Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello Everyone! Today I’m excited to be joining my super talented friend Taheerah in some special event called Advent Calendar Extravaganza!

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 very simple one layer Christmas card created with non-holiday stamp set. I simply used a leaf stamp from the Remember This stamp set by Altenew to create my background.

I added a sentiment from Pine Tree mini stamp set and some small dots with red marker for the berries. To finish my card I added glossy accents for some shine and dimension. Quick and easy, perfect for last minute card makers! *wink*

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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 Altenew 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 2016 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

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

Altenew + MISTI Blog Hop

Hello everyone! Today our Altenew DT is teaming up with My Sweet Petunia to bring you a fun collaboration blog hop full of inspiration! If you came here from Francine Vuilleme's blog, 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!

Be sure to visit each blog for your chance to win! There are TWO mini MISTIs from My Sweet Petunia and THREE $30 gift certificates from Altenew up for grabs. Winners will be picked randomly from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop and they will be announced on the My Sweet Petunia and Altenew blogs on July 3, 2016.


Now onto my card. For today’s hop I created a stamped background using beautiful Vintage Flowers set. To stamp my pattern I used Mini MISTI and I love how this tool makes stamping quick and easy! Especially when it comes to using multi-layer stamps it really helps to line images up easily!

I used here two shades of green (Evergreen and Forest Glades) and to finish my card, I stamped sentiment from Sohcahtoa set on a circle die cut. I again used MISTI tool to repeat a part of the pattern on the die cut panel and then popped it up with foam tape.

That’s it for me. Your next stop on the hop is Ilina Crouse!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Altenew + Tombow USA collaboration blog hop

Hello everyone! Today Altenew is teaming up with Tombow USA to bring you a fun collaboration blog hop! If you came here from Cynthia Banessa’s blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to Tombow USA blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

For today’s hop I created a clean and simple card using products from both companies. I used beautiful flowers from Wild Hibiscus set and a masking technique to stamp my floral arrangement.

Next I used Tombow bright brush pens to colour the images in. I wanted to get a softer watercolour look, so I blended the colours using an acrylic block as a palette. I brushed my markers across the acrylic block several times, added a little amount of water and painted my images using a water brush.

To finish my card I added a hexagonal tag and used Majestic Bloom die set to cut the “thank you” sentiment out of black cardstock.


Giveaway:

To celebrate the collaboration blog hop, Altenew will draw two winners who will each receive a $30 gift certificate to their online store and Tombow USA will draw two winners who will each receive a $30 prize pack. Winners will be picked randomly from the comments across all of the blogs in the hop left by June 3rd and they will be announced on the Tombow USA and Altenew blogs on Saturday, June 4, 2016.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Lauren Fitzmaurice!

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

Altenew May Release Blog Hop Winner

Hello! It’s time to announce the winner of the $30 gift voucher for the Altenew May Release Blog Hop. Congratulations go out to:

Meralyn Hansen

Congrats Meralyn! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com with the subject line "May 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 May Release Blog Hop

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. If not head back over there, as you won't want to miss anything!

There are 16 new fabulous stamp sets and 10 dies 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 Thursday, May 19, 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on Friday, May 20.

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 projects. Today, I made two cards using brand new and gorgeous floral sets. As you have probably noticed, I love floral stamps, so I was really happy and excited when I first saw the new release!

For my first card, I stamped images from Majestic Bloom set in two shades of green (Evergreen and Forest Glades inks) to create a floral wreath. Then, I drew a few little flowers with a pink marker and added green splatters here and there. To finish my card, I used the new coordinating die set and I cut the “thank you” sentiment out of black cardstock.

For my second card I used set called Spring Daisy.

I stamped my floral arrangement in black and then I used solid stamps to add some colour to it. I used here Lavender Fields ink for flowers and two greens (Evergreen and Frayed Leaf) for leaves. For the sentiment I used the Thinking of You stamp set and to finish my card I added black splatters for a bit more interest.

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

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

Altenew - Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop Winner

Hello! It’s time to announce the winner of the $30 gift voucher for the Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop. Congratulations go out to:

Berina RGA 

Congrats Berina! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com with the subject line Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop Winner to claim your gift certificate!

