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Mar 20, 2023

Altenew March 2023 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop #2 + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Hello there!

Welcome to ALTENEW MARCH 2023 MARVELOUS MONTHLY SERIES RELEASE BLOG HOP #2 + GIVEAWAY. Today, we are continuing with more inspiration featuring the latest subscription products.

This month's subscriptions are gorgeous, and of course super versatile. Let me show you what I have created with them:

First up is the new CRAFT YOUR LIFE PROJECT KIT: DELICATE GARDEN. I am totally in love with this set, and used it in my 6x8 Gratitude journal.

I used the CRAFT YOUR LIFE PROJECT KIT: ELEGANT GARDEN to stamp the background and create the cards for my spread. I chose to use the stencil, 3D embossing folder and die to add a bit of texture to the spread. Just love how it all turned out!

Let's take a look at the new PAINT A FLOWER: MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA. This new stamp set is beautiful, and the size of the flowers makes it ideal for a large floral cluster!

I used a bit of watercolor and added splashes of color to watercolor paper. Once dried, I stamped the PAINT A FLOWER: MAGNOLIA GRANDIFLORA and fussy cut each image for the spread.

I am in love with the new SPARK JOY: SWEET STRAWBERRIES. The sweet image and the coordinated stencil make it so easy to customize each foiled panel.

I used two of the SPARK JOY: SWEET STRAWBERRIES design to create my card ( there was as bit of fussy cutting involved). I also used the hot foil plate to add the sentiment to my card.

I am using the new CRAFT A FLOWER: SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA Layering Die Set to create this card!

I used soft tones of pink cardstock for the flowers. The sentiment for the card comes from the new BUILD A GARDEN: DANCING POPPIES. It was so easy to put this card together!!

Probably one of my favorite pieces from this month's releases has to be the new BUILD A GARDEN: DANCING POPPIES. I love the movement in the flowers, and how they all come together in one stamp set, which makes it easy to build all at once.

I used the flowers from the BUILD A GARDEN: DANCING POPPIES to frame the photo in my layout, then used the CRAFT YOUR LIFE PROJECT KIT: DELICATE GARDEN stamp set to add the title and extra sentiments to the spread.

Lastly, Iam using the new MINI DELIGHT: CAFE AU LAIT DAHLIA to create this new spread in my Family journal.

I mixed some of the new Trailblazing Inks to create all the floral images from the MINI DELIGHT: CAFE AU LAIT DAHLIA. It was all about nesting my memories in the flower images and a small title from the same stamp set.

I hope this provided some extra information for the latest Marvelous Monthly Releases. Altenew is so excited to continue celebrating the release, and are holding a generous giveaway.

Giveaway Prizes

$300+ in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift card to 1 grand prize winner and a $20 gift card to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by March 26, 2023 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on March 28, 2023. *The grand prize winner will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew Card Blog.

Thank you all for joining in today, you can check all the participants here:

Feb 2, 2023

Altenew February 2023 Boho Chic Stamp, Die, Stencil & More Release Blog Hop #2 + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Hi there!

Welcome to ALTENEW FEBRUARY 2023 BOHI CHIC STAMP, DIE, STENCIL & MORE RELEASE BLOG HOP #2 + GIVEAWAY. You are arriving from Therese Calvird's blog. A complete list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

The new release from Altenew is filled with so many beautiful and versatile products it was so easy to mix and match them in a few projects:

Let's start with this card featuring the new Delicate Floral Motif Hot Foil Plate. This is such an amazing little plate, the pattern it creates is perfect. I created a few panels with the plate, then the negative foil pieces.

I trimmed the images to form the tile pattern on the panel, then accompany it with the Wishing die cut out.

For my next project, I combined the new Rattan Stripes Die with the Swamp Buttercup Stencil/Die Bundle. There is always something nice about a linear background with a rather flowing image atop of it.

I cut two of the dies, then crossed them to create a basket weave pattern. This was attached atop of a vellum pocket for one of my Gratitude Journal layouts.

I am totally in love with the new Patchwork Tiles The look it brings to the page is perfect and can be modified to fit an infinite number of projects.

I am adding some Wild Geranium florals to the page as embellishments, then used the Boho Arrow Stamp set to add the title forthe spread.

For my last project, I used the entire Enamel Elements Ensemble to create my spread. I used the Glacier Caves Gradient washi tape and the Decorative Enamels Die Setto create the background of the page.

To embellish the page, I am using the Enamel Flowers to create die cuts and to help me build the title for the spread. Just love how it all just coordinated seamlessly in the spread.

I hope this has provides some inspiration with some of the new products. As always, to celebrate the release, Altenew is hosting a generous giveaway:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a *$100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/08/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/09/2023.

*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Let's continue with the inspiration, you are off to visit Svitlana's blog. Here is the complete list of today's participants for your convenience:

Thank you for stopping by!

Sep 12, 2022

Altenew September 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Hello there!

Welcome to ALTENEW SEPTEMBER 2022 MARVELOUS MONTHLY SERIES BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY. You are arriving from Disha Jain's blog. A list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

Today we are celebrating a new set of monthly subscription releases, and they are so beautiful this month, you are going to love them all. Let me show you what I