Mother's Day Planter Card

I recently attended an online card class led by Altenew Educator Liz Ortiz, and I created this little planter with a pocket for a gift card or small note. 

I started by trimming woodgrain cardstock into strips for the outside and inside layers of the planter. Then I trimmed strips of black cardstock for the legs of the planter. I followed Liz's instructions and glued the planter and pocket for my little notecard together. 

Then I decorated planter with flowers I die cut using Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Dahlia April Heather die set. I die cut them in pretty spring colors using papers I had watercolored and/or sprayed with various ink sprays. I assembled the flowers and added them in various places on the planter using Bearly Arts liquid glue. 

For the notecard I placed in the pocket of the planter, I trimmed a piece of pink cardstock to fit in the pocket and added some yellow paper I had sprayed with Altenew's Warm Sunshine Metallic Shimmer Spray to the front. The "Happy Mother's Day" stamp is an old rubber stamp from my stash, and the "MOM" die cut letters were die cut using the alphabet die from Altenew's Creative Cuts: EZ Arrangement Antique Leaves set. The "thank you for the laughs, the listening, and the love" and the "you're simply the best" stamps are from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Magnificent Magnolias project kit. I thought they were the perfect sentiments for my wonderful mom. 

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 layering die sets like the one I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge - April 3rd to April 30th: ATG with a fun fold project. I'm on the DT and linking up for inspiration 

Allsorts challenge blog: In the Garden (3/3; ends 4/24/26) 

Cut It Up: Colors of Spring (2/3; ends 4/27/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of April showers (5/8; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited; 5/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (3/6; ends 5/12/26)

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 4/29/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 4/10/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (4/5; ends 5/11/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Spring Flowers or Showers (5/10; ends 5/17/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of ombré (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: no design paper (3/3; ends 4/29/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Watercolor and/or Spring + a sentiment (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal from bottom left: encouraging sentiment, free, floral/foliage (3/3; ends 4/23/26)

Inspiration Station: The season (spring) and the colors in the inspiration photo inspired my project (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

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 

 

Flourishing Bouquet Anniversary Card

My oldest daughter's anniversary is coming up soon, and I thought I would use Altenew's Flourishing Bouquet stamp set to create her card. What's brilliant about this stamp set is that the large floral stamp in the set is big enough to create 4 A2 card panels. I simply put a sheet of 8 1/2 by 11 cardstock in my Stampwheel 2.0 (the side is removable so I can fit a full sheet of cardstock in it), stamp the image (in this case, I stamped it using VersaMark embossing ink and then added white embossing powder over the image and heat set it), and then use the coordinating stencils over the entire image. I used only two colors of ink for my ink blending: Mauve from Altenew's Dried Petals ink collection and Fresh Leaf from Altenew's Whispering Woodland collection. I've included a photo of the entire panel before I trimmed it into 4 A2-sized panels so you can see how big it really is. 

I trimmed the panel down slightly to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 so I could add it to a top-folding green card base after stamping "happy anniversary" (from the same Flourishing Bouquet set) using Mauve ink. I stamped the sentiment 3 times so it would show up well. Then I added a few of the hearts from Altenew's Cherry Blossom enamel dots set in 3 shades of pink 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 extra-large stamp sets like the one I used here if you'd like to create something similar. Just be advised that the 8 by 11 anniversary stamp sets will not fit in the MISTI or other smaller stamping platforms. They are ideal for the Stampwheel 2.0. 

