Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway (over $3,600 in Total Prizes)

Hello Everyone! Today I’m very honoured to be part of Altenew 11th-anniversary celebration! Happy Anniversary, Altenew! I've been with the Altenew Design Team since the very beginning, and I feel incredibly grateful to have been part of this amazing journey for so many years. What makes it even more special is the wonderful Altenew community, the shared passion, creativity, and love for crafting that brings us all together. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and celebrating this milestone with us!


If you came here from Therese Calvird’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!

 
This is a big anniversary event with an amazing line up of designers taking part, loads of inspiration and amazing prizes up for grabs!

 
Giveaway Prizes:

Over $3,600 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 11 lucky winners. There are also 35 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

• Altenew: 11 x $50 Gift Certificate 
• Altenew Academy: 17 x Online Card Class ($39.99 value each) 
• Artistry by Altenew: 5x $20 Gift Certificate 
• Glassboard Studio: 3 x $50 Gift Certificate 
• Creative Scrapbooker Magazine: 3 x Creative Scrapbooker Magazine 1-Year Subscription ($44.9 value each) 
• Stamp-n-Storage: 1 Ink Pad Carousel for Altenew Fresh Dye Inks ($129.75 value) 
• Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Class ($25+ value each) 
• Gina K. Designs: $100 Gift Certificate 
• Lawn Fawn: $100 Gift Certificate 
• Honey Bee Stamps: $100 Gift Certificate 
• Pink and Main: $100 Gift Certificate 
• Brutus Monroe: $100 Gift Certificate 
• Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine: $100 Gift Certificate 
• My Favorite Things: $100 Gift Certificate 
• Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 Share Handmade Kindness Goodies Bag 
• Amy Tangerine: 1 Sticker Assortment Pack ($75 value) 
• Ranger Industries: $75 Gift Certificate 
• Michelle's Cards & Stamps: AUD $100 Gift Certificate 
• LDRS Creative: 2x $30 Gift Certificate 
• MarkerPop: 2x $25 Gift Certificate 
• Trinity Stamps: $50 Gift Certificate 
• A Cherry On Top: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Alex Syberia Designs: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Newton's Nook Designs: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Pretty Pink Posh: $50 Gift Certificate 
• My Craft Room: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Krafters Cart: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Concord & 9th: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 Gift Certificate 
• Picket Fence Studios: $25 Gift Certificate 
• Ink Blot Shop: $25 Discount Code 
• Creative Chick Co.: $25 Gift Certificate 
• Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: AUD $25 Gift Certificate 

 
Be sure to leave comments by April 29, 2025 for a chance to win one of 76 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 76 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 May 4, 2025.


Altenew Anniversary Special Offers:

• 04/14/2025 - 04/17/2025: Get a FREE brand-new Lace 3D Embossing Folder (worth $11.99) on orders over $89 from 04/14/2025 at 12:01 AM EDT until 04/17/2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. The free gift will be automatically added to eligible orders—while supplies last. Shop here: https://altenew.com/collections/all-altenew-products 
• 04/14/2025 - 04/18/2025: Get FREE U.S. Shipping on orders over $29 (no code needed) or $10 off International Shipping with code ALTENEW@11 at checkout from 04/14/2025 at 12:01 AM EDT until 04/18/2025 at 11:59 PM EDT. Shop here: https://altenew.com/collections/all-altenew-products 

For today’s blog hop, I created a simple “Hello Friend” card featuring a beautiful floral stamped background.



I love using small stamps to create a subtle backdrop that lets bold, large sentiments become the focal point. For today’s card, I stamped a small flower from the Mini Delight: Fabulous Flowers Stamp & Die Set using Cloudy Sky, Navy, Mossy Meadow, and Green Opal Fresh Dye Inks.



To complete the card, I added tiny dots using a white acrylic marker from Acrylic Marker 24 Color Set - Vol. 2, which reacted with the navy ink underneath, creating a soft, light purple tint that added a subtle, magical touch. For the final detail, I added a sentiment from the Flowering Hedge Bundle, paired with the Ivory Black (Mirror) Hot Foil Roll.




