Have Faith Peruvian Lily Easel Card

Today I have a sneak peek at Altenew's new Build-A-Garden: Peruvian Lily set which will be released in February. I'm thrilled to be a guest designer for Altenew next month and am excited to be able to share some new products on my blog before they are released.

The Build-A-Garden sets come with a stamp set, a coordinating stencil, and a mini blending brush. There are also coordinating dies which can be purchased separately. I had so much fun playing with this set! I made these lilies in many different colors and used black ink to stamp some of them and embossing ink with gold embossing powder for others. 

The base for this card is a cut file I purchased at the Silhouette Design Store. I used my Silhouette Cameo 4 to cut it out of white cardstock. Then I stamped and die cut the Peruvian Lily stamp and used Altenew's Desert Night Crisp Dye Ink, Fresh Lemon Crisp Dye Ink, and Fresh Leaf Fresh Dye Ink to ink blend the stamped image over the coordinating stencils. The stencils work perfectly and make me look like I know how to color! Once I finished coloring in the flowers and leaves, I adhered the die cut flowers to the front of the easel card. 

To create the stopper for the easel card, I die cut Altenew's new Have Faith word die set using cardstock I had ink blended with Desert Night to match the flowers. I die cut the shadow die out of black cardstock and also out of black fun foam and adhered them together before adhering the "Have Faith" words on top. The foam layer gave the die cut some dimension so it could hold the easel part of 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 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: ATG with a fun fold (ends 2/6/25) 

Word Power: ATG with words as the focus (ends at the end oft he month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils; optional twist of hello/winter (I used the coordinating stencils in this set to color in the stamped image) (1/3; ends 2/1/25)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (ends 2/12/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

My Time To Craft!: Use a sentiment (ends 1/23/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: ATG (ends 1/22/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Something new (the Peruvian Lily set is new) (ends at the end of the month)

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

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 2/15/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (ends at the end of the month

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of monochrome (ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 1/28/25)

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

Crafter's Cafe: ATG, twist of birthday (ends 2/7/25)

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

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Use something new (the Peruvian Lily set is new) (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of monochrome (ends mid-February)

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Something old, something new (Peruvian Lily set and Fresh Leaf Fresh Dye Ink are new and the Desert Night and Fresh Lemon Crisp Dye Inks are old) (ends at the end of the month)

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

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

A Place To Start: ATG with option of adding a balloon (ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of monotone magic (ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (ends 1/24/25)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATB (1/17/25)

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

Craft-A-Flower: Bearded Iris Pop Up Card for Altenew

Yesterday was my oldest daughter's 26th birthday, and I wanted to make her a special card using the Craft-A-Flower: Bearded Iris set I was blessed to play with as a Guest Designer for Altenew's February release.  Here I decided to feature the smaller of the two flowers in the set (mostly because the larger one was too long to fit on the pop outs!), so I die cut and assembled them using white cardstock I had sprayed with distress spray (the purple flower) and shimmer spray (the orange flower). I added some leaves that I trimmed a bit (the leaves in this set are very long and look great when there's a larger area to arrange the flowers) and set them aside to create the other parts of the card. 

For the card design, I followed Connie Stewart's instructions to create a Double Floating Pop Out card found here: Double Floating Pop Out Card Tutorial: Birthday and Christmas Designs. Connie has a lot of great fun fold designs, and she makes them easy to create with her videos and downloads. I adjusted her measurements a bit to make the card larger. 

I had some yellow alcohol ink backgrounds I had created recently, so I thought I would use them for the inside of this card. I cut them to size and then adhered them in place. Then I added my Bearded Iris flowers to the pop outs with foam tape and stamped and die cut "happy birthday" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Splendid Bouquet project kit. I used the coordinating die to die cut a piece of black foam to adhere behind the sentiment for some dimension. 

