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.
Like this project? Remember to pin it and save for later!
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!
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS | SC |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 AN |
 SSS |
 SSS |
 SSS |
Very elegant card. Perfect for a sympathy card.
Gorgeous colours to make a lovely sympathy card Yana
love your watercoloring, yana!
Such a gorgeous card! The gold is such a show-stopper!
great design idea
your card is lovely – wonderful colors
Beautiful card! Thanks for the embossing tip!
Very pretty card!!!!!
Pretty Card!
love the layers
Gorgeous card, love your color choice.
The layers in this card are beautiful! I love how the gold is the backdrop for the bold colors of the flowers.
beautiful layout! and thank you for the intense color tip 🙂
Gorgeous card, Yana! Thank you for the video showing how you created this beauty!
very lovely card! love the gold.
Wow. Just lovely. I’m bookmarking your site!
Lovely Card!!!
María Alba
love the card!
That was AWESOME!!!! Yes, I wouldn’t have done the red stem… I’m so TRADITIONAL, but now I’m willing to go different because of what you shared. Thanks for the tips and the very to the point and detailed video!!!!
Love the bright colors. Great tip for getting them.
So beautiful! TFS =)
Stunning, beautiful!
Stunning as always Yana! Love it.
Such a beautiful and sophisticated card! And thank you for sharing the tip of clear embossing over water-coloured image!
Wow…so very pretty!
Fun video and card
Striking color combination!
So very prettY! Love this!
I’ve watched several of your videos and love your card on this blog.
OMG, Yana, you just stole my heart!!!! It’s absolutely fabulous!!!!!
Very striking!
Your sympathy card is perfect. I’m sure your friend appreciated it very much. I loved the watercoloring and would never have thought to use red for the leaves and stems, but it was perfect on this card.
Gorgeous design, colors and embossing, Yana. Extremely beautiful. 🙂
Really lovely! The flower spray against that gorgeus gold medallion is a winner, Yana!
A gorgeous card! Love the colours and the technique.
Oh, my goodness…what a stunning card! I love your color choices, and of course the gold medallion really is the crowning glory.
I’m so sorry to hear about your friend’s mother and I send my condolences to their family. I do believe this card will help to brighten their spirits though, as you’ve done a wonderful job with it. I love how simple yet elegant it is and the gold medallion really makes it makes it special.
Love the sympathy card. The sentiment is especially great. I have metallic embossing powder, but never think to use it. Thanks for the ideas.
Very pretty and unique!
This is awesome! (Although the occasion is never a good one…) Thanks for the tips!
Beautiful card and fun video. Happy Anniversary to Altenew.
This is awesome, those colors really pop!
Thanks for sharing this.
LOVE this card! Thanks for sharing your technique 🙂
Sorry about your friend’s loss, it’s never easy making sympathy cards. However, your card is very bright and beautiful with the embossed watercolor. I never thought to do that, thank you for sharing this technique. I’m sure your friend will appreciate it.
Love the use of the Brass embossing powder on the die cut. Stunning with the flowers and placement.
Beautiful card. Love watching your videos.
Beautiful card, very useful the embossing glue tip, thank you!!!
Your card is lovely, although I’m sorry you had to make it.
amazing! Love the gold touch to it
Yana you have done it again, coming up with a beautiful card, I too like the brightness of the card. Thanks for sharing your talent with usl.