ALTENEW BUILD-A-FLOWER: SWEET VIOLET Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi there!  Welcome to the Altenew Build-a-Flower:  Sweet Violet Release Blog Hop and Giveaway.   You must have arrived from the lovely Virginia Lu's blog.

Today i am so excited to be joining this line up of amazing designers who have created awesome projects with the new Altenew BAF: Sweet Violet.   I love the simplicity of the shape, and how easy it can be clustered together to create  a fuller look on your project.

For my first project, i chose to create a card using a vertical cascade of Sweet Violets.  I used the colors in the Altenew Rose Petal  and Pocketful of Sunshine mini cube set to create the stamped images of the flowers.   For the leaves i decided to mix two sets of inks - Green Meadows and Green Field mini cube sets- so that they have a softer look and combine nicely with the flowers.

 To create the card, first i used a base of purple texture cardstock, and scored it to create a bit more interest to the cover, then created a small flap of white smooth cardstock, and attached the flowers in a cascade on the flap.  The sentiment was embossed using white embossing powder and the sentiments in the BAF: Sweet Violet stamp set.

For my next project,  i wanted to take advantage of the shape of the flowers to cluster them on a card. This time i chose to create a card filled with embossed images of the flower.   I started with masking the center rectangle of the cards with tape, and then created two masks of each of the shapes using post it notes.

I stamped the images using color pigment inks, and the masks so that it looks like a large  grouping of flowers.  The flowers were embossed with Rose Gold powder while the leaves have green pigment under the white embossing powder.

The center I used the sentiments in the BAF:Sweet Violet stamp set to gold embossed the sentiment in the center of the card, then added a few white cardstock frames (created with the Altenew Fine Frames)around the center of the card.     The Altenew Markers set E were used to add some details to the flowers ( on the back of the vellum); then glued the vellum layer to a cream cardstock base.  LOVE how this turned out.

Lastly, i chose to create a layout for my Family album (Citrus Twist Kits Life Crafted Album) using the BAF: Sweet Violet stamp and Die set.   This time i kept the flowers white so i chose to skip adding color to the flower, and instead used the veining stamps to add the details.

For the background, i chose to play with a contrasting color using the Altenew Watercolor Pan set.  The softness of the blooms and the detail in them comes alive in this page,  I have created a video that shows you how i created this page:

I hope you have enjoyed looking at the varied looks you can achieved in your projects with the new Build-a-Flower:  Sweet Violet Stamp and Die set.   I love having a new flower stamp each month in my mail box, so consider joining in the Monthly Subscription plan to get a discount on your purchases ( and have the stamp mailed directly to your home!)

Now to the fun part of the blog hop>>>

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 the otherthree winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 4/9/2019.

 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 4/9/2019.

I hope you are inspired by the projects, and now it is time to hop onto The Hedgehog Hollow blog to see her work; you can always to come back here to start the hop, or the Altenew Card Blog who is hosting the blog hop.  A list of the participants has been added for your convenience:

Altenew Card Blog

Erum Tasneem

Joni Andaya

Anna Komenda

Laurie Willison

Emily Midgett

Lilith Eeckels

Heather Hoffman

Caly Person

Agnieszka Malyszek

Janette Kausen

Kelly Griglione

Patricia Roebuck

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

TaeEun Yoo

Maria Willis

Susan Wymer

Virginia Lu

Nathalie DeSousa <<< You Are Here

The Hedgehog Hollow

Nancy McClelland

Kristina Pokazanieva

Svitlana Shayevich

Laura Jane

Ashlea Cornell

Therese Calvird

Seeka

Lydia Evans

I am so thankful for your visit, and always humbled by your comments.  If you have questions do not hesitate to leave them in the comments.

XO

Nathalie