Good morning! I’m thrilled to introduce you to the newest Altenew Build-A-Flower set: Sakura Blossom! I fondly remember the cherry blossom trees when I lived in Japan as a child and this set perfectly captures the beauty of the cherry blossom flower! I love that there’s a more realistic layering option and also a more modern layer. Lots of possibilities with this set…and the included dimensional dies are AMAZING so I decided to focus on them and the inks from the ink bundle for my card today!
My cherry blossom is definitely more whimsical than realistic but I like the way it turned out. I started by swiping Rubellite, Pinkalicious, and Pink Diamond inks onto scraps of vellum and buffing them in with a paper towel. The colors aren’t quite as vibrant on vellum as they are on white cardstock but that suited the look I was going for. After the ink dried I die-cut the vellum with the various dies from the set and then folded them along the score lines. I layered the flower together with liquid adhesive and added a pink iridescent sequin on top to finish the flower. I also added a little spectrum noir clear sparkle to the darkest pink petals.
Next I stamped the layered leaves onto a white card base using Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades ink. I also stamped the sentiment from the Build-A-Flower set with Jet Black ink. Finally I adhered my flower and added a few more sequins to finish the card. I really love the look of the finished flower with the dies. When I have a little time I want to try die-cutting them with felt to create a little branch art for my craft room! 🙂 I’ll share how that turns out! 😉
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful rest of the week!!
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How pretty – love the CAS look and the vellum.
So Elegant!!!
Such a pretty set and a gorgeous card.
Oh my so many goodies coming! Thanks for the chance
What a great idea to use vellum–I love the toned down colors!
Love your CAS design, Beautiful flower. TFS
Beautiful card and flower! This is my favorite Build-A-Flower yet.
I love the delicate look you created for these flowers.
beautiful as always. Love the dies and stamp sets combo’s.
Gorgeous card and lovely set.
So beautiful! Love the use of vellum & the soft colors!
your cherry blossom is especially pretty in the vellum – lovely CAS card!!
What a gorgeous flower.
Very pretty–I like the use of vellum.
Beautiful card—I love the vellum petals.
Beautiful card, love the ink swiped vellum, and looking forward to your felt creation too!
Love the delicate vellum blossoms! Beautiful card in pretty colors!
I love your card.
The set is fabulous.
Beautiful card… pretty flower…
I really think using the vellum is a bit more realistic to what real flowers look like. Petals are delicate. I really like your card , Jess.
This is the best set!
This card is fantastic Jess, I really like the colours used and the added shimmer on the dark petals really gives your blossom that pop. Great card.
Wow! I love the subtle look you got with the vellum. It looks beautiful!
Beatiful card, I love the vellum flower!
Beautiful card! I love that you used vellum, it makes the flower seem so much more delicate! Thanks for sharing with us!