just made from paper: 2021

Friday, 17 December 2021

Altenew NEW Year-End Celebration Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew December 2021 Year-End Celebration Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Teresa Litchfield’s blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back Altenew Blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/23/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/25/2021.

For today’s blog hop I created four simple Christmas gift tags using the newly released Decorative Tags Die Set.

I cut my tags out of white and kraft cardstock. For some of them I used Garden Harmony 3D Embossing Folder to add some texture to the background.

I decorated them with branches of leaves cut out of white cardstock using Just Leaves Die Set and coloured with green markers from Tropical Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set E. I also used two snowflakes from Layered Snowflakes Die Set and sentiments from Modern Poinsettia Stamp Set.

To finish my tags off I added some natural dried elements: mini cones, a slice of orange and a cotton flower.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Annemarie Caister.

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

Agnieszka Małyszek <-- you are here!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, your family and friends a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Please stay safe and take care!

Aga

Friday, 3 December 2021

Altenew NEW Sweet Moments Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew December 2021 Sweet Moments Collection Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Teresa Litchfield’s blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back Altenew Blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/09/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/11/2021.

For today’s blog hop I created a CAS card using the newly released Happy Petals Stamp Set and coordinating die. This gorgeous outline stamp set features a flower arrangement with eucalyptus leaves, some cutesy sprigs, a rose, and a camellia. The bouquet is accompanied by lots of motivational sentiments.

For today’s blog hop I created a CAS card using the newly released Happy Petals Stamp Set and coordinating die. This gorgeous outline stamp set features a flower arrangement with eucalyptus leaves, some cutesy sprigs, a rose, and a camellia. The bouquet is accompanied by lots of motivational sentiments.

I used a no line colouring technique and I stamped my image with light grey ink rather than the usual black. Next, I used pink markers from Sunshine Valley Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set F and green colours from Tropical Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set E to colour the floral elements in.

To finish the card off, I used Garden Harmony 3D Embossing Folder for the background.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Natasha Davies.

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

Agnieszka Małyszek <--you are here!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Friday, 12 November 2021

Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Elegant Motifs Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Elegant Motifs Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Amanda Baldwin’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!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $ 25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 11/18/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 11/20/2021.

Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit is an exciting monthly package that is sure to get the creative juices flowing! Featuring a 6x8 stamp set, coordinating die set, as well as a stencil and embossing folder to fit the theme, this project kit has almost everything you need to start crafting. Just add ink and cardstock, and you'll be good to go!

This kit features a stamp set including five gorgeous floral motifs that will add a touch of classic elegance to any of your projects. The set also includes a detailed colouring layer for the leaves alone and five versatile greetings. The stencil set is perfect for quickly and efficiently adding colour to the Elegant Motifs Stamp Set images! Add a base layer and details to the flowers, leaves, and decorative swirl images with your favourite ink colours. The accompanying embossing folder is perfectly sized for slimline cards or borders for scrapbook layouts.

For today’s blog hop I created a quick and simple card using the embossing folder, a floral image from the Elegant Motifs Stamp Set and a coordinating die.

I started by using 3D embossing folder to create my background. Then I stamped a floral image and used markers from Rock Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set D and Tropical Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set E to colour it in. My last step was to die cut it and add the sentiment. I attached all together with a circle frame.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Colleen Balija.

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

Altenew Card Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga

Friday, 5 November 2021

Altenew November 2021 Sparkle and Shine Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew November 2021 Sparkle and Shine Collection Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Lilith Eeckels' blog, then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back Altenew Blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 11/11/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 13/11/2021.

For today’s blog hop I created two simple projects using the newly released stamps and inks.

I started by creating two gift tags. I applied Pistachio and Blueberry Crisp Dye Inks with ink blending tool to the backgrounds and stamped floral images and sentiments from In the Woodland Stamp Set.

To finish the tags off I used Fine Alphabet and Bold Numerals Die Sets.

For my next project I created quick and simple, one layer card with stamped background.

I used Billowing Blossoms Stamp Set and stamped my images with the new Pistachio, Green Opal and Green Onyx Crisp Dye Inks. My last step was to stamp a sentiment with black.

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

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

Agnieszka Małyszek <--you are here

Thanks for stopping by today!

Aga

Monday, 1 November 2021

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

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Build-A-Flower: Honeysuckle Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Joy Baldwin'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!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/11/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/11/2021.

For today’s blog hop I used the Build-A-Flower: Honeysuckle Layering Stamp & Die Set to create my clean and simple card. This stamp set features a beautiful honeysuckle flower and accompanying foliage to beautify your handmade projects. The flower includes an outline layer and four colouring layers. The set also has two individual leaves and a pair of leaves coupled with a lovely bud. All layers have been labelled for ease of identification and use.

I stamped outline images with black ink and used pink colours from Spring Bouquet Crisp Dye Ink Oval Set for my flower. For the green parts I used colours from Tropical Forest Crisp Dye Ink Oval Set.