Here's a look at the stamped and stenciled design before I cut it into 4 A2 panels: 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Allsorts challenge blog: In the Garden (2/3; ends 4/24/26) I'm entering the card in the challenge since I need to choose only one of the projects

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Favorite Color: Pink is a great color for florals! (2/3; ends 4/24/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of April showers (4/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 5/3/26)

We Love Stamping: Spring or ATG with stamping (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited; 5/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (2/6; ends 5/12/26)

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 4/29/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 4/10/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (3/5; ends 5/11/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Spring Flowers or Showers (4/10; ends 5/17/26)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of ombré (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: ATG spring (unlimited; ends at the end of the month) 

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Watercolor and/or Spring + a sentiment (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils (I used stencils to color the floral stamps) (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Inspiration Station: The season (spring) and pink and greens of the flowers in the vase inspired my card (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

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 

Garden Whispers Card, Bookmark, and Envelope Set

I had the pleasure of cheering on one of my fellow Altenew crafters today during her Level 3 AECP workshop. Carol Pope did an amazing job in her workshop today teaching a class on creating a coordinating card, bookmark, and envelope set. 

I used Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Whispers project kit to create this set of coordinating card, bookmark, and envelope. Inks were from Altenew's Sun-Kissed Delights and Whispering Woodland. 

For the card, I embossed 2 panels of white cardstock with an old Richard Garay sweater pattern embossing folder from my stash. Then I trimmed one panel to 4 by 5 1/4 and left the other one at 4 1/4 by 5 1/2. I splattered both panels using Altenew's Enchanted Gold Shimmer Relief Paste spritzed with a little water. I set them aside to dry.

I trimmed a piece of orange cardstock to 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 and added it to a top folding A2 card base I created out of yellow cardstock. 

I stamped both floral images from the Garden Whispers kit and ink blended them with the inks listed above. I stamped extras and used part of one of the extras for the inside of the card. I die cut the florals after ink blending them and added the larger one to the white panel I had trimmed to 4 by 5 1/4 inches. I trimmed off some foliage that hung over the side and added it to the top right of the card. I added the embossed panel to the orange A2 panel on the card base. 

The "hugs" sentiment on the front of the card and the "lots of love" sentiment on the back of the bookmark are both from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Magnificent Magnolias project kit. I stamped and die cut the word "hugs" and then stacked a few more die cuts behind it for dimension after blending a bit of Golden Honeycomb ink over the stamped layer. I adhered the sentiment to the card front to finish the front of the card. 

For the inside of the card, I added a white panel that was trimmed to 4 by 5 1/4 inches. I adhered just the bud from the top of the largest floral in the Garden Whispers kit to the bottom right of the white panel and then stamped Papertrey Ink's Reflections stamp of Numbers 6:24-26. You may recognize that as the verse I add at the end of all my blog posts if you are a regular visitor to my blog. It's a beautiful blessing, and I was so delighted to see Papertrey Ink make a stamp of it. 

For the bookmark, I trimmed the embossed panel so that only the center portion was left and then trimmed a panel the same size out of the same orange cardstock I used as the layer behind my white embossed panel on the card front. I added the smaller floral stamp from the Garden Whispers kit to the front of the bookmark and then added the "lots of love" sentiment (with a little ink blending over the front with what was left on my blending brush from ink blending the florals) and stamped the Philippians 1:6 verse on the back of the bookmark. I punched a hole at the top of the bookmark and added some floss through the hole to finish the bookmark. 

For the envelope, I stamped the smaller floral image onto the side of a kraft envelope using Versamark embossing ink and added clear embossing powder over the image before heat setting it. I then ink blended it with darker colors of the same ink collections as I used for the card and bookmark (Sun-Kissed Delights and Whispering Woodland ink collections). 

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-Your-Life sets like the one I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering:

Allsorts challenge blog: In the Garden (1/3; ends 4/24/26) I'm entering the card in the challenge since I need to choose only one of the projects

Cut It Up: Colors of Spring (1/3; ends 4/27/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Bright and Cheerful (1/5; ends 4/20/26)

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Favorite Color: I'm finding I really love the look of shades of orange with florals! (1/3; ends 4/24/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of April showers (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used several kinds of papers and cut my foam tape with scissors) (5/5; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 5/3/26)

We Love Stamping: Spring or ATG with stamping (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited; 5/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (1/6; ends 5/12/26)

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 4/29/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of die cuts (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends 4/27/26)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Layer it up: my card has several layers on the card front (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 4/10/26)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

