September Challenge at Altenew.

 A very quiet restful day - still feeling tired and weak.  And coughing a lot!   

This card for the September challenge at Altenew.   I had made it over the weekend.

I've recently got a colour wheel and these three colours are triad - so go well together.   I used Altenew orange inks with a circle stencil to make a background.    For the purple element, I die cut three flowers with the Petite Mountain Aven layering die set,  from white card and used some ink-blending with Wisteria and Hydrangea inks for the flowers, Shadow Creek and Mountain Pine for the leaves and Camomile and Snapdragon for the flower centres.  The sentiment is from Altenew Birthday Builder set cut with a die from Featured Sentiment die set.   Edged with a darker purple ink.   Finished with some purple dots. 

 

Ink blending die cuts - Craft a Flower - Flowering Dogwood Layering dies

 Today I'm sharing some cards that I started last Monday and finally finished on Thursday evening. 

I die cut two sets of all the flower parts and while looking after Grace on Monday I did some ink blending onto them, while she was colouring her Altenew Colorparlooza sheet.  Putting these together is a piece of cake thanks to the keyhole layering system.   I used some glitter card from my stash to added the centre of the flowers. The sentiment from Altenew Versatile Greetings die set.  There is a very subtle stencil inking behind the flowers.  I used some soft pink ink and Classic Stripes stencil.  Finished with some little gold gems.

This one used purple and yellow inks with a touch of green, to add the colour on this one   The stenciling behind the flowers is the Foliage Stencil with some green inks.  The sentiment is from Classic Greetings.  

Floral Swag with Die Cuts

 This week I got my order from Krafters Cart... a  local online store run by the amazing Meetu.  She stocks a lot of Altenew goodies - a company I just adore.  In my order this time... I ordered a die set  called Charming Foliage - it's a layering die set with three roses, two leaves and a couple of branches.  

For my first go, I used the colours in the inspiration inner... but as I don't have the coloured cardstock, I die cut all the pieces in white card and used the Altenew inks sets - Cherry Blossom, Shades of Purple, Green Meadows and Sea Shore - to colour. 

For my background I die cut the white panel from Mix and Match Frames - the second die -  I added a simple gingham stenciling using Altenew Classic Stripes and some Limestone ink- just a subtle amount.  This panel was added to a black die cut panel - the larger one in the Mix and Match Frames.  I worked out where I wanted my flowers - inspired by the cover  of the die set, stamped the sentiment from Sentiment Strips 3.  I then layered the flowers and leaves - some straight onto the panel and some on dimensional tape. 

I'm entering this into the Just Add Ink #617 - Choose Two (Gingham, Dots & Die Cuts) challenge.     I think my stenciling works as the Gingham element and the flowers, certainly are die cuts! 

and also for Darnell's NBUS Challenge #41 as this is the first outing for the Classic Foliage Dies

Thanks for stopping by today... It's been a good day - the sun was shining (mostly) got to 20C - hubby got the main deck finished with the help of our friend Michael.   Just the capping on the seat round the edge to do.  And I got the grocery shopping done, washing, baking Weetbix slice, had a visit from Grace and her Mummy & Daddy and got two cards made!  A successful day.