One cut for two cards

 Hello,

Today I decided to make sure of my negative die cut piece also, so had one of those "one for two" moments.  😉

For my first card I die cut a panel on an A2 size white card stock using Altenew Ornate Nesting Die, then embossed it using Altenew Tufted Elegance 3D Embossing Folder to be the backdrop. 

The flowers were die cut on white card stock using Altenew Craft-A-Flower Forget-Me-Not Layering Die Set were ink blended with Ranger Distress Inks (Spun Sugar, Festive Berries), the flower centers were cut with cream and lime card stock.  The leaves were inked with Altenew Fresh Dye Ink (Swamp Green).  The sentiment is from Altenew Cake Love Clear stamp set.

I am entering this card to Altenew July 2026 Inspiration Challenge.

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The negative piece left over from the first card was perfectly fine and I didn't want to throw it away, and since I had prep'd extra flowers, I decide to make use of them and made a holiday card.  

I dry embossed an A2 size Spellbinders Rainforest color card panel using Altenew Festive Greenery 3D Embossing Folder, and gently inked it with Hero Arts Pigment Ink (Unicorn).  After it dried, I adhered the negative frame with foam tape to it, then to a card base.

To build the wreath, I stamped (with Altenew Fresh Dye Ink Swamp Green) and die the pine branch from Altenew Sophisticated Wreath, and build the base of the wreath.  Then I adhered the flowers on top and added a die cut sentiment from Spellbinders Make It Merry Sentiment set.

I will link this card up to the BYSHC Christmas In July 2026 Linky Party.

Thanks for visiting.  Have a good one!

hello friend

 Hello crafty friends,

Hope you are having a great crafty day!  I am sharing a make created for the Altenew April Inspiration Challenge.  I love the soft color palette.  It took me some time to achieve the effects, but I like how it turned out.

In order to keep the ink very soft, I used a trick I learnt from Jaycee Gaspar; that is to use an ink blending brush and brush over the inked stamp.  This makes the ink soft and even.  Although I used both distress inks and dye inks in the process, it worked out.

Challenges:

Altenew 2026 April Inspiration Challenge

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Make It Feminine

Supplies:

Altenew Build-A-Flower Laelia Stamp Set & Die Set

Altenew Ornate Nesting Die Set

Altenew Vintage Motifs Stencil

Altenew Hellebore Haven Die Set

Altenew Crisp Dye Ink (Pink Pearl, Citron Brust, Limeade)

Ranger Distress Inks (Broken China, Crush Olive, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick, Saltwater Taffy)

Pinkfresh Studio Dye Ink (Candy Apple)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for visiting, have a lovely day!

To an amazing friend

 Hi,

It's been cold outside, so perfect time to craft.

Red, pink and orange combo is not something I'd go for usually, but this works perfectly and I think I like it more than I thought I would.  😁

Challenges:

Time Out Challenges #308 - Birthday Celebration Case

Altenew March 2026 Inspiration Challenge 

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Clean And Simple

Supplies:

Altenew Climber Flowers Die Set

Altenew Masonry Wall 3D Embossing Folder

Altenew Mini-Delight: Expressions of the Heart Clear Stamp

Ranger Distress Ink (Pine Needles)

Spellbinders color card stock (Poppy, Dahlia, Carrot, Peridot, Rain Forest, Fern)

Thanks for coming over to my blog, have a happy day!

Thinking Of You Oxeye Daisy

 Hi, 

I am sharing a card for Altenew 2026 February Inspiration Challenge.

The shaped card base is die cut using Simon Says Stamp Squovals Waffer Die.  Then it's debossed with Altenew Dotted Tile Debossing Cover Die.

I stamped the image of Altenew Build-A-Garden Oxeye Daisy with Ranger Archival Jet Black ink and watercolored using Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set, and used some Prismacolors coloring pencil to add in some details.  The image is then die cut and adhere onto the prepared card base.  I added a gold heat embossed sentiment banner from my stash, and embellished with a few Altenew Satin White sequins.

Challenge:

Altenew 2026 February Inspiration Challenge

Thanks for visiting, have a lovely day!

White Hellebore

 Hi, so nice to see you!

