Hi there everyone! I hope you're having an excellent week. Today I'm writing another blog post featuring the Garden Picks die set from Altenew. This is my third post with this die set as I was badly in need of more wedding and anniversary cards in my stash. By swapping out the sentiment, I think this design could easily could work for other occasions too.

As I mentioned in a previous post, when I get a new layering die set, I like to try out all sorts of color combinations and make a bunch of variations so I get a better feel for combinations and shades I like. This also gives me a chance to play with different layouts and designs using one stamp/die set. I take forever to put a layout together, so when I finally come up with one I am happy with, I like to make a set of cards rather than just one. In this design, I tried going for a much cleaner and modern look. To achieve this, I incorporated the Crystal Frames die set, as well as the Modern Lines stencil by Altenew.

I blended Rocky Shores ink from the left center of the card out with a blender brush so I could achieve a soft fade out to white. Over top of this I began playing with different flower arrangements. Normally I like to have tighter floral arrangements, however, I wanted a more airy look on this card so I tried to keep everything spaced out with minimal overlap.

To step up the design, I cut one of the Crystal Frames from Altenew from gold foil cardstock. I felt like this added to the modern feel, as well as helped ground the floral arrangement. To finish off the card, I stamped either a "Happy Wedding" or "Happy Anniversary" sentiment from the Vintage Roses stamp set in black VersaFine ink.

That wraps up this card set. Hopefully you found something that inspired you. Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting!