Simon Says Stamp | Ahoy Matey!

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Simon Says Stamp today to celebrate the Friend Like You release with a fun Instagram hop. I already made one card using the release which you can see here. Today I am using the super cute Ahoy, Matey set designed by the amazing Alberto Gava. 

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I started off my card by die cutting a circle of cardstock using a Spellbinders Everlasting Circles Etched Dies. I then stamped the pirate girl and boat (one image) from the Simon Says Stamp Ahoy, Matey Stamp Set onto the circle using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured the image using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies list). 

It is always a bit intimidating colouring one of Alberto's images with him being the king of colouring, but I tried my best! I then die cut two more circles of white cardstock and on one, I cut a little off the bottom so that the card could stand up easily. At the top, I scored a line using a scoring board a stylus to create a hinge. I added adhesive to the hinge and adhered it to the other circle to create a card base. I then adhered the image circle on top (to hide the colouring bleed-through on the back). 

I stamped the sentiment from the set onto black cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies and adhered onto the card with thin foam squares. I felt that the card was lacking, so I stamped the macaw from the set and coloured him using Copic Markers. I fussy cut him out using scissors and adhered him onto the card so that he was sitting on top of the sail. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Girl skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, R20. Hair - E29, E27, E25, E23. Hat - N10, N8, N5, N3/YR27, YR24, YR23, Y08. Shirt - W3, W1, W0. Jacket and shoes - N10, N8, N5, N3. Trousers - V09, V17, V15, V12. Boat - E49, E59, E57, E55. Sail - W5, W3, W1, W0, W00, 0. Water - BG49, BG15, BG13, BG11. Macaw - V09, V17, V15, V12/C8, C6, C3/C1/Y17, Y13, Y11. 

Would it have looked better if I had stamped and masked the macaw instead of making him a separate layer? Maybe! But I am glad that I added him on, he is super cute! All the fun for the hop is happening over on Instagram. You can see my feed here and Simon Says Stamp's here. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have wonderful day! 

Hero Arts | Hero Studio July 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Hero Arts today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the Hero Studio July 2025 release called Road Trip. The Card Kit of the Month, Stamp & Cut of the Month, Dies of the Month, Layering Stencils of the Month, and Cling of the Month are all releasing today. You can also purchase the Whole Studio which includes all of the kits and a free gift. Today, I am focussing on the Card Kit and the Stamp & Cut of the Month. 

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HERO STUDIO CARD KIT OF THE MONTH

I started off my card by taking the dies from the Hero Studio July 2025 Card Kit of the Month and die cutting the arm and coffee cup. I cut the arm itself from Spellbinders Alabaster ColorWheel Cardstock and the sleeve and cuff from Spellbinders Seaside and Waterfall ColorWheel Cardstock respectively. For the coffee cup, I used Classic White and Fawn Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. 

I assembled the pieces and adhered them using Bearly Art Glue. I then attached the hand to to coffee cup, so that it looks like it is holding it and added thin foam tape on the back. It was adhered to a 4.25" x 5.25" panel of white cardstock. I then stamped the sentiment from the kit stamp set onto more white cardstock using Intens-ified Black Ink. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating die and then the die cut another two times from white cardstock. I adhered them one on top of another with the stamped one on top (for added dimension) and then adhered onto the panel. The panel was then adhered to a US A2 sized card base made from Waterfall cardstock with foam tape. To finish, I die cut the smallest Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies from Seaside cardstock and adhered it to the coffee cup. 

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

The Hero Studio July Card Kit of the Month includes:

On the Road HeroScape 6x8 Stamp Set

On the Road HeroScape Coordinating Dies

Let's Go Die Set

Pine Core Ink Cube

10 Sheets of Cardstock- 1 of each colour, 5.5" x 8.5" (Sicily, Coral, Bellini, Waterfall, Teal Topaz, Blue Spruce, Peridot, Beeswax, Saffron, Carrot)

Mirror Paper, 1 sheet - 5.5" x 8.5"

HERO STUDIO STAMP & CUT OF THE MONTH

I started off my card by stamping the 'friend' word from the Hero Studio July 2025 Stamp & Cut of the Month onto white cardstock using Intens-ified Black Ink. There are two parts to the word - the outline and the shadow, so that you can stamp them in different colours if you want to. I just opted to keep mine black and white. It was then die cut out using the coordinating die. I cut the die another four times from white cardstock and stacked and adhered them behind the stamped one. 

I then die cut two hearts from the Hero Arts Nesting Hearts Infinity Dies from white cardstock. On one, I cut a little off the bottom so that it could stand up better and also scored a line at the top to create a hinge. I added adhesive to the hinge and adhered to the back of the other one to create a heart shaped card base. I die cut strips of cardstock using the Hero Arts Sentiment Strips Fancy Dies and adhered them on to the card base, cutting the excess off the sides with scissors. 

