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.  

Still using up patterned paper -

 I really am trying hard to use up patterned paper and in my inbox this week was the February SheetLoad  of cards from Crafty Al.   If you haven't seen her videos do look her up on You Tube.  This month's is some A2 cards using 6 x 6 papers.  Al took 4 pieces of patterned paper and made 8 cards....

I decided to take 2 sheets to make 4 cards.  

I used two sheets from an Anko (KMart) paper pack called Floral.  I had some pinkish card in my stash so used that to cut the mats.  I cut the butterfly base (Memory Box - Isabella Butterfly) from pink card and the top layer (Memory Box - Pippi Butterfly) from matt Rose Gold metallic card.  I used a Gina K Master Layout circle and used different sentiments to make it into a set.  

Can you see the one that looks different....

I wasn't concentrating and stuck my cross piece, circle and butterfly upside down on my card base!  So I simply took a die and cut it off and added to another base 

The sentiment on this one is from Colorado Craft Company - Lots of Love set.  

This one is birthday card - sentiment from Altenew's Birthday Builder set. 

For this one I used a sentiment from a Gina K Designs stamp set - You make me Smile.

and finally

    

This one has another Altenew set for it's sentiment - Engraved Flowers. 

So another two sheets of paper used.  

Weekend crafting.

 I had a busy weekend with babysitting Princess Grace but got a couple of hours to craft while she went to visit and meet her new sister... I managed a few cards....

First up a quick card made with some Pinkfresh Studio's washi.   I have the Artistic Dahila washi and had die cut them and had them in a baggie on my desk.   A quickly threw together this card. 

I used the slimline Master Layout from Gina K for my layers.  They look a bit wonky in my photo but the are not in real lift.   I die cut the centre panel from some pretty patterned paper and layered the die cut washi on it.  I add a die cut sentiment made from the co-ordinating stamp and die set. 

My second card used some new stamps and dies - some that arrived a couple of weeks ago. 

One of the dies and stencils I bought from Altenew was the co-ordinating items to the Monstera Quotes stamp set.  I had got the stamp set ages ago but not used it... so was happy to use a gift card I had won on a Altenew FB live video and get the die and stencil.  I used the Altenew Boho Vases to die cut a piece of patterned paper to make the vase to hold the Monstera Leaves.   I backed it with some kraft card.  I stamped all the leaves a number of times and used the matching stencils to add colour.  I used a variety of green inks from Altenew.  I used the dies to cut them out.  For the background I added a little green blended inks and added some fine dots with a fine liner pen.  I used a sentiment from the stamp set.   It is full of marvelous quotes and sayings.  Added the vase and built up the leaves.   Added it all to a kraft top-folding card base.   As it was the first outing for the stamps, stencils and dies I am adding this to Darnell's NBUS challenge. 

I did another card too.... it's for my local technique swap group - it headed off to it's recipient - here's a little sneak peek.

I also spend some time in crafting with Grace.   We made cat faces and she did some inking with a brayer and just had fun playing with my stuff. 

My crafting room is like a magical cave to Grace.  

Card Chain Challenge - May reveal.

 It's time to share the card I made for the May Card Chain Challenge

My card went to Patricia in Texas

The options for this month 

Theme options: Hats/Flowers/Friendship

Technique options: Embossing Powder/torn edges.

I chose to use the sketch, Flowers and Friendship

My background was made with white card and Altenew Hot Foil plate - Exquisite Marble and WRMK Rose Gold Foil.  I also used Altenew Charming Foliage Die Set  - cut from Paint chips. And used some of the Altenew Branches and Berries set.  The sentiment was made up of Altenew Sentiment Strips 3 and a Winnie & Walter Hello die.   To ground the flowers I used a dotted vellum cut with a Spellbinders Oval die. 

And I received this beautiful summer scene from my blog mate Arlene.  ( and some die cuts too)

Always delightful to get a card from a friend! 

Got some time this afternoon to play with Grace in the craft room.  She is spending the night here while Mummy and Daddy go out to celebrate their 2nd wedding anniversary.  The new baby arrives sometime in the next couple of weeks, so last time in a while that they will have time to go out together. 

Thanks for popping in.  

Something new at Sweet Stampin' challenge.

 Hi there... welcome back to Sweet Stampin' Challenge - the first for 2021.  

Our theme for this challenge is "NEW"  and from now on, our challenges will be fortnightly.

So I bought myself some goodies as an early Christmas present and included were a couple of Altenew stamps - Spider Mum flowers and Striped Circle Stamp set.    Here is my card using these goodies.

I stamped the Striped Circle stamp in Vineyard Berry red ink from Altenew on my background panel.  I then used Altenew Rose Gold embossing powder to stamp and emboss the Spider Mum stamp.  I used Heart beat and Vineyard Berry inks to watercolour the flowers.  I used a few different green inks for the leaves. I added the sentiment from Striped Circle stamp set in Obsidian black ink and then the fussy cut flower.  A few gold gems finished my card.  

Do come and join our challenge with your "NEW" projects. 

WWC 253 Karen's Challenge : Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist.

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.  Karen is our hostess this week with an anything goes with a feminine challenge.

Getting back into the swing of the New Year and today I have a sweet floral card to share.

 this card is made using some selective stamping of an Altenew stamp from "Happy Bloom
 set.   I coloured with Altenew Alcohol markers and Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers.  I then fussy cut out the blooms.  Next I worked on the background.  I used an Altenew stencil to add some light grey and blue inks  (Silver Lane and Eastern Night)  I then created my vase using some PP and Altenew "Versatile Vases" which I fussy cut.  Added some grey marker to ground the vase.  I stuck down the vase and then the blooms.  I added some extra leaves with a fine Sharpie and some markers.   Finished with a white embossed stripe from "Sentiment Stripes"from Altenew.  

Come and join the fun.  Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday

Challenge have created.  Then take our challenge and link your creation to the challenge post.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday at 5 pm Mountain Standard Time (Tuesday at 12.00 noon NZ time ) to link up your project.

WWC#250 Helen's Feminine "Anything Goes" Challenge

Hello there, it’s time for another Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. Helen is our hostess this week with a Feminine "Anything Goes"  challenge.

My card today is using my favourite Purple colour with some pretty Altenew roses.

 I used Altenew Sweet Rose Bouquet stamp in Altenew inks - Wisteria, Hydrangea, Ultraviolet and Andromeda.  I stamped the leaves in Sweet Leaf, Just Green and Hunter Green.   The sentiment is from a Casual Fridays for Catherine Pooler Stamp of Approval set called "All About You" stamped in the Andromeda ink.  I has a small smudge so I die cut some little purple stars from the All About You die set and added them as embellishments.

Come and join the fun.  Check out the projects that the other artists at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge have created.  Then take our challenge and link your creation to the challenge post.  We'd love to have you join us.  You have until Monday at 5 pm Mountain Standard Time (Tuesday at 11.00am NZ time ) to link up your project.