Welcome to the Altenew October 2020 Cozy Creatures Blog Hop! Although there are some pretty cute critters in this release, there are also plenty of floral and other images and goodies that are available as well.
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>>>>>Vicki Finger<<<<<
You should have arrived here from the lovely Lilith Eeckels Blog! Using a darker pink (Purple Wine, I went back over the large bloom and the mini ink blending tool to concentrate the color more towards the center of the bloom where it would naturally be darker. Let's take a look at today's projects! First up I have a few cards using the new Sweet Flowers Stamps and Dies. This set is super easy to line up and I love how it makes a spray without having to take a lot of extra time to assemble a bouquet. It contains an outline image if you want to watercolor the image, or in my case, I used pale grey ink to stamp the outline for just a simple guideline to use for coloring the flowers. By leaving the outline in my Mini Misti, once I was finished stamping the layers I put it back in and then stamped with Versamark and heat embossed the outline with Antique Gold Embossing Powder.
That brings us to my first project! I seem to be on a blue kick lately and My favorite Set of Blues is the Sweet Dreams Collection. I stamped the florals in Aqualicious for the lighter shade and Galactic Stream for the deeper shade. The greenery was stamped with Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades from the Green Fields Collection.
I also used some of the Altenew A Love For Stripes Collection A Paper Pack. I wanted to keep the card simple while adding some visual interest. I used a sentiment from the stamp set, heat embossed on white cardstock, and cut with a smaller die from the Nesting Labels Die Set.
I always like to add a bit of glam to my cards so some sequins and jewels add a nice finishing touch.
For my next project, I wanted to use some pinks with this same set and really jazz it up with some gold and pearls. The background panel is from some really OLD paper stash and has a gold glitter swirl pattern on it.
I have a specific person in mind with this card and she loves Pink and Gold as well. For these blooms, I used Pinkalicious and Razzleberry from the Cherry Blossom Collection of inks.
I used foam tape behind the flowers and sentiment as I did on the previous card to give that extra dimension.
This time, because there was already a lot of bling going on, I toned down my accents to just some glossy pearl embellishments.
For this card, I wanted to use the Altenew Nesting Ovals Dies for my sentiment as I never seem to have enough birthday cards around. The Sentiment is from the Sakura Blossom Set.
By cutting off some of the blooms from the single stem, I was able to arrange the florals around the oval-shaped sentiment. I mounted the sentiment on foam tape for some dimension.
Next up I used the new Festive Clusters Die Set to create a holiday card in rich red and green with gold.
I love the look of die-cut inlay and so I did some of that on this card. First I die cut the Clusters from Gold Cardstock.
Next, I dry embossed the die impression onto the piece of red shimmer cardstock. I die cut the cluster again from green cardstock and fit each of those pieces into the outline leaving the poinsettia and rose red. I added some Nuvo Drops in the color Seashell for the mistletoe berries.
To begin, I heat embossed all of the images onto white cardstock using Versamark and Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder.
Then using a new little tool from Altenew, I used the stencil to color in various parts of the flowers. These little tools are about an inch or so in diameter and are perfect for this application. They clean up with soap and water and you just allow them to air dry.
I used another tool for the green leaves with Forest Glades Ink. and used what was left on my other ink blending tool to blend color for the base of the small blooms to the top, concentrating heavier at the base and lightening the pressure as I stroked upwards to the tips of the petals.
For the sentiment, I used one included with this stamp set and I added a few lilac-colored pearls for the finishing touch.
That is all of my projects for today! I hope you'll keep hopping along to see all of the gorgeous inspiration the designers have provided for you. The lovely and talented Therese is your next stop along the hop. Don't forget to leave a comment on each designer's blog for your chance to win one of the many prizes Altenew is giving away in celebration of this release!
Thank you so much for stopping by today to see my projects!
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Wow - those simple roses are gorgeous against the stark black and I love the variations on the sweet flowers set.
ReplyDeleteI really love the Roses and the Sweet Flowers Stamp set and you did a wonderful job showcasing them. Your cards are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteloved your sweet flowers treatment
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely cards. I especially like the sweet dream set. Thank you for brightening my day!
ReplyDeleteAll of your cards are just stunning!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! I LOVE the monochrome pink and blues!
ReplyDeleteNice.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the amazing inspiration! I really love the first card!
ReplyDeleteI am partial to the blue flowers. They are so different and pretty.
ReplyDeleteVery creative inspiring projects...love your color palettes and designs! So very pretty!
ReplyDeleteI love the red/green shimmer card!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards. Love the backgrounds. TFS
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards! I especially like the pretty in pink cards! So lusciously feminine!
ReplyDeleteStunning cards!! I LOVE the pops of gold!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Love these large flower stamps!!
ReplyDeleteComment by Donna de Gale-Kalloo
such pretty cards...loving the bling...
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS cards, I love the gold details, they look stunning!
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards! I love those striped backgrounds!
ReplyDeleteWonderful designs Vicky, you did a great job showcasing this release, thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! I love the sweet flowers and simple roses sets. Thanks for all the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThe ebmossed combination is very nice. I like the use behind the frame.
ReplyDeleteThese cards are simply amazing in their beauty! The two with the background stripe in a coordinating color, to me, look like they are from Edwardian times. Truly elegant!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards. I especially love the first one. The Sweet Flowers set is one of my favorites from this release and the colors and style (love that stripe background) are amazing.
ReplyDeleteVicki, I love the blue tones on your lovely Sweet Flowers card, as well as the bold black background with the beautifully coloured Simple Roses.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! I love the striped backgrounds!
ReplyDeleteWow! I think my favorite is the festive flowers with the striped background. It brings to mind a French salon, sipping tea...fabulous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards! Love the floral designs with the striped backgrounds!
ReplyDeleteAll so pretty. I like the colors and the backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteLove all of the florals!
ReplyDeleteI love all the touches of gold on your cards!
ReplyDeleteThese are stunning. My favorite is the very first -- the unexpected blue and the stripes -- and the combo with the gold. Lovely.
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