Happy Monday!! If you don’t follow me on YouTube, you might not know that since March 2020, I have been hosting a weekly live stream! I’m live every Thursday at 4pm US Central time. I’d love to have you there! Well, anyway, last Thursday, I previewed the new Craft-a-Flower die set by Altenew! It’s a beautiful Magnolia, and I just had to add it to my collection because it’s a big, beautiful bloom with fantastic leaves. It will be very versatile!
I delayed this post because today, Altenew is hopping along with some amazing paper craft artists to give you TONS of inspiration for this new die set! You should be arriving from Jaycee’s blog. If not, you can track back to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning, or continue around until you loop back here.
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kicking off a die-namic dies month!
Paper crafting has come such a long way in the last 15 years (when I started this card making adventure)! Now that we can do so many cool things with dies, it’s possible to create a project without ANY stamping! That’s my focus this month on my live stream series, Running With Scissors, on my channel, Nicole Watt Creates. I’m featuring all sorts of different Altenew dies and how to use them without adding in any stamping, all month long!
This project really showcases the elegance you can create with dies, and how you can punch up a “white only” look with metallics. There are tons of little details, so be sure to check the closeup image below, and then watch the Live Stream replay below! (I know you’re probably hopping along, so feel free to bookmark the video for later!)
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If you missed the live stream on Thursday, here’s the replay! I hope you can join me live next Thursday at 4PM US Central Time for more crafty fun!
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Now, about that GIVEAWAY… $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 by 02/13/2022 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 02/15/2022.
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Be sure to hop over to the amazing Laurie Willison for more amazing inspiration. And don’t forget to leave comments along the way to enter all the giveaways!
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Beautiful I “love” this card.
Gorgeous design Nicole, love the dimension added by the texture in the background and the different cardstock colors/textures/finishes. You did a wonderful job showcasing this new CAF Magnolia set. Thanks for the inspiration!
Just a gorgeous card Nicole! I really love that background die and the colors you used for the card almost creates a frosty/elegant look to it. Very.. “cool” 😉 Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card! Love your ideas.
oh WOW! This one is gorgeous. My comments can not do it justice, so different.
Oh my heavens this is beyond beautiful! You rocked this all the way out! Thanks for sharing!
Nicole, your card is gorgeous! Can’t wait to get this set.
Love how you used the glitter cardstock for the bottom layer! Beautiful card.
Unique and thought-provoking design!
This is so gorgeous it takes my breath away!
Thanks for the inspiration, Nicole! I love all the sparkle in your card . It is amazing that you created this without stamping! Wow, I’m impressed!
So elegant. Love your card.
Your card is amazing! Love the glitter.
What a stunning take on this CAF magnolia set! Love what you’ve created!
Your card is stunning! The glitter paper really enhances the gorgeous white magnolia.
What a gorgeous card. I love it!
Wow! This is gorgeous, and my favorite so far. Well-done, you!
I love this card
Yes! Love this color palette….reminds me of my large and OLD Magnolia tree in my Garden!
You worked in so much texture and made it beautifully cohesive!
This metallic beauty is just my style! Love the flower, adore the card!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love this!
I ADORE the Craft-A-Flower series! This Magnolia is amazing! The gold and silver are perfect!
What a stunning card!
So pretty!
Nicole, You take the cake with this Brilliant work of art! It is by far one of the best card I have seen in quite some time. I fell in love with this card as soon as I saw it, everything about it is perfect! The composition, the colors the focal point all is working wonderfully together which makes for one excellent card! Thank You for Sharing & Inspiring!
Really pretty! I like the different textures/materials used for the card. It reminded me of the magnolias I recently bought and the color pallet that I will be using for Christmas tree decorations this year.
I love all that texture! Beautiful card!
Gorgeous card. Love the touch of bling.
Really like the use of the glitter cardstock here!
Lots of amazing inspiration from this beautiful card! Thanks!
Wow–so elegant with the gold and silver plus the vellum.
Not typical floral card colors, but I adore it! Pinned it for inspiration.
So unexpected! Very pretty card… love the newest Craft-A-Flower!
Your card is so beautiful and elegant! I love the glitter and vellum!
Your unexpected colors are brilliant on this floral, Nicole. Another great Altenew release. TFS
Your use of the gold/silver glitter paper and the vellum is just so elegant, Nicole! Love this card.
This is such a pretty card. I love you elegant creation and yes, it would make a lovely wedding card. The leaves are very cool.
I’m a sucker for gold. This is so pretty!
Oh, wow! That is an awesome magnolia. So much depth and detail. TFS.
Great project share. I will take a look at the project PDF. Nice combination for the layers and background.
WOW!!
Such a beautiful card!
Absolutely gorgeous card! Thanks for sharing.