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Monday, 21 May 2018

Altenew May 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew May Release Blog Hop!

If you came here from Altenew Blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

There are lots of fabulous products being released today, some beautiful stamp sets and dies, and all are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew will draw six lucky winners who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to their online store. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Friday, May 26th for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/27/2018.

Today I've created CAS one-layered cards to share with you. All of them are very quick and easy to create.

For my first card, I stamped images from a gorgeous Botanical You Stamp Set, and decided to go for a bright, pink and green colour combo.

I used Forest Glades and Evergreen inks to stamp the first two layers and Pink Diamond and Pinkalicious for the next two layers. To finish the card I stamped “just for” to complete my sentiment and added some green splatters for more interest. I love this set, so great to create quick but beautiful cards!

For my second card I used another beautiful floral stamps from set called Bride To Be. I again chose to use the pink and green colour combination. I used here Blush and Pink Diamond ink pads for flowers and a few different shades of green: Moss, Forest Glades and Evergreen.

For my sentiment I used a tiny “I love you” stamp that comes from Rustic Linen stamp set.

The Rustic Linen is a set I used for my last card. It’s a great background stamp and I decided to use it to create a monochrome card. I stamped it with Starlight ink and added beautiful images from the gorgeous Floral Elements Stamp Set (I inked them with two shades of blue: Dusk and Starlight).

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is amazing Sandra Dietrich 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

Agnieszka Malyszek <--you are here

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Monday, 16 April 2018

Altenew April 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

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

There are lots of new products being released today! Some fabulous stamps and dies 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 Saturday, April 21st for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 4/22/2018.

In addition, one winner will be chosen from the comments left on this blog post and will receive a $30 gift certificate!

For today’s blog hop I’ve created two CAS, one-layered cards using the new release. For my first card, I used Mega Greetings Stamp Set, which I think will be my new favourite set! I simply love this fun and trendy set that contains two large words, "thanks" and "hello," accompanied by additional phrases to help you convey the perfect message on your card.

I stamped the hello word in black and added few stamps from the Wildflower Garden Stamp Set. To finish my card off I added some black splashes.

To create my second card I used another great set called Watercolor Dots. This set will make it a breeze to create the look of watercolour dots on any project!

I inked my stamp with a few different inks (Buttercream, Mango Smoothie, Honey Drizzle and Frayed Leaf) to create my background. Then I stamped a sentiment, added a few doodled images over some of the dots and few splashes of green ink green paint. Love this fun, modern and watercolour look!

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is amazing Lydia Evans 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 Scrapbook Blog

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

Wednesday, 4 April 2018

Altenew’s 4th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway

Hello, everyone! Today I’m very honoured to be participating in the Altenew’s 4rd Anniversary Blog Hop! It's crazy how fast time flies! We “just recently” celebrated the Altenew’s 3rd anniversary and today Altenew is 4! It has been another great year full of joy to work with all the beautiful stamps and more! I’m always waiting for the new releases and love the feeling when I’m itching to get my hands on the new products and start creating my cards. I absolutely honoured to be a part of this amazing team! Congrats on 4 wonderful years, Altenew!

You should have arrived here from Jessica Frost-Ballas’ blog, if not head back over to the Altenew blog to start from the beginning.

For today's Blog Hop I created a simple card using a beautiful set called Wildflower Garden and here’s what I came up with:

I used Altenew Crisp Dye Inks (Evergreen, Forest Glades, Persian Blue, Sapphire, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry, Honey Dazzle, Lavender Fields, Sea Glass and Ocean Waves) to stamp flowers and leaves, and added some colourful splashes here and there. The “happy birthday” sentiment is from Birthday Builder Stamp Set.

Special Offer

FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY4TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV at checkout. Offer valid from April 3rd until April 8th at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

Prizes

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 5 lucky winners. There are also 13 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

• Altenew: 5 $50 Altenew Gift Certificates
• Altenew Academy: 5 Class Spots
• Jennifer McGuire Ink: 2 $100 Altenew Gift Certificates
• Online Card Classes: 3 Class Spots
• Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
• Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
• My Sweet Petunia: Mini MISTI Stamping Tool
• Tombow USA: 2 Dual Brush Pen Sets(10 Colors) and 2 TwinTone Dual Tip Marker Sets(12 Colors)
• WOW! Embossing Powder: $40 Gift Certificate
• Create & Craft TV: £25 Gift Certificate
• Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 Gift Certificate
• Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
• Amy Tangerine: 2 Signed Copies of Craft a Life You Love
• Chameleon Pens: 1 Pack of 5 Chameleon Pens
• Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 Copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2018 Issue

Be sure to leave comments by April 15th, 2018 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 30 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on April 17th, 2018.