As You Like It Challenge: Simple or Fussy and Why? I definitely am a fussy crafter! I struggle with clean and simple and love to add more die cuts, embellishments, splatters, and embossing! I just really enjoy adding all those extra details! (3/3; ends 4/22/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (2/5; ends 5/11/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Spring Flowers or Showers (3/10; ends 5/17/26)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts with option of using pastels (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of ombré (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

fourseasons: ATG spring (unlimited; ends at the end of the month) 

Daisy Chain Challenges: no design paper (2/3; ends 4/29/26)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Watercolor and/or Spring + a sentiment (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Middle row across: pastel colors, free, stencil and bottom left to top right diagonal: Encouraging sentiment, free, and floral/foliage (2/3; ends 4/23/26)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils (I used stencils to color the floral stamps) (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (2/3; ends 4/22/26)

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

  

Honeycomb Haven Embossed Thank You Card

I recently had the pleasure of attending a level 3 Altenew Educator Certification Program workshop for Janet Pinho-Goldman, and she had us make shaker cards using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Honeycomb Haven project kit. I had so much fun with this card! If you'd like to see another shaker card using this set, see my post here: Carrie's Custom Cards: Honeycomb Haven Birthday Card. 

I started by creating an A2 card base out of heavyweight white cardstock. I ink blended orange cream on the edges of the front panel and set it aside. Then I trimmed a layer of black cardstock to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8. For the next layer, I ink blended a panel with orange cream ink and then ran it through my die cutter in the 3D embossing folder that comes with the Honeycomb Haven kit. Once it was embossed, I trimmed it to 4 by 5 1/4 and added a bit more ink in various places to achieve the look Janet was teaching us. 

For the shaker element, I stamped and die cut the honey pot and honey dipper from the Honeycomb Haven kit and add-on die set. I die cut a hexagon out of the center of the jar using a nesting hexagon set by Gina Marie Designs. I adhered the die cut hexagon to the embossed panel and added some beads on top of it. Then I added Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape around the jar and placed it over the die cut hexagon and beads. 

I stamped the sentiments and die cut with the coordinating dies (all still from the Honeycomb Haven project kit) and added them to the panel. Then I added some of the stenciled elements from the kit to decorate the honey pot and card panel. We die cut a panel with sticker paper on the back of it with the coordinating die in the set and then used the stencil set to ink blend on all the die cut "stickers" the process created. Such a brilliant idea because I had plenty of elements to create several cards with all the flowers/foliage/bees/hexagons. 

I added a few 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 carries many wonderful Craft-Your-Life sets like the one I used here. 

 Challenges I'm entering:

TIME OUT Challenges: (2/5; ends 4/15/26) C5

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils (I used stencils to create the flower, foliage, and bee on this card) (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Addicted to Stamps and More!: Challenge #514 - Any Occasion: Any occasion (1/3; ends 4/14/26)

****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges**********: ATG (1/3; ends 4/20/26) C10

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder (1/3; ends 4/22/26)

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

  

Honeycomb Haven Birthday Card

I recently attended a workshop led by Altenew Educator Pam Bodecker, and she had us make a shaker card using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Honeycomb Haven project kit. She stenciled her background in purple, but I wanted to use the colors from Altenew's Monthly Inspiration Challenge, so I did the background stenciling in shades of blue. Then instead of making a honey jar with the stamp set from the kit, I turned mine into a jar of strawberry jam. 

To create the jam jar, I stamped the jar from the Honeycomb Haven kit twice. This stamp in a layered stamp, and I layered the bottom of the first stamp with the pink "jam" and the top layers of the second jar stamp with green for the layers of the lid. I die cut a small circle out of the first jar and added acetate behind the hole in the die cut to create the shaker. I adhered the circle I had die cut from the jar to the stenciled card panel and added some cute little strawberry and sprinkles shaker bits to the circle. I then fussy cut the green lid and added some blue twine to it before adhering it to the first jar with the acetate. I added Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape to the back of the jar and then adhered it over the die cut circle and shaker bits. 

