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Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway (over $2,000 in Total Prizes)

April 6, 2022

Welcome to the Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3! This is a hop with over $2,000 in total prizes. You should have arrived here from Butterfly Reflections, Ink blog. I have so much to share with you today so let’s get started.

 

 

My anniversary card for the Altenew hop was created using the Paint-A-Flower Sweet Pea stamp set. This stamp is so precious and easy to color. The sweet pea holds the symbolic meaning of blissful pleasure. Its upright, clumping flower clusters also symbolize good wishes, friendship, kindness, and goodbyes. It’s such a beautiful flower to gift someone who might be moving away or as a gift of new friendship. A simple watercolor was with the Altenew Woodless Watercolor Pencils made coloring this flower so easy.

 

A simple sentiment offset from the sweet pea keeps the card simple and elegant. With a light splatter of gray watercolor creating just a little texture.

Clean and simple with just a hint of color from the pencils and this card was almost complete. To finish off the card I trimmed down the white panel so I could have a midtone gray card stock peek behind the panel before I placed it on a white card base.

Now let’s get into the giveaways and offers.  Altenew is offering FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY8TH or $8 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV22 at checkout. Offer valid from 04/04/2022 at 12:01 am EDT through 04/06/2022 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. Shop here:  (Sale up to 45% off and NEW releases. 

We have a TON of giveaways for today’s hop with over $2,000 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $80 Gift Certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy Online Class($8.95 value) to 15 lucky winners. There are also 26 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

  • Altenew: 5 x $80 Altenew Gift Certificate

  • Altenew Academy: 15 x Online Monthly Class Spot

  • Jennifer McGuire Ink: Share Handmade Kindness Goodie Bag

  • A Cherry on Top: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Avery Elle: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Bumbleberry Papercrafts:  £25 Gift Certificate

  • Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate

  • CiLi in Papers: €75 Gift Certificate

  • Concord & 9th: 1 $50 Gift Certificate & 1 Eclectic Garden Bundle ($38 Value)

  • Craft Stash: $100 Gift Certificate

  • Dare 2B Artzy: $30 Gift Certificate

  • Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 Gift Certificate

  • Gina K. Designs: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Hero Arts: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Lawn Fawn: $25 Gift Certificate

  • MarkerPop: 4 x $40 Gift Certificate

  • Michelle’s Cards & Stamps: AUD$100 Gift Certificate

  • My Little Attic: $50 Gift Certificate

  • My Sweet Petunia: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Online Card Classes: 3 Online Class Spots to 1 Winner

  • Pink and Main: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Scrapbook & Cards Today: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Scrapbook.com: $50 certificate

  • Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Studio Katia: $50 Gift Certificate

  • Waffle Flower: $25 Gift Certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 50 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 4/21/2022.

Next on the hop is Teresa. I’ve also included the entire hop list just in case you get lost along the way. Have a great day everyone and good luck!

Altenew Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Terri Koszler

Therese Calvird

Michelle’s Cards & Stamps

Emily Midgett

Michelle Short

Butterfly Reflections, Ink.

Dana Joy

Teresa Litchfield

Carol Hintermeier

Ishani

Jean Doeringsfeld

Joy Baldwin

Linda Westfall

Yasmin Diaz

Katrina Howe

Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 50 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 4/21/2022.

 

 

172 Comments CATEGORIES // Altenew, Blog Hop, watercolor

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April 2022

April 4, 2022

Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero release for April 2022. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog.  Our fun and floral April kit is a celebration of spring as well as the amazing people in all of our lives. It features a gorgeous cling background with bees and flowers. Three layering stencils make the coloring process easy; simply pair them with the inks and blending brush included in the kit, and you’ll quickly have cards in fresh spring colors. Combine the “amazing” word die with the mix and match messages in the stamp set for expressing thanks, celebrating birthdays, sending Mother’s Day greetings and more. We’ve also included dies for highlighting select images from the background, and the kit is rounded out with enamel embellishments which complement the ink colors perfectly.

Kit Contents

• 3″ x 4″ Clear Stamp Set
• 6″ x 6″ Cling Stamp
• 3 6″ x 6″ Color Layering Stencils
• 3 Frame Cuts
• Word Fancy Die & Frame
• 3 Ink Cubes (Rose Madder, Green Apple, Cotton Candy)
• Ink Blending Brush (size may vary)
• Spring Enamel Dots

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero

For my card today I pulled in a pretty color palette with purples and black. This color combo is very striking on a card. Using a larger piece of Hero Arts Dove White cardstock, I heat embossed the bold print background stamp in Hero Arts Gold Embossing Powder. Next it was time to add color.

