Altenew Educators Hop

Hello and thank you for joining the Altenew Educators for this fun and inspiring hop.
If you are hopping along with us, you have just visited the absolutely creative Neha Aggarwall of Auzz Trinkets and Crafts. Your next stop is the amazingly prolific Teri Wilson of Teri's Mailbox.  For more details and to add your own twist on Floral with Geometric Elements, please visit theAltenew Card Blog where you can upload your own designs. We'd love to see your ideas!

If you are curious about becoming an Altenew Educator or are already working through the program, please email me or leave a comment below. I would be happy to share how becoming an Altenew Educator has improved my card making skills and allowed me to share my love of crafting with others. 

The theme of this hop is geometric florals; the idea of combining bold geometric patterns and soft florals was so appealing. For this hop I made two cards using the technique of second generation stamping. Please read on for how I made these two cards.

Second generation stamping

Second generation stamping is the technique of stamping an image once for a bold look and a second time without re-inking for a softer look. The first generation card is bold with bright colors. The second generation card is softer and delicate.

To make these cards, I started with the Dotted Diamond background stamp. I inked up the stamp with all four colors of the Red Cosmos ink set. I inked the whole stamp with the lightest color and then randomly pounced the other three colors over the stamp making sure to go from lightest to darkest. I then spritzed the stamp with a fine mist of water to get the color moving and then stamped the image onto a piece of watercolor cardstock. I then quickly stamped the same image a second time onto a piece of Neenah solar white cardstock.

The florals of this card come from the Warm Hugs stamp set which coordinates with an image from Rose Blossom stamp set. I first stamped the outline of the floral image from the Rose Blossom stamp set in Obsidian Black ink. I then stamped the layers of the Warm Hugs stamp set continuing the second generation stamping technique. On the first generation card, I cut out the image with the Rounded Rectangles die set. One the second generation card, I stamped right onto the background. To finish off the cards, I die cut the words: Wishes and Believe and adhered them onto the card front which had already been wrapped with some string. The sub sentiments were typed out using a vintage Smith-Corona typewriter. 

Prizes:
Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner! Please leave a comment on theAltenew Card Blog by 12/21/2020 for a chance to win. 
Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/23/2020.
There’s MORE! What’s a hop without YOU?! We have included an Inlinkz on the Altenew Card Blog page for this hop where you can enter your gorgeous Altenew “Floral with Geometric Elements” creations. Altenew will pick 2 of their favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will each receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate!
Hop list:
Altenew Card Blog
Nenette S. Madero
Kari VanNoy
Helen Kalb
Teresa Litchfield
Colleen Balija
Rachael Shedeed
Pam Boedeker
Nandini Karmarkar
Amber Rain Davis
Neha Aggarwal 
Amy Hill <-----You are here!!
Teri Wilson
Terri Marie Koszler
Eva Bussom
Sandra Woodson
Irina Fonina
Jaycee Gaspar
Roteja Galvan
Teri Stokes
Michelle Ochoa Murray
Rosie Neustaedter
Patty Mello
Virginia Lu

Thank you so much for joining us on this hop today. I hope you feel inspired. I would love to see what you make over on the InLinkz on the Altenew Card Blog. Don't forget to upload your designs. Please leave me a comment on Second Generation Stamping - is this a technique you typically use or is this post a refresher for you? I hope you have a crafty day!

Supply list

For your convenience, supplies are listed below. Affiliate links are used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.

Altenew Rose Blossom Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook	Altenew Holiday script words Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Obsidian black ink Shop at: Altenew
Red Cosmos Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew	Tropical Forest Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Rounded Rectangles Die set Shop at: Altenew
Altenew Metallic Thread Set Shop at: Altenew	Diamond Hugs Creativity Kit Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Warm Hugs Stamp Set Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook
Altenew Dotted Diamonds Stamp Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook