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Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!))

March 6, 2024

Welcome to the Altenew March 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway! I’m excited you are here today. You can start the hop here at the beginning if you missed anyone along the way.

Let’s get into the cards I made today. For my first card I used the Rustic Rose Stamp and coordinating die. I started the card by first stamping the rose onto watercolor paper. Next I mixed colors from the new Altenew Tube Watercolors to create these beautiful colors for my rose. Mixing watercolors to create a custom color is a wonderful way to expand your color palette.

Once the rose was completely dried, I used the coordinating die to cut it out. Now it was time to work on the background.

Using the same Altenew Cold Press Watercolor Paper, I made this background by mixing blues and grey watercolors together. For added texture I splattered on gold paint before I adhered the rose. For the sentiment, I decided to use the you are the best so this card could be given at any occasion. Finally, I trimmed down the panel and adhered it to a white card base.

Let’s get into the next card. This card is featuring the Paint and Stamp Butterflies from the Altenew March 2024 release. I stamped the images in a very light grey in for a no-line watercolor look. For each butterfly, I carefully painted it in a color and allowed the next color to blend a little into the next one. I love a cool rainbow feel on a card.

Once I was finished painting each butterfly, I splattered the coordinating color above it to give it a whimsical look and added just a touch below each butterfly was well.

A simple sentiment and a black cardbase really finished this card off nicely. Now it’s time for 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 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.

Thanks for stopping by today and I’ll see you back here soon!

Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2024 Release: CLASSIC KIT

March 4, 2024

Welcome to the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2024 Release: Classic Kit. So glad you are here with me. You should have arrived here from Natasha’s blog. Let’s have some crafty hopping today.

Experience the breathtaking beauty of misty mountains and tranquil waters with our March My Monthly Hero kit. Featuring a 6″ x 8″ clear stamp, a generous number of coordinating dies, and a stunning patterned gate window die, this kit offers a glimpse into the wonders of nature and beyond. The Rub-on Transfers and 3 ink cubes, complete this serene and elegant Classic kit. The Premium Kit includes additional elements to extend the potential for more cards and techniques – even more Creativity In The Box! In addition to all the Classic Kit components, the highlight of our expanded kit is a beautiful floral stamp set filled with everyday messages that you will repeatedly use, 10 coordinating dies, and our new Translucent Pinks Hero Hues Enamel Dots. KIT VALUES Classic Kit: $82 Value for $36.99 Premium Kit: $115 Value for $49.99

Classic Kit Contents:
• Clear Stamp Set, 6”x 8”
• 17 Coordinating Frame Cuts
• Cover Plate Window Die
• 2 Rub-On Transfer Sheets
• 3 Ink Cubes (Cherry, Periwinkle, Deep Ocean)
Classic Kit: $82 Value for $36.99

For my card today I used soft colors of warm grays, light blues and a hint of yellow to create my card. Since this is a layering stamp, it was super easy to create this card. I have a tutorial show you exactly how this card came together.

You can watch the tutorial here or over on my Youtube channel mzdanajoy.

Each month we also make a card using add-ons from this month’s release. This card was created using the new Crane Wishes stamp set and the Cherry Blossom Cover plate! To tweak using the die as it was intended, my Better Press machine came in handy to imprint the image into my card panel. Once I had the impression made, it was time to color up the crane and a few flowers to add to this panel.

The simplicity of this card is what I love most about this card. Along with keeping the color palette in warm grays and just a pop of red from my Hero Arts enamel dots, this card really took no time to create. Want them all? Click here to get all the add-ons for this month.https://heroarts.com/collections/2024-march

We will give away a $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, March 10th at 11:59pm PT, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week. Next on the hop is Michelle. Have a wonderful day everyone! Again thank’s for joining us for the Hero Arts My Monthly Hero March 2024 Kits release.

Cosmos and Lavender

February 29, 2024

Hey everyone. I’m finishing off the month with a Hero Arts Cosmos and Lavender card. The Cosmos and Lavender stamp set is such a beautiful set that pairs will with several of the Hero Arts Bold Prints. Pairing the flowers with the Words Of Peace Background bold print makes this card stunning.

I first stamped the image with Hero Arts Intens-ified Black in onto layering weight vellum. Next I heat set the image with clear embossing powder. Using the coordinating die cut. I trimmed down the flower. To add color to the flower, I used Copic markers and colored the image on the backside. Once this was complete, it was time for the background.

I stamped the Words Of Peace Bold Print in clear embossing ink and heat set it with gold embossing powder. Then I trimmed down this panel so I could adhere it to a nice black base. A clean white cardase was my go to choice for this card.

To adhere the flower to this panel, I die cut the flower one more from vellum and ran it though my sticker maker. This allowed for adhesive to cover the entire piece. I placed the colored flower on to the die cut piece and then ran the entire flower through my sticker maker again. By using a sticker maker, I didn’t need any glue and could just place this onto the peace background.

I hope I have inspired you to create something beautiful today. If you would like to see more cards I have created this month using Hero Arts products you can click this link. Have a wonderful day everyone and I’ll see you back here soon.

MFT February 2024 Release

February 27, 2024

Hey everyone. MFT February 2024 release is now available and it’s awesome. I couldn’t wait to make a card with the Happiness Comes In Small Packages stamp set. I don’t make baby cards that often but this one has my heart.

With a stamp set this cute, I had to use the new Smart Mask Horizontal Diagonal Center stencil. It was the perfect stencil for a lot of added color without it being everywhere. You must grab this stencil because it’s so much fun to work with.

By lightly ink blending distress oxide inks in Kitsch Flamingo and Wilted Violet, I was able to create this pretty blend. Adding a little it of shimmer spray before I removed the stencil gave this ink blend a dreamy effect. The little bunnies were colored with Copic markers (E00, E50, E53, RV11, RV00) as well as the balloons (RV11, RV14 and Olo Marker V2.6). Having the coordinating die cuts was a much for cutting out those balloons.

Let’s give MFT a round of applause for making yet again another wonderful stamp set and stencil to have in our craft supplies. So grab your goodies from the MFT February 2024 release today! Have a wonderful day everyone.

We All Need A Little Peace

February 25, 2024

Hey everyone. I’m sharing a card I made using the Hero Arts Peace Daisy stencil and the Peace and Love stamp set. I think we all need a little peace these days. With hectic schedules and unexpected events popping up, we seem to always be on the run. Anxiety on high level and stress around every corner.

Creating a card with both of these products makes my heart happy. I shared this stencil background in my live where we went over products from this months release. You can check it out here.

By ink blending the color is a beautiful blue shade, allowed me to add the adorable yellow accents on some of the flowers.

Since the stamped image has opening around the sentiment, I was able to pull in just a little bit more yellow. Framing the design out with a black and white border makes it look like a photo. Love how this turned out.

Make sure to grab your goodies from this months release and get creating. We would love to see what you create. Have a wonderful day everyone.