Hello! Today I’m joining Altenew to showcase the gorgeous new Build-A-Flower: Sakura Blossom set.
To begin I die several floral openings into cream cardstock using the largest floral die from the Sakura die set. Then, lining up the cream panel over a white cardbase, I stamped the floral detail with Frosty Pink.
I stamped the smaller flowers with Frosty Pink & Coral Berry and popped them up into the centers of the larger flowers. I also added a few leaves that were stamped with Bamboo. The sentiment was embossed in white onto Slate cardstock.
GIVEAWAY!
Leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog or/and Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win one of four $30 gift certificates. Winners will be announced on January 26th on both blogs. (Two winners chosen from the card blog post, two winners chosen from the scrapbook blog post.)
You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate to Altenew!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
88 Comments
Connie
January 17, 2018 at 8:11 amWhat a beautiful card. Simply elegant. You are so talented.
Sharon Brand
January 17, 2018 at 8:17 amThis is so pretty ! Love your layout concept, and the
sentiment is a real “treasure”!!!
hsmom24kids
January 17, 2018 at 8:18 amI love your card, Laura… really cool how you die cut the frame cut and layered on the stamped pieces. Lovely!
Jeanne Beam
January 17, 2018 at 8:30 amSuch a beautiful card. Love Altenew flower stamps. Thanks for sharing…
Marianne Boulejiouch
January 17, 2018 at 8:32 amBeautiful card. I would never have thought to do die cuts with way. Gorgeous!
Sharon O
January 17, 2018 at 8:32 amGorgeous Sakura blossom on your lovely card!
Daniela May
January 17, 2018 at 8:41 amanother beautiful card Laura – very creative and good sense of color
Stefanie
January 17, 2018 at 8:49 amThis card is gorgeous! I fell in love with this set immediately and your card just confirms the need to buy it. Thanks for sharing.
Pam G
January 17, 2018 at 9:05 amLaura, this is absolutely beautiful. I’ve been looking for something simple and elegant for sympathy cards and this card has inspired me to set some time aside and just go for it! Super card!
Becky Green
January 17, 2018 at 9:15 amLaura, you have created SUCH INTEREST on your card with die cutting those flowers on the background piece! LOOOOOVE IT!!!
Janet
January 17, 2018 at 9:24 amYikes, THIS is a treasure. Magnificent design Laura and love the soft colouring 🙂
Becca Yahrling
January 17, 2018 at 9:24 amI just L*O*V*E this beautiful design.
It’s very unique.
Lisa A creations
January 17, 2018 at 9:28 amAwesome card! I love the soft colors you used. This new Sakura build a flower set from Altenew is beautiful.
Marian W
January 17, 2018 at 9:33 amThat’s a great technique – die cutting that cream panel and then adding flowers. Such a pretty card.
Betty
January 17, 2018 at 9:44 amLove this card! I wish you had made a video. Love watching and listening to you, Laura!
Charlene
January 17, 2018 at 9:45 amLove the flowers, always inspirational!
Siobhann B
January 17, 2018 at 9:58 amGorjuss i tell ya!
Lucille K
January 17, 2018 at 10:30 amBeautiful and unique card, just Love it Laura 🙂
craftygal1
January 17, 2018 at 10:42 amYour card is my favorite in the release. Love what you designed!
Nicole B
January 17, 2018 at 10:57 amI love the stamping within the cutouts and the partial stamping on the die cuts. It’s beautiful!
Marcia Scantlin
January 17, 2018 at 11:01 amI think the flower and leaf can be used for any occasion.
Holly Saveur
January 17, 2018 at 11:02 amWOW!!! Super gorgeous!
Crystal Sutton
January 17, 2018 at 11:37 amSuch a beautiful card! I really like the more natural variation in this set and all the great sentiments, too. 🙂
JmB
January 17, 2018 at 11:38 amWhat a beautiful card and unique design with the cut outs and dies used over. I’m going to try this. Thank you for the inspiration.
Luci Manos
January 17, 2018 at 11:41 amAwesome card, I love the colors! Thank you for the inspiration!
Suzi Metcalfe
January 17, 2018 at 11:51 amSo pretty! Love the out-of-the-box dimension!
Barbara
January 17, 2018 at 11:56 amGorgeous card
Anita Sorensen
January 17, 2018 at 12:19 pmVery pretty. I like the subtle contrast between the cream and white.
