Friday, August 30, 2024

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

Welcome, crafty friends, to the blog hop celebrating all of the awesome new products in Altenew's September 2024 Release!  This release is filled with beautiful florals that Altenew is so well known for, gorgeous cardstock colors, inks, and holiday products too!  Be sure to keep reading as there are some awesome prizes to be chosen from the commenters.

The complete hop list is below.  If you would like to start at the beginning, start at the Altenew blog!

For the hop today, I have created two holiday cards featuring the Berry Branch Layering Die Set and the gorgeous Cardinal Love Layering Die Set.  These products, and all the others are available now in the Altenew shop!

This card features the beautiful Berry Branch Layering Die Set and the Timeless Sentiments Die Set: Holiday Edition.

I die cut the Berry Branch Layering Die Set from some of the new Crafty Necessities Cardstock colors.  I used Crimson and Olive colored cardstocks.  The brown cardstock is from my stash.

I layered a piece of Arctic Mountain cardstock with layer die cut with the Grid Cover Die.  Then I added opaque white paint splatters to the card layers and the Berry Branch die cut.

The sentiment is from the Timeless Sentiments Die Set: Holiday Edition.  I cut the shadow layer from more Arctic Mountain cardstock and the top layer from Topaz glitter cardstock.


I love cardinals, my most favorite bird!

This card features the so beautiful Cardinal Love Layering Die Set, and again, the Berry Branch Layering Dye Set.  The Berry Branch works wonderfully with the branch that is included with the Cardinal Love dies.

All of the Cardinal dies were cut from white cardstock.  I used the following Crisp dye inks (linked below) to color these beautiful birds:  Clay Canyon, Burnt Red, Heart Beat, Rocky Shore, Mocha, Expresso, Jet Black

I added a white panel that I embossed with the Cloudy Day 3D embossing folder onto a panel that I color coordinated with Heart Beat ink.

The sentiment is from the Shrub Rose stamp set and popped up with foam tape.  For more dimension and interest, I added Ruby Slippers Nuvo drops (yes, I still have those--LOL!).

I hope you've been inspired by my cards today!  Keep hopping along to see much more beautiful inspiration for this release!

Giveaway Prizes

$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 September 5th 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 September 7th, 2024.

*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

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37 comments:

  1. Both cards are exceptional! I love the berries against that dark blue grid cover plate!

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  2. So so nice! Love the dark blue!!
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  3. I LOVE the cardinals! your bold Christmas sentiment is awesome! LOVE the splatters!

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  4. Such gorgeous cards! Love the background and berry branch on your first card! Great design and colors and a beautiful sentiment too! Lovely cardinals on the branch for your second card! The textured background show them off so nicely!

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  5. Love both cards but the first card...that blue background really lets the colors from the berries pop! Love the added glitter sentiment too! Lovely! Thanks for sharing!!

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  6. Oh those cardinals are breathtaking 😍 gorgeous 😍

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  7. Your cards are stunning. Your colors on the berry card are exceptional. That cardinal card is super special. WOW

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  8. Marisela Delgado said: Beautiful cards. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  9. Wow. Your cards are just stunning. The blue background it so beautiful and makes the sentiment and berry branch pop.

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  10. Your cards are amazing. I think those cardinals are my favorite part of this release. I love the coloring you used on them.

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  11. So beautiful. I ESPECIALLY love the berries card.

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  12. Both your cards are stunning! I just LOVE them both, the dark blue with foliage, and the bird card is delightful. Oh the dimension!

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  13. Love the color and texture on your 1st card! Those Cardinals are fantastic! We just had a couple make a nest and lay 3 eggs within the last couple of weeks. Magical!

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  14. Gorgeous cards, I especially love the texture behind the stunning “peace and joy”!

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  15. Wow! These are such gorgeous designs! I love the bold colors and texture on both! You colored the cardinals beautifully!

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  16. The first card is just WOW! Absolutely stunning. And the Cardinals - so beautiful (they are my fave bird).

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  17. Amazing cards; love the textures used in both.

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  18. Love both of your cards! I love the deep blue you used for the card base and cover die. And the colors you used on your cardinals are very realistic.

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  19. Both are so pretty. The layout of the second is great with the berries under the branch.

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  20. Wonderful cards! Think I really NEED the big sentiment die!

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  21. Great cards! The cardinal card is my favorite, love the coloring on the cardinals.

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  22. Beautiful cards Carol! Those cardinals are adorable! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  23. Wow! Both cards are stunning. I love the dimension you achieve. The coloring on the cardinals is wonderful.

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  24. Very beautiful cards! I love the dark blue card with the Berry Branch Layering Die Set

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  25. Love love the cardinal love card. So pretty.

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  26. Beautiful cards! I love the cardinals scene with the clouds background.

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  27. Lovely cards showing the beauty of these products.

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  28. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous cards--love that texture on the first card, really makes the card. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  29. Love the cardinals!! I love those colors.!! Crisp card !! Thanks for sharing!

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  30. You did a wonderful job with the birds, they are stunning!

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  31. Beautiful design ideas!

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  32. Hi Carol. Your cards are beautiful. I love the sparkly sentiment against the dark background on your first card. Your Cardinal card is just stunning. I love the delicate embossed background and the bold red and brown birds. It is just outstanding. The berries and birds look very realistic.

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  33. Sensational cards! Stunning! I love the colors and layout!

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