Hi there and happy June!
Today we’re celebrating Altenew’s Build-A-Flower: Crocus* release! If you arrived from Teri Wilson’s blog, you’re right on track. If you want to hop along from the beginning, visit the Altenew Card Blog. Check the bottom of this post for the full blog hop list!
The layers of the Build-A-Flower: Crocus flower line up so easily and beautifully that I got a little bit carried away stamping up the flowers for my first card using some gorgeous violet Altenew Crisp Dye inks. I used Wisteria for the solid base layer, then Hydrangea for the second layer, and Ultraviolet for the darkest and last layer. For the yellow centers I used Chamomile and Snapdragon, and for the leaves I used Grass Field and Shadow Creek. This stamp and die set also come as a bundle with inks at a 5% discount if you don’t want to worry about what colors to pick!
I used the coordinating dies to cut out all of the flowers and leaves and then temporarily arranged them on an A2-sized panel of Neenah Solar White 80# Classic Crest cardstock so that I could get a sense of where to stamp the sentiment. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and then began adhering the die cut blooms and leaves permanently using a combination of Zots Bling adhesive dots and glue.
I used a paper trimmer to trim off the pieces of the die cuts that were hanging off the edges of the card front and then, to finish, I adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.
For my second card, I used a combination of stamping and coloring to create some very soft crocus blooms.
I started by stamping the solid layer with Gina K. Barely There Amalgam Ink which is a barely there pink. Then I stamped the third/detail layer using Altenew Blush Crisp Dye ink. Then I used Copics (YR0000, YR000, YR00, YR01, and E93) to add some very light shading. I also used Y21, Y19, and Y38 for the flowers’ yellow centers. Then I die cut the flowers and set them aside to work on the rest of the card.
For the background I added a strip of Gold String Washi Tape to an A2-sized piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. Then I used gold embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment onto another strip of cardstock.
To assemble the card, I adhered the blooms using Zots adhesive dots and two thicknesses of foam tape to for a bit of varying dimension. Then I adhered the sentiment with foam tape and finished by adhering the card front to an A2-sized card base.
Thanks so much for visiting! Please be sure to check out the giveaways below before you head on to visit Emily Midgett!
Giveaways!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win.
Altenew also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 6/9/2019.
Blog Hop List
- Altenew Card Blog
- Vicky Papaioannou
- Therese Calvird
- Nathalie DeSousa
- Virginia Lu
- Svitlana Shayevich
- Laurie Willison
- Ilina Crouse
- Jess Francisco
- Ashlea Cornell
- Patricia Roebuck
- Altenew Scrapbook Blog
- Maryam Perez
- Jaycee Gaspar
- Amber Rain Davis
- Kelly Griglione
- Teri Wilson
- Seeka <– You are here
- Emily Midgett
Two hops in two days?? Aren’t you exhausted? lol Gorgeous, Seeka!
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Thanks, Michele! And yes, exhausted but so crafty happy 🤪
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Love love love! These two cards are gorgeous!
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Beautiful cards, love the colors!
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Really lovely cards to represent crocus!
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Your crocus cards are so pretty!
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You showcased these beautifully! I love how you created a flame on the purple card. So pretty!
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The cards are lovely Seeka
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I love how you used the crocus to frame the sentiment!
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That first one is gorgeous. Love the framing idea.
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I love the soft version of the crocus, so pretty.
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Both cards are gorgeous. I think the first one is my favorite because it pops when you first look at it. The softness of the second card is beautiful.
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So beautiful. I especially like the rich purple ones!
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Both cards are beautiful. I love how you used the flowers to make a frame around the sentiment in the first card
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I’m just gaga over that purple! It does so well with the layering of this stamp set!
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Beautiful cards! Very creative!
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love the use of the crocus to edge the card and then you did a completely different color to give a whole new look to the crocus, brilliant and beautiful
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Love that purple card. 🙂
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I love how you used the first one to frame the sentiment! STUNNING PURPLE!
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Both are gorgeous, but I do love purple! 🙂
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Beautiful cards!
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Such a stunning frame made from the crocus!
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Love how you used the flowers to build the frame around the card. Beautiful!
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Two fabulous cards, Seeka. Like the contrast in designs, from a traditional crocus image to the very artistic one. tfs
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These are so beautiful!
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Beautiful cards!
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Beautiful cards with beautiful colors!!!
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Pretty cards.
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Such pretty cards! Love these gorgeous crocus flowers!
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Love that purple flower frame card! So beautiful!
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So pretty,, what contrasting colors, one bold a bright the other soft and muted, like the frame of the purple one and the softness of the other. Lovely.
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Beautiful, truly breathtaking cards. The altenew image is great and you elevated the greatness to magnificence in your design. Its great how altenew makes layering so easy and so many techniques can be used with the designs. Tyfs!
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I love the purple crocus, it’s bewitching. I love purple, it’s my favorite color to work with. Your second card is fabulous as well. Love the background. Thank you for sharing!!
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Your designs are gorgeous! Each one is beautiful as the other!
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gorgeous designs:)
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Love both of your cards, but the purple one has my heart!!
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Seeka, as always you make me smile with your lovely cards. I am especially drawn to your second one. Thanks for being so inspiring.
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Pretty and soft i love it!
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Spring has sprung in your purple crocus card! Just lovely! Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful cards!! One is bright and cheerful, and the other is soft and sweet. Love them both!
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Your cards are just lovely. You selected such pretty colors. Thanks for sharing.
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Such pretty cards and great ideas.
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Beautiful cards, gorgeous, wonderful layouts. I love this crocus and the many possibilities it offers.
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What beautiful cards! The purple one is my favorite!
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Both your cards are so pretty.
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Beautiful cards!
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Two beautiful cards using this fab new BAF: Crocus set!
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Gorgeous two cards. Lovely border crocuses in pretty shades of purples. I love the pale colors of copics you’ve used on the second card.
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Gorgeous cards. I love the soft look especially on the second card with the peachy color. So pretty.
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Two unique and super beautiful cards!! The purple one is sooo gorgeous! ❤
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