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Recipe: Gardenias

Ingredients:

Altenew Gardenia Layering Die Set

Altenew Regal Frame Die Set

Altenew Regal Frame Stamp Set

Kraft Cardstock 80lbs to 100lbs

Champagne Glitter Cardstock

Handmade Paper

Altenew Fresh Dye Inks: Butterceam, Razzleberry, Redwood, Mossy Meadow, Green Opal, and Permanent

Mist Gray Pigment Ink

Pink and yellow glitter brush pens

Foam Tape

Card Base/Front: Using Kraft cardstock, create a 6 ¼” x 4 ½” side folding card base; in the edge of the card

with Redwood ink. From the Champagne Cardstock, cut a 6 x 4 ¼” panel and adhere it to the card base.

From the Handmade Paper, tear a 5 ¾” x 4” panel, ink the edge of the panel with Redwood Ink and adhere it to

the glitter cardstock. In the center of the card front, stamp the floral element from the Regal Frame Stamp Set

in Mist Gray. Die cut frame from the Regal Frame Die Set and Champagne glitter cardstock.

Flowers: Die cut and ink blend the two flowers from the Gardenia Layering Die Set, using Buttercream on the

ends of the petals, Razzleberry in the middle and Redwood in the center of the petals. Paint petals with pink

glitter brush pen. Assemble flowers according to package directions.

Leaves: Die cut and ink blend two sets of leaves. Ink blend with Mossy Meadow and Green Opal. Paint

leaves with yellow glitter brush pen.

Assembly: Using foam tape, mount the frame in the center of the card. On the lower right-hand side of the

frame, arrange and adhere the flowers and leaves, use foam tape on one flower to provide dimension to the

card.

Recipe: Congratulations

Ingredients:

Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice

Gold pearl cardstock

Black 80lbs to 100 lbs cardstock

Altenew Fresh Dye Ink: Galactic Stream

Altenew Flourishing Bouquet Stamp Set

Altenew Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder

Embossing Ink

Gold pigment ink

Black pigment ink

Foam Tape

Card Base: Using black cardstock, cut a 6 ¼” x 5” top folding card base. Cut a 6 x 4 ¾” panel from the gold

pearl cardstock and adhere to the card base. With white cardstock cut a 5 ¾” x 4 ½” panel and adhere to

inside of card.

Card Front: From white cardstock cut a 5 ¾” x 4 1/2 “ panel. Stamp and emboss the lower righ-hand and

upper left-had sides of the card with the Flourishing Bouquet Stamp Set, using the outer corner of the stamp in

order to apply the flourishes and flowers on the card front. Once cooled, ink blend entire card front with Glactic

Stream Dye Ink. On the outer edge, blend in a light coat of black pigment ink. Adhere the panel to the gold

pearl cardstock.

Sentiment: From black cardstock cut a 3 ½” x ¾” strip for sentiment. Stamp and emboss with Congratulations

stamp from the Flourishing Bouquet Stamp Set. Edge sentiment strip with gold pigment ink. Mount sentiment

strip with foam tape to the middle of the card front.

Recipe: You are Amazing

Ingredients:

Altenew Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper

Silver matte cardstock

Dark grey 80lbs to 100lbs cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice

Altenew Beauty Within Stamp Set

Altenew Inked Poppies Press Plate

Altenew Metallic Watercolor: Topaz, Gold Pearl, Enchanted Gold, Jade and Amethyst (for shading Jade)

Silver Foil

Black pigment ink

Card Base: From dark grey cardstock, cut a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” top folding card base. From white cardstock cut 4” x

5 ¼” panel and adhere to inside of the card. From silver matte cardstock, cut a 4 x 5 ¼” panel and adhere it to

the front of the dark grey card base.

Card Front: With your Glitter Machine, foil the image from the Inked Poppies Press Plate onto the watercolor

cardstock as per machine instructions. Once cool remove the foil and watercolor the arrangement. Use Topaz

metallic watercolor to paint flowers, Gold Pearl and Enchanted Gold for the flower centers, Jade for the leaves

and Amethyst to shade the leaves. Once dry, cut the panel to 3 ¾” x 5” and adhere to silver matte cardstock.

Stamp sentiment with black pigment ink in the lower left-hand side of the panel.