Building a floral bouquet with Altenew's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

Is it any surprise that Altenew’s STAMPtember set is a beautiful floral! They do florals so well. I used the individual floral elements in the set to build a bouquet. I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

BUILDING A FLORAL BOUQUET

Building a floral bouquet with Altenew's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.
Building a floral bouquet with Altenew's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

I started out by stamping all the various flower and leaf elements in the From The Rose Bush set onto computer paper and cutting them out. I then arranged the bouquet around the one large rose image, moving the computer paper pieces and tucking them in and around the rose.

Building a floral bouquet with Altenew's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.
Building a floral bouquet with Altenew's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

Once I was happy with the design, I worked out which was the element most in the foreground, in this case, the rose and stamped that first on the watercolour card with waterproof ink. I then used the paper piece of this rose as a mask and stamped the leaves around it. Where needed, I used the other pieces as masks too until I had a bouquet of flowers arranged and ready for painting.

Building a floral bouquet with Altenew's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

I painted with Daniel Smith watercolours, keeping everything light and airy with just a few pops of deeper colour in the shadows. 

Building a floral bouquet with Altenew's STAMPtember set. Handmade card design by Debby Hughes.

I added a simple sentiment from the set, stamped in clear embossing ink on a black card and white heat embossed before trimming to a skinny banner. I added the painted panel to an Ivory card base with foam tape and then more foam tape for the sentiment strip. I finished off with a sprinkling of sequins and pearls

STAMPTEMBER 2021

SUPPLIES

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STAMPtember Exclusive Collaborations
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Daniel Smith at SSS
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Fabriano Cold-Pressed at SSS
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White Gouache at SSS
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Little Things From Lucy's Cards ICED...
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Little Things From Lucy's Cards...
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SSS IVORY Card
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* SSS BLACK Card
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Tsukineko VersaFine Clair NOCTURNE...
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SSS Clear Embossing Ink
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misti at Simon Says STAMP!
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT
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Dahle Self-Healing Cutting 9x12 Mat
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE
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METAL EDGE ACRYLIC RULER
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Crafter's Companion CRAFT KNIFE
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T SQUARE RULER
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Scor-Pal Mini Scoring Board
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SSS SMALL TEFLON BONE FOLDER
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* Tim Holtz MINI SNIPS Scissors
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Fiskars SPRING-ASSIST SCISSORS Micro-tip
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TWEEZERS
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3M DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE
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Gina K Designs CONNECT GLUE
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH
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SSS Embossing Powder Storage
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