Monday 12 December 2022

Altenew December 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series & Alcohol Markers Set K Release Blog Hop + Giveaway


Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew December 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series & Alcohol Markers Set K Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Michelle Short’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 1 FULL RELEASE BUNDLE to 1 lucky winner and a $25 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 December 17, 2022 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 December 19, 2022. *The grand prize winner will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew Card Blog.


For my today’s card I used beautiful Build-A-Garden: Rosa Gallica & Add-On Die Bundle. This bundle includes a stamp set featuring two gorgeous clusters of the Gallic rose, a species of roses native to southern and central Europe. Each cluster is composed of a large central rose surrounded by leaves, a bud, and sprays of mini flowers.

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I stamped my image with black ink and used coordinating stencils set to colour it in. I used blue colours from Tranquility Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle, green shades from Tropical Forest Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle and Cotton Candy Crisp Dye Ink for mini flowers.

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To finish my card off I added my sentiment.
That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Mindy Eggen!

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

Wednesday 7 December 2022

Artists' Gouache Release Blog Hop + Giveaway


Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Artists' Gouache Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Joylita Dsouza’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 $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $20 gift certificates to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/12/2022 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 12/14/2022.

For today’s blog hop I created Christmas card using the newly released Artists' Gouache Set, it features lovingly and carefully selected the twelve rich & vibrant colours. These colours are perfectly coordinate with signature Altenew colour families. For my today’s card I used watercolour paper and Prussian Blue paint (PB28, PW24) to create my background. 

Next, I used a stamp from Majestic Mistletoe Stamp Set and a light coloured ink for a very light impression, to create a draft version of the background.

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My last step was to paint the stamped images with different colours from the Artists' Gouache Set. I used Lagoon Green (PG36, PG7, PW24), Pistachio Green (PY5, PY3, PB28, PW6) and Primary Cyan (PB15:3, PW6). To finish the card I coloured berries with a chalk pen and added my sentiment.

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That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Jenny Colacicco!

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

Aga

Tuesday 22 November 2022

November 2022 Blossoming Creativity Blog Hop + Giveaway


Hello everyone and welcome to the November 2022 Blossoming Creativity 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!

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 11/26/2022 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 11/29/2022. br />

For today’s blog hop I created a quick and simple card using the newly released Pine Forest Simple Colouring Stencil Set (3 in 1). This set features a watercoloured silhouette pine tree forest that can help to create a refreshing yet brilliant background for your projects!

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I started with some ripped piece of scrap paper and used this as a mask and ink blended Rock Collection Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle to create my mountains. Next, I used green shades and black ink from Green Fields Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle to stencil my pine forest background. To finish my card I added a sentiment from Sentiments & Quotes Stamp Set.

you are my happy place

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Virginia Lu!

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

Aga

Saturday 12 November 2022

Altenew November 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway


Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew November 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Caly Person’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 $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 November 20, 2022 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 November 21, 2022.

For my today’s card I used beautiful Craft-A-Flower: Sulfur Cosmos. This beautiful stamp set helps to create beautiful realistic sulfur cosmos flowers. Layering these flowers is super easy and fun! Simply follow the keyhole or the arrow guide, and layer the petals create life-like flowers! The separate elements perfectly fit together to compose a blooming cosmos flower. It's just like putting together a puzzle! This die set will also give you three leaves of various sizes to help you complete your floral arrangement.

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I die cut my elements and coloured them with blending brushes and pink shades from Cherry Blossom Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle along with green colours from Tropical Forest Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle.

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My background is created with Feeling Dotty Stencil and Cloudy Sky Crisp Dye Ink and the sentiment comes from Thank You Builder Stamp Set.

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Jenny Colacicco!


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

Thursday 22 September 2022

Altenew September 2022 Enchanted Winter Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway


Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Enchanted Winter Collection Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Hannelie Bester’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 09/28/2022 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 09/29/2022.

For today’s blog hop I created a quick and simple card using the newly released Blooming Flower Bed Stencil Set. This set features three layering stencils and with a few simple steps, you can get gorgeous layering background.

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I used orange shades from Warm & Cozy Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle and greens from Tropical Forest Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle to stencil my background and I combined it with Fancy Enjoy Die to finish my card.

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That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Jenny Martin!

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

Aga

Monday 12 September 2022

Altenew September 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway



Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew September 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Kelly Taylor’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!

Peonies, tulips, gingerbread cookies, and more! This collection of products is just the thing to help you beat the seasonal blues. You are sure to find inspiration with these lovelies as you get creative in your craft space.

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 09/18/2022 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 09/19/2022.

For my today’s card I used the beautiful Build-A-Garden: Pristine Peonies. This stamp set features two large peony clusters that will add a stunning focal point to your paper crafting projects. Each cluster showcases delicate peonies surrounded by leaves and buds. The large scale of these flowers will make them a delight to colour. This beautiful set contains 14 stamps, a layering stencil set containing 6 stencils which coordinate with the stamp set, embossing folder and one Mini Blending Brush for ink blending.

I stamped my flowers with Permanent Black Crisp Dye Ink onto my card and used coordinating stencils to colour the images.

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I used Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy and Coral Berry Crisp Dye Inks along with green shades from Tropical Forest Crisp Dye Ink Oval Bundle.

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That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Amy Hill!

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

Wednesday 31 August 2022

September 2022 Winter Magic Release Blog Hop + Giveaway


Hello everyone and welcome to the September 2022 Winter Magic Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Disha Jain’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!

We love celebrating the winter season, and this release includes everything you need to do just that! Let your holiday cards shine with trendy typography, classic poinsettias, or a modern tree. A timeless wreath of mistletoe (with coordinating embossing folder and stencils!), winter florals, and hot foil plates and dies to finish off the release. 'Tis the season!
 
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 09/06/2022 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 09/07/2022.

For today’s blog hop I created a very CAS card using the newly released Mistletoe Wreath Stamp Set and coordinating die. I stamped my images with Obsidian Pigment Ink and used markers from Artist Alcohol Markers Tropical Forest Set to colour the leaves in. For my berries I used embossing paste for a nice texture.

magic and cheer
 
To finish my card I used Garden Harmony 3D Embossing Folder and white cardstock for the background to create white winter feel and look.

magic and cheer

Thanks for stopping by today!
Aga