You're So Sweet Thank You Card

A good friend of mine recently invited me over to pick strawberries in her strawberry patch with her, and she insisted I keep them all! We picked more than 12 quarts of strawberries, so it was very generous of her. I treated her to lunch and then dropped off 4 quarts of strawberries to my elderly in-laws. They share their raspberries with my family every year, so I was glad to be able to share some strawberries with them. Anyway, I wanted to make a thank you card for my sweet friend for her generosity, and I combined a couple of Altenew sets to create a strawberry-themed thank you card.

I started by created a top-folding white A2 card base. Then I trimmed a piece of green cardstock to 4 by 5 1/4 and adhered it to the card base. Next, I created the strawberry jam jar using Altenew's Honeycomb Haven Craft-Your-Life project kit. I stamped the jar twice and fussy cut the lid from the second jar so I could pop it up onto the first jar for some dimension. After stamping the jar and lid, I assembled the jar and second lid piece and then wrapped some white floss around the top of the lid. Next, I stamped "thank you" and "you are so sweet" from the same project kit and die cut them using the add-on coordinating dies. I die cut a few extra layers and stacked them all using liquid glue so they have some dimension.

I then die cut the strawberries using Altenew's Creative Cuts: Strawberry Patch set. I die cut the berries out of cardstock I had sprayed with Yuletide Distress Mica Stain. I added some ink blending with Berrylicious ink from Altenew's Dried Petals Fresh Dye Ink collection over the strawberries to even out the color. Then I ink blended some Lime ink from Altenew's Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Ink collection on the strawberry caps and adhered them to the berries. I thought the card was missing a little something with just the jam jar and the berries, so I die cut one of Altenew's Nesting Frames dies (the second largest in the set) and ink blended it with Lime ink and then stenciled Fresh Leaf ink over it using Altenew's Paper Echoes stencil. I added that to the card front and then added my jam jar and strawberries using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape and some liquid glue. I arranged the sentiments where I wanted them and added them to the card front next. Then to finish the card, I added 3 red gems around the "thank you" sentiment and a set of 3 small pearls to the top right and bottom left 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 has so many wonderful crafty goodies to choose from and weekly sales on a wide selection of products! 

Challenges I'm entering:

Inspiration Station: Inspiration Image: (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

{Cupcake Inspirations}: ATG (3/3; ends 7/10/26)

Make My Monday Challenge Blog: Use a Stencil (2/3; ends 6/28/26)

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with option of butterflies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Food and/or drink (1/5; ends 6/22/26)

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

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 6/26/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/5; ends 6/18/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (3/3; ends 6/29/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Add a sentiment (3/5; ends 6/17/26)

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

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of polkadots and/or stripes (4/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 6/24/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Anything from a garden (4/5; ends 6/18/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG in or from a garden (3/5; ends 7/6/26)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut the foam tape pieces and to trim the floss around the jar lid) (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: ATG with die cuts (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of birthday/anniversary (unlimited; ends 6/12/26)

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

fourseasons: Anything summer (ends at the end of the month)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Bottom row across: gems, stencil, word die (I hope it counts that my stamped sentiments have coordinating dies. Please remove if not) 

(2/3; ends 6/18/26)

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 

Sympathy Card in Purples

This is the second sympathy card I created over the weekend, and this time I chose a monochromatic purple color palette. If you'd like to see the other sympathy card, check out the post here: Carrie's Custom Cards: Pitcher Vase Sympathy Card

I started with a white top-folding A2 card base. Then I embossed an A2 panel I had watercolored using Altenew's Ultraviolet Gouache (from the Artists' Strolling Through New York Gouache Set) using Altenew's Festive Greenery 3D embossing folder. I added a bit of white pigment ink to the raised parts of the embossed panel and set it aside to dry. Once I was dry, I trimmed it to 4 by 5 1/4 inches. 

Next, I die cut the pieces for the flowers using Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Hellebore Layering Die Set. I assembled the flowers and then decided how I wanted to arrange them on the card. I decided I needed something to ground them, so I die cut one of Altenew's Nested Frames dies out of watercolor cardstock I had watercolored using Altenew's Lavender Gouache from the same set as the Ultraviolet. I decided where the flowers would be adhered but didn't adhere them quite yet. I stamped the "heartfelt sympathy" sentiment from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Bewitching Rose project kit onto the Nested Frames die cut and then added the flowers using a combination of liquid glue and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape so that some of them are popped up on the panel. I used more foam tape on the back of the Nested Frame die cut for even more dimension when I adhered it to the embossed panel. To finish the card, I added the embossed panel to the card base using liquid glue and then added 3 sparkly purple enamel dots around the sentiment. 

