Scrapbook Page with Altenew

 

One of the things I love about a challenge, is that it often helps me overcome a creative block.  I have had this BoBunny paper for a while and loved it, but was unsure how to use it.  After making the two cards with Altenew's chalenge colors, I remembered this beautiful paper. I often find yellow and purple challenging.  Once I made the cards, I wanted to use the same flowers and color scheme to scrapbook this photo.  Can you believe we vacation here every year?!  Well, we don't see these colors every day, but the smoky atomosphere makes for beautiful, sunrises and sunsets.

While I used dies from other companies, I really feel it is the  Altenew Craft-A-Flower:  Open Peony that makes this page special.   The white border die inside the circles is an Anna Griffin Die, and the flowers that aren't Altenew are Spellbinders.  Here is a close up of one of the flower arrangements.

I am entering this in the June 2023 Inspiration Challenge at the Altenew blog.  Below is the color scheme that inspired this card. 

I Can't Stop Creating with Altenew!

 

I loved yesterday's project so much that I thought I would use the same challenge to try my newest Altenew dies for another project.  For this card I used Altenew Craft-A-Flower:  Open Peony and Craft-A-Flower:  Anemone.

I used ink from CTMH, Stampin' Up, patterned cardstock from The Robin's Nest, white and black card stock, and a sentiment from Anna Griffin.

I am entering this in the June 2023 Inspiration Challenge at the Altenew blog.  Below is the color scheme that inspired this card.  I thought at first, that these colors are challenging but once I made the flowers I loved the results and want to make more!  I love that I can create flowers any day of the year!  Flowers are for everyday!

Inspired by Altenew's June Challenge

I have been stalking Altenew's website because I love their products!  This month they have a challenge that inspired me to pull out an old Altenew die set and try a stained glassed card.  The Cricut community is buzzing with this technique but they use print and cut. I cut my pieces with white or black card stock using the Altenew Die Layered Floral Cover Die A & B.  I inked the white cardstock with pink, purple and green inks from CTMH or Stampin' Up. Some things I love about this technique are:

1.   I can create this look with white and black paper and my ink pads.  NO expensive ink cartridge for the printer.  No running out of ink!
2.   It gave an older die a new look.  
3.   The look is timeless!  One of the things I love about Altenew is the timelessness of their designs.
   

I am entering this in the June 2023 Inspiration Challenge at Altenew.  At first I thought the color combo to be too challenging, but then I remembered the stained glass craze and thought if I added black I would be happy with the colors.  

It's been a long time since I published anything on the blog, but I am still creating.  In fact, I am crafting everyday and posting my cards and scrapbook pages on instagram.  You can find me there.