Hello and welcome to Altenew Build-A-Flower: Japanese Mum Release Blog Hop! We’re celebrating the Build-A-Flower of February – Japanese Mum.
You probably came from Emily Midgett. If not – you may consider starting from the beginning at Altenew blog and see what other members of Altenew design team and guest designers have created. There are so many beautiful projects from talented designers. Also you on each stop you you have a chance to win a prize.
I made a one layer card using the new set.
I stamped the flowers onto a white card base using yellow inks and leaves using teal inks. To mask off the overlapping elements I used masks which I die-cut out of a masking paper using the matching dies. You can see the white borders around the elements – they happened because die-cuts are bigger than corresponding stamped images. So the masks were bigger too. I took this approach with die-cutting masks not only to make my life easier (as I didn’t have to fussy cut them).
After I stamped the flowers and leaves I taped the card base edges with a painters tape, leaving the flowers still masked, and blended Teal Cave Dye Ink onto the unmasked area.
I was using an inch wide tape and taped that inch from each edge. Which left such little unmasked space in the middle. Which I ended up not liking. So I decided to increase that inked rectangle, this time taping down just 1/2″ inch from each side. That time I got the result I was going for. I wanted to have flowers onto an inked rectangle hanging out its edges a bit.
You can see my previous smaller rectangle edges still visible. I wasn’t able to cover them completely. But I actually like the result. I think I want to repeat it one day with maybe even more layers of inking. I also added some splatters of the Lagoon Ink Spray before removing all masks and tape.
So to finish off the card I stamped the sentiment in the middle and added several clear droplets as well as liquid drops.
PRIZES
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 2/9/2019.
I will also randomly choose a winner from comments left on this post and the prize will be $20 gift certificate to Altenew online store. Please leave a comment on this post by 2/5/2019 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win. I will announce the winner here in this post on 2/6/2019.
WINNER
The winner of $20 Gift Certificate is Mindy Drummond.
Congratulations!
I will be e-mailing you instructions of how to claim your prize.
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments! I really appreciate your attention to my works!
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Kelsey Thomas
I really like how the yellow and blue pair together on this card. 🙂
Sue D
Beautiful–love the cheery colors.
Linda BL
Gorgeous mums. I always think of mums in a yellow gold as you think of them in the late summer early fall. The teal and yellow colors are perfect together. Always enjoy your commentary as to why you do what you do on your cards.
Debbie Rumpza
Beautiful coloring!
Tara Prince
So pretty! I love the bright yellow flowers!!
Lee
I never would have thought of using such a bright background — it works beautifully! Many thanks.
Hannah Jones
I love your stuff! And I love blog hops, too! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Merrie
Such a pretty card- love the yellows. And I had to laugh reading about your masking problem. It adds such depth to the background. A ‘happy’ mistake.
Cynthia Cole
Another beautiful card!
Dee Earnshaw
WOW the color of the flowers is amazing – like looking at the sun on a summers day – thanks for sharing:)
Brenda L. Kuder
Pretty card! The yellow and blue look great together.
Margaret Neil
Who wouldn’t want to get such a happy & fun & bright card like yours in their mail? I know I would love it!! I always look forward to your artistic creativeness!! Thanks for sharing.
Elizabeth B
What a great pop of color! I love the bright yellow with the blue. It’s stunning! Thank you so much for sharing your talent!
AnotherLee
Oh Svitlana, those yellows against the teal background just sing Spring. Gorgeous stamps and fabulous addition to the layered flower stamps. Love it.
Heather Nelson
Stunning! Love the teal and yellow. So pretty!
Becca
What a gorgeous card! I love the yellows in it!
Bonnie Eng
WOW – stunning card – I love that incredible contrast of that gorgeously intense blue background and the bright, bold, sunny yellow flowers.
Lyn
Gorgeous card, I love the new set this month! also love that there is a bundle with inks to consider as well 🙂
Rose Mary Smalley
Just beautiful !!!! You always do such great work….I am a fan for sure. Thank you for sharing your pretty work. Great new release…I love this set….hugs!
barbara lassiter
Wow!…. bright and beautiful, a nice contrast to where I am on this snowy, grey day. A great way to end this fun blog hop, too!
