"True friends are never apart. Maybe in distance, but never in heart."
I'm so happy to see you, my dear blogging friends!
Paula has moved into a new home, so a card was in order!
QUESTION: This is the first Altenew Pigment Ink I've purchased, and the first time used. It already requires reinking. Are you familiar with this brand? Does it mix well with other brand pigment reinkers? "Back in the Day..." pigment inks used pretty much the same formulas and reinkers could be interchanged. But nowadays, I hesitate doing that with all the special formulas. Do you absolutely need to use their reinkers with their pads? Altenew's seem to be a bit more expensive. I appreciate the feedback!
After running old, old, old designer paper through the embossing folder, white pigment ink was swiped across the top, dredged with clear detail EP and heat set:
By cutting 3 more "blank" die pieces, and adhering them together, a dimensional centerpiece was created.
Finally, white cardstock was adhered to the back of the embossed designer paper, cut with deckle scissors, with lacy trim attached.
Small sentiment was added before adhering to kraft cardstock:
A gift for you:
If you would like a freebie set featuring this Vintage Country Home digital, please email me, and a ZIP file will be sent your way. It includes colored versions and black and white. For your use as a gift, not for resale/sale. Please refer to set #911.
Products: Images: My Digital Set Vintage Country Home (free to you if you wish to email me), Inks: Altenew Cloud White Pigment ink, VersaFine Clair Morning Mist, Distress Pummice Stone, Copic Markers, Embossing: folder Anna Griffin Baroque Vine Frame, Clear Detail EP, Paper: 20 years old pattern paper, white, and craft, Dies: Spellbinders 5x7 Elegant Labels 4, Martha Stewart Doily Lace Deep Trim Punch
Grateful to be playing in the following challenges (thank you, design teams, for hosting challenges):
- A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #8 AG 08/28 (entry #2)
- Ally's Angels #97 AG (entry #2) 9/12
- Crafter's Cafe #322 AG with Patterned Papers 9/12 (entry #2)
- FarmQuest General Store Challenge #31 AG Farm and/or Country (my digi set is titled Vintage Country Home - be sure to email me if you would like the set for free) 9/5
- Pammie's Inky Pinkies #2533 AG (entry 2) 8/25
- CD Sunday Plus Challenge #165 AG using a CD, USB, or digital [using My Digital Set Vintage Country Home (free to you, my blog visitor, if you wish to email me) 8/31
- Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #138 AG 8/31
Stamping Hugs,
19 comments:
Absolutely beautiful card and dies, love the image and brilliant background you created. Can't help about the ink though -sorry.
Carol x
Such a gorgeous card, fabulous background and so many lovely layers!
A stunning card.
Beautiful card. Anesha
This is really beautiful Donna, it's a lovely image and the background is gorgeous. xx
Gorgeous background Donna, like that a lot, and the house is gorgeous, beautiful card, but, cannot help with ink, I'm naughty and just buy new, think you may have a dud to run out that quick, i would drop a line and mention that.
Luv CHRISSYxx
So good to see you posting again so soon since the last card, I love that house just gorgeous, love the framing you chose for it and the sentiment :) Like the embossing on the pattern paper, and highlighting with the white. I have no idea about the inks, like you said they all claim to have their own formula's for their inks so I would be a bit nervous about adding different ones, yes Altenew is a bit expensive on some things, you have to look out for their sales.
A stunning card,you created a wonderful background for your beautiful image thank you for joining in at CD Sunday Plus
A lovely card and I like the effect you have achieved with the backing paper. Thank you for sharing with us.
Jocelyn x
CD Sunday Plus DT
Beautiful card and great explanation on how you made it. I love the lace edged diel you used . And so generous of you to offer a free digital set. Unfortunately I no longer have a computer and printer so I am not able to make use of them.
Such a fabulous card, I'm sure she loved it (who wouldn't?).
Thanks for sharing with us.
Jo x
CD Sunday Plus DT
gorgeous digi's and card Donna.......gr karin
It's always the details that catch my eye, such as how your designer paper made such a lovely subtle background blend when you dry and then wet embossed it. Of course, the image in fancy die is beautifully colored, and look at you offering up this fabulous freebie. You are a treasure, Donna! I do not know about mixing brands of pigment ink. A while back I mixed two different brands of soft soap and it was like oil and water. I never would have thought.
Your new home congratulations card is stunning!!! The embossed print paper is spectacular! The lacy die for the country home image and then used again for a fuller sentiment inside is beautiful and makes me think of the Victorian time period and how the women loved bric-a-brac, doilies, lace table runners-curtains-tablecloths, etc. Thanks for sharing at FQGS' anything farm and/or country goes theme! Plus thanks x 2 for sharing at Ally's Angels' anything goes! -- Becca
Thanks for sharing with us how you created such a stunning card. I must try the heat embossing on dry embossed card.
Pamela
CD Sunday Plus DT.
Wow, what a gorgeous card. Love the home image and you did a great job on it.
Such an elegant card - the lacy diecuts and the fabulous double embossing is the perfect background.
Regarding the ink, I would contact Altenew - it should not be dry on opening.
Thank you for offering the freebies - they are amazing.
Blessings
Maxine
Wow this is awesome I am in love with this wonderful creation Donna that house I am sure appears in my dreams it is definitely a dream home and I would love to live there
hugs
lorraine x
Quite a project but beautifully done.
Carol xx
CD Sunday Plus DT
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