Tina Smith went with a tropical vibe in her color selection for this month’s Altenew Challenge. I don’t remember using these colors together. And I’m using Flourished Floral BAG for the first time. I haven’t made a slim line for a while either. That’s what the challenge is all about! new colors to transform something…
Every month Altenew (www.altenew.com) releases a new Inspiration Challenge. This month Aditi Mahajan selected a beautiful color combination I am excited to work with. Aditi’s colors just happened to co-ordinate with a card Jaycee Gaspar presented in Lesson # 4 in Elements of Floral Composition II. Jaycee presented a fabulous technique for the background with…
February 2026 Lea Lawson’s color palette for this month’s Inspiration challenge coordinates closely with some of Altenew’s recently released color families. I created the card after watching Maryam’s Insiders class using Sunlit Sand, Eartly rose,Frosted Seaglass, Coastal Haze and Misty Harbor as well as Silver embossing powder. I’d love for you to join one of…
Michelle Short’s photo is so beautiful with the bright colors in her garden at summer’s end. I am deep into creating holiday cards. My goal was to use these inspiration colors in a holiday themed card. The Altenew Monthly Inspirations can now be found easily at www.altenew.com. Just click on Blog then Inspiration Challenge. What’s…
I love Michelle’s choice of colors for this month’s Altenew Inspiration Challenge. These challenges always inspire me to look at my supplies and use them with colors I’ve not applied to them before. The challenges can be found at Altenew’s blog https://blog.altenew.com. The hot pink used in holiday cards has really caught my eye this…
July, 2025 Blue and Green is my all-time favorite color combination. Our sparsely furnished first apartment was decorated in blue and green. Even our first Christmas tree was blue and green. So Hannelie Bester’s color choices this month made me happy. The is the monthly Altenew Inspiration Challenge on Altenew’s new Blog, In the Craft…
Supplies: Primrose Blossoms Craft-a-Flower Daisy Bed Botanical 3D Embossing folder Tangerine Grove CYL (Sentiment) Variety of glitter cardstock scraps 10 different cardstock colors for a total of 15 flowers and 7 leaves Clear and Antique Gold Embossing Powder Clear Embossing Ink The inspiration for my card colors and design came from a post by Karen…
Supplies: Stargazer Lily Craft-a-Flower Essential Textures: Terrazzo Press Plate Gold Foil Sentiment from Treasured Moments CYL Citronella Cardstock Glitter Gold Cardstock Gold Embossing Powder Clear Embossing Ink Fresh Dye Inks from Golden Sunset and Aqua Island You can contact me at grammy2bo@gmail.com