Isabelle
January 17, 2018 at 12:34 pmI love how you played with the dies and adding the smaller flowers on top, it’s really a fantastic idea. The card is stunning.
These flowers are some of my favorite in spring time, I cannot stop taking pictures of them, they are so delicate.
Maureen Reiss
January 17, 2018 at 12:39 pmOH Laura, This card is AMAZING!!!!!!
Carol L
January 17, 2018 at 12:53 pmLove your card! With 6 inches of snow on the ground here, it looks springy and I am ready for that!
rhowell2
January 17, 2018 at 12:54 pmLove this one, the pinks are beautiful and look so pretty inside the larger cutouts
Patt H.
January 17, 2018 at 1:03 pmAwesome card, Laura! Love the soft colors & great design. You always come up with the best ideas!
Debbie P
January 17, 2018 at 1:21 pmWow! Your card is beautiful.
Nora Noll
January 17, 2018 at 1:24 pmWhat a STUNNING creation!!
Deepa Lakshman
January 17, 2018 at 1:45 pmYour design always appeals to me. The overlay is very pretty. Yesterday I made a card with a Stampin up supplies and did a little ink blending and I felt like I let my inner Laura come out, except I didn’t add the water droplets.
Lindar C
January 17, 2018 at 2:25 pmAnother beautiful Build-a-Flower set, I love cherry blossoms and your card is perfect!
Sue D
January 17, 2018 at 2:40 pmSo pretty. I like the floral openings.
Mendi Yoshikawa
January 17, 2018 at 3:09 pmThis is GORGEOUS!!! Love how you used the larger flower with the negative space in your background!
Christa Marie
January 17, 2018 at 3:32 pmLove the dimension and how realistic you made the flowers look!
jayell1
January 17, 2018 at 4:05 pmBeautiful and elegant.
Linda
January 17, 2018 at 4:51 pmWow! That is SO pretty! I wouldn’t have thought of the cutouts behind the blossoms. You’re a genius.
pinkheelscreative
January 17, 2018 at 5:19 pmI love this card! My favorite color is pink and these flowers are beautiful!
BarbGhig
January 17, 2018 at 5:23 pmYou are so creative, Laura! What a gorgeous design and I love your color palette! Absolutely, positively stunning card!!!
super stick chick
January 17, 2018 at 6:03 pmBeautiful card and flower! This is my favorite Build-A-Flower yet.
May
January 17, 2018 at 6:14 pmBreathtakingly beautiful! Thanks again Laura for the inspiration! =)
Linda
January 17, 2018 at 6:15 pmLove how you did the flowers.
Dana M
January 17, 2018 at 6:33 pmGorgeous! I LOVE how you used the larger flower die to make “homes” for the smaller flowers – brilliant!
Sue K (Australia)
January 17, 2018 at 6:54 pmWOW WOW WOW – I look at these stamp sets and some of the other examples (no disrespect to anyone else of course) and I think yeah that’s nice that’s alright – but nah I don’t think I like it enough to use (in other words I cant see the potential for me to create) – but then I come on to your blog and see YOUR card and then its like WOW – another set I HAVE to add to my EVER increasing list of stamps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is just stunning Laura. Again thank you for sharing your amazing God given talent so that we can ATTEMPT to make something have as nice.
Kirsty Vittetoe
January 17, 2018 at 6:54 pmAnother gorgeous creation, so love this!!!!
Pai
January 17, 2018 at 6:57 pmwhat an amazing card design!
scrappyrat
January 17, 2018 at 7:47 pmI love how you placed the cutouts over the holes in the card. It’s so beautiful and a really cool idea. 🙂
Carla Hundley
January 17, 2018 at 7:52 pmAwesome way to use
the dies and make the
smaller blooms the
center pieces! Gorgeous.
Carla from Utah
donna mikasa
January 17, 2018 at 7:59 pmOh, how GORGEOUS!!! Love how you used the negative from the die. SO creative!!
Lynn
January 17, 2018 at 8:04 pmWow! I really don’t think this could be anymore beautiful. Gorgeous Laura!
Josiane
January 17, 2018 at 8:21 pmWhat a pretty card! Such a cool technique.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Suzan Ossino
January 17, 2018 at 8:30 pmWhat a beautiful card! It makes me think of the lovely flowers I saw on my trip to Hawaii with my besties a few years ago. Thanks for making me smile today. 😊🌸🌸
Laurie Brown
January 17, 2018 at 8:31 pmSo very pretty!!!! Love the soft colors!
