Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Cosmos Release Blog Hop

2/7/2021

Hey friends! Today's feature is the new release, Craft a Flower (CAF), Cosmo's It was fun to get my Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine out again. I absolutely think its the cutest little die cutting machine, and it looks great on my desk.

You should have arrived from Emily's Blog.

To create my card, I die cut several pieces of the flowers and sprigs out of Watercolor Paper. I colored them using my Watercolor Brush Markers, Spring Garden Set. Once I had pieces I liked, I layered them together, tucking pieces here and there to give my card some dimension.

To create my card panel, I used Layered Medallion B Stencil, Cloudy Sky Ink and an Ink Blending Tool. I used a watercolor brush to flick ink splats randomly. I know I am obsessed with ink splats. There's something therapeutic about it for me.

To finish, I adhered the flowers and sprigs to my panel, (I matted the panel on a piece of cardstock I made dragging the ink pad on the edges of the cardstock, to make the perfect coordinating color layer). I am in love with the artsy organic feel of this card,

PRIZES

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 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 02/12/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/15/2021.

♥ Christine

48 Comments

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Pam Boedeker

2/7/2021 09:12:35 am

I love your stenciled background. It has so much depth I thought it was a background die!

Dolly

2/7/2021 09:21:11 am

Purdy Christine! TFS

Bernadette

2/7/2021 09:29:47 am

Love the colors you created!

Peg Frushour

2/7/2021 10:17:52 am

Very pretty! This set is a must-have!

Nicki Baxley

2/7/2021 10:48:30 am

Beautiful! Love the colors

Tema

2/7/2021 10:50:00 am

A great card made with a beautiful die set!Love it all.

Cynthia Link

2/7/2021 11:02:18 am

What a beautiful card! Love the colors, love the layout. Such a great idea to watercolor the perfect shade. I love it!

Inkin' Chickie

2/7/2021 11:18:07 am

Great color mix for the flowers. I like the stencil use for the background.

Linda BL

2/7/2021 11:21:32 am

Gorgeous card. Love the background you used--light color looks so pretty with the cosmos blooms.

Maureen Reiss

2/7/2021 11:52:38 am

Really Beautiful card!!!

Liz O

2/7/2021 01:08:59 pm

Lovely design Christine, the color combo is very relaxing, thanks for the inspiration!

Maxine

2/7/2021 02:25:59 pm

You used such a unique color combination...very pretty😊😊

Esther Asbury link

2/7/2021 02:29:49 pm

So fresh and beautiful! I love all the white!

Karen Hale

2/7/2021 02:35:06 pm

WOW, amazing color and design...LOVE it! Thank you for the inspiration.

Jennifer Coles

2/7/2021 02:59:29 pm

Really pretty!

Roxanne Tellini

2/7/2021 04:23:03 pm

This is a really neat look for this die set. It plays well with distressed/shabby sheek looks too!

Katie Amodio

2/7/2021 05:41:37 pm

Inspiration! Thank you for your wonderful work and for sharing it. I love the greys so it’s nice to see one used this way

ava gavloski

2/7/2021 07:25:08 pm

Background application really showcases the cosmo.

Marisela Delgado

2/7/2021 07:54:36 pm

So beautiful!

Michelle Pokorny

2/7/2021 08:08:12 pm

So pretty. I love all the layering with the stencil, splatters flowers and leaves.

Susanbcards

2/7/2021 08:51:19 pm

Beautiful colors on a beautiful flower!

Nandini Karmarkar link

2/7/2021 09:04:18 pm

Love the new CAF set. It is an absolute must-have! And thanks for the amazing inspiration. Your work is beautiful!

Meghan Kennihan

2/7/2021 09:30:03 pm

Gorgeous design! I LOVE the stenciling and this die!

Lisa

2/7/2021 10:37:45 pm

I like the soft background with the white of the flowers -- creates a soothing feeling.

Cosmos is one of my mom's favorite flowers, so they always remind me of her. :-)

Kim Walth

2/7/2021 11:12:36 pm

Blue is my favorite color! Beautiful simple looking card, but I know it takes time to make them that gorgeous!

Alana Sedano

2/7/2021 11:33:35 pm

Wow! Learning a lot of beautiful things/ craft a flower and the use of stencils!! Definitely on my giant list of new things to learn! Thank you! Your card is beautiful!

Dorothy Ayotte

2/7/2021 11:36:18 pm

This is such a pretty card! I love how all the cards in this bloghop look great, whether there are 2 flowers or 10! I like you stenciled background- makes the card so interesting.

Brandi Case

2/8/2021 12:42:10 am

Beautiful card!

Denise M Fremman

2/8/2021 01:10:15 am

Hi - Lovely project, thanks, Denise

Lois K

2/8/2021 06:22:56 am

So pretty. Great color combination. Love the white layer

Sharon Gullikson

2/8/2021 09:33:14 am

I like that you made the flowers different from each other, but similar, just like the ones God makes :) Nice job.

BECCA YAHRLING

2/8/2021 10:30:50 am

Not only do I love the flower, but even the leaves are pretty! Lovely layers.

kathy c

2/8/2021 10:55:59 am

Love the way you used the stencil and the watercolor on the flowers. Beautiful choice of colors

Denise Bryant

2/8/2021 03:55:23 pm

So pretty in these colors! I love the stenciled background design too!

Sarah B

2/8/2021 04:59:40 pm

What a pretty card. I like that the background is almost more of a hint. It makes the card that much more interesting. The colors are intriguing and the ink drag on the matting layer gave you just the right color. Thanks for the great ideas.

MENDY CRUMPTON

2/8/2021 06:52:15 pm

Such a pretty card, love what you created with this amazing die set.

Andrea Palmer

2/8/2021 09:35:31 pm

I really like this card, nice background and the colors used. I like this CAF as I hop through this Cosmos HOP.

Lindsey Fabian

2/8/2021 10:51:06 pm

A very unique card. I covet your creativity ♥️

Liz Kuhn

2/8/2021 11:40:24 pm

I love how you used the watercolor brush pens to color some of the layers! Looks amazing!

Lisa Michael

2/9/2021 01:40:32 am

I really liked your spatters - you can never have enough spatters though I’m scared to try them myself. I was really impressed with the softness of this card and how you reminded us of the dragging technique to make cardstock colors for our perfect backings. I think you did an excellent job of using the watercolor brushes for the dark,rich color of blue to go wit our more misty ink choice. It’s a beautifully done card.

Мария

2/9/2021 03:41:56 am

Я тоже хочу такие штампы чтобы делать такую же красоту

Angela Restad

2/9/2021 07:48:32 pm

Beautiful card, love the color combos and the use of water colors.

Lauryne Cunningham

2/10/2021 09:39:07 am

What a gorgeous design! I love the colors!

Cyndi Morris

2/10/2021 11:00:10 am

Beautiful card. I love the soft colors and your background is amazing.

Marcia Fellner

2/10/2021 08:11:56 pm

Love the soft look created with the stencil for the background. Beautiful card.

Barbara A Van Meter

2/10/2021 09:18:23 pm

Love the way you muted the background with the stencil

Julie Greaves

2/11/2021 02:01:39 pm

Pretty card. love the subtle inked stencil background. It is soft enough not to detract from the blooms. Thanks for sharing. :)

Michele W

2/12/2021 12:27:26 am

Thanks for sharing this lovely card. Great colors.