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. 

 Challenges I'm entering:

{Cupcake Inspirations}: ATG (2/3; ends 7/10/26)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder with the option of Boys/Men (1/3; ends 6/24/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of craft/hobby (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 6/26/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/5; ends 6/18/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 6/29/26)

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog: ATG with Birthdays, Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries and/or Sympathies (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Add a sentiment (2/5; ends 6/17/26)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite sentiment and why? When I need sympathy cards, I find myself turning to this Heartfelt sympathy stamp most of the time because it's so elegant. I like that it's a bit more personal than just "with sympathy" (2/3; ends 6/17/26)

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

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

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

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of polkadots and/or stripes (3/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 6/24/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Anything from a garden (3/5; ends 6/18/26)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG in or from a garden (2/5; ends 7/6/26)

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

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: ATG with die cuts (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: Not square (3/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of birthday/anniversary (unlimited; ends 6/12/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (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

Pitcher Vase Sympathy Card

Sadly one of our longtime church members lost his battle with Parkinson's a few days ago, and I've been making sympathy cards for his family members. One of his sisters is married to one of my husband's uncles, so I wanted to create this special card for Aunt Judy. I went with a pink and black color palette and created a black top-folding A2 card base to start. Then I ink blended an ombre background using all 4 colors in Altenew's Bubblegum Dreams ink collection. I stenciled over the background with Altenew's Lattice Blossoms stencil and some of the Fuchsia ink from the Bubblegum Dreams collection. I trimmed the panel to 4 1/8 by 5 3/8 and set it aside.

For the focal point, I die cut and embossed a pitcher from Altenew's Pitcher Vases set out of some watercolor paper I had added Lindy's Magicals to. I then added some die cuts I had created with black cardstock I had spritzed with gold metallic watercolor and die cut with Altenew's Zero Waste: Berries & Branches die. I arranged them in the pitcher and thought the pitcher needed more than foam tape to help keep it from getting lost on the background. So I die cut one of Altenew's Nested Arches dies out of vellum and adhered the pitcher vase to the vellum with bits of Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Then I decided where I wanted to put the vellum arch and chose where to place my sentiment stamp. I added the background panel to my MISTI and stamped the sentiment before adhering the vellum arch to the card. To finish the card, I adhered the background panel to the black card base. 

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. 

 Challenges I'm entering:

{Cupcake Inspirations}: ATG (1/3; ends 7/10/26)

Make My Monday Challenge Blog: Use a Stencil (1/3; ends 6/28/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of craft/hobby (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 6/26/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/5; ends 6/18/26)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 6/29/26)

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

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog: ATG with Birthdays, Engagements, Weddings, Anniversaries and/or Sympathies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Add a sentiment (1/5; ends 6/17/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (4/4; ends at the end of the month)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite sentiment and why? When I need sympathy cards, I find myself turning to this Heartfelt sympathy stamp most of the time because it's so elegant. I like that it's a bit more personal than just "with sympathy" (1/3; ends 6/17/26)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Center row down: Gold/Black, free, stencil (1/3; ends 6/18/26)

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

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

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

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of polkadots and/or stripes (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 6/24/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Anything from a garden (2/5; ends 6/18/26)

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

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG in or from a garden (1/5; ends 7/6/26)

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

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: ATG with die cuts (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: Not square (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of birthday/anniversary (unlimited; ends 6/12/26)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (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

Birthday Bow Card for Creative Creases #116

Today a new challenge starts on the Creative Creases Challenge blog, and I decided to try my hand at a bow card for this month's challenge. I've been meaning to make this card design for quite some time, and I'm so glad I gave it a try! We'd love to see your fun-fold creations in the gallery here: Creative Creases Challenge 

I followed a tutorial here: Beccy's Place: Tutorial - Bow Cards and used the 4 smallest oval dies in the Gina Marie Designs Stitched Ovals Die Set to create the loops of my bow. Then I used the 2 smallest banner tag dies from Altenew's Terrific Tags Die Set for the tails of the bow. 

I have a mountain of pattern paper that I would need several lifetimes to use up (can anyone relate?!), so I decided to use some of it for this card. I chose a paper pad by Stamperia called House of Roses. It's such a beautiful shabby chic pad! I chose which papers I wanted to use from the paper pad for the layers and set about doing my die cutting and assembling. The bow is rather large, so my card is oversized. It's also quite bulky, so this card will be hand delivered to the friend I'm giving it to. 

After assembling the bow and tails, I created a large card base (6 by 7 3/4) and then trimmed another piece of pattern paper to 4 1/2 by 5 1/4 and adhered that to the center of the card base. I added the bow using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. Then I stamped "happy birthday" from Altenew's Flourishing Bouquet stamp set to another pattern paper scrap that was 1 inch by 2 3/4 inches. I added that to the top right of the card to finish the front. 

