Hello friends and thank you for joining us for the Altenew 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop (more below). I have a very simple and elegant card created using supplies mostly from Altenew, I incorporated a few of my favorite products plus a favorite technique.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
I am explaining everything in detail on my video, you can watch it below or on my Youtube channel:
CARD DETAILS
A dear friend of our family lost her mother recently and I needed to make a sympathy card. I’ll be honest with you, those are always very difficult to make and even more difficult to give. I tried to make this project as simple as possible and used a few of my favorites. I tried to make this card so that it would be very light and full hope and comfort.
I used one of the flowers from the Botanical Garden stamp set and stamped it using Hero Arts Intense Black ink, which is a waterproof one among other things. The flower was colored using Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors, I used 3 colors only here. Instead of going with traditional green for the stem and leaves I ventured into red and used yellows for the petals.
The flower image was fussy cut (although there are matching dies) and coated with one layer of clear embossing powder. This added a lot of glossy shine and also made the watercolors appear more vibrant and saturated. I adhered the flower onto one of the Altenew vintage trims using Multi Matte Medium adhesive and foam mounted that onto an A2 top folding card base created out of woodgrain cardstock.
Sentiment, we are here for you, came from the Thinking of You stamp set and was heat embossed in Brass Embossing powder onto watercolor cardstock to match the color and texture of the card to the one used for the flower. The card was also embellished using a few mini gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.
BLOG HOP
Hop along with us to find loads of creative inspiration from Altenew designers and guests!
If you arrived from WOW! Embossing Powder the next stop on the hop is my very talented friend Taheerah Atchia.
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
Leave comments along the way for the opportunity to win one of THREE prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew! There are also 8 awesome companies who are celebrating with Altenew, and they are offering additional prizes (read more about that on Altenew Blog).
Be sure to leave comments on each stop by Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
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Absolutely stunning! I love that gorgeous flower with all the gold!
OMG! This card blows my mind! So stunning!!! Colored flower against the gold embellishment on a crisp white background – looks amazing!!!
Your card is just lovely and i really liked the embossing powder over the whole flower. Thank You!!
Yana – what a beautiful card!
I love your work!!
all the best, Liz M xxx
Just beautiful, Yana! I love your work!!
all the best, Liz M xxx
I never saw that embossing ink on a bottle before! Amazing card!
Very beautiful card, as usual it looks great.
Sorry to hear about your friend’s loss. Your card will definitely give her soul a bit of consolation – it’s truly stunning! I’m sure she’ll treasure it forever!
Crisp and clear embossed BG with stunning and gorgeous flower and gold vintage trim, just perfect and so shiny!
So pretty and colorful.
I seem to be having issues leaving a comment on your blog 🙁
Sorry to hear about your friend’s loss. Your card will definitely give her soul a bit of consolation – it’s truly stunning! I’m sure she’ll treasure it forever! Fantastic job!
Oh i love this! such a cool design laying the flower over the gold element. Great card 🙂
Kate xx
The vintage trim makes a nice backdrop to your beautiful flowers.
Your colored stamped flower image is stunning mixed with the gold behind it.
Just beautiful!
Beautiful card, I love your creations. Thank you for being you, and you create such beautiful works of art. Thank you for your extraordinary design. I am glad that I have a chance to win 🙂
hugs,
BozenA
Happy Anniversary Altenew! Love this card, so pretty.
Sympathy cards are always hard, yours is lovely, and your red stems and leaves on the flowers, beautiful.
Love your card and using embossing over water coloring – what a great idea! Thanks for sharing!!
Stunning!
So sad for your news. What a lovely card to place a small smile in the day or such sorrow.
So elegant and pretty!
How lovely the gold works so well
So..Classy ..the vintage trim makes it looks royal !
Wow!! Stunning card!! Love that gold piece behind the flower!!
Love this look with the watercolors. Sympathy cards are difficult enough to create, but this an example I’m going to have to re-create.
Beautiful card Yana. Thanks.
Very nice technique!
Simple and elegant look. Really makes one feel inspired. Thanks for the tips.
What a beautiful sympathy card! I love that it’s cheerful and light instead of dark and somber!
this is really gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration on sympathy cards, which are always so hard to make.
Absolutely gorgeous! I am bookmarking your site!
Great tip on using a sponge bottle for large embossing projects. Looks like you can be a lot more precise than trying to use the stamp pad. Thanks!
Lovely card! 🙂
Love the colours! I always, always do leaves in green–must try this!
Oh, this is gorgeous! I love it!
You have a wonderful talent using those gold frames!!
What a stunning design, Yana. I’m sure your friend will really appreciate the thought and care that has gone into making this.
Like WOW! your cards are always stunning! love your clean and graphic style so so beautiful!
SO GORGEOUS! Love those colors together. And thanks for the video 🙂
Very gently and beautifully! Colors are picked up ideally!
What a sad occasion for such a beautiful card! I’m sure they will be comforted by your lovely card and it’s thoughtful words!
Stunning colors and a very elegant card.
This card is really special and I think your friend will appreciate it’s beauty and sentiment.
I loved the idea of adding clear embossing powder to make the colors pop. This is a techniche that I haven’t tried before. Lucky I have this stamp set. I’ll try it today.
What a beautiful card. Love the colours you’ve used and against the textured card stock is simply beautiful. Love the gold and the clear embossing you’ve done on the flower x
I love your choices for this elegant card.
Putting embossing power over the image is a super idea. Will give it a try. Your card is lovely and the recipient will appreciate your message of sympathy.
Great technique to intensify colors. I love your designs and you have so many good tips. Happy Anniversary,Altenew.
I, too, find sympathy a challenge. You’ve kept your card colorful not garish simply lovely to extend your love to your friend. Thank you.
LOVE this pretty card, Yana! Always a treat to watch one of your videos.