Altenew Build-A-Flower: Indian Lotus Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi! I am very excited and honoured to guest design for Altenew. You must have arrived here from the blog of Nathalie DeSousa. If you want to start from the beginning, just head back to the Altenew Card Blog.

The newest addition to the Build-a-flower series by Altenew is the Indian Lotus. Lotus flowers are common in India and are considered sacred. My great-grandparents' garden had a pond filled with beautiful pink and purple lotus flowers. I have very fond memories of spending lazy afternoons hanging around the pond, reading. 

A little bit about the new release...

"Be true to yourself with this beautiful floral stamp set. This floral layering stamp set has a gorgeous 6-layered bloom along with a detailed coordinating lotus leaf. The accompanying leaf may also be used as a lily pad for extra versatility on your crafting projects. The beautiful accompanying sentiments are related to appreciating yourself, having confidence, and being authentic, so you can send motivation to your loved ones."

 

Here is the card I created.

The background was created using pigment powders and watercolor paper. I added some gold splatters to the background. For the slowers and the leaf, I stamped only the last layer using Versamark ink. I used metallic gold embossing powder to heat emboss and added some shading with green & pink inks. Here is a close-up of the stamping.

The sentiment is also from the same stamp set. 

I trimmed the panel and popped up the sentiment and the die-cuts with foam tape. Finally, I adhered the whole thing to a dark teal card base.

Here is another look at the finished card.

Hope you liked my card. I would love the hear from you. Scroll down for the shopping links and giveaway info.

 

    

Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 05/06/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 05/08/2021.

You can head to Sandhya Iyer now or go to the Altenew Card Blog if you want to start from the beginning. 

Here is the full list of participants:

Altenew Card Blog

Norine Borys

Amanda Baldwin

Emily Midgett

Carol Hintermeier

Amber Rain Davis

Erin Thompson 

Therese Calvird

Jenny Colacicco

Tenia Nelson

Joylita Dsouza

Virginia Lu

Keren Baker

LauraJane

Linda Westfall

Nathalie DeSousa

Nandini Karmarkar - You are here!

Sandhya Iyer 

Seeka

Teresa Litchfield

Terri Koszler

Verity Biddlecombe

Helen Kalb

Love,

Nandini

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge - February 2021...

Hi! Welcome to another month of the Happy Little Stampers Stencil challenge. 

I created a very loose, artsy background with my stencils and Brushos.

This technique actually creates two backgrounds. So it is a great twofer technique. I had the other card as my inspiration last month. You can check it out here.

I used the Layered Hydrangea stencil by CrafTreat and Brushos to create the background. You can check out my video on this technique here.

Here is a closeup of the card. The sentiment is from the Fresh Freesia stamp set by Altenew.

Close-up of the stenciling.

Another look at the card.

I do hope you will join us in this great new challenge. Looking forward to your beautiful creations in our gallery.

Love,

Nandini

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge - January 2021...

Hi! I am so excited to be part of a brand new challenge in blog land! Presenting the latest challenge from Happy Little Stampers

I have always loved working with stencils. They are one of the most versatile and cheap tools to have in your crafty stash. And you can use them for an amazing array of techniques and mediums. 

I used my stencil to create a very artsy background. This technique actually creates two backgrounds. So it is a great twofer technique to have in your arsenal.

I used the Layered Hydrangea stencil by CrafTreat and Brushos to create the background. You can check out my video on this technique here.

Here is a closeup of the card.

The sentiment is from the Leaf Canopy stamp set by Altenew.

 Another look at the card.

I do hope you will join us in this great new challenge. Looking forward to your beautiful creations in our gallery.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

STAMPlorations Stencil Challenge - January:

CAS Mix Up January Challenge:

I used my stencil to 'stamp' the background. Also used a sentiment stamp.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:

ATSM Challenge #396:

AAA Birthday Challenge Game #21:

Love,

Nandini

On A Stampage 1000 Subbies Video Hop + Giveaway...

Hi! I am participating in an exciting video hop celebrating the growth of Mynnette Kitchen's channel On A Stampage. She completed 9 years and crossed the 1000 subscribers mark.

We’ve got some wonderfully amazing sponsors and fun projects to share today, so make sure to visit each stop along the way! You can also use #OnAStampage2020 to find all of the videos in this hop in order to maximize your chances of winning one of our grand prizes!

I created a bold background with my Brushos. And then used it to make a card with popup panels and partial die-cutting.

You can watch the video here or click here to watch it on YouTube!

Some of the crafters are might be offering prizes on their channels so be sure to pay attention for details. At the end of this hop, we will have grand prize winners drawn from those that watched and commented on ALL hop videos. The grand prize drawings are open internationally.

Entering this card in the following challenges.

Cut It Up Challenge 210:

Watercooler Wednesday WWC292:

Less Is More #430 - Sharon's Card Case:

I was fascinated by the curved panels. Mine are pop-up panels with some partial die-cutting.

Love,
Nandini