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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Altenew June 2022 Fine & Dandy Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Welcome to Altenew's blog hop celebrating the awesome Fine & Dandy Collection release! You should have arrived here from the amazing blog of Jenny Colacicco. If you need to start at the beginning, head on over to the Altenew Card Blog.

Check out all of these fabulous new products! The new brushed metallic cardstock is now my favorite too! Check it all out in the Altenew shop!

This is such an amazing release! I've made five cards to share today, and so that my blog post isn't ridiculously long, I'll be listing the products and ink colors I've used along with just a few details. If you have a question, please feel free to use the "contact me" form in the left column of my blog.

This first card features the beautiful Charming Foliage die set. The flower layers are created with Cherry Blossom and Green Meadows Gradient cardstock, and Pink Brilliance Glitter cardstock.

The background was made with the Fine Tulle background stencil and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink.

Next up is my card where I've used the new Delightful Flowers Hot Foil Plate. Also available is the Delightful Flowers Layering Stencil Set and a bundled set that includes both sets!

I chose to let the hot foiling be the star here! Also, isn't the subtle shine of the new Brushed Gold Metallic cardstock fabulous? I used it to die cut the Happy Die.

I've also used the Brushed Gold Metallic cardstock for my mat layer. The Delightful Flowers Hot Foil Plate is foiled with gold foil. I love the elegant look of this card!

This next card has lots of fun sparkle and shine. I think there are so many ways to use this Exquisite Marble hot foil plate in your cards!

I used pink foil with the Exquisite Marble hot foil plate. I die cut the Happy Birthday Die sentiment with Pink Brilliance glitter cardstock and used the new Brushed Silver Metallic card stock for the mat layer and some of the greenery sprigs from the Charming Foliage die set.

I added an offset layer to the sentiment with the Brushed Silver cardstock too!

Next up is my card that features the gorgeous Freesia Hot Foil Plate, Freesia Simple Coloring stencil, and the Freesia die. Get it all in the Bundle!

I know it doesn't show in the photos, but yes, the Freesia is hot foiled! I used a black foil and it's just gorgeous in real life! I used these Crisp Die inks to color the flower: Parrot, Olive, Moss, Sunray, Chamomile, and Snapdragon.

I used the Dreamy Tiles 3D embossing folder for my card layer. The sentiment is die cut from glossy black cardstock with the Fancy Thanks die. This is such a stunning card, but so very quick and easy to make!

Last, but not least is my card where I've used the Oriental Poppy Outline Stamp & Die set bundle. You can get these bundled with the Simple Coloring Stencil set that I've also used. The gorgeous background features the beautiful Peaceful Poppies 3D embossing folder. I love Altenew's embossing folders!!

First, I embossed an A2 piece of white cardstock with the Peaceful Poppies 3D embossing folder for my background layer.

I used the coordinating Simple Coloring Stencils and ink blending brushes to color the flowers and leaves. I used inks in the Tea Party Crisp dye ink cube set. The leaves are Grass Field and Shadow Creek inks.

I added one of the several lovely sentiments to choose from in the Oriental Poppy Outline set after I heat embossed in gold embossing powder.

I sure hope you've been inspired by my cards here today! This is such a beautiful collection! Be sure to leave a comment here before heading to the next stop on the blog hop.

Head on over to the next stop which is the blog of super talented Laurie Willison!

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 06/27/2022 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/29/2022.

Blog Hop Order:

Carol Hintermeier <<< that's me!

Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

Sunday, June 12, 2022

Altenew June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to my stop in Altenew's June 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the blog of Virginia Lu. If you need to start at the beginning, head over to the Altenew Card Blog.

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! Be sure to check it all out on the Marvelous Monthly Series release collection page! This fabulous collection is available now in the Altenew Shop!

My first card features the absolutely GORGEOUS Craft-A-Flower Cape Marguerite Layering Die Set!

After I die cut all of the Craft-A-Flower: Cape Marguerite layers, I started noticing that each petal layer had either a keyhole shape or an arrow die cut from the centers. Check out the next photo. There are also numbers etched onto each die. Then I finally understood that all of the pieces with a keyhole went together in the number order shown on the die!!!! The same for the arrow pieces. How genius is this??? This makes aligning each layer extraordinarily easy because you line up each keyhole or arrow opening for each layer. I'm just totally wow'ed by this! LOL!

