Thursday, 8 May 2025

Altenew May 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway



Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew May 2025 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Therese Calvird’s blog, you're on the right track. If not, be sure to go back the Altenew Blog, and start from there so you don't miss a thing!

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by May 15th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew's Blog Hop Post on May 16th, 2025.

The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.



Today I’m sharing a simple card created using the beautiful Craft-A-Flower: Lily of the Valley Layering Die Set from the May 2025 Release collection. This exquisite layering die set captures the timeless beauty of the Lily of the Valley. Layering the flowers is super easy, and the finished result looks just like a real bunch of delicate blooms.

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I started by die cutting all the elements from white cardstock and used Jade Dreams Fresh Dye Ink Bundle to blend colour onto the green parts.

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To create my background, I used the Cloudy Sky acrylic marker from the Acrylic Marker 24 Colour Set - Vol. 1 to draw a checkered pattern.

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To finish the card, I added a sentiment from the Essential Sentiments Bundle, paired with Hot Foil Roll – Champagne (Mirror) for a beautiful, shiny touch.

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That’s it for me, your next stop is Erum Tasneem.
You can find the full line up below.


Thank you for stopping by today!
Aga
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Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway (over $3,600 in Total Prizes)



Hello Everyone! Today I’m very honoured to be part of Altenew 11th-anniversary celebration! Happy Anniversary, Altenew! I've been with the Altenew Design Team since the very beginning, and I feel incredibly grateful to have been part of this amazing journey for so many years. What makes it even more special is the wonderful Altenew community, the shared passion, creativity, and love for crafting that brings us all together. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and celebrating this milestone with us!


If you came here from Therese Calvird’s blog, you're on the right track. If not, be sure to go back the Altenew Blog, and start from there so you don't miss a thing!
 
This is a big anniversary event with an amazing line up of designers taking part, loads of inspiration and amazing prizes up for grabs!


 
Giveaway Prizes:

Over $3,600 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 11 lucky winners. There are also 35 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

 
Be sure to leave comments by April 29, 2025 for a chance to win one of 76 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 76 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 May 4, 2025.


Altenew Anniversary Special Offers:

  • 04/14/2025 - 04/17/2025: Get a FREE brand-new Lace 3D Embossing Folder (worth $11.99) on orders over $89 from 04/14/2025 at 12:01 AM EDT until 04/17/2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The free gift will be automatically added to eligible orders—while supplies last. Shop here: https://altenew.com/collections/all-altenew-products 
  • 04/14/2025 - 04/18/2025: Get FREE U.S. Shipping on orders over $29 (no code needed) or $10 off International Shipping with code ALTENEW@11 at checkout from 04/14/2025 at 12:01 AM EDT until 04/18/2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Shop here: https://altenew.com/collections/all-altenew-products 



For today’s blog hop, I created a simple “Hello Friend” card featuring a beautiful floral stamped background.

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I love using small stamps to create a subtle backdrop that lets bold, large sentiments become the focal point. For today’s card, I stamped a small flower from the Mini Delight: Fabulous Flowers Stamp & Die Set using Cloudy Sky, Navy, Mossy Meadow, and Green Opal Fresh Dye Inks.

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To complete the card, I added tiny dots using a white acrylic marker from Acrylic Marker 24 Color Set - Vol. 2, which reacted with the navy ink underneath, creating a soft, light purple tint that added a subtle, magical touch. For the final detail, I added a sentiment from the Flowering Hedge Bundle, paired with the Ivory Black (Mirror) Hot Foil Roll.

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That’s it for me, your next stop is Emily Midgett.
You can find the full line up below.

Thank you for stopping by today and enjoy the rest of the hop!
Aga
Posted by Agnieszka at 17:00 107 comments

Thursday, 10 April 2025

Altenew April 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway



Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew April 2025 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Therese Calvird’s blog, you're on the right track. If not, be sure to go back the Altenew Blog, and start from there so you don't miss a thing!

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by April 17th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on April 19th, 2025.

The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.
 



For today’s blog hop, I created two simple cards using products from the April 2025 Release collection. Each one brings to mind the cover of an old fairytale book, softly faded, delicately illustrated, and filled with whimsical charm.

For my first card, I used the Flowering Hedge Bundle, which includes the Flowering Hedge Registration Press Plate Set and the Flowering Hedge Die Set.

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To create a soft letterpress effect, I inked the plates with Green Opal, Mossy Meadow, and Mauve Fresh Dye Inks. I then die cut the floral frame and layered it over Crafty Necessities: Moss Cardstock for a rich, earthy backdrop.

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To finish the card, I added a sentiment from the set, paired with Hot Foil Roll – Champagne (Mirror) for a beautiful, shiny touch.

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For my second card, I used Floral Serenade Press Plate, a delicate pattern of flowers and leaves gently intertwining, creating a soft, whimsical design. I inked the plate with Dark Night Fresh Dye Ink and pressed the pattern onto Crafty Necessities: Nimbus Cardstock to create a beautiful background.

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To finish it off, I used Mini Delight: Fabulous Flowers Stamp & Die Set. I die cut an elegant scalloped oval doily out of Nimbus Cardstock and added a fussy cut little flower stamped with Cloudy Sky, Navy, Mossy Meadow and Green Opal Fresh Dye Inks. 

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It adds just the right hint of colour and charm to complete the soft, storybook feel of the card.

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That’s it for me, your next stop is Carol Hintermeier.
You can find the full line up below.

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


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