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Altenew March 2025 Blog Hop and Giveaway

March 15, 2025

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew March 2025 blog hop and giveaway. I’m so excited to have you here with me today so I can share some wonderful inspiration with you.

For my first card, the Oxeye Daisy stamp set, with its coordinating stencil and die, provides a clear and beautiful focal point. Daisies are classic and universally appealing. Using the layering stencil ensures depth and realism in the flower, making it stand out. Tropical Tango inks add a vibrant and energetic color palette which can bring a cheerful and lively feel to the card. The combination of the Tropical Tango and Whispering Woodland inks with the Chamomile paper embossed with the Royal Brocade embossing folder, creates a nice balance, preventing the card from being too overwhelming.

For my next card I used the Stencil Art: Strong Oak stencil and die. Oak trees are symbolic of strength, resilience, and longevity. This imagery resonates with many people. The strong oak design naturally draws the eye. Using ink groups like Tropical Tango, Whispering Woodland, and Marine Life gives a rich and layered color palette.

Let’s keep going as I have more inspiration for you. This card was made using the new Altenew 3D Mini Double Hearts Wax Seal Stamp. If you have never used wax seals on your cards, make sure to pick up one of these. Also don’t forget to grab your wax beads. I used a mixture of the Frozen Lake and Forest Fern to create my wax seal and wax dots.

To make this card even sweeter, I also used the Altenew Acrylic Markers on this card to add in some line work. These markers are a great addition to my cardmaking.

And last but not least, I have a mini card to share. This card was created using the 3D With Love Wax Seal Stamp. These wax seal stamps make such a great statement on your cards. To really have the wax seal be the star of the card, I suggest to keep the card clean and simple.

Now it’s time to talk about the giveaways. To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! That’s $300 in prizes!! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by March16th 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 March 20th, 2025. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog on March 22, 2025.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Altenew March 2025 Blog Hop and giveaway. I hope I have inspired you to create something beautiful with this release.

Altenew Stampwheel 2.0 Blog Hop and Giveaway

November 13, 2024

Welcome to the Altenew Stampwheel 2.0 blog hop and giveaway. So glad you are here today.

The Stampwheel 2.0 builds on the success of the original Stampwheel with notable upgrades, such as a larger workspace with a detachable side, precision inch scales, and a high-quality photopolymer Sticky Mat. These enhancements offer increased versatility and accuracy, designed to elevate your crafting experience and unlock new creative possibilities. This tool underscores our commitment to innovation and is crafted to support and inspire your creative endeavors.

I was able to create two stenciled card panels by using the Stampwheel 2.0. Since I was able to remove the right side of the platform, I used a larger piece of paper and was able to stretch my design.

This tool is really a game changer when it comes to making longer designs for you cards. This image is not stamped, it’s a stencil! With the side out of the platform the stencil can shift on the longer cardstock piece.

Now let’s chat about the giveaway. 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 November 19th 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 November 21st, 2024.

Have fun on the hop!

Altenew October 2024 Release Blog Hop

October 4, 2024

Welcome to the Altenew October 2024 Release blog hop! I’m so excited to have you with me today. I have a few cards to share with you using products from this release. You can see the entire collection here.

For my first card, I used the new Pumpkin Patch Simple Coloring Stencil set with the coordinating Pumpkin Patch 3D Embossing Folder.

To create this card, I stenciled the pumpkin patch simple coloring stencil onto the new Sicilian Amber Cardstock. This cardstock color is perfect for fall cards. The inks I used were Sunkissed, Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze, Fire Brick, and Hunter Green. All these colors are new from Altenew.

The sentiment for the card came from the Pumpkin Patch Outline stamp set. The stamp said also has coordinating dies, which I used to die cut out the large sentiment. The smaller sentiment was trimmed down with my paper trimmer. In addition, I added some beautiful Citrine Gems using the new Perfect Picker tool.