I adhered the friend word on top. I then stamped the accompanying sentiment from the kit onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock with Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Hero Hues Clear Enamel Dots. 

WHAT’S IN THE KIT?

The Hero Studio July 2025 Stamp & Cut of the Month is called Sending Big Hugs. It is a 4" x 6" stamp set with coordinating dies. 

BLOG HOP:

For the hop, you should have arrived here from Michelle Lupton. Next on the hop is Mindy Eggen. Please head over to the Hero Arts Blog for the full list of participants. 

GIVEAWAY:

Hero Arts will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by 6th July 2025 at 11:59pm PST, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Leave a comment on all stops for more chances to win!

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! 

Spellbinders | Beyond the Door

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders blog today, sharing a card using Beyond the Door Etched Dies from the La Dolce Vita Collection. This is a fabulous set as you can decorate the door however you wish! I went for a Mediterranean door for my card today. 

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The peek above shows how I cut Spellbinders Beyond the Door Etched Dies and layered them up to create the doorway with a sea/ocean beyond the doorway and lemons and flower pots adorning it. The sentiment was pressed from the Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Sentiments BetterPress Plate & Die Set. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

For the full step-by-step process of how I made card, please head over to the Spellbinders blog. Thank you so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Cheerful Chirps Happy Anniversary

Hello there, I hope you are well. Today I have a card to share using the Spellbinders Cheerful Chirps collection. This collection is super cute and as the name suggests, features birds! My card today uses the Pretty Birds set, which feature two birds sitting on a perch (you could use just one though!) which I thought would be perfect for an anniversary card. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the birds from Spellbinders Pretty Birds Etched Dies. I used Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock in Waterfall and Teal Topaz for the bird on the left, and Lavender and Lilac for the bird on the right. I cut their beaks from Beeswax, their cheeks from Chiffon, and theirs eyes from Classic White and Raven. Their feet/claws were also cut from Raven. 

I assembled and adhered the birds together using Bearly Art Glue, leaving off the feet/claws for now. I die cut the perch from Spellbinders Acorn ColorWheel Cardstock two-three times. I layered up the arch piece first (three layers), one on top of another and then added one of the bottom pieces. This was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base. 

I then adhered the birds on top, using thin foam squares. The other bottom piece was adhered on top, followed by their feet/claws. I then adhered the string part to the top (two layers). I die cut the flowers from the set from Spellbinders Fairy Tale ColorWheel Cardstock for the flowers themselves, and Beeswax for the centres. The leaves were cut from Spellbinders Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock. They were adhered to the perch with Bearly Art Glue, with a thin foam square behind the flowers for support. 

I die cut the heart from the set twice from Spellbinders Wild Berry ColorWheel Cardstock and layered them up one on top of another before adhering to the card. I stamped the sentiment from the Hero Arts Hero Florals Lavender Bunch Stamp Set onto Spellbinders Raven ColorWheel Cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied Hero Arts White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with thin foam squares. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

These birds are so cute! I will have another card to share using this collection soon but in the mean-time, thank you so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend! 

Simon Says Stamp | Tilted Daisies

Hello there, today is release day over at Simon Says Stamp and they kindly sent me some products to play with! My projects today use the new Tilted Daisies Dies. There are two layers to the petals, one for the flower centre and one for the stems. You get a larger and smaller daisy in the set and I really like the shape of them! 

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I started off by die cutting the Simon Says Stamp Tilted Daisies Dies from white cardstock. I then added ink blending to them using Altenew Fresh Dye Inks. I used Caribbean Sky first on the petals and then added Hydrangea and Ultraviolet at the ends. I used Sunray and Chamomile for the centres and Green Valley collection for the stems (Firefly, Grass Field and Shadow Creek). 

I wanted to add some detail to the petals, so I sprayed a little water onto my mat and picked it up with a paint brush. I then splatted it on to the petals. Since the ink reacts with water, it made water droplets on them and just adds a little interest. I then set them aside to dry before adhering the flowers together using Bearly Art Glue. 

For the card, I took a panel of Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock and mixed a little Altenew Titanium White Artists' Gouache with water, picked it up with a paintbrush and splattered it onto the the panel. I then set this aside to dry while I stamped the sentiment. I took the 'just for you' from the new Simon Says Stamp Wildflower Cuttings Stamp Set and stamped it onto more black cardstock using Versamark Ink. 

I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was then cut into a strip using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies. The splattered panel was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base and then the flowers adhered on top. I used Bearly Art Glue for the stems and thin foam squares for the flower heads. The sentiment was adhered with thin foam squares too. To finish, I embellished with Pretty Pink Posh Onyx Pearls.

