Welcome to another Altenew* blog hop celebrating a beautiful release! Today I get to share a project with the new Build-a-Flower stamp set, which this month is all about dahlias (one of my favorite flowers!).
You should have arrived here from Therese Calvird’s blog. You can also find the full blog hop list over on the Altenew card blog.
Build-a-Flower: Dahlia
Let’s have a look at the stamp set with the coordinating dies first.
And as always, Altenew also provides a layering guide (which you can also find at the back of the stamp’s packaging) which is really helpful to get started.
Isn’t it beautiful? And did you know that there is a monthly subscription plan for the Build-A-Flower set? When you sign up, you will receive a guaranteed BAF set each month – at a discounted price. And if you know Altenew, you will know that each month is going to be beautiful!
So Happy Layout
The size of the two dahlia flowers and the leaves included in this 6″x8″ stamp set is perfect not only for cards, but also for layouts. So that’s what I wanted to do: try and create a layout with the Dahlia Build-a-Flower stamp set.
To have a variety of flowers, I combined the Dahlias with another layering set, which is also one of my favorites: the Beautiful Day stamp set. And, since I obviously can’t get enough of it, I again used the Pinstripe set to create some background elements.
For these, I first stamped the Pinstripe background with black ink onto a scrap piece of white cardstock and then used the Halftone Circles Nesting Die set to cut out three circles.
I kept my color scheme to pinks, yellows and a sort of pink-ish red and of course green for the leaves. I repeated the black from the pinstripes with the alpha stickers for the title, and some enamel dots.
For embellishing, I used some more elements from the Live your Dream collection on this page, like the wood epoxy buttons and some of the chipboard stickers.
To create some more depth and dimension, I arranged the circles and flowers on different heights by using foam adhesive. This also helps to give the flowers a little bit of a 3D effect and make them “come to life”.
Another small trick to create depth is by adding a shadow around certain elements. On this layout I used an ink blending tool and the same ink pads that I also used for the stamped flowers and blended them around the circles. In the photo above you can see it quite well around the upper half-circle.
The final touches, as usual, were some enamel dots and ink splatters. For these I used a gold ink spray and the Altenew Puffy Heart ink.
I hope you enjoyed seeing this layout! I certainly had a lot of fun creating it! Now hop on over to Svitlana Shayevich for even more inspiration with this stamp set.
Giveaway [closed]
Now on to the fun part!
1) To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and the other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 3/9/2019.
2) I am also giving away a $20 gift certificate to the Altenew shop! The winner will be randomly selected from the comments on this blogpost and announced here on the blog on March, 6, 2019 (at 9 PM, CEST). — You can find the winner announcement here.
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Connie
Hi Kathleen 🙂 Loved your contrast between the geometric figures of the lines and circles and the softness of the florals!!! Wonderful layout! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
gabriele
you make a fab layout using those flowers-thanks!
Denise M Freeman
Lovely layout – the Pinstripe background and Dahlia’s are awesome! Thanks, Denise
Cynthia Cole
Gorgeous layout page using this new BAF set!
Bonnie Eng
Beautiful layout – love that swirl of flowers. Your colours are lovely too.
Kathy P.
I absolutely love this page! And I really like how you added in the Beautiful Day flower, which really makes this layout special. I think with all dahlias it just wouldn’t have been as spectacular! You are the queen of circular floral layout arrangements, and I love them!
Marisela Delgado
So pretty. Great colors, too.
Annalisa
Great choice of flowers to go together. I love the rounded petals of the rose with the pointy dahlia petals. Thanks for sharing!
Kandice J
Beautiful layout. Love how you used the black and white background with the flower. Thanks for sharing!
Sheila Bacon
Gorgeous layout! I like how the flowers envelope the pix and the pinstriped background pops the pix.
Lisa Byers
I love your layout, it’s simply fabulous!! I like the embellishments you added, it gave it that special mojo!!
Denaha J Doss
Wow! Gorgeous layout! TFS!
Miriam Erdman
Such a beautiful layout, I would love to transition it to a card . I would be gorgeous too.
Denise Bryant
Lovely page! The dahlia flowers are just beautiful! Awesome new BAF set!
Liz Ford
Your layout is super pretty and the dahlias are a great compliment to the wonderful photo!
Karthikha Uday
That’s a beautiful layout! 🙂
Carmela Hubler
Kathleen, what a pretty layout! I love how you circled the flowers around your picture. Beautiful job!
Donna Wessel
A very nice blending of two different stamp sets. I also love the more pastel color blends for a soft color mix.
Jeanne Beam
Beautiful layout! Great design and colors.
Thanks for sharing…
cyndi morris
Fun, gorgeous page. Beautiful colors. That dahlia is so pretty.
Lisa Moline
What a beautiful layout! I love how the flowers are scattered around the picture! Thanks for the inspiration!
Margarita Navarro-Rivera
Beautiful layout. Thanks for the helpful tips too!
Johanna T.
This is such a lovely layout! I love how you combined the different flower sets, and your use of the pinstripes.
Siobhan Burtlow
Lovely project! I really like the use of stamps on layouts and I don’t do it enough!
Jean Marmo
simply stunning! Thank you for the inspiration on using this build a flower set!
Brenda Abbott
Thank you for sharing your gorgeous layout. I do love the size of the Dahlias.
Thordis
Beautiful layout! Love the colors and the spring feel 🙂
Sarita Salmon
Great layout!
Eva N
Love how you used the new Dahlia set with other flowers to create this lovely layout. Great ideas!
Cheri
Wonderful layout & gorgeous coloring – LOVE it!
