Floral Thanks Cards

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Yoonsun Hur

Hello crafty friends!
Wow!! A wonderfully happy surprise gift arrived in my mailbox last weekend. It was a customised floral stamp set that Altenew sent to celebrate their 11th anniversary!

The moment I saw this special flower set (include my name!!), I sat down at my desk right away to make a card. :D

I stamped the pretty flower image onto the top-right & bottom-left corners of an A2 white paper panel using Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink first, then coloured the stamped images with Altenew Acrylic Markers. After colouring, I dry embossed the floral panel with Altenew Diamond Stars 3D embossing folder. For the sentiment, I die cut the “Thanks” from Matte Gold cardstock using Altenew Bold Thanks die set. I decorated the card with Altenew Crystal Clear Gem Sparkles.

Another floral card here, I used Altenew Climber Flowers die set as my main supply.

I die cut the pieces from watercolour paper first, ink blended all pieces, then assembled each flowers using fine tip glue pen.

I applied several distress inks for layered flowers as below:
Large flower: (from the top to base) Antique Linen, Tattered Rose and Aged Mahogany
Small flower: (from the top to base) Aged Mahogany, Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender
Small leaves: blended with Bundled Sage and Evergreen Bough.

After waiting a moment for the ink to dry completely, I used a wet paintbrush to wash over each flower, softening the colours – I did a water wash over the piece with Seedless Preserves ink applied, then dabbed it with a paper towel to lighten the colour.

Exactly same as the small flower, I washed over the piece with Antique Linen ink applied, then dabbed it with a paper towel to lighten the colour as well. Just like real flowers look fresher when watered, these paper flowers also look more fresh when I lighten the colours with water, right?!!

I randomly adhered flowers and leaves onto an A2 cream paper panel using foam tape, then added Crystal Clear Gem Sparkles between the flowers and leaves.

Honestly, I’m in love with this floral card!! :D

Congratulations on your amazing 11-year journey, Altenew!

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful weekend!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

Floral Friday: Waffle Flower Poppy Hawthorn

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Yoonsun Hur

Hello crafty friends!
Wow, it’s already February this year, I hope your January was always happy!

I will start the Floral Friday in February with the Waffle Flower Poppy Hawthorn stamp set – as soon as I saw this flower image, it captivated my heart!

Waffle Flower Poppy Hawthorn stamp set

With this beautiful flower set, I made a watercolour card. I stamped the large flower image onto watercolour paper using VersaFine Vintage Sepia pigment ink first, and then watercoloured the stamped image with Altenew Watercolors:
Purple flowers: Deep Iris / Red flowers: Crimson
Leaves: Bamboo, Forest Glades / Stem: Espresso
Background: Caribbean Sky

Once the watercoloured floral panel was dry, I added water drops and glitters. Adding glitters make the flower image more beautiful!! I’ve learned this technique from Melissa Phillips. Her glittery flowers are really stunning as shown in the picture below:

I stamped the “Thank you” sentiment on the top right corner on the panel using VersaFine Vintage Sepia pigment ink.

This red flower card is that I made in December last year. At that time, I used Copic markers to colour the flower image. :D

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

SSS Born to Sparkle Release Blog Hop – Day 2

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Yoonsun Hur

Hello crafty friends, TGIF!
Welcome to Day 2 of the Simon Says Stamp Born to Sparkle Release Blog Hop. I’m so delighted to be a part of this amazing blog hop! If you arrived here from super talented Bibi Cameron’s blog you are on the right track.

Today, I’m featuring the new Painted Flowers & Spring Bouquets Sets. These spring flowers make me so happy!!

For my first card, I used the Painted Flowers Stamp Set along with the CZ Design Swoopy Thank You Die. I die cut the Rounded Corner Rectangle panel from watercolour paper first. I then stamped Painted Flowers & Leaves onto the panel with several SSS dye inks. I coloured the background with Pumice Stone Distress ink. I coloured each stamped image using Copic markers to give a highlighter effect.

For the sentiment, I die cut the word “Thank you” from Mega Thick White cardstock, the shadow from Fog Gray cardstock using the CZ Design Swoopy Thank You Die.

For my second card, I used the Spring Bouquets Stamp Set. I stamped flower cluster on A2 sized white paper panel using Memento Desert Sand dye ink first, and then coloured it with Copic markers.

Red roses : (from dark to light) R39, R29, R24, R22 and R20.
Yellow bud : YR14, E11, Y15 and Y02.
Leaves : G99, YG06 and G20.

