Thy Word is A Lamp Vintage Card

I recently attended a live crafting session with Altenew Educator Ishani and had fun creating this vintage card. She used different products on her card but also featured a lantern. What I love about creative crafting sessions with friends is that I can take an idea (like using a lantern) and use it in a completely different way. 

For my card, I created a stenciled background using Altenew's Vintage Motifs stencil and Altenew's Pearl Shimmer Relief Paste. I added inks from Altenew's Dessert Dreams Fresh Dye Ink collection to give the panel a vintage look, going with Cocoa Cream at the edges, Apricot Frost as the middle layer of color, and finally Orange Sorbet in the center. 

To decorate the panel, I created the lantern using Altenew's Decorative Lantern Layering Die set and various metallic and colored cardstocks. I ink blended a bit of Cocoa Cream to some of the pieces and assembled the lantern and candle. I ink blended Altenew's Firebrick ink on the flame of the candle. Once I had my lantern assembled, I die cut some foliage using Altenew's Zero Waste: Berries and Branches die. The die cuts loads of leaves and berries all at once. I saved the other pieces for future projects after choosing the 2 pieces I wanted to add behind my lantern. I added them to the panel using Bearly Art liquid glue and then added the lantern using Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

Next, I stamped the verse (from Papertrey Ink's Light of Life stamp set) using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and Altenew's Clear Embossing Powder on a strip of vellum and then heat set the powder. I like to use clear embossing powder over any inks I stamp on vellum to help keep them from smudging. I adhered the vellum to the bottom of the card to complete the front panel (I had added double sided adhesive to the entire vellum strip before stamping on it so the adhesive wouldn't show when I took off the release paper and added the vellum to the card.)

To finish the card, I glued the panel to a white top-folding A2 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. Altenew carries many wonderful layering die sets, stencils, pastes, and inks like I used on my card here. 

Challenges I'm entering: 

Double D Challenges: Vintage (1/3; ends 2/15/26)

Alphabet Challenge Blog: U is for Uplifting (1/1; ends 2/19/26)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/5; ends2/26/26)

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

Cut It Up: This Makes Me Happy: what I chose that makes me happy is God's Word, but it also makes me happy to break out my pastes and stencils (1/3; ends 2/16/26)

Simply Clean & Simple: ATG or add some greenery (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

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

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

Ally's Angels: ATG (ends 3/12/26)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (ends 2/12/26)

Crafty Gals Corner: ATG with twist of Heart (1/3; ends 3/10/26)

The Pick 3 Challenge: I chose texture (Shimmer Relief Paste), stencil, and layers (the lantern is a layered die cut) (2/6; ends 2/17/26)

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

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

Crafter's Cafe: ATG (ends 2/11/26)

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

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 2/28/26)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (2/4; ends 2/25/26)

Allsorts challenge blog: Embossing or ATG (1/5; ends 2/26/26)

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

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

A Place To Start: ATG with optional twist of Small Critters (2/8; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (2/4; ends 3/1/26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG or pastels (2/6; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 2/10 for the challenge; ends 2/18/26)

As You Like It Challenge: Cute or elegant and why? I love both and tend to choose which style to use according to my intended recipient (cute for my grandchildren for example and elegant for my friends), but my own preference is to create elegant cards like this one because I love using realistic stamp and die sets (1/3; ends 2/12/26)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (2/2; ends 2/26/26)

Sparkles Monthly Challenges: Vintage (1/3; ends 3/12/26)

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

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