Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup Layering Die Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

 

Hey Crafters! 

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog! 

I am so thrilled to be joining in on today's 

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup Layering Die Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway 

Yay! I LOVE the monthly Craft-A-Flower releases, and this one is no exception! SO good!

If you just arrived here from the amazing  Laurie Willison's blog, then you're in the right place! 

If not, or you're feeling a little lost, you can always return to the Altenew Card Blog where the fun all begins!

Like always, Altenew has some amazing offers and giveaways to share with you all...

Starting with this fabulous Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup Die Set & Gradient Cardstock Bundle

Bundle & Save 5% with this sweet deal! Shop HERE

Or, if you're wanting a much bigger discount why not join the

Craft-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan?

This monthly subscription plan guarantees you a spot in the monthly Altenew Craft-A-Flower releases, plus you'll receive the set at a specially discounted price! ($35.99 →$29.99)

Yay! Super savings plus never suffer FOMO again! Join HERE

As always, Altenew are celebrating with some terrific giveaways...

Like $200 in total prizes! YAY!!!

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 05/13/2021 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 05/15/2021.

Good Luck!

 

Blog Hop Order:

Start here --->   Altenew Card Blog

Jaycee Gaspar

Sandhya Iyer

Emily Midgett

LauraJane

Virginia Lu

Terri Koszler

Laurie Willison

You are here --->   Amanda Baldwin

Verity Biddlecombe

Therese Calvird

Linda Westfall

Nathalie DeSousa

Teresa Litchfield

Maryam Perez

Jenny Colacicco

Carol Hintermeier

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Joylita Dsouza

Keren Baker

Michelle Short

Seeka

Tina Smith

Tricia Schaden

Nandini Karmarkar

Helen Kalb 

Yoonsun Hur

Wow! So many amazing paper artists in today's line up! 

You're going to be so inspired by them all!

Speaking of inspiration, here's what I've created the Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup!

"This Day" - 12x12inch scrapbook layout

Oh how precious! Those sweet pink Buttercups are errrrything!!!

Altenew Supplies Featured: Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup Layering Die Set, Rose Petal Gradient Cardstock, Floating Foliage Embossing Folder, Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection & Cherry Blossom Enamel Dots.

Let's take a closer look at those darling blooms...

Simply stunning! 

Such a delightful bloom to frame my cherished photograph with!

I know, buttercup flowers are traditionally yellow, but I absolutely adore the wild pink ones! 

(If you haven't seen them in pink before, be sure to google them - you'll swoon!)

So I just had to craft mine in the beautiful smooth Rose Petal Gradient Cardstock 

I layered my photo and those pretty pink Buttercups onto a vellum panel which I embossed with the Floating Foliage Embossing Folder. I love how effective this looks! 

All.the.Spring.vibes!!! Love!!!

There's no denying how incredibly beautiful the 

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup Layering Die Set is! Shop yours HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I really hope my layout has inspired you, and maybe given you a different color idea for Buttecups!  

***Please remember to leave a comment on this post to be entered into the giveaway draw***

Good Luck!

Time to send you hopping over to the incredibly amazing  Verity Biddlecombe's blog! Verity is such a talented crafter, and she's even more beautiful than her card creations! I know you'll be wowed by her projects, Enjoy!

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Beautiful Memories for Mother's Day!

Hi Creatives!

Welcome back for more Cocoa Vanilla Studio inspiration!

Wishing a very Happy Mother's Day to all the special women in our lives!

In celebration of this special day, I am sharing a sweet page about my personal love of being a mum! I couldn't think of anything more wonderful to document!

Here's my layout,

"Beautiful Memories"

Nawww! Love this kiddo! He's my Mister A for Awesome!

And as this is a 'me' page, I *may* have used my all-time favourite collection, and colour! 

Wild At Heart is just so pretty & well, we all know my love of blue! 

You'll also spy all my favorite page elements; cut files, mixed media & lots of DIE CUT EPHEMERA! Everything about this layout just makes me happy! 

Monochromatic LOVE!

I begin with the reverse side of pattern paper CV-WH003 MARIPOSA. 

I adore the watercolor appearance of this gorgeous ombre blue paper! 

It's just too pretty for words! 

To this base, I add an 11" x 11" layer of white cardstock, and then apply my texture paste doily to the bottom edge of this cardstock. 

I used Shimmerz Paints, of course! 

Vibez: Jeni B Bleu sprayed once into a teaspoon of Paste-eez: Salt of the Earth to create that pretty paste. 

