You Are The Sweetest Card

I created this card for a crafty friend in the Netherlands who is always leaving sweet comments on people's projects in the Altenew Fan Group on Facebook and who has been an encouragement to me in my cardmaking, too. Thanks so much for the kindness you spread in the crafting community, Angelique! 

I started my card by embossing a panel of watercolor paper I had painted with Altenew's Coral Red gouache and embossed the panel using Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Rose 3D embossing folder. Then I trimmed a panel of white cardstock a quarter inch larger than my embossed panel and ink blended Altenew's Lagoon ink onto the edges of it. I adhered the embossed panel to the ink blended one and then set about die cutting the pieces for the bouquet. I used Altenew's Parchment Bouquet set for all the die cuts and ink blended the foliage and magnolias using Altenew's Lagoon and Coral Bliss inks. I popped up the bouquet using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape.

For the sentiment, I stamped "you are the sweetest" from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Garden Whispers project kit and heat embossed it using Altenew's Rose Gold embossing powder. I die cut it using the coordinating dies in the set and then ink blended a bit of Lagoon ink over it. I used the same sentiment die to die cut several more layers using some thin cardboard packaging and then stacked all the layers and glued them together using Art Glitter liquid glue. I added the sentiment to the panel and then placed 3 white enamel dots from Altenew's Colorful Wonder enamel dots set to finish off the card. 

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Challenges I'm entering: 

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: ATG with flowers as the main focus (6/6; ends 6/12/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (2/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 6/18/25)

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

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

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (2/3; ends 6/14/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

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

The Creative Crafters: ATG (2/3; ends 6/8/25)

The Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Sparkles Monthly Challenges: ATG (2/3; ends 6/14/25)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (2/5; 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 (unlimited entries; ends 6/12/25)

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

Christmas BINGO Challenges: Letter I:  green, stamped text, ink blending (through a stencil) (2/8; ends 6/15/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 7/2/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (4/5; ends at the end of the month)

Cut It Up: ATG (2/3; ends 6/9/25)

As You Like It Challenge: Favorite type of embossing and why: I love the way a 3D embossing folder adds so much texture and dimension! I also love the shine from heat embossing, so I used both on my card!  (2/3; ends 6/11/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Floral Frenzy (2/3; ends 6/11/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (1/6; ends at the end of July)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Use your die cuts (1/2 ; ends 6/17/25)

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Flowers (3/3; ends 6/8/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with optional twist of embossing (I embossed the background panel with a 3D embossing folder and heat embossing the sentiment) (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

Art Impressions Blog: Blossoms and Blooms (1/2; ends 6/19/25)

Craft Rocket Challenges: No design paper (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

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

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