That’s it for me, your next stop is Emily Midgett.
You can find the full line up below.

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

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Altenew April 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew April 2025 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Therese Calvird’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!

$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 Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by April 17th 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 April 19th, 2025.

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

 

For today’s blog hop, I created two simple cards using products from the April 2025 Release collection. Each one brings to mind the cover of an old fairytale book, softly faded, delicately illustrated, and filled with whimsical charm.

For my first card, I used the Flowering Hedge Bundle, which includes the Flowering Hedge Registration Press Plate Set and the Flowering Hedge Die Set.



To create a soft letterpress effect, I inked the plates with Green Opal, Mossy Meadow, and Mauve Fresh Dye Inks. I then die cut the floral frame and layered it over Crafty Necessities: Moss Cardstock for a rich, earthy backdrop.



To finish the card, I added a sentiment from the set, paired with Hot Foil Roll – Champagne (Mirror) for a beautiful, shiny touch.




For my second card, I used Floral Serenade Press Plate, a delicate pattern of flowers and leaves gently intertwining, creating a soft, whimsical design. I inked the plate with Dark Night Fresh Dye Ink and pressed the pattern onto Crafty Necessities: Nimbus Cardstock to create a beautiful background.



To finish it off, I used Mini Delight: Fabulous Flowers Stamp & Die Set. I die cut an elegant scalloped oval doily out of Nimbus Cardstock and added a fussy cut little flower stamped with Cloudy Sky, Navy, Mossy Meadow and Green Opal Fresh Dye Inks. 

It adds just the right hint of colour and charm to complete the soft, storybook feel of the card.




That’s it for me, your next stop is Carol Hintermeier.
You can find the full line up below.

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

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Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive 2025 Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew’s annual Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop! If you came here from Tenia Nelson’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!

As Mother's Day and Father's Day draw near, it can be a challenging time for seniors in nursing homes or shelters. Our goal is to ensure that these individuals feel cherished, appreciated, and respected. That's why Altenew created the Celebrating Parents Card Drive (click the link for more info).

The Celebrating Parents Card Drive is another wonderful way for you to show the amazing love and support we share in the crafting community! We hope you can join us in supporting this great cause.

 
$200 in total prizes! To help support this card drive, 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 March 31, 2025 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 April 2, 2025.

 

For today’s blog hop, I created a quick and simple card featuring some products from the March 2025 Release collection.



As a background, I used a square panel of Crafty Necessities: Nimbus Cardstock, embossed with the Royal Brocade 3D Embossing Folder. I added Dark Night Fresh Dye Ink to the inside of the embossing folder before running it through the die-cutting machine for a letterpress effect.



As a focal point I used a small part of blossom branch created with Craft-A-Flower: Cherry Blossom Branch Layering Die Set and Olive Fresh Dye Ink. To finish the card, I added a sentiment from the Thinking of You Stamp Set, stamped in black ink.




That’s it for me, your next stop is Bridget Casey.
You can find the full line up below.

Thank you for stopping by today!
Aga

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Altenew March 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew March 2025 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Michelle Short’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!

$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 Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by March 20th 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 March 22nd, 2025.

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

For today’s blog hop, I used the Craft Your Life Project Kit: Flower Arch from the March 2025 Release collection.

 
This beautifully designed set features a stunning semi-arch of flowers, perfect for framing your projects. It also includes a selection of heartfelt sentiments, ideal for a variety of occasions. By splitting one stamped image, I was able to create two quick and simple floral cards.

I started by stamping the floral image with black ink and used a coordinating layering stencil set to add colours to the flowers and leaves. I used here the following Fresh Dye Inks: Butternut, Orange Sorbet and Apricot Frost from Dessert Dreams Fresh Dye Ink Set, Bamboo, Olive and Moss from Tropical Forest Fresh Dye Ink Set, Misty Morning and Cloudy Sky from Tranquility Fresh Dye Ink Set. Next, I cut the image in half and used the larger part for the first card.



