Travel Time

 

Travel time is coming up, so why not wish someone safe travels or let them know they'll be missed while they are away?! Play along with the travel challenge at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge too. 

Stamp the Sunset

1. Using the stamp from Altnew's Enjoy the Flight set, ink the Warm Sunshine yellow first. Use a blending brush to soften the edges of the ink before stamping. Continue with each color you choose for your sunset, allowing a little overlap of colors. Cut the image out with a circle die and set aside. 

Assemble the Airplane

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Die cut the airplane pieces using metallic silver paper for the body and two shades of colored card stock for the wings, etc.  Assemble using the packaging as a guide. 

Easel Card Base

Cut an A2 top folding card base. Score and fold at the center. Then score the top in half again (2.75" mark. Fold it under. 

Sentiments

Cut a 4.25x 2.75 inch piece of light blue card stock. Use embossing ink to stamp the sentiment "flying by to say hi" in white embossing powder. Heat set, then ink the bottom of the panel in Tide Blue and blend up a bit towards the sentiment. Adhere this panel to the bottom half of the card base (that will fold under).

Put it Together

Open the card by pushing the blue panel back and popping up the center fold. Adhere the sunset circle and airplane. Be sure not to adhere the entire sunset circle to the card. Only adhere the bottom half. 

To hold the card open, you'll need something to act as a doorstop. Die cut a small tag from cream card stock and stamp "safe travels" in black. The small tag is backed in white to make it extra thick.  I fyou want to be sure it holds, use foam tape to give the tag more height. When the card is pushed open, the bottom edge rests on the tag. Add some twine or ribbon to the tag if you wish. 

Stamp some flowers on the bottom edge of the card if your recipient is going somewhere tropical. Use colors in your sunset to tie it all together. 

Supplies

Altenew: Enjoy the Flight stamp & die set, Warm Sunshine ink

Gina K Designs: Tiny Tags die sets, Hello Beautiful stamp set,  inks (Wild Lilac, Tangerine Twist)

Concord & 9th: Creamsicle ink

Brutus Monroe: Alabaster embossing powder 

Ombre Floral

 

Creating an ombre floral look with a stencil gives this background a different twist. Grab your ink families and get started! You can enter the April ombre challenge at A Place To Start or enter the Anything Goes category. 

The first layer of Altenew's Styled Backgrounds stencil set is inked with the Cherry Blossom ink set. Start with the lightest color, Pink Diamond, at the bottom and work up to the darkest shade, Rubellite. Starting with the lightest color will allow you to use the same brush and work darker, without changing brushes. I left out the darkest color of the set, Razzleberry. 

The second layer of florals is inked with shades of orange. I used a combination of inks from Gina K, Concord & 9th and Altenew. 

The leaf layer is inked with the Tropical Forest ink set, using all four colors.

To finish the card, cut a sentiment in white and ink it lightly from the top, leaving the bottom white. Cut the background layer in a medium pink and ink the top as well, for an ombre sentiment. Pop it up with a little foam tape to help it stand out more. Stamp a subsentiment and sequins for flower centers. 

Supplies:

Altenew: Stencil Art Styled Backgrounds (March 2026), Timeless Sentiments Dies, Blooming Thanks stamp, Inks (Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Rubelitte, Peachy Glow, Bamboo, Parrot, Olive, Moss)

Gina K: Disco Ball sequins, Tangerine Twist ink 

Concord & 9th: Creamsicle ink

Other: foam tape