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. 

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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