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.
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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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Such a beautiful card. I appreciate your video – learn so much from them.
Awesome card! Love the gold.
YANA, I LOVED THE Botanical Flower stamps. What great watercolor and clear emboss. Thank you
Such a beautiful and elegant card, thanks for the video too 😉
This is gorgeous. I love the way you clear embossed the watercolor image…..definitely will try that!
Lovely card–love the gold.
I love your cards! I always get some great inspiration!
WOW! I love your card! It is soooo pretty! I also love your tip with the embossing ink/clear powder over your image! Thanks!
Stunning! LOVE that vintage trim behind the beautiful flowers ♥
Love your card. I fussy cut my images, also, instead of using the matching dies because I find it easier for me. But for some the dies are a must as fussy cutting can be fiddly.
Absolutely beautiful! I love the colors you chose and of course the stamps!
I’m so sorry for the loss of your friends’ mother. I’m sure your friend will appreciate your card, it is so very lovely! Thank you for the video showing how you made your card. Great job!
These are difficult cards to make. Thank you. Your card is wonderful.
This card is beyond amazing, I hope I can make cards as elegant as this one day!
Very beautiful card indeed.
Beautiful card. Just jumps right off the page. Thank you for sharing.
Very beautiful. I tried posting once, but it seemed to not let me do it…sorry if you get this twice.
Aren’t sympathy cards difficult to make? Your card is beautifully colored.
Thanks for the video; lovely card. The gold really makes this card. Thanks for sharing.
i vould use these 3 family members passed recently and these cards and ideas are perfect
Wow how stunning this is. The alternate colours just perfect and clear embossing over the whole image so so clever. Beautiful card.
Wonderful elegant and beautiful card! Love the punch the clear embossing gives the watercolor!
Wow! This is a beautiful card. The gold gilding behind the stamp works perfectly with your color palette. I’m glad you used to embossing powder to make your flowers even more breathtaking!
Great job! I love the fiery look of the orange and yellow together. I’m new to cardmaking and just ordered the Brush Art Floral and Layered Lily sets with dies. Very excited to try them out!
What a cool card! I love the design and the gold element in the background. Beautiful!
Your card is amazing ! Love the layering !
Love the simple design. Makes a great sympathy card.
This is really beautiful and I love that you went with red for the stems and not green. I would never have thought to do that.
This is gorgeous! Love the colouring.
Beautiful. So clean.
Absolutely stunning!
Another beautiful card, thank you for sharing the brightness.
wow beautiful card
Stunning card! I am sure that your beautiful card will bring comfort to your friend. Thanks for the inspiration.
You are so good at using the gold antique embellishments on your cards Ayana 🙂
Gorgeous card Yana! Thanks for the tutorial!
Such an elegant card, the gold is a perfect touch!
Yes, sympathy cards are always hard. You did a beautiful job.
I love the gold embellishment behind the flower. Thanks for sharing such great ideas!
Such a gorgeous and comforting sympathy card, Yana! So sorry for the loss of your dear friend’s mother. Appreciate your tutorials.
Gorgeous and elegant!
Nice!
Love the Botani al Gardens stamp set! Your card is beautiful!
Gorgeous card!
Beautiful card!
Love all the
details to it.
Carla from Utah
A beautiful, elegant card! Stunning!
Beautiful card. it is stunning.
Fantastic layering and dimension! Beautiful card and gorgeous coloring!
So elegant and sure to comfort the loved ones receiving it.
Gorgeous!