Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set & Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello and welcome back to my blog! It’s time for the new Craft-a-Flower reveal! I’m super thrilled to join Altenew for the brand new Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set & Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway. You should be arriving here from Virginia’s blog, but if not, you can go back to the start, at the Altenew Card Blog and go from there.

Project 1

For my first card, I inked the watercolor cardstock using Crisp Dye Inks and then die cut it using the Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set. Below are the colours I used for the different layers:
Flowers-
Layer 1 – Pink Pearl 
Layer 2 – Coral Bliss
Layer 3 – Heart Beat
Layer 4 – Vineyard Berry
Layer 5 – Citrus Burst, after die cutting this layer I used a detailed ink blending brush and applied Snapdragon and Caramel Toffee Crisp Dye Inks.
Leaves-
Layer 1 – Firefly
Layer 2 – Shadow Creek
Layer 3 – Evergreen

I then assembled the flowers and leaves using precision glue. You can also use Double-sided Adhesives Sheets and adhere it to the cardstock before die cutting it.

To create the background panel, I started by prepping an A2 Jet Black Cardstock using an embossing powder bag to remove any static. Then I masked the lower portion of the card and stamped the background from the Dotted Diamonds Stamp Set using Embossing Ink, sprinkled antique gold embossing powder on it and heat set it. Next, I embossed the sentiment from the same stamp set using antique gold embossing powder. After that, I stuck Golden Trim Washi Tape on the card panel. Lastly, I stuck the flowers and added Antique Gold sequins to add a little more sparkle to the card.

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Project 2

For my second card, I used the new Gradient Cardstock Sets – Coffee Break, Rose Petal and New Purple. Below are the cardstock colours I used for the different layers:
Flowers 1 (Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set):
Layer 1 – Andromeda
Layer 2 – Ultraviolet
Layer 3 – Deep Iris
Layer 4 – Wisteria
Layer 5 – Jet Black

Flower 2 (Garden Picks 3D Die Set):
Layer 1 – Puffy Heart
Layer 2 – Purple Wine
Layer 3 – Cosmic Berry

Leaves 1 (Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set):
Layer 1 – Expresso
Layer 2 – Mocha
Layer 3 – Rocky Shore

Flower 2 (Garden Picks 3D Die Set):
Layer 1 – Expresso
Layer 2 – Mocha

After that, I used precision glue and assembled the flowers and leaves. Next, I stamped the sentiment from the Build-A-Flower: Coneflower Layering Stamp & Die Set on a strip of white cardstock using Obsidian Pigment Ink. Then I stuck a strip of Expresso cardstock below it. I then splattered Jet Black Ink on an A2 card base. As the last step, I assembled the card panel and stuck the sentiment using foam tape.

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Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/15/2021.

I really appreciate you stopping by and participating in this blog hop. Your next stop on the hop is Tenia’s blog! Below you will find the complete blog hop list should you encounter any broken links!

Altenew Card Blog

LauraJane

Nathalie DeSousa

Michelle Short

Jaycee Gaspar

Keren Baker

Emily Midgett

Tina Smith

Nicole Watt

Amanda Baldwin

Sandhya Iyer

Terri Koszler

Laurie Willison

Jenny Colacicco

Norine Borys

Verity Biddlecombe

Lilith Eeckels

Dana Joy

Virginia Lu

Joylita Dsouza <<< YOU ARE HERE

Tenia Nelson >>> GO HERE NEXT

Therese Calvird

Nichol Spohr 

Erum Tasneem

Teresa Litchfield

Svitlana Shayevich

Christine Pennington

Agnieszka Małyszek

Seeka

Yoonsun Hur

Preeti Chandran