Creating white paper flowers at times can be challenging. But today I want to share my time on how I like to create white paper flowers for my cards. I’m using the fabulous new Craft-a-flower from Altenew which features a beautiful Daffodil. Now Daffodils are commonly yellow but I wanted instead to one of the white ones you see now and then. However, you can create with whatever flower die-set you have to hand!
When it comes to creating white paper flowers, I love to use layering dies. These allow you to add very subtle hints of colours to white that helps to build up depth and dimension. As it builds up, you get the look of white flowers with subtle shading.
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Altenew CAF: Daffodil available to buy from: Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 at 9:00 am EDT
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creating white paper flowers: colouring the flower head
To create the white paper flower, I’m adding a very smaller amount of colour with my watercolours. Die-cut the Altenew Craft-a-flower: Daffodil dies out of watercolour card stock. For the main body of the flower, add white watercolour from the Altenew Artist 24 watercolour pan set to the full base layer.
Next, add a tiny little hint of Pocketful of Sunshine yellow to the white for the next layer. This will give the next layer a very subtle tinge to it, which will help to add shade and depth to the floral as you build the layers up. For each next layer, just add a tiny more yellow to build the subtle colour up.
For the trumpet of the daffodil, build the colours up with yellows and oranges to add shading. In addition, also die-cut the leaves from watercolour cardstock and colour in a similar way in green colours.
To create the background, dry emboss a soft stone cardstock panel with the Broken Chevron stencil and add it to a card base. Die-cut the word ‘You’ from the All About You Word die set out of black card that is lined with double-sided adhesive sheets and layer up onto the front of the card.
Lastly, add a small stamp sentiment to finish the card and embellish with clear sequins discs, scattered around the card.
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$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/15/2021.
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creating white paper flowers
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 All About You Word Die Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Broken Chevron Stencil – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Artists’ Watercolor Brushes – Round Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Artists Watercolour 24 pan set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP | CM |  Black Cardstock – Concord & 9th Shop at: BP | CM |  Soft Stone Heavy Weight Cardstock – Gina K Designs Shop at: BP |
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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.
30 thoughts on “Creating white paper flowers – (Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Daffodil & Glitter CardstockRelease Blog Hop + Giveaway)”
Beautiful!!
Very pretty, love the flower layered in white!
Beautiful card Verity, the soft switch in the background panels’ color makes the pretty flower pop! Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh I love this one! The additional sparkles and the muted background make those flowers really stand out! And I love how you inserted the text through the loop in the letter. Brilliant!!!!!
Beautiful cards Verity, the daffodil set is a winner!
I like that you did a white daffodil. You are the first designer in the hop to do so and it is really nice. I also want to point out that your sentiment strip is threading through the loop of the “y” in you and that made me giggle for some reason. It is just cute.
Gorgeous card!
the daffodil die is just stunning! Love what you did with it!
Your subtle colors look perfect. Just perfect.
Lovely card with a wite Daffodil…white daffodils would make a beautiful wedding card.
So pretty!
Beautiful!!
So pretty.
Gorgeous card. Love the new CAF set!
I love the soft textured background of your card-makes the flower pop.
Beautiful 🙂
Real nice card. The clean white daffodil CAF looks great.
Lovely
Beautiful!!! I love the white daffodil on the grey background.
Great tips on making white flowers!
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.
Very sweet and elegant with the white and grey ❤️
Love the creamy whites in your daffodil, and along with the bold green leaves and grey base, makes for one gorgeous card!
Thanks for the tips on making a white daffodil with shading. The Chevron background is beautiful touch. Thanks for sharing!
Great tips on how to create the white flower. Nice project share.
Gorgeous! I love that beautiful daffodil!
So lovely! Fabulous flower and background!
Wow! So pretty! I love the grey background!
Beautiful card with this lovely daffodil!
Beautiful card. Love the inspiration of a white flower