ALTENEW PRESENTS

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CONTENTS

Follow Your Dreams 4

I Be-leaf in You! 5

Happy New Year 6

Miss You 7

Thank You 8

Winter Thank You 9

You Are In My Thoughts 10

Have a Nice Day! 11

FOLLOW YOUR DREAMSBY MAY PARK

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INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock. Set aside.2. Onto a piece of A2-sized Lagoon Cardstock,

blend the following ink colors from the Sweet Dreams Oval Ink Set: Aqualicious, Teal Cave, and Galactic Stream using mini ink blending tools.

3. Stamp the solid images from the Leaf Canopy Stamp Set with Galactic Stream Ink around the edges of the Lagoon panel using the Original MISTI.

4. Then, stamp the sentiment from Happy Dreams Stamp Set in the middle of the card panel with Embossing Ink. Sprinkle it with some Antique Gold Embossing Powder and heat set.

5. To finish off the card, add some tiny dots between the images using a white gel pen.

STAMPS Happy Dreams Stamp Set Leaf Canopy Stamp Set

CARDSTOCK Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Lagoon Cardstock

MIXED MEDIA Crisp Dye Inks: Aqualicious, Teal Cave, and Galactic Stream

Embossing Ink Antique Gold Embossing Powder

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES MISTI White Gel Pen Mini Ink Blending Tools

I BE-LEAF IN YOU!BY NORINE BORYS

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INSTRUCTIONS1. Prepare an A2-sized card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock. 2. Start by ink blending Vanilla Cream Ink. Then

stamp and clear heat-emboss one of each of the leaf stamps from the Peony Bouquet, Beautiful Heart, Vintage Roses, Vintage Flowers, and Beautiful Day stamp sets.

3. Once the panel is dry, ink blend all over again using Hazelnut Ink and repeat stamping and clear heat-embossing each of the same stamp images from the previous step.

4. Afterward, do another Ink blending a third time, this time with Almond Butter Ink, and repeat stamping and clear heat embossing, overlapping images from the previous stamped layers.

5. Finally, ink blend all over the card panel for the last time with Milk Chocolate Ink.

6. Stamp all three layers of two of the leaf stamps from the Vintage Flowers Stamp Set with the same inks from Delectable Delights Oval Set and die cut them with the coordinating dies.

7. Heat emboss the sentiment from Parrot Paradise Stamp Set with Pure White Embossing Powder on a strip of dark coordinating cardstock.

8. To finish, adhere the leaf die-cuts and sentiment strip onto the card using glue tape.

9. Add a few gold glittery sequins for interest.

STAMPS & DIES Peony Bouquet Stamp Set Beautiful Heart Stamp Set Vintage Roses Stamp Set Vintage Flowers Stamp Set Beautiful Day Stamp Set Parrot Paradise Stamp Set Vintage Flowers Die Set

CARDSTOCK Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Jet Black Cardstock

MIXED MEDIA Embossing Ink Crystal Clear Embossing Powder Pure White Embossing Powder Delectable Delights Oval Set

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES Glue Tape Heating Tool Gold Glittery Sequins Ink Blending Tools

HAPPY NEW YEARBY AGNIESZKA MALYSZEK

INSTRUCTIONS1. Prepare an A2-sized card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock.2. Cover another piece of white cardstock with

Glitter Flurries Washi Tape.3. Then use the washi tape cardstock to die cut

the letters N, E and W from the Mega Alphabet Die Set.

4. Mat the letters with Kraft Cardstock and then attach them to the card base using glue tape.

5. Stamp a sentiment from the Happy Holidays Stamp Set onto a piece of white cardstock using Permanent Black Ink. Pop it up onto the card front with foam tape.

STAMPS & DIES Happy Holidays Stamp Set Mega Alphabet Dies - N, E, W

CARDSTOCK Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Parchment Cardstock

MIXED MEDIA Permanent Black Crisp Ink Glitter Flurries Washi Tape

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES Glue Tape Foam Tape

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MISS YOU

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INSTRUCTIONS1. Create three 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card panels in Lagoon,

Navy, and Jet Black.2. Stamp the first layers of the flowers from

Watercolor Wonders Stamp Set using Embossing Ink and heat set using Rose Gold Embossing Powder.

3. Repeat the process, using Antique Gold Embossing Powder for the second layers of the flowers, and Copper Embossing Powder for the third layers of the large flower and the smaller flower centers.

4. Stamp the leaves using Embossing Ink and heat emboss them using Antique Silver Embossing Powder.

5. Add the leaf layers and the center of the larger flower using Platinum Embossing Powder.

6. Stamp the larger sentiments from Floral Shadow Stamp Set in Embossing Ink and heat set using Antique Silver Embossing Powder to finish the look.

STAMPS Floral Shadow Stamp Set Watercolor Wonders Stamp Set

CARDSTOCK Lagoon Cardstock Navy Cardstock Jet Black Cardstock

MIXED MEDIA Embossing Ink Antique Gold Embossing Powder Copper Embossing Powder Rose Gold Embossing Powder Antique Silver Embossing Powder

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BY ERUM TASNEEM

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INSTRUCTIONS1. Take out a pre-scored notecard from the Sunlit

Flowers Card Making Kit and fold it in half; this will be your card front.

2. Stamp the images from Sunlit Flowers Stamp Set onto a piece of Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock with Permanent Black Ink.