Angie
So pretty, love your bold colors! Thanks for showing a bold way to use this new set!
Katie K
Svitlana, that gorgeous card just lights up a cold, wintry day. Thanks!
Gilda
Beautiful. Love the yellow and blue.
Maryann Sullivan
Beautiful card so bright and cheery!
sandy M
Your card is very dramatic. I love the colors you chose. I always love your examples.
Elaine D
Your colors are stunning. Not something I would have put together, but you made it work together so beautifully.
Sara Nelson
Your card is stunning! The colors are so lively!!
viera
Yet another awesome card using yellow ink. I would never thought of trying such a light ink colour on this particular stamp set. But I guess I just have to learn to go out of my comfort zone once in a while. Thank you for sharing.
Cheryl Rigney
Your card is absolutely gorgeous!! I love the colors you used.
Jodi Warren
Love the all the differing looks these Build-A-flower sets can get! Thanks for the wonderful ideas.
Michele Clay
A bright & cheery card! Just when I think I have all the flower stamps I need…Altenew dies it again. Amazingly real and I love the sentiments and fonts! Great job with it, Svitlana!
sherry butcher
Great job, love the way the yellow flowers pop on the teal background. Thanks for sharing.
Andrea Hastilow
Wonderful colour combination on this pretty card. Haven’t used these together yet but need to as they look so stunning. I like the fact that you can still just see the smaller rectangle too, fun look. Thank you for rounding off a fabulous hop.
Patricia L Smith
Love the color combination – awesome!
Vivian C
Thanks for sharing this beautiful card.
Diana Britt
Your color combination is stunning!
roni
Gorgeous! Teal & yellow are perfect combination for the beautiful Japanese Mum stamps!
Emmaline
You never disappoint when it comes to gorgeous color combinations! I just love how vibrant the cards are that you make <3
Kirsty Vittetoe
Beautiful! Thank you for the fun!
Karthikha Uday
Bright and beautiful card! Love your choice of colors! 🙂
Carla Hundley
Fabulous looking Mum!
Lovely colors.
Carla from Utah
joy meadows
Such a gorgeous card! Love this new BAF set.
Denise Bryant
Wow… what a gorgeous card! Love that color combo and these lovely blooms from the newest BAF set!
Pat Gasko
Thanks for sharing your bright and cheerful card. The blue background makes the yellow mums pop.
Liz O
Love this gorgeous BAF set! Your card is breathtaking Svitlana, the color combo is stunning, absolutely love it! Thanks for the inspiration!
MandaLJ
I love the bold impact of your card!
Kathy Ferguson
I love the yellow and blue combination you used to create your masterpiece. The yellow Japanese Mums jump right off the card! Thanks for the inspiration.
Raga Senthil
Stunning Color combination! Love your bright and cheery yellow flowers and the BG! Absolutely fascinating!
Helen F
A super bright, happy card, Svitlana! Your colour choices certainly help to make your flowers ‘pop’! Thanks so much for sharing as well as the great inspiration!
Isabel Z
What a stunning card.
Susieq
You always use such unique color combinations. This one is stunning.
BrendaLea
I like the white border around the flowers and leaves. The background with the splatters is great. Awesome card!
Sandy Stein
Such a great idea for color on beautiful card. Thank you.
Nanette Leiker
The bright beautiful yellow of this card is crying for warmer days. Thank you for sharing your techniques with us!
Jan johnson
The colors on these mums are so vibrant. Yellow is one of my favorite colors. Thank you
Teri S.
I really like the brightness of this card & the yellows & blues go together so well. As it turns out your “mistake” on the background adds depth & almost makes it look like it isn’t a one layer card. I’ll look forward to seeing the next card you make purposely doing this. Thanks!
Betty
what a fun bright cheery card, Svitlana! love it!!
Kandice J
Love the blue and yellow. Very dynamic! Thanks for sharing!
Sherry Lesiak
What a nice pairing of colors for your card.
Kathy P
Oh, what an ending, Svitlana! Way to go out with a bang! I am totally LOVING your colors…..the yellows against the blues, with the white base, are so eye-catching. And I do love one layer cards! And I think your ‘mistake’ gives a nice shadow effect to your borders! I love this stamp set. Especially the bold sentiments! Thanks for some expert inspiration here today!
Lisa Moline
What a beautiful card! The teal background really makes the yellow flowers pop right off the card! Thanks for the inspiration!
Carmela Hubler
Such a pretty color scheme, Svitlana. I love how the yellow is so vibrant against the teal background. This is a gorgeous new build a flower stamp set!
Jean Marmo
The perfect colors for this flower!
Jeanne Beam
Such a beautiful card! Love the vibrant colors.
Thanks for sharing.
Lisa Byers
Such a bright and sunny card!! I love the brilliance of the yellow against the teal. It’s a very happy card!!
Jeannie H
This is stunning!!! Love the yellows and teals. Just gorgeous. TFS
Sharon Smith
Wow I love the vibrant colors you have used. Really makes your card pop
Sharon Smith
Wow love the colors they really make your card pop
Meghan Kennihan
What a great color combo! I love the bright yellow! STUNNING!
Stacey Kowbel
Beautiful card! I love the yellow flower with the teal background – the flower is highlighted beautifully!
Lauryne Cunningham
Wow! Gorgeous card! I love the bright, beautiful colors. The flowers just pop off the blue background!
Lisascreativeniche
These colors are bold and bright!
Amy Brown
Very pretty!
Annalisa
I love it when you go full Ukrainian flag on your cards. It reminds me what a fabulous color combo they are. Thanks for sharing with us!
Mindy Drummond
I always know I am going to love your design before I even get to your blog Svitlana. I can always count on you to have something that is colorful, different, and very cool looking and today’s card is no exception. The first thing I noticed on this card was how awesome the 2 different shades of color for the background rectangles looked lol. Thank you for always providing stunning inspiration!! (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
Dawn Jones
I like the white outline against the teal background, it acts line a “shadow” and helps to add depth to the card. Until you mentioned that it was one layer, I thought you had popped it up. Beautiful and fun as always.
Johanna T.
Beautiful rich colors! I like that you can see the original background. It looks like a frame, although to be honest, I’m not sure I would have seen it if you hadn’t mentioned it. Thanks for sharing!
cyndi morris
I love your vibrant colors. This is such a gorgeous stamp set and your card is beautiful.
Sheila Bacon
When I see your name listed on a blog hop, I always look forward to seeing your work. I like how you had tips of the flower/leaves go beyond the colored background and the sprayed drops add depth/richness to the card. Great work!!!
Jenny Nus
A stunning card and I love the beautiful colours you used. Great work!
Jennifer K
Your card is beautiful and I love the teal leaves! I think your ink blending around the flower looks amazing, I can see the original smaller ink blend too and it looks like you meant to do it, it really does look fantastic!
Dana M
Bold, vibrant and absolutely amazing card!
Heidi Rees
Such great color combination! I love this flower set, it’s got to be my favorite BAF so far! It’s definitely a must have for my crafty stash!
Carol Rossouw
This is such a beautiful flower with some lovely sentiments as well. Another BAF beauty! Love the card inspiration too!
Patt H.
Oooooh, I love the teal & yellow! So beautiful!
Marisela Delgado
Great shade of yellow. Awesome.
Lynda
Fantastic card! Love the bright yellow flowers in comparison to the deep background.
Linda R
Your cards are always so beautiful! This one is so amazing I love the double border. What a great technique! Also, the colors you chose are perfect. This stamp looks so great in yellow.
Ruth Gauss
Yellow is my favorite color and I absolutely love your bright and cheery mums!!! Thanks so much for sharing how you created your one layer masterpiece – so much detail, yet super easy to mail!!!
Kathleen Callahan
Wow! This card is just gorgeous Svitlana. The color combination makes me so excited for spring. Thank you for sharing your work with us. Beautiful as alqays.
Annette Reed
Very pretty card. I like the color combo.