Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I am very happy to be part of Altenew’s blog hop to celebrate the release of some wonderful new products.
You can begin at https://wp.me/p6Dps1-gfV or check out the full list for the blog hop at the end of this post.
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Giveaway Prizes
$300 in total prizes! 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 07/28/2022 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 10 winners randomly from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/29/2022.
Card 1:
I love the pop of the yellow flowers against the navy cardstock background! To add more interest and somewhere to “ground” the flowers, I added a strip of embossed cardstock from the Playful Circles 3D Embossing Folder, added a light blend of yellow ink over the raised areas to further enhance the dots and added a sentiment from Essential Sentiment Strips Die Set. A few antique gold sequins added a little sparkle to this clean and simple card.
Card 2:
I used some Blush cardstock from Altenew for my base layer. I then dry embossed white cardstock with Playful Circles 3D Embossing Folder and trimmed 1/8″ from all 4 sides and adhered to the pink panel to create a pink border. I then added some die cut flowers and leaves from Lovely Daisies Die Set. The sentiment comes from Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set, stamped with embossing ink and Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and popped up using Instant Dimension Foam Tape. A few iridescent gems from my stash added the finishing touch.
Card 3:
I have some coloured metallic cardstock in various colours in my stash so decided to use the Flower Vines 3D Embossing Folder. As this cardstock is coated and has a white base, I then sanded over the raised areas to reveal the white so that I could then colour the images with Island Garden Artist Markers. The sentiment is from Hello/Hugs Stamp and Die Set
Card 4:
Using the same Flower Vines 3D Embossing Folder, I embossed the image on white cardstock and used my Woodless Coloring Pencils to colour the images. A simple sentiment from Just a Number Stamp and Die Set completes this card.
Card 5:
Lots of shine and bling in this card! I embossed a panel of black cardstock using the Geo Triangles 3D Embossing Folder. I placed the strip to the left side and added a 1/8″ strip of Gilded Glitter cardstock to each side. The geo pattern was painted using my Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set. The sentiment was cut using the same glitter cardstock using Fancy Celebrate Die and some antique gold sequins added the finishing touch to this striking card.
Card 6:
I used the matching stencil set and Soft Pastel 6 Crisp Dye Ink Set. It is hard to capture in the photos but I used Nuvo Moonrock Glimmer Paste to add just to the small yellow triangles for added sparkle. The “You” and sub-sentiment are cut from You Matter Die Set. The embossed panel was then double-matted on black cardstock and then pink metallic cardstock from my stash.
Card 7:
The next 3 cards feature Sunshine Blossoms 3D Embossing Folder. I embossed the image onto Spicy Yoghurt cardstock and enhanced the embossed image using dye inks which I ink blended over the raised areas. I used a black glaze pen from my stash to add the black stamen dots to the centres of the flowers and 2 sentiments from Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set to heat emboss with Golden Peach Crisp Embossing Powder.
Card 8:
I used Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock for the card base. I then embossed the image onto black cardstock and used Antique Gold Pigment Ink pad to swipe across the raised images to enhance the image and add more gold shimmer. I then fussy cut around the right side of the embossed image. The sentiment is cut from Essential Sentiments Die Set.
Card 9:
For my final card, I used Soft Pastel 6 Crisp Dye Ink Set to add a rainbow of colour to the floral image. The sentiment was stamped and heat embossed using Modern Hello Sentiment Stamp Set, Obsidian Pigment Ink and Antique Silver Embossing Powder.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Below are the products I have used and the full blog hop list.
Until next time, happy crafting!
Products Used
 Antique Gold Pigment Ink Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Antique Gold Sequins Shop at: ALTENEW |
 You Matter Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Fancy Celebrate Die Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Glitter Cardstock – Gilded Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Instant Dimension Foam Tape Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Essential Sentiment Strips Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Navy Cardstock 25 sheets Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Antique Silver Crisp Embossing Powder Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Golden Peach Crisp Embossing Powder Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Antique Gold Crosp Embossing Powder Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Clear Embossing Ink Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Spicy Yoghurt Cardstock 10 sheets/set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Blush Cardstock 10 sheets/set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Obsidian Pigment Ink Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Watercolor 36 pan set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Woodless Coloring Pencils Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Craft-a-Flower Buttercup Layering Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Flower Vines 3D Embossing Folder and Stencil Bundle Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Lovely Daisies Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Playful Circles 3D Embossing Folder Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Island Garden Artist Markers Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Hello and Hugs Stamp and Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Just a Number Stamp and Die Bundle Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Geo Triangles 3D Embossing Folder and Stencil Bundle Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Soft Pastel 6 Crisp Dye Ink Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock (10 sheets/set) Shop at: ALTENEW |
 Modern Hello Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW |
Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.
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Linda Westfall – your next stop
Wow! What beautiful designs. I especially love those layering dies! Need to add some of those to my stash!
Totally amazed with all your cards.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Cards 3, 8 & 9…OMG!! They are gorgeous!
Love your cards. My favorite is card 7 & 9. Love the soft pastel colors.
Love the colored metallic paper with the Flower Vines embossing folder. Thanks for such lovely inspiration.
I LOVE the ones with the craft a flower dies! Great job with the embossing folders!
Gorgeous cards!
So beautiful!
fussy cut black floral – wins it
Wow, you made so many amazing cards! LOVE them all!
Cards 1 & 2 are my favourites, love the Playful Circles texture!
Beautiful cards and color combos.
Your color combos are BEAUUUUUUtiful. Each and every card is gorgeous for different reasons. Great job.
So many gorgeous cards! I love shine on the metallic cards and the soft ink blending on others.
Wow! So many gorgeous cards! The yellow buttercups really pop against the navy background- I love that one!
All of your card designs are gorgeous, however, I love, love, love the last one. The colors are so soft and subtle…..just lovely.
Although all of your cards are lovely, my favorites are 3, 8 and 9. I like the green metallic background with the colored flowers added. I think the black Sunshine Blossoms card with the gold edging is deceivingly simple but so elegant. Thank you for your cards.
All the cards are beautiful! Each has its own unique style. My favorite the black and gold floral, very elegant. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Kathy
Love all the cards. The metallic colored one…. WOW! Thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you so much Lissette
My favorite is the alcohol ink on the metallic cardstock. This is a very cool look.
It was fun to make!