Hey Crafty People

Welcome to the Altenew Blossoming Creativity Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!!!
The hop will be packed full of awesome inspiration using the brand new Blossoming Creativity December 2022 release. If you’ve not seen any of this new release before then you are surely in for a treat!!!
I’ve got process reels for every card sharing today and I will be releasing them all over the next couple of weeks, so be sure to keep an eye on my Socials to avoid missing those!
I’ve also got a bunch more cards that I made with this release, so check back on my blog for those over the next couple of weeks as well! ?
Craft-a-Flower; Water Lily
- Cut all of the pieces needed to create one full Lily, two buds and a pad from white 80lb cardstock.
- Seperate the pieces and colour using the Beach Garden markers based on the instructions from the CAF packaging. (I used all four of the Orange markers for my blooms and the grey markers for the other bits.)
- To get a realistic and 3d curve to the petals, place them face down on some high density foam and use a ball tool to work the back of the petal. (Check out my Reel for a closer look on how I do this.)
- Glue the layers together and set aside.
- Create an abstract watery background with the four blue markers out of the Beach Garden marker set by simply colouring in stripes. Use a ruler to help get straight edges to each stripe, but you can cover any issues easily….maybe just add some thin strips of Silver mirror cardstock. (And they’ll never know ?)
- Mirror the angle of the stripes with a stacked sentiment, silver cardstock on top to match those stripes!
![]() CAF Water Lily Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Beach Garden Artist’s Markers Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Silver Mirror Cardstock Shop at: SP | SBCom |
![]() Stamping Foam Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SSS |
![]() Ball Stylus Tool Set Shop at: Amazon |

Lotus Frame – How to ink blend white flowers
- Stamp out several flowers & foliage along with the Frame image with Obsidian ink onto Neenah 80lb cardstock and allow to dry fully.
- To colour these flowers white, you just need to skip the first stencil layer and add some very light grey ink using the second layer. Then add slightly darker grey using the third layer. That pale grey works as a shadow which makes the flowers look more 3d.
- Ink blend the flower centre and the foliage following the steps on the stencil set.
- Die cut all of the pieces and set aside.
- Colour the frame using the blue markers from the new Beach Garden marker set and then die cut this too.
- Ahere Silver mirror cardstock behind the frame opening and then attach the flowers & leaves using a combination of liquid glue & foam adhesive.
- Dry emboss an a2 panel with the Chequered Diamonds 3d embossing folder and pop up the frame with more foam tape.
- Stamp a sentiment then trim this and attach with more foam tape.
![]() Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink Shop at: Alt |
![]() Green Meadows Inks Shop at: Alt | Craftstash US | Craftstash UK |
![]() Gentleman’s Grey Shop at: Alt |
![]() Instant Dimension Foam Tape Shop at: Alt |
![]() Fresh Lemon Ink Shop at: Alt |
![]() Chequered Diamonds 3d EF Shop at: Alt | SBC | Craftstash US | Craftstash UK |
![]() Lotus Frame Stamp Set Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Lotus Frame Die Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Lotus Frame Stencils Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Beach Garden Artist’s Markers Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Silver Mirror Cardstock Shop at: SP | SBCom |
![]() Mini Blending Brush Shop at: Alt | SBC |
Giveaway!!!

$300 in total prizes!
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by December 25, 2022 for a chance to win.Â
Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on December 27, 2022.
Craft A Flower: Clean & Simple…Not Boring!
- Cut all of the pieces from the CAF from 80lb, add shading to the bottom of the petals with grey marker and ink blend pink on the petal tips. (Use darker pinks on the furthest away petals.)
- Colour the pad with green markers and the flower centres with orange/yellow.
- Curl the petals to give a more 3d effect to the finished flower and adhere with liquid glue.
- To create a super clean & simple backdrop for the floral, dry emboss an a2 panel with the Circle Frame 3d EF.
- Position the floral within this embossed circle.
- Add a stacked sentiment , with gold mirror cardstock on the top and for an extra pop of metallic, add some gold gel pen to the tips of the flower Stamens.
![]() Cherry Blossom ink Shop at: Alt | Craftstash US | Craftstash UK |
![]() Instant Dimension Foam Tape Shop at: Alt |
![]() Mini Blending Brush Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Scallop Frame 3d Embossing Folder Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() CAF Water Lily Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Beach Garden Artist’s Markers Shop at: Alt | SBC |
![]() Gold Mirror Cardstock Shop at: SP | SBCom |
December 2022 Blossoming Creativity Blog Hop + Giveaway
Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into the Giveaway; I’d love to know which of the cards I made for this release is your favourite?
To access the entire blog hop, you can use this InLinkz, but I have also included the list of designers on the hop just in case the Link Party link isn’t wanting to play nicely!
Next up on today’s blog hop is the lovely Pam Boedeker.
You should have arrived here from the fabulous Kelly Griglione.
For the full list, you can head over to Altenew’s Card Blog to start the hop from the beginning!
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— My Basic Supplies That I Use On Every Project —
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![]() MISTI – Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Alt | SBP |
![]() Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
![]() Neenah 80lb Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Alt | Craftstash UK |
![]() Neenah 110lb Shop at: Alt |
![]() Gemini Jr Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK |
![]() Tim Holtz Trimmer 8.5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Trinity |
![]() Tim Holtz Scissors 7inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
![]() Tim Holtz Mini Snips 5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
![]() 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 |
![]() Mini Trimmer Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
![]() 9.5 inch Shears Shop at: Craftstash UK | Craftstash US |
![]() Bone Folder Shop at: Alt |
![]() Self Healing Mat Shop at: Alt | SBC |
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I LOVE the waterlily! Just gorgeous!
Your cards are so very gorgeous with the lotus flowers! Beautiful colors!
Gorgeous, Gorgeous, Gorgeous Tasha!
bookmark. Cards are amazing. Thank you for your simple instructions
I love your cards. The colors are so vibrant
I LOVE YOUR FIRST WATER LILY–I love how you used several different colors. It looks awesome
Beautiful cards and your coloring is unique! Love this new release!
I liked all of your cards and learned things from your instructions. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Very beautiful cards! Thank you!
So striking!
fantastic cards – LOVE the lotus flower – so etherial
Such beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards ?? the waterlily is gorgeous
Fabulous cards! Love all your different designs with the water lily!
Beautiful cards! I love the colors and design on the first one!
Thanks for sharing your lovely cards–I love the water lily cards!
Love how you used the lotus and made all the cards. Great job!!
The water lily is so beautiful!
So lovely! The colors are so rich and vibrant and I love the depth.
Such beautiful cards with these lovely flowers! Great colors!
Thank you for the comprehensive list of items used and great instructions! Beautiful!