I've always find that it's a challenge to do white flowers, so every now and then I'll attempt to color some.  Then I saw the inspiration photo of Altenew January 2026 Inspiration challenge, I know I had to play because I've acquired their BAG - Hellebore Haven Bundle.  Thus, this card was born.

I used everything in the bundle, stamp, die, stencil and embossing folder.  The background purple/eggplant colored card panel has been debossed with the Dotted Tile Debossing Cover Die.

Challenge:

Altenew January 2026 Inspiration Challenge 

Supplies:

Altenew Build-A-Garden: Hellebore Haven & Add-on Embossing Folder Bundle

Altenew Dotted Tile Debossing Cover Die

Ranger Distress Ink (Crushed Olive, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Altenew Build-A-Garden: Oxeye Daisy Stamp and Die (sentiment from this set)

Thanks for visiting me.  Wishing you a lovely day!!

Oxeye Daisy Take Two

 It's Saturday, and it's crafty day!

I used Altenew Build-A-Garden Oxeye Daisy set along with Masonry Wall 3D Embossing Folder for my card.

I am playing along:

Altenew June 2025 Inspiration Challenge

Other supplies used:

Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Ink

Altenew Forest Trail Fresh Dye Ink

Ranger Distress Ink (Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for visiting me, have a sweet day!

Oxeye Daisy

 Hello there,

On today's card, I stamped the outline with a light grey shadow ink instead of the usual black.  What do you think, do the flowers look more natural without the hard outline, or it's too pale to stand out?

I was inspired by the lovely coneflower from the inspiration photo below:

Challenges:

Altenew April 2025 Inspiration Challenge

Supplies:

Altenew Build-A-Garden Oxeye Daisy

Altenew Petal Palooza 3D Embossing Folder

Ranger Distress Ink (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Peeled Paint, Uncharted Mariner, Aged Mahogany,  Vintage Photo)

Altenew Warm Grey Enamel Dots

Thanks for coming over to my blog, have a sweet day!

A Big Hug

 Hi everyone,

As soon as I saw the sunflower in the Altenew March 2025 Inspiration Challenge Photo, I immediately thought of the White Cap Peonies Layering Stencil set in my stash, it's so fun to ink it up in yellow/orange.

I also just got some Shimmer Relief Paste, so I had to add some to my Peonies, not sure if the last layer (of the stencil) is the right layer to do it, but I think it turned out okay.

Surprise!  There are more Peonies inside this pop-up card.

The pink/red Peony is attached to the pop-up mechanism, and the yellow one is attached to the back panel. 

Challenges:

Altenew March 2025 Inspiration Challenge

Supplies:

Altenew Stencil Art: White Cap Peonies & Add-On Die Bundle 

Altenew Tufted Elegance 3D Embossing Folder

Altenew Shimmer Relief Paste (Enchanted Gold)

Altenew Crisp Dye Ink (Citrus Burst, Limeade, Bamboo, Sunkissed)

Hero Arts Dye Ink (Lemon Yellow, Butter Bar, Orange, Ultra Pink, Red Royal, Crimson, Lime Green, Field Greens)

Pinkfresh Dye Ink (Warm Buff, Misty Coast)

Stamperia Dye Ink (Coffee)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for coming to see me, have a sweet day!

Christmas Card 2024-Nov-12

 Hello there,

Every once in a while I like to use non Christmas image to create Christmas card.  Like this one I've made today.  

I colored the coloring card that comes in with my Altenew Happy Mail, trimmed, and mount on white panel.  I wrapped Altenew Antique Gold Metallic thread several times on the side and secured, glue three Altenew Antique Gold sequins for embellishment.  Then the whole panel is adhered to the dry embossed background.

I may not have an sentiment on the outside of the card, but I think the color scheme suggest that it is a Christmas card.  What do you think?

This is how the coloring card looks like before I trimmed it out.

Challenge:

Altenew 2024 November Inspiration Challenge

Supplies:

Altenew Festive Greenery 3D Embossing Folder

Altenew Antique Gold Metallic Thread

Altenew Antique Gold Sequins

Alcohol Markers

White Gel Pen

That's it for this post, bye for now.

Hello Friend

 Hello friend,

When I saw the inspiration photo of Altenew October 2024 Inspiration Challenge, I thought of the Altenew Exotic Plumerias Outline Stamp Set right away.

