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

 

Happy 8th Anniversary, Altenew!

I am so thrilled to be joining in the celebration of Altenew's 8th anniversary!  I have been an Altenew fan for several years now and you may have heard my squeal last year when I was invited to guest design by May.  I'm so very honored to be creating and sharing cards with Altenew wonderful products!  

This is Day 3 of the celebration, and today, you should have arrived here from Teresa Litchfield's blog.  If you'd like to start at the beginning, head on over to the Altenew Card Blog; or keep reading and you will see the complete hop list below.  Also, I have all the details of the awesome prizes from Altenew and 26 wonderful companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us!

For my celebration card(s) I chose one of my most favorite of Altenew's products--a 3D embossing folder that I used to create two cards from.

I've seen several crafters cut a large image into two pieces to make two cards, but I had not ever done that.  But today is a new day, and I gave it a go!  LOL!  I love how these turned out, kind of the same, but not!

I used the embossing folder that is in the Craft Your Life: Seasonal Blooms Project Kit for these cards.  This embossing folder, and in fact, the entire Kit, is a gorgeous set and has so many possibilities for creating cards and other projects!

After I ran the embossing folder through my die cutting machine, I used ink blending tools to add color through the Season Blooms Simple Coloring Stencil Set (included in the kit).  I used Citrus Burst, Maple Yellow, Chamomile, Shadow Creek, and Ultramarine Crisp Dye Inks for the coloring.

I added gray shadows around the images with a few Copic markers that make the image stand out more.  I used a sentiment from the Tranquility Rose stamp set.  After I stamped it with black ink, I trimmed it into a strip and popped it up with foam tape.

After I finished coloring the embossed image I cut it into two pieces measuring 2-¾" x 5-¼".  I used Ultramarine Ink to color the edges of a 3" x 5-½" mat layer for the card above.  Both card based measure 3-¼" x 5-¾".  This makes a cute mini slimline size that will fit into a business sized envelope.

This card's background is one I colored with a B12 Copic.  Then I used a scrap piece of a towel and some Colorless Blender ink to add the texture to it.

I adhered the piece to a white mat layer and then onto the card base that I inked up with Ultramarine Crisp Dye ink.  It doesn't really show in the photos, but I did add some sparkle to the flower centers with a clear glitter pen.  I combined sentiments from two different sets for this card.  The congratulations sentiment is in the Build-A-Flower: Giant Bellflower set, and the other is from the Tranquility Rose set.  Both are stamped in black ink and popped up with foam tape.

Be sure to leave a comment below for your chance at a wonderful prize!  Keep reading for the special offer, prize information, and hop list!  Happy hopping!

Special Offer
Enjoy 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: https://altenew.com/collections/all-altenew-products (Sale up to 45% off HERE and NEW releases HERE) 

Giveaway Prizes

Giveaway Prizes

Over $2,000 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away an $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.

Your next stop of the blog hop is Ishani!

Blog Hop Order Day 3

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 >>> that's me!

Ishani

Jean Doeringsfeld

Joy Baldwin

Linda Westfall

Yasmin Diaz

Katrina Howe

Products used in my card: