Doves in Flight Hello Card

Last month I had the amazing opportunity to be a guest designer for Altenew's February release! It was a dream come true to receive so many great products to play with! Most of the products arrived in December and then a few more came in January, but the new 1/8 inch thickness foam tapes didn't arrive until last week. It's been great having so many pretty packages delivered! My card today features the 1/4 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick foam tape. This is perfect for narrow die cuts like the wings of my dove in the card I made.

To create this card, I made an A2 card base out of white cardstock. Then I did some die cutting. I die cut the pieces for the dove using Altenew's Creative Cuts: Doves in Flight set and assembled the layers using Art Glitter liquid glue. Then I die cut Altenew's Berry Branch Layering set using white cardstock for the bottom two layers and brown cardstock for the top layer. I smooshed Altenew's Fresh Leaf Fresh Dye Ink (from the new Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Ink collection) onto a piece of acetate, spritzed it with a little water, and then watercolored the bottom layer of the Berry Branch set (the one with the leaves). Then I used Altenew's Lagoon Brush Watercolor Marker (from the Winter Wonderland Watercolor Brush Markers set) to watercolor the berry layer. I added a little of the Lagoon watercolor to my acetate with the watered down Fresh Leaf ink and then ink smooshed a panel I had trimmed to fit the front of the card. 

I arranged the branch so that my dove would fit on the panel where I wanted it on the branch and glued that down with Art Glitter liquid glue. Then I added Altenew's new 1/4 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick foam tape to the back of the dove and adhered him where I wanted him on the branch. 

To finish the card, I die cut several layers of the word "hello" (also from the Doves in Flight set) and watercolored one of them using the Lagoon watercolor brush marker again. I adhered the die cut words together and added the watercolored one at the top of the stack and then adhered the sentiment to the card. I then added 3 enamel dots from the Whispering Woodland Enamel Dots collection. 

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Here's a look at the new foam tape:

 Challenges I'm entering:

Triple B: ATG with birds, blooms, and/or butterflies (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: ATG (3/5; ends 3/5/25)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Use your favorite technique (ink smooshing is one of my favorite techniques for creating a unique background) (1/5; ends 3/10/25)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: St. Patrick's Day/Green (I chose green) + a sentiment (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (3/5 for the week; 3/10 for the challenge; ends 3/12/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG with option of For the Girls (5/5; ends 3/6/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of any occasion (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (1/3; ends 3/15/25)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles: ATG (1/4; ends 3/27/25)

Cardz 4 Galz: Embellishments: I used enamel dots (1/3; ends 3/5/25) 

The Crafting Challenge: Waiting for Spring (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of layers (1/5; ends 4/15/25)

Love To Craft Challenge Blog: ATG (1/5; ends 4/15/25)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: Die cuts and critters (I hope my dove counts😁) (1/4; ends at the end of the  month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of Fairy Tales (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Critter Crazy CHALLENGE BLOG: ATG with critters (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Animals: ATG with animals/birds/insects/etc. (ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Crafter's Cafe: ATG with option of spots or stripes (unlimited entries; ends 3/12/25)

Colorful Options: Green (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG with option of thinking of you (unlimited entries; ends 3/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie...: Inspiration Image: My card features a lot of green like the inspiration photo (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

{PIN}spirational Challenges: Spring greens (1/5; ends at the end of the month) My card features a lot of green in the background

AECP Homework for Scene Building: Lesson 3: Use any combination of inks, dies, papers, etc. to build a background for your scene