Hello everyone! Have you heard about Altenew’s Celebrating Parents Card Drive that they have been hosting over the past month? Altenew’s goal is to collect and send cards for the elderly that live in nursing homes or shelters to let them know they’re not forgotten. Be sure to check out the Celebrating Parents Card Drive and join this great cause by sending in cards YOU have made! You have until April 30th to send cards in for the drive.
Altenew is making things even more fun by hosting a special Celebrating Parents blog hop, which I am honored to be guesting in. If you have already been hopping along, you should have arrived from my friend Barb Engler’s blog!
For my project today, I made a Father’s Day card using the Altenew Flat and Fold Alphas die set, along with stamps from their Best Dad and Snapshot sets. My idea was to pair these sets with Distress Oxide inks and Prima Pastel Metallic Accents for a metallic watercolor effect. If you watch the video at the top of this post, you’ll see how I created this fun, shiny effect!
I added details to the card with some black ink splatters and a Pretty Pink Posh Clear Droplet over part of the camera. You’ll also notice I used a Fog gray cardstock card base behind my finished panel, as that gray complements the shading in the camera and makes the white areas really pop!
Be sure to check out the video to see this entire card come together! You can find all the supplies I used below, plus further down are the details about the Celebrating Parents blog hop!
Thanks for stopping by today to visit! I will be back again soon with more inspiration for you!
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There is so much more to see in this Celebrating Parents blog hop! Your next stop is Enza Gudor. You can also find the entire hop order below:
Nina-Marie Trapani – you are here! :)
Altenew is giving away $50 gift certificates to THREE lucky winners. Be sure to leave comments by May 6th at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs in the hop and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Mother’s Day, May 13th, 2018.
HAPPY HOPPING!
Great card!! The color is great and I love the camera paired with the Dad!
That background!!! Love the use of the flat and fold dies, so very creative (as always). The mom/dad Altenew stamps are awesome… I only wish their customer service was better – I placed an order back in February and am still waiting for the replacement items (stamps and a dry ink) that were never shipped to me. I have even received another of my orders in the meantime. :(
Fantastic card!!
I love how you watercolored this. It’s really a cool looking card! I just got the Snapshot stamp set and can’t wait to use it!
LOVE this! What a great design and wonderful colors ♥
Fabulous card!! Love what you did with the “DAD” die cuts; so fun!
Fantastic card! I love the idea of using those paints with the distress oxide inks to give a metallic effect! Thank you for the inspiration!
Love the camera and the colors.
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Love the water colored background.
Love your card! It’s so much fun using Distress Oxides. Thanks for sharing the video!
That camera is so cool! Your CARD is way cool, too.
Love everything about this card, Nina.
Super cool card Nina-Marie. Fantastic background! Love the colors. The half fold alpha letters look great! Neat design.
Great Father’s day card Nina! Love the pearlized oxide background and loose water coloring.
This is such a lovely idea from a super stamp company & I’m glad to be a part of this blog hop. Thanks for the beautiful inspiration!
Awesome Dad’s card!!
Your card reminds me how dad was always the one taking the pictures in our family. He had several cameras over the years! I’m glad he took them so we could have memories captured. :)
Love your card Nina, pretty and unique.
wow your card is stunning – so creative:)
Thanks for sharing your wonderful card. It’s awesome…
Love oxide inks nice card
Outstanding card! I look forward to coming back to watch the video tutorial.
I love your card! The Distressed Oxide inks are so wonderful on there.
Great card-love the coloring.
Love this card. The colors are super cool! :)