Hello there! Happy Wednesday! I am excited to share a new project with you, a card that is almost completely done using die cuts. This is a great way to get more use out of your dies and hope you enjoy today’s post!
I am joining a fun blog hop to celebrate Altenew’s June 2018 release. They are some amazing stamps and dies to play with, and they also have yummy colored envelopes! Make sure to check all the links below, everything is laid out in the supplies list for you to check them out easily. Also, there are giveaways! So stay with me and scroll down to see more details.
My baby sister’s friend is getting married at the end of this month, so I had an idea to create a wedding card for her to give along with the wedding gift. “H” represents the new last name the bride will be getting so I decided to create a project around that. What a perfect use of the new Mega Alpha Die H!
I cut the H die with the Gold Foil Cardstock (one of my favorite specialty cardstocks to work with) and placed it on a Navy cardstock. On the card base, I used the Pinstripe Stamp Set with Desert Night Ink to create a subtle background for the focal point.
Around the letter H, I cut out a few of leaf-shaped die cuts using the Leaf Canopy Die Set using some light gray cardstock and Vellum Cardstock. I wanted to keep everything clean and simple, so no stamping was involved here.
The only stamping other than the background I did was to create a sentiment for the card. The bride has chosen burgundy red as her wedding color, so while keeping the sentiment very clean and simple, I wanted to match the wedding color. So this was done using a sentiment from the Sweetest Pea Stamp Set with Grapevine Ink.
That wraps up the card! This can be simply done using a few die sets you have, to create clean, simple, yet dimensional cards. Hope you enjoyed it!
SUPPLIES
See below for all the products used in today’s project. Click ATN for Altenew, EH for Ellen Hutson, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, or AMZ for Amazon. I participate in several affiliate programs where I get a small commission at no additional cost to you when products are purchased through links I share here. Thank you for your support!
GIVEAWAYS
There are TWO giveaways you can enjoy!
- Altenew is giving away SIX $50 gift certificates to Altenew store! Make sure to visit their blog and leave a comment to win.
- I am giving away $30 gift certificate to Altenew store! Please leave me a comment below by June 19th, 11:59pm PST. I will post a winner here on the 20th. Good luck!!
WINNER
Congrats, Barbara! You are the lucky winner of this giveaway! Please contact Altenew at winner@altenew.com by 6/30/2018 with the subject line Altenew June 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop Winner from Nicole’s Blog to redeem your prize. Thank you for leaving me a lovely comment!!
BLOG HOP
As I mentioned above, I am a part of a release celebration blog hop! Next stop on the hop is Mona Tóth! Make sure to stop by and leave some love for her! Please see below for full blog hop list.
- Altenew Card Blog
- May Sukyong Park
- Laurie Willison
- Erum Tasneem
- Anna Komenda
- Laura Bassen
- Karin Åkesdotter
- Flora Monika Farkas
- Kristina Werner
- Rubeena Ianigro
- Svitlana Shayevich
- TaeEun Yoo
- Nicole Picadura
- Mona Tóth
- Vicky Papaioannou
- Altenew Scrapbook Blog
- Lydia Evans
- Chari Moss
- Kymona Tracey
- Joni Andaya
- Therese Calvird
- Raquel Bowman
- Yoonsun Hur
- Laura Jane
- Lilith Eeckels
- Miriam Prantner
- Reiko Tsuchida
- Lydia Fiedler
- Zinia Redo
- Simon Says Stamp Blog
- Debby Hughes
- Enza Gudor
- Agnieszka Malyszek
- Janette Kausen
- Virginia Lu
- Sandra Dietrich
- Kay Miller
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143 Comments
Beautiful card!!!
Awesome job, and beautiful colors!!
beautiful cards! love how you used the new release stamps and dies from Altenew.
Wow! Simply lovely, and what a great idea, using them as wedding cards! I would need one each of every letter!
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Gorgeous card! So simple but stunning! Thanks for sharing!
love the card you created ~ tfs!
What a clever card. Beautiful layout. Your sister will love this!
Love the simple elegance of this card. That Navy is a great choice!
Beautiful card, Nicole! Love the contrast and a subtle background! Thank you for inspiration!
Great card idea!
I have not visited your website before! I like this wedding card that you made using dies. I am not into dies, but I know I can improvise and make this lovely card! Thank you for the idea!!!
Beautiful wedding card, great idea for a design!
This is a beautiful wedding card idea!
I love clean and simple cards, yours is so elegant!
That is just beautiful!
Such a beautiful CAS card!! Love it!!
Very elegant! Just beautiful!!
Such a beautiful wedding card. Love the simplicity of it.
Thanks for sharing…
Love your cards. thank you for sharing.
I love the simplicity! Thank you.
So elegant. Great design.
A very unique wedding card for the happy couple using some of the new release items. 🙂
Love the elegant simplicity of your wedding card. This is a terrific way to use the bold alpha dies and pinstripe background stamp. I have several weddings to attend and you’ve given me great inspiration. Thanks for sharing!
Elegant card perfect for a wedding!
Great card – love the clean, crisp look.
Such a beautiful and elegant card!! Lovely!!
Beautiful card! Thank you for the inspiration!
your cards are awesome and give me such great ideas! thanks for taking the time to be creative!
Beautiful! And generous giveaway!
Darcy
Beautiful projects! Thank you for the inspiration!
Love the wedding card, so CAS. I may have to scraplift it!
What a brilliant idea to come up with using the initial of her married name. It relates to both of them then. Clean, simple & elegant.
your cards are pure beautiful!
The gold Mega letter is stunning!!
The gold card stock has a very nice look. A great quality
This is the best release yet!!
Awesome card! The monogram letters are so big; love them.
Absolutely gorgeous card, Nicole! Such an elegant wedding card and lovely color palette!
Congrats, Barbara! You are the lucky winner of this giveaway! Please contact Altenew at winner@altenew.com by 6/30/2018 with the subject line Altenew June 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop Winner from Nicole’s Blog to redeem your prize. Thank you for leaving me a lovely comment!!
Lovely project!
Excellent card!
Clean and very elegant card! Love the new Altenew release!
This is really lovely. It’s simple and beautifully designed with enough color to create interest. I can see the value of the large dies in creating something like this!
Perfect wedding card!
Love your card ! The deep Navy looks gorgeous with the gold! Well done!
What a beautiful card, Nicole!
Great card. Love that it’s mostly from die cuts.
Beautiful wedding card, love the gold foil H with the soft gray and vellum leaf canopy leaves. The subtle stripe on the navy card stock is a pretty detail too.
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Beautiful idea for a wedding card using that gold initial! Love this!
I really love your idea for this wedding card! Perfect use of the Mega Alpha die.
What a stunning card!! I LOVE the gold against that blue!!
Beautiful card, a lovely idea to use the initial. Love the colours and think this collection is fantastic. Thank you for the inspiration.
So sofisticated and simple. Love it!
Stunning card!!
What a stunning wedding card!!
I love the way you use simplicity to make your cards really stand out! Georgeous. Love the black on black! Wow, really impressive. Congrats on another great release. I love looking at each post to see the originality of each artist!
Such a clean elegant card….I love navy and gold together!
Your card is so gorgeous! I love the subtle pinstripe detail on the background 🙂
Very beautiful cards! 🙂
A beautiful, very elegant card! Love the pinstriping on the dark background. That would translate very well as a masculine card too.
this is just stunning – love it:)
That gold and velum combination is genius!!!
They all look fabulous.
Gorgeous~! Love how gold is being used again – goes perfectly with the navy!
I love those big and bold letters. Great job on how you’ve showcased them.. Perfect for a wedding card!
Wonderful card, I love the gold with the navy, so rich!!
The card is simple but still beautiful. She is going to love it!
What a wonderful personalized wedding card!
Another great card with the large letters. Love all the different ideas that are supporting those large letters. Great Card.
Oh, this is just gorgeous!!
Your wedding card is beautiful. I love the gold foil initial on the front – great idea!
Love your card, and your great blog. First time here. Altenew is one of my very favorite companies!