Cindy C.
A beautiful layout!! Thanks for sharing.
Sue D
Pretty layout with these flowers.
Nana Griffin
A lovely layout.
JMN
Beautiful layout and these floral stamps sets are gorgeous. Love the colors.
Tracy Lustick
These floral stamps are all so beautiful , love your example !
Dee Earnshaw
gorgeous work!!!!!
sherry butcher
great lay out with the new release. Thanks for sharing..
Merrie
What a beautiful LO. I love how you combined Beautiful Day with the new Dahlia BAF. Gorgeous.
Cheryl Rigney
Such a beautiful layout!!
Carol Rossouw
Oooh’s and aaah’s here for another beautiful flower. Love your layout inspiration!
Lynda White
So many details I love – the ink blending under the flower cluster, the stapled torn edges showing a hint of color, the pinstripe circles (especially how they highlight your photo. Very fun!
Linda Huffman
Beautiful work!!!
Linnea Sundstrom
they do make a substantial floral cluster! luv the more pale?soft colors you used
Dana M
Stunning layout! Your beautiful design really draws the eye into your lovely photo.
Karen Hale
WOW! Gorgeous layout. Love the flower combos, colors and the striped circle under your picture. Great design.
carol ann
So neat how you made the circle spots and sounded with the dahlias!
Joyce Casaldi
Very pretty!
Becky Smith
The striped circles really help your flower images pop!
Annette Reed
This is a beautiful layout! I like the way you paired the different flowers. They do look good together.
Isabel Z
You are so incredibly talented!
Heather
What a lovely layout!
Dawn T
what an amazing LO. Combining the Beautiful Day with the Dahlia looks incredible.
Kathy Ferguson
I love the way you surrounded your beautiful daughter with colorful dahlia’s. Your scrapbook layout is divine! Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Kathleen | ScatteredConfetti
Kathy FergusonThank you Kathy, but that is me, haha ? But I’m taking that as a compliment ?
Thanks for stopping by!
Kathleen
Kristen Snoozy
Love the great ideas! Beautiful page, thank you for sharing.
Linda R
Very pretty layout! And I love your combination of this new BAF with the Beautiful Day. Great look! Thanks for the inspiration.
Liz O
Absolutely gorgeous set! Love your LO Kathleen, the flowers are so pretty!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Michele W
Lovely layout! So bright and cheerful. Love the contrast of the flowers with the pinstripe circles. Thanks for the inspiration!
Kirsty Vittetoe
LOVE! Amazing layout!!!!!
Diana B
Very fresh and Spring-like!
Gail Alcorn
Beautiful layout! Love how you used the flowers!
Meghan Kennihan
Such a gorgeous page! I love all the layers!
Tanya A
I love how you created embellishments on your page. It’s beautiful.
Brenda Ley
I love how you layered all the pieces together. Gorgeous!
Helen
I like the way you wove the dahlia and “beautiful” floral through/around the photo on your page. It’s lovely. tfs
Lauryne Cunningham
What a gorgeous scrapbook page! I love the movement in your layout- the circular images really make your photo pop!
Sue Rosa
Very nice layout.
Laura Casselman
Beautiful arrangement!
viera
So pretty! thank you for sharing
Jane B.
What a lovely layout…I like the way you placed the pretty flowers so the eye follows the trail to the picture in the center.
Jenrescuemama
Love the use of circles and pinstripes with the dahlia. This is a great layout!
Dorothy James
What a beautiful page! I don’t do much with my stamps and scrapbooking, but I obviously should.
Thanks for the inspiration.
sandy M
Beautiful layout. I love the colors and the pinstripe is a winner.
Brenda L. Kuder
Very pretty layout! Great job!
Nandini Karmarkar
Very beautiful layout. The new BAF set is gorgeous!
Laurie Page
Gorgeous layout. Love that style.
Rema Deleeuw
Gorgeous layout!
Heather Nelson
Wow! Love your layout with the stunning flowers! So pretty. The stripes make a perfect background!
Sue
Loved how you used two different flower sets in the layout. Beautiful work
Victoria Coyne
Love your layout! Dahlia is one of my Fav’s for sure. This flower can be in a variety of colors which really makes this nice for lots of different looks. Really impressed with all your cards on your blog. TFS
Ruth Gauss
Gorgeous layout! I love how you’ve repeated the colors and the way you created the dimension with the ink blending on your base page!
Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Elizabeth B
Really pretty layout. Very feminine! Lots of great textures too. A great way to showcase this new set!
barbara lassiter
Beautiful. Love the soft, pretty colors with the black and white stripes!
Jan G
I like that you chose to use multi flowers to Incase the picture. Beautiful!
Teri S.
I don’t know how you created a CAS look to your layout when there is so much interesting detail to look at, but you’ve achieved it. Just wonderful! Love the dahlias. Thanks for showing this.
Sandi MacIver
beautifully blended together on your page and love the colour combos you put together
Maxine M.
Nice layout.
Linda B
Pale pink and yellow. My favorite combination when I am making cards.
Lagene
Gorgeous creation, thanks for sharing! I love the coloring and layout!
Joyce Casaldi
What a lovely page!
Joyce McIntosh
Beautiful scrapbook layout. Love the new Dahlia set.
Vivian C
Lovely layout. Thanks for sharing.
Sandy Stein
You made such a lovely page with the dahlia.
Debbie Rumpza
Wow. I love your layout with flowers! So pretty. The stripes look perfect!
Caroline Livermore
Love the soft watercolor effect you have!
Kelsey Thomas
This is a really pretty layout! 🙂 Love how the flowers encircle your photo.