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Friday, 4 December 2020

Altenew Quiet Reflections Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Inks/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew December Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Tenia Nelson’s blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to Altenew Card Blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

There are lots of new fabulous products being released today, stamps, dies, stencils, inks and embossing folders and all are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $40 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 9 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/09/2020 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 12/11/2020.

For today’s blog hop I created a simple card using the newly released products: You Are Beautiful Stamp Set and some of the new inks.

I started by using Feeling Dotty Stencil and inks from Northern Shore and Nature Wonders sets to create my background. Then I stamped a flower from You Are Beautiful Stamp Set with Cherry Blossom Crisp Dye Ink Oval Set and used coordinating die to cut it out. To finish the card I added my sentiment in black.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Anna Veach.

Here is the full line up for the blog hop today.

Agnieszka Małyszek <-- you are here

Thanks for stopping by today!

Aga

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

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

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew November Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Amy Hill's blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to Altenew Card Blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

There are lots of new fabulous products being released today, stamps, dies, stencils and all are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

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.

In addition, 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.

For today’s blog hop I created very CAS one layered card using the newly released Pen Sketched Silhouette Stamp Set.

I started by stamping images from the set with different shades of inks from Tranquility Oval Set and finished off the design with a flower stamp from older Pen Sketched Flowers Stamp Set.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Anna Veach.

Here is the full line up for the blog hop today.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Thursday, 4 June 2020

Altenew June 2020 Stamps/Dies/Stencils/More Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew June Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Erum Tasneem's blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to Altenew Card Blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

There are lots of new fabulous products being released today, stamps, dies, stencils and all are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Mixed Media Blog by 6/9/2020 for a chance to win.

In addition, Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 Card Blog on 6/11/2020.

For today’s blog hop I created a quick and simple card using the newly released products: Bergenia Builder Stamp Set and Apothecary Labels Stamp & Die Bundle.

I started by stamping bergenia flowers and leaves with Permanent Black Crisp Ink onto a watercolour paper. Then I used Watercolor 36 Pan Set to colour the images in and then fussy cut them out.

I arranged the flowers and leaves in a shape of wreath and added my label shape from the Apothecary Labels Stamp Set. I stamped it with Obsidian Pigment Ink, heat embossed a sentiment with white embossing powder and die cut it with coordinating die.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Maryam Perez.

Here is the full line up for the blog hop today.

Agnieszka Malyszek <-- you are here

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the hop!
Aga

Tuesday, 12 May 2020

Altenew May 2020 Stamps/Dies/Stencils Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew May 2020 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Altenew Card Blog, then you are on the right track. If not, hop over there and start from the beginning, as you won't want to miss anything!

There is a lot of new amazing products being released today, stamps, dies and stencils and all are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Mixed Media Blog by 5/17/2020 for a chance to win.

In addition, Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 blogs on 5/20/2020.

For today’s blog hop I created a simple one-layer card using the newly released Delicate Bouquet Stamp Set. This stamp set features beautiful outline floral arrangement perfect for just about any colouring technique you prefer. For my card I stamped the images with Permanent Black Crisp Ink and used Watercolor Brush Markers - Spring Garden Set to colour the images in.

To finish my card I stamped my sentiments from the set and added some black ink splatters.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Amber Rain Davis.

Here is the full line up for the blog hop today.

Altenew Card Blog

Agnieszka Malyszek <--you are here

Altenew Mixed Media Blog

Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the hop!
Aga

Friday, 3 April 2020

Altenew 6th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway

Hello Everyone! Today I’m very honoured to be participating in the Altenew 6th Anniversary Blog Hop! Congrats on 6 wonderful years, Altenew! I can't believe how fast time flies! It's been amazing ride this far! I love seeing how this company has evolved over the years and I am still beyond thrilled and deeply honoured that I can be a part of it. Can't wait to see what the future holds!

You should have arrived here from Butterfly Reflections Ink, if not head back to Altenew blog to make sure you don't miss a thing!

This is a three-day event with an amazing line up of designers taking part, loads of inspiration and amazing prizes up for grabs! Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Altenew: 6 $50 Altenew gift certificates
Altenew Academy: 10 class spots
Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 $100 Altenew gift certificate & 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags($20 each)
My Sweet Petunia: 1 prize bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
CiLi in Papers: $100 gift certificate
Craft Stash: £75 gift certificate
Amy Tangerine: Your Brightest Year Yet online workshop (valued at $89)
Online Card Classes: 3 class spots
Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate
Scrapbook.com: $50 gift certificate
Michelle's Cards & Stamp: $50 gift certificate
Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 gift certificate
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2020 issue
Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 gift certificate
Seven Hills Crafts: £25 gift certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2020 for a chance to win one of 37 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!". 37 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 4/18/2020.

Altenew Special Offer:

So now, onto my card! For today's Blog Hop I created a simple, one layer birthday card. I started by using stripes from Watercolor Stripes Stencil and masking technique to create layers of my birthday cake. I simply used a sponge dauber over the stencil with Baby Pink and Yellow Ochre Crisp Dye Inks. Next, I stamped flowers from Ditsy Print Stamp Set on top of the cake and used Altenew Artist Markers Set A to colour the images in.

As a final step I added some details with black marker and stamped my sentiment from Birthday Builder Stamp Set.

That's it for me. Your next stop on the hop is the amazing Isha Gupta!

Here is the full line up for the blog hop today.

Butterfly Reflections Ink

Agnieszka Malyszek <--you are here

Thanks for stopping by today and for hopping along with us!
Aga

Sunday, 22 March 2020

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Iris & Watercolor Essential Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Iris & Watercolor Essential Set Release Blog Hop ! If you came here from The Hedgehog Hollow’s blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to Altenew Card Blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win.

In addition, 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 blogs on 03/31/2020.

For today’s blog hop I created a simple watercolour card using the newly released set. I used a masking technique to stamp the beautiful iris flowers with Permanent Black Crisp Ink. Then I coloured my images in using Artist Watercolor 24 Pan Set. After everything was dry, I added green paint splatters for a finishing touch.

I finished the card off with a sentiment popped up with foam tape.

That’s it for me and this is the very last stop on the blog hop for you to complete! I hope you enjoyed all the great projects along the way!

Here is the full line up for the blog hop today.

LauraJane