Aerial Cable Car Card in Vintage Study Colors

What a pleasure it's been to be a Guest Designer for Altenew's August 2026 release! So many fun new crafty goodies to play with! For this card, I wanted to showcase the new Vintage Study ink collection, and I thought it would be perfect with the new Mountain Peak stencil set. I love that the Mountain Peak stencil set includes a mask of the mountain to make it easy to create multiple mountains on a project.  

For the background, I trimmed a 5 by 7-inch panel using cream cardstock and then ran it through my BetterPress with Altenew's new Essential Textures: Canvas Impressions Press Plate and Rosy Terra ink. I stenciled the mountain stencil twice onto the panel. I trimmed the panel to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches. I stamped "life is a beautiful ride" from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Tranquil Trail set onto the panel. Then I fussy cut the mountain in the front and adhered everything down to a black A2 card base, popping up the mountain I fussy cut by using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape.

Next, I die cut, ink blended and assembled Altenew's new Aerial Cable Car Layering Die set and added a few details with a white acrylic marker from Altenew's Acrylic Marker 24-Color Set vol. 1. I added the cable car and cables to the card and tucked the cable car just slightly behind the mountain in the front. 

To complete the card, I added 3 of Altenew's Black Onyx Gem Sparkles around the sentiment. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew has many wonderful Mini Delight sets like the one I used here as well as a weekly sale section with great deals. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Cut It Up: Transportation (1/3; ends 8/31/26)

Creative Knockouts: Use your favorite embellishments (I love gems for embellishments to add some sparkle!) (3/3; ends 9/3/26) C10

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 9/28/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (5/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (5/5; ends 8/31/26)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Masculine (2/3; ends 9/1/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 8/28/26)

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Numbers 6:22-26

Ride More, Worry Less Card

What a special blessing to be a Guest Designer for Altenew this month! I've had so much fun playing with the August release products! For this card, I used the new Rural Farmstand Layering Stencil Set with the new Let's Scoot Layering Die Set for a fun card!

I started with a black A2 card base. Then I stenciled the Rural Farmstand set using the following Altenew ink collections: Highland Flora, Whispering Woodland, Red Sunset, Vintage Study, Dessert Dreams, Warm & Cozy. I trimmed the stenciled panel to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches. Then I stamped "Ride more, worry less" onto the panel using a stamp from Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Tranquil Trail set. I adhered the stenciled background to the black card base.

Next, I die cut the pieces from the Let's Scoot die set using white cardstock for most of the pieces and black cardstock for the seat and tires. I ink blended the pieces using inks from the Highland Flora set and a few gray inks from my stash. After ink blending the pieces, I assembled the scooter and adhered it to the card front using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

To finish the card, I added a few of Altenew's Black Onyx Gem Sparkles to the card around the sentiment. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew has many wonderful Mini Delight sets like the one I used here as well as a weekly sale section with great deals. 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Cut It Up: Transportation (2/3; ends 8/31/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends 9/28/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 8/28/26)

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Numbers 6: 22-26

One Go: Solid Circular Sentiments Press Plate Card

One of the products in Altenew's August 2026 release is a cleverly designed press plate and coordinating die set that creates 10 different sentiments all at once. I had fun inking up the press plate with 2 different colors for this card: Obsidian Pigment Ink and Volcano Lake dye ink (both from Altenew). After running the press plate through my BetterPress with both colors, I die cut the sentiments using the coordinating die that die cuts all 10 sentiments at once. 

After I had all my sentiments die cut, I used the die to die cut a piece of white cardstock I had trimmed to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches. I set aside the die cuts and used the negative for a frame. I adhered the frame to a black A2 card base. Then I die cut a few more sets of circles with the die so that I could stack the sentiments on a few layers to pop them up a bit from the white frame. I alternated the Volcano Lake sentiments with the Obsidian sentiments and then added some of Altenew's Black Onyx Gem Sparkles to finish the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew has many wonderful Mini Delight sets like the one I used here as well as a weekly sale section with great deals. 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Knockouts: Use your favorite embellishments (I love gems for embellishments to add some sparkle!) (2/3; ends 9/3/26) C10

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (5/5 for the week; 10/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 9/28/26)

Word Power: ATG with words as the focus (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (4/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (I hope the layers of die cuts behind each sentiment count. Delete if not) (4/5; ends 8/31/26)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Masculine (1/3; ends 9/1/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 9/5/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 8/28/26)

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Numbers 6: 22-26

Sunflower Daisy Thank You Card

I had so much fun creating this card with an older Altenew set that is now retired. I don't tend to use my layering stamps much now that I have so many layering die sets and layering stencil sets, but this thank you card is for a friend who told me her favorite flower is yellow daisies. I pulled out my Altenew Build-A-Flower: Sunflower Daisies set and stamped the flowers with inks from Altenew's Golden Sunset ink collection. I used Altenew's Delectable Desserts inks for the flower centers. Once I had stamped them, I die cut them and then decided on my card design.

I started with a side-folding white A2 card base and adhered a piece of watercolor paper I painted with inks from Altenew's Whispering Woodland ink colleciton. I smooshed the ink onto a piece of acetate and added some water so I could paint with the it. I let it dry and then spritzed the panel with more water to give it some texture. After adhering the watercolored panel to the card front, I cut the card front on the diagonal using my paper trimmer. Then I added 3 of the stamped and die cut flowers along the diagonal. I stamped 3 sentiments from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: The Afternoon Spread project kit (coming out on September 2nd) and added some gems in matching tones. 

