Altenew April 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew April 2026 Release Blog Hop! If you haven't started at the Altenew Blog, be sure to go back 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 Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by April 16th 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 April 18th, 2026.

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

Today I’m sharing two cards created with the beautiful One-Go: Friendship Flowers Complete Bundle from the April 2026 Release collection. For my first card, I stamped my floral images with Obsidian Pigment Ink and used coordinating stencils to colour them in.



I mixed pink shades from the Rose Petal Fresh Dye Ink Set, yellows from the Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Ink Set, purples from the Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Ink Set, and greens from the Tropical Forest Fresh Dye Ink Bundle. Next, I die cut all the elements using the One-Go: Friendship Flowers Die Set, which coordinates perfectly with the stamped images and allows me to cut out the floral clusters quickly.



For the background, I used a panel of Crafty Necessities: Glacier Iris Cardstock before adding the die-cut floral clusters. To finish the card, I added sentiments from the set.




For my second card, I used the same colour combination to stencil the images.



The One-Go: Friendship Flowers Layering Stencil Set includes layered stencils for the flowers and an extra stencil for creating custom backgrounds. That’s a great addition if you love adding creative, artsy touches to your cards. I used Misty Morning from Tranquility Fresh Dye Ink Set to colour my background.



I trimmed the stamped and stencilled panel and added two sentiments from the set.

That’s it from me today! Your next stop is Jaycee Gaspar. 

You can find the full line-up below.

Have a great day!
Aga

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Altenew 12th Anniversary Blog Hop + Giveaway (over $2,400 in Total Prizes)

 

Hello everyone! Today we’re celebrating a truly meaningful milestone, Altenew’s 12th anniversary! It’s incredible to see how much creativity, inspiration, and beautiful design has been shared over the years.

Being part of the Altenew Design Team since the very beginning has been such a special journey, and I feel incredibly grateful to have grown alongside this wonderful brand. What makes it even more meaningful is the amazing community, the endless creativity, inspiration, and shared passion for crafting that brings us all together.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and celebrating this special occasion with us!

If you came here from Jennifer Johnston’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!

Giveaway Prizes:

 
Over $2,400 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 12 lucky winners. There are also 23 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Altenew: 12 x $50 Gift Certificates
Altenew Academy: 12 x Online Card Class ($39.99 value each)
Stamp-n-Storage: 1 x Ink Pad Carousel for Altenew Fresh Dye Inks (Valued at $150)
Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Classes (Valued at $25+ each)
Lawn Fawn: 1x $100 Gift Certificate
Honey Bee Stamps: 1x $100 Gift Certificate
Pink and Main: 1 x $100 Gift Certificate
Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 x $100 Gift Certificate
Ranger Industries: 1 x $75 Gift Certificate
Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Simon Says Stamp: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Alex Syberia Designs: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Pretty Pink Posh: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
My Craft Room: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Krafters Cart: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Pinkfresh Studio: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Craft Giraffe: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Scrapbook.com: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
Michelle's Cards & Stamps: 1 x AUD $50 Gift Certificate
Auzz Trinkets N Krafts: 1 x AUD $50 Gift Certificate
Bumbleberry Papercrafts:1 x £25 Gift Certificate
Seven Hills: 1 x £25 Gift Certificate
Trinity Stamps: 1 x $25 Gift Certificate
Creative Chick Co.: 1 x $25 Gift Certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 04/12/2026 for a chance to win one of 45 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 45 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 04/13/2026.

Altenew Anniversary Special Offers:

April 1 - 2, 2026: Get a FREE Brushed Copper Metallic Cardstock (10 sheets/set) (worth $10.99) on orders over $89 from April 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM EDT until April 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Shop HERE 

April 1 - 3, 2026: Enjoy FREE U.S. Shipping on orders over $39 from April 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM EDT until April 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT. Shop HERE 

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If I ever had to choose my favourite product from Altenew, it would be any of their floral designs. There’s always something special about creating with Altenew florals, whether it’s painting, colouring, stencilling, or die cutting, you can never go wrong. The finished result is always beautiful.

For today’s blog hop, I used the Craft-A-Flower Clematis Layering Die Set to create some simple yet beautifully realistic flowers.



I used white crepe paper to die-cut the petals, gluing two sheets together first to make them a little thicker. For the centres and leaves, I used standard white cardstock. I then added colour using Olive and Moss Fresh Dye Inks with the Mini Blending Brush Set. My final step was to assemble all the layers and shape the flowers by gently pulling in the direction of the crepe paper grain.



These beautiful crepe paper flowers are incredibly versatile! You can use them for cards, mixed media projects, home or party décor. I chose to use one to top a wrapped present, adding a personal and special touch.



For my wrapping paper, I used plain white paper and a linear pattern stencil from the Stencil Art: Styled Backgrounds Layering Stencil Set (6-in-1), applying Olive Fresh Dye Ink to create a subtle yet playful background. I also added a tag made with the Creative Labels Bundle for a finishing touch.




That’s it for me, your next stop is Michelle Short.

You can find the full line up below.

Thank you for stopping by today!
Aga

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