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Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Altenew June 2019 Stand-alone Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew June 2019 Stand-alone Die Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Marge Yoon’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 stand-alone dies being released today, 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 Scrapbook Blog by 6/24/2019 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 6/27/2019.

For today’s blog hop I created a quick and simple pastel card using the newly released Virginia Rose 3D Die Set, featuring two beautiful detailed flowers and accompanying leaves.

I started by using Dotted Swirls Debossing Cover Die to create a delicate background for my flowers. Next, I used the Virginia Rose 3D Die Set and cut the layers out of watercolour paper. Then, I used Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set to add colour to the die cuts. To finish the card I stamped my sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set.

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.

Kelly Griglione

Thanks for stopping by!
Aga

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Altenew June 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew June Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Lisa Spangler'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 Scrapbook Blog by 6/18/2019 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 6/22/2019.

For today’s blog hop I’ve created a clean and simple, one layer card using the newly released Leaf Clusters Stamp Set. This stamp set features beautiful silhouette images, great for creating beautiful botanical backgrounds.

For my card I used four different green ink families: Green Fields, Green Valley, Sea Shore, and Spring Bouquet and inked each stamp with different shades of inks from lightest to darkest. As a final touch I stamped my sentiment and added some green ink splatters.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Vicky Papaioannou.

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

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Agnieszka Malyszek <-- you are here

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Altenew May 2019 Stencil Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew May 2019 Stencil Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Zinia Redo’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 stencils being released today, and all are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 5/28/2019 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 Card Blog on 5/31/2019.

For today’s blog hop I’ve created a simple pastel card using the newly released Ombré Stripes Stencil.

I used a masking technique to cover half of the card and I started by applying Blush, Hazelnut and Mountain Mist Crisp Dye Inks with a sponge dauber over the stencil. Then I repeated the sponging at the other side to create a chevron pattern.

For the sentiment I used Fine Alphabet Die Set and white cardstock covered with Gold String Washi Tape. I die cut the sentiment three times and stacked the letters together for a dimension.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Svitlana Shayevich.

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

Altenew Card Blog
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Lydia Evans
Laurie Willison
Kymona Tracey
Zinia Redo
Agnieszka Malyszek <--you are here
Svitlana Shayevich
Virginia Lu
Lilith Eeckels
Isha Gupta
Kelly Janes
Jaycee Gaspar
Vicky Papaioannou
Maryam Perez
Marie Nicole
Jeanne Jachna
Ashlea Cornell
Amber Rain Davis

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Thursday, 9 May 2019

Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil/Ink/Enamel Pin Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew May Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Nathalie DeSousa’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 fun enamel pins, 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 Scrapbook Blog by 5/15/2019 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 5/18/2019.

For today’s blog hop I’ve created a clean and simple, one layer card using the newly released Dare to Dream Stamp Set. This stamp set features beautiful ornamental stamps inspired by Moroccan patterns.

I started by stamping my images with Sapphire Crisp Dye Ink to create an ornamental border. Next I added the second element in Sand Dunes Crisp Dye Ink on top of the first layer. As a final touch I stamped two small images from Ornate Foliage Stamp Set to complete the design and stamped my sentiment.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Ashlea Cornell.

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

Altenew Card Blog

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Laurie Willison

May Sukyong Park

Nathalie DeSousa

Agnieszka Malyszek <--you are here

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Wednesday, 1 May 2019

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Snapdragon Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Build-A-Flower: Snapdragon Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Lydia Evans' 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 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win.

In addition a winner will be chosen from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below and will receive a $15 gift certificate. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/10/2019.

For today’s hop, I created a card combing the Build-A-Flower: Snapdragon stamp and die set with Floral Shadow Stamp Set.

I stamped the images from Floral Shadow set with Frayed Leaf ink to create a background for my stamped and die cut snapdragon flowers. I stamped the images using following Altenew inks: Baby Pink, Fuchsia and Magenta for flowers along with Forest Glades and Evergreen for the steams and leaves.

Next stop on the hop is Virginia Lu and I can't wait to see what she came up with today!

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

Altenew Card Blog
Svitlana Shayevich
Lilith Eeckels
Anna Komenda
Lydia Evans
Agnieszka Malyszek <--you are here
Virginia Lu
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Maryam Perez
Ashlea Cornell
Nathalie DeSousa
Laura Volpes
Soraya Maes
Joni Andaya
Zsoka Marko
Seeka
Vicki Finger
TaeEun Yoo
Jess Francisco
Patricia Roebuck
Ilina Crouse
Teri Wilson

Thank you for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the hop!
Aga

Thursday, 25 April 2019

Altenew April 2019 Washi Tape/Embossing Paste Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew April 2019 Washi Tape/Embossing Paste Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Vicky Papaioannou‘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 new fabulous products being released today, beautiful washi tapes and embossing paste and all are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 5/1/2019 for a chance to win.

In addition a winner will be chosen from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below and will receive a $15 gift certificate. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 5/4/2019.

For today’s blog hop I created a simple card using the new embossing paste.

I started by creating a watercolour background using Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers - Spring Garden Set. Next I used the embossing paste along with Elegant Swirls Stencil to add some texture to my card.

To finish it, I added a sentiment created with DYMO label maker and used a foam tape to pop it up a little.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Alex Syberia.

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