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 embossing folders, stencils, project kits, inks, die sets and other crafting supplies.

Challenges I'm entering:

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Birthday category (ends 6/7/26)

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

A Place To Start: ATG with option of anything but a card (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

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

Double D Challenges: Bows (1/3; ends 6/14/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of polkadots and/or stripes (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (ends 6/10/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Anything from a garden (1/5; ends 6/18/26)

Craft Rocket Challenges: Birthday (unlimited; ends at the end of the month)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Garden Party: ATG in or from a garden (1/5; ends 6/15/26)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Birthday (ends 6/9/26)

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

fourseasons: Anything summer goes (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)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with tags and/or fun fold cards (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: ATG with die cuts (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Daisy Chain Challenges: Not square (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of birthday/anniversary (unlimited; ends 6/12/26)

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

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (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 Hidden Message Card

I was recently playing with Altenew's Flourishing Bouquet stamp and stencil set, and I created 4 A2 panels with the one oversized floral stamp in the stamp set. I heat embossed the floral image using white embossing powder and then stenciled the image using Altenew's Dried Petals and Whispering Woodland ink families. I used one of the panel to create an anniversary card for my oldest daughter and her husband (see the post here: Carrie's Custom Cards: Flourishing Bouquet Anniversary Card), I ruined another panel while experimenting with embossing with a cover die (it cut through the panel despite my using the correct sandwich for embossing with a die), and I used the last 2 panels to create this anniversary card for my parents. They will be celebrating 59 years together on June 16th. What a beautiful example of Christian marriage they have been to our family through the years. 

I trimmed one of the remaining A2 panels to 4 by 5 1/4 and fussy cut the large floral from the second panel so that I could create a flap to hide my sentiment behind. I scored the fussy cut flower along the side so I had a small flap I could glue down to the back of the card panel. Before adhering it to the panel, I decided where to place my sentiment so that the floral flap would hide it fully. Once I decided on the placement of the stamp, I stamped the sentiment and adhered the flap to the card panel. 

I trimmed a piece of green cardstock to 4 1/8 by 5 5/8 and then ink blended the sides of a piece of cardstock 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 using Acai Berry with a light hand. I adhered all the layers together and added them to a white A2 card base. To finish the card, I added 3 enamel dots from Altenew's Whispering Woodland Enamel Dot set, placing them around the hidden sentiment. 

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. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT and entering just for fun

May 2026 Inspiration Challenge | Get Creative with Altenew: 

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

We Love Stamping: All Creatures Great and Small or ATG (1/5; ends 6/3/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Wedding/anniversary (1/5; ends 6/1/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends at the end of June)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (3/5; ends 6/3/26)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 6/10/26)

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

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Raffle: Anniversary/Wedding category (3/4; ends 6/7/26)

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

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG (3/5; ends 6/4/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (3/5; ends 6/3/26)

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog: Anniversary card (ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: The Beginning of May With Poppy Stamps: Die cuts and celebrations (3/4; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 6/12/26)

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

 

Wishing You All the Best Wedding Card

I needed a couple of wedding cards for my 2 nieces who are getting married soon, so I followed a tutorial by Jackie Bolhuis here: Easy Fun Fold Card Template (Use Any Stamps, Ink & Paper) to make 2 fun fold wedding cards that are also a part of the Altenew Educator Instagram Hop starting today. My IG account is @carriesheridan.70 if you'd like to follow me and participate in the hop for a chance to win Altenew gift cards. 

For the front of the card, I die cut Altenew's Lace Die out of the same green cardstock I used for those panels and trimmed it, so it covered the left and right panels to add some pretty texture to them. 

For the teal blue focal point, I die cut two shades of teal cardstock using Altenew's Ornate Nesting Die Set and decorated them with 2 flowers I die cut using Altenew's Darling Dahlia Die Set. The "wishing you all the best" sentiment is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Fruits & Flowers project kit. I used the coordinating die to die cut a few layers to stack behind the stamped sentiment for dimension. I added some Nuvo drops to the flower centers for a bit of shine and dimension. 

For the inside of the card, I stenciled Altenew's Lattice Blossoms stencil with Altenew's Autumn Blaze ink onto a panel of orange cardstock. 

For the center of the card, I used the same shades of teal cardstock to die cut 2 rectangles using Gina Marie Design's Stitched Rounded Rectangles Die Set. I embossed the smaller rectangle using Altenew's Enchanted Beginnings 3D embossing folder and used the coordinating stencil to add a bit of tone-on-tone ink blending to the bride and groom. If you are looking for an easy and elegant embossing folder for wedding cards, I highly recommend this one. 

