1 January 2021

Altenew | Build-A-Flower: Cora Louise Peony Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of the Build-A-Flower Cora Louise Peony Stamp & Die Set. This is such a stunning set that you can layer up to create depth and dimension, or you can simply stamp the outline and enjoy colouring! More information on the hop below :) 

For my card, I started off by stamping the outline layer of the Altenew Build-A-Flower Cora Louise Peony Stamp & Die Set on to white cardstock with black ink. I then stamped the second layer using Lavender Fields ink, followed by the next layer in Deep Iris. These are both from the Altenew Shades of Purple Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set. There are more layers to the set but as I liked it how it was, I decided to leave it there and simply colour the centre of the flower with an alcohol marker. For the leaves, I used Altenew Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades from the Altenew Green Fields Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set. 

They were then cut out using the coordinating dies and set aside. I took a panel of white cardstock and using the Altenew Ink Blending Tool, blended on Soft Lilac Ink in the bottom right hand corner. The panel was adhered to an A2 white card base with foam tape. The leaves added with tape runner and the flower with more foam tape. I took the sentiment from the Altenew Build-A-Flower Cora Louise Peony Stamp & Die Set and stamped it on to black cardstock with Versamark Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. They were cut in to strips and added with more foam tape. To finish off, I added a few Lucy's Moonstones. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the card. 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 those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.


BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun blog hop filled with lots of inspiration and prizes. If you are following along in the hop, you should have arrived here from Svitlana Shayevich. Next on the hop is Christine Pennington. If you get lost along the hop, please head over to the Altenew Card Blog

GIVEAWAY:

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 7th January 2021, for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 9th January 2021. Good luck!


Although the card is pretty clean and simple, I think the added dimension really adds to the card design. I just need to make sure that I post/mail the card in a padded envelope! Thank you so much for visiting me today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! 

52 comments:

  1. Beautiful card - love the purples!

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  2. Beautiful. I love using purples on flowers.

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  3. Lovely card! Beautiful blending!

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  4. Gorgeous card! Love the purple.

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  5. I love a clean card. It is so inspiring to see what everyone has done. Thank you.

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  6. I love the purples!! And it looks like it's something I could make quickly and easily. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. The soft shading is a gorgeous background to this gorgeous purple flower. I am amazed by how gorgeous a simple look can be.

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  8. Love the colors in your card...the purple is so pretty!

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  9. Well that's just lovely! And didn't you get a beautiful effect on the ink blending from one corner to the other???

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  10. Gorgeous card. Love your beautiful soft background

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  11. Very simple and pretty card. Love purple.

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  12. Love your card. Love the purple flower.

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  13. I love peoples. These are so pretty!

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  14. Beautiful card!
    Thanks for sharing...

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  15. Perfect in PURPLE! I love the CAS design!

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  16. Nice color choices for the layers. I like the blended panel.

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  17. Very pretty and refreshing. Love the colors and simplicity of this card.

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  18. Hi, Michelle - I love the gradation of color in your card from the very soft to the deeper purples of the bloom's petals. Your card is just gorgeous and I thank you for sharing your talent and inspiring viewers along the blog hop.
    I wish you every happiness and success in 2021.
    Lori S in PA

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  19. Such a beautiful peony bloom! Love your color combo for your card!

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  20. So beautiful Michelle! I love the colours you've used and the very soft blending in the corner! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring! Happy new year! Take care! :)

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  21. Beautiful card! Simple but effective.

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  22. Thank you for the inspiration to put a little fuzz of ink behind the flowers. Gorgeous card!

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  23. Very pretty. I am learning so much in the blog hops, like using only some of the layers of color. You are all helping me look at stamp sets differently! The pale shaded background looks just perfect!

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  24. So lovely, love what you did with that delicate background!

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  25. Simply stunning! Gorgeous color! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  26. Lovely, lovely card. The shades of purple are my favorite colors. Thanks for sharing your beautiful inspiration.

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  27. So soft and pretty. Love the colors.

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  28. Such a lovely card---love the colors you chose, and your background is exceptional!

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  29. Such a lovely soft ombré background! The purples are so pretty!

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  30. Thanks for sharing your beautiful, fresh looking card with us. I liked the way you colored the peony. The background set the card of nicely. Thanks for sharing your ideas and talent with us. Happy New Year! :)

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  31. Great card and colors used. Clean card and great stamp

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  32. Love the purple colors. Great card!

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  33. Beautiful Michelle! Love the soft colors in the background!

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  34. The lovely soft colors of this card are so beautiful! I love using my Altenew ink blending tool because you can achieve such soft colors using it. The Cora Louise Peony layered stamp set is a must have!!

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  35. Beautiful blending complement with the flower!

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  36. So so pretty! I love the purple colors! Fantastic card!

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  37. love your card and the colors are amazing...

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  38. I love the 3D layering on this card. So simple and so effective. Thank you!

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  39. I like how you left the stamping as well. Beautiful card!

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  40. Gorgeous card. I love the beautiful colors (your ombre background is stunning) and I love the Cora Louise Peony.

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  41. Gorgeous creation, wonderful stamp set!

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  42. I like how you did the partial blending in the background to make the flower stand out.

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  43. Love the purple fade out on the background! It really adds dimension.

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