I die cut a few strawberries from Altenew's Strawberry Patch die set to add to the card and stamped the sentiments "have an awesome day" and "happy birthday" from the Honeycomb Haven kit. I adhered the "happy birthday" sentiment using more foam tape and then adhered the longer sentiment using Bearly Arts liquid glue. I popped up the larger 2 strawberries on foam tape as well and then adhered the small strawberry to the birthday banner using liquid glue for the part that adheres to the banner and foam tape for the part that adheres to the stenciled background. 

This card is for my son-in-law's birthday this week. He's a big fan of my homemade jam!

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-Your-Life sets like the one I used here. 

A close up of the strawberry shaker mix:

Challenges I'm entering: 

April 2026 Inspiration Challenge | Altenew: ends at the end of the month

TIME OUT Challenges: (1/5; ends 4/15/26) C5

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: It's Time to Welcome Altenew This Month: Birthday or anniversary with die cuts (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used several kinds of papers and cut my foam tape and twine with scissors) (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 4/10 for the challenge; ends 4/15/26)

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

  

Big Hugs Pastel Card

I needed a card for a friend who had been ill for several weeks and decided to create one with purple and butterflies on it because she loves purple and butterflies. I thought this cheerful card would brighten her day, and she called me the day it arrived to let me know how much she loved it. Cardmaking is such a great hobby because it allows me to send happy mail to so many people. 

To create the background, I added white pigment ink to an A2 panel and then ink blended some Catherine Pooler inks over the front. I then embossed the panel with Altenew's Crisscross Blooms 3D embossing folder. 

I die cut Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: African Daisies and Fresh Flowers die sets in pastel colors and assembled them. I used a few foliage pieces from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Butterfly Garden project kit with the flowers and used that set for the yellow and orange butterfly I added to the card. I finished the card the "big hugs" sentiment from the Craft-Your-Life: Flourishing Garden kit. I ink blended some orange ink onto the sentiment after I die cut it with the coordinating die in the set. 

I finished the card by adding splatters of Altenew's Titanium White gouache and Carbon Black gouache. 

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.  Again, I receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Altenew carries many beautiful Build-A-Garden sets like the one I used here.  

Challenges I'm entering: 

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of April showers (2/8; ends at the end of the month) Top Rocker April 5-11

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

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Something old, something new: The African Daisies and Fresh Flower dies are old while the Crisscross Blooms embossing folder is a new one to my stash (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used several kinds of papers and cut my foam tape with scissors) (3/5; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Moments: ATG or bunnies and blooms (3/3; ends 4/12/26)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited; 4/12/26)

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the focus (5/6; ends 4/12/26)

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 4/15/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of die cuts (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 4/27/26)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Layer it up: my flowers are layered die cuts. I hope that counts (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: Spring Flowers (3/3; ends 4/15/26) Top 3 Winner 4/16/26

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG 32/3; ends 4/10/26)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Springtime or ATG (3/5; ends 4/10/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (ends 4/18/26)

As You Like It Challenge: Simple or Fussy and Why? I definitely am a fussy crafter! I struggle with clean and simple and love to add more die cuts, embellishments, splatters, and embossing! I just really enjoy adding all those extra details! (1/3; ends 4/22/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: Anything in or from a garden (1/5; ends 5/11/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: I spy with my little eye: Spring Flowers or Showers (2/10; ends 5/17/26)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Easter/Spring (unlimited; ends 4/14/26)

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

A Place To Start: ATG with option of ombré (1/8; ends at the end of the month) Rising Star April Week 1

fourseasons: ATG spring (unlimited; ends at the end of the month) 

Daisy Chain Challenges: no design paper (1/3; ends 4/29/26)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with a critter of some sort (1/5; ends 4/29/26)

Crafty Animals: ATG with a critter (unlimited; ends at the end of the month) 