For the inside of the card, I embossed an A2 panel of brown cardstock with Altenew's Daisies 3D embossing folder and then trimmed it to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches. I adhered it to the inside of the card, and it peeks out where the card front has been trimmed. I'll write my message to my friend on the back of the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Knockouts: Use your favorite embellishments (I love gems for embellishments to add some sparkle!) (1/3; ends 9/3/26) C10

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 9/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (5/5; ends 9/13/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Alcohol ink and/or summer + a sentiment (5/5; ends 9/1/26)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with embossing folders (2/3; ends 9/9/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 9/28/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers (4/6; ends 9/12/26)

little red wagon: Anything Times Three (I have 3 sunflower daisies and 3 sentiments) (ends 9/1/26)

Hand Stamped Sentiments stamping challenge blog and paper craft challenge blog: (2/2; ends 8/31/26)

Inspiration Station: (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Squeeze the Day Card

Altenew's August subscriptions are available for purchase on the Altenew website now, and I'm excited to share this card I made with the Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree set as a Guest Designer for this release. This set includes dies for a tree, leaves, lemons, and a pot for the tree. Here I've only used the lemons and leaves, but it's a versatile set for sure. There are also sentiments dies. One says, "squeeze the day" and the other is the word "hello" and its shadow. 

I die cut the lemons and sentiment strip out of watercolor paper I had watercolored using Altenew's Strolling Through New York Gouache: Primary Yellow. I added some details using Altenew's Citrus Burst Watercolor Brush Marker. Then I die cut the leaves and branches and ink blended them with Altenew's Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Ink collection. I created a background by ink smooshing some blues from Altenew's Watercolor 24-Pan Set and adhered my lemons, leaves, branches and sentiment strip (cut in two pieces to fit the space I had in mind for the sentiment) using liquid glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base and then added a few Whispering Woodland Enamel Dots to finish off the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Double D Challenges: Lemons (3/3; ends 8/31/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 8/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (4/5; ends 9/13/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (3/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (3/5; ends 8/31/26)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (3/3; ends 9/8/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Alcohol ink and/or summer + a sentiment (4/5; ends 9/1/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (3/3; ends 8/31/26) C10

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Hello Card

As a Guest Designer for Altenew's August 2026 release, I had so much fun creating with the release products, including this Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree set. The set includes dies to create a lemon tree in a pot along with a "hello" die and its shadow and a "squeeze the day" sentiment strip die. 

For this card, I started by creating a top-folding white A2 card base. Then I created a background for my tree by using Altenew's Essential Textures: Stone Wall Press Plate with gray ink. I trimmed the panel to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 and set it aside.

For the tree, I die cut the leaves out of a green panel I had colored with green alcohol inks. The tree trunk and branches I die cut out of brown cardstock. Then the lemons were die cut from a watercolor panel I had watercolored using Altenew's Primay Yellow gouache from the Strolling Through New York Artists' Gouache set. The pot was die cut out of watercolor paper I had ink smooshed with pink inks. I used the same pink panel to die cut the shadow for the "hello" sentiment and die cut the "hello" sentiment out of the same yellow watercolor paper I had used for the lemons. I die cut a few extra word shadows and stacked them together for a bit of dimension. 

To finish the card, I arranged my lemon tree and pot against the stone wall background and adhered it with Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Then I added the sentiment to the top left of the card to finish the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Double D Challenges: Lemons (2/3; ends 8/31/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 7/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (3/5; ends 9/13/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (2/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (2/5; ends 8/31/26)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (2/3; ends 9/8/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Alcohol ink and/or summer + a sentiment (my leaves were die cut from alcohol ink backgrounds I had created with green alcohol inks) (3/5; ends 9/1/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (2/3; ends 8/31/26) C10

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Love You Card

It's such a thrill to be a Guest Designer for Altenew's August 2026 release, and I really enjoyed creating with all the great new products, including this Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree set. 

To start this card, I created a white A2 card base. For the next layer, I die cut Altenew's Alhambra Mosaic Cover Die out of kraft cardstock and trimmed it to fit the front of the card. I adhered it down to the white card base. 

Next, I die cut the pieces for the lemon tree and pot. I used watercolor paper and Altenew's Tree Bark and Paper Bag Watercolor Markers for the tree, Moss Watercolor Marker for the leaves, and Primary Yellow Gouache for the lemons. I added more yellow using one of Altenew's alcohol ink markers from the 4 Scoops set. The pot was die cut from watercolor paper I had ink smooshed with blue watercolor from Altenew's Prussian Blue watercolor tube from the Palette Perfection Watercolor Tube Bundle. 

I assembled the tree and pot and added them to the die cut background using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish the card, I die cut and adhered the "love you" sentiment using  dies from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Painterly Perfection kit and the same blue watercolor paper I die cut for the pot along with some vellum scraps for the shadow layers of the words. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Double D Challenges: Lemons (1/3; ends 8/31/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 6/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (2/5; ends 9/13/26)

Cardz 4 Galz: Kraft and Blue (1/3; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (1/5; ends 8/31/26)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 9/8/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 8/31/26) C10

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26