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April 2022

Since I already knew who I would be sending this card to and I know she loves purple, I used Hero Arts Orchid and Soft Purples inks for the flowers and Hero Arts Green Hills ink for the leaves. To add it the deep black color, I used Copic markers which I will share with you in the tutorial. Once the coloring was complete, I cut the panel in half diagonally.

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero April 2022

To keep the card simple, I placed the panel on the card base overlapping at the corners, added a simple sentiment with a few Hero Arts Enamel dots and gold dashes finished off the card nicely. Let me share with you how to put this card together in the below tutorial.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my YouTube channel mzdanajoy. Affiliate inks have been used at no cost to you. I believe the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit for April 2022 will definitely make your card making super easy.

 

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, April 10th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

I also have a bonus card for you using the New Shoes and Fancy Hat Dies. These dies make wonderful Mother’s Day cards or birthday cards. I love a happy and bright card and rainbows make everything better.

Hero Arts Shoes and Hat Fancy Dies

For this card I blended Hero Arts inks in the following colors: Strawberry, Tangerine, Dandelion, Lime Green, Soft Pool and Passion Flower to ink up my pretty background along with a few spritz of Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer Spray. Next I die cut several hats from the following cardstock: Cherry, Papaya, Canary, Kiwi, Paradise and Amethyst. I also cut out a few from Dove White card stock so I could paper piece either the brim or the band around the hats.

Hero Arts Shoes and Hat Fancy Dies

To add a little bit of depth on each hat, I used a Copic marker to add in some shading. Using the same marker colors, I added color to the flowers I die cut from the die set. Keeping the card simple, I stamped a happy mother’s day greeting from the Let’s Celebrate stamp set also from Hero Arts.

Hero Arts Shoes and Hat Fancy Dies

 

Next on the hop is Daniel. Enjoy the hop and good luck on the giveaway.


44 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts, Tutorials

Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop + Giveaway 2022

March 24, 2022

Welcome to the Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop + Giveaway 2022! I’m so excited to be a part of this hop. You should have arrived here from Amy’s blog. If you missed the start of the hop you can start at the Altenew Card Blog. The goal of today’s hop is to send cards for the elderly that lives in nursing homes or shelters to let them know they’re not forgotten. We encourage you to check out the Celebrating Parents Card Drive and join this great cause by sending in cards.

 

 

My card today is featuring the Altenew Here For You stamp set. This is one of my favorite stamp sets from Altenew. The large flower makes so a pretty card. I used Altenew Watercolor Paper and Altenew Watercolor Brushes for my card today. I placed the color of the brush onto my glass mat and used my Altenew Artists Watercolor brushes to paint the image. Happy bright watercolors really make this flower just bloom on a card.

Wanting to have some texture to my card, after I watercolored the image, I ran the panel through my die cutting machine with the Altenew Enchanting Vines 3D embossing folder. What a great way to add texture within my artwork.

 

Adding in a touch of black to ground my piece, I heat embossed one of the sentiments from the Hero For You stamp set in Altenew White Embossing Powder on black card stock. Remember, if a stamp is all on one line, you can easily cut it about after you heat emboss to scatter your sentiment across your card.

We have chosen a few Altenew products that are great for your Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards (and other year-round projects)!

  • Beautiful Lady Stamp Set

  • Extra Special Stamp Set

  • Family Matters Extras Stamp Set

  • Family Matters Stamp Set

  • Mother’s Love Stamp Set

  • Penned Rose Stamp Set

  • Precious Moments stamp set

  • Simply the Best Stamp Set

  • Thanks Around the World Stamp Set

  • Thanks, Dad Stamp Set

  • Travel Boots Stamp Set

  • Wild Hibiscus Stamp Set

  • World’s Best Dad Stamp Set

  • You Are Everything Stamp Set

  • Paint-A-Flower: Lotus Outline Stamp Set

  • Paint-A-Flower: African Daisy Outline Stamp Set

  • Say Yes Stamp Set

  • Tufted Chair Stamp Set

  • Modern Eucalyptus Stamp Set

  • Cuddly Bear Stamp Set

  • Bold Heels Stamp Set

  • Doodled Triangles Stamp Set

  • Sweet Cake Stamp Set

  • Inky Lily Stamp Set

  • Modern Alphabet Stamp Set

Altenew will donate $1 with every order of the above stamp sets from 3/6/2021 until 5/31/2021 to the Food Bank of Central New York to support seniors in need. We have created a special Parent’s Card Drive Collection.

