Blessed In-Lay Die Cuts Card

Jen Rzasa, one of the co-founders of Altenew, recently started doing a livestream every Tuesday at 3 pm EST on the Altenew YouTube channel, and each week she has a challenge theme. This week it's in-laid die cutting. The challenge is to create a card using that technique.

For my card, I watercolored several pieces of watercolor paper using watercolors from Altenew's Watercolor 36 Pan Set as well as from Altenew's Palette Perfection Watercolor Tube Bundle. I let everything dry and then die cut the different colors using Altenew's Zero Waste: Berries and Branches die. I wanted the frame to be gold, so I die cut the die a final time out of gold cardstock. I adhered the frame to an A2 card base and then began in-laying all the die cuts using the different colors I had die cut. I now have a lot more die cuts in multiple colors for future projects! 

The "Blessed" die and shadow come from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Whispers project kit, and the "to have you in my life" sentiment on the inside of the card comes from Altenew's Mega Greetings 4 stamp set. 

In-laying all the die cuts didn't really take very long, and I think it's fun to see the different colors with the gold frame. I'll definitely be giving this another go soon! 

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Inside the card: 

 Challenges I'm entering:

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 5/7/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of things starting with "B" (I have berries and branches) (5/6; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Girly (1/5; ends 4/29/25)

As You Like It Challenge: CAS or Fussy and Fancy and why: I definitely make more fussy/fancy cards than CAS! I struggle with white space and tend to add details to all areas of the card! (1/3; ends 4/30/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Layer it up (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Stencils or Masks or ATG (1/3; ends 4/25/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of a splash of color (5/8; ends at the end of the  month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Red, Black, and White (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: Friendship (1/3; ends 5/2/25)

Inspiration Station: The photo shows a sweet connection between two people, and my sentiment mirrors that feeling of being blessed to have my friend in my life 

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of feminine; ends 5/12/25

{PIN}spirational Challenges: My card features the colors in the inspiration photo: pink, purple, yellow, green, and blue