To color the flowers, I wanted to use inks from my stash that I've neglected so I chose some Distress Inks in the colors of Victorian Velvet, Peeled Paint, and Forest Moss. I used ink blending brushes to shade the pieces. Then I splattered some diluted white acrylic paint over the pieces. I added gold splatters by using Enchanted Gold from the Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set.

When the splatters were dry, I used a stylus to add shape and dimension to each petal and leaf. Then I adhered the layers with glue. I create the card layer by inking the edges of blue cardstock with Blueprint Sketch and Black Soot Distress Ink. Then I ran it through my die cutting machine with the Angled Mosaic 3D embossing folder. (One of my favorites!) I trimmed it to 4-1/8" x 5-3/8", and then I added splatters of Enchanted Gold metallic watercolor. I let it dry and adhered it to the card base.

I heat embossed the sentiment from the Birthday Builder stamp set with gold embossing powder and popped it up with foam tape.

My next two cards feature the new, and so beautiful, Craft Your Life Project Kit: Silk Art. For both of these cards I've used the very same Crisp Dye Inks: Grass Field, Shadow Creek, and the purples in the Shades of Purple set. It's interesting how some inks can take on totally different shades of colors when water is used!

The card base layer is watercolor paper embossed with the Botanical 3D Embossing Folder (from the kit). Then I put the solid stamp from the kit's Silhouette Stamp set on my MISTI door. I inked up the stamp with the purple and green inks, misted it with water, and stamped it onto watercolor paper. I repeated this process until I was satisfied with the appearance.

When the piece was dry, I used the Silk Art die set to cut it out. I added a bit of foam tape to the back to adhere it to the card. I stamped the sentiment from the Silk Art stamp set in black ink and fussy cut it out to finish up my card.

Here is my next card--same inks, different techniques, and a totally different look!

To begin, I used a brayer to add Lavender Fields ink to the smooth side of the Botanical 3D embossing folder. Then I added white cardstock and ran it through my die cutting machine. Next I used the Silk Art Simple Coloring Stencil set to add the purple and green inks. The flower centers are Maple Yellow Crisp Dye ink. These small blending brushes are so helpful and made the stenciling much easier!

I trimmed the embossed piece to 3-¾" x 5" and added it to a layer of Deep Iris cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the Silk Art stamp set and added a mat layer of Deep Iris cardstock. A bit of foam tape pops it up onto the card.

Thanks so very much for stopping by my blog! I hope you will leave a comment for your chance to win one of the prizes!

The next stop on the hop is the blog of Reiko Tsuchida!

Giveaway Prizes

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/20/2022.

Blog Hop Order:

Carol Hintermeier >>> that's me!

Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Trinity Stamps Sweet Summer Celebration Release Blog Hop

Hello crafty friends! I'm so thrilled to be joining in the Trinity Stamps Sweet Summer Celebration release blog hop! This hop is filled with lots of awesome inspiration for the Sweet Summer Celebration release! Be sure to hop along and leave a comment at each stop for your chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates to the Trinity Store! You should have arrived here from the blog of Kelly Fusco. If you need to start at the beginning, head over to the Trinity Stamps blog.

For my cards today, I created two clean and simple cards using the Cupcake Bouquet set for the first card. My second card features the So Berry Sweet set. Read on for the details!

This sweet birthday card featuring the Cupcake Bouquet set was super fun to color with my Copic markers. First I stamped the image and sentiment with black Copic safe ink. After I finished coloring, I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.

I added foam tape to the back of the die cuts and adhered them to an A2 card base. For a bit of bling, I added a few iridescent gems around the cupcake.

My next card uses the adorable So Berry Sweet set.

Again, I stamped the image with Copic safe ink and colored the image with my Copic markers. I chose not to use the coordinating dies and added a red mat layer slightly larger than the image I trimmed to 3" x 4-¼".

I added some detail to my A2 card base by using my score board to add lines around the edges. Then I added foam tape to the colored panel to pop it up on the card. Next I added a few details with a white gel pen to the berries and the sentiment. I finished up with some pretty bling from the Crystal Ball Dewdrop Baubles embellishment mix.