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

Altenew 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop

Hello Everyone! Today I’m very honoured to be participating in the Altenew 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop! Altenew is a relatively young but such a great company with amazing people and I really appreciated the chance to be part of their Design Team! Congrats on 2 wonderful years, Altenew!

You should have arrived here from Simon Says Stamp, 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! Leave comments along the way for the opportunity to win one of THREE prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew!

There are 8 awesome companies who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

• Pretty Pink Posh : $30 Gift Certificate
• WOW! Embossing Powder : $30 Prize Pack
• Simon Says Stamp : $30 Gift Certificate
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L : $30 Prize Pack
• Ellen Hutson : $50 Gift Certificate
• Freckled Fawn : Gypsy Kit valued at $27
• My Sweet Petunia : Mini MISTI
• StampNation : Three 3 Month Subscriptions

Be sure to leave comments on each stop by Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th.

Altenew Special Offer:

• First 100 orders : 1 free mini stamp set (Starting April 7th at 9:00 AM EST)
• Orders over $75 : 1 free mini stamp set (Now through Sunday, April 10, 2016)

So now, onto my card! For today's Blog Hop I created a simple, one layer card using Painted Flowers set from Altenew very first release! Fabulous layering flowers stamps from Altenew are my favourite and this set is no exception!

I stamped the outline images in black and then used Altenew inks to stamp the layers. Evergreen and Forest Glades for leaves and Lavender Fields along with Midnight Violet for my flowers. I also added some black splatters for a bit more interest. The sentiment is from Sohcahtoa set.

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

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

Altenew - Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop

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

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop! If you came here from Yana's blog, 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!

It is a special blog hop for an amazing cause! Our goal is to send cards for the elderly that lives in nursing homes or shelters to let them know they’re not forgotten. Please click HERE for all the details on how you can join in and support this card drive!

In addition, Altenew is releasing a special collection of new stamp sets which would be perfect for creating your Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards! These stamps will be released on April 4th, and 20% of the profits earned by Father’s Day will be donated.

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To celebrate this blog hop, Altenew will draw two lucky winners who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to their online store. Winners will be picked randomly from the comments left on the Altenew blog by Thursday April 8th.

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

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For today's Blog Hop I created a card using one of the new stamp sets.

I stamped this beautiful floral branch in dark green and used watercolours to colour it in. I also added green splatters for a bit more interest.

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

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

Altenew March Release Blog Hop Winner

Hello! It’s time to announce the winner of the $30 gift voucher for the Altenew March Release. Congratulations go out to:

Nandini

Congrats Nandini! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com to claim your gift certificate!

Thank you everyone for taking part in the Blog Hop and for all your wonderful comments!
Have a great weekend!

Aga

Altenew March Release Blog Hop

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

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew March Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Svitlana's blog, 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 lots of fabulous products being released today! Stamps, dies, papers, inks and a set of acrylic blocks, 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. Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog for a chance to win! You have until Friday March 18th to leave your comments.

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

To celebrate today's release, I've created two cards to share with you. For my first card, I stamped images from "Daisy" stamp set and used three shades of the Altenew green inks. Then I stamped leaves onto white scrap cardstock and fussy cut them out. I attached them to my card and popped them out for some dimension.

The sentiment id from "Thinking of you" stamp set.

I’m so excited for new coordinating dies for older sets! For my second card I used “Beautiful Day” coordinating dies.

For this card I also used a new stamp called “Snowing”. It’s a great background stamp but I decided to use it in a little different manner. I stamped it in black to mimic ink splatters.

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

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

Altenew January Release Blog Hop Winner

Hi there! I am just popping to announce the winner of the $30 gift voucher for the Altenew January Release. Congratulations go out to:

Dolly Bhattacharjee

Congrats Dolly! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com to claim your gift certificate! 

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

Have a great weekend! 

Aga

Altenew January Release Blog Hop

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

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew January Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Svitlana's blog, 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 10 new fabulous stamp sets 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, January 22, 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win.

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 projects. Today I’ve got two similar cards but I have created them using different techniques. For my first card, I stamped images from the “Way too sweet” set in brown then I used markers to colour them in.

For my second card I used a light brow ink to stamp the background and watercolours to colour my images and to add some ink splashes.

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

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