Here's my card for the challenge:

I stamped the image twice on white cardstock, colored with alcohol markers, hand cut, then adhere to the stenciled background.

Challenge:

Altenew October 2024 Inspiration Challenge

Supplies:

Altenew Exotic Plumerias Outline Stamp Set

Altenew Terrazzo Tile Builder Stencil Set

Altenew Cake Love Clear Stamp Set

Copic Markers

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)
Pinkfresh Dye Ink (Misty Coast, Rocky Slope)

Thanks for coming over to my blog.  Have a lovely day!

Daisies Hug

 Hi,

I made this card in the weekend with a newly acquired layering die set from Altenew.

Challenge:

Altenew September 2024 Inspiration Challenge

Supplies:

Altenew Lovely Daisies Die Set

Altenew Tree Bark 3D Embossing Folder

Altenew CYL Project Kit: Always Sunshine

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Ranger Distress Inks (Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Worn Lispstick, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint)

Winsor & newton Ink (White)

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day!!

Adventure Awaits

 Hello,

The World In Bloom Die Set from Altenew's August release really caught my eyes, and I am lucky my local stamp store already has it in the store.  So I got me a set and this is the first card I created with it.

The globe image from the Big World Stamp set is slightly smaller but with some distressing on the edge, it looks fine underneath the grid.

I am linking up to these challenges:

August 2024 Inspiration Challenge

NBUS Challenge #65

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment

Products used for my project are shown in the photos below:

Thanks for coming over to my blog.  Have a sweet day!

You're Appreciated

 Happy Friday everyone!

I have a quick share today, quick sharing, not necessary quick to create. 😊

I was inspired by how the pink and purple flowers in the background of the Altenew June 2024 Inspiration Challenge inspiration photo.

I created an ombre background with those two colors, and layered a white negative piece of the Zero-Waste Leaf Pattern die cuts.  Then I add the yellow/orange hat adorned with purple and pink flower.

Challenges:

Altenew June 2024 Inspiration Challenge

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Bright And Cheerful

Supplies:

Altenew Lovely Floral Hat Die Set

Altenew Zero-Waste Leaf Pattern Die

Altenew Build-A-Garden Japanese Anemone

Ranger Distress Ink (Picked Raspberry, Dusty Concord, Wild Honey)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Altenew Satin White Sequins

Thanks for coming over to my blog.  I wish you a sweet day!

Pansies in An Envelope

 Hi,

I playing along two Inspiring challenge with this easel card.

Supplies:

Pigment Craft Enveloped Die Set

Altenew Pansies Layering Die Set

Poppystamps Potpourri Flower Sie Set

Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Echo Park Glamour Stripe Stencil

Ranger Distress Inks (Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserve, Peeled Paint)

Challenges:

Inspired By Challenge #278 - Happy Mail

Altenew 2024 March Inspiration Challenge

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely day!

Just For You

 Happy Tuesday!

I am playing along Altenew February 2024 Inspiration Challenge with this card.

The Pansies Layering Die Set gives you beautiful cuts and the key hole system makes it so easy to line up and assemble the flower.  The background is created using the Dotted Tile Debossing Cover Die.

Challenges:

Altenew February 2024 Inspiration Challenge

Simon Wednesday Challenge: Beautiful Blooms

Supplies used for my card:

Altenew Pansies Layering Die Set

Altenew Dotted Tile Debossing Cover Die

Altenew Label Love Clear Stamp Set

Ranger Distress Ink (Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Crackling Campfire, Spun Sugar, Milled Lavender, Victorian Velvet, Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserve, Old Paper, Shabby Shutter, Peeled Paint)

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

So Mush Room

 Happy World Cardmaking weekend!

What more can I say, it's raining 100% here, and it's World Cardmaking Day weekend.  Must play along.

Challenges:

Altenew October 2023 Inspiration Challenge

Simon Wednesday Challenge - Stencil Fun

Supplies:

Altenew Mushroom Greetings Bundle

Altenew Mushroom Garden Layering Stencil Set

Altenew Crisp Dye Ink (Cotton Candy, Sunkissed, Bamboo)

Pinkfresh Dye Ink (Warm Buff, Doe)

Ranger Distress Ink (Spun Sugar)

Copic Markers

Memento Dye Ink (Tuxedo Black)

White Gel Pen