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Altenew Craft-A-Flower Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

7 Dec

Good morning!  I’m joining Altenew to celebrate the release of their newest Create-A-Flower and one of my all-time favorite flowers: Snowdrops!  It’s been many years since they’ve actually come up in our garden when there was also snow on the ground but they’re one of my favorite ways to tell that spring is on the way!

To start I die-cut the Create-A-Flower Snowdrops from white cardstock and two pale shades of green cardstock.  I adhered the flowers together with liquid glue and added a little spectrum noir clear sparkle to the colored centers.  Then I created my background by blending speckled egg, blueprint sketch, and chipped sapphire distress oxide ink onto a panel of strathmore bristol smooth cardstock.

I tore white cardstock to create my snowbanks and stamped a sentiment from You Are Beautiful.  I adhered them to my background and then added in my snowdrops to finish the card.  And that’s it!  It’s super simple to create these flowers but they are so very striking in their simplicity!

Head over to check out Create-A-Flower Snowdrops from Altenew and remember that you can subscribe so you never miss a release!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/13/2020 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/15/2020.

You should have arrived from Emily and Amy is your next stop!  You can also find the full hop list on the Altenew Card Blog!

If you’ve gotten all the way to the end of my super long post, thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!  If this is your first time at my blog I hope you’ll consider subscribing via the sidebar on the right or visiting me on Youtube or Instagram!  Have a fabulous crafty week, friends! 🙂

 

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  1. Lynne Wilcox says

    December 7, 2020 at 9:51 am

    Lovely!

    Reply
  2. Vicki Kroll says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:01 am

    Beautiful blended background and flower.

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  3. Dee Earnshaw says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:23 am

    beautiful work – thanks for the ideas

    Reply
  4. Linda BL says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:24 am

    Really pretty! The dark background looks great with the white Snowdrops.

    Reply
  5. Michele K. Henderson says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:33 am

    These little snowdrops are beautiful, Jessica! So perfect for the season too!

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  6. Tina M says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:40 am

    What a gorgeous card! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us!

    Reply
  7. Stacey Kowbel says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:52 am

    Beautiful card Jessica! I love the different shades of green!

    Reply
  8. Barbara-Jean Kubik says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:56 am

    I marvel at your beautiful background as well as the use of the dies! Gorgeous!

    Reply
  9. Tara Prince says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:18 am

    so very pretty!!

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  10. Mary Lehett says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Your card is simply adorable. Love your layout.

    Reply
  11. Terry Cowles says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:51 am

    Love the background. Beautiful card.

    Reply
  12. Bernice Pierre says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:54 am

    I love this card! Very nice!

    Reply
  13. Rhonda says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:54 am

    Beautiful cards – perfect die set for spring and Easter!

    Reply
  14. Sharon Gullikson says

    December 7, 2020 at 11:54 am

    I like how some of the leaves are turning yellow, just like on my real Snowdrops. This is so pretty with the dark sky….it looks like day will break soon…

    Reply
  15. Carolyn R says

    December 7, 2020 at 12:05 pm

    So Sweet and beautiful.

    Reply
  16. Karen Brown says

    December 7, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    Lovely card….gorgeous background!

    Reply
  17. Maureen R says

    December 7, 2020 at 1:10 pm

    Really Beautiful card!!!

    Reply
  18. Anne Sturgeon says

    December 7, 2020 at 1:13 pm

    They are really so beautiful… love your background as it really highlights the delicate blooms. Happy Holidays!

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  19. Nandini says

    December 7, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    Wow! Amazing work! And this is my favorite CAF set to date. Thanks for the terrific inspiration!

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  20. apalmer2019 says

    December 7, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    Nice work, and soft colors. I really like this simple and clean CAF release. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  21. Dawn Cooksley says

    December 7, 2020 at 3:02 pm

    sooo pretty…

    Reply
  22. nancy f says

    December 7, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    Always love your cards!

    Reply
  23. Kelsey Thomas says

    December 7, 2020 at 3:31 pm

    Love the ombre background! 🙂 So pretty!

    Reply
  24. Kellythesunshinecrafter says

    December 7, 2020 at 4:27 pm

    So beautiful Jessica. And that background is so wonderfully blended! Happy Holidays 🌲💗

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