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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I’m always inspired by your creations. Thank you.
I really love and enjoy looking at your video
so inpiring and I never use the bottle of my clear Ink to cover like you did
I want thanks for the blog Hop I learn much today
Your card is so adorable Yana
and that gold behind the flower is stunning part
great post Yana
hugs
Monika in Germany
Very nice… Elegant.. Thanks
Beautiful.
GORGEOUS!!!! Breathtakingly lovely and beautifully done!!
I never thought of using the clear embossing power over a stamped image. Really like the result. Thank you for the demonstration.
LOVE the gold & yellow! So striking! Gets me in the mood to start crafting right now!!
Absolutely beautiful!
A very elegant card. Gorgeous!
Very elegant – a fab way to use the gold trim!
This is just beautiful! Will have to check out your video!
Stunning card. I love the colors.
Very beautiful and elegant card!
lovely!!
Stunning, Yana! I love that your art work is unexpected and original. Thanks
Beautiful and elegant card. I know your friend will appreciate it.
Beautiful and stunning! Thank you!
The elements of this card are all STUNNING!
BEAUTIFUL AND ORIGINAL!!! XXX
GEORGEOUS card Yana!!! I love how you’ve teamed up the gold embellishment with the awesome color combination of the flowers on this amazing woodgrain paper!! So glad I’ve stumbled over your amazing blog through this bloghop! I absolutely adore Altenew’s stamps!! Thanks a lot for the great inspiration (will stop by here more often for sure!)! Yours, Steph
http://www.CraftedBySteph.blogspot.com
Always enjoy your videos! Thanks
Very gorgeous card. I didn’t know about this Clear embossing ink with a dauber top, seems so great ! Thanks for sharing.
Very elegant card. Love the vibrant colors.
I love the diminsion in your card!
My jaw dropped when I saw this card. It is so beautiful. Excellent work.
Hi Yana, not sure if my previous comment actually made it to your website, so I’ll try again: What an amazing card you’ve created here! I love how you’ve teamed up this gorgeousl golden embellishment with the colorful flowers – simply stunning! Thanks so much for the great inspiration! Yours, Steph
It seems that my previous comment has not been published, so I was telling you that your card is really gorgeous and that I didn’t know this Clear embossing ink with the dauber top. It looks so great to use. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness Yana! Just gorgeous!
Beautiful card, love your design.
beautiful way to use the stamps inspirational
stunning card, love the colors and the gold in combination
Stunning colora! Love it!! Maria
So creative! I love the little touch of shine with the sequins.
I love the design on your card. It’s so pretty!
Nice!
What a beautiful card.
Love all the colors and the layering on this card. Thanks for sharing.
Love your work….Love Altenew!
Love the bright colors. Your card is beautiful. Thanks for the video and for sharing.
Lovely lovely card. I am sure your friend will appreciate it.
Very pretty
beautiful cards, as per usual. Thanks for your inspiration.
Lovely, thank you for sharing.
I saw this card on Instagram. What a clever idea. Love it
The colors are bright and this card is so classy!
I love the way you added the embellishments.
Beautiful job, love your colors.
Carole Lovill
Lovely card! 🙂
Watching your video gave me SO many ideas! The card is beautiful!
Really love the gold in the card. I am with you, sympathy cards are always hard to make.