Now let’s chat about giveaways. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Make sure to leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/30/2022 for a chance to win. Wow that’s $200 in total prizes up for grab.

Next up on the hop is Ann. I hope you enjoy your time on the Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog hop. I’ve also included the entire blog hop just in case you need it. Have a great day everyone.

Altenew Card Blog

Jaycee Gaspar

Hussena Calcuttawala

Tenia Nelson

LauraJane

SathyaKala Sankaran

Linda Westfall

Susan Stagno

Joylita Dsouza

Seeka

Amy Hill

Dana Joy

Ann Taylor

Bridget Casey

Nandini Karmarkar

Natasha Davies

Sande Woodson

34 Comments CATEGORIES // Altenew, Blog Hop

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2022

March 7, 2022

Hey everyone. Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero for March 2022. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Who’s ready to be their own Picasso? This kit has me feeling all artist like. The die is FABULOUS in the kit. It will work with so many smaller stamps we may have in our stash.

Take a trip to the art museum with the March My Monthly Hero release. The main kit features Abstract Expressionist art in the form of paint splatters. Stamp them with your favorite inks, or to mimic the bold look of acrylic paint, emboss them with the four vibrant embossing powders included in this kit. We’ve also included paper with the feel of canvas for creating your masterpieces, and the kit is rounded out with a fantastic cover plate die of the art museum patrons gazing at your work of art. Just imagine all the things you can frame with this die!

• 4″ x 6″ Clear Stamp Set
• Fancy Window Die
• 4 Embossing Powders in Goldenrod, Orange, Blue, Purple (1/4 oz. each)
• Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink Cube
• 2 Sheets Extra Thick Canvas Paper (4.25″ x 5.5″)
• 1 Sheet Canvas-textured Paper (5.5″ x 8.5″)

I am so excited to use this kit today and to share with you a quick tutorial on how I made these two cards. Get ready for happy neon colors. Pairing the neon colors with gold makes one striking card.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The awesome fancy die in this kit makes it so easy to change out your “framework” with coloring in the images and frame.

 

 

Before we get to the tutorial here is an extra card I made using an add-on from the release. This is the Lifestyle Frida Kahlo die set. Oh I must say I LOVE how this turned out. I paired the ties with the Hero Arts Flourish Sun Stencil and my Copic makers.

 

 

Here is the tutorial. You can view it here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy Affiliate links have been used at no cost to you.

Now let’s chat about the giveaway. We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, March 13th at 11:59pm Pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Next on the hop is Daniel. Below you will also see the list of all the participant. 

 Hero Arts
Channin Pelletier
Dana Joy
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Emily Midgett
Ilina Crouse
Libby Hickson
Lydia Fiedler
Maria Willis
Michelle Short
Mindy Eggen
Seeka
Special Guests:
Jennifer Kotas
Meg Brooks
Nichol Spohr
Rebecca Keppel

 

Good luck everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.


27 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts, Tutorials

Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2022 Blog Hop

February 15, 2022

Welcome to the Hero Arts Spring Catalog 2022 blog hop. You should have arrived here from Channin’s blog. Today I’ll be sharing card inspiration using newly released products from the spring catalog. So let’s get into the cards shall we?

The first card is featuring the Flowers In Vase stamp set. This stamp set has the large flowers and nine sentiments. Also available are the coordinating frame cuts and layering stencils. The flowers are a wonderful graphic design and they fill up a card nicely. Pair this stamp with a simple background stamp like the Passing Clouds Bold Print to make a simple yet elegant card.

 

 

For my next card, I’m still working with florals. The simple Tulip Bouquet has seven sentiments in the set and a few little critters. It also have a coordinating frame cut and color layering stencil. Within the catalog there are coloring suggestions to make your card making super easy. So if you don’t have the new Spring Catalog 2022 I would suggest picking it up as it’s full of inspiration.

 

 

And my last card today is featuring a sentiment from the Let’s Celebrate stamp set. We all need a little bit of celebrating every now and again and this stamp set is perfect for those style of cards. I paired one of the sentiments with the United People Bold Print stamp. By ink blending the background this card came together in no time.

 

The simple sentiment really makes the card stand out.

Next on the hop is Daniel. We will give away THREE $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, February 20 at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Have fun on the hop and I’ll see you back here soon.


