Hi there! Today, Altenew is adding the California Giants to their Craft A Flower die collection, and we’re celebrating with a blog hop! You should have arrived here from Natasha Davies, and your next stop is Dana Joy. This month’s layered die set features the California Giant zinnia flowers:
If you love layering dies, you should definitely subscribe to the Craft-A-Flower series to receive each month’s die set at a discount! I’ve got a super vibrant card that is absolutely saturated in color for you today, so let’s get started with the details!
I began by die cutting the layers for two individual flowers, a bud, and some foliage using the California Giants dies. The Altenew Gradient Cardstock packs are fantastic for these layering dies, as the colors work perfectly together-just like the layering inks! I used the Rose Petal cardstock set for the flowers, along with some minty green cardstock that I found in my (extensive) stash of colored cardstock for the foliage. After adhering all of the layers together using liquid adhesive, I turned my attention to the card base.
I began with an A2 card base in a lovely melon color that coordinated nicely with the melon colored centers of the flowers. I then used blending tools to blend Razzleberry and Grapevine inks on the bottom corner of the card base. I love adding ink blending to colored cardstock; the saturated color of the cardstock really makes the ink blending look so incredibly vibrant and intense! I also used the gold from the Altenew Metallic Watercolor set to add some sparkling splatters to the blended background for a little extra texture and shine.
Once my splattered, blended card base had dried, I used both liquid adhesive and Instant Dimension Foam Tape to adhere my die cut flowers to my card front. I also die cut the “hello” (included in the California Giants die set) from some shimmery gold cardstock and some more melon colored cardstock to really help it stand out amongst the deep magenta. So vibrant… not a speck of white cardstock on this card!
As always, Altenew is celebrating this release with a giveaway!
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 8/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/15/2021.
The next stop on the hop is Dana Joy. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!
WOW! These flowers are STUNNING! I LOVE your warm colors!
Lovely card…great new product. tfs-stay well.
wow, your background colors really sets of this stunning flower Emily
Stunning use of color with this super new die set. What a wonderful card!💖
That is a strong and beautiful card. Makes me long for autumn in the middle of summer!
Another gorgeous set and card!
Lovely card & I adore that inked background.
Wow! This is gorgeous! I love that a die cut sentiment comes with the set!
Wow, gorgeous card! Such a fabulous design!
Love your choice of colors! Stunning card.
Love your blended background. Absolutely stunning. That floral piece has quite an impact.
This is a gorgeous card Emily, love the colours you chose for it.
Rich card in many ways. Will need to try ink blending on colored cardstock.
This card really pops! gorgeous!
Love this beautiful card! I never thought of adding color to colored cardstock…it makes sense. Love the gold splatter.
This is a WOW card for sure. Love the combination of colors.
Stunning card! Those flowers just pop!
I absolutely love the CAF California Giants set! Your card is lovely.
Love everything! The background to the foreground. Inspired!!
Sizzling color combination
Wow! I love the colors on your card! It’s stunning!
Great color for the flower layers and background. I like the combination with the green.
Love the colors of this flower. Really pretty!!
Oh my word! I love this color combo, simply gorgeous
This card really pops! Love the color combo
I love it in the Razzleberry.
Love the colors you chose!
Beautiful colors and a beautiful card. This is a very versatile die set.
Gorgeous card and colors.
Beautiful colors and ink blending!!! I just love how this card came together. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the blended background with the gold splatter. Makes this card very elegant.
This is a beautifully colored card! So intense! Gorgeous!
Gorgeous, love the color palette very much!
Dear Emily
It is always a treat to watch your colouring in cards. You always do justice and bring the AlteNew products to life.I learnt a new word california giants. tc Stay safe
Surekha Galagoda
Sri Lanka
Gorgeous card. I love the vivid colors.
Gorgeous flower. Love your bud!
Stunning card!
Stunning card!
The peach contrast to the pink flowers is striking.
I always love your cards and designs, so artsy and original.
So pretty in these darker tones!
Love the colors of this flower
Very pretty card, love the colors
The blended cardstock looks amazing! I agree that the paper packs are so great. You find so many combinations that work! Lovely job and I love the size of this bloom…
Beautiful card! Love the colors of the flowers…
Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely stunning, I love the vibrant background!
Your color combo here is unique and very pleasing to the eye! Love the bold floral against the altered card base colors, too. And the color in the leaves is a great accent pop!
Amazing card! Love the vibrant colors. 🙂
Am in awe of the many ways of depth that is being added to this fabulous set and am loving your warm color choices! Simply gorgeous!!!
Stunning!
Beautiful choice of colors.
Beautiful color combo!