Altenew April 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew April 2024 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Kelly Girglione’s blog then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to the 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 $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 04/17/2024 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 04/19/2024.

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


For today’s blog hop I played with some newly released products to create beautiful paper anemones.

I die cut some flowers and leaves from Craft-A-Flower: Anemone Blue Poppy Layering Die Set out of white cardstock and used Enchanted Garden and Green Valley Fresh Dye Ink Bundles to colour all the elements. I inked my die cuts using Mini Blending Brush Set and Micro Blending Brush set, no.7 brush is perfect for smaller parts and tiny elements.

Here’s what the ready flowers look like after all elements have been put together. 

They can be used in so many ways, alone or combined with other elements to enhance any card or project. 

I quickly made a card using Petal Harmony Hot Foil Plate and Hot Foil Roll - Gold (Mirror) for the background of my anemone. The sentiment is from Thinking of You Stamp Set.

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

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Aga

Altenew 10th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway (over $3,500 in Total Prizes)

Hello Everyone! Today I’m very honoured to be part of Altenew 10th-anniversary celebration! I can't believe it’s been 10 years already! I've been with the Altenew Design Team from the beginning and it’s been wonderful to watch how this company grow and evolve. A decade later I am still beyond thrilled and deeply honoured that I can be a part of this amazing experience! Happy Anniversary, Altenew!

You should have arrived here from Jaycee Gaspar's blog, if not head back to the Altenew blog to make sure 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 $3,500 in total prizes! We are giving away a $50 Altenew gift certificate to 10 winners, a $20 ArtistrybyAltenew gift certificate to 5 winners, and an online papercrafting class($39.99 value) from Altenew Academy Online Class to 14 winners. There are also 28 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

• Altenew: 10 x $50 Altenew Gift Certificates
• ArtistrybyAltenew: 5 x $20 ArtistrybyAltenew Gift Certificates
• Altenew Academy: 14 x Online Papercrafting Classes($39.99 value each)
• Crafter's Companion: 1 x Gemini II Die Cutting and Embossing Machine ($329 value)
• LDRS Creative: 4 x $50 LDRS Creative Gift Certificates
• Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Classes ($25 value each)
• Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 Share Handmade Kindness goodies bag ($100 value)
• Honey Bee Stamps: $100 Gift Certificate
• Hero Arts: $100 Gift Certificate
• Lawn Fawn: $100 Gift Certificate
• Pink and Main: $100 Gift Certificate
• Scrapbook & Cards Today: $100 Gift Certificate
• Taylored Expressions: $100 Gift Certificate
• Gina K. Designs: $100 Gift Certificate
• CraftStash: $100 Gift Certificate
• Brutus Monroe: $100 Gift Certificate
• Picket Fence Studios: $50 Gift Certificate
• Pelletier Craft Studio: 3 x $25 Gift Certificates
• Michelle's Cards and Stamps: AUD $100 Gift Certificate
• Spellbinders Paper Arts: 2 x $25 Gift Certificates
• Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
• My Craft Room: $50 Gift Certificate
• Krafters Cart: $50 Gift Certificate
• A Cherry on Top: $50 Gift Certificate
• Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
• My Favorite Things: $50 Gift Certificate
• Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate
• Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 Gift Certificate
• Seize the Stamp: CHF 25 Gift Certificate
• MarkerPop: $25 Gift Certificate
• Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: AUD $25 Gift Certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 04/16/2024 for a chance to win one of 68 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 68 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 04/19/2024.

Altenew Anniversary Special Offers:

• 20% Off Crafter's Must-Have: Stampwheel on 04/01/2024 from 12:01 am EDT until 11:59 pm EDT. Shop here: https://altenew.com/products/stampwheel 

• Receive a FREE Zip 'n' Stash - Teal (1/pack) ($6.99 value) on orders over $69 on 04/01/2024 from 12:01 am EDT until 11:59 pm EDT. While supplies last, the free gift will be added to your cart automatically. Shop here → https://altenew.com/ 

• Plus, get FREE U.S. shipping on orders over $29 (no code needed) or $10 OFF international shipping on orders over $129 with code HAPPY10TH at checkout. Valid from 04/01/2024 at 12:01 am EDT until 04/05/2024 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Shop here → https://altenew.com/ 

For today’s Blog Hop I created a simple Thank You card.

I started by stamping a leafy branch image from Mini Delight: Plants & Vases Stamp & Die Set with Grass Field and Mountain Pine Crisp Dye Inks onto a green panel. Next, I used Grass Field Marker from Sunshine Valley Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set F to add some small stems to the branches. As a final step I used Titanium White Artists' Gouache and #1 Artists' Watercolor Brush to paint little white flowers.

I attached my ready background to a card base and added the Thank You sentiment from Elegant Sayings Bundle.

That's it for me. Your next stop on the hop is Scrapbook Cards!
Here is the full line up for the blog hop today.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Thank you for stopping by today and for hopping along with us!
Aga

Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Svitlana Shayevich’s blog then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to the 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 $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 03/12/2024 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 03/14/2024. 

*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 watercolour cards using the newly released products. My first card features Craft Your Life Project Kit: Splendid Bouquet and Painter's Palette Watercolour Tube Bundle. 

 

I started by stamping a floral bouquet with light grey ink onto a watercolour paper from Watercolour Paper Set (A2 loose sheets) - Cold Pressed. Next, I die cut it with coordinating die and used Primary Yellow, Sv Orange, Olive Green and French Ultramarine Artists' Watercolour Tubes to colour the bouquet in.



