Altenew Educators’ "Secret Card Recipe" Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

Hey there! Welcome back to my blog! I am thrilled to join Altenew for the Educators’ “Secret Card Recipe” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway. You should be arriving here from the talented Nicki’s blog, but if not, you can go back to the start, at the Altenew Card Blog and go from there.

First, I stamped the flowers and leaves from the Sunflower Daisy Stamp Set on Neenah Solar White cardstock using the below Crisp Dye inks:
Flowers:
1st Layer – Citrus Burst and Fresh Lemon
2nd Layer – Orange Cream
3rd Layer – Heart Beat and Vineyard Berry
4th Layer – Vineyard Berry and Jet Black
5th Layer (Center) – Frayed Leaf
6th Layer (Center) – Moss
7th Layer (Center) – Evergreen
Leaves:
1st Layer – Frayed Leaf
2nd Layer – Moss
3rd Layer – Evergreen

Note: For the layers with 2 different inks, I stamped the image first using the lighter ink. Then I applied the darker ink on the stamp set and blended it with my ink blending tool before stamping it. This technique helps me to get more depth in my stamped images.

Next, I die cut the images using the coordinating die set.

To create the background I followed another one of my favourite techniques – the watercolour lift. I inked an A2 watercolour cardstock using Just Green Crisp Dye ink along with a blending tool. Then I placed the Wavy Grid Stencil on it and stuck it in place with washi tape. After that, I dipped a paper towel in water and dabbed it on the card to lift off the ink. Then I removed the stencil and splattered water on the card front using a round brush and dabbed off the excess with a paper towel.

After that, I stamped the sentiment from the Stone Mosaic Stamp Set using Obsidian Pigment Ink. Then I assembled the card panel and stuck it on an A2 card base.

I have listed the products used below. Thank you for joining me today.

Supplies:

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Giveaway Prizes
$130 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 4 winners! To win, please comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/30/2022.

There’s MORE! Join our party! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your beautiful, Altenew “Secret Card Recipe” creations.

We will pick one of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party, and they will receive a $10 Altenew gift certificate!

Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each blog hop stop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/31/2022.

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