After last month’s break, we’re back with a new Build-a-Flower and a giveaway blog hop! You should be arriving from Jaycee Gaspar’s blog. Isn’t his work just amazing? If, however, you’re starting from here, you can either track back to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning, or continue around until you loop back here.
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introducing columbine
This month’s Build-a-Flower is the gorgeous Columbine. It comes in a variety of colors, so be adventurous in your color selection! This is one of my favorite flowers – and it grows quite easily in the Midwest. This month, there is a special ink bundle option to help you get started with a lovely purple & yellow flower.
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3 colorways with the same inks
Though there are literally infinite color combinations you could create, I find the easiest way to create stunning results with the Build-a-Flower series is to use a set of coordinating ink cubes. In the case of the Columbine, I used two – Rose Petals for the outer petals, and Sugarplums for the center.
color variation
Of course, individual blooms are always a little different from each other – an extra dark streak, a little lighter than the rest – each is unique. So, why not stamp to reflect that too? Here’s three different ways to use the two ink sets to create different shades for color variation.
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now, about that GIVEAWAY…
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win.
We’ll 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 Card blog on 6/6/2020.
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Love your card. Thanks for sharing.
Love your colors and your sentiment. So appropriate for all this year’s graduates who have missed so much.
‘Love your card very pretty! Thanks for sharing .
What a beautiful card! Anyone would enjoy receiving this elegant card!
Just beautiful ? thanks for sharing!
Wow such a colorful and striking card.
A great card. I would frame it. Lovely pink and white flowers. Thank you for sharing creative talent.
Pretty enough to eat!
Love the way you showed the different ways to use the colors. I really liked the 3rd one – guess I am just more in favor of soft colored flowers!
thanks for color combo ideas – beautiful card, Nicole!
Great design and your colouring is fabulous.
Gorgeous-ness, beautiful color palette, and charming card project design…LOVE!
Beautiful card–love the colour palette.
Pink and black (or gray) are one of my all time favorite color combinations.
You have really shown off these Columbine with your classy card design.
It is elegant.
Beautiful use of color!
Pretty card.
This is really beautiful.
This card is very pretty. Love the layout. TFS
Thank you for the wonderful video Nicole. I always appreciate them. This is just beautiful & to think it’s done with basically one colour!
I like how you varied the look of each bloom & the background is beautiful!
Wonderfully done…
Love this beautiful card because of the colors and the design.
The card is very pretty and appreciate how you go step by step and explain how you are doing the BAF. Thank you for sharing
This is stunning! I love the background and color combo you used! Thank you so much for sharing!
Very,Very, Very pretty!!!!
Very pretty colors making a lovely stamp just beautiful
Love your beautiful flowers and your card design. I love the Altenew pinks and lavender colors so this is my kind of card!
Soft and lovely; thank you for sharing!
Love the card in the shades of pink. Thanks for the technique info. So inspiring.
Just lovely — I really like the pop your hand-drawn frame gives, too.
These colorways are marvelous-would be fun to try other combos. Thanks so much for sharing. ?
What a beautiful and lovely card. The colors are so wonderful. And I love the layout.
I love this card and all the pinks are so stunning . This is my favorite of all the build a flower sets to date and you made it so pretty well done.
Great video and explanation of using the shades.
Absolutely beautiful!
Really like the layout of the card..how you “framed” the corners with the florals!! Great coloring too!!!
Gorgeous! Love the pinks you used! So vibrant!
Loved your video! You make layer stamping look effortless. Such a beautiful card as well!
Thank you so much for this terrific way to change the intensity of the flowers while staying in the same family! Beautiful!
Thank you so much for this terrific way to change the intensity of the flowers while staying in the same family! Beautiful card!
great color combinations and overall with background just wonderful
Wonderful instructions building the flowers. Was fun to watch how they unfolded. So pretty.
Girl, I am loving those beautiful colors.
Such a pretty card this is! Love the colors! 🙂
Lovely colour choices Nicole. Thank you for the inspiration.
Keep well.
T x
Your colors are magnificent. I must get those little color cubes. Beautiful card once again. Thank you!
Wonderful colors and layout! Thanks for the inspiration!
Such a pretty card, love the way you coloured the flowers. Thanks for sharing.
OH I LOVE your gorgeous pink columbines with the black frame and line details!
Great card-beautiful job!
This card is different and really gorgeous! Those colors are so pretty. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful colors and card!
Lovely colors, so beautifully crafted!
SOOOOO pretty in pink! What a beautiful design and flower!
Lovely card!!
I really love all of the pinks you chose. This is so pretty!
Lovely pink! So pretty!
Love your card! Thanks for sharing!
Wow! What a great way to make different flowers with the same colors – Thanks!
Great grouping and showing of the color changes.
beautiful color choices. my fav is the light combo
Beautiful card – I love the way you have done the three different colour ways using the same colour families
This card is stunning! I love the outline frame and the background paired with these amazing flowers! WOW! WOW! WOW!
Wow Nicole! I love this stunning card! Thanks so much for showing us how to get the 3 different colour ways with the same sets of ink! Wonderful inspiration!! Take care! 🙂
Such a beautiful card! Love the colors…
Thanks for sharing.
Love the use of just 2 colors for so many results
I LOVE that you showed 3 ways to use the same shades! I also appreciated that you used blocks in lieu of a stamp positioner to show how easily the layer line up!
This is a beautiful card. I love the flower too.
Awesome columbine set! I love seeing wild columbines in our northwest woods and I love the 3 variations of coloring the flowers on your card!
This is so beautiful…lovely inspiration…
This card is so beautiful…the other day I was thinking of the same color palette,happy to see that this looks so pretty!!
I love how you made the columbine fall off the edge of the card. Very beautiful.
Gorgeous card. I definitely need to expand my Altenew ink inventory — those colors are amazing.
Very very pretty. Love those color combos
This is beautiful! I love the different combinations that you used and that background is fabulous. I was hoping to see you make that in the video. What did you use to make all the fine speckling?
This is my first time at your blog. What a grand lesson you shared. Thank you sooo much.
Oh my how clever. Love the different colours using just the same ink sets. Lovely flowers and lovely card
First time seeing this flower and it is beautiful. I just love the colors you chose
Beautiful card- love the colors! Thank you for a fantastic process video- you explained how to stamp this flower really well!
I love how you used the same ink sets, and did 3 different flowers. I love this BAF and just ordered it today. I have to tell you, I enjoy your videos and love it when you do a FB live for Altenew.
Beatiful card. I love the color palette. Thank you for the process video. I love to see how cards are made.
Love the use of the different shades. Each flower
is in a different stage of life. Beautiful colors.
thanks for sharing.
I appreciate your video and tips on expanding the color range of the inks.
Nicole – simply WOW. You are an amazing creator and so inspiring! Thank you for everything you do and share.
Gorgeous card! Love the colors! Going to check out your video. Thank you for posting!
Lovely color combos for these beautiful columbine flowers! Gorgeous card!
Beautiful card! I love this Columbine set and have added it to my wish list. Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful colors ! I love the pinks with the gray!
Such a beautiful card, this is a pretty flower.
Beautiful card and I really enjoyed your video.
Beautiful card! I love the levels of dark to light. The Columbine’s in my yard are very light so I’ll try to recreate that with your technique for the lightest flower.
Beautiful
Lovely card – I love the contrast of the pinks and that dark charcoal colour. Dramatic, modern, elegant, and keeps it from being overly girly.
Thanks for sharing your technique!!! Your card is beautiful and I love the background
I love the colors and technique!
Beautiful colors