CAS on sunday - Guest designer

Welcome to the CAS on Sunday challenge blog! I am so excited and honored to be joining the team as a Guest Designer for this challenge. For this card, I wanted to lean into a clean and simple design featuring a soft, elegant shades of grey. To create the focal point, I used the gorgeous floral stamps from the Altenew Build-A-Flower: Camellia stamp set. I stamped the lovely camellia bloom and leaves using a selection of subtle Altenew grey inks, which gives the petals a soft, sophisticated depth while keeping plenty of lovely white space that defines clean-and-simple style. 

To complete the sentiment, I stamped "WISH YOU THE MOST beautiful day..." in a crisp dark ink just below the floral cluster. Finally, I added a few delicate touches of sparkle and dimension to bring the whole design together. I hope you feel inspired to play along with our latest challenge, and I cannot wait to see what wonderful creations you share with us!

Sending hugs card

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I'm excited to share a card today that marries intricate floral die-cutting with a dramatic, textured background. This "Sending Hugs" card uses beautiful products from Altenew to create a striking, dimensional result.

Crafting the Dimensional Tulip

I decided to finally dust off my layering dies and create a stunning floral focal point.

 * Layering Dies: I used the Craft-A-Flower: Tulip Full Bloom Layering Die Set. I die-cut the petals from an orange cardstock and the leaves from green cardstock.

 * Ink Blending for Depth: To give the petals and leaves a realistic, richer look, I applied subtle ink blending to all the die-cut pieces. This step adds wonderful variation and depth to the colors.

 * Creating 3D Dimension: To make the tulip truly pop, I initially created two layered flowers but chose to use the final flower by layering the die-cut pieces and then securing the completed flower to the card front using foam adhesive. This layering and dimension is subtle in the photo but gives a fantastic, realistic 3D effect in person!

The Dramatic Background

The choice of background provides the perfect sophisticated contrast to the bright flower.

 * Embossing Technique: I used the stunning Flourishing Garden 3D embossing folder to dry emboss a sheet of black cardstock.

 * Making it Pop: The deep, rich black and the intricate, dimensional texture of the embossing folder make the colorful tulip stand out dramatically, elevating the card from simple to striking.

The final piece is a layered floral design with a bold background, finished with a simple, thoughtful sentiment—perfect for sending a hug through the mail!

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/june-2025-inspiration-challenge/

https://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-flower-challenge-103-add-embossing.html

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-fur-or-feathers-featuring-spellbinders/

https://craftrocketchallenges.blogspot.com/2025/06/challenge-126-no-designpaper.html

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/06/anything-goes-weeks-702-703.html

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all enjoyed the card.

Stay happy and keep crafting.

Shaker card

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I am back this month with a shaker card. I know I have been missing for a while, I had a baby which keeps me busy and I am restarting work also soon. I will try and post cards or layouts. I also got a mail from Feedspot that my blog has been choosen in Top 100 blogs chennai. I flaunted my badge on the main page. 

The post showcases a handmade shaker card. The author used the following products:

 * Die Set: Craft-A-Flower: Flowering Dogwood Layering Die Set

 * Sentiment: Craft Your Life Project Kit: Flourishing Garden

Construction Details:

 * The author die-cut and layered two sets of the dogwood flowers after inking them with Altenew inks.

 * The leaves were also die-cut and inked using Altenew inks.

 * The card base was created using an old spot background to form the shaker card.

 * The card was finished with a sentiment.

Challenges entered:

https://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2025/05/reminder-102-add-spots-or-stripes.html

https://blog.altenew.com/may-2025-inspiration-challenge/

https://lovetocraftchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/ltccb-86-anything-goes-ltccb-85-winner.html

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2025/05/challenge-6-wk-3-anything-goes-card.html

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2025/05/anything-goes-weeks-698-699.html

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all enjoyed the card.

Stay happy and keep crafting.

