Tangerine Grove Card

I recently attended a class by Altenew Educator Aditi Mahajan, and although she used different products than I did, I my card was inspired by her fabulous class.

I created a 5 by 7-inch card base out of white cardstock and then trimmed off half of the front panel so that the inside of the card peeks through on the right side of the card. I then made layers of orange and black to add to the card base. On the black layer, I stenciled Altenew's Sweater Knits stencil using Altenew's Rose Gold Shimmer Relief Paste. I just wanted some touches of a metallic pattern in the background, so I randomly added the paste through various parts of the stencil. I set that aside to dry.

I had already stamped and die cut the tangerine image using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Tangerine Grove kit in preparation for Aditi's class, so during her class, I ink blended the image through the coordinating stencils. I used Fresh Leaf, Grape Agate, Plum, Orange Cream, and Cocoa Cream inks by Altenew for my stenciling. I then die cut a second die cut of the image in black to adhere to the back of the stenciled image because I liked the look of the black when the recipient opens the card. 

Once the paste on my stenciled panel was dry, I trimmed the panel into two pieces and adhered the pieces onto the orange panels. Then I adhered the panels to the left front of the card and the right side of the inside of the card. 

I stamped "wishing you all things wonderful" from the same CYL kit onto a piece of vellum using VersaMark ink and Altenew's Rose Gold embossing powder. I heat embossed the sentiment and mounted it to a piece of orange cardstock I trimmed just slightly smaller than the vellum. I adhered the sentiment to the inside of the card with Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape after deciding where I would place the tangerine image. I wanted the sentiment to show even when the card is closed.

I then added the tangerine focal point to the card using more of the foam tape, being careful to add the tape only to the part of the image that would be adhered to the left side of the card. 

I finished off the card by adding a few of Altenew's Whispering Woodland enamel dots. 

Altenew Educators routinely offer excellent classes (many of them are completely free of charge), so I highly recommend checking out the upcoming classes here: AECP Cardmaking Workshops – Altenew. It's always a great time crafting with friends and learning new techniques. 

If you're interested in shopping at Altenew, I'd love it if you used my affiliate link here: Altenew | Card Making, Scrapbooking & Paper Crafting Supplies. I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. I highly recommend the Craft-Your-Life kits like the one I used here. 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

September 2025 Inspiration Challenge – Altenew: ends at the end of the month

                                      

Lunar New Year Challenge: ends at the end of the month

The Creative Crafters: ATG (3/3; ends 10/12/25)

The Crafting Challenge: Wonderful Thought (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors; I used scissors to trim the focal point so it didn't hang over the edges of the card;  (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Fancy Folds (5/5; ends at the end of October)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 10/3/25)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the 10/12/25)

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

A Place To Start: ATG with option of leaves and circles (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 10/4/25)

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

Allsorts challenge blog: Trees, Leaves, or Plants or ATG (3/5; ends 9/26/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/3; ends 9/25/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 9/24/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of changing seasons (3/6; ends at the end of the  month)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite Die and Why: I love dies that coordinate with large stamped images like this one because I don't love fussy cutting but often want my stamped images cut out to pop up on foam take and place on different backgrounds (2/3; ends 10/1/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Dies or Punches (2/3; ends 10/1/25)

Girlz Rebel Challenge (GRC) 🎈: ATG + option of buttons  (ends 10/9/25)

We Love Stamping: Make it cute or ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Stamping Sensations: CAS or ATG goes (2/3; ends at the end of the month)