Altenew Class of 2017 Inspiration Challenge - October

Hello everyone!  I'm taking another chance to play in the final Altenew Year in Review Inspiration Challenge for this year (2017) and this month I chose to be inspired by the colors in the October Challenge hosted by Lydia Evans. Lydia designed the Build-A-Flower Ranunculous set seen in her project below so it seemed fitting that she used that set in her Inspiration Challenge. I don't actually have that set but it's been in my shopping cart and on my wish list for months. The Build-A-Flower Sets all have a 6 x 8 Stamp Set with a large layering bloom and the coordinating die for $35.00.  That's a really incredible buy although the only way to get them is in the set; they aren't sold separately.


To start my card, I chose Beautiful Day which is my favorite and most of reached for Altenew Stamp Set.  I stamped and heat embossed several of the bloom outlines and leaf outlines in Versamark and eat set them with Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder onto Canson Bristol Watercolor Paper.  I wanted more than I thought I would need because I'm making a set of cards as a gift for someone.  Once I had the heat setting finished, I started stamping the layers. Using the Altenew Red Cosmos Collection of Inks I chose the lightest shade of Frosty Pink Ink, the next layer in Coral Berry and the last layer in Ruby Red.

For the leaves, I used Frayed Leaf for the first color and Forest Glades for the Detail Layer.  You can't buy any of the Altenew Ink Cubes separately, but you can buy the refills and the larger oval pads individually.

I like to hit all of my stamped pieces with some shimmer mist and let that dry before I die cut everything in my Cuttlebug.  I primarily use two types of shimmer spray; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold and Tsukineko Sheer Sparkle Shimmer Mist.  Simon Says Stamp carries the Tsukineko Brand but I buy my Tattered Angels directly from Canvas Corp Brands.

I wanted to use a bit of patterned paper behind my floral cluster so I die cut a stitched rectangle of Sweet Blush Bitty Big Paper for the background.  The sentiment is also from the Beautiful Day Stamp Set and is one of my favorites to use on a "Thinking of You" type card.  How can a day be bad if someone sends a card to you that says that?  I don't think it is possible.  I adhered everything to a top folding white card base.

This is fast and easy card making.  Once you've done the heat embossing, it is easy to line everything up for stamping the various layers.  I hope you've enjoyed my take on the October 2017 Altenew Inspiration Challenge.  The supplies I've used are linked below where possible.

Altenew Beautiful Day Shop at: SSS | ALT	Altenew Beautiful Day Dies Shop at: SSS | ALT	Altenew Beautiful Day Stamp & Die Bundle Shop at: ALT	Altenew Green Fields Ink Collection (Cubes) Shop at: SSS | ALT
Altenew Green Fields Reinkers Shop at: ALT	Altenew Green Fileds Oval Collection Shop at: SSS | ALT	Altenew Red Cosmos Ink Collection (Cubes) Shop at: SSS | ALT	Altenew Red Cosmos Oval Collection Shop at: SSS | ALT
Altenew Red Cosmos Reinkers Shop at: ALT	Kokuyo Long Dot Runner Adhesive Shop at: SSS	PTI Stamper's Select White Cardstock Shop at: PTI	PTI Sweet Blush Bitty Big Patterned Paper Shop at: PTI