To the top area of my page, I add an 8'3/4" x 3" trim of specialty VELLUM. I begin by layering it with our sweet Geo Heart Cut File from the COLOUR ME HAPPY collection - let's take a closer look......

SO pretty!

To the Geo Heart, I foam mount that 'everything you need' journal card which I have trimmed from the aptly titled pattern paper, CV-WH006 FUSSY CUTS. Between and surrounding the vellum & heart layers, I include a few pretty DIE CUT EPHEMERA pieces. You'll spot butterflies, blooms & even a star! And because I wanted to keep with a pretty monochromatic page, I fussy cut some extra blue butterflies from pattern paper, CV-WH003 MARIPOSA. It's all about the blue! ;)

I also add one of those MARIPOSA butterflies to the top right hand corner of my VELLUM paper.....

Those butterflies are so lovely! And speaking of lovely, how awesome is that CHIPBOARD ACCENT STICKER?!! I combine it with the Beautiful You EPHEMERA banner to create a visual stop point in the layout. As most of us read left to right, this encourages your eye to return to the next 'line' & read that WOOD VENEER and EPHEMERA title. Beautiful Memories, indeed!

The WOOD VENEER beautiful is the most exquisitely cut title! With its cursive font & natural warmth, it really adds that something special to the overall layout design. The veneer butterflies also add balance and warmth to the otherwise cool blue page.

Note: The veneer butterflies are from our FREE SPIRIT collection - which you can view HERE.

Here's a better look at them all together.....

Those veneer butterflies!!! I have carefully positioned them so that they double up as anchors to my two sweet photos. I know, pretty AND purposeful! So perfect!

For finishing touches, I carefully splatter some blue ink,Vibez Jeni B Bleu, and even smear a little of it beneath the VENEER title for added interest!

Love it! 

Such a beautiful moment cherished and documented for years to come!

Happy (monochromatic) Mother's Day!

I hope my layout has inspired you to get creative this weekend!

Thanks so much for visiting,

Happy Arty Days,

 Amanda xo 

Cocoa Vanilla Studio: Wild at Heart - Hello Beautiful!

Hi everyone!

Welcome back for more Cocoa Vanilla Studio inspiration!

Today I am sharing a super pretty layout with the gorgeous Wild At Heart collection. 
As part of our DT theme assignments, I have been asked to include Vellum, Blooms, and Rubber Charms on my creation. Well, let's be honest - that's hardly a request! These products are SO gorgeous they were already on my layout before I even blinked! Lol!

Enough chatter, here's what I've created....

"Hello Beautiful"

Isn't this the prettiest?!!

I absolutely adore the bold colours and patterns in Wild At Heart! So very beautiful indeed! Love that diagonal arrangment too! So fun! That Vellum Sheet is so incredibly pretty, I just had to include it at both the top and base of my design - ga ga Gorgeous!!! But it's that divine bloom pattern paper, CV-WH009 MEMENTO, and its coordinating chipboard frame that really make me swoon!!! Combined with the Die Cut Ephemera blooms, this layout is just prettiness overload! All.The.Florals & Blooms! Gah!!!!

Here's a closer look......

That Chipboard Frame with the Memento pattern on it is just so striking! It really draws your eye into my treasured photograph! You'll also notice that the Die Cut Ephemera sentiments around my framed  image also feature that gorgeous floral design - very pretty!

Just look at those pretty Die Cut blooms!!!

With all those lovely watercolour wash effects in this line, it seemed only fitting that I add a little watercolour of my own to break up all that white. As I have used so many bold colours, I selected a very soft peach tone to provide warmth, balance and neutrality to my layout.  It really compliments the Rubber Charms that I have used too!

The Rubber Charms are a new addition to the Cocoa Vanilla Studio family, and I am LOVING them! Just check out the GORGEOUS one below....

So awesome, huh?! The Rubber Charms are really versatile, and add extra dimension and colour to your creations! Here's another.........

So very beautiful, indeed!

Check out the pretty hearts arrow! That is the cutest of all!

Adorable!

I also love that sweet flair button layered on the Ephemera bow. Such a lovely sentiment; perfect for my darling!

And there's that divine Vellum Sheet again! Subtle, but oh-so-stunning!

My title has been created with the Chipboard Stickers; I love that shade of indigo! And how cool is that cursive font?!!

Fabulous!

For the perfect finishing touch, just add Sparkles Enamel Dots....

Wild At Heart = Prettiness supreme!!!

And there you have it! 
My layout featuring Vellum, Blooms, & Rubber Charms! 
Hope it has inspired you to include these beautiful products in your next creation!

Thanks for visiting and leaving a kind comment,

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo