Hello! Today I have a fun card and video to share…this time it’s Tropical! I have a brand new stencil from Miss Ink Stamps to share that I’ve paired with Pretty Birds for a bright and happy card.
This new stencil is so pretty…and I love using two colors of ink on this stencil, so they blend together ever so slightly. It’s a perfect tropical background for these tropical birds!
I love a bright card, too…and happy, colorful birds!
I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!
Hello and welcome to Day 5 of the Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop! I am so thrilled to be joining in to congratulate and celebrate Altenew!
Today I have made a project using some of my favorite products (and you KNOW it’s not easy to narrow it down!) I love the dies and embossing folders from Altenew, so I’ve put them together for this card.
Oh, that Dreamy tile embossing folder is so so beautiful!! Here I gently swiped an ink cube (in 2 colors) over the top to get color on the embossed portions. I have a video of how this came together, and I’ve linked it below for you:
I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!
Don’t forget there are some great promotions during their 8th Anniversary Celebration!! Like these detailed blending brushes…I LOVE them and you can get them F*REE with a qualifying purchase:
Now let’s talk prizes!
Giveaway Prizes
Over $2,000 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $80 Gift Certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy Online Class($8.95 value) to 15 lucky winners. There are also 26 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 50 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/21/2022.
Hello! Today I have a bunch of Gingko cards to share using the brand new release from Maker Forte! This release is called “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” but there are also some beautiful wildflowers, daisies, and gingkos!
Card 1: Gingko Background
This new white rubber stamp set actually has TWO Gingko backgrounds you can choose from! I inked up one of the backgrounds with Welsh Dragon ink, spritzed it with water, and pressed it down onto watercolor cardstock.
I used a water brush to move more of the ink on the bottom of each of the ginkgo leaves.
Then, I matted it on matching cardstock and added some of the brand new Lady Liberty gems. I also added a birthday sentiment that I foiled from the birthday ephemera set.
Card 2: Floating Gingkos
This card was so fun to create! I sprayed some Palm Tree reinker through a stencil to get a soft background. Then I stamped on the wreath gingko image in green inks…creating it darker in the center of the leaves.
I heat embossed the “gratitude” sentiment with new Solar Flare embossing powder. I love this powder: it’s gold and glittery!
Card 3: Layering Gingko
This set is so awesome because it has a solid layer, and then a more intricate layer that matches to stamp on top! Here I stamped using a variety of greens for the first layer. Then I stamped and heat embossed the top layer using the gold glittery embossing powder! (LOVE!)
I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!
I hope you enjoyed these projects today! I just have to tell you that I have MORE gingko stencils coming my way and I can’t wait to share those projects with you, too! See you soon.
Hello! Today I’m excited to share with you the new Sunflowers for Hope bundle from Maker Forte to aid in help for Ukrainian Families. (read more about their efforts HERE). I love this bundle and I hope you do, too. The bundle also includes a beautiful Zentangled Sunflower stamp!
Today I got a chance to play with the sunflower layering stencil and oh my gosh!! I LOVE IT. It is so easy to layer up the flower and make a beautiful card.
I first created a soft yellow layer, then added the second layer of the petals and inked on a darker yellow and a bit of orange. Then I stenciled in the center with a light brown and shifted the stencil to add the darker brown spots. SO EASY!
I love that this stencil also comes with a MASK for the whole flower. I used this with repositionable adhesive over the flower, then I added the striped background with various shades of blue!
A few water splashes and yellow gems finished off this card!
The striped stencil I used is from the NEW RELEASE that was just revealed on Saturday. There’s roses and Ginkgos galore! Be sure to check out all the new goodies HERE.
I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!
I used the mask stencil from Cheetah Portrait stencil to begin…I LOVE that the mask stencil was included. There are so many options you can do with this mask included!
I inked the background first with one of my favorite colors, then I added the Cheetah Spots using the same colors. After that, I was able to ink on the Cheetah using the layers of the stencil. (see all the details in my video)!
I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!
I hope you enjoyed this project today! Thanks for stopping by.
Hi I'm Kari. I'm a creator, a card maker, and a day maker! I am Lucky in love to a supportive husband, blessed to raise 3 kids (all moved away now!), and happy to be watched over by 2 dogs.
I originally started this blog to remind me to be happy amid adversity, and I hope it inspires you, too!
