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Altenew October Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

11 Oct

Busy day on the blog!  For my Simon Says Stamp Fun and Festive Blog Hop post please scroll down or click here! 

Today I created three clean and simple holiday cards!  I always try to have a few mass-produceable designs every year for the inevitable time I need a quick card!  My first card uses the absolutely gorgeous Brilliant Baubles set!

It’s rare that I create a one layer card but with intricate designs as beautiful as these all you need is ink!  I used Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy, Coral Berry, and Ruby Red to stamp my layered images and added the trendy sentiment in Ruby Red ink!

For my next pair of cards I focused on the smaller sets for these designs!

For the first card I masked off part of the panel and stamped the Poinsettia Pieces in various shades of grey inks.  Then I stamped the sentiment from an older set: Holiday Wishes.  For the second card I stamped the bottom layer of the flowers onto the panel with versamark and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder.  Then I added the second layer with versamark and gold embossing powder.  I stamped the sentiment from Brilliant Baubles onto the panel and heat-embossed it with gold embossing powder!  Simple but these will definitely be designs I reach for when the holidays get busy! 😉

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by October 17th, 2018 for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on October 20th, 2018.

And, there’s even more good news! 😉 EVERY stop on the hop is giving away a $30 gift certificate so the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!  Please leave your comments by 11:59PM EST on October 16th and the winner will be announced on the 17th!

You should have arrived from Therese’s blog and Reiko is your next stop!  You can also find the full hop list on the Altenew Card Blog!

If you’ve gotten all the way to the end of my super long post, thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!  If this is your first time at my blog I hope you’ll consider subscribing via the sidebar on the right or visiting me on Youtube or Instagram!  Have a fabulous crafty week, friends! 🙂

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases through my links help keep my blog running with no additional cost to you and I thank you so much for the support!!

Brilliant Baubles
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Brilliant Baubles Dies
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Altenew Poinsettia Pieces
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Altenew RED COSMOS Crisp Dye Ink Pad…
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Altenew RED COSMOS OVAL SET Crisp Dye…
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Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad SOFT GRANITE…
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Hero Arts Ink Pad INTENSE BLACK AF345
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Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH…
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Comments

  1. Sharon O says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:07 am

    Lovely cards today, Jessica!

    Reply
  2. Robin Ridpath says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:24 am

    Beautiful cards! I love the baubles all in pinks and reds. That set is my favorite of the release.

    Reply
  3. Isabel Z says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:43 am

    As always your designs are stunning!

    Reply
  4. Terri (Blindstamper) says

    October 11, 2018 at 10:13 am

    I adore the pink ornaments!

    Reply
  5. debbie d says

    October 11, 2018 at 11:45 am

    love the pink and red combination. wonderful cards!

    Reply
  6. mjmarmo says

    October 11, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    Such gorgeous cards! another amazing set!

    Reply
  7. Melissa Friedrich says

    October 11, 2018 at 12:53 pm

    Elegant and beautiful cards, love the CAS style on these lovelies!

    Reply
  8. Catherine says

    October 11, 2018 at 1:13 pm

    Love this blog hop! Each card is so beautiful, so different .Gleaning lots of wonderful ideas!!

    Reply
  9. Denise Bryant says

    October 11, 2018 at 1:15 pm

    Beautiful cards! I really love those pink ornaments!

    Reply
  10. Dee Earnshaw says

    October 11, 2018 at 1:18 pm

    love your designs !!!

    Reply
  11. Joetta says

    October 11, 2018 at 1:23 pm

    I love this Altenew release and the Baubles stamp is my favorite. I think the pinks and reds are a beautiful combination. So creative and beautiful. Thanks for thinking outside the box!

    Reply
  12. Mirella Rogan says

    October 11, 2018 at 1:50 pm

    Lovely cards, I see more and more pinks this year for Christmas – I sense a trend 😉

    Reply
  13. Kelsey Thomas says

    October 11, 2018 at 1:59 pm

    Beautiful cards! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Rema DeLeeuw says

    October 11, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    Beautiful inspiration! Love this release!

    Reply
  15. Jane says

    October 11, 2018 at 2:18 pm

    Love your beautiful cards!

    Reply
  16. Emmaline says

    October 11, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    Lovely cards – so simple and striking!

    Reply
  17. Mateja P says

    October 11, 2018 at 2:37 pm

    Wow! Love the pink ornaments 🙂

    Reply
  18. DGolly says

    October 11, 2018 at 2:41 pm

    Thanks for sharing your creativity. Wonderful cards and ideas.

    Reply
  19. beccab33324 says

    October 11, 2018 at 3:43 pm

    I love the pink card with the ornaments! So pretty!! All of your
    cards are lovely, Jess.

    Reply
  20. Dana M says

    October 11, 2018 at 3:51 pm

    Oh wow, absolutely fantastic cards! So beautifully striking in design and color choices. LOVE!

    Reply
  21. Nana Griffin says

    October 11, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    A lovely job on these.

    Reply
  22. Sue Ro says

    October 11, 2018 at 4:25 pm

    Wow, love these cards!! Love your style!!

    Reply
  23. Vivian C says

    October 11, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    Thanks for sharing these lovely cards.

    Reply
  24. Jennifer Rasnick says

    October 11, 2018 at 4:50 pm

    These cards and colors make me smile!

    Reply
  25. Sharon L. says

    October 11, 2018 at 5:18 pm

    Lovely cards, especially the black with the double embossing…so elegant.

    Reply
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