Altenew & the minted Gardener collaboration!
Today I am so excited to be taking part in a fun Instagram hop celebrating a fabulous collaboration between Altenew and The Minted Gardener!
I have four cards to show, so I’m going to get right to it.
I adored the Warm & Fuzzy stamp set right away, and had a fun idea for it. I wanted to show that these images are not just great for water colouring, but also other techniques. The Artist Markers were my choice to add some colour, and I really love how it turned out.
Instead of using the markers to blend and create a smooth look with the Cherry Blossom Artist Markers set, I went for a dotty look. This technique helps create a bit of a 3 dimensional look.
The leaves and stems were blended a little bit, and these greens are from the A Set of the Artist Markers.
I left a huge amount of white space on this card, which I’m not normally very good with but this image is so lovely that it wasn’t as hard as it usually is. The panel was trimmed down a little and then I also cut off one of the corners at an angle.
The sentiment is from the Warm & Fuzzy stamp set and I stamped this on the actual card base, in black ink, and then popped up the coloured panel with some foam tape.
My second card is also using this stamp set, and with the same dotting technique, only in a rainbow and monochrome fashion.
The fluffy flowers are done with so many Artist Markers, from so many sets, to create that rainbow look. The leaves are done with grays to really let the colourful flowers pop and take centre stage!
I used the coordinating diecut for this to cut it out and then I layered it up with another two pieces to make it stand out.
This background I have made a bit graphic by stamping the image in black ink onto the card base directly. I used the StampWheel from Altenew, which made it a breeze to cover it.
The final thing to do was to stamp up HUGS on white card stock and cut that out with the coordinating diecut. This was then glued down, along with the flower, and with that the second card was done.
My third card is using the beautiful Peony & Lilac Swag set. It has a stamp set, a coordinating diecut and layering stencils. For this first card with this set I have used the layering stencils only for the florals, for a soft water colouring look.
This one I cut in half and added to a white background using my trusted and well-loved Layering Plaid Set B cover plate. I kept this one with lots of white space as well, which is so unusual for me. I don’t know what’s happening.
The sentiment is from the Peony & Lilac Swag stamp set, and I stamped it up with black ink on white card stock before trimming it down to a banner.
My fourth and final card is another CAS card! So much white space!! If I didn’t know I’m me, I would be worried I had been kidnapped and was trying to send a covert message for help, lol.
Here I have stamped the big floral image in black ink right in the middle of a card base. On a small piece of scrap paper I stamped the Spread Kindness sentiment in black ink and then heat embossed it in clear on top for a nice shiny look.
On top of this I ink blended a soft pastel rainbow for the ONLY pop of colour on this card. This is cut out using the coordinating diecut, and layered up with another two pieces to make it sturdy.
I added a few matte black sequins I got from a haberdashery, for a bit of interest but that was it. I’m so confused who this cardmaker is, it doesn’t feel like me but I wanted to really stretch myself outside of what I first thought I had to use with these products. I felt like I had to use water colours as The Minted Gardener uses water colours so well, but what kind of box was that to put myself in?
That’s all my cards done, so let’s get to the goodie bits!