Statement flower

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My latest obsession is colouring on kraft cardstock. I had to recently travel back home and I always carry stamped images and pencils to colour. I am not great with watercolours and markers. I am still learning my way with colour pencils and one step at a time. I had a ton of kraft cardstock lying around which I didn't use. Sometimes I get tired of colouring on white cardstock and they don't turn out well. I stamped a few images and took them along with me and when I had free time, I coloured them. 

One of my favourite stamps is Statement flowers from Altenew. The large floral image gives a ton of scope for colouirng and experimenting with different combinations. I stuck with traditional colours like pink and yellow. I want to try other colours as well but sometime later. The card is very simple and its a one layer card with coloured image and a sentiment and nothing fancy. 

Challenged entered:

https://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-flower-challenge-95-include-stamped.html

https://tuesdaytaggers.blogspot.com/2024/09/make-it-colourful.html

https://dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com/2024/09/september-challenge-happy-birthday.html

https://everybody-art-challenge.blogspot.com/2024/09/563.html

https://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/2024/09/sos530-dont-really-need-another-one.html (Obssesed with kraft cardstock and large images to colour)

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all enjoyed the card.

Stay happy and keep crafting.

Azalea card

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I am back with another card here using Azalea stamp set and Wooden 3D embossing folder from Altenew. I love this floral set as it has layering images and outline image to colour. I stamped floral outline twice along with some leaves and coloured. I fuzzy cut the images and kept them aside and added embossed background as card base. I finished the card with a sentiment and some embellishments. 

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/altenew-may-2024-inspiration-challenge/

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-2024-anything-goes-w-optional-twist.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/05/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2024/05/anything-goes-weeks-649-650.html

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2024/05/230-all-dressed-up.html

https://letscreatechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-207-ag-baby-blue-or-pretty.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/05/classic-design-challenge-05-2024-mayjun.html

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2024/05/wk-20-card-making-paper-craft-challenge.html

https://alessandrasangels.blogspot.com/2024/05/challenge-82-challenge-81-winner-top.html

https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/05/may-2024-crafts-galore-encore-challenge.html

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all enjoyed the card.

Stay happy and keep crafting.

Simple statement flower

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I am back with another card using Statement flowers from Altenew. Its a beautiful stamp set with large flower and perfect for colouring. I am not great with colouring and kept the colouring very simple. I played with Altenew monthly challenge colour scheme and made a CAS card. I off set the stamping a little and coloured the image. Then splattered some black ink on the background and stamped the sentiment and finished up with some gemstones. 

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/altenew-february-2024-inspiration-challenge/

https://www.welovestamping.co.uk/2024/02/february-challenge.html
https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2024/02/anything-goes-weeks-635-636.html

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-and-dlart-thankful-thursday.html

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2024/02/wk-4-anything-goes-card-making-paper.html

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all enjoyed the card.

Stay happy and keep crafting.

Thank you card

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Here with another beautiful card - Thank you card using Magnolias for her from Altenew. This is one of my favourite stamp set from Altenew. I am playing in this month's challenge for Altenew and going with the colour mentioned for the challenge. I used pencils to colour the image and for the background made a black and white stripes and stamped the sentiment and then added the florals.

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/january-2024-inspiration-challenge/

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-2024-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/01/january-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/01/classic-design-challenge-01-2024-janfeb.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

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Stay happy and keep crafting.

Floral card

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My next card is also using Craft Your Life Project Kit: Flourishing Garden from Altenew along with Caribbean sky, Prussian blue, Warm gray crisp inks, Buttercream, parrot ink to stencil the stamped image and then used the coordinating die to cut the image and added it to a top fold note card. I added the sentiment and used the coordinating die to cut out the sentiment. 

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/ultimate-inspiration-challenge-year-review-2023/

AUGUST challenge

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2023/12/anything-goes-annual-blog-hop.html

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Stay happy and keep crafting.

No line pencil colouring

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I ma back with another card and this time its no-line colouring using pencils and the stamp I used is from Craft Your Life Project Kit: Flourishing Garden. Its a beautiful set that comes with coordinating stencil and dies along with a 3D embossing folder. Its a one layer card and I used pastel shades for the card. I also added a border after colouring the image. 