To finish the card, I added a small bit of the Lace die cut and stamped "congratulations" from Altenew's Flourishing Bouquet stamp set to the inside panel below the embossed bride and groom. I love the font for the elegant sentiments in that set. 

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 embossing folders, stencils, project kits, inks, and die sets like the ones I used here.

A look at the other card I created for the IG hop:

 Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT and entering just for fun

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Wedding/anniversary (1/5; ends 6/1/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends at the end of June)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (1/5; ends 6/3/26)

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

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of Mountains or Coast (1/6; ends at the end of the month) Winner 6/3/26

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

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Raffle: Anniversary/Wedding category (1/4; ends 6/7/26) Top 3 Pick and prize winner 6/8/26

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of May flowers (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG (1/5; ends 6/4/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/5; ends 6/3/26)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut my foam tape) (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog: Wedding card (ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: The Beginning of May With Poppy Stamps: Die cuts and celebrations (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 6/12/26)

{PIN}spirational Challenges: My card features the vibrant colors in the inspiration photo this month (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

Enchanted Beginnings Wedding Card

I needed a couple of wedding cards for my 2 nieces who are getting married soon, so I followed a tutorial by Jackie Bolhuis here: Easy Fun Fold Card Template (Use Any Stamps, Ink & Paper) to make 2 fun fold wedding cards that are also a part of the Altenew Educator Instagram Hop starting today. My IG account is @carriesheridan.70 if you'd like to follow me and participate in the hop for a chance to win Altenew gift cards. All stamps, dies, embossing folders, and stencils listed are from Altenew. I've named each product below in the description but am saving time by mentioning that here instead of each time I list a product. 

Altenew provided a color palette for this hop, and there were 10 colors in the palette. I wasn't able to fit them all in a single card, so I created the two wedding cards using the colors across the two cards. You can see a photo of both cards at the end of my post. These aren't my go-to colors, so it was a good opportunity to play with new combinations. 

I followed Jackie's measurements for the card elements, so be sure to watch her video for the measurements. For the panel on the front left, I embossed the lighter purple panel using Crisscross Blooms 3D embossing folder. For the panel on the right, I trimmed a piece of dark orange cardstock and opted to leave it plain since I had so much going on with this card already. For the front focal point, I die cut and embossed a purple frame with the same purple from the card base using the Craft-Your-Life: Frozen Moments project kit. Then I embossed and stenciled the bridal couple using Enchanted Beginnings 3D embossing folder and stencil set and Autumn Blaze ink. I used a heavier hand to stencil the dress and flowers and then just used what was left on the brush for the groom. I trimmed the embossed and stenciled panel to just larger than the cut out area in the frame so that I could glue the edges to the back of the frame. Then I adhered the frame to ONLY the left gatefold panel using instant dimension foam tape. 

For the orange panel adhered to the right gatefold panel, I stamped the floral stamps from Craft-Your-Life: Delicate Garden using Orange Cream ink. I stamped them using my Stampwheel 2.0 so I had room for all three stamps at the same time. I then turned the orange panel over and stamped them again so they would show up when the panel is opened to the center as well. I stamped "congratulations" from the Bouquet of Poppies set in the middle of the flowers at an angle. I made sure it was hidden when the card is closed. 

For the inside of the card, I stamped the large floral stamp from Craft-Your-Life: Bewitching Rose using Fresh Lemon ink for a tone-on-tone look. The Emily Dickinson quote I stamped inside is also from that same set. I love that quote for wedding cards. 

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 embossing folders, stencils, project kits, inks, and die sets like the ones I used here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Creative Creases Challenge: I'm on the DT and entering just for fun

Crazy is our fame - STENCILS are our game!: ATG with stencils (I used a stencil to color the embossed bride and groom) (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Embossing + a Sentiment (ends at the end of the month)

Can You Handle The Pressure?: ATG with an embossing folder with a twist of embellishments (1/3; ends 6/10/26)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Wedding/anniversary (2/5; ends 6/1/26)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends at the end of June)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (2/5; ends 6/3/26)

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

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of Mountains or Coast (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

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

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: Raffle: Anniversary/Wedding category (2/4; ends 6/7/26)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of May flowers (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: ATG (2/5; ends 6/4/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (2/5; ends 6/3/26)

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

Heart's Quest Celebrations of Love Challenges Blog: Wedding card (ends at the end of the month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: The Beginning of May With Poppy Stamps: Die cuts and celebrations (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

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

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 6/12/26)

{PIN}spirational Challenges: My card features the vibrant colors in the inspiration photo this month (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