My daughter loved the card when I gave it to her yesterday on our way to lunch at one of her favorite restaurants. It was too big for a regular envelope, so I tucked it inside the box with all her birthday gifts. Normally this card design will fit into an A2 envelope, but I adjusted the measurements to create a bigger card, and my leaves stand out too far at the top to fit even a 5X7 envelope. This card needs to stay out on display rather than being tucked away in an envelope! 😂

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 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: ATG with a fun fold (ends 2/6/25) 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (ends 2/12/25)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

My Time To Craft!: Use a sentiment (ends 1/23/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: ATG  (ends 1/22/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Something new (the Bearded Iris dies are new) (ends at the end of the month)

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

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 2/15/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (ends at the end of the month

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of monochrome (ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 1/28/25)

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

Crafter's Cafe: ATG, twist of birthday (ends 2/7/25)

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

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Use something new (the Bearded Iris dies are new) (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of monochrome (ends mid-February)

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Something old, something new (the die set is new and the alcohol inks I used are old) (ends at the end of the month)

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

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

A Place To Start: ATG with option of adding a balloon (ends at the end of the month)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of monotone magic (ends at the end of the month)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (ends 1/24/25)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATB (1/17/25)

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

Have Faith Card for Altenew

I have some fun news: I've been blessed with the tremendous privilege of being a guest designer for Altenew! What a fantastic experience! I'll share more over the next month as the products I've been playing with get released on the Altenew website. Today I'm starting with the first one to be released: Have Faith word die set. The set is free with a purchase of $59 or more from Jan. 3-5, 2025. 

For this card, I used a soon-to-be-released 3D embossing folder and stencil set called Serene Garden. I chose colors in Altenew's Warm & Cozy collection to color in the butterfly after embossing the panel. Then I die cut the shadow from the Have Faith word die set out of black ink cardstock and die cut the "Have Faith" words out of white cardstock. I ink blended the Have Faith words on the white cardstock using the same Warm & Cozy inks I used on the butterfly. To finish the card, I added a bit of black splatter using a fine paintbrush and dipping it in Altenew's Jet Black spray. 

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 

Challenges I'm entering:

My Time To Craft!: New (The word dies and embossing folder and stencil are all new products) (ends 1/9/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: New/ATG (the word dies and embossing folder and stencil are all new products) (ends 1/8/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Something new (the word dies and embossing folder and stencil are all new products) (ends at the end of the month)

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

"Just Us Girls" Challenge: Use a die (ends 1/8/25)

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

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 1/15/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (ends at the end of the month

little red wagon: Something new (the word dies and embossing folder and stencil are all new products) (ends 1/7/25)

The Paper Shelter: ATG (ends 1/14/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Something new (the word dies and embossing folder and stencil are all new products)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of monochrome (ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 1/14/25)

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

Crafter's Cafe: ATG, optional monochrome (ends 1/12/25)

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

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Use something new (the word dies and embossing folder and stencil are all new products) (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: ATG (ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of monochrome (ends mid-February)

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Something old, something new (the die set and embossing folder/stencil set are new and the inks I used are old) (ends at the end of the month)

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

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils (I used a stencil to color in the butterfly) (ends 1/4/25)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (ends 1/6/25)

A Place To Start: ATG (ends 1/3/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG (ends 1/3/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (ends 1/24/25)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATB (1/17/25)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (ends 1/8/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (ends 1/9/25)

Pumpkin Patch Thank You Card

Today at church I received a $100 gift card to a local restaurant as a thank you for the cards and cookies I've sent to a man who lost his wife this spring. I definitely wasn't expecting him to give me a gift, and definitely not one so generous! But when I tried to explain that I just wanted to do something kind for him as I know this has been a hard year for him and that I didn't want him to give me anything in return, he said he also wanted to do something kind for me and to please allow him to. My 32nd wedding anniversary is this week, so my husband and I decided that the Lord wanted us to have a nice dinner out to celebrate.

