Altenew Craft-A-Flower: African Daisy Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

This post may contain affiliate links. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliate program, see my disclaimer here. Thank you!

Hey everyone! It’s the 7th of the month, which means it’s time for the April 2022 Craft-a-Flower reveal (ALT)! I’m so excited to join Altenew for the brand new Craft-a-Flower: African Daisy Release (ALT) and Blog Hop! Thanks so much to Emily Midgett for relaying you over to my blog.

If you want to relive the amazing project ideas from the team of designers for this release, head back over to the Altenew Card Blog or keep reading to find the complete blog list. Don’t miss the wonderful giveaway opportunities as well–more on that down below!

April 2022 Craft-a-Flower: African Daisy

April 2022 Craft-A-Flower: African Daisy

Cherish your loved ones with the stunning Autumn Sunburst Azalea. This gorgeous layering die set features two azalea flowers and three leaves with embossed details. Add the florals to your handmade cards, layouts, and home décor projects.

Craft-a-Flower: African Daisy Layering Guide

Dimensional and Dynamic Layering Blooms

I modeled my African Daisies after other cultivars of Osteospermum/Dimorphotheca. More notably my more foreground flower comes from color palettes inspired by Osteospermum ‘Zion Copper Amethyst.’ The other two blooms come from a fuchsia-yellow variety that I found on Google image search.

Quick tip: I do not glue down each layer completely. I apply a strong enamel based glue to the center of the die cut and curl up the edges of the layer. This gives me more realistic cast shadows when viewing the card face-on. This also gave me a fuller bloom since the petals actually come toward you. I like to use a heavier weight cardstock (110lb) to preserve the finer cuts of cardstock to ensure safe mailing.

How To Make This Die Cut Card

1. Emboss a 3.5X5″ white panel of cardstock using the Checkered Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder. Use Arctic Pigment Ink to create a gradient on this embossed panel. Foam mount to the center of a folded note card base.
2. Die cut the layers of Craft-A-Flower: African Daisy from 110lb white cardstock.
3. Color each floral layer using Altenew Crisp Dye Ink and a Mini Ink Blending Brush. Use inspiration photos for a variety of color palettes.
4. Add petal veining with the Hawaiian Shores Pens.
5. For the leaves and stem, use the Green Meadows Gradient Cardstock. Deepen areas with ink and a Mini Ink Blending Brush.
6. For smaller elements like the center of the flower, use Altenew Artist Markers for finer coloring.
7. Arrange and add dimension with Instant Dimension Foam Tape.
8. Add splatters with Jet Black Ink Spray.

Supplies You Need to Make This Card

Craft-a-Flower: African Daisy Altenew	Checkered Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder Altenew	Glacier Caves Pigment Ink Bundle Altenew	Altenew Crisp Dye Ink Altenew
Mini Blending Brush Set Altenew	Gradient Cardstock Set – Green Meadows Altenew	Hawaiian Shores Brush & Fine Tip Pens Altenew	Altenew Artist Markers Altenew
	Instant Dimension Foam Tape Altenew	Jet Black Ink Spray Altenew

---

What is the Craft-A-Flower Subscription?

This is a monthly subscription plan for Altenew’s Craft-A-Flower die set. When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in Altenew’s monthly Craft-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month at a specially discounted price! ($35.99 →$29.99)

Get the NEW Craft-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan NOW and never miss out on these trending die sets!

• Cancel anytime – no commitment!
• Pause and unpause your subscription whenever you want!
• Easy, hassle-free, smooth transaction!
• Get the NEW sets delivered straight to your doorstep every month!

Shop My Altenew MUST HAVEs

FREE All About Layering 7: Stencil Edition Online Cardmaking Class with every order. Offer valid from 04/04/2022 at 12:01 am EDT through 04/10/2022 at 11:59 pm EDT.

How to Enter the Giveaway

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/13/2022 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/15/2022.

Thank You for Visiting My Blog

I really appreciate you stopping by and participating in this blog hop. If you like what you’ve seen from me, please give me a follow over on my Instagram (@jaycee.gaspar) and/or subscribing to my blog and YouTube if you haven’t already.

Please Visit LauraJane‘s Blog Next

Altenew Card Blog

Emily Midgett

Jaycee Gaspar

LauraJane

Jenny Colacicco

Bridget Casey

Michelle Short

Rosie Neustaedter

Tenia Nelson

Nenette S. Madero

Virginia Lu

Cheryl Espie

Keren Baker

Laurie Willison 

Colleen Balija

Maryam Perez

Linda Westfall

Carol Hintermeier

SathyaKala Sankaran

Daniel Diaz

Reiko Tsuchida

Eva Bussom

Sande Woodson

Amy Hill

Mindy Eggen

Ann Taylor

Nichol Spohr

Hussena Calcuttawala

Susan Stagno

Preeti Chandran

Teresa Litchfield

---