Thursday, 2 April 2026

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.

CAF Clematis

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.

CAF Clematis

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.

CAF Clematis

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.

CAF Clematis


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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74 comments:

  1. Hi from Goa, India. Beautiful project!

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  2. Hello from Portland, Oregon. I love the pretty flowers you made. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Hi from Kentucky, Your florals are stunning!

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  4. Hello from PA - Aga, your clematis flowers are SO magnificent! They're astonishinly lifelike! Happy b-day to Altenew!
    Lori S in PA

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  5. Hi from Iowa. Love the crepe paper you used for the flowers, so beautiful!

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  6. Shannon Bettis2 April 2026 at 20:42

    Gorgeous flowers & cards! You did a great job! Such excellent products from Altenew! Happy Anniversary Altenew!

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  7. Love the idea of using a flower instead of a bow. I will have to remember this!!

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  8. Hi from Minnesota. Your card is stunning. Such an amazing team of crafters. Congratulations on your 12 years! Such an awesome company and amazing talent. Thank you for all you do for us.

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  9. Hi from Pittsburgh, beautiful flowers, love the dimensions to the petals and leaves!

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  10. Hi from Idaho. Your use of dye inks on the beautiful flowers is inspiring. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous

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  11. Hi from Chicago! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Altenew! HAPPY 12th Anniversary!!!! What a beautiful gift and flowers!!!! Just stunning!

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  12. Hello from Indiana! These flowers are so realistic! Wow!!

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  13. Such a beautiful or! I love the flowers!

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  14. Hello from Black River Falls, Wisconsin. Beautiful gift! Love the clematis!

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  15. Hi, from Conklin, Michigan! Your clematis flowers are so realistic! Love the dimension on them!

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  16. Hi From California! Wow, stunning paper clematis flower. Who cares what’s in the box. The wrapping is the star of the show.

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  17. Melissa Leftrick3 April 2026 at 02:07

    Hi from Cedar Hill, TN! Absolutely gorgeous!!!

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  18. Hi from Midland, Texas. Love the package. The flowers & leaves are gorgeous. Thank you for this out of the box idea.

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  19. OOOH that is GORGEOUS! taking altenew products out for gifting! great idea! love the wrapping paper you created with the stencil and the 3d flower! i would be so careful to open this beautiful gift! precious!

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  20. Absolutely beautiful!

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  21. Hi from the San Francisco Bay Area! Happy Anniversary Altenew! Love the creative idea and creativity.

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  22. Gorgeous designs!

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  23. Hi from New Mexico! Your flowers are absolutely gorgeous!!! I love that you used them on a gift! And yes, you could easily use them on a card, tag, or even a scrapbook layout!

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  24. Hi from western NY!! I always love your creations.

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  25. Beautiful design. Your flowers are gorgeous.

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  26. Hi from Houston! Your crepe paper flowers are amazing!

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  27. Hi from Northern California! Beautiful flowers

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  28. I love the way you did the clematis. I have that die and I’m going to make my flowers like that.

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  29. Your flowers are absolutely magical!

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  30. Really pretty flowers. I liked that you used one of the flowers on the gift box and coordinated the ink on the wrap was a great idea.

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  31. Marisela Delgado said: That gift looks so beautiful 💜 Hi from San Antonio, Texas 💜🤘🏼 mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  32. Marisela Delgado said: Beautiful flower, too. 😍 mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  33. Hi from Prior Lake Minnesota. Wow your project is stunning!

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  34. Hi from Mississippi. These are gorgeous. I'm loving it.

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  35. Stunning flowers Aga! I absolutely Love your gift wrap <3

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  36. Very pretty! I have never tried crepe paper for my flowers.

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  37. Ohmygosh Aga!! STUNNING!!!! Just stunning!! The center of the crepe paper flowers looks so realistic! You are so very talented! Love love love!

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  38. Hi from the PNW, USA. Your flowers are just gorgeous! The packaging is a gift itself!

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  39. Your flowers are so realistic, love how you used them. TFS!

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  40. Hi from Cleveland OH! Beautiful flowers!

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  41. Hi from northern CA! Gorgeous project for the hop! I love the fabulous flowers and the wrapping paper design!

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  42. Hi from Portland, Oregon. I love that stenciled background. Gorgeous!

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  43. Hi from the UK they. Wow these flowers are beautiful. Love the colours, they are so striking. Happy Anniversary

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  44. Naureen Zulfiquar3 April 2026 at 11:05

    Hi from Dubai! Congratulations on 12 years of absolute perfection 🫶🏼

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  45. Hi from Oxford Alabama. The flowers are gorgeous, never thought about using them to decorate a gift box. I'll have to remember this for sure.

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  46. Hi from Chattanooga Tennessee! Just amazing! The flowers are stunning and I love how creatively you used them!

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  47. Hi from NC. Wow! Great dimension on the flowers!

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  48. Hi from Alberta Canada, those flowers look real and your photography is amazing too

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  49. Hi, I'm from Cleveland, Ohio. I love the flowers you made. I would have never thought to use them on gifts. Great idea!

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  50. What an inspired idea to use crepe paper! Love these.

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  51. Hi from Montreal! I love, love these realistic Clematis flowers!! Thanks for the inspiration, trying to CASE you is on my to-do-list!

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  52. Candy Thompson3 April 2026 at 15:07

    Hi from Geneseo, NY What a great idea! Love the project.

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  53. Hi from WA state OMG! your flowers look like the flowers on my neighbors tree This time of year the bright white flowers are just amazing

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  54. Hello from North Carolina!!! Your clematis are so life like. they are stunning well done!!!

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  55. I thought those were flowers that you used for inspiration for a card and was looking for the card. Those are so lifelike and lovely!

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  56. Hi I am from Fort Myers and love your card!

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  57. Hi from Fergus Falls, MN Love the flower.

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  58. Hello from Georgia! Wow! Your flowers are so realistic and I love that you used the products in a different way. They could easily go on a card but I love how you have put them on a package. Thank you for the lovely inspiration!

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  59. Hi from Kansas! Such beautiful cards. Love the flower.

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  60. Hi - I am from Syracuse, NY. I love the simplicity of your card! Gorgeous !

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  61. Gorgeous flowers Agnieszka! Love the crisp white petals and how elegant they look! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  62. Hello from MS! Gorgeous flowers, they look so life like.

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  63. Hey, from Jacksonville Beach, FL. Honestly, I'd so love to get a package like this with the beautiful flowers. It's really creative and fun. Speaking of fun, the prizes are fabulous. We're all hoping to win one. [Bunny]

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  64. I meant to tell you Aga that it was nice to read that you had been with Altenew since the very beginning. Oh the products you have seen and created with over the years. How very nice to be a part of that. Congratulatinos and Happy Anniversary to you. [Bunny]

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  65. Hi from the beautiful state of Oregon. Your flowers are gorgeous, and the color coordinating wrapping paper is fabulous, too.

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  66. I’m from WA! Love your crep paper flowers 🌺

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  67. Hi from Florida. What beautiful floral projects. Congratulations 🎊. I never thought of using crepe paper.

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  68. Hello from the UK 👋🏻 Wow! Those flowers are absolutely stunning 🫶🏻

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  69. Hello from Cleveland Oh! These flowers are all SO so pretty! And paper flowers are the only kind I can't kill, LOL!

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