I love my Altenew stamps and dies, and every month I think I'll join in their monthly challenge, but I think this might be a first. When I saw July's inspiration, I knew just what I wanted to do.
Then I saw August's inspiration photo, and I thought I'd blown it once again. But, to my surprise, the July challenge is still open, so I made sure to get the card made. My inspiration came from the beautiful wreath, but I also loved how it was hung on the white window frame. I didn't have a die that cut a window, so I used the Skinny Stripes: Horizontal die by My Favorite Things. Bonus: that's another NBUS item in my stash, so my goal of using unused products gets another win.
The wreath comes from one of my most used Altenew stamp sets, Weekend Doodles. I watercolored the leaves with Daniel Smith watercolors and splattered a bit of white gouache on it before die cutting it.
The sentiment is from Altenew's Sentiment strips which I stamped on a banner die cut.
Although a bit brighter, The Stamp Market's Teal cardstock seemed a good match for the inspiration color, and having matching enamel dots was a bonus.
