Hi friends!
I became a very bad blogger recently. I have a lot of (well not a lot, but some) posts half done to share here and never can find time to finish them off and post. And I’m very behind on answering comments and catching up social media. I used to be very consistent with this since I started blogging back in 2009. But the last year I totally fall off the wagon. I really hope people don’t think that I’m an arrogant or too self-centric b%$&ch neglecting comments. I’m just overwhelmed, anxious and totally messed up neurotic person.
Anyways, let’s talk about topic of today’s post. I want to share three cards made with the recently released Altenew stamp set – Crystal Frames.
When I first saw this set I all those trendy images from Pinterest popping up in my head. So the cards I made with this set kind of follow the trend.
PINK AND NAVY TROPICS
I really like the combination of blue and pink in general. A bit unusual and eye-catching. It works very well for a tropical theme, even though this color wave is not exactly traditional or realistic in the tropics.
For my card, first I die cut and stamped several leaves from the Wild Ferns Stamp Set using the Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy, and Coral Berry Dye Inks.
Then I embossed a frame from the set using the Rose Gold Embossing Powder onto a Navy Cardstock and cut it out using my scissors.
Next, I made a card base out of a Navy Cardstock and I adhered the leaves onto it; followed by popping the frame piece on top.
Lastly, I added several gold crystals.
WASHI TAPE
For my next card, I used a product which is always an answer when you need to create something quickly – washi tape. I used the Glitter Flurries Washi Tape, in particular.
I applied the tape onto a piece of Solar White 80lb Cardstock and cut out several elements using my scissors.
Then. I gold embossed a frame from the set in question along with the sentiment onto a Solar White 110lb Cardstock panel. This time. I used the Antique Gold Embossing Powder as it matches the foiling on the washi tape better.
After that, I adhered the washi tape cuts onto the panel in the bottom left and top right corners of the frame.
Lastly, I applied the Watercolor Nebula Washi Tape onto a card base and foam mounted the panel onto it.
PINK AND MARBLE
My last card is made in a trendy business card-like design of pink and marble.
I masked off a white panel diagonally using a low tack tape and blended the Frosty Pink Dye Ink in the right bottom part of it.
Next, I masked off the opposite side and stamped a marble background using stamps from the Rain or Shine Stamp Set and Silver Lake, Gray Denim, Cloudy Night Dye Inks.
After that, I gold embossed a frame over the corners of the panel, along with gold embossing a sentiment in the middle. I used the Antique Gold Embossing Powder for this.
Lastly, I foam mounted the panel onto a white card base.
Below you can find the process video where you can see how this card was made. For you convenience I add English captions to my videos. You can turn them on if you feel the need to do so 🙂
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at YouTube
SUPPLIES
If you’re interested in the supplies I’ve used – they’re listed below. Where available I use compensated affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase I will get a small commission with no additional cost for you). Click on the letters below to go to a favorite store: Simon Says Stamp (SSS), Studio Katia (SK), Altenew (AN), Scrapbook.com (SC), Amazon (AZ), Spellbinders (SB), etc.
I truly appreciate your support!
 Altenew Crystal Frames Stamp Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Wild Ferns Stamp Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Wild Ferns Die Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Wild Ferns Stamp & Die Bundle Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Rain Or Shine Stamp Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Frosty Pink Dye Ink Pad Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Cotton Candy Dye Ink Pad Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Coral Berry Dye Ink Pad Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Silver Lake Crisp Dye Ink Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Gray Denim Crisp Dye Ink Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Cloudy Night Crisp Dye Ink Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Neenah Classic Crest Smooth Solar White Cardstock 110 Lb Click A Shop: SSS | AZ | AN |
Neenah Classic Crest Smooth Solar White Cardstock 80 Lb Click A Shop: SSS | AZ | AN |
 Altenew Navy Cardstock Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Watercolor Nebula Washi Tape Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Glitter Flurries Washi Tape Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Hero Arts Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Click A Shop: SSS | SC |
 Altenew Embossing Ink Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Rose Gold Crisp Embossing Powder Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue Click A Shop: SSS |
 Ranger Mini Multi Medium Matte Glue Click A Shop: SSS | AZ | SC |
 White Double Sided Acrylic Adhesive Click A Shop: AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares Small White Click A Shop: SSS | SC |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares Regular White Click A Shop: SSS |
 Scrapbook Adhesives Thin Foam Squares Mix White Click A Shop: SSS |
 Altenew Stamping Mat Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Mini MISTI Precision Stamper Stamping Tool Click A Shop: SSS | AZ | AN | SC |
 Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool Click A Shop: SSS | SC |
 Ranger Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foams Click A Shop: SSS | SC |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine Click A Shop: SSS | SC | SB |
 Ek Success Honey Bee Non-stick Scissors Click A Shop: SSS | AZ |
 MISTI Precision Stamper Stamping Tool Click A Shop: SSS | AZ |
 Studio Katia Gold Crystals Click A Shop: SSS | SK |
