One Go: Solid Circular Sentiments Press Plate Card

One of the products in Altenew's August 2026 release is a cleverly designed press plate and coordinating die set that creates 10 different sentiments all at once. I had fun inking up the press plate with 2 different colors for this card: Obsidian Pigment Ink and Volcano Lake dye ink (both from Altenew). After running the press plate through my BetterPress with both colors, I die cut the sentiments using the coordinating die that die cuts all 10 sentiments at once. 

After I had all my sentiments die cut, I used the die to die cut a piece of white cardstock I had trimmed to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches. I set aside the die cuts and used the negative for a frame. I adhered the frame to a black A2 card base. Then I die cut a few more sets of circles with the die so that I could stack the sentiments on a few layers to pop them up a bit from the white frame. I alternated the Volcano Lake sentiments with the Obsidian sentiments and then added some of Altenew's Black Onyx Gem Sparkles to finish the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew has many wonderful Mini Delight sets like the one I used here as well as a weekly sale section with great deals. 

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Knockouts: Use your favorite embellishments (I love gems for embellishments to add some sparkle!) (2/3; ends 9/3/26) C10

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (5/5 for the week; 10/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 9/28/26)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (4/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (I hope the layers of die cuts behind each sentiment count. Delete if not) (4/5; ends 8/31/26)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Masculine (1/3; ends 9/1/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends 9/5/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 8/28/26)

 I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

Numbers 6: 22-26

Sunflower Daisy Thank You Card

I had so much fun creating this card with an older Altenew set that is now retired. I don't tend to use my layering stamps much now that I have so many layering die sets and layering stencil sets, but this thank you card is for a friend who told me her favorite flower is yellow daisies. I pulled out my Altenew Build-A-Flower: Sunflower Daisies set and stamped the flowers with inks from Altenew's Golden Sunset ink collection. I used Altenew's Delectable Desserts inks for the flower centers. Once I had stamped them, I die cut them and then decided on my card design.

I started with a side-folding white A2 card base and adhered a piece of watercolor paper I painted with inks from Altenew's Whispering Woodland ink colleciton. I smooshed the ink onto a piece of acetate and added some water so I could paint with the it. I let it dry and then spritzed the panel with more water to give it some texture. After adhering the watercolored panel to the card front, I cut the card front on the diagonal using my paper trimmer. Then I added 3 of the stamped and die cut flowers along the diagonal. I stamped 3 sentiments from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: The Afternoon Spread project kit (coming out on September 2nd) and added some gems in matching tones. 

For the inside of the card, I embossed an A2 panel of brown cardstock with Altenew's Daisies 3D embossing folder and then trimmed it to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches. I adhered it to the inside of the card, and it peeks out where the card front has been trimmed. I'll write my message to my friend on the back of the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Knockouts: Use your favorite embellishments (I love gems for embellishments to add some sparkle!) (1/3; ends 9/3/26) C10

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 9/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (5/5; ends 9/13/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Alcohol ink and/or summer + a sentiment (5/5; ends 9/1/26)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with embossing folders (2/3; ends 9/9/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 9/28/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers (4/6; ends 9/12/26)

little red wagon: Anything Times Three (I have 3 sunflower daisies and 3 sentiments) (ends 9/1/26)

Hand Stamped Sentiments stamping challenge blog and paper craft challenge blog: (2/2; ends 8/31/26)

Inspiration Station: (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Squeeze the Day Card

Altenew's August subscriptions are available for purchase on the Altenew website now, and I'm excited to share this card I made with the Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree set as a Guest Designer for this release. This set includes dies for a tree, leaves, lemons, and a pot for the tree. Here I've only used the lemons and leaves, but it's a versatile set for sure. There are also sentiments dies. One says, "squeeze the day" and the other is the word "hello" and its shadow. 

