Altenew November Release Blog Hop Winner

Hi there! It's time to announce the winner of the $30 gift voucher for the Altenew November Release. Congratulations go out to:

TracyM #6773 

Congrats Tracy! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com with the subject line "November Release Blog Hop Winner from Aga's Blog" to claim your gift certificate!

Thank you everyone for taking part in the Blog Hop and for all your wonderful comments!
Aga

Altenew & 25 days of Christmas Tags

Hello Everyone! Altenew is participating in Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event and the Altenew DT has some beautiful tags to share with you today.

I’m sharing two similar tags that I made using non-traditional colours.

I started by creating my tags out of white cardstock and stamped my backgrounds using the Tiny Stars and Snowing background stamps. Then I used a pice of tissue paper and used the gold glitter tape to attach it to the tags. Next, I used the Floral shadow stamp and die set along with purple inks to create a main focal point of my tags. I inked the stamp with all shades of purple inks and stamped it a few times for a darker impression. To finish the tags I used a “Joy” word that was cut out of black cardstock.



There are lots of guests, inspiration and giveaways every day for the entire event, so make sure you check out Tracy's blog to get more details.

Thank you for stopping by today and have a lovely Sunday!
Aga

Altenew November Release Blog Hop

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

There are 16 stamp sets and 8 die sets being released today and they are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Monday, November 21st at 11:59 PM ET for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Tuesday, November 22nd.

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

There's also a free gift with every purchase! Place an order with Altenew and receive a FREE You Make Me Happy Stamp Set! No need to add to cart, limit one per customer, while supplies last. No minimum purchase! Offer ends on Thursday 11/17, 2016 at 11:59pm ET.

For today’s blog hop I created a one layer card using images from a set called Happy Dreams.

I stamped my images in black and then I used a sponge dauber along with Midnight Violet and Ocean Waves inks to add colour to my background. To finish my card I used a white gel pen to add some dots in the centre of each feather.

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

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

Aga

Altenew + Pretty Pink Posh Blog Hop

Hello everyone! Today I'm excited to be a part of a fun holiday collaboration blog hop with Pretty Pink Posh! If you came here from Amy Kolling's blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, head over to Altenew Blog, so that you don't miss out on all the stops along the way.

Our Altenew DT is teaming up with our friends from Pretty Pink Posh team, to bring you lots of holiday inspiration, plus some great giveaways and special offers!

Giveaways: There are TWO $100 prize packs from Altenew and Pretty Pink Posh up for grabs. Two winners will be picked randomly from the comments left on any of the blogs along the way. Please leave your comments by Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at midnight EST to be eligible to win. Winners will be announced on the Altenew and Pretty Pink Posh blogs on Thursday, November 3rd.

Special offers from Altenew & Pretty Pink Posh: Get 10% off your entire Altenew order with code ALTENEWLOVESPPP and Pretty Pink Posh order with code PPPLOVESALTENEW at checkout. Offers end Sunday, October 30, 2016, at midnight EST.


For today’s hop I would like to share with you a gift-wrapping project. Making your own packaging is really fun and easy, and it gives a wonderful personal touch to any gift. I used a small background stamp called Snowing to create my own stamped wrapping paper. I stamped it using black ink onto white paper. Then I used a paper string to tie my wrapped gift.

Next I used stamps and dies from the Beautiful Day Set to decorate my present. I stamped the images using shades of green and black ink as I wanted to keep everything in monochromatic colours.

To finish my project I added two tags I created using the Stitched Labels 1 Dies from Pretty Pink Posh. I cut them out of white and black cardstock and stamped a sentiment from the Pine Tree Stamp Set.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Heather Hoffman!

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

Winnie & Walter World Cardmaking Day 2016 Blog Hop

Hello and a very Happy World Card Making Day to everyone! Today I'm excited to join Winnie & Walter along with lots of talented designers for a special blog hop celebration in honour of World Card Making Day!

If you came here from Kate Capper’s blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to Winnie & Walter and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

Of course, you can't have a blog hop without prizes, right? 3 random winners in total will be drawn from all the comments left on the different stops along the hop. Each winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Winnie & Walter shop.

For today’s hop, I created a clean and simple card using stamps from In Bloom: Anna's Flora stamp set and the Thanks Cutaway.

I stamped the images to create some geometric pattern and used markers to add colour to it. The Thanks sentiment was cut out of black cardstock.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Keren Baker.

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

Altenew July Release Blog Hop Winner

Hello! I'm just popping in to announce the winner of the $30 gift voucher for the Altenew July Release Blog Hop. Congratulations go out to:

Helen Kalb

Congrats Helen! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com with the subject line "July Release Blog Hop Winner from Aga's Blog" to claim your gift certificate!

Thank you everyone for taking part in the Blog Hop and for all your wonderful comments!
Aga

Altenew July Release Blog Hop

EDIT: This giveaway is now closed and you can find the winner HERE!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew July Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Amy Gray's blog, then you are on the right track. If not, head back over to the Altenew blog to begin the hop.

There are 16 new fabulous stamp sets, paper and washi tape being released today and they are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew will draw three lucky winners who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to their online store. Just leave a comment on the Altenew Blog, by Friday, August 5, 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on Saturday, August 6 on the Altenew blog.

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

Now onto my card. For today's hop I decided to play with a new stamp set called: Remember This. It’s another gorgeous floral set to add to the collection and I’ve been itching to ink it up since I got it!

I used some of the outline images to create a simple floral frame in the centre of my card. Then I used solid stamps to add some colour using two and three step images. I used here the Altenew Crisp Dye Inks: Jet Black, Evergreen, Forest Glades, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry and Warm Sunshine. I also used Copic markers to colour the small flower stamp.

To finish my card, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with white embossing powder on a circle piece of black cardstock.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Eunyoung Lee.

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