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/ultimate-inspiration-challenge-year-review-2023/

JULY challenge

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2023/12/anything-goes-annual-blog-hop.html

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Stay happy and keep crafting.

Waterlily on card

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I am on a roll today and I am sharing all the cards I made for Altenew challenge. I made this card using Paint-A-Flower: Waterlily Dahlia Outline Stamp Set along with Flourishing 3d embossing folder. My inspiration for this card is May 2023 challenge and I am going along with the same colour scheme.

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/ultimate-inspiration-challenge-year-review-2023/

MAY 2023

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-308-embossing-folders-andor.html

https://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2023/12/anything-goes-annual-blog-hop.html

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/12/220-hetty-       clare-art.html

https://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/card-making-paper-craft-scrapbook.html

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Stay happy and keep crafting.

Gatefold card using dies

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Cherry on top for this year is when I was invited as Guest designer for Altenew and I loved working on their new release. I have one of the cards, I made as GD for Altenew using Craft-A-Flower: Flowering Dogwood Layering Die Set and Flourishing Garden 3D embossing folder. I am in love with the die set and I made 2 more projects using them which I will share soon. This is a gatefold card with a bellyband and the florals I added to the bellyband. 

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/ultimate-inspiration-challenge-year-review-2023/

JULY challenge

https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/12/hls-december-anything-goes-with-dies.html

https://creataliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-273-anything-goes-with.html

https://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/12/220-hetty-clare-art.html

https://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/2023/12/wk-50-card-making-paper-craft-challenge.html

https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/12/challenge-308-embossing-folders-andor.html

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all enjoyed the card.

Stay happy and keep crafting.

Just a note with dies

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I am back to blogging after a break and working with one of my favourite flower dies from Altenew - Tulip full bloom and to ink the die cut pieces I used Green fields ink cube set for the leaves and Red Cosmos ink cube set for the petals. Its a slimline card and I kept it super simple and clean with focus being only on the die cut flowers. Its a beautiful die set and I am loving it so much. I think this card turned out well.

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/ultimate-inspiration-challenge-year-review-2023/

(My card take is from January 2023 challenge)

https://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/search/label/Anything%20Goes%20with%20Dies

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/12/december-2023-anything-goes-w-optional.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/12/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
https://classicdesignchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/12/classic-design-challenge-december-12.html

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Stay happy and keep crafting.

Statement flowers

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Life has become very busy for me and I hardly get time to craft these days. I just hope my Mother in law gets well soon and I get time to play with my craft supplies. I still stocked up my supplies and then I go "Oh I have no space in my cupboard". I am holding myself strong to not purchase any more supplies until, I finish up with making albums and utilise what I have. On the work end, I have a lot to read and keep my mind fresh. But tiredness is bringing down my energy. Hopefully, I get time over this weekend to make something super tasty and craft and binge on Netflix.. LOL..

Coming to my card, I have the most gorgeous flower from Altenew. Its my favourite flower stamp set and I love colouring the image. I am playing with colours for this month's challenge at Altenew and I mixed both the colours. I am not great at colours but I try my best. You should check out the colour combination, its the most beautiful colour combination and its super fun to play along. 

Challenges entered:

https://blog.altenew.com/june-2023-inspiration-challenge-feat-deepa-robbins/

https://kleurenmetpotloden.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-juni-alles-mag.html

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/search/label/Monthly%20Challenge
https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/anything-goes-flowers-with-optional.html

https://bastel-traum.blogspot.com/2023/05/124-pflanzen-blumen-plants-flowers.html

https://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2023/06/dlart-june-2023-linky-challenge.html

https://avenue613.blogspot.com/2023/06/june-2023-anything-goes-woptional-twist.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/06/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com/2023/06/anything-goes-weeks-599-600.html

http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/2023/06/208-dr-digis-house-of-stamps.html

http://qkrstampede.blogspot.com/2023/06/qkr-stampede-challenge-467.html

Thank you for stopping by and hope you all enjoyed the card.

Stay happy and keep crafting.