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Watercolor and/or Spring + a sentiment (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Pick 3 Challenge: Text, die cuts, and wings (2/6; ends 4/17/26)

Inspiration Station: The season (spring) and pastels inspired my card (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Diagonal from bottom left to top right: encouraging sentiment, free, and floral/foliage (1/3; ends 4/23/26)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: 3 of something from your stash (more than 3 different inks) 2 of anything from your stash (3 different die sets) 1 of everything else from your stash (1 sentiment stamp) (3/4; ends 4/12/26)

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

 

Pristine Peonies Congrats Cards for Your Paper Insider

It's time for the Your Paper Insider April Instagram Hop, and I created these two cards for the hop and wanted to add them to my blog as well. If you'd like to check out my Instagram post about the cards, my Instagram handle is @carriesheridan.70. All papers used for both cards are from Your Paper Insider. 

I created these 2 cards during a wonderful Altenew Educator Certification Program class led by Susan Little. Susan had us break out our Altenew Watercolor 36-Pan Set to watercolor Altenew's Build-A-Garden: Pristine Peonies stamps after we stamped, heat embossed, and die cut the floral images. I used black pigment ink and then added Altenew's Clear Embossing Powder.

After finishing my flowers, I set to work on the other card elements. For the "congrats" card, I created an A2 card base using UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock. Then I die cut "congrats" and its shadow using Altenew's Versatile Greetings 2 die set and Glama Natural Clear vellum and Pink Aurora Origami paper. Then I embossed a piece of Environment Honeycomb using the embossing folder in the Craft-Your-Life: Fruits & Flowers project kit from Altenew. I die cut the letters of Susan's name (I sent this card as a congratulations for finishing the AECP) using Altenew's Creative Cuts: Feathered Beauty die set that contains a small alphabet die set. I used Magenta Thai Unryu paper for the letters of her name. I added one of the florals to the side of the card panel using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam tape to complete the card. 

For the "hi" card, I created a 5 by 7 card base using UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock. I used Altenew's Timeless Sentiments 2 Die Set to create the word "hi" and its shadow and using Glama Natural Clear for the shadow and Magenta Thai Unryu for the letters. For the background, I trimmed a piece of Magenta Thai Unryu (adhered to white cardstock for stability) for my first layer and then I trimmed a piece of Environment Honeycomb for the second layer. Susan had us mist this paper and then crumple it a few times to give it some texture. I also stamped it a few times using black ink and a brick wall rubber stamp to add even more texture to it in random places. Then I die cut Altenew's Garden Trellis Cover die using Light Blue Via Felt Stationery and added orange to most of the die cut piece using my Ohuhu alcohol ink markers. I adhered my layers together and then added the stamped image to the panel using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I adhered the sentiment using 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 Build-A-Garden sets like the one I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

613 Avenue Create: ATG with twist of April showers (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

We Love Stamping: ATG with stamping with option of Spring (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Triple B: ATG with birds, blossoms, and/or butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

The Crafting Challenge: My favorite color: I love magenta! (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: Something old, something new: The Pristine Peonies stamp set has been in my stash for quite some time while the embossing folder I used for the congrats card is a recent addition to my stash that came in the April Craft-Your-Life: Fruits and Flowers project kit by Altenew (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used several kinds of papers and cut my foam tape with scissors) (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Moments: ATG or bunnies and blooms (2/3; ends 4/12/26)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited; 4/12/26)

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

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

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 4/15/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of die cuts (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 4/27/26)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

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

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Seasons/weather/ ATG (2/2; ends at the end of the month)

Cardz 4 Galz: Spring Flowers (2/3; ends 4/15/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 4/10/26)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Springtime or ATG (2/5; ends 4/10/26)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (ends 4/18/26)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Thing 1: 3 of something from your stash (more than 3 different papers) 2 of anything from your stash (3 different die sets) 1 of everything else from your stash (watercolor pan set) (2/4; ends 4/12/26)

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