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Altenew Quiet Reflections Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAY!)

4 Dec

Good morning!  I am super excited to be hopping along to celebrate the Quiet Reflections release from Altenew!  There are tons of new products: stamps, dies, stencils, inks, and more that are now available over at Altenew!  Today I’m focusing on the gorgeous You Are Beautiful set that features one of my favorite flowers: hibiscus!

The layering stamps are so detailed and stamp beautifully!  I stamped the flowers in shades of peach and bright red and the leaves in mint and aqua and then die-cut them with the coordinating dies.

Then I was inspired by Kristina Werner to create my own background by swiping ink pads in shades of aqua and navy.  I concentrated the colors in different areas and just let the pattern evolve.  Since the panel was really wet I let it dry completely and then added a wash of metallic teal watercolor for a little sparkle.  I arranged all the flowers and leaves across the panel and then added a sentiment cut from gold glitter cardstock to finish the card!

And that’s it from me!  Head over to check out the rest of the Quiet Reflections release from Altenew and let me know your favorites!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $40 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 9 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/09/2020 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/11/2020.

You should have arrived from Nicole and Tania 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!!

You Are Beautiful stamp set
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You Are Beautiful die set
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You Are Beautiful stamp and die bundle
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You Are Beautiful stamp, die, and…
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Simply Hello Die
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Comments

  1. Laura Cummings says

    December 5, 2020 at 9:51 am

    Wonderful new release and beautiful card, Jess! Love the colors and that background looks like linen to me! Gorgeous!! 😀

    Reply
  2. Vickie D says

    December 5, 2020 at 12:45 pm

    Such a pretty card! We can always count on you for splashes of bold color!

    Reply
  3. Kim C says

    December 5, 2020 at 1:19 pm

    Beautiful cards as always Jessica!

    Reply
  4. Peg Frushour says

    December 5, 2020 at 1:37 pm

    Gorgeous hibiscus! I love the vibrancy!

    Reply
  5. dorothyayotte says

    December 5, 2020 at 1:55 pm

    So beautiful! Lovely flowers and the background is so cool!

    Reply
  6. laurie2cats says

    December 5, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    Gorgeous card! The flowers are so pretty and vibrant, and the background technique is a perfect pairing.

    Reply
  7. Vanessa Carroll says

    December 5, 2020 at 3:49 pm

    I love ALTENEW AND your card. 😍 Those colors are great!

    Reply
  8. Sandra Swayze says

    December 5, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    So colorful! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  9. Kelsey Thomas says

    December 5, 2020 at 7:40 pm

    Love the bright colors!

    Reply
  10. Lauryne Cunningham says

    December 5, 2020 at 9:42 pm

    Wow! Your card is gorgeous! I love the bold colors with the gold sentiment!

    Reply
  11. Mary Ann Reilly says

    December 5, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    Stunning! That card reminds me of Hawaii! The background alone is a work of art! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  12. Carol Wortman says

    December 5, 2020 at 11:23 pm

    That background is gorgeous, I missed that video and need to see how to do that!! Beautiful!

    Reply
  13. Katya says

    December 6, 2020 at 12:12 am

    Beautiful choice of colours. You captured the joy of hibiscus.

    Reply
  14. Brenda Abbott says

    December 6, 2020 at 5:11 am

    Very pretty card. I like how you made the color to deep and intense. A nice change from the softer coloring by most. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  15. Luanne Ford says

    December 6, 2020 at 9:07 am

    I love that background. Your gorgeous flowers just pop off the dark blues. Gorgeous!

    Reply
  16. berryblue says

    December 6, 2020 at 11:29 am

    I love your background and the contrast with the colors of the flowers. So bold and pretty!

    Reply
  17. Cindy C. says

    December 6, 2020 at 11:32 am

    Wow so vibrant and beautiful!!

    Reply
  18. Jade McClung says

    December 6, 2020 at 2:51 pm

    Gorgeous! I love the hibiscus and background colors! Fabulous card!!!

    Reply
  19. Karen Brown says

    December 6, 2020 at 6:58 pm

    WOW, love all that gorgeous color!

    Reply
  20. Melissa Friedrich says

    December 6, 2020 at 10:21 pm

    Gorgeous card and love the ink swiping technique for background the new inks are my favorites in this release, I love the muted tones.

    Reply
  21. Vanessa N. says

    December 6, 2020 at 11:40 pm

    Makes me want to be in Hawaii!

    Reply
  22. Inkin' Chickie says

    December 7, 2020 at 8:20 am

    Nice look at a color combination.

    Reply
  23. Lois K says

    December 7, 2020 at 10:21 am

    Love the bright colors you used. So beautiful

    Reply
  24. Silvia Hutchinson says

    December 7, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    gorgeously colored hibiscus!!

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