To finish the card, I added a panel of Crafty Necessities: Dark Night Cardstock to the background and a sentiment from the set.

 

To create my second card, I used the other part of the floral image, matted with a smaller panel of Dark Night cardstock.



To finish it, I stamped my sentiment at the bottom of the design.

That’s it for me, your next stop is Therese Calvird.

You can find the full line up below.

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

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Altenew February 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew February 2025 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Rebecca Keppel’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!

$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 Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by February 13th 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 February 15th, 2025.

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

For today’s blog hop, I created a simple card featuring some products from the February 2025 Release collection. The Craft-A-Flower: Bearded Iris Layering Die Set is a fabulous addition to the Altenew Craft-A-Flower series, beautifully capturing the elegance of the iris flower.



I started by die-cutting all the elements from white cardstock and used the newly released Shades of Purple and Whispering Woodland Fresh Dye Inks to bring the petals and leaves to life.





To create my background, I used Stencil No. 4 from the Patterned Petals Stencil Set along with Fresh Leaf Fresh Dye Ink. I repeated the stencilling process until I had a beautifully seamless pattern.



To finish the card, I added a sentiment from the Label Love Stamp Set, stamped in black ink, and adhered it with Instant Dimension Foam Tape to give the design an added layer of depth and dimension.




That’s it for me, your next stop is Therese Calvird.
You can find the full line up below.

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

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Altenew January 2025 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone! First of all, I hope you're having a great start to the New Year. Wishing you a beautiful 2025 filled with lots of amazing crafty projects!


Welcome to the Altenew January 2025 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Therese Calvird’s blog then you're on the right track. If not, be sure to go back and start from Altenew Blog, so you don't miss a thing!

 
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 Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by January 15th 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 January 17th, 2025.

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

For today’s blog hop I created a CAS card featuring The Creative Cuts: Houseplants Layering Die Set from the January 2025 Release collection. This beautiful set includes a variety of plant elements, both hanging and upright leaves, plus flowers to bring a fresh vibe to your projects. You can easily mix and match them to craft personalized plant arrangements that enhance your creations.

I started by die-cutting all the elements from white cardstock and used Cottage Garden Artist Alcohol Marker Set N to colour them in.



To create a flowerpot I used a scrap leftover from previous project (which features Essential Textures: Terrazzo Press Plate/Foil Plate and hot foil technique). For the background, I simply inked my 9"x12" Ultra Sticky Mat: Grid with black ink and then pressed a white cardstock panel onto it to create a grid image.






That’s it for me, your next stop is Emily Midgett.
You can find the full line up below.

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

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Altenew December 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, everyone, and welcome to the Altenew December 2024 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from the Altenew Blog, you're on the right track. If not, be sure to go back and start from there so you don't miss a thing!

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 Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by December 17th 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 19th, 2024.

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

 

For today’s blog hop I created two simple cards featuring press/foil plates from the December 2024 Release collection. My first card features Essential Textures: Terrazzo Press Plate/Foil Plate and hot foil technique.

I combined the Hot Foil Roll - Gold (Mirror) with Crafty Necessities: Cloudy Sky Cardstock and added pink, purple, green, and yellow paint splatters from the Altenew Artists' Gouache Set to create this fun, shiny, and colourful background.

To finish my card, I added the 2025 numbers created with the Bold Numerals Die Set and Crafty Necessities: Purple Wine Cardstock, along with the "hello" sentiment from the Lovely Flowers Press Plates/Foil Plates.

For my second card, I used the Lovely Flowers Press Plates/Foil Plates and applied Cloud White Pigment Ink to the plate before pressing it onto Cloudy Sky Cardstock panel. I love the delicate and elegant impression of the flowers.

To finish the card, I added some white paint splatters using Titanium White Artists' Gouache and sentiments created with the hot foil technique using Hot Foil Roll - Gold (Mirror).

 

That’s it for me, your next stop is Jaycee Gaspar. 

You can find the full line up below.

Thank you for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of the hop! 

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