Dear Dahlias!

Hey there - it's the final day for our Die Cut Divas April Challenge to use Flowers. I'm popping in with more floral inspiration & you can see the end-of-month team post HERE.

Supplies: Paper - Park Lane A2 cards;

Momenta watercolor print

Stamps & Dies - Altenew Dear Dahlias

Dies - Altenew Mix and Match Frame Dies &

Garden Picks 3D Die Set

Other - Various TH Distress Oxide Inks; foam tape

I used the Dear Dahlias set in a December 2023 post, also with Altenew as our Diva sponsor. Altenew generously had sent this set to me along with my order & I fell in love with it. I had yet to use the dies that create a dahlia so I wanted to try them - amazing result and so easy to work with, given the key hole to line up the pieces. I also die cut a rose, bitty flowers and foliage from Altenew's Garden Pick set.

After die cutting, I inked with some DOI for shading. Next I die cut two pieces of the Mix & Match Frame set from an A2 card and layered. Added using foam tape to an A2 card one shade lighter, then arranged my floral spray on top. Stamped and fussy cut a sentiment from the Dear Dahlias set - done!

Since the dahlia dies got first play here, I'll add my card to Darnell's April NBUS Challenge 73. I'll also play at Darnell's IDEAS project where Anything Goes this week. You can see Darnell's gorgeous inspiration HERE.

How about a bonus? This time I used the dahlias stamp, along with the coordinating stencils from the bundle. 

I simply stamped the dahlias spray onto a piece of Neenah and die cut with a favorite stitched rectangle. Used the set of  4 stencils to add inks using various Distress Oxide inks. Stamped another sentiment from the set and adhered the panel to a pink Park Lane A2 card. Used some Memory Box gems on the little flowers. Very quick and easy!!

That's it for today, friends! I hope to see you in the April Diva gallery by 9pm Pacific Time tonight. Thanks for stopping by!