Altenew 6th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway

Hello, crafty friends!

I'm happy and honoured to be joining Altenew for their 6th Anniversary Blog Hop today. Wow, six years already! Happy Anniversary to Altenew! I have always been a big fan of their products and amazed at what new products they come up with month after month.

If you arrived here from, Teri Wilson'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 TWO Cards to share for this hop, so let's get started!

My first Card features the Bride-To-Be Stamp Set, Bride-To-Be Die Set, and Beveled Squares Stencil.

For my card, I started by mixing some Embossing Paste and Citrus Burst Crisp Dye Ink to create my own colored paste. Then, I used this paste to stencil over my card panel using the Beveled Squares Stencil.

My next step was to pick a stamp set to use for my main card design. I really love the dainty elements in the Bride-To-Be Stamp Set and decided to use it for my card. I stamped a bunch of floral and foliage images from the Stamp Set on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110LBS Cardstock using a variety of inks: Peach Perfect, Mango Smoothie, Bamboo, and Dark Chocolate.

Once they were all stamped, I die cut the images using the coordinating Bride-To-Be Die Set. At this point, I felt, my background was missing something, so I added some strips of Cardstock which were coloured using the Chamomile Crisp Dye Ink and Marigold Crisp Dye Ink. Then I adhered all the stamped images on my panel using foam dots for dimension.

All that was needed to complete this card was a sentiment strip and some black paint splatters. I also went in and later added some orange splatters to tie in the colours together.

My second Card features the Virginia Rose 3D Die Set, Pattern Play: Diamond Stamp Set, and Watercolor Brush Markers - Tropical Fiesta Set.

I was happy to get a chance to finally use my Virginia Rose 3D Die Set which I have had in my stash for a while now. I generally do not tend to use such bright colours for my cards, so this was a nice change for me as well. To create my card, I die cut the various floral layers from Brustro Cold Pressed Watercolor Paper and coloured the individual petals and leaves using Purple Wine and Lime Watercolor Brush Markers from the Tropical Fiesta Set. I used these two colors predominantly for coloring all my die cuts. I also mixed in a bit of Sweet Leaf for the leaves to give them a more natural look.

I wanted my card background to be simple so as to not take away from the beauty of the layered florals. I took a piece of White Cardstock and watercolored it using the Evening Gray Watercolor Brush Marker. I diluted the colour with water to achieve a very light shade. Next, I took my Pattern Play: Diamond Stamp Set and stamped it on my card panel using Versamark Embossing ink, and then heat embossed it in White using the Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder. This was just to add a little bit of interest to my card design.

I stamped my sentiment on a strip of White Cardstock using the Altenew Obisidan Pigment Ink (which is my absolute fave) and mounted it on my card panel using foam tape. Lastly, I added loads of green paint splatters as the finishing touch for my card.

Special Offer

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY6TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV20 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/2/2020 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/5/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. Shop here: https://altenew.com/

Prizes

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Altenew: 6 $50 Altenew gift certificates

Altenew Academy: 10 class spots

Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 $100 Altenew gift certificate & 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags($20 each)

My Sweet Petunia: 1 prize bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)

CiLi in Papers: $100 gift certificate

Craft Stash: £75 gift certificate

Amy Tangerine: Your Brightest Year Yet Online Workshop (valued at $89)

Online Card Classes: 3 class spots

Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate

Scrapbook.com: $50 gift certificate

Michelle's Cards & Stamp: $50 gift certificate

Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 gift certificate

Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate

Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2020 issue

Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 gift certificate

Seven Hills Crafts: £25 gift certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2020 for a chance to win one of 37 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!". 37 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 4/18/2020.

Blog Hop Order

Day 1: April 2nd, 9:00 AM EDT

Altenew Card Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Erum Tasneem

Debby Hughes

Lydia Evans

My Sweet Petunia

Nicole Picadura

Kelly Griglione

CiLi in Papers

Emily Midgett

Kathy Racoosin

May Sukyong Park

Kelly Latevola

Soraya Maes

Teri Wilson

                          Hussena Calcuttawala (You are HERE)

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!