72 Comments CATEGORIES // Blog Hop, Hero Arts

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How beautiful is this? It’s color week for @hero How beautiful is this? It’s color week for @heroarts and I’m here for all the beautiful ink colors, refills and cardstock. 

Color makes my soul and heart happy.  Especially if you have colors that work so well together. Head on over to the Hero Arts blog to be inspired by ink, cardstock and refills for your next project. 

#heroarts #inkcolor #colorweek #cardmaking #colormyworld
The Altenew June 2022 Fine & Dandy Collection Rele The Altenew June 2022 Fine & Dandy Collection Release Blog Hop and Giveaway has just kicked off. If you have making beautiful cards in record time, you will need these products. I have two cards to share using products for this release.

Make sure yuou head to my blog to see additional photos and to leave a comment for the giveaway. There are also links to the products I used on the blog as well.

#altenewllc #altenewstamps #altenewhotfoilplates #cardmakers #cardmakersofinstagram #sharehandmadekindness
We have the amazing @itsacardknocklife as our Comm We have the amazing @itsacardknocklife as our CommUNITY guest for @heroarts this month. 

Melinda is an amazing crafter and I have been stalking her for awhile (stalking in a good way). Head to the Hero Arts blog to read her story and to see more photos of her amazing cards. 

#heroarts #cardmaking #heroartsunitycollection #diversity #cardmakingideas #sharehandmadekindness
The @ginakdesigns June 2022 release is now live. I The @ginakdesigns June 2022 release is now live. It’s such a beautiful release. I had the pleasure of stamping with the Botanical Leaves and doing a little bit of mix media.

There are three large leaves in this stamp set along with several sentiments. It’s a beautiful set for all occasion cards.

#ginakdesigns #cardmaking #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingideas #sharehandmadekindness
The @altenewllc June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series The @altenewllc June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway is  happening. Get ready to celebrate the start of summer with this collection of stamps, dies, stencils, and an embossing folder! See a fresh take on florals, outline images just waiting to be colored with your favorite mediums, AND a sweet little sentiment set that can go from birthdays to graduation celebrations! We can't wait to see what you create.

I'm using the Craft Your Life Silk Art Project Kit. This kit comes with the stamp set, embossing folder and dies for easy cardmaking. There is a tutorial on my Youtube channel sharing how easy it is to create with this kit. Hope you will check it out.

#altenewllc #altenewstamps #cardkitsubscription #handmadecards #sharehandmadekindness #craftersofinstagram #crafter #cardmakers #cardmakersofinstagram
How adorable is this stitched card using the @stit How adorable is this stitched card using the @stitchablecards from Waffle Flower? OMG this is the best Father's Day card I have made! It was so easy to stitch and look at that adorable face on the container.

If you still have not purchaed this kit, I HIGHLY recommend you grab it. The designs are so easy to follow and you can stitch anywhere. No craft space required. 

#stitchablecards #waffleflowercrafts #handmade #crossstitch
Who's ready for some under the sea adventures. The Who's ready for some under the sea adventures. The new @heroarts My Monthly Hero is ready for your cart! And don't get me started on the add-ons. 

Head under the sea with our June My Monthly Hero release. A beautiful mermaid greets you, with hair flowing and tail shimmering. She's accompanied by a colorful fish and jelly, with seagrass and coral surrounding her. Pearls are an accent to this kit, with an image, messages, and embellishments uniting the theme. The kit is rounded out with a Reactive Ink palette and brush, perfect for watercoloring the images or creating gorgeous underwater backgrounds.

Don't forget to swing by each blog and comment for your chance to win the giveaway! Enter by Sunday June 12th 11:59 PM Pacific time. 

#heroarts #heroartsmymonthlyhero #mermaid #watercolor #sharehandmadekindness #cardmakersofinstagram #cardmakingideas #cardmakingvideotutorial #blackcraftersofinstagram #cardmakingismysuperpower
Good morning everyone. I hope you are having a won Good morning everyone. I hope you are having a wonderful start to your day. 

I’m sharing a sneak peek of the June @heroarts My Monthly Hero Kit. Release day is tomorrow at 1:00 PM EST 

This months kit is a underwater delight. So many options with this kit. And don’t get me started on the add-ons! Simply fantastic. 

#heroarts #mymonthyhero #heroartskit #cardmakersforkindness #cardmakerofinstagram #sharehandmadekindess #blackcrafters #blackcrafter
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