3. Color in the images using Artist Markers in Mango Smoothie and Cotton Candy.

4. First, lay down the yellow color from Mango Smoothie Artist Marker in a flicking motion, moving towards the edge of the petal. Then, add a layer of Cotton Candy Artist Marker in the same flicking motion.

5. Use the Colorless Blender to soften the tips of the petals.

6. For the leaves, use Frayed Leaf Artist Marker. In order to get a darker shade at the midrib, go over the area a few extra times.

7. Use Frayed Leaf Artist Marker to color the flower centers as well.

8. Fussy cut the images and set aside.9. Add a few black paint splatters on the card

front using the Watercolor 36 Pan Set.10. Next, adhere the flowers with foam tape and

use hot glue to adhere the leaves.11. Stamp the sentiment onto the card front using

Permanent Black Ink.12. Then die cut the solid layer of the Sunlit

Butterfly Die and color it with Mango Smoothie and Frayed Leaf Artist Markers.

13. Add a bit of doodling to the butterfly die-cut and adhere it to the card front using glue tape.

14. Add some sequins for interest.

STAMPS & DIES Sunlit Flowers* Sunlit Butterflies Die Set*

*(from Sunlit Flowers Cardmaking Kit)

THANK YOU

CARDSTOCK Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock A2-Sized Card Blanks*

MIXED MEDIA Permanent Black Crisp Ink Artist Marker Starter Set Colorless Blender

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES Glue Tape Sequins

WINTER THANK YOUBY SVITLANA SHAYEVICH

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INSTRUCTIONS1. Prepare an A2-sized card base out of Classic

Crest Solar White Cardstock.2. Add clear water to a watercolor panel. 3. Scribble Dusk and Sea Breeze watercolor

brush markers from the Spring Garden Set onto the backside of a fold top sandwich bag.

4. Spray some water onto the bag and place it onto the panel with the backside down – the side with the markers’ scribbles.

5. Rub the bag with your fingers, spreading pigment around.

6. Next, dry the panel a bit with a heat gun. 7. Place the bag with leftover pigment onto

the panel again, adding the second layer of watercolor.

8. Foam mount the watercolor panel onto the white card base.

9. Onto another panel of watercolor cardstock, make a similar watercolor background. Let this piece dry completely.

10. Die cut a couple of snowflakes from the Layered Snowflakes Die Set out of this watercolor panel.

11. Adhere the die-cut snowflakes onto the card front using glue tape.

12. Stamp a sentiment from Magnolias For Her Stamp Set using Dusk Ink onto a strip of white cardstock. Adhere the sentiment strip onto the card front using foam tape.

13. To finish, add some splatters using Pure White Ink Spray and some clear droplets.

STAMPS & DIES Magnolias For Her Stamp Set Layered Snowflakes Die Set

CARDSTOCK Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Watercolor Cardstock

MIXED MEDIA Dusk Crisp Dye Ink Watercolor Brush Markers - Spring Garden Set

Pure White Ink Spray

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES Glue Tape Foam Tape Heating Tool Sandwich Bag Clear Droplets

YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTSBY VIRGINIA LU

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INSTRUCTIONS1. Create a 4 ¼” by 5 ½” top folding card base

out of Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock.2. Using a masking technique, stamp the images

from Ruffled Flowers Stamp Set around the border of the card base with Cloudy Night Ink from Gentleman’s Gray Oval Set.

3. Then stamp two images with Pocketful of Sunshine and Gentleman’s Gray Ink Sets and line them up with the masked borders.

4. Leave some parts as is to add more interest.5. Add various colored enamel dots as the

flower centers.6. Finally, stamp sentiment from Wispy

Begonia Stamp Set onto the card front using Permanent Black Ink.

STAMPS & DIES Ruffled Flowers Stamp Set Ruffled Flowers Die Set Wispy Begonia Stamp Set

CARDSTOCK Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock

INKS Permanent Black Crisp Ink Gentleman’s Gray Oval Set/Mini Cube Set Pocketful of Sunshine Oval Set/Mini Cube Set

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES Year-Round Color Release Enamel Dots Bundle

HAVE A NICE DAY!BY LYDIA EVANS

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INSTRUCTIONS1. Start by cutting a number of masks using

Indoor Garden Die Set and sticky notes. 2. Add these masks into position on a 4 ¼” x 5 ½”

piece of white cardstock.3. Next, stamp the large background image from

Gradient Stripes Stamp Set onto the masked panel using Permanent Black Ink.

4. Remove the masks.5. Start stamping the corresponding images

(using Industrial Diamond Ink) from the Indoor Garden Stamp Set into the blank spaces left.

6. For the leaves and cactus, use a mix of Bamboo, Parrot, Olive, and Moss Inks. Use Almond Butter Ink for the soil and Sea Glass and Ocean Waves Inks for the pots and water.

7. To finish, heat emboss a sentiment from Potted Plants Stamp Set in Pure White Embossing Powder onto a strip of Jet Black Cardstock.

8. Cut sentiment strip at an angle and adhere onto the card front using foam tape.

STAMPS & DIES Indoor Garden Stamp Set Indoor Garden Die Set Potted Plants Stamp Set Gradient Stripes Stamp Set

MIXED MEDIA Crisp Dye Inks: Industrial Diamond, Bamboo, Parrot, Olive, Moss, Almond Butter, Sea Glass, Ocean Waves

Embossing Ink Permanent Black Crisp Ink Pure White Embossing Powder

CARDSTOCK Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Jet Black Cardstock

ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES Foam Tape Sticky Notes

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