Altenew has organized a card drive for the lonely elderly in nursing homes for Mother's and Father's Day (full details at: http://altenewblog.com/2018/03/14/20...s-card-drive/), and I was thrilled to get the chance to make a few cards to contribute! I am currently participating in the Altenew Educators Program (AECP) and decided to incorporate some of the things covered in their All About Layering 2 course into the cards I produced for this wonderful drive! Because the cards have to be mailed together in an envelope, I opted to make them as mail-friendly as possible.
For this card, I was inspired by a lovely bouquet of yellow and white daisies my kind mom sent to me last week to bring me some cheer when I was feeling under the weather. Since I wanted to give this a masculine vibe, I opted to have the bloom burst of a black background panel, which I heat embossed in a woodgrain texture. I did one bloom with the outline stamp (included in this stamp set; I will also upload this card to my gallery) and one without... I rather like both effects, yet I think I prefer this card with the flower without the outline - at least for this particular design! :0)
Thanks so much for taking the time to view my card! I hope you'll consider playing along in this Card Drive - there's still time to participate!
Blessings,
C
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2018 GMT Views: 930
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131333
Tue, Mar 20, 2018 @ 7:22 AM
I prefer this one too, I think the lack of outline somehow makes the splash of yellow more dramatic, though they are both beautiful. The black woodgrain is just spectacular, an inspired background for the wonderful yellow flower.
Registered: May 7, 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 472
Tue, Mar 20, 2018 @ 3:59 PM
I love the details that you add to this large bloom! The embossed background adds so much textures and depth to this fabulous card! Thank you for the AECP submission!
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