tranquillens
- Apr 20, 2022
- 3 min read

What to do With the Build-A-Flower from Altenew Yellow Edition

Floral Build-A-Flower from Altenew

Hello, and thanks for visiting! Today I'm going to talk about how to use those #buildaflower from Altenew! This is the last one of this series. Here, I used the yellow version of the flower I stamped.

A card created with Altenew Build-a-Flower Camelia Japonica. — Altenew Build a Flower

I hope that you enjoyed the cards that I did in my previous blogs that showcased the pink and blue version of the Camellia Japonica Stamp and Die set from Altenew!

For my dies I love using my Gemini Jr in cutting these items out, it makes things so easy! I also put my Gemini Jr. on a turntable, that way I put the plates in on one end, turn it around and then grab them from the other side.

For the background, I used the Marbled background stamp from Stampin Up that I purchased second-hand. The ink that I used on the flower I will list in order from the first to the last color used. First is 1. Summer Sun-Stampin Up, 2. Slippery when Wet-Simon Hurley, 3. Mustard Seed Distress Ink-Ranger, and finally 4. More Mustard-Stampin Up. The leaves have 1. Pistachio-Stampin Up, 2. Over Zealous-Simon Hurly and 3. Mowed Lawn Distress Ink-Ranger.

The Marbled background is inked with Slippery When Wet. I chose to lay the stamp on its back, ink it up and then add the cardstock to it. Then I burnish it well with my fingers to transfer the ink. You can add a piece of scrap paper over top before you burnish to keep your hands clean. :)

I added the Build a Flower die-cut on the corner and trimmed the edges off. I used those edges like I did in my previous blue version of the card and added them next to the larger piece of the flower. Next, I added the leaves.

I had previously cut out a sentiment shape from the Stampers Journey "Special Day" die set. I am sorry, I can not find this for sale anymore. I purchased it when it was on clearance. I thought it was too big so I used the smaller version and swiped some Mustard Seed Distress Ink on it to match the card. To give it some texture I then splattered it with water. The sentiment I chose was the "difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations" stamp from the Scrapbook.com - Clear Photopolymer Stamp Set - Heartfelt Encouragement. Then layered that on top of the larger shape.

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more! Please tag #tranquillenscrafts if you use any of my ideas for your projects. I would love to see if I have inspired anyone!