Of course I had to make a special card to give to my brother in Christ who was so generous! I used Altenew's Pumpkin Patch stamp and coordinating stencil set and then added the Grid stencil over some of the pumpkins and used some paste over a couple other pumpkins. After everything was dry, I fussy cut the pumpkins. I created the background by using a scrap of orange cardstock with a subtle pattern of leaves on it and stenciled a darker orange onto the cardstock panel using Altenew's Grid stencil. I then did some ombre inking on a piece of scrap paper using the same Grid stencil and stamped the Thank you sentiment from the Pumpkin Patch set and die cut it. I stamped the "you are so generous" sentiment from the same Pumpkin Patch stamp set onto the same orange cardstock I used behind the pumpkins and adhered the sentiments with foam tape. I'll send out the card with a note to let him know we are praying for him during this first Christmas without his wife of over 60 years.

 Challenges I'm entering:

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge: Use dies (I used the coordinating die for the "Thank you" sentiment")

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with a stencil or optional twist of Winter/Christmas (1/3; ends 1/4/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with optional twist of any winter holiday

Stamping Sensations: ATG with the option of winter (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

We Love Stamping: ATG with option of winter (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

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

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or lots of white (ends 12/20/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATG (ends 12/20/24)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (ends 12/16/24)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (ends 12/18/24)

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: ATG (3/4; ends 12/31/24)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: At least one uneven edge (I hope my pumpkins count as I fussy cut them so all the edges are uneven). My die cut is the "thank you" sentiment that I die cut using the coordinating die from the set. (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Silent Night Christmas Card

I signed up for a Christmas card swap in the FaceBook Altenew Fan Group, and I'm sending cards to New Zealand, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, and several different states in the US. I spent an evening cutting out poinsettia layers from various cardstocks and embossing panels and then went to work assembling several cards. This one uses a top-folding white A2 card base I created using heavyweight white cardstock. 

For the background on the front of this card, I took some specialty gold paper and embossed it using Altenew's Perfect Poinsettias 3D embossing folder. I added double-sided adhesive to the back of it and carefully adhered it to the card front. The die cut poinsettia was made using Altenew's 3D Poinsettia layering die set and posterboard I had colored with alcohol inks. The center of the poinsettia was die cut using gold cardstock. 

For the sentiment, I stamped "silent night, holy night" from Altenew's Blessings stamp set using Altenew's Ruby Red ink. 

For the inside of the card, I trimmed a panel I had sprayed with Tree Lot Distress mica stain and stamped "We wish you a season filled with the warmth of the holiday spirit and the love of family and friends" from the same Blessings stamp set and added a small poinsettia I had created using the smallest leaf layer in the 3D Poinsettia layering die set (I die cut several of them using different shades of red and a green layer for the bottom). 

I can post the card on my blog now that Suna in New Zealand has received it! She posted a photo of it in the Altenew FaceBook Fan Group this morning. So glad it made it to her and that she liked it!

Close up:

Inside the card:

The Ultimate Inspiration Challenge - Altenew: Choose any theme from the previous year:

I chose November's color palette:

 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (5/6; ends 12/12/24)

Gem of A Craft Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 12/21/24)

jingle belles: Card inspired by the Jingle Belles header (my card features a poinsettia)

Colorful Options: Red, green, and gold (ends at the end of the month)

Inspiration Station: My card matches the red and green colors and Christmas theme of the photo 

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

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of happy holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: It's up to you  Thing 3: Wrap it up (I used metallic thread behind the poinsettia) Thing 2: Entered Beautiful Blossoms Challenge, Colorful Options Challenge, Inspiration Station (trying to enter, but the new linky isn't up yet...I'll try again soon), and Jingle Belles (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make it sparkle (I used gold cardstock for the center of the poinsettia and specialty gold paper behind the poinsettia) (2/5; ends 12/9/24)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of winter holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or winter flora and fauna (2/3; ends 12/6/24)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with a twist of winter fun (1/3; ends 12/12/24)

