Heelllloooo Friends!! How are you today? I have a packed blog post with three cards using one stamp set, a video and a bonus. Why you might ask? Altenew asked me to guest design on their blog today and I got a little carried away creating with their lovely floral stamps. 🙂
I love creating window cards with mega dimension & I love flowers so it was easy to create three cards with the “Botanical Garden” stamp set…*swoon*
My favorite .. adding texture with a rag technique… was used with copic solution. To accentuate the flowers I used Black foam to make them pop by gluing the black die cut foam sightly off center. The video explains it all. (If you like the video a thumbs up
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These are the colors that I used for the card in the video. If you are wondering where the wonderful large grid paper pad is from you can find it here.
For both cards I wanted to create a subtle silhouette background with the flowers.
The background was colored with copics and I used the rag technique again for added texture.
I still had some flowers left that I stamped and had die cut so I colored them up making a point to leave a white area on each flower. This is a super simple card and it came together quickly.
I colored the sentiment with markers and added a few sequins for good measure.
I always like a pop of color on the inside of my cards. The inside of the card is a good spot for those leftover bits.
Now for the bonus part. I always love to stamp on those wedding R.S.V.P.’s The paper is always delicious and usually it’s a happy surprise for the bride. On this particular rsvp card I used the “Best Mom”stamp set because it’s a pretty flower and it’s simpler to color.
Are you a regular to the Altenew blog. It’s packed with so much inspiration I am always in awe and I am sure you will agree. When you pop over to the Altenew blog you will find out when the next coloring challenge is!! Woo hoo! I hope you are excited as I am. More details coming in the next few weeks.
Thanks so much for the visit today you know I always always appreciate it. A big thanks to Altenew for the guest design feature. It’s an honor. Have a happy day! Hugs, Kathy
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Beautiful coloring and I loved the card designs to..Window adds interest ! I will definitely try this design .Thank you for sharing it !
Oh my! These are all so gorgeous! My favorite is the second one. I love blue and butterflies and to have them together makes my heart sing!! TFS!
Saw these lovelies on the Altenew blog and just had to pop over to tell you how beautiful they are! And that idea about stamping on the RSVP cards … OMG, how amazing is that???
Stunning cards Kathy and what a fantastic idea to stamp on an RSVP! TFS!
These are fabulous!
As always, your cards are simply breathtaking! Jo x
Wow Kathy!so BEAUTIFUL.
I’ve never seen the scrapdots used.Do you use these for a higher detention or what is it for?.
Exquisite.
Demension
As always, beautiful job! And I learned something. I love how the orange made the flowers “glow!” I have been having fun with yellows and corals on some of the roses in my coloring book, but have not tried it with the more true reds. Altenew makes some of the most beautiful flower stamps out there! I have one that I love that is a solid image similar to what you used on the background that I stamp in black over a watercolor wash background. Love the look. Will have to try it with other mediums. Thanks so much.
I love your cards!! Especially how you added the dimension to them. Your video was wonderful and very helpful to see how you made these. Thanks for showing us!! (Can’t wait for the next coloring challenge!)
Beautiful cards and congrats on being on the Altnew website! Your rock lady!
Beautiful cards and coloring as always. I enjoyed watching your video!
Beautiful cards and awesome video! What a great surprise for the bride…gonna have to try this!
I love the window idea. It really sets off your beautiful coloring. Such lovely cards!
Gorgeous as usual. I pinned them all to my Kathy board.
Beautiful cards Kathy!!! Thanks for the tips. I can’t wait to give them a try.
AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, and just so breathtakingly lovely!!
Amazing projects!! I especially like the invitation/reply one!!
Absolutely gorgeous cards, Kathy! And always love your videos, you are a joy.
Loved the video which I forwarded the link to my crafting friend….you are so clever….and what you did with the RSVP card at the end of your post….oh, my. Genius!!! I use the fun foam, too, as well as coaster board for adding dimension. Have you ever run your foam or cardstock die cuts through your Xyron or used the spray adhesives? I’m finding it eliminates the drying wait time, not to mention it is repositionable so long as you haven’t already really burnished down what you are adhering. I have tried a similar product to the scrap dots and what I bought tends to dry out before I’ve used the whole tube. Maybe it was just the brand I bought. So, I double and triple up layers of my foam tape and get to the same place…again, no drying wait time. Can you tell I don’t like waiting? LOL Call me, Mrs. Impatient.
Anyway….thanks for all your helpful tips….my crafting friend is falling in love with Copics and I love sharing videos like yours to inspire her. Unlike me, she is very artsy. I use Copics because I can fix my mistakes.
Have a great weekend.
As always, a very informative video. And…fabulous cards. So very beautiful. Thanks so much for the gorgeous design ideas.
Beautiful cards! Enjoyed watching you create! Doesn’t Altenew have the most lovely stamps?
WooW! Kathy, these are STUNNING!!! It’s a must try. Your coloring, as always, fabulous. :o)Thank you for sharing and inspiration. :o) hugs
I hardly know what to say Kathy! All three cards are stunning. The colouring, the layout, the overall design is just sheer perfection on all three. You really took these flowers to a new level – I do have this set but not the dies, and I think I may get them as they really look amazing when you layer them up like this. Thank you for all the inspiration, you make me want to get them out right now and start colouring. Hugs, Lisa xx