Build-A-Flower: Larkspur Release at Altenew & Giveaway!

I created a clean & simple design today for the new Build-A-Flower : Larkspur release.

I decided not to stamp layer but added some simple colouring instead with alcohol markers, but you could just as easily add the final stamp layers with grey inks to get a similar.

Altenew - BAF Larkspur - Hope -Therese Calvird (card video) 1 copy

My card base is covered with Altenew’s Parchment cardstock and the sentiment is from the Hope Stamp Set.

Altenew - BAF Larkspur - Hope -Therese Calvird (card video) 1 copy

Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 6/9/2018.

Also I will randomly choose a winner from the comments left on this post (only one comment per person) to win a $20 gift certificate to the,  you have until midnight Monday June 4th (AEST) and I will announce the winner here on Tuesday June 5th.

Thanks so much for stopping by, I’ve linked all the products below or you can find them here at Altenew.  Have the most wonderful day!

Therese signature 2

Other Supplies:  Copics – W0,2,4 / Y11,17,21 / G20,24 / YG17.

Classic Crest
Classic Crest
ALT
Parchment
Parchment
ALT
BAF: Larkspur
BAF: Larkspur
ALT
Hope
Hope
ALT | EH
Permanent Black
Permanent Black
ALT | EH
Forest Glades
Forest Glades
ALT | EH
Green Fields
Green Fields
ALT | EH
Copic Markers
Copic Markers
SB | EH
Scissors
Scissors
EH
Mini Blossom
Mini Blossom
ALT
Bigshot
Bigshot
SB | EH
Acrylic Blocks
Acrylic Blocks
ALT
MISTI
MISTI
SB | EH
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
EH
Mini Scorpal
Mini Scorpal
SB | EH
Guillotine
Guillotine
SB | EH
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
SB | EH
Painters Tape
Painters Tape
EH
Scor Tape 1/4
Scor Tape 1/4
SB | EH
Foam Squares small
Foam Squares small
SB | EH
Glue Tape
Glue Tape
ALT

73 thoughts on “Build-A-Flower: Larkspur Release at Altenew & Giveaway!

  1. Is the “Hope” set new, too? If not, I must have missed it. I love the sentiments! Beautifully simple card.

  2. The parchment color paper is the perfect background for the white larkspur. Simple, but elegant card

  3. Your card is so beautiful! I love the parchment paper with this stamp set! Amazing! Thank you for sharing!

  4. Love this new set. The flowers in the wild have a fragility and translucency about them that is perfectly captured by the colours you have chosen to use in your card. It’s simply beautiful. Thank you Therese.

  5. Oh, I just love your card. The flowers on karft/parchement paper makes it all look so lovely.

  6. This is so beautiful. Love the design and the white on the parchment background.

  7. Your creations always are so stunning, and this clean fresh version on Kraft is so lovely and simple stated with HUGE elegant impact!!!!
    So honored to join in this Altenew release!!! HUGS!

  8. This is a great versatile stamp set. I am inspired by all the DT takes, but your CAS card really steals my heart. And – I love watching you create!

  9. Absolutely beautiful card! The larkspur is one of my favorite flowers!! Can’t wait to add this set to my Altenew collection!

  10. Stunning card, so elegant, love the stamp, your colouring makes the flower look so real and it also has the lovely ‘feel’ of the real flower, gorgeous on the Kraft paper as well. Thank you for the inspiration.
    Di B.

  11. Beautiful! I actually prefer this to those very busy card fronts. Just awesome, thanks for sharing.

  12. That cardstock looks really great with the white flowers. Love your CAS layout.

  13. Love the parchment cardstock with these beautiful blooms! Such a pretty CAS card, Therese!

  14. Love the white on parchment look. Plus, nice to see an example of just the outline stamp being used. Thanks

  15. I really like your card Therese, the flower and die set from Altenew makes the project just workn

  16. Wow, beautiful CAS card. Love this design and white on parchment color combo, just stunning. These Larkspur are sooo pretty and your card really shows them off so well.

  17. I really like this card, love the contrast between the card base and the crispness of the flowers.

  18. Ooo, these look lovely in white, especially against the brown and greens you chose. You always have such great CAS color sense. Thanks for sharing!

  19. Gorgeous card! I absolutely love the white and green against the craft – stunning.

  20. I was just thinking about using my layering stamp in all balck to color in with alchol markers. Even in all black it’s still beautiful!

  21. the parchment background with the white flowers and a touch of color is so pretty together.

  22. I love the shading with gray to give these beautiful white larkspur flowers some extra dimension! Lovely card!

  23. I always love white on Kraft cardstock so I think your card is so eye-catching! This Larkspur stamp set is so pretty! Therese, I always enjoy watching your videos!

    1. HI Vicki, Yes (kind of) it’s the Parchment cardstock from Altenew (just a couple of pieces of my fave Altenew colours. Hope you have a great and crafty day, Hugs Therese

  24. Your card brings a warmth and sweet salutations with this gorgeous new flower! Great inspiration to use the beauty of the flower itself and just adding the shading! This is beautiful!

  25. Saw your video on this card before I saw the post! I really enjoy your videos and I like how you did the white on the kraft card for the Larkspur set. Very fun and really stunning. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to more videos!

  26. I have planted larkspur by my lamppost and in full bloom is is stunning. So naturally I am drawn to these flowers I always love Kraft cardstock used in conjunction with other things which here are your beautiful white flowers! Thanks for always sharing your wonder talent with us.

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