How to Make a Floral Watercolor Thank You Card with Gold Embossing A handmade thank you card is a thoughtful way to share appreciation, and this design brings together soft watercolor florals, black cardstock, and small gold details. In this project, you’ll create a 5” x 7” floral card with embossed accents, layered color, gentle background texture, and sentiment strips for a finished card that feels personal and sincere. Ingredients · Watercolor cardstock · Bla

Thinking of You: A Soft Floral Card with Antique Gold Details Create a soft floral “Thinking of You” card using Altenew’s Build-A-Garden: Rosa Galica, antique gold stamping, layered ink blending, subtle background stenciling, and a rich Cosmic Berry frame. Follow the steps below to build the card from the base upward, keeping the background soft so the floral image and sentiment remain the focal points. Supplies Used · Altenew Build-A-Garden: Rosa Galica · Alten

Just for You: A Softly Colored Embossed Rose Card In this tutorial, I’ll show you how I used alcohol markers to add soft color and dimension to an embossed floral design. To make the card feel a little more special, I paired the colored rose panel with a gold-embossed vellum sentiment. The instructions below will guide you through creating the card base, embossing and coloring the floral panel, preparing the sentiment strip, and assembling the finished card. Ingredients ·

Thinking of You Often, Sending Hugs I love classes that inspire me to look at familiar techniques in a new way. This lesson sparked so many ideas for creative stencil use while also renewing my appreciation for tried-and-true methods—especially when working with a beautiful product like the Meadow Burst Layering Stencil. With that inspiration in mind, I began by gathering the cardstock, inks, stencils, dies, and finishing details needed to bring the design together. Having ea

Create an Elegant “Thanks” Card with Layered Florals and Brushed Gold Details There is something timeless about a deep navy card base paired with soft florals and a touch of brushed gold. This elegant thank-you card combines Altenew’s Build-A-Garden: Magnificent Branch set with the Fancy Thanks Die for a finished project that feels refined, dimensional, and full of handmade charm. For this design, I used layered stenciling to create a soft gradient on the flowers and leaves,

F or my Level 2 Final Challenge, the assignment was to: Select 3 components from any Level 1 or Level 2 classes Create 4 masculine cards with the following themes: Anniversary Encouragement Love/Thinking of You Birthday Create an altered/up-cycled item A lthough all the courses I have taken have contributed to my final project, my primary influences came from Let it Shine, Clean and Simple Boutique Cards, and Impressive Heat Embossing. For masculine cards, I favor a clean and

Recipe: We are better together Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black cardstock, 80-100 lbs Kraft cardstock Altenew Embossing Ink Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder Altenew Leaf Clusters Die Set Altenew Fresh Dye Ink: Marshland, Sea Forest, and Mangrove Root Masking paper Foam tape Instructions: From black cardstock, create a 6” x 6” card base and a 3 ½” x 1 ½” strip. From white cardstock, cut a 6” x 5 ½” panel. From K

Recipe: Miss you Ingredients: Black cardstock, at least 80-100lbs Red cardstock Altenew Brushed Gold Cardstock Altenew Fancy Miss You Die Embossing Ink Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder Altenew Parrot Tulips Layering Stamp set Altenew Antique Gold Pigment Ink Gold Diamond Dots Instructions: From Black Cardstock, create a 5” x 7” card base and a 5 ½” x 3 ¼” card panel. From red cardstock, cut a 5” x 7” panel. Adhere Red panel to black card base and black panel to the red

Recipe: Sending Happy Thoughts Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black cardstock Yellow cardstock Altenew Serene Blooms Stamp & Stencil Set Altenew Fresh Dye Inks: Jet Black, Citrus Burst, Sunray, Hydrangea, Ultraviolet, Parrot, Olive and Moss Altenew Black Onyx Gem Sparkles Sunrise Yellow Glitter Marker Instructions: From white cardstock, cut a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card base. From yellow cardstock, cut a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” panel and

Recipe: An Amazing Day Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 110lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black cardstock, at least 100lbs Dancing Sunflowers Stamp Set Bloom & Grow Hero Arts and Altenew Collaboration Set Embossing Ink White embossing powder Inks: Coral Bliss, Grapevine, Galactic Stream Foam tape Spray bottle with water Paper towel Instructions: From black cardstock, create a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card base and a 2 ¾” x ¾” panel for the sentiment. From white c

Recipe: Your kindness melts my heart Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black...

Recipe: Sending Love Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Kraft cardstock Grey...

Recipe: Thankful for you Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Gray cardstock Altenew...

Recipe: Thank you Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black cardstock Altenew...

Recipe: Love you always Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Altenew Rustic Charm...

Recipe: Friendship blossoms in every season Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black...

Challenge: Choose 3 courses from Level 1 for inspiration, choose a theme from either Birthday, Graduation or Encouragement, create 4-6...

Recipe: Thanks Ingredients: Cream 80lbs to 100lbs cardstock Black 80lbs to 100lbs cardstock Altenew Zero Waste: Autumn Leaves Die Altenew...

Recipe: Love Your Way Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black 80lbs to 100lbs...

Recipe: Thinking of You Ingredients: Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice Black 80lbs to 100lbs...