I die cut the lemons and sentiment strip out of watercolor paper I had watercolored using Altenew's Strolling Through New York Gouache: Primary Yellow. I added some details using Altenew's Citrus Burst Watercolor Brush Marker. Then I die cut the leaves and branches and ink blended them with Altenew's Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Ink collection. I created a background by ink smooshing some blues from Altenew's Watercolor 24-Pan Set and adhered my lemons, leaves, branches and sentiment strip (cut in two pieces to fit the space I had in mind for the sentiment) using liquid glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I adhered the panel to a white A2 card base and then added a few Whispering Woodland Enamel Dots to finish off the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Double D Challenges: Lemons (3/3; ends 8/31/26)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 8/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (4/5; ends 9/13/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (3/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (3/5; ends 8/31/26)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (3/3; ends 9/8/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Alcohol ink and/or summer + a sentiment (4/5; ends 9/1/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (3/3; ends 8/31/26) C10

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Hello Card

As a Guest Designer for Altenew's August 2026 release, I had so much fun creating with the release products, including this Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree set. The set includes dies to create a lemon tree in a pot along with a "hello" die and its shadow and a "squeeze the day" sentiment strip die. 

For this card, I started by creating a top-folding white A2 card base. Then I created a background for my tree by using Altenew's Essential Textures: Stone Wall Press Plate with gray ink. I trimmed the panel to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 and set it aside.

For the tree, I die cut the leaves out of a green panel I had colored with green alcohol inks. The tree trunk and branches I die cut out of brown cardstock. Then the lemons were die cut from a watercolor panel I had watercolored using Altenew's Primay Yellow gouache from the Strolling Through New York Artists' Gouache set. The pot was die cut out of watercolor paper I had ink smooshed with pink inks. I used the same pink panel to die cut the shadow for the "hello" sentiment and die cut the "hello" sentiment out of the same yellow watercolor paper I had used for the lemons. I die cut a few extra word shadows and stacked them together for a bit of dimension. 

To finish the card, I arranged my lemon tree and pot against the stone wall background and adhered it with Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Then I added the sentiment to the top left of the card to finish the card. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Double D Challenges: Lemons (2/3; ends 8/31/26)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 7/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (3/5; ends 9/13/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (2/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (2/5; ends 8/31/26)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (2/3; ends 9/8/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Alcohol ink and/or summer + a sentiment (my leaves were die cut from alcohol ink backgrounds I had created with green alcohol inks) (3/5; ends 9/1/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (2/3; ends 8/31/26) C10

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Love You Card

It's such a thrill to be a Guest Designer for Altenew's August 2026 release, and I really enjoyed creating with all the great new products, including this Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree set. 

To start this card, I created a white A2 card base. For the next layer, I die cut Altenew's Alhambra Mosaic Cover Die out of kraft cardstock and trimmed it to fit the front of the card. I adhered it down to the white card base. 

Next, I die cut the pieces for the lemon tree and pot. I used watercolor paper and Altenew's Tree Bark and Paper Bag Watercolor Markers for the tree, Moss Watercolor Marker for the leaves, and Primary Yellow Gouache for the lemons. I added more yellow using one of Altenew's alcohol ink markers from the 4 Scoops set. The pot was die cut from watercolor paper I had ink smooshed with blue watercolor from Altenew's Prussian Blue watercolor tube from the Palette Perfection Watercolor Tube Bundle. 

I assembled the tree and pot and added them to the die cut background using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish the card, I die cut and adhered the "love you" sentiment using  dies from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Painterly Perfection kit and the same blue watercolor paper I die cut for the pot along with some vellum scraps for the shadow layers of the words. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Double D Challenges: Lemons (1/3; ends 8/31/26)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 9/12/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 6/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Sunflowers or Something Yellow (2/5; ends 9/13/26)

Cardz 4 Galz: Kraft and Blue (1/3; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 9/2/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Lots of layers (1/5; ends 8/31/26)

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 9/8/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 8/31/26) C10

No more challenges. 

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

EZ Arrangement: Garden Mix Birthday Postcard

Altenew is re-releasing a die set from one of their previous Cozy Comfort retreats, and I love all the pretty floral and foliage elements in the set. The set is called EZ Arrangement: Garden Mix, and I paired it here with a postcard die from Waffle Flower and a stamp set from Spellbinders. 

I started by creating a white A2 card base. Then I trimmed a panel of watercolor cardstock I had painted with Lindy's Flat Magicals: Creamsicle Orange. I adhered that to the card base using Altenew's double-sided adhesive sheets in the new 4.25 by 5.5 inch size. I just trimmed off the excess adhesive and adhered the panel to the card base. 

