Hello and welcome to Altenew Build-A-Flower: Lavender Release Blog Hop.
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BUILD-A-FLOWER: LAVENDER
RUSTIC BIRTHDAY CARD
I decided to make a card in rustic style to showcase this project. Lavender flower totally is associated in my head with this style.
I stamped the flowers onto a Parchment cardstock using purple and green inks. Stamping with dye inks onto a non white cardstock gives a bit different result versus white cardstock stamping. The ink colors kind of mix with the color of the cardstock and may not be as bright or distinguishable. But on the other bad it adds this rustic feeling to it. Which I was going for.
Then I made a woodgrain background onto a Parchment card base front using background stamp from the Walk In The Woods Stamp Set which I stamped with Espresso Ink, followed by blending the same ink around the edges.
I adhered a Parchment panel onto the card base followed by adhering a white Frilly Frame die cut on top.
Then I slightly adhered two flowers together and tied a bow around them. After that I adhered them onto the card.
Lastly I added a sentiment from the Birthday Builder Stamp Set stamped onto a white strip with brown ink. I adhered the ends of the sentiment flat and added one adhesive foam squares in the middle. To accommodate the volume that other elements of the card create. So the sentiment turned out kind of arced above the card middle. I really like this effect.
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PRIZES
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Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 11/9/2019.
GET HOPPING!
The next stop in the blog hop will be Kelly Griglione. If you got lost you can find the full list of blog hop participants below.
BLOG HOP
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Ashlea Cornell
Nathalie DeSousa
Virginia Lu
Laurie Willison
LauraJane
Jen Schow
Keeway Tsao
Svitlana Shayevich
Kelly Griglione
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Caly Person
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Maryam Perez
Mindy Eggen
Sveta Fotinia
Galina Filippenko
SUPPLIES
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MrsB8T
Very nice card
Liz O.
Very pretty lavender images, the tiny inflorescence look so delicate, almost real. Thank you for the gorgeous inspiration!
SD Pooja
You nailed the rustic look !!
tara prince
Such a beautiful card!
Janice Hixon
Nice, slightly masculine take on the lavender flower stamp and die.
Nina Houghton
I love the idea of using a rustic look for the lavender. You did such a fabulous job. Great inspiration.
Lisa Byers
That rustic look is amazing with the lavender. Reminds me of fields of lavender out in the wild.
LaQuieta Gibson
This is absolutely stunning! I love it!
Bonnie Eng
So pretty – the use of the kraft card stock gives a lovely, vintage feel to the lavender!
Kimberly Ligocki
I love how you stamped the flowers on a non-white background. They both blend in with the background and standout. Very subtle.
ck d
Beautiful card, I love the die background. thank you
Beverly Jordan
Beautiful design with wood grain to match the stunning purple lavender! Love your designs!
MichelleLL
Gorgeous detail and dimension on this amazing birthday card…. lovely in every way!
Heidi Rees
What a beautiful card! I love the different textures! The wood grain look, the doily, and the flower all complement each other!
PRogers
Such a unique look! I never would have thought of using the wood with delicate flowers but it totally works!
Judy Stiles
The rustic look is gorgeous!
Sharon Dolan
I too think of rustic when I think of Lavender. Very pretty Card and the use of the Frilly Frame is unique!
Catherine L
I like the frilly frame, it ties together the delicate lavender and wood background nicely.
Kelsey Thomas
Lovely card. 🙂 I really like how it looks stamped on the parchment cardstock.
Nandini Karmarkar
Love the gorgeous inspiration. The flowers look great and the background is amazing. The new BAF set is just fabulous. I would buy the set just for the beautiful sentiments!
Jade
Great colors. So nice. I especially like the lacy die cut.
Linda BL
Love your rustic looking card. The wood grain background looks so nice paired with the lacy die cut. Colors are perfect for the lavender.
Darlene De Sario
Wow! So beautiful and speaks to the country gal in me. Tyfs
Darlene De Sario
Wow! So beautiful and speaks to the country gal in me. So lovely Tyfs
Tammy Cunliffe
I love your project today! I adore layered flower building! Especially in water coloring! To die for!
Cyndi Morris
Your card is so beautiful. I love the style — wonderful showcase for this lovely lavender blossom.
Meghan Kennihan
I love the rustic look you gave this! Beautiful
Karthikha Uday
Such a beautiful card with a different color scheme! 🙂
Denise Bryant
Beautiful layering and details!
Jenny N
Gorgoeus card, love all the products you have used for this project.
NatQuebec
Very beautiful result on this cardstock. ?
Marisela Delgado
So pretty.
Susan Strawser
This is a really pretty card. That frilly frame in white pops the lavender off the card.
Kathy Dippner
Beautiful card!
Carol Koniecki
So pretty. The frame die is a favorite of mine. Love the image stamped on craft! Thanks for the ideas and inspiration!!
Lauryne Cunningham
Your card is gorgeous! I love the colors and the woodgrain background!
Marjolein
I totally agree: lavender looks very good on a rustic card. Love your card!
Marisela Delgado
I LOVE purple.
Carmela Hubler
What a beauty! Love all the elements you combined.
Sue D
Love this pretty rustic design.
Kathy P
Love all the layers on this beautiful card, and the white frame adds a nice touch. I like that your flowers are dusky, fitting your rustic design. Very creative!
Rozy
Very beautiful rustic card. Love the lacy look behind the lavender. Thanks for the inspiration!