There are a few July birthdays in our extended family, so I've had fun creating some cards to celebrate. This one features Altenew's Craft-A-Flower: Zinnia set. I used paints and sprays to color watercolor cardstock and then die cut the cardstock using that set. I gave the petals some dimension by folding them up a bit after adhering the layers together.
I used alcohol inks on rice paper to create the background and tried to match the color in the flowers as best I could. The purples are more pronounced in the background than in the flowers, but I thought it coordinated well. I added some gold metallic alcohol ink to the background in a few places for more interest.
Then I wanted to arrange the zinnias and leaves, but they blended in too well with the background! I opted to leave off the leaves and I die cut some rings out of gold cardstock using Altenew's Fine Rings: Circles die set. I thought those gold rings set off the zinnias nicely and tied in the gold in the background.
The sentiment is from Altenew's Craft-Your-Life: Tangerine Grove project kit. I popped it up using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape to finish 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
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Lovely depth of colour for your dimensional flowers Carrie, many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.
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Thank you so much, Brenda!
DeleteThis is stunning Carrie, those colors are fabulous and the gold is a great touch! Glad you shared with us at Allsorts challenge!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Donna!
DeleteThe die cut flowers are gorgeous, as is the background, the gold circles are a lovely contrast and really add to the design. Thank you for joining us at Crafty Catz.
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Thank you so much, Chris!
DeleteThis is rather splendid!
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Thank you so much, Jackie!
DeleteBeautiful. Love the design and depth on this card. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Arlene!
DeleteOh my goodness, Carrie, this is just amazing. You've done so much creative work making a card that is truly unique and simply lovely! I can see why Altenew has made you an affiliate for sure! Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word Art Wednesday again. We love having you join us! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Barb! You are always such an encouragement!
DeleteSuper pretty! Thanks for sharing with us at A Place to Start! We love your awesome creativity!
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Thanks, Chana!
DeleteBeautifully designed card! Thank you for joining us @ 613 Avenue Create.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Tee!
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