Hi friends! Today’s card is my take on Jen’s weekly Altenew Challenge Live for 16 June 2026 (Creative Challenge #56). The challenge is to “create a project that embraces repetition as a design element”. I have the products in mind that I want to use for this challenge, now let me see if I can pull it off successfully!
The supplies used:
Altenew – Bubbly Bumble Bee Layering Die Set
Altenew – Making Moments Press Plate
Altenew – One-Go: Solid Sentiment Banners Press Plate & Die
Spellbinders – Precision Layering A2 A Die Set
Spellbinders – Merlot Colorwheel Cardstock
Gina K. Designs –Black Onyx Cardstock
My Favorite Things – Butterscotch Cardstock
Tsukineko – VersaFine Clair Nocturne Ink Pad
Tonic Studios – Vintage White Vellum Paper
Altenew – Ultra Stick Double Sided Tape, 1”
Altenew – ¼” x 1/16” Black Instant Dimension Foam Tape
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
Spellbinders – BetterPress System
Anna Griffin Empress Die Cutting Machine
Creating the Background Panel
For the background panel, I used the largest die from the Spellbinders Precision Layering A2 A die set to die cut a piece of Gina K. Designs Black Onyx cardstock and the second largest die to die cut a piece of Spellbinders’ Merlot cardstock. This gave me a black matting layer with a dark red background for the bees I'll be using for my repetition element. Using the Altenew Making Moments Press Plate and my Spellbinders BetterPress system, I added VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink to the press plate and applied the impression to the Merlot cardstock panel.
Creating the Decorative Elements
For the bumble bees, I used Altenew’s “Bubbly Bumble Bee” layering die set. I die cut the layers for the bee from Gina K. Designs Black Onyx cardstock, Tonic Studios’ Vintage White Vellum Paper, and My Favorite Things’ Butterscotch cardstock. Once the die cutting was completed, I used Bearly Art glue to adhere the layers together (the design required 11 completed bees). After the glue dried, I positioned the bees onto the A2 size card front and tried to mix up their positioning, so all the bees weren’t facing the same direction or in the identical orientation. Once happy with their layout, I adhered them to the Merlot cardstock panel with liquid glue.
Creating the Sentiment
For the sentiment, I chose the “Wishing You a Great Day!” sentiment banner from Altenew’s One-Go: Solid Sentiment Banners Press Plate set. I used the Spellbinders BetterPress system and the VersaFine Clair Nocturne ink pad and pressed the sentiment banner onto a piece of white cardstock. After allowing the ink to dry approximately 30 seconds, I used the coordinating Altenew die to die cut all the sentiment banners.
Assembling the Card
To assemble the card, I added strips of Altenew’s 1” Ultra Sticky Double-Sided Tape to the back side of the card front with the bees on it and adhered the panel to the black matting layer. I also added the double-sided tape to the back side of the matting layer and adhered it to an A2, side folding, Butterscotch colored card base. Next, I added pieces of Altenew’s 1/4” wide, black Instant Dimension Foam Tape to the back side of the sentiment banner that required support and adhered it to the card front.
Thank you for stopping by and checking out today’s blog post, I really appreciate it. Until next time, happy crafting!