I cut the right side of the floral panel with scissors, dry embossed it with Lumen Embossing Folder, then mounted the panel on Neenah Desert Storm card base.

GIVEAWAY & BLOG HOP EXCLUSIVE PROMOTION!

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. The winners will be chosen over the weekend and post on Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, the 5th of May. ONE MORE! Get a FREE Island Crush Ink Cube with the code CRUSH428 (This promotion will expire 5/2 at 11:59 pm EDT) at checkout when you purchase at Simon Says Stamp Store.

BLOG HOP LIST:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Laura Bassen
Debby Hughes
Jennifer McGuire
Cathy Zielske
Amanda Korotkova
Heather Hoffman
Anna-Karin Evaldsson
Emma Williams
Bibi Cameron
Yoonsun Hur (Me!!)
Bobbi Lemanski
Dilay Nacar
Mindy Eggen
Kath Stewart
Norine Borys
Tina Smith

Enjoy this Born to Sparkle Blog Hop and happy crafting!!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

Altenew Storybook Fantasy Release Blog Hop

Posted on March 10, 2021 by Yoonsun Hur

Hello crafty friends!
Welcome to the Altenew Storybook Fantasy Release Blog Hop. If you arrived here from Therese Calvird’s blog you are on the right track!

I started by stamping the Fairy Tale Florals on the top-right corner of an A2 sized watercolour panel using Faded Jeans Distress ink. I then freely coloured the stamped image using water brush – I made blue no-line watercoloured flowers mixed with green. Distress inks react to water so, this technique is so fun!

For the sentiment on the bottom left, I stamped it from the Adore You set with Jet Black dye ink.

Take a closer look:

For my second card, I used the Floating Foliage 3D embossing folder along with the Fairy Tale Florals set. I placed an A2 sized watercolour panel inside the Floating Foliage 3D embossing folder and ran it through the die cutting machine first, and then smoothly ink blended onto the panel with pastel-toned Distress inks – I love this pattern!! I heat embossed the Fairy Tale Florals on vellum paper in white, then die cut it with the matching die. I mounted the background panel on white card base using double-sided tape first, and then added the vellum flower die cut & sentiment on the card.

For my foliage background panel, I applied some soft-coloured Distress inks using mini round blending tool first, and then added darker colours onto each leaf using brand new Detailed Blending Brushes. I love these detailed brushes like recently released watercolour brushes!!

GIVEAWAY!
$300 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 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/15/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/17/2021.

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BLOG HOP LIST:
Altenew Card Blog
Laura Bassen
Jaycee Gaspar
Amanda Baldwin
Emily Midgett
LauraJane
Nicole Watt
Norine Borys
Nichol Spohr
Erum Tasneem
Jennifer McGuire
Therese Calvird
Yoonsun Hur (Me!!)
Svitlana Shayevich
Barb Engler
Virginia Lu
Michelle Short
Lilith Eeckels
Terri Koszler
Tania Ahmed
Jenny Colacicco
Laurie Willison
Seeka
Kymona Tracey
Teresa Litchfield
Reiko Tsuchida
Karen Brown
Amber Rain Davis
Rachael Shedeed
Maryam Perez
Tenia Nelson
Katrina Howe
Agnieszka Małyszek
Keren Baker
Dana Joy

Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a wonderful day!

Keep smiling and be blessed! God bless you all!
Love Love Love RejoicingCrafts

SSS Large Floral Dies

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Yoonsun Hur

Hello crafty friends! Hope you are always happy and healthy.
Today I have a couple of floral cards with some Simon Says Stamp large sized flower dies.
For my first card, I used the Hibiscus Bloom die along with the In The Round stencil. To create the card, I die cut the Hibiscus Bloom from watercolour paper first, and then applied Rosie Cheeks dye ink on the centre of the flower using blender brush. I added a bit of glitter gold using Tonic Honey Gold Nuvo Glitter Drops.
For the background, I applied white embossing paste through the In The Round stencil at the centre of the Wonky Rectangle paper panel. I added opaque white ink splatters here and there. I mounted the background panel on kraft card base using double-sided tape first, and then added pink Hibiscus Bloom using foam tape. For the sentiment, I used the Sentiment Strips Reverse Sympathy.
I love adding PPP 4mm clear droplets to the flower petals. Always!!

For my second card, I made the same way but used different flower dies – Etched Peony Blossom & Etched Flower Buds dies. For the background, I stamped Thank You Text Background on kraft paper panel using Rusty Hinge Distress ink, then tore the top and bottom of the paper with my hands. I love this vintage look. :D
Thank you so much for stopping by. Have a healthy day!