Beautiful Blossoms Challenge #6

Hello Crafty Friends and Happy Thursday!  Today begins a new challenge month at The Beautiful Blossoms Challenge Blog. The theme is Always Anything Florals Goes and florals must be the focus of your project.  There is also an optional mood board provided that you can use for inspiration.  This month's mood board follows:

For my card this month, I've taken colors directly from the mood board to create my card.  I've also used the collaboration set from Altenew/Simon Says Stamp titled "From the Rose Bush". 

To start, I played with Dyan Reaveley Dylusions Ink Sprays and a doily stencil from Uniko.  I sprayed through the stencil with the ink sprays and set aside the panel to dry.  

I stamped the rose layers with Catherine Pooler inks and die cut them with the coordinating dies.  I've ink blended some leaves and decided to leave some of the foliage black and white.

I've matted the panel with black card, popped the rose in front on craft foam for dimension and added iridescent gems for added interest.  I've also embossed the green leaves with a Swiss Dots embossing folder.  Lastly, I reached for my little box of pre-cut sentiments and found the "Hello" cut from the perfect color of card.  It has been adhered flat to the panel.

Please stop by the challenge and see the lovely projects my teamies have created.  You will be inspired by all the beauty.  And please join us by sharing your projects, we love visiting everyone and being inspired by you!

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge

Ally's Angels

Creative Crafters

Cardz 4 Galz

Creative Inspiration

Craft Rocket

Through the Purple Haze

Altenew June Challenge

SSS Wed Challenge

Word Art Wednesday

May 2023 Instagram Rediscovery Hop

Hello Friends and Happy Sunday!  I hope everyone's weekend is going along as planned.  It's a holiday weekend in the States.  Tomorrow we honor and mourn the U.S Military Personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.  Today, it's all about the Instagram Rediscovery Hop and the theme this month is Birthday.

The premise of this monthly Hop is to use what you already have in your stash to create something according to theme.  This hop has so many wonderfully talented makers and I encourage you to join us HERE.

For my card today. I've used the Altenew/Simon Says Stamp Collaboration Set "From the Rose Bush" to create a feminine birthday card.

This is a layering stamp set and I've used shades of purple ink from Catherine Pooler for the Rose.  I had this rose and leaf sprig left from a prior project and they were waiting in my "extras" die cut box for the perfect project.

While looking through my die binders, I found a border die and thought it would add additional interest to the card front, so I cut it from the panel and backed it with yellow card.  Lastly, I've added Pearl embellishments for the added detail.  

Please visit the Hop and see all the wonderful ways my friends have used their "stash" to create some lovely birthday cards.  There's loads of inspiration!  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

613 Avenue Create

We Love Stamping

Stamping Sensations

Corrosive Challenge

All Sorts

Crafty Catz

Cut It Up

SSS Wed Challenge

Lil Red Wagon

 

Altenew Academy - Beyond Basic Backgrounds

Hello Crafty Friends!  I've passed my Level 1 Altenew Academy courses and have been given the go-ahead to start Level 2.  The first course for Level 2 is Beyond Basic Backgrounds.  I thought I knew all the great techniques for creating awesome backgrounds but I learned a few more brilliant ones.  Today I'm sharing a technique that may not be new to you; and it wasn't to me either, but was one I needed reminded of.

One of examples had the Instructor using a foiling technique and I had all the supplies needed to do the same.  I stenciled Hot Foiling Gel through a Brick Wall Stencil on a panel of Neenah Solar White 80 lb. card.  I set the panel aside to dry and proceeded to work on the floral images.  TIP:  When using foiling gel, texture pastes and the like, wash your tools quickly and completely before the medium dries.  Once dry, it will be very hard to remove or possibly not be removable at all.

Using the Altenew/Simon Says Stamp Collaboration Set for Stamptember 2021; From the Rose Bush, I stamped layers of Yellow and Orange inks to create 3 Autumn Rose Blooms. For the sprigs, I stamped in a Light Brown ink and die cut all using the coordinating dies.

Once my panel was dry, I placed a piece of  foil on top of the dried gel, placed the panel in a carrier sheet (I use waxed paper) and ran it through my heat laminator. After allowing it to cool just a sec, I peeled the foil sheet away and what was left behind was a gorgeous, shiny, foiled brick wall design.

Next step was to arrange my florals and pick up using Press and Seal Plastic Wrap.  I adhered a strip of ribbon to the foiled panel and backed with brown card before adhering to my card base.  I added adhesive to the backs of my florals, leaving the front bloom without adhesive as I was mounting on craft foam for dimension.  I place the arrangement on the panel and made certain all were adhered well.  Lastly, I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set, added craft foam behind the strip and adhered to the card front.  Project Complete!

This was a great lesson that refreshed techniques I've used in the past as well as shared techniques that were new to me.  It was nice to have a play with stenciling and foiling to create a very eye-catching background.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Challenges Entered:

Krafty Chicks

As You Like It - Autumn is my Fav time of year.  I love the Colors and Crisp Air

Time Out Challenges

Hero Arts Stay Crafty