As You Like It Challenge: Gold, Silver or Glitter: I definitely find myself using gold most often of those choices whether it be gold cardstock, specialty paper, gold embossing powder, or gold thread. I think it's a very elegant touch for any card. (1/3; ends 12/11/24)

Billowing Peonies Gift Bag

I needed a gift bag to give 3 jars of my homemade jam to a friend as a thank you gift, and I found a plain white bag in my stash of saved bags. My husband teases me about saving all the gift bags I receive, but why not recycle them? In this case, rather than giving a plain white bag, I decided to decorate the bag and include a sentiment on it. 

I used Altenew's Billowing Peonies set to stamp, stencil, and die cut the floral focal point. This is one of my all-time favorite sets from Altenew! It's just stunning! After finishing that part, I chose three shimmer sprays from my collection that coordinated with the ink colors I used for the flowers and leaves and sprayed the bag. The shimmer sprays I used: Lindy's Cotton Candy Pink, Lindy's Sea Mint Green, and Lindy's Crème Brûlée Cream. You can't tell from the photos, but the background is shimmery in person. I let that dry and then added the Billowing Peonies using Altenew's Ultra Sticky Double-Sided Tape. 

To finish the bag, I stamped the "thank you" sentiment using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Splendid Bouquet kit and die cut it with the coordinating die. I adhered it with more double-sided tape and then added 3 jams wrapped in pretty pink tissue papers: blueberry jam, cherry jam, and raspberry-peach jam. My friend texted me today that she had already opened the raspberry-peach and was loving it! (She just got the bag last night!)

Close up:

Challenges I'm entering:

The Ultimate Inspiration Challenge - Altenew: Choice of any of the challenge colors/themes from the year (I chose August's color palette):

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 12/9/24) C10

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

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of happy holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: It's up to you (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Make it sparkle (I used shimmer sprays) (1/5; ends 12/9/24)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of winter holidays (ends at the end of the month)

Stamping Sensations: ATG with the option of winter (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

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

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG or winter flora and fauna (1/3; ends 12/6/24)

No more challenges. 

 

Hallelujah Gatefold Christmas Card

I signed up for a Christmas card swap in the FaceBook Altenew Fan Group, and I'm sending cards to New Zealand, the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, and several different states in the US. I spent an evening cutting out poinsettia layers from various cardstocks and embossing panels and then went to work assembling several cards.

For the card base of this fun fold, I followed Connie Stewart's tutorial here: How To Make A Beautiful Wedding Card That Stands Out. I used double-sided cardstock with a Christmas theme for the base. For the rectangles on the front, I sprayed white cardstock with Tree Lot Distress mica stain and embossed them using Altenew's Organic Linen 3D embossing folder. 

For the poinsettia die cut on the front of the card, I die cut layers of poster board I had colored with alcohol inks and gold foil for the red leaves and cardstock I had sprayed with Nuvo Sparkle Spray in green Apple Spritzer for the bottom layer. It's so shiny that it looks like metallic cardstock in real life! I die cut the center of the poinsettia using gold cardstock. Then I added a few of Altenew's gold sequins. 

For the panel on the right, I stamped "Hallelujah" using Altenew's Blessings stamp set. I added the sentiment to the panel and took pictures before deciding I wanted a few more sequins, so some of the photos have the extra sequins on that panel and on the inside of the card and some do not. 

For the inside of the card, I stamped "Wishing you the gift of faith, the blessing of hope, and the peace of His love this year and always" from Altenew's Blessings stamp set. 

Slightly opened:

Opened further:

Fully opened:

Close up of the sentiment:

Back of the card:

 Layered Poinsettia Holiday Cards | Inspiration Challenge (altenew.com): 

TIME OUT Challenges: My card is festive 😃(5/5; ends 12/4/24) C5

                                       

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Any holiday (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (5/5; ends 12/4/24)