Betty
January 17, 2018 at 8:54 pmsuch a beautiful card in those lovely colors – wonderful design!
Jean marmo
January 17, 2018 at 9:08 pmSuch a gorgeous flower.
Paula Haller
January 17, 2018 at 9:44 pmThis is so delicate looking and quite lovely! Puts me in mind of Hawaii. I love the use of the smaller flowers.
Julie
January 17, 2018 at 9:47 pmBeautiful card—I love those shades of pink.
Bev Chapman
January 17, 2018 at 10:41 pmReally like this one. Great ideas to try. Thanks
Cathy Lillie
January 18, 2018 at 2:47 amBeautiful card! Such an interesting layout! I really like how you die cut the larger flower and then stamped inside of it before doing the smaller flowers and putting them on top. That’s so creative and very unique!
Cristina
January 18, 2018 at 4:59 amI love sakura flowers…they are so elegant and full of grace. And so is your card, absolutely delicate and beautiful!
Cristina
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Karlalala
January 18, 2018 at 7:32 amPurty, Purty, Purty!!
Teresa Doyle
January 18, 2018 at 7:41 amOh Laura, this is so beautiful. It is so elegant with the colours you’ve chose for it. Beautifully done.
memalagene
January 18, 2018 at 9:42 amWOWZERS! I love how you popped the flowers on the cut out background!
Denise Bryant
January 18, 2018 at 10:46 amAbsolutely beautiful! Love the way you used the die cut on your background! Gorgeous card!
Tracey Magner
January 18, 2018 at 1:12 pmBeautiful card, so elegant, lovely colors.
jan metcalf
January 18, 2018 at 1:50 pmOffsetting the flowers was a great idea!
Stefanie White
January 18, 2018 at 4:00 pmWow! Love this technique, really highlights the beauty of this set!
jenny stratton
January 18, 2018 at 6:53 pmLaura, I love your with the flowers. The pastel flowers would be perfect for Mothers Day or Easter.
shawninaz
January 18, 2018 at 7:50 pmSo pretty I love it!
BeverlyBL
January 18, 2018 at 9:44 pmI love that Frosty Pink. Beautiful card design AND execution.
Debbie B
January 19, 2018 at 8:30 amLove your card Laura! So soft and pretty!
Barb MacAskill
January 19, 2018 at 8:41 amI absolutely adore this amazing card! Love how you placedthe flowers! TFS!
Marisela Delgado
January 19, 2018 at 5:15 pmYou always make such beautiful things, Laura. I love the soft colors.
Annette G
January 19, 2018 at 9:13 pmGorgeous as always! My favourite so far out of all the cards I have seen with the stamp and die set. You have amazing talent!
KarenHTK
January 20, 2018 at 12:02 amWOW! Absolutely GORGEOUS! i Really LOVE your design and use of color in creating this Beautiful Sakura Blossoms Work of Art! Great Job! Well Done! I LOVE Sakura in bloom…being showered by delicate pink petals IS a Heavenly Experience! Looking forward to 2018 Sakura Season Festival! <3
Annette Reed
January 20, 2018 at 10:25 pmVery pretty! I don’t think I’ve seen a layout like this where you made the background by die cutting the big flower. Very different and beautiful. I love the layers and the pop of color on the smaller flowers.
Lizzie T
January 21, 2018 at 7:51 amAmazing card! I love this twist on using layering stamps – so creative! Love it!
Nana Griffin
January 22, 2018 at 7:59 amWhat a cool way to use the dies for this set.A very beautiful card.
Kanan Pandya
January 24, 2018 at 4:56 pmWhat a gorgeous card!! Love the design and the soft colors. 🙂
Lorraine Turner
January 27, 2018 at 7:44 pmHi Laura,
What a great idea to die cut the larger of the flower dies on the background layer before stamping the smaller flower and cutting this out with the co-ordinating die to put on the top. I am looking for different ways of creating backgrounds and this is certainly one way I can try out, thank you. :o)
Marjorie Dumontier
January 29, 2018 at 7:12 amThese flowers are gorgeous !
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Marcia L Rollins
February 21, 2018 at 1:23 pmI loved the soft colors; gentle but not washed out.
Jeanne Beam
February 21, 2018 at 6:41 pmWhat a gorgeous card. The flower are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing…