Hey Crafty People
Today I’m taking part in this Altenew Build-A-Flower: Queen Of The Lilies Release blog hop.
If you aren’t familiar with the Build-A-Flower, it is a monthly floral stamp layering series, and it is available as a subscription service.
I love that you get a large stamp set and the coordinating dies; this opens up so many techniques!!!
Altenew Build-A-Flower: Queen Of The Lilies
Giveaway!!!
To celebrate the release of this latest Build A Flower, Altenew are hosting a fun blog hop, the full list is below but feel free to head over to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning of the hop!
Of course there are prizes to be won along the way!
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each of the designers listed below by 12/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/09/2021
Creative Masking
The single most important thing to consider when you want to use masking to create any type of scene is your positioning.
Whatever you want to be in the foreground needs to be the thing that you stamp first, then you mask that and work backwards.
I stamped one of the flowers, working through each layer and then I covered it with a mask that I fussy cut to avoid any white halo round my designs.
Continuing in this way, I stamped two flowers and three pairs of leaves, masking as I went.
Before peeling the masks off I used the Fine Tulle stencil and a domed foam ink blender to add some subtle shine using Altenew’s Gold Pigment ink.
The sentiment is from the Lily BAF stamp set too.
Favourite Colour Pairings
There are a few colour combinations of mine that I keep coming back to over & over, because I just love how they look together. One of these combinations is the Sea Shore & Cherry Blossoms ink families.
I stamped a single Lily using the first 3 inks from Cherry Blossoms then I swapped out the darkest colour for that same Gold Pigment ink to add a touch of gold to the details.
I also stamped out 3 leaves using the same greens as my last card, and die cut all of the images.
For my background, I used an ombre blend of the Sea Shore inks, cutting it using one of the Mix & Match Frame dies, before adhering it to an a2 panel of Neenah 80lb. Then, adding my images with Instant Dimension foam tape.
The die cut sentiment is from the small Essential Greetings set, and I stacked up 2x white die cuts with a Gold Pearl one on top. A few Satin White sequins finish the design off beautifully.
I really love how this card turned out, and I know that the whole design came together so quickly because I was using a well loved colour scheme. So, if you ever find yourself at a bit of a creative brick wall, then try choosing a colour scheme that you’ve loved working with in the past; it can be just the right spark you need to get creative!
Altenew Build-A-Flower: Queen Of The Lilies Release Blog Hop
Next up on this hop is the lovely Teri Wilson
You should have arrived to me from the amazing Teresa Litchfield …but full blog hop line up is at the bottom of this post for your information!
— SUPPLIES —
 BAF Queen Of The Lilies Shop at: Altenew |
 BAF Subscription Shop at: Altenew |
 Fine Tulle Stencil Shop at: Altenew |
 Mix & Match Frames die set Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Simple Greetings die set Shop at: Altenew |
 Satin White Sequins Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Sea Shore Mini Ink Cubes Shop at: Altenew |
 Green Meadows Inks Shop at: Altenew |
 Cherry Blossom ink Shop at: Altenew |
 Rock Collection Shop at: Altenew |
 Foam Adhesive Tape Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Bone Folder Shop at: Altenew |
 MINI MISTI Shop at: Altenew |
 Neenah 80lb Shop at: Altenew |
 Neenah 110lb Shop at: Altenew |
— My Basic Supplies That I Use On Every Project —
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 MISTI – Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom | PBP | SBP |
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 Gemini Jr Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Tim Holtz Trimmer 8.5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
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 Tidy Tray Shop at: Trinity |
 Pick Up Stick Shop at: Trinity |
 Reverse Action Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP |
 We R Trim & Scoreboard Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Pressure Tool Shop at: Trinity |
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Full Hop Lineup | Altenew Build-A-Flower: Queen Of The Lilies Release Blog Hop.
Natasha Davies <— You’re here 🙂
Wow! Both are great, but the pink and tall blows my socks off. I can see why you love this combo.
Thanks so much 😀
Beautiful cards and great guidance too. Thank you.
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Lovely inspiration; the colors are wonderful.
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Very creative look!
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Great project shares for the set. Nice color mixes. I would like to see the first card’s background in video form for a clearer view on how the stenciling was done.
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I’ll definitely add that to my list of video topics!!! 🙂
Stunning backgrounds! Gorgeous lilies!!!!
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Both cards are gorgeous! I really love the color combos.
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So beautiful!
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So beautiful!!!!
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Stunning cards with two very different feels.
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Two lovely cards. The golden flower brings back childhood memories. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for the tips on designing the card. Love your cards. Love the tulle background.
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Both cards are just lovely but my favorite is the first. The soft colors and background is wonderful.
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These are beautiful cards with such lovely flowers! They are so realistic looking.
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The white masked card is stunning!
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Beautiful cards! You did a great job with the masking!
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Gorgeous cards. I love those beautiful lilies and I love your backgrounds, especially the first one — so unique!