Sunshine Flowers Sending Love Fun Fold

I've become good friends with my daughter-in-law's mother, and I like to send her cards now and then because she battles a very serious autoimmune disease. I like to send something cheerful and lovely to brighten her spirits. 

For this card, I created a tri-fold card using measurements from a card class I recently took at my local Craft Outlet. The base is 4 1/4 by 11 inches, scored at 2 1/2, 3 3/4, 6 3/4, and 8 1/4. I used cream cardstock for the base. 

The green layers are: (2) 4 by 4 inch squares and (1) 2 1/2 by 4 inch piece. 

The watercolored and embossed layers are 3 3/4 by 3 3/4, and the final watercolored and stamped panel is 2 1/4 by 3 3/4. 

Products used: Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Sunshine Flowers for the large floral image. I stamped it, die cut it, and then stenciled it with the coordinating stencils. The "hello, friend" die cut sentiment is from that same set, as is the "sending you sunshine and happiness" stamped sentiment. The embossing folder I used is also from Altenew. It's called "Raised Sentiments." Altenew inks used: Warm Sunshine, Fresh Lemon, Coral Berry, Orange Cream, Lime, and Fresh Leaf. 

Assembling this card is easy! I just adhered my layers together and then adhered them to the card base in the places I wanted them. I added a little black ink with a small blending tool to the "sending love" sentiment from the Raised Sentiments embossing folder on the front of the card and added a small die cut from Altenew's Zero Waste: Berries & Branches die and a few of Altenew's Emerald City Gem Sparkles to finish the card. 

I've recently become an affiliate for Altenew, so if you are interested in ordering something lovely from Altenew and would like to use my link, thank you very much! Here's the link: Carrie's Altenew affiliate page 

The card folds flat for mailing:

Here's a look at the second panel:

Here's the last panel:

Top view:

Flat lay view:

Final look:

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Creases #106: I'm on the DT, so I'm entering just for fun and inspiration

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (5/6; ends 8/12/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Animals or ATG (1/5; ends 8/15/25)

We Love Stamping: Flowers or ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Stamping Sensations: Birds, Bees, or Butterflies or ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

August 2025 Inspiration Challenge – Altenew: Unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month

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

Cardz 4 Galz: Fun Folds (2/3; ends 8/7/25) Top 3 Winner 8/7/25

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Z-fold cards (I hope this counts. There are actually 2 Z-folds if you look at the top view of the card) (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 8/12/25)

DL.ART : DL.ART August 2025 linky challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: ATG (2/3; ends 8/5/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils optional twist of Trees or Leaves (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (1/3; ends at the end of the  month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Summer Things (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: Anything Summer Goes (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 8/16/25)

Dragonfly Dreams: Lots of Layers (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (I used Raised Sentiments 3D embossing folder as well as the Sunshine Flowers coordinating embossing folder for the floral focal point) (2/3; ends 8/6/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 8/27/25)

The Crafting Challenge: Thinking of You (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Let's Craft and Create: ATG with option of polka dots and/or stripes (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with cards or tags that aren't standard rectangular shaped (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Christmas BINGO Challenges: O: fun, fancy card base, ivory, free, and embossing (ends 8/14/25)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal from top left to bottom right: friendship, free, and embossing (3/3; ends 8/14/25)