Altenew Anemone Blue Poppy + Giveaway

Hello there, I’m passing by to share ink blending ideas and tips using the new Craft-A-Flower: Anemone Blue Poppy Layering Die Set and some of the new Forest Fantasy Fresh Ink Colours by Altenew.

Anemone Blue Poppies Die Set

• The new Anemone Blue Poppy Layering Die Set includes 8 cutting dies that will cut 15 pieces.
• It will allow you to create 2 layering flowers and 4 leaves designs.
• The die set has a key-hole system:
  This means that each die-cut will emboss a number and also has a shaped hole in the centre.
  These 2 things will allow you to identify which die-cuts go together and the order in which you should glue the pieces.
  The number 1 is the first piece you have to use, anything else is layered on top.

Something that caught my attention was the size of the flowers. They are quite big!
Each will cover a good portion of the half of an A2 panel.

One of these flowers will be enough to make a card, a box topper, or a tag, but I decided to put all the elements in a single project.

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I love to add intense colours to my cards and perhaps I mix and match shades you might have never considered blending.

I kept it simple today and used all the purple inks in the new Altenew Enchanted Garden ink bundle.

To add shadows, I used Altenew Saphire and Pure Graphite fresh inks by Altenew.

Pure Graphite is a very dark grey colour almost black … stunning!

TOP TIPS

• To create eye-catching compositions don’t be afraid to add dark inks.
• Use the same ink colour to add shadows or contrast to all the die-cuts in the same composition. This is how you will achieve colour coordination and harmony as well.
• The ink colours used for shadowing in this card are dark blue and grey.
• It is also important to leave a white edge and not cover the whole die-cut with inks.

Anemone Blue Poppy Card Recipe

• Cut all the die-cuts out of Neenah 110Lb white cardstock ( thick and luxurious)
• Craft-A-Flower: Anemone Blue Poppy Layering Die Set ( floral and leaves die-cuts)
• Forest Fantasy Fresh Ink Colours ( purple and green colours)
• Saphire and Pure Graphite inks ( shadows)
• One-Go: Words & Banners (die-cut sentiments)
•  Stampwheel ( as a mat to place the die-cuts over while ink blending and to do stamping precision)
• Rustic Burlap Press Plate
• BetterPress System
• Porcelain BetterPress
• Blending Brushes and Micro Blending Brush set
• Crystal Clear Enamel Dots ( to embellish)

Altenew Ink colours used

Backing petal: Ultraviolet, Andromeda, Sapphire, and Pure Graphite inks
Front Petal: Wisteria, Hydrangea, Sapphire and Graphite.
Flowers Center: Pure Graphite inks
Leaves: Fiery and Sapphire inks.
Burlap Background: Pure Graphite inks and 100% Cotton Paper

Giveaway

I have 2 little giveaways for you. One here on my blog and one on Instagram here

• Win a $15 USD gift certificate to the Altenew online store.
• The winner will be chosen from those who leave a comment below.
• The giveaway closes on Tuesday, April 30th 2024 at midnight EDT
• The winners will be announced the next day.

This blog post giveaway winner is “Laura Armenis” Please click here to contact me to claim your gift card.

Make sure to check this post on May 1st to claim your price.
Yes! For an extra chance to win, you can also leave a comment on Instagram here

That’s all for today
Thank you for stopping by.
Happy Crafting
Bibi

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