Here's the full line up of blogs on the hop today:

Altenew
Kristina Werner
Lilith Eeckels
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Agnieszka Malyszek <--you are here
Keeway Tsao
Terhi Koskinen
WOW! Embossing Powder
Debby Hughes
Meghann Andrew
Mindy Baxter
My Sweet Petunia
Laura Jane
Julia Altermann
Justine Hovey

Your next stop is Keeway Tsao

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

Thursday, 22 March 2018

Altenew March 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew March Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Carissa'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 fabulous products being released today, and they are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew will draw six lucky winners who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to their online store. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, March 29th for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/31/2018.

Today I've created three cards to share with you. For my first card, I stamped images from the Focus on You Stamp Set and I was inspired by some beautiful vintage botanical illustrations.

I stamped my images in black and used Altenew markers to colour them in (C002, R702, R902, B002, B227, R926 and G715)

For my second card I combined new Dearest Friend Stamp Set with a stamp from the older Watercolor Frames.

I stamped the frame in Sea Glass ink and added the thank you sentiment and a floral element in black. Again, I used Altenew markers to finish my card off.

For my last card I stamped beautiful images from the gorgeous Hope Stamp Set. I love those beautiful flower buds, aren’t they cute?!

I used Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Rubelitte and Razzleberry ink to stamp the flower and Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades and Evergreen for the leaves and buds.

The sentiment comes from the Dearest Friend Stamp Set.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is amazing Lydia Evans and I can't wait to see what she came up with today!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Monday, 26 February 2018

Altenew Build-A-Flower Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Build-A-Flower Blog Hop! If you came here from Zinia Amoiridou’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!

Today I'm very excited to join Altenew along with lots of talented designers for a special blog hop to celebrate FIRST anniversary of the special Build-A-Flower release. And to celebrate this anniversary there are special offers and prizes up for grabs!

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Friday, March 2nd for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/4/2018.

Place an order from the Build-A-Flower Collection from 2/26/2018 until 3/2/2018, and you will automatically be entered into a raffle for a chance to win a big prize! One lucky winner will be chosen to win a prize pack valued at over $120 including one Original MISTI stamping tool, Artist Markers Set C, and Soft Pastel 6 Mini Cube Set. No minimum purchase needed! A winner will be announced on March 4th on the Altenew Blogs.

In addition, one winner will be chosen from the comments left on this blog post and will receive a $20 gift certificate!

For today’s hop, I created a clean and simple card using a beautiful Coral Charm Stamp set.

To create my card I used a masking technique. I stamped a floral arrangement with Altenew Clear Embossing Ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Then I used Altenew Artist Markers to add some colouring and used the following Altenew markers: G702, G715, G554 from the set A and R400, R301, R403 from the set C. To finish my card I used Dymo Label Maker to make a “thank you” sentiment.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Rubeena Ianigro!

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

Sunday, 10 December 2017

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello Everyone! Today I’m excited to be a part of some special event called Advent Calendar Extravaganza. This is my second year in a row joining my friend Taheerah, and this year’s Advent Calendar Extravaganza is even bigger and better than last year - with ONE HUNDRED special links being hidden behind that magical door!

Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

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Today I'm sharing a quick and simple Christmas card using a lovely Winter Cottage stamp from Altenew. I inked my image with two tones of blue (Dusk and Starlight inks) to create a simple background. Then I aded little stars from Happy Holidays Stamp Set.

To finish my card I used Inline Alpha Die Set to create the NOEL sentiment. I die cut the letters out of gold glitter cardstock and popped up them with foam tape for some dimension.

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It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Seven Hills Crafts so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2017 to enter.

Don't forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Aga

Friday, 8 December 2017

Altenew December Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew December Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Lilith’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 fabulous products being released today! Stamps, dies and a Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine! All are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Friday, December 15th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Sunday, December 17th.

In addition, one winner will be chosen from the comments left on this blog post and will receive a $30 gift certificate!

Today I've created three cards to share with you. For my first card, I stamped images from Frosted Garden Stamp Set with blue and green inks. Then I used the Altenew markers to add some colour details to the flowers and leaves.

To finish my card I stamped Hello sentiment with black and die cut using a die from the Dot Labels Die Set.

For my next card I combined stamp from the Frosted Garden Set with a sentiment from Birthday Builder Stamp Set.

I also used markers to add some details to the stamped images.

For my last card I created a stamped background using a new lovely set called Love You So Mush.

I stamped images from the new set using Sand Dunes and Permanent Black inks and again used Altenew markers to mimic some watercolour look. To finish the card I added a sentiment and some small black details between stamped mushrooms (the leafy stamp comes from the Happy Holidays stamp set).

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Enza Gudor and I can't wait to see what she came up with today!

And if you want to start from the beginning to check all the amazing projects along the way here is the full list: