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Altenew May 2018 Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

21 May

Busy day on the blog!  For my Heffy Doodle post please click here!  For my Hero Arts post please click here. For my Lawn Fawnatics post please scroll down or click here.

Good morning!  I’m thrilled to be joining the amazing Altenew design team to celebrate their May 2018 release!  They have a beautiful selection of stamps and dies in this month’s release!

I was looking through my cardstock stash and decided to use a color that I don’t think I’ve ever used before and I love how it turned out with my trio of cards!

My first card takes a little inspiration from that pretty Rifle Paper Co. notebook.  I started by stamping the flowers from Bride to Be on white cardstock with peachy pink and red inks from Altenew.  I die-cut them with the coordinating dies and experimented with arranging them in a variety of ways.

Next I stamped the fabulous Rustic Linen stamp onto that muted teal cardstock with versamark and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I arranged the flowers over the panel and added a heat-embossed sentiment from Starry Flowers.

For my second card I started by stamping the Starry Flowers floral image onto watercolor paper with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  Then I watercolored it with my Mijello Mission Gold watercolors.  Once it dried I die-cut it with the coordinating die.  I stamped the sentiment from the Garden Silhouette set onto white cardstock with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.

Once again I clear heat-embossed the Rustic Linen stamp onto teal cardstock.  To finish the card I simply adhered the floral image and sentiment.  I wanted to keep these cards flat so I avoided adding embellishments or sequins (which would normally be my go-to’s)! 😉

My last card used the same teal cardstock but this time I stamped directly on the panel.  I started by stamping the florals from Bride To Be on the teal cardstock with white pigment ink.  I blasted it with a heat gun and then restamped the images on top of the white pigment ink with a variety of purple and green inks from Altenew.

I also stamped the large white flower on a scrap piece of teal cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I stamped the inner layers with pigment inks and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder as well to keep them from smudging.  Then I die-cut the flower with the coordinating dies and popped it up with foam mounting tape.  I also stamped the sentiment from the Garden Silhouette set and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.

This was definitely an unusual color palette for me but I really loved pushing myself out of my comfort zone and I love the way the cards turned out!  I hope you do, too! 😉

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 Friday, May 26th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/27/2018.

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 May 25th and the winner will be announced on May 26th!

Here’s a list of all the stops on the hop:

  • Altenew Card Blog
  • Agnieszka Malyszek
  • Sandra Dietrich
  • Jessica Frost-Ballas —> You are here!
  • May Sukyong Park
  • Debby Hughes
  • Paige Evans
  • Virginia Lu
  • Simon Says Stamp Blog
  • Lilith Eeckels
  • Vicky Papaioannou
  • Therese Calvird
  • Justine Hovey
  • Enza Gudor
  • Chari Moss
  • Gayatri Murali
  • Altenew Scrapbook Blog
  • Yoonsun Hur
  • Anna Komenda
  • Jenn Shurkus
  • Reiko Tsuchida
  • Laurie Willison
  • Kymona Tracey
  • Jennifer McGuire
  • Svitlana Shayevich
  • Raquel Bowman
  • Lydia Evans
  • Kelly Latevola
  • Nicole Picadura
  • Nina-Marie Trapani
  • Terhi Koskinen
  • Rubeena Ianigro
  • Sveta Fotinia
  • Emily Leiphart
  • Flora Monika Farkas
  • Laura Jane
  • Michelle Short
  • Erum Tasneem
  • Kimberly Wiener

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!!

