Hello, and welcome to the Altenew August Release Blog Hop! You may have come from the beautiful blog of Sveta Fotinia but if not, feel free to start at the beginning with the Altenew Card Blog.
Once again, I've got several cards to share with you ... these Altenew releases are always packed with so many goodies it's hard to stop!
This
Playful Plumeria set is perfect for anyone who loves the look of the layered
build-a-flowers but may be intimidated by lining them up. As you can see, there is a clear space between the uniformly-sized petals for the second and third layers, which really takes the guesswork out of where to stamp them. Let's take a look at two cards with this set, one with the
corresponding dies and one without:
The
corresponding dies on this set really come in handy since the flowers are meant to overlap when you stamp them on the branch, avoiding the need for a lot of masking. I wanted to go with a more muted color scheme which could be used for a sympathy or encouragement card, so I chose a mint for the base of the flower, and added the pink and red details.
Even though they're muted, they look so cheerful! The edge is stamped with my favorite triangle background stamp from the
Pattern Power set and the sentiment is from the
Dahlia set.
This card is done without the corresponding dies, and, aside from the sequins, is a one-layer card (ok, well, I guess it's also mounted on a gray card base!) These flowers are stamped in greens with a seafoam blue accent in the middle. To fill the spaces I used one of the smaller stamps from the
Vintage Flowers set, but you could really use any small floral or patterned stamp here.
I appreciate that there are a lot of useful, and slightly different, sentiments included with this set. They're also graphically pleasing with one of the words highlighted in script.
Two different looks for this set.
2. Wonderful Wycinanki
The
Wonderful Wycinanki set surely has limitless combinations of designs with all the elements which are included. There are two main floral images with stamps for each layer of color, a layered leaf, a smaller layered flower, a leaf base, and several squiggles. And a ton of sentiments.
You can definitely create your own pattern with these elements, but for this card I went with a focal point of three stylized floral images. To highlight the different shapes of color within each flower, I chose contrasting colors so they really stand out.
Although it's a simple (and again one layer) card, there's a lot going on with these detailed shapes. I definitely need to revisit this set soon, as there are so many other different ways to use it. It seems a shame I only have one example here. But, that's probably because I went a little nuts with the next set ...
3. Simply the Best
The combination of a large, bold bloom, with all of those fabulous sentiments, make the
Simply the Best set my favorite from this release. Get ready, I've got four cards to share from this set!
"Wow!" is right! Love the size of this floral and how it totally carries the card on its own. Like the Plumeria set, this one is super easy to line up. Also like the Plumeria I stamped the base in a mint color, and then layered on a plum and a navy for accents.
The sentiment is stamped in that same navy, and then with a bright chartreuse, which is repeated in the center of the flower as well as the stenciled bottom of the card. I shifted the
Feeling Dotty stencil to get the two-toned dots. So much use out of that stencil!
This card uses the
coordinating die and only one of the three layers for a completely different look. Offsetting two of the detailed layers makes for a really cute flower.
The nice thing about using the
coordinating die is that you can bend the petals up for a ton of dimension. The kind of dimension that conveniently flattens down for mailing.
The main sentiment is stamped with two different colors, and then I added a secondary sentiment from
Sentiment Strips. You'll notice the triangles from
Pattern Power also make an appearance here. Finally, I added some leaves from
Sunflower Daisy.
With all the awesome sentiments, I felt like I could make a card (or two) that just feature THEM! I'm not sure if this was intended, but I was tickled to see how I could basically write a paragraph by stringing four of the phrases together.
The border of the card is stamped with the main floral image. I love how you can really change up a card while using the same sentiments and flower.
For my final card I decided to focus completely on the sentiment, without a floral image. You just can't go wrong with a rainbow. The thickness of the font used for "thank you" is perfect to get a lot of color on your card.
You could really do this with any of the six sentiments in this set. Lots of options!
And there you have it, no doubt how much I love this
Simply the Best set! I honestly could have kept going : )
As you know from this blog hop, the August release is chock full of fun sets to play with, many of which I haven't even shown here. Feel free to
check them all out!
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 8/14/2019 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 8/17/2019.
Your next stop on this hop is Enza Gudor with something wonderful to share with you!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Kelly
Supplies Used (including affiliate links; thanks so much for your support!!):
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| Playful Plumeria Dies |
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| Playful Plumeria Stamps |
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| Wonderful Wycinanki Stamps |
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| Wonderful Wycinanki Dies |
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| Simply the Best Stamps |
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| Simply the Best Dies |
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| August Bundle |
