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Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway

April 8, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their 7th Anniversary Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Blog.

Altenew-Book Engravings

For my project I used the Book Engravings Stamp, Stencil & Die set.

Altenew-Book Engravings

For the sentiment I used the Many Thanks stamp set, and on the background I blended a very subtle pattern using the Cube Builder Stencil.

Altenew-Book Engravings

Giveaway Prizes
Over $1,400 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $70 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 15 lucky winners. There are also 19 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Be sure to leave comments by 4/18/2021 for a chance to win one of 41 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 41 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/24/2021.

Blog Hop Order
Altenew Blog
Laura Bassen
Vicky Papaioannou
Kathy Racoosin
Emily Midgett
Amanda Baldwin
Erum Tasneem
Scrapbook.com
Nathalie DeSousa
Simon Says Stamp
Svitlana Shayevich
Jenny Colacicco
Mindy Eggen
Yoonsun Hur
CiLi in Papers
Isha Gupta
Caly Person
Victoria Calvin
LauraJane

Altenew Storybook Fantasy Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

March 9, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their Storybook Fantasy Blog Hop! If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.

Altenew-Book Engravings, Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set

I’ve created two projects featuring some of the gorgeous new products. My first card uses the Book Engravings Stencil, Stamp & Die Sets.

Altenew-Book Engravings

These blooms are drop dead gorgeous and so incredibly effortless to create. To begin I used the Book Engravings Stencil to blend the base blooms & leaves. I didn’t stamp the outline of the images, but I stamped the added detail images using darker shades of each base. For the sentiment I used the Sentiments & Quotes stamp set.

Altenew-Book Engravings

This next card features the Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set.

Altenew-Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set

Such a simple little stem, but yet so detailed using Sweet Leaf for the stem and Pink Pearl & Heart Beat for the blooms. The sentiment is also from the Sentiments & Quotes set.

Altenew-Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil Set

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/15/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/17/2021.

The next stop on the hop is the amaying Jaycee Gaspar!

Altenew Love & Friendship Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

February 3, 2021

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their Love & Friendship Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.

Altenew-Tall Foliage, Tall Alpha Lowercase

Both of my cards feature the Tall Foliage stamp set as well as the Tall Alpha Lowercase stamp & die set. For this card I stamped the Tall Foliage images along the border of the card using Fresh Lemon, Sunkissed, Heart Beat, Pinkalicious and Lavender Fields. I used the Tall Alpha Lowercase die set with gold cardstock and embossed a coordinating sentiment from Tall Foliage. For embellishment I used Moonstones.

Altenew-Tall Foliage, Tall Alpha Lowercase

For this next card I stamped a single image from Tall Foliage with Aqualicious onto Audrey Blue cardsotck.

Altenew-Tall Foliage, Tall Alpha Lowercase

I embossed the sentiment in white onto various shades of solid colored cardstock using the Tall Alpha Lowercase stamp set and then used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I added a few strips of cardstock along the bottom to give it a little kick:)

Altenew-Tall Foliage, Tall Alpha Lowercase

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/08/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/11/2021.

The next stop on the hop is the talented Kelly Griglione!
Thanks so much for hopping by!

Altenew Bursting With Creativity Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

December 17, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their December Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.

Altenew-Layered Wood Flower die set, Dotted Lines Debossing Cover die, Just Leaves dies set, Sentiments & Quotes

For my first card I used the Just Leaves die set. I die cut the various sizes of leaves using solid colored cardstock and adhered them onto the right/bottom border of the panel.

Altenew-Just Leaves dies set, Sentiments & Quotes

For the sentiment I used the Sentiments & Quotes stamp set.

Altenew-Just Leaves dies set, Sentiments & Quotes

My next card features the Layered Wood Flower die set.

Altenew-Layered Wood Flower die set, Dotted Lines Debossing Cover die, Sentiments & Quotes

I adhered the blooms onto a panel die cut using the Dotted Lines Debossing Cover die. For the sentiment I used the Sentiments & Quotes stamp set again.

Altenew-Layered Wood Flower die set, Dotted Lines Debossing Cover die, Sentiments & Quotes

Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.

Giveaway Prizes:
Altenew is giving away $250 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/23/2020 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/25/2020.

The next stop on the hop is Therese Calvird.

Altenew Twinkle & Shine Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

November 4, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their Twinkle & Shine Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog.

Altenew-Mandala Maker, Pen Sketched Silhouette

I created two projects with a couple of these fantastic new products.

Altenew-Mandala Maker

This card features the Mandala Maker stamp set along with the coordinating Mandala Maker die set. I used several of the gradient cardstock sets for the small die cut shapes. I added tiny crystals here and there as well. The sentiment is from Many Thanks.

Altenew-Mandala Maker

This next card uses the Pen Sketched Silhouette stamp set & coordinating die set.

Altenew-Pen Sketched Silhouette

I stamped the images with multiple inks to create a gradient color. Both cards have white panels and are popped up onto a Lawn Fawn Fog card base.

Altenew-Pen Sketched Silhouette

Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.

Giveaway Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/10/2020 for a chance to win. 

Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 11/12/2020.

The next stop on the hop is the lovely Erum Tasneem.

Altenew Winter Essentials Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

October 19, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their Winter Essentials Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Norine Borys blog.

Altenew-Modern Fireplace & Mantel Decor-Winter Die Set

My first project features the Modern Fireplace Layering Die Set & Mantel Decor-Winter Die Set. I used a mixture of solid colored cardstock & pattern papers to create a cozy Christmas mantel. This was so fun to put together.

Altenew-Modern Fireplace & Mantel Decor-Winter Die Set

This next card features the Jumbo Garden Picks Layering Die Set.

Altenew-Jumbo Garden Pickes Layering Die Set, Linear Pathway Alpha

I used the Red Cosmos, Summer Afternoon & Green Meadows Gradient Layering Cardstock sets to die cut the blooms. For the sentiment I used the Linear Pathway Alpha die set.

Altenew-Jumbo Garden Pickes Layering Die Set, Linear Pathway Alpha

Giveaway!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 10/25/2020 for a chance to win. 

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/27/2020.

The next stop on the hop is the lovely Kelly Griglione! You can start the hop at the Altenew blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Rose Release Blog Hop

October 7, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for a blog hop featuring the new Craft-a-Flower: Rose Layering Die Set.

Atlenew-Craft-a-Flower: Rose-Layering Die Set

This Layering Rose die set is absolutely gorgeous and so easy to put together. The Cherry Blossom & Green Meadows Gradient Cardstock Sets work beautifully for this type of project, too.

Atlenew-Craft-a-Flower: Rose-Layering Die Set

I added some strips of cardstock on a cream background panel with an embossed sentiment from Many Thanks.

Atlenew-Craft-a-Flower: Rose-Layering Die Set

Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Giveaway!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 10/12/2020 for a chance to win. 

Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/15/2020.

Blog Hop Order
Altenew Card Blog
Laura Bassen
Jaycee Gaspar
Kelly Griglione
Norine Borys
Keisha Charles
Therese Calvird
Nenette S. Madero
Nicole Watt
Tenia Nelson
Nathalie DeSousa
Dana Joy
Erum Tasneem
LauraJane
Virginia Lu
Maryam Perez
Vicki Finger
Svitlana Shayevich

Altenew Geometry & Nature Stencils Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

September 18, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m joining Altenew for their Geometry & Nature Blog Hop! I you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from Therese Calvird‘s blog.

Altenew, Mighty Corners, Color Block Triangle Stencils

My first card features the Mighty Corners stencil.

Altenew-Mighty Corners Stencil, Caps Bold Alpha Dies, Sentiments & Quotes

For the sentiment I used the Caps Bold Alpha dies along with an embossed sentiment from Sentiments & Quotes.

Altenew-Mighty Corners Stencil, Caps Bold Alpha Dies, Sentiments & Quotes

My second card uses the Color Block Triangle stencil.

Altenew-Color Block Triangle Stencil, Mega Alphabet A die, Sentiments & Quotes

For the sentiment I used the Mega A Alpha die along with another sentiment from Sentiments & Quotes.

Altenew-Color Block Triangle Stencil, Mega Alphabet A die, Sentiments & Quotes

Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.

Giveaway:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 09/23/2020 for a chance to win. 

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/26/2020.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/26/2020.

The next stop on the hop is Amber Rain Davis!
You can see the full hop list on the Altenew blog.
Thanks for stopping by!

Altenew STAMPtember® 2020 Exclusive Collaboration

September 6, 2020

Hi there! I’m back with another STAMPtember® Collaboration featuring Altenew. The stamp set is called Framed Friendship.

Altenew STAMPtember® 2020 Exclusive Collaboration

For the background I used one of the Geometric Builder Squares dies with several scraps of solid colored cardstock to create a colorful grid. I embossed the floral image from Framed Friendship in white onto vellum and the sentiment in white onto black.

Altenew STAMPtember® 2020 Exclusive Collaboration

Make sure and check out the Simon Says Stamp blog to see more inspiration using this fun, new STAMPtember® Collaboration. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pinkfresh Studio + Altenew “Celebrate” Collaboration Blog Hop Details + Giveaway

June 26, 2020

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew for a collaboration blog hop featuring the Celebrate Us stamp & die set.

Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew Collaboration-Celebrate Us

To begin I blended some Pinkfresh Studio inks on a panel using Sparkling Rose, Apricot, Sunshine & Passion Fruit. I also flicked a little Bubble Gum liquid watercolor over the blending.

Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew Collaboration-Celebrate Us

I embossed the Pop Out Diamonds in white onto Fog cardstock and used the Simple Diamonds die. I embossed the bloom from Celebrate Us in clear and blended more Pinkfresh Studio inks for color. For the sentiment I used the Celebrate Us die set with glittered gold and vellum.

Pinkfresh Studio & Altenew Collaboration-Celebrate Us

GIVEAWAYS:
Pinkfresh Studio will be giving away the full release on the Pinkfresh blog.
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a $15 gift card!
Winners will be posted them on July 8th on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. Check that page to claim your prize within 2 weeks.

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