Grand Carnation Thank You Card

My parents recently treated me to a 9-day trip to Arizona with them, and I wanted to make them a special card to thank them. It was a lovely trip, and the sunshine and beautiful spring flowers really lifted my spirits. 

To make the card, I pulled out Altenew's BAG: Grand Carnations set and used some blue glitter paste through one of the stencils that comes in the set. The panel I stenciled over was one I had watercolored and sprayed with different shades of blue. 

I stamped the carnations and leaves using my Sizzix Stencil and Stamp Platform, and then I stenciled the flowers and leaves with the coordinating stencils that come in the set. I chose reds, yellows, and blues to match the prompt for this month's Altenew Inspiration Challenge. 

The flowers are large, so I had to trim off the bottom of the yellow ones so I could fit that cluster as well as the stand-alone red carnation on the card front. I adhered the red carnation and several leaves using glue dots since I needed something quite strong to adhere to the glitter paste on the background panel. I added foam tape to the yellow carnation and buds as well as the sentiment (also from the same BAG: Grand Carnations set). 

Close up of the flowers:

Inside the card:

I highly recommend Altenew's grip mat for stenciling. It holds the card stock and stencils in place beautifully!

Challenges I'm entering: 

Inspiration Challenge April 2024 with Bridget Casey (altenew.com): (ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make your own background (1/5; ends 4/22/24) Winner of $25 gift certificate 4/25/24

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (1/3; ends 4/21/24) C10

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG or add one or more flowers (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

As You Like It Challenge: Cute or Floral and Why: I love flowers and enjoy making floral cards and projects like this one because they are so pretty and elegant. (3/3; ends 4/17/24)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week, 2/10 for the challenge; ends 4/24/24)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of Sweet Treats (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG with option of A Splash of Color (ends at the end of the month)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 5/15/24)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game! (stencilfun.blogspot.com): ATG with stencils (I used a stencil for the background and also to color the stamped flowers and leaves) (1/3; ends 5/4/24)

No more challenges.