91st Billowing Peonies Card

It's a special celebration for my Mother's 91st birthday on Sunday. So the grand lady deserves a very special card. I used the bigger stamp from the Altenew Billowing Peonies stamp set and used colours from the April Inspiration challenge. The size of the card is A6. I have used vellum for the sentiment and clear 3M mounting tape to secure it. I'm happy with the way it looks, although it was quite hard to peel off the release tape! 

BTW, I was so excited that my January Inspiration card was selected as one of the winners!
Blogged here, announced on IG.

Thank you for dropping by!

Materials
Stamp/Stencil - Altenew Billowing Peonies
Inks - Altenew Coral Red, Olove, Pool, Blush and Orange Cream
Card - Neenah and Kaisercraft
Others - Altenew EP Platinum, Distress Sprays, Altenew Iridescent spray

Challenge
Altenew Inspiration Challenge

Altenew January Inspiration Challenge

Since it was a public holiday in Australia on Monday (a long weekend), I've had time to make a few cards whist I have the stampset out from participating in Michelle's workshop on Saturday. I used the Altenew Inspiration January Challenge for the colour choice, blending red and purple to get the same colours in the photo. Whilst I was at it, I decided to do one with just shades of purples (my MIL's favourite colour!)

Materials
Altenew Billowing Peonies, Sentiments and inks

Challenge
Altenew January Inspiration Challenge

Billowing Peonies

When I saw this new Altenew set, it was hard to resist the temptation to 'Add to Cart'! When the set arrived, I fell in love with how beautiful the whole bundle was! I spent a whole rainy Saturday to stamp and colour these beautiful peonies. The first card was based on the current Altenew June Inspiration Challenge. I had a lot of fun lining up the stencils, but not too difficult to do. One of these is off to a very special friend who is not too well at moment, hope she likes it! I'm also linking this to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials used:
Stamps: Altenew Billowing Peonies, Get Well Soon
Stencil: Altenew Billowing Peonies
Inks: Altenew, Distress Sprays, Perfect Pearls

Altenew April Inspiration Challenge

 Popping over with a card inspired by the Altenew Inspiration challenge, using stamps and inks from Altenew.

Materials used:
Stamp - Altenew Build a Flower-Rose
Inks - Altenew

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Here are some fun cards using at technique that Jennifer Mcguire blogged last month - post here. The first card is based on the current Altenew Inspiration challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges
Altenew Inspiration Challenge - Apr2022
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Materials 
Stamps - Altenew Majestic Bloom, Statement Flowers, Sentiment Strips
Inks - Distress Inks 
Squeezed Lemonade/Mowed Lawn/Wilted Violet
Mustard Seed/Carved Pumpkin/Candied Apple/ Wilted Violet
Perfect Pearls Spray, Clear drops

Pink Gardenias

Another birthday card to share using Altenew Gardenia stamp set and colours from the Altenew August Inspiration Challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes
Altenew Inspiration Challenge - Making it easy

Materials:
Altenew Stamps - Gardenia and Label Love
Ink - Altenew inks and sprays

More July Inspiration

I'm back with a quick card using colours from the current Altenew Inspiration Challenge with stamped flowers from Altenew.

Challenges:

Altenew Inspiration Challenge - July2021

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Materials:

Stamps - Altenew Always There and Label Love

Inks - Altenew and Distress Inks

Patterned Paper - Altenew Reflection

 

Another 21st Card

Back with another 21st card made with an Altenew stencil using the colours from the current Inspiration Challenge. I do have one more 21st card to make soon! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:
Altenew Inspiration Challenge 
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stencil It!

Materials:
Altenew Floral Garden Stencil, Sentiment and Altenew inks
Number dies from MFT 

Marlo's 21st

 My youngest niece is turned 21 today! I'm sharing a card inspired by the Altenew May Inspiration Challenge. I've used a beautiful stencil from Altenew for the card and colours from the challenge. Hope she likes it!

Challenges
Altenew Inspiration Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Feminine

Materials
Altenew Sweet Spring stencil and rainbow washi tape
Kaisercraft glitter card stock
MFT numbers die
Altenew inks - Bamboo, Parrot, Sea Breeze, Turquoise, Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss and Obsidian Pigment Ink

July Inspiration Challenge

A last minute card to add to the Altenew July Inspiration challenge. I've made a bunch of Thank You cards for staff affected by COVID-19 at my hospital - they are doing a wonderful job! 