Now my second I REALLY love how it turned out. For this card I stamped the Pumpkin Patch Outline Stamp Set with Espresso Ink onto Vanilla Cream Cardstock. Gold shimmer spray was applied over the image. This gave the image incredible sparkle.

Once the spray tried, I die cut out the image using an oval die cut. Then I used several fall colored alcohol markers from Altenew to color in the pumpkins making sure to not color every pumpkin. This is such a cool effect.

Now for the background, I used Vanilla Cream Cardstock and ran it through my die cutting machine with the Altenew Woven Basket Embossing Folder. To make the design stand out, I swiped Altenew Sand Dunes and Rocky Shore inks over the embossed area. All that was left was to add the beautiful pumpkins to my woven background and add a sentiment.

There are so many amazing products in this release. Make sure to visit the blogs on the hop. There’s $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 October 10th 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 October 12th, 2024. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Have a fun time on the Altenew October 2024 Release Blog Hop. I have product links for your below. They are affiliate links however there is no cost to you for using them.

Hero Arts Spring 2024 Catalog Blog Hop

February 14, 2024

Welcome to the Hero Arts Spring 2024 Catalog Blog Hop. So glad you are here with us today. You should have arrived here from Jeannie’s blog.

My inspiration cards today feature some of my favorite products from the new catalog. For my first card I used the new I Appreciate You Stamp set. This stamp set literally has my heart! The I Appreciate You stamp set is the perfectly way to tell someone you love and appreciate them.

Keeping the color palette simple and by just repeating the gold red and black really makes this card stand out. By doing a little bit of he embossing. I was also able to add another element to this card.

Next we have the Zen Circle Hot Foil Plate paired with the Spring Bunny Bundle. By foiling the circles in a pearlescent hot foil, the design doesn’t stand out and distract from the adorable bunny.

This card is perfect for spring or even Easter. I mean who doesn’t want to receive some bunny kisses?

Let’s move to card number three. I created this card using the new Floral Garden Stencil. By stenciling with Unicorn White Ink onto Sand cardstock, it makes the flowers pop off the background. The beautiful thinking of you sentiments is from the With Sympathy stamp set.

And last but not least, I have a card using the Color Layering Thank You Love stencils. These layering stencils are a totally a cool vibe. You can color block the areas for this great look.

I decided to pair it with the I Appreciate You Stamp Set and coordination die. There are so many color combination you can create with this stencils. Now for the giveaways. Hero Arts will be giving away TWO $50 gift cards, drawn from the comments left along the hop. Comments on all blog for more chances to win! You have until Wednesday, February 21st at 11:00PM to enter. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog.

Next on the hop is Pocono Pam. Thanks for stopping by everyone and I hope that we have inspired you during the Hero Arts Spring 2024 Catalog Blog Hop. Grab your new products and have fun. Have a great day and I’ll see you back here soon.

Altenew December 2023 Inks & Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!))

December 13, 2023

Welcome to the Altenew December 2023 Inks & Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop + Giveaway. You should have arrived here from Therese’s blog. This is such an exciting release with so much to offer.

For my inspiration today I made cards using several of the products in today’s release. First I’m going to start off with a card using the new Glacier Caves inks. I’m still in the holiday mode so pairing these inks with the Joy die was perfect for a holiday card. The outline of the joy is made using the reinkers and shaving cream. Such a cool effect! Want more holiday card ideas. Click here for my holiday card series

Staying with the Joy die, I used the Coffee Break inks to makes this pretty little number. I loved pairing this with the Sweater Pattern Builder Stencil Set.

Moving into a more dynamic birthday card. I used the new Dynamic Duo Dainty Roses stencil. Oh this card really has my heart.

I really enjoyed this release. Now for the giveaways. 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.

Next on the hop is Seeka. Thanks for joining the Altenew December 2023 Inks & Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop + Giveaway Appreciate you stopping by today and I’ll see you back here soon!