Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway (over $1,900 in Total Prizes)

Happy Monday, friends!

I'm excited and honoured to be joining Altenew today for their 8th Anniversary Blog Hop and we are kicking things off with a multi-day blog hop with tons of prizes!

If you arrived here from Jaycee Gaspar'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. We've got tons of inspiration and giveaways for you on the hop today, so keep reading till the end of this post for more information

I have a project to share with you today using one of my all-time favorite Altenew sets: Garden Picks 3D Die Set. I am revisiting this die set after a while and I created some vibrant, cool red and yellow roses for my project today, colored with the Tropical Fiesta Brush Markers. Let’s get started with the details!

To start, I die-cut several of the flowers from Garden Picks 3D Die Set and Rose Flurries 3D Die Set using Altenew’s Watercolor Paper. When using the multi-layered die sets like the Garden Picks and Rose Flurries Layering Die Sets, I like to die cut a bunch of them, so that I can create several projects at once. It's super easy when the layers are all grouped together in one convenient die set, like they are in the Garden Picks Die Set. The Crimson and Fresh Lemon Brush Markers are my favorite colours from the Tropical Fiesta Set and I used them to colour my die-cut pieces in a variety of shades. Altenew's brush markers have a beautiful vibrancy and are available in a gorgeous array of colors! You can use the brush markers as is, or as liquid watercolors with your own paintbrush, which is what I did for my card today. It was very easy to get three different shades of the same colour from one marker and I think this is a great way of maximizing your stash. Once I had all the pieces coloured and dried, I spent some time just putting everything together with Craft Glue.

Next, I  die-cut some additional flowers, leaves, and foliage for my floral spray from the Layered Floral Elements Die Set and Garden Picks 3D Die Set using Altenew’s Watercolor Paper. The smaller layering flower clusters and foliage included in the Layered Floral Elements Set are so pretty and I really like how the die set works well together with the Garden Picks and other Layering Die Sets from Altenew. I coloured the die-cut pieces using Sweet Leaf, Lime, Lava Rock, Paper Bag, and Sunkissed Brush Markers from the Tropical Fiesta Set and assembled them using Craft Glue. I also die cut the Creative Edges: Lace from some Dazzling Diamond Cardstock, which I snipped into a few smaller pieces for visual interest. 

Next, I watercolored a panel of Altenew's Watercolor Paper using Lava Rock and Tea Bag Brush Markers and drug the color out loosely with water for a soft, watercolored background. Then, I stenciled on the panel with the Altenew Leaf Burst Stencil – I love this design so much. I mixed Modelling Paste with a few drops of Lava Rock ink to create a custom grey colour to match my background panel. Once it dried, I mounted all elements on the panel using foam adhesive, and then added black ink splatters all around the card using the Jet Black Ink Spray. 

I stamped a very simple sentiment from the Altenew – Vintage Roses Stamp Set (an oldie, but a Goldie) using Obsidian Ink and adhered it to the panel using foam adhesive for dimension. Then, to finish, I adhered the panel to a top-folding A2-sized white card base using tape runner. A few sparkling silver sequins finished the card off!

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.(Sale up to 45% off HERE and NEW releases HERE)

Giveaway Prizes

Over $1,900 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $80 Gift Certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy Online Class($8.95 value) to 15 lucky winners. There are also 25 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)

• 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 4/13/2022 for a chance to win one of 49 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 49 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.

Blog Hop Order:

Next Stop on this Blog Hop is, Jenny Colacicco'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 Blog

Simon Says Stamp

Jaycee Gaspar

                       Hussena Calcuttawala (You are HERE)

Jenny Colacicco

Keisha Charles

Virginia Lu

TaeEun Yoo

Agnieszka Małyszek

Bumbleberry Papercrafts

Colleen Balija

Juhi Khanna

Annemarie Caister

Joylita Dsouza

Nandini Karmarkar

Well, that’s all for my project today! Thanks so much for reading, and have a wonderful day!

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