You can find all the details in Altenew Card Blog.

If you arrive from the lovely blog of Caly Person, you are in the right place.

If not, come and join the fun hop for ideas and inspiration. 

~all Altenew products used are listed at the end of this post~

For my project, I decided to use Precious Blooms Stamp Set. I can not recommend this set enough because it has wonderful outline stamp details for coloring.

This stamp set comes with two large blooms side by side. I find it so easy to stamp multiple flowers without much effort.

For my coloring medium, I used Watercolor 24 Pan Set for coloring the floral images. For the background, I used the Metallic Watercolor Set. I used two gold colors in this set.
These colors really pop and have beautiful shine thanks to the rich and creamy pigment.

Since the color combo is so vibrant, I toned it down with a small piece of vellum. The sentiment from Treble Cleft Die Set are just perfect as it has the right message, style and size.

 I took my time to color each flower and let it dry in between each small section.

There is no doubt that water-coloring IS therapeutic. All you need to focus is on the water-coloring. It does take your mind off the stress and escape the reality for a few minutes. I hope that you are inspired to do some water-coloring after this blog hop! 

Affiliate links are applied at no additional cost  to you. Thank you!  💖

Prizes: to celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! And Kathy from The Daily Marker is also giving away a goodies bag (worth $30 ) to 4 lucky winners, Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by May 6th 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 Card Blog on May 9th, 2020.

👉Your next stop is the blog of the amazing Kristina Werner
 Thanks so much for stopping by!