Challenges:

Altenew July Inspiration Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Altenew June Inspiration

I have a card to add to the Altenew June Inspiration. I was going to make a masculine but decided to make one for a colleague leaving our project instead. I just love the blue with brown combo!

Challenges:

Altenew Inspiration Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Altenew May Inspiration

I happened to Stamp a few of these lovely flowers last week in different colours. I decided to use the yellow and orange flowers with a background of blue leaves from different stamp sets. I think the colour combination worked! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:
Altenew May Inspiration Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Dies and Punches

Materials:

Altenew Stamp Sets and Dies

Aktenew Inks

Flower Power

I'm back with another card using the colours of the Altenew April Inspiration Challenge, using a technique that was demonstrated by Lydia Evans from Lydia's Crafty Corner last year. I just love these diecuts and have used them in various ways ever since I got them. The  background was created with distress inks to match the colours from the challenge. This was overlaid with a panel with the flowers cut out as windows. Thank you for dropping by! Hope everyone is staying safe!

Challenges:

Altenew April Inspiration Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Flower Power

Materials:

Background - Tim Holtz Distress Inks

Die - Altenew Rose Filament

Stamp - Hero Arts

Altenew April Inspiration Challenge

I have a birthday card to share using the colours from this month's Altenew Inspiration challenge. I did some water colour backgrounds with distress and oxide inks. I then die cut flowers from the background and leaves from vellum. After adhering the patterned paper and flowers, I used the Altenew white spray to add some splatter before adding the sentiment strip, leaves and sequins to finish the card. Hope everyone is sage! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:
Altenew April Inspiration Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Knock on Wood

Materials:
Cardstock - Neenah Solar White
Stamps and Dies - Altenew
Pattrened Paper - Kaisercraft
Others - EP from Altenew (Rose Gold), Altenew Pure White Spray

November Inspiration

Back with another Inspiration challenge from Altenew. As I do not have any Altenew Christmas stamps, I decided to use small stamps from a combination of stamp sets to make a wreath. As I was using the Misti and rotating the stamps, the first one was round and the others turned out squarish! As it was so much fun to produce multiple cards with the Misti, I made a series of 6 cards in the one session with gold and silver embossed sentiment. I still have a lot more Christmas cards to make! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenge:

Altenew Inspiration Challenge

Materials:

Stamps - Altenew Lacy Scrolls, Bride to Be and Lyrical Script

Ink - Altenew Crimson, Parrot and Moss, Silver and Gold EP, Kuretake Gansai Tambi paints

Others - Kaisercraft gems

60th Birthday Card

Another card for the Altenew June Inspiration Challenge and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Bright and Cheerful. I was so happy to find out that I was a winner in the last SSS
Wednesday Challenge - check out the link here and the original blogpost here.
Thanks for dropping by!

Materials:
Stamps - Altenew Majestic Bloom and Painted Greetings
Dies - MFT Large Numbers, Hero Arts Nested Rectangles
Inks - Altenew and Versamark, Liquid Platinum EP

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June Inspiration

I'm back with a card made for the Altenew June Inspiration challenge. I just love the colours on this pretty challenge. I've added a frame to the design so that I can add it to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Frame It! Thanks for dropping by!

Materials:
Stamps - Altenew Label Love and Winter Rose
Die - Hero Arts nested rectangles, Altenew Frame
Inks - Altenew

Altenew April Inspiration

I made a couple of cards for the Altenew April Inspiration Challenge on a Craft Retreat last weekend and decided to pick one to share. Both cards were stamped with the flowers and masked before stamping the leaves, The 'Happy' was die cut and backed with three layers of cards. I'm also adding this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials:
Stamps - Altenew Vintage Roses and Label Love
Dies - MFT Rectangle STAX, Winnie and Walter Happy
Inks - Altenew

Floral Frenzy

Hello Bloggers! It's been a while since my last post and I'm back now! I've got a card for Altenew's March Inspiration Challenge based on a photo of Santorini taken by Virginia Lu. I just loved the colours and used my newly arrived dies for this challenge. The flowers and leaves were coloured with two shades of Copic markers. I'm also adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Floral Frenzy. Thanks for dropping by!

Materials
Dies - Altenew Rose Filament, Hero Arts Rectangle Infinity
Stamp - Altenew Label Love
Inks - Copic markers and Versafine

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