Lovely card! Love how you used the H die.
this is an amazing release and your cards are great. thanks as always for sharing.
This card is Gorgeous!!!
what a wonderful wedding card – so classy and elegant!
Basic but bold looking!
Beautiful card! I love that bold gold monogram.
This is so beautiful! I love the large gold H!
Beautiful card! Love the pinstripe stamp in the background and really love the leaf canopy die in vellum!!! I enjoyed this blog hop immensely !!!♥️♥️♥️
~Vanessa
Simple and elegant. Love it!
Nicole, this is one of my favorite cards from the entire blog hop. Crisp, classy, stunning!!
Your baby sister’s friend is going to love her card!
Elegant card…love the initial usage.
What an elegant card. LOVE this ♥
So beautiful and elegant! Absolutely adore the color combo!
Lovely wedding card. The vellum leaves are gorgeous and give the card a softness that makes you think of weddings. Thanks for sharing.
I’m loving your wedding themed card design! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Love a monogram wedding card and this one is a beaut! The gold H really showcases against the navy and the vellum leaves is a real beautiful addition. Great job Nicole!
Such great ideas for new release.
Lovely card . Simple , elegant and gorgeous!!!
I just love those giant letters! Too fun!
Very gorgeous card. I love it.
Beautiful card! I love the letter in gold foil cardstock!
Very elegant wedding card!!
Nicole, love the elegant color combo you chose for this CAS wedding card. Thanks for sharing!
I’m in love with everything! There’s literally nothing I don’t want in this release :-p
What a stunning card. Perfect for a wedding. So classic. I really didn’t think I needed big alpha dies but now you’re making me rethink that decision. Thanks so much for sharing.
Your card is beautiful and very elegant !
Another wonderful release with some really unique stamps and dies. Love it! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration. Your is beautiful!
You always make the most beautiful, unique cards, and this is no exception. Those Mega Alphabet dies are perfect.
Your card is simply elegant. Love it. Thanks for sharing.
I like the simplicity of your card. The new leaf die is wonderful.
Nicely done.
Great card and like subtle background.
This is just stunning! I love this wedding card.
What a super cool wedding card! Love this clever card!
What a gorgeous, elegant card. I love all the textures you brought into this card with the vellum and the gold foil cardstock and the grey cardstock and the tone-on-tone pinstripe. It all comes together to create a really beautiful, seemingly simple card. Thanks so much for sharing! I’m sure your sister’s friend will love it.
Fantastic card! Wonderful balance of bold and softness, love it!
Love the CAS design. Simple yet sophisticated!
Great creation
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What a great idea for a wedding card! Lovely.
First time on your blog ! I love how you make something simple in a really beautiful card ! Really good job and source of inspiration ! thanks
Wow, that really does make beautiful wedding cards!
I love the way you used the vellum and gold to lighten the deep blue card stock! Great idea for a wedding card 🙂
What a pretty card!
Your use of Navy, gold and vellum together are so very elegant. Stunning card!
the pinstripes are just so elegant!!
What a striking card! I love the gold against the navy. And, the vellum leaves provide just the right amount of “pretty”. Fantastic for a wedding!
Oh, how pretty! Love the mega letter in gold! Perfect way to showcase this new die! The die-cut leaf canopy pieces look great.
Beautiful cards. I love the versatility of the pinstripe stamp.
Very cool card!
Love the dimension of the Leafy Canopy die cut in vellum! Gorgeous Mega Alpha in gold against the black!
Beautiful card. Love the vellum accent with the leafy die.
I love the large die letters!
Love the bold and clean layout used to create this beautiful card…thanks for sharing!
Very pretty and unique wedding card.
I love the initial done in gold, it really does give the card an elegant look! Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful!
Nicole, your wedding card is simply elegant! I am sure they will treasure it!
I’m going to pin this for a card idea – beautiful!
Love that gold foil cardstock with the large letter die! It looks so elegant. The vellum canopy cuts also finish it off perfectly.
So pretty! Love the big alpha dies!
very elegant looking card.
Beautiful card….so creative, and I love the black and gold together!
This is so pretty!
Great monogram card!!
Very beautiful!
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