Altenew January 2024 Inks & Marvellous Monthly Series Video Hop + Giveaway

I made this card for the Altenew January 2024 Inks & Marvellous Monthly Series Video Hop + Giveaway. If you would like to join the giveaway, please visit my YouTube Channel.

I inked an A2 cardstock using Volcano Lake, Lagoon and Emerald Fresh Dye Inks with a ink blending brush. Next, I used Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink around the edges to darken them and create more depth. Then, I blended the ink out using Volcano Lake Fresh Dye Ink.

After that, I placed the cardstock in the Tufted Elegance 3D Embossing Folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. Then, I prepped the cardstock using an embossing powder bag. Next, I swiped the embossing ink pad on the raised surface of the cardstock, sprinkled antique gold embossing powder on it, dusted off the excess, and heat set it.

Then, I die cut the base layer of the butterfly from red cardstock and an acetate sheet using the die from the Jeweled Botanicals Layering Die Set. I die cut the top layer from Jet Black cardstock six times as I wanted to make the butterfly a shaker element.

To add dimension to the base layer of the wings, I inked the edges using Vineyard Berry Dye Ink and a mini blending brush, followed by Rhodolite Dye Ink and a detailed blending brush.

Next, I used a blending brush to randomly apply embossing ink over the top layer of the wings. Then I sprinkled antique gold embossing powder on it and heat set it.

After that, I assembled 5 of the die cut butterfly wings using liquid glue. Then, I stuck them on the base layer of the wings. Next, I stuck the top layer of the wings on the acetate wings. I then filled the wells of the wings with gold halo glitter as well as some gold glass glitter from my stash, and stuck the top wing using liquid glue. 

I used the coordinating die from the Build-A-Garden: Daisy Crown & Add-on Die Bundle to die cut the sentiment from Jet Black cardstock. Next, I applied embossing powder on the cardstock to remove any static and inked the stamp set using embossing ink. Then, I sprinkled antique gold embossing powder on it, tapped off the excess, and heat set it.

Lastly, I stuck the background panel on an A2 card base and then stuck the butterfly and sentiment on the card front.

Thank you for visiting my blog. Stay tuned for more cardmaking tips and tricks in my next blog post.

Until then, live creatively and spread the joy of handmade art. ❤️

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