Altenew | Create-A-Flower California Giants Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the release of the new Craft-A-Flower California Giants Layering Die Set. If you have followed me at all this year then you will know that I love these sets! They are so fun to layer up. I have to admit though, I hadn't heard of California Giants, but I did a little research and found that they are a variety of Zinnia that can grow as tall as four feet and have 5" blooms! 

I started off my card by die cutting the Altenew Craft-A-Flower California Giants Layering Die Set from Altenew Cherry Blossom Gradient Cardstock for the main flower, with the centre being cut from Altenew Summer Afternoon Gradient Cardstock. I used Altenew Green Meadows Gradient Cardstock for the leaf and stem. The layers were adhered together using Altenew Precision 2 in 1 Glue Pen. 

I then took a panel of white cardstock and adhered a sheet of Altenew Essential Black & White Paper Pad on top, towards the bottom. Using a craft knife and ruler, I then cut the bottom part in to a fishtail banner. The I also added a strip of black cardstock where the paper ended to cover the seam. It was adhered on to an A2 white card base with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I then added the flower, stem and leaves on top with tape runner. I took the hello die from the set and cut it three times from white cardstock with Altenew Double Sided Adhesive Sheet on the back. They were adhered together, one on top of another and added to the card. 

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 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:

This blog post is part of a fun, inspiration filled blog hop with prizes too (see below for details). For the hop, you should have arrived here from the amazing Erum Tasneem. Next on the hop is the wonderful Virginia Lu. If you get lost or want to start the hop from the beginning, please head over to the Altenew Blog. 

GIVEAWAY:

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 13th August 2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the AltenewWinners Page on 15th August 2021.

The California Giants Layering Die Set can be purchased on it's own or as part of a bundle with Gradient Cardstock. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful time on the rest of the hop and a fabulous day! Take care!