Next, I die cut the postage stamp die out of white cardstock. Then I chose a couple sentiments from Spellbinders' Parcel & Post Sentiments stamp set and stamped them on two sections of the postage die. I adhered the postage die to the card front using Bearly Art liquid glue. 

For the remaining sections of the postage die, I added flowers and foliage from Altenew's EZ Arrangement: Garden Mix die set. I die cut the flowers and foliage from watercolor cardstocks I had painted and ink smooshed for texture. Some of the flowers are popped up using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape, and some are adhered with Bearly Art liquid glue. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

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Challenges I'm entering:

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (4/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Embossing or ATG (5/5; ends 8/28/26)

Inkspirational: Garden (unlimited entries; ends 8/28/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 9/6/26)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: In the Garden (2/3; ends 9/12/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (3/5; ends 9/7/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 9/12/26)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: 3 or more of something from my stash (5 different flower/bud dies) 2 or more of something from my stash (orange, purple, green paints/sprays/inks) 1 or more of something from my stash (2 sentiment stamps) Thing 3: I used foam tape and also layering of my die cuts for this card (4/4; ends 8/30/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (2/3; ends 8/24/26) C10

No more challenges.

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26

 

One Go: Sweet Pumpkins Birthday Card

My husband's birthday is coming up next week, and so I broke out Altenew's One Go: Sweet Pumpkin bundle to make his card. This bundle is similar to the Craft-Your-Life kits in that it has a stamp set, a coordinating stencil set, an embossing folder, and a die set. You can purchase the elements separately, but it's nice to have them all since they coordinate so well. 

I started by creating a top-folding white A2 card base. Then I stamped the pumpkins and leaves (one large stamp stamps out 9 pumpkins and 14 leaves all at once) using Chamomile ink from Altenew's Golden Sunset ink collection onto light orange cardstock for a tone-on-tone look. Then I used the coordinating stencil set to ink blend the pumpkins and leaves. I used Golden Sunset inks and Milk Chocolate ink from Altenew's Delectable Delights ink collection for the pumpkin stems. After I was finished ink blending the stamped images, I die cut them with the special die in the set that die cuts all the pieces at once. So quick and easy! 

I decided to do a white-on-white background so I could follow the challenge prompt at Die Cut Divas, so I trimmed a panel of white cardstock to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 inches and embossed it with Altenew's Pumpkin Patch 3D embossing folder. I glued it to the front of the card base.

Then I die cut and embossed the fence from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Rustic Charm project kit and cut it in half because I only wanted the fence to come partway across the front of the card. I added the fence to the card using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape so it stands out a bit from the pumpkin patch behind it. 

Next, I arranged a few of the pumpkins and leaves and added them to the fence using both liquid glue and more foam tape. 

To finish the card, I used Altenew's Raised Sentiments 3D embossing folder and embossed "happy birthday" onto a strip of white cardstock. I then trimmed the sentiment in half and added some Sunray ink (the lightest in the Golden Sunset ink collection) to it. I adhered it to the card using foam tape. 

If you're interested in doing some crafty shopping at Altenew, I'd be so grateful if you used my affiliate link here: Carrie's Altenew Link.  I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many wonderful craft products and has a great weekly sales section if you are looking for bargain prices to grow your Altenew collection. 

Challenges I'm entering:

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Let's Celebrate White With a Splash of Color from Birch Press Designs: white on White with a splash of color (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 9/2/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Embossing or ATG (I used 3 embossing folders on my card: Pumpkin Patch, Rustic Charm for the fence, and Raised Sentiments) (4/5; ends 8/28/26)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder with the option of bees (I used 3 embossing folders on my card: Pumpkin Patch, Rustic Charm for the fence, and Raised Sentiments)(1/3; ends 9/9/26)

Inkspirational: Garden (unlimited entries; ends 8/28/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 9/6/26)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: In the Garden (1/3; ends 9/12/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Going Round in Circles (I hope my circular pumpkins count, but remove if not) (1/5; ends 8/26/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (2/5; ends 9/7/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 8/24/26) C10

No more challenges.

I'd like to leave a blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26