Altenew Guest Designer Feature | Bold Floral Card with Rosa Gallica & Mega Greetings

Hello crafty friends!

I’m so excited to share that I’m the Guest Designer over on the Altenew blog this month! It honestly feels like such a special moment, and I couldn’t wait to share the card I created using some absolutely stunning products.

You can check out the full feature over on Altenew’s blog here:
https://altenew.com/blogs/paper-crafting-inspiration-and-tips/april-2026-guest-designer-of-the-month-bold-floral-card

For today’s card, I’ve combined the beautiful Build-A-Garden: Rosa Gallica with the bold and versatile Mega Greetings Stamp Set to create something that really pops.

Why you’ll love the Build-A-Garden: Rosa Gallica

This set really does all the heavy lifting in a design — once your florals are down, the rest of the card comes together effortlessly.

Card Inspiration Bold Floral

For this card, I wanted the florals from Build-A-Garden: Rosa Gallica to frame the design while keeping the centre open for that large, eye-catching sentiment. The soft pink blooms against the deep background give it a really striking look, and the finishing touches add just the right amount of detail without taking away from the main design.

1. Stamp the Rosa Gallica florals onto white cardstock.
2. Colour the images with alcohol markers, blending the petals and leaves for soft dimension.
3. Die cut the florals using the coordinating dies.
4. Create your card base and add a matching mat layer.
5. Stamp additional floral images around the edges, colour them to coordinate, and place the die cut pieces over the top to build up the design.
6. Stamp the large sentiment from the Mega Greetings Stamp Set in Versamark, emboss it in white, and fussy cut it out.
7. Attach the sentiment to the card front so it becomes the main focal point.
8. Run the smaller sentiment through the One-Go: Solid Sentiment Strips 3 Press Plates/Foil Plates (Gratitude Edition) using brown ink.
9. Add the sentiment strip across the main greeting.
10. Finish with ink splatter, a linen bow, and a few sequins for extra texture and detail.

That combination of die cut florals, embossed sentiment, and layered detail gives the card a really polished look while still letting the beautiful Rosa Gallica images do the heavy lifting.

Shop the supplies

If you’re feeling inspired to recreate this card, I’ve linked all of the supplies over on my blog to make things nice and easy.

And just to be completely transparent — if you do decide to shop for these (especially the Rosa Gallica or Mega Greetings sets), I’d really appreciate you using the links on my blog. They are affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It genuinely helps support the content I create and allows me to keep sharing projects like this.