I had two flowers leftover and didn't want them to go to waste, so I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Scalloped Floral Tag Die from black cardstock and added white gouache splatter onto that too. Once dry, I adhered the flowers on top with Bearly Art Glue and thin foam squares. 

I added twine through the top of the tag and tied in a bow. I finished by embellishing with Pretty Pink Posh Onyx Pearls. I decided to leave a sentiment off of the tag. Does a tag always need a sentiment? I am not sure but I thought it looked nice without one! 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Hero Arts | I Made This For You

Hello there, I am over on the Hero Arts Blog today sharing a little hexagon shaped card using the What's Cookin' set from the new Retro Kitchen release. 

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The Hero Arts What's Cookin' Stamp & Cut Set is really fun as you can dress the mouse with an apron, like I did, or there is a scarf too. You can also cut his/her hands so that they can be holding something - a cake, a pot, cooking utensils etc. So cute! As you can se, I dressed her in a purple apron and have her holding a cupcake. 

I added ink blending to the background and then for added interest, added in dots of Copic Markers. The sentiment is from Hero Arts On The Shelf Stamp & Cut. To finish, I embellished with Hero Arts Translucent Purples Hero Hues Enamel Dots. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Please head over to the Hero Arts Blog for more details on how I made the card. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Say Cheese Classic Mouse

Hello there, I am delighted to be over on the Spellbinders Blog today, sharing a step by step photo tutorial on how I made the card below. It uses the new Steamboat Willie Duo Etched Dies from the Say Cheese Classic Mouse Collection, which is out now. 

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I die cut Steamboat Willie from the Spellbinders Steamboat Willie Duo Etched Dies Set from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I left off his hat, so that he was more of a classic mouse and had him holding the flower instead. The grass is from the Spellbinders Landscape Edges Etched Dies and the sentiment stamped above from the Spellbinders Typewriter Adventure Sentiments Stamp Set. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

For the full step by step tutorial, please visit the blog post here. Thank you so much for stopping by today, as always, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Hero Arts | Retro Kitchen

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Hero Arts today for a fun Instagram Hop to celebrate two new collections releasing today - Retro Kitchen and What's Brewing? My card today uses the Retro Kitchen collection, which is a fun collection all about cooking and retro cookware. 

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I started off my card by die cutting the elements from the Hero Arts Classic Cabinet Die Set from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I used Fairy Tale and Lavender for the cabinet itself. The doors on the cabinet actually open which is really cute! I didn't for my card, but I think it would look great to put acetate behind the openings to look like glass! I cut the handles from Spellbinders Treasured Silver Cardstock. 

Once the cabinet was assembled, I die cut the items to in there also from Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock. I used Classic White for the china cups, plates jug, sugar pot, and bottom of the cake stand. I cut the blender and the mixer from Lilac cardstock. I cut the glass parts from Seaside, and the metal parts from Spellbinders Treasured Silver Cardstock. 

The chopping board was cut from Fawn cardstock and then everything placed inside the cabinet. The cabinet was adhered to a white cardstock panel and then the panel onto a black US A2 sized card base. I die cut the flower pots from Spellbinders Raven ColorWheel Cardstock and the plants from Peridot and Rainforest cardstock. The monstera in the pots were adhered to the ground with foam tape and the hanging type plant on the top of the cabinet. 

The vases were cut from Spellbinders Raven and Lilac Colorwheel Cardstock and adhered to the top of the cabinet too. I stamped a sentiment from the Hero Arts House Stamp & Cut Set onto black cardstock using Hero Arts Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink. I applied White Detail Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with thin foam tape. To finish, I added a Hero Arts Clear Enamel Dot to the blender. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

The hop itself is happening over on Instagram. You can visit my page here and Hero Arts page here. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Simon Says Stamp | Snake Plant

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Simon Says Stamp Snake Plant Stencils that they kindly sent me to use as part of the Moments in Time release. I already shared some projects using other products in the release which you can see here and here. 

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For my card today, I started off by taking a sheet of white cardstock and one at a time, placed the 5 stencils from the Simon Says Stamp Snake Plant Stencils Set on top and added ink blending using Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks and Altenew Mini Blending Brushes.

I used Firefly for the first layer, Firefly for the second layer, Mountain Pine for the third layer, Grass Field for the fourth layer, and Shadow Creek for the fifth layer. I then fussy cut the image out using scissors, but there is a bundle you can get with the stencils and dies if you are not keen on fussy cutting! It was adhered to a US A2 sized black card base with thin black foam squares. 

I die cut the 'hugs' die from the Simon Says Stamp Basic Trio Dies five times from Tim Holtz Black Heavystock Cardstock. I adhered them one on top of each other for dimension. I die cut a banner from vellum using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels Dies and adhered the hugs on top. I added glue on the back (just behind where the die cut is on top so you don't see any glue through the vellum) and adhered it to the card. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Black Enamel Dots. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I had planned to put the snake plant on a white card base, but it popped so well on the black, that I went with that instead! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Citrus Spritz

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the new Citrus Spritz set from the Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Collection which is out now. This is a fun collection full of Mediterranean goodness. Perfect for summer projects!

