Welcome to the Altenew April Release Blog Hop. I’m so happy you are here with me today. To start from the beginning of the hop click here. The April release is once again full of so many products for your cardmaking needs. Let’s get right into it as I have a lot for you today.
Let’s start with my first card. I used the new Craft Your Life Project Kit: Arched Foliage. This might be one of my favorite kits from Altenew. The kit includes a stamp set, simple coloring stencils (3), a die and an embossing folder. The embossing folder gives such great texture on a card. For my colors today, I used the inks from the Dessert Dreams Fresh Ink Collection.
Card number two is using the new Altenew Luminous Diamond Rings Bold Stencil and the new Shimmer Relief Paste in Sea Beryl, Galactic Skies and Mayan Gold. I mean come on!! How gorgeous is this card. Paring this with a simple sentiment from the Bold Sentiments Stamp set.
Okay, let’s move on to card number three. The Stamp and Paint: One Happy Bouquet is perfect for watercoloring. This stamp set is pretty large. However I trimmed it down to accommodate a large black border. The size is this card is a 5×7. Like I said this stamp is perfect for watercoloring so why not grab the Altenew Palette Perfection Artists’ Watercolor Tube Bundle with the Perfect Petal Palette. And to add some movement in the background, you can use the new Essential Permanent Markers Set.
I have more inspiration for you with additional cards that you can see on my Instagram page. I’ll have links to products there as well. And don’t forget the giveaways.
There is $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.
Okay everyone, that a wrap for today. See you back here soon.
Dana, love all your gorgeous projects especially the first card. Gorgeous colors.
LOVELY watercoloring! I am ecstatic to guest as well today!!! Yay! Lovely creations Dana!
Lovely cards!!
Beautiful cards! I love the multicolor shimmer paste background.
I love your unique colors and how you used the paste! Great cards!
Very versatile cards and I love them all the shimmer relief paste is a need for me
Gorgeous, thank you for the inspiration!!
Beautiful projects, I really like the one done with the shimmer relief pastes.
I love the range of techniques you use and the different styles of your cards! Thank you!
Love your cards Dana! I wouldn’t normally think of doing a monochromatic colored card with brown inks but I have to say it looks awesome! Love the shimmer card too. I don’t have that particular brand of paste (yet) but have been trying to use it more often.
Beautiful and unique color choices and I love them all
Loving the brown arched foliage and the way yiu combined the pastes
I am so impressed by your cards and the techniques you used. Wonderful!
Lovely card Dana! The arched foliage card is amazing! Thanks for the inspirations!
Beautiful cards! love the floral thank you!
All you cards are beautiful Dana! Love them all, my favorite is the first one, the monochromatic leaves look fabulous against the textured background. TFS
I would have never thought to use browns as the main colour but it works! So original!
Simply but beautiful and colorful cards
Oooo card #2 the geometric one is my favorite!
Gorgeous cards
All 3 cards are beautiful, but my favorite is the 2nd one with the pastes through the stencil! I love the way you used different colors through the stencil!
Your ink colors are amazing! Your 1st two cards are great for masculine cards–something I struggle with! Fantastic!
Hello, Ms. Dana! What lovely cards. Great colors, too.
gorgeous cards!!
I especially love your second card. The change in colors is gorgeous!
Great cards! The first two have could be used for male or female cards!
Lovely cards!
Beautiful cards! I really love the Missing you so much card – the combination of shimmer relief pastes is so pretty!!!
Those browns are great and I never would’ve thought to use those colors.
These cards are absolutely beautiful, especially the first one which I’m drawn to because of the gorgeous colors. Thanks for the inspiration!
lovely cards – the first one is my favorite – love the browns and peach combo
Gorgeous array of cards! Love the new shimmer pastes.
Altenew always creates such amazing products and you’ve really created so many gorgeous designs with them and pointed out the ones that are definitely going to be making their way into my shopping cart! I hope you have a day as beautiful as these cards are!!!
Beautiful and creative projects. ❤️
Love the arched foliage and shimmer relief card. Very pretty.
Great cards, Dana! The first one is my favorite. Love the browns in the arched foliage against the stone wall.
Gosh, Dana, these are GORGEOUS!!! Am stunned with even the first one with the bricks and the cocoa flowers growing up the wall!! Really stunning cards and creativity!! Am your avid fan over on IG too! @jordanbev5 is me. Beverly Jordan
Gorgeous cards. Love the use of shimmer paste!
Stunning cards! The first one is unique and I like the various browns.
Very beautiful cards!
Such great cards! Darling bouquet card and I like that foliage first card!
I love these cards and your choice of colors!
Beautiful design shares!
Love these beautiful cards! The first one is my favorite with such great colors and textures!
Beautiful Cards! I love all the colors! Stunning!
I love the card with the brick wall embossing and shades of brown leaves. Perfect for a guy card and a good reminder that leaves don’t have to be green and even in brown, they don’t necessarily look like they are past their prime.
Beautiful! Love how you used the pastes. I really like the brown tones on the first card.
Great cards! Especially love the first ones with the vines climbing the brick!