fairy tale florals

Hi there! As we approach the end of 2021 (how is that even possible?), we are all looking back on our old projects and figuring out new ways to approach the coming year, perhaps even creating goals or resolutions for ourselves! Altenew is celebrating the new year by looking back at some of our favorite projects from 2021, and we’re celebrating with a blog hop. You should have arrived here from Danielle Dunlop and your next stop is Erin Thompson. You can also start back at the beginning at the Altenew Card Blog. I have six of my favorite projects to share (it was incredibly difficult to choose only six projects from amongst my Altenew projects. So many wonderful new products that I adored released this year!), so here they are! (Affiliate links used where possible.)

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This project uses the beautiful Frilly Peonies embossing folder. This year, I discovered a new favorite technique: adding color, texture, and depth to the 3D embossing folders with watercoloring! A bit of a different take on no-line coloring, but the effect is truly magical. Metallic ink splatters also definitely became a favorite embellishment this year!

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Using non-traditional colors for foliage was another technique that I really embraced this year. Flowers can sometimes present a challenge in and of themselves, and in an effort to add a little extra something to keep things looking unique, I frequently will add some non-traditional colors as a way to change up my projects! This pretty project features the beautiful Flower Bunch Simple Layering Stencil. Altenew came out with so many beautiful layering stencils this year. Another new “technique” that is a blast and creates such beautiful results-almost screen-printed!

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This next project features the gorgeous Fairy Tale Florals and some no-line Copic coloring. I have enjoyed really getting to know better all of my coloring mediums this year, and the beautiful Fairy Tale Florals set combined with no-line Copic coloring was a winner in my book!

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Next up, one of my favorite projects using Altenew’s Craft A Flower layering dies. Altenew began releasing beautiful layered floral dies early in 2021, and the Craft A Flower: Peruvian Lily was a stunner. I loved using inks, blending tools, and plain white cardstock to create the different layers for this project, grounding it all with a partial die cut lattice piece. I always love adding black accents to my cards and this black, white, and purple color scheme was one of my favorites!

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This next project features some loose watercoloring on the gorgeous Build-A-Flower: Tree Peony. I love grounding my floral bouquets using a die cut frame, and the thin diamond die cut and loose watercolor wash created the perfect backdrop for the pretty peony bouquet. The Build A Flower line offers both outline and layering stamps, so you can got tons of really unique looks! You can always subscribe to the Build A Flower series to receive the sets each month at a discounted rate!

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My final project features the gorgeous Craft-A-Flower: Morning Glory layering dies. Subtle texture created by layering tone-on-tone die cuts was another favorite technique for this year. The subtly textured background provides a perfect backdrop for the Morning Glory flowers, allowing the flowers to be the star of the show.

To celebrate the new year, Altenew is hosting some giveaways!

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 4 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog HERE or share Altenew projects with #AltenewBest2021 on social media by 01/06/2022 for a chance to win. 9 winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 01/08/2022.(Feel free to share your favorite projects using #altenew and #AltenewBest2021 when you share blog hop projects on social media. Don’t forget to tag Altenew!)

Your next stop is Erin Thompson. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and Happy New Year!

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Good morning! The latest Altenew Stamps+Dies release is here, and it’s absolutely stunning! The Storybook Fantasy release has a huge array of products, from bookmark dies, to gorgeous new floral stamps and backgrounds, to embossing folders, to beautiful layering stencils! We are, of course, celebrating with a blog hop; you should have arrived here from Amanda Baldwin, and your next stop is LauraJane. (You can also start back at the beginning at the Altenew Card Blog.)

I have three projects for you today using the new products. In looking at my previous projects, I thought to myself that I use quite a bit of pink, purple, and coral, as those are floral colors typically found in nature, but not very much in the way of blue. My projects today are an homage to a pretty, forget-me-not blue. Let’s get started with all of the details!

My first project features the new Tall Tale Bookmark die, which I paired with the new Hill Blossoms Layering Stencils. This new die is quite substantial, and features a great little notch at the top into which you can slip a page of your book! I die cut the Tall Tale Bookmark Die from some plain white cardstock (I used 110 lb Neenah to add extra heft to the bookmark and hopefully allow it to last for awhile).

To decorate the plain white bookmark, I used the new Hill Blossoms Layering Stencils paired with Northern Shores and Nature’s Wonders inks to create this pretty, delicate pattern over the entirety of the bookmark. Finally, I added a fluffy blue bow and loop made from some seam binding. (left over from the days when everybody added ribbon to cards, haha!)

My second card features the beautifully detailed new Ranunculus Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder. I absolutely love the subtle, exceptionally elegant look that these new embossing folders create. They are great for making quick cards that are incredibly elegant. I ran the Ranunculus Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder through my die cutting machine using a piece of very pale blue cardstock, orienting the bouquet so that it was flowing off the side of the cardstock panel.

Next, I die cut the Fancy Celebrate die three times from some shimmery whit cardstock and adhered them all together using liquid adhesive in order to create a dimensional sentiment die cut. I adhered this right over the top of the embossed floral bouquet using plenty of liquid adhesive to make sure that it was stuck down good and tight. A few blue gems added some sparkle!

My first two projects were relatively simple, technically speaking, but still with that element of elegance that I love so much, but for my final card, I wanted to really create something special for my husband. He loves blue; (our wedding colors were this same shade of beautiful forget-me-not blue and white) so when I saw the amazing sentiments included in the Whimsical Herringbone set, I knew I had to make an extra-mushy card for my husband.

I started by stamping the main floral image from Fairy Tale Florals using very pale fadeout ink, then used my Copic markers (B28, FB2, B12) to do some no-line coloring on the blooms. I added the details of the stamens and center of the flowers using the Fine Liner Pens.

Next, I stamped the Whimsical Herringbone background using the lightest blue from the Northern Shores ink set. I trimmed the patterned panel down slightly and mounted it on another panel of super pale blue cardstock, allowing just the edge on two sides to peek out from behind the patterned panel. I stamped one of the beautiful greetings from Whimsical Herringbone using Obsidian ink, then trimmed them into strips using my trimmer. I adhered the die cut floral cluster using foam adhesive, then added my sentiment strips with some more foam adhesive. Finally, I added a few more iridescent blue gems for some sparkle. (He’s a guy, so I know he doesn’t care about the sparkle, but I sure do, haha!)

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, as always, Altenew has some fun giveaway information for you to celebrate the Storybook Fantasy Release!

$300 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 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/15/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/17/2021.

As well as some great promotions:

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.

Get a FREE brand new Storybook Fantasy Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Storybook Fantasy release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Storybook Fantasy release collection from 03/09/2021 through 03/15/2021. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Storybook Fantasy Stamp & Die Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 03/09/2021 through 03/11/2021. Shop HERE!

Your next stop on the hop is LauraJane. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!