
Hi everyone! It's Jenny here – so happy that you could join us today for the Altenew October 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release! There are some absolutely stunning sets in this release, and today's post is your first stop on a blog hop showcasing plenty of inspiration for using the new sets.
Stay tuned for details of our blog hop GIVEAWAY!

October 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Project Inspiration
My projects feature the new Craft Your Life Project Kit: Casual Bouquets. I've created two card projects that feature all elements of the kit to create a ‘no line stenciling' look. There is a step-by-step video tutorial to show you how.

Look, no lines!
I used the Simple Coloring Stencil Set to create both the florals without any outline stamping; however, I did use the stamp set to roughly judge how to lay down the first stencil on my cardstock just by placing the set over the card panel and eyeballing it.
I started all of my florals with the leaf layer first – for the card on the right, I used stencil 1, and for the card on the left, I used stencil 3. I adhered the stencils to my mat with Satin Masking Tape and used Mini Blending Brushes to add my colors.
The stencils split each leaf in half, so I used two different colors of Crisp Dye Ink – Sunray and Chamomile. I blended out from the ‘center' of the leaf (where the stem is) and faded out to the edges. I then overlaid the ‘branch/stem stencil and used Hazelnut.

Fitting the Puzzle Pieces Together
Once the leaves are blended and in place, you can move to the florals (Stencil 2 for the flower above, Stencil 4 for the second card). I show you exactly what lines up where in the video, however the two tips I have:
- Use the stamp set as a reference to see where each petal is and work out which way to rotate your stencil in relation to the leaves
- Look for notches in your leaves (or whatever you have stenciled) that you can easily line up part of your next stencil layer with. I used the notches at the base of the leaves to kick off my petal stenciling.

Each petal layer has two different flowers on it. I used Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss, and Heart Beat Crisp Dye Inks for the red flower (each layer has a different color), and Arctic, Ocean Waves, and Dusk for the blue flower. The flower centers are just whatever was left on my yellow blending tool with a little Hazelnut. I also added white gel pen and gold gel pen touches in the centers.
On the second floral, I used the same colors, but for the berries, I added my red and then my blue blending tools over each other to make a deep purple berry.

Add Texture or Keep One Layer
I used the coordinating die set to die cut out the first flower, then placed it inside the 3D Embossing Folder in the kit and ran it through my die-cutting machine to add lots of lovely dimensions.
For my second card, I kept it one layer, but you can see that if you flip over the stencils, you can create the exact same flower but in a mirror image. (And this mirror image has a coordinating stamp and die, too, if you want to use it!)

Finishing Touches
The font in the stamp set is so cute! I stamped sentiments onto the card panels (lining up the dry embossed piece first, then adhering with Instant Dimension Tape afterward) using Antique Gold Pigment Ink. I didn't use black ink as I wanted to keep the soft ‘no-line' look. I also added a few splatters of Antique Gold Metallic Ink Spray and clear drops to finish!
You can check out the step-by-step details in the video over on Altenew's YouTube Channel:
Giveaway
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by October 18, 2022, for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on October 19, 2022.
Blog Hop List
Altenew Blog <-YOU ARE HERE!
Emily Midgett <-GO HERE NEXT!
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed my projects for the October 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series release and get plenty of inspiration!
61 comments
These colors are so soft and beautiful
What a beautiful new release!
Thank you!
I can’t wait to see the flowers in detail. So pretty….
I love the Craft Your Life Project items and the beautiful no-line watercoloring.
I just love the no line inking! Beautiful
We’re glad to hear you like them!
Beautiful no line colors/coloring! WOW! These flowers are gorgeous!
So soft and beautiful!
Beautiful products in this release!
Your cards are beautiful!! I love the colors. Great new Craft Your Life Set.
So beautiful! I love the soft dreamy look the stencilling gives!
Congrats on another fabulous Monthly release. Everything looks beautiful and I’m looking forward to hopping through. P.S. I’m liking the hops recently with less stops. So much easier to get through.
Thanks, Donna! We appreciate your feedback so much!
As always more beautiful cards that are a joy to make and give. I have begun to go back and look at past card blogs to get even more ideas. Already looking forward to the next card blog. Can’t wait.
We’d love to see what you create!
Beautiful cards and a great technique!
I love the no line projects… beautiful
Thanks for sharing your lovely cards and this new release!
Thank you so much!
Absolutely stunning!!!
Love that no line coloring. Your soft colors are great.
Awesome cards! So happy with the new way of hopping. Not so many designers blogs to visit.
So many pretty new things in the new release! Love the pastel colors I the gorgeous examples.
Very pretty, CAS cards. The no-line stencil coloring technique gives them an ethereal look. Thanks for the inspiration Jenny.
Wow Jenny! I loved your no line coloring with the stencil! I tried that myself last week and it came out really pretty but I second-guessed what I was doing and decided to use the stencil to put a black outline on the leaves and it just totally ruined it! The colors and stencil you chose are just spot-on! Gorgeous! TFS 🤗
Thank you so much!
Beautiful soft colors. Thanks for sharing your card.
Absolutely gorgeous
Love the color palette, so pretty!
Thank you for showing how you acheived this gorgeous coloring! I haven’t tried stenciling but definitely will be now!!
We can’t wait to see what you create!
I love putting puzzles together and this one is gorgeous!
Really Beautiful!!!! I love layering stencils!!!
I always default to stamping in black… some beautiful ideas here, thanks!
i’ve already added several items to my wish list!
The colors are beautiful! Thank you for sharing the technique.
We’re glad you find it helpful!
Beautiful floral cards–love that stencil set!
Abasolutely amazing products from Altenew, and gorgeous inspirational designs from Jenny and the entire DT. I always LOVE my Altenew blog hops.
Awe, you’re so sweet! Thank you so much!
Beautiful!
What a great suggestion to stencil without stamping! I never would have thought of that. This month’s release is full of goodies!
Awe, thank you so much!
very new to this blog after the inspirational video for sure not the last. layering stencils will become my favourite
We’re glad you like it! Thank you!
Love the no line look and also how the stamped/stenciled image matches the embossing folder! Thank you for the great tutorial and beautiful card!
Beautiful cards .. I like the soft colors you used. And this release is stunning, as always. You have the most beautiful stamp sets. Thank you for your inspiration.
Dazzling projects!!
Love the Casual Bouquet and must get brave and try this no line clouring technique. Your card is beautiful
These cards are so delicate with the no-stamp stencilling!
I love the results we can get with Altenew stencils! These are beautiful!
I love the detail on these gorgeous flowers! I have not used stencils for a card yet but will after seeing these beauties!
Beautiful floral designs and colors! Lovely cards!
Another fabulous release. Thank you for the inspiration.p
Jenny, such beautiful designs! That stencil is so gorgeous!
I’m really loving the no-line look on these cards!
Always so inspired of the designers😍
Really beautiful 😃
This no line coloring is beautiful. I have not worked with layered stencils before. I learned so much in this video. I did not know some embossing folders line up with your stamps. Looking forward to your next card.
Such beautiful cards and fabulous new products!
Love the new release! Beautiful card creations.