Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, crafty friends!

I'm happy to be joining Altenew for their Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop today. Our goal is to send cards for the elderly that live in nursing homes or shelters to let them know they’re not forgotten. Please check out the Celebrating Parents Card Drive information HERE and join this great cause by sending in cards.

If you arrived here from, Gayatri Murali's Blog, then you are on the right track. If this is your first stop, then you will want to start at the beginning, the Altenew Card Blog.

I have made two cards for this special hop and here's a look at the first one featuring the Altenew Extra Special Stamp & coordinating Extra Special Die Set.

To create my card, I first took a piece of 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" of White Cardstock and used the background pattern stamp from the Pattern Play - Diamond Stamp Set to stamp on my card panel using the Evening Gray Crisp Dye Ink. Next, I took another piece of White Cardstock and stamped the main floral image and the corresponding stamp layers for it from the Altenew Extra Special Stamp using inks from the Tea Party Mini Cube Set. I die cut the images using the Extra Special Die Set and kept them aside. 

I also die cut a frame from the Crystal Frames Die Set using Gold Mirror Cardstock. Then, I stamped my sentiment in the centre of the frame, which is from the Altenew Extra Special Stamp and was stamped using the Altenew Obsidian Ink. 

I wanted to add a butterfly to my design, so I pulled out the Painted Butterflies Stamp Set and used the Tea Party Mini Cube Set to stamp one of the butterflies. I fussy cut the image and popped it on foam dots. I also adhered the flowers around the frame using foam tape for added dimension.

I adhered this panel to a piece of Orange Cardstock which was then adhered to my card base. I added few enamel dots on my card for the finishing touches.

My next card is a masculine one and I haven't actually made one in the longest time. I find it a really hard task to create cards for men, but the Altenew Best Dad Stamp Set

definitely makes it easier to create such kind of cards. 

To create my card, I first started by die cutting the Cube Cover Die from White Cardstock. I took another piece of Cardstock and used the Dusk Crisp Dye Ink to colour the entire background. I wanted a gradient effect on the panel, so I went in with a darker ink at the top and used a lighter ink for the bottom part of the panel. Next, I used a square die and turned it around and die cut in the middle of the Die Cut Panel for some interest.

I then stamped a bunch of images from the Best Dad Stamp Set and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I coloured in the pieces using colour pencils and kept them aside. 

 I arranged the various elements on my card panel and adhered them using foam dots. I stamped one part of the sentiment (from the Best Dad Stamp Set) on the crate using the Alltenew Obsidian Ink. I then die cut the word 'Dad' using the Caps Bold Alphabet Die Set from Gold Mirror Cardstock and added it to the front of my card panel. I also die cut few stars from Mirror Cardstock and added them to my panel. And that's it! My card was done.

Giving Back Information:

20% of the profits from these products (Thanks, Dad Stamp Set, World’s Best Dad Stamp Set, Best Mom Stamp Set, Extra Special Stamp Set, Beautiful Lady Stamp Set, Painted Butterflies Stamp Set, Sweet Bow Enamel Pin, Stay Awesome Enamel Pin) until Father’s Day, June 21st, 2020, will be donated to the Food Bank of Central New York to support seniors in need.

Prizes

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win. They'll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/5/2020.

Blog Hop Order:

Next Stop on this Blog Hop is, Aya Elsheshtawy's blog.

Just in case you lose your place along the way, here is the complete list of participants so that you can find your way back:

Altenew Card Blog

Kristina Pokazanieva

Jaycee Gaspar

TaeEun Yoo

Virginia Lu

Alex Syberia

Gayatri Murali

                        Hussena Calcuttawala (You are HERE)

Aya Elsheshtawy

Nicole Watt

Vicki Finger

Laura Volpes

Norine Borys

Arjita Sepaha Singh

LauraJane

Seeka

Terri Koszler

Michelle Murray

Thank you so much for your stopping by and reading this blog post. I hope you liked my cards! If you would like to see more of my work using Altenew, do follow my Instagram page.

Thank you for stopping by, and wishing you a lovely day!