Thinking of You Always

I've been loving this new Build-A-Garden: Peruvian Lily set from Altenew's February 2025 release! I stamped a big batch using a jig and my Stampwheel to create a dozen or so of the sentiments and floral focal points (see my photos below), and then I had fun ink blending different colors through the coordinating stencils. For this card, I used the 3 darkest colors in the Bubblegum Dreams Fresh Dye Ink collection that will also be released in February. For the leaves and stems, I used Fresh Leaf Fresh Dye Ink from the Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Ink collection coming in February. For the yellow parts of the petals, I used Fresh Lemon Crisp Dye Ink. 

To create the background for my lilies, I trimmed 3 panels from Altenew's Pink Brilliance Glitter Cardstock pack for an ombré effect. Then I trimmed my florals so that I would have some flowers for the top of the card, too. I adhered the stamped images with foam tape except for the leaves at the top of the card. Those I adhered with liquid glue so I could layer my flowers above them a bit. I love the "thinking of you always" sentiment, and since I created this card for one of my cousins who is constantly in my prayers, I thought it would be perfect for this card. 

 

Here's a look at the jig I created so I could batch stamp the images and some of the sentiments. I simply die cut the pieces out of white cardstock and placed the negative into the Stampwheel 2.0. Then I die cut a bunch more pieces (not stamping anything yet). Then I placed the coordinating stamps into the empty spaces to fit inside the negative spaces and added them to the top of the Stampwheel 2.0. Now that the stamps were aligned properly, I could just add the die cut pieces where they fit, stamp them, remove them, and then add another set of die cuts to stamp. It went very quickly! The Stampwheel 2.0 is perfect for this technique because I can use a full 8 1/2 by 11 inch piece of cardstock, and the sticky mat holds everything down nicely while I'm stamping. The process is so much faster than stamping, lining up the coordinating dies, taping them down, and then running them through the die cutter and hoping nothing slips out of place! 

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Challenges I'm entering: 

2 Cute Houseplant-Themed Cards | Inspiration Challenge: 

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 2/11/25)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (2/3; ends 2/3/25) C10

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of monochromatic (8/8; ends 2/14/25)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with optional twist of birthdays (unlimited entries; ends 2/12/25)

Creations in Pink Challenge: ATG with mostly pink (ends 2/12/25) Winner 2/15/25

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 2/8/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 2/1/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 2/5/25)

AAA Colourful: (1/3; ends 2/14/25)

No more challenges. 

AECP: Homework for Easy Die Cutting Techniques