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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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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. Karen Benedict says

    October 11, 2018 at 5:23 pm

    More unique cards, so many new ideas for design. Love your cards!

    Reply
  2. Liz O says

    October 11, 2018 at 5:28 pm

    Lovely holiday cards Jess! Love the new Baubles set! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  3. Jenell says

    October 11, 2018 at 5:51 pm

    Beautiful cards. Really love the Pink and Red card – very fresh.

    Reply
  4. Barbara Smith says

    October 11, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    Love those cards, colors, and the Altenew release!

    Reply
  5. Betty says

    October 11, 2018 at 6:15 pm

    wonderful cards, Jessica – especially love the pinks and reds in the first card!

    Reply
  6. Toni L says

    October 11, 2018 at 6:27 pm

    Love your unique take on traditional Christmas images–nice use of the release products.

    Reply
  7. Kirsty Vittetoe says

    October 11, 2018 at 7:01 pm

    Thanks for sharing ways for using your Amazing Goodies!! Spectacular!!!!!

    Reply
  8. Lindarub says

    October 11, 2018 at 7:04 pm

    Great cards!

    Reply
  9. Andrea Hastilow says

    October 11, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    Amazing clean crisp holiday cards, they are stunning, thank you so much for your inspiration.

    Reply
  10. barbara lassiter says

    October 11, 2018 at 8:27 pm

    I love your beautiful cards. They make me want to start creating more Christmas cards.

    Reply
  11. trainwithmeghan says

    October 11, 2018 at 8:30 pm

    Gorgeous! I love the pink and red! What a great job!

    Reply
  12. Geneviève says

    October 11, 2018 at 8:32 pm

    Bravo Jessica that baubles card and choice of colors is amazing

    Reply
  13. Connie Hinkle says

    October 11, 2018 at 8:57 pm

    Beautiful cards 😍

    Reply
  14. Teri S. says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:05 pm

    I like the use of the non-traditional colours in the ornaments. I am particularly taken with both of the other cards. Love the black & white & the sentiments are so nice.

    Reply
  15. Laraine R says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:21 pm

    Fabulous cards! Love the baubles!

    Reply
  16. Laraine R says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:24 pm

    Fabulous cards!

    Reply
  17. Julie says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:51 pm

    I love the retro—60’s look of the pink/red card.

    Reply
  18. Melissa Smith says

    October 11, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    Beautiful cards!

    Reply
  19. Jan Arnold says

    October 11, 2018 at 10:17 pm

    Fantastic cards! (As always)! That sentiment that comes with the ornaments is wonderful! Love the black cards and the gold – very elegant! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity!

    Reply
  20. Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com says

    October 11, 2018 at 10:26 pm

    Your pink card is gorgeous but it looks too fiddly for me to be mass producible. The other two cards are much more my speed. The black card is simple, yet stunning with the contrast in colors.

    Reply
  21. Thi Tran says

    October 11, 2018 at 11:39 pm

    Amazing cards!! Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  22. Carla Hundley says

    October 12, 2018 at 1:09 am

    Love the colorful
    first card! Lovely
    designs on the
    other two cards.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  23. Tracy Timm says

    October 12, 2018 at 1:13 am

    Beautiful cards!!

    Reply
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