Altenew BRIDE TO BE Clear Stamps…
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Altenew STARRY FLOWERS Clear Stamps…
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Altenew STARRY FLOWERS Dies ALT2271…
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Altenew RUSTIC LINEN Clear Stamps…
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Altenew GARDEN SILHOUETTE Clear…
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Altenew TEAL CAVE Crisp Dye Ink Pad…
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Altenew DESERT NIGHT Crisp Dye Ink…
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Altenew VINEYARD BERRY Crisp Dye Ink…
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Altenew CORAL BLISS Crisp Dye Ink Pad…
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Altenew PINK PEARL Crisp Dye Ink Pad…
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Altenew RUBY RED Crisp Dye Ink Pad…
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Altenew CORAL BERRY Crisp Dye Ink Pad…
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Altenew PURPLE WINE Crisp Dye Ink Pad…
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Altenew MIDNIGHT VIOLET Crisp Dye Ink…
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Altenew COSMIC BERRY Crisp Dye Ink…
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Simon Says Stamp Pigment Ink Pad…
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Echo Park I LOVE FAMILY 12 x 12…
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Mijello MISSION GOLD WATER COLOR SET…
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Mijello MISSION GOLD WATER COLOR…
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
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3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE…
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3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
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Crafter’s Companion GEMINI JUNIOR…
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Comments

  1. Deirdre says

    May 21, 2018 at 9:15 am

    Adore what you created – stunning cards.

    Reply
  2. vicki dutcher says

    May 21, 2018 at 9:26 am

    Love the images on the darker panels looks fabulous

    Reply
  3. Di Wong says

    May 21, 2018 at 9:29 am

    Wow! These have so much color and are so gorgeous! You are very talented. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  4. hsmom24kids says

    May 21, 2018 at 9:37 am

    Wow I love the unique colors of your cards today. You’ve inspired me to begin my collection of Altenew coordinating color sets. I always struggle with my layering stamps because I don’t know which colors to use together (I don’t have Altenew inks at all yet). These sets would make my life so much easier!

    Reply
  5. Becca Yahrling says

    May 21, 2018 at 9:44 am

    That cs color is gorgeous and I love all three cards. I love the Garden Silhouette set;
    a must have! As well as the beautiful linen BG stamp.

    Reply
  6. Aimee LaCroix-Slocum says

    May 21, 2018 at 9:57 am

    Gorgeous cards….the colors are AMAZING together!! I love the simplicity you kept, just so beautiful!!

    Reply
  7. Barbara Mann says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Love the organic look of your cards. The choice of paper for your base card beautiful.

    Reply
  8. Sherry Olson says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:01 am

    I really like the green card stock that you used on the cards they all turned out so beautiful

    Reply
  9. Carol says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:13 am

    Beautiful use of the background stamp. Especially love the green card stock.

    Reply
  10. Janet says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:14 am

    I especially love the Starry Flowers!

    Reply
  11. Delia Wilkes says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:16 am

    Really love the results you have achieved by using the darker card bases. Very inspiring. Thank you.

    Reply
  12. Dee Earnshaw says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:20 am

    wow, Jess your cards are so pretty – love the teal color – simply yummy:)

    Reply
  13. MJ says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:25 am

    Lovely cards. What can I say that hasn’t been said. TFS

    Reply
  14. Linda BL says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:32 am

    Love the new Rustic Linen background stamp. Looks like it will be very versatile. Love how you combined it with the spray of flowers.

    Reply
  15. Nikki M. says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:34 am

    I really like the colors you have put together. So beautiful!

    Reply
  16. Tara Prince says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:38 am

    Great cards! That background stamp is awesome!

    Reply
  17. Connie says

    May 21, 2018 at 10:39 am

    These are all great cards. I really like the Rustic Linen background stamp.

    Reply
  18. Cheri OBrien says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:02 am

    Love the colors and I really, really like the Rustic linen stamp in black on the teal background! Gorgeous.

    Reply
  19. Susan O'Halloran says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:04 am

    Unusual and beautiful color choices! Love the linen background stamp on the teal and the flower colors add a real punch! Just lovely!

    Reply
  20. Mary Holshouser says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:05 am

    I love that muted teal background. It made a
    beautiful palette for all of your designs.
    The flowers are gorgeous – as always.
    thanks for sharing.
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  21. Lisa says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:07 am

    Gorgeous cards! I love that linen background! thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  22. DebSelby says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:07 am

    That linen stamp is becoming a must have.

    Reply
  23. Linda Kennedy says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:07 am

    Gorgeous cards! Love the linen background!

    Reply
  24. Lindar C says

    May 21, 2018 at 11:12 am

    Beautiful cards, fantastic release from Altenew.

    Reply
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