To finish the design I stamped leafy branches from Mini Delight: Plants & Vases Stamp & Die Set with Forest Glades Fresh Dye Ink and added the sentiment from Craft Your Life Project Kit: Splendid Bouquet. 

 

For my second card I combined watercolours with Bubble Wrap Stencil to create a watercoloured background. 

 

This time I mixed Primary Yellow and Olive Green Artists' Watercolour Tubes for a different shades of green.

To finish my card I added white panel with a sentiment from Craft Your Life Project Kit: Splendid Bouquet and two leafy branches created with Rustling Leaves Bundle. I used Rustling Leaves Die Set to die cut the leafy branches out of white cardstock and then run them through an embossing machine with Rustling Leaves 3D Embossing Folder for an extra texture.

That’s it for me and your next stop is Juilien Jiang. 

You can find the full line up below. 

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Aga

Altenew Alcohol Markers 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew Alcohol Markers 2024 Release! If you came here from Svitlana Shayevich’s blog then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to the 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 $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 03/03/2024 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 03/05/2024.

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

We have another great addition to the Altenew markers collection: Woodland Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set L and Firewood Garden Artist Alcohol Markers Set M. For today’s blog hop I created a simple card using the Firewood Garden Set.

I stamped a lovely ditsy floral bouquet from Ditsy Print Stamp Set with Permanent Black Pigment Ink to create my background and used markers to colour the images in. So easy and relaxing! 

 

 

To finish my card I only added sentiment created with Encouraging Sentiments Hot Foil Plate and Die Set.

That’s it for and your next stop is Mindy Eggen. 

You can find the full line up below. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Aga

Altenew February 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew February 2024 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Angelica Conrad’s blog then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to the 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 $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 02/13/2024 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 02/15/2024. 

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

For today’s blog hop I created a floral wreath card using the newly released Mini Delight: Painted Posies Stamp & Die Set. This flower cluster has a beautiful watercolour painted look and it’s perfect for making wreaths with artistic flair. I started by creating my background. I masked a card base with Altenew Satin Masking Tape and used Small Ink Blending Brush with Green Opal from Jewel Tones Crisp Dye Ink to ink my card. Next I stamped 4 flower clusters from the set using Baby Pink, Fuchsia and Magenta Crisp Dye Inks and cut them out using a coordinating die. The matching die set includes the cluster of flowers but also a branch of four delicate leaves to help complete the floral composition. I die cut 11 of them out of white cardstock and used Forest Glades, Evergreen Crisp Dye Inks and Mini Blending Brushes to colour them in.



To finish my card I added sentiments from the set.

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

You can find the full line up below.

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Aga

Altenew January 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, and a Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a nice Christmas time and a good start to the New Year. Today is Altenew January 2024 Release Blog Hop day! 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 $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 01/17/2024 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 01/19/2024.

*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 projects using the newly released products. For my first card I used Stencil Art: Playful Watercolor Flowers Layering Stencil Set (6 in 1). Stencil Art takes your stenciling to the next level! Featuring six layering stencils, the Stencil Art Bi-Monthly Subscription will allow you to effortlessly create a large and intricate design on your handmade projects. Simply add ink and blending brushes, and you'll be ready to start creating!



This set is another beautiful addition to the Altenew collection! I love that I can create a beautiful floral arrangement in no time! Using Mini Blending Brushes, I simply blended over Baby Pink, Fuchsia, Magenta, Butternut, Pumpkin Pie, Cloudy Sky, Nimbus, Shadow Creek and Mountain Pine Crisp Dye Inks. To finish my card I added a sentiment from Elegant Sayings Stamp Set.

For my second project I played with Color-by-Number: Instant Artist - Blossoming Florals (12 Sheets) and Acrylic Marker 24 Color Set - Vol. 1, it’s also available as a bundle. Each page features a different floral image, with both black lines and grayed-out lines for each design. You will find colour instructions that come on each sheet and perfectly coordinate with the colours in numbered Acrylic Marker 24 Color Set - Vol. 1., but you can experiment with your own colour combinations too! It’s such a relaxing activity for both kids and adults! I can’t wait to finish them all!

That’s it for me and your next stop is Svitlana Shayevich. You can find the full line up below.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Aga

Altenew December 2023 Inks & Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew December 2023 Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Emily Midgett’s blog then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to the 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 $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 12/19/2023 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 12/21/2023. 

*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 the newly released products. For my first card I used Spark Joy: Ornamental Bouquet & Add-on Die Bundle and a hot foil technique using Hot Foil Roll - Enchanted Gold (Satin). Then, I used coordinating stencils and blended over the bouquet with light blue shades from Tranquility Crisp Dye Ink Bundle, purple from Sugarplums Crisp Dye Ink Bundle, pink from Spring Bouquet 6 Crisp Dye Ink Bundle, yellow from Fall Harvest Crisp Dye Ink Bundle and green from Tropical Forest Crisp Dye Ink Bundle.



To finish my card I added a sentiment from Elegant Sayings Stamp Set.



For my second card I used Sweater Pattern Builder Stencil Set (2 in 1) to create a simple colourful background. I blended over the stencils using Baby Pink and Fuchsia Crisp Dye Inks along with Forest Glades and Evergreen Fresh Dye Inks.



To finish it I added a sentiment from Happy Holidays Stamp Set with black. 

That’s it for me and I’m the last stop on the hop. You can find the full line up below.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Thank you for stopping by today!

Aga