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by die cutting the dies in the Spellbinders Citrus Sprit Etched Dies Set. I die cut the lemons and flower centres from Spellbinders Beeswax ColorWheel Cardstock, the leaves and stems from Spellbinders Peridot ColorWheel Cardstock, the flowers from Spellbinders Classic White ColorWheel Cardstock, and the bud flowers from Spellbinders Chiffon ColorWheel Cardstock. 

I added ink blending to the lemons using Hero Arts Butter Bar Core Ink with a Hero Arts Medium Blending Brush. I then added a little Hero Arts Papaya Core Ink to the one on the left, for a little contrast. I added Hero Arts Fresh Lawn Core Ink to the leaves and Hero Arts Ultra Pink Core Ink to the flower buds. Whatever was left on the Hero Arts Small Blending Brush, I added to the edges of the white flowers. 

I adhered the flower centres to the flowers and then using a ball stylus, cupped them to give them some dimension. The flower buds were adhered to the stems using Bearly Art Glue. I added the lemons to a US A2 sized white card base first, with thin foam tape. I then adhered the leaves and flowers around them with Bearly Art Glue. 

I pressed the Spellbinders La Dolce Vita Sentiments BetterPress Plate onto Spellbinders Porcelain BetterPress Cotton Card using Spellbinders BetterPress Black Ink and the Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System. It was die cut out. I also die cut the die another time, but this time from white cardstock, and adhered it behind the pressed one for added dimension. It was adhered to the card with liquid glue. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Pink Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

There are also lots of other collections releasing today and I will share inspiration using some of them over the next few weeks. Thank you so much for visiting me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Altenew | June 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the June 2025 release with a fun and inspirational blog hop. There are lots of new stamps and dies in the release, but also lots more including new Stellar Sequins, which are so very pretty! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

BELLFLOWER BLISS + STELLAR SEQUINS

I started off my card by die cutting the leaves and stem piece from the Altenew Bellflower Bliss Layering Die Set from light grey cardstock. I then cut the flower petals from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops and Teal Cave Cardstock. The flower centres were cut from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Buttercream Cardstock. 

I added ink blending to the pieces with Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the flower centres and a light grey ink for the leaves. I assembled and adhered the flowers onto the stem and then adhered it to a US A2 sized white card base with liquid glue for the stem and leaves and foam tape for the flowers.  

I stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Cornered Blooms Stamp Set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with foam tape. To finish, I embellished with the new Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

PRAIRIE ROSES + STELLAR SEQUINS

For my next card, I used the new Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Prairie Roses Layering Die Set. I die cut the flowers from white cardstock and the leaves from a light grey cardstock. I added ink blending to the petals with Altenew Blue Mountains Fresh Dye Inks and an Altenew Mini Ink Blending Brush. I kept the flowers centres white.

I adhered the flowers together using the fabulous keyhole system (which makes life so much easier!) and then adhered them onto a US A2 sized white card base using foam tape. I adhered the leaves next, with liquid glue, popping them under the flower petals. 

I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Flowering Quince set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. Cut it into a strip and adhered it to the card with foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Dazzling Diamond Stellar Sequins. 

CUTE OPEN ROSE

My last card for today uses the new Altenew Cute Open Rose Layering Die Set, which was released as a promotion set last month but now available to purchase on it's own. I die cut the flowers and leaves from white cardstock and added ink blending to them using Altenew Mini Blending Brushes. I used Altenew Bubblegum Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the flower centres, and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves. 

I assembled and adhere the flowers using the keyhole system and liquid glue. I then took a panel of white cardstock and added ink blending in the top right hand corner, using the same Bubblegum Dreams Inks I used for the flowers. I mixed a little Altenew Titanium White Artists' Gouache with water and then splattered it onto the panel. 

Once dry, it was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with foam tape. I then adhered the leaves and flowers on top with liquid glue. I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Flowering Quince set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. Cut it into a strip and adhered it to the card with foam tape.

MINI BLENDING BRUSH STORAGE

Although I did share a peek of it last month, the Altenew Crafters Showcase Mini Blending Brush Storage is now officially released. 

The acrylic sided (and lidded) storage container has a bamboo base and holds 40 Mini Blending Brushes. You can store them with the brush facing up (like I have) or down with a label on the end of the brush so you know which colour it is for. Here is a quick video on the container (including how to remove the coating from the acrylic): 

If you are viewing this post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. Please click on the other participants in the hop below to visit their blogs. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

GIVEAWAY:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by June 16th 2025 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew's Blog Hop Post on June 17th, 2025. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!