Handmade Card for a Gardner

🖌️ Hello Crafty Friends!

Today, I'm sharing a card that I made for a Gardner using Altenew products.

I am participating in Altenew's September 2025 Inspiration Challenge inspired by the lovely Therese Calvird. You can read all about it here: https://altenew.com/blogs/paper-crafting-inspiration-and-tips/september-2025-inspiration-challenge

Don't these paper houses look cute in a sea of flowers? You can recreate this 5 by 7 card using Creative Cuts: Cozy Homes Layering Die Set, Cute Open Rose Layering Die Set, Just Leaves Die Set and the floral stamp from the Breezy Quest Stamp and Die Set. I also used masking paper to mask off the flowers so I could stamp the second and third bunch close to the first one. The die-cut flowers were watercolored and the die-cut houses were colored with alcohol markers. I made the die-cut roses even fuller by adding an additional layer of pearlized velum petals and foam between some of the layers. Let me know what you think.

🌸 Thanks so much for visiting — and until next time, happy crafting! 🌸