Altenew named this months Craft Your Life Project Kit right this month as it is lush! The Lush Garden Craft Your Life project kit has a beautiful floral bloom stamp set which also features in the embossing folder. I used both of these two pieces from the kit for today’s card and used pigment ink to add highlights to dry embossing. The recently released mixed media inks were perfect for this card making technique as I went for a lovely blue and teal colour combination. But they have many colours depending on what you choose for your colour scheme.
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Create with mix media inks
Start off by dry embossing Nautical cardstock with the Lush Garden 3D embossing folder. Next, use the Artic Mixed Media ink and gently drag this over the top of the embossed cardstock. The ink will transfer to the embossed areas highlighting the design. Set this to one side to dry as it is pigment ink.
For the focal images, stamp the two blooms from the Lush Garden stamp set using the Tranquility Ink set. For the centre of the flowers, use Warm Sunshine ink. Next, use the coordinating dies to cut the blooms out.
Adhere your embossed background to a white card base and then add the stamped blooms over the design, aligning the blooms with the same blooms in the embossed design. Add the hello sentiment from the CAF: California Giants die set along with a smaller heat embossed sentiment.
Lastly, embellish with a few Moonstone drops from Lucy’s cards to finish the card.
GIVEAWAY PRIZES & next stop
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/18/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/20/2021.
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>>>>> Your next stop on the hop is Erum Tasneem <<<<<<
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Supplies
Add highlights to dry embossing
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 Craft your life project kit subscription (14% off) – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Lush Garden (Craft your life project kit) – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Craft-A-Flower: California Giants Layering Die Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | CPD | BP |
 Pocketful of Sunshine mini cube set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP |  Tranquility dye Mini Ink Cube set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | CS (UK) | CS (US) | BP |  Artic Pigement Ink – Altenew Shop at: ALT |
 WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink pad Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  WOW! Clear ultra slow drying embossing ink refill Shop at: CPD | CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |  Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 Nautical Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP |  Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb Cardstock Shop at: BP |  Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM |
 Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |
 Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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DISCLOSURE
This post was produced as part of my Guest Design work for Altenew I have not been paid to make this post, but I am given supplies from Altenew to use. However, I create projects with creative control and produce projects I am proud of with products that I love. The information provided is based on my own personal experience – I am not an expert.
47 thoughts on “Add highlights to dry embossing (Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Lush Garden Release Blog Hop + Giveaway)”
Wow! I love this card, the background you made is just beautiful, with the dry embossing and ink, I will definitely be trying that.
i love the dark background, it really makes the flowers stand out – beautiful
Love your cards with the blue background! Pretty.
Love the blues & your background is beautiful!
I really like the white flowers and the blue background.
Love your card and blue background!
Love it!
Just beautiful and the colors, WOW.
What a gorgeous card! I am getting so many great ideas. I can’t wait for my kit to come. so glad I went ahead and purchased earlier this week. I missed out on the first kit completely!
Stunning card!! I love the blue on blue background…so beautiful!! The lighter blue looks like it’s glowing!!
Wow! That blue and white is a show stopper!
Absolutely stunning card! The depth you’ve achieved with the deep colors is fabulous. LOVE this card. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.
Striking card with your bold background!
Very pretty V. I wonder how it would look if you used the pigment ink inside the folder so the light color was in the recessed areas.
This card is just amazing! Love it!
I struggle to pick products that look great together. This kit will make it so easy to quickly assemble lots of cards. I can’t wait for mine to arrive so I can recreate the cards from the blog hop.
Using the white ink on the nautical blue card stock really make this card gorgeous. I love how the white popped everything. I also think the sentiment and the placement of it gave this card a variety of ways for it to be used. I will be buying some of that nautical card.
Gorgeous flowers and colors!
Stunning! Love this color combo and the kit is just so pretty! Thanks for the inspiration Verity!
So beautiful. A must have.
Love the subtle white on the embossing folder impression which just hightens the foreground. Well done. I will try this on an embossing folder card of my own. Thanks for the inspiration.
WOW-LOVE your card, very striking. Thanks for sharing
What a gorgeous card! Loved your idea of using pigment ink to highlight the embossed background.
So pretty!
Beautiful new kit! Pretty background with lighter color over navy background, pretty flower colors to complete dark background. Thanks for sharing .
Gorgeous card! The flowers really pop on that background!
This is so beautiful! love how you highlighted the embossed image
what a beautiful card!
Fabulous card design! Love the background
Such a beautiful card. I love the dark background with the embossed image. Thanks for sharing!
I love this look, makes a quick and easy background. Your card is beautiful and I love the color combo.
I love your use of pigment ink on the dry embossing, absolutely beautiful!
Love your color palette!
Gorgeous!! I love the use of the darker blue EF background! It really helps the flowers pop! Thanks so much for the great inspiration. Stay safe! 🙂
Beautiful card, the embossed background really compliments the stamped flower die cuts. Thanks for sharing how you created this card,
Beautiful cards!
Definitely will be trying this technique! Really beautiful!
I love your beautiful card and I love this amazing kit!
I love all the blue! The background is gorgeous! Beautiful design!
Great technique and beautiful card!
Awesome effect on the dark cardstock! Beautiful card!
Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor… Your card is STUNNING!!!
Absolutely stunning! Love the color choice.
What a beautiful card! The colors are amazing…
Thanks for sharing.
The highlight is such a great idea….one that I always seem to forget. Thanks for reminding me. Beautiful card
Great, layers for the folder. I like the added embossing highlight.
Your Wild Rose card is so lovely with the soft roses against the bold, dark blue background!