Bearded Iris Sending Prayers Card

I took an Altenew Educator Certification Program workshop led by my crafty friend Liz Ortiz and used her ideas to create this fun fold card! I love the dimension it has! Congratulations, Liz, on making it to the final stage of the AECP! 

For my version of Liz's card, I created a couple Bearded Iris flowers and leaves using Altenew's new Craft-A-Flower: Bearded Iris die set. The purple flower was ink blended using Altenew's new Deep Iris Fresh Dye Ink from the Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Ink collection. The leaves and stem were die cut from cardstock I had sprayed with Distress Mica Stain: Tree Lot. The orange panels and word sentiment were die cut from a panel I had watercolored using Altenew's Palette Perfection Artists' Watercolor Tube bundle. I ink blended the shadow for the sentiment again using the Deep Iris Fresh Dye Ink. 

This card has several layers held together with an accordion mechanism. I used Altenew's Ornate Nesting Die set to create the layers. I just trimmed the die cuts to create the layers. 

For the back of the card, I created a pocket and added a tag from Altenew's Terrific Tags die set. I stamped and die cut the tiny flowers from Altenew's Build-A-Flower: Canterbury Bells set and colored them with my Ohuhu alcohol ink markers. Then I die cut the word "Hugs" from Altenew's Watercolor Roses Stencil and Die set. I added a bit of sheer yellow ribbon to the top of the tag to finish the card. This special card is going to my husband's cousin to let her know we are praying for her as the anniversary of her son's death is this month. 

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Challenges I'm entering:

 Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #100: ATG with a fun fold (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 2/20/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG (1/3; ends 2/14/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 3/6/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...:ATG (1/3; ends 2/15/25)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG or Things in the Sky (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Bright and Cheerful (2/5; ends 2/10/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or option of burgundy, pink, and sage green (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 2/19/25)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

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

Crafty Catz: ATG with option of use a die (2/5; ends 2/20/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 2/22/25)

Cut It Up: This makes us smile (Beautiful flowers always make me smile!) (1/3; ends 2/17/25)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used both paper and scissors on this project. I used scissors to cut a "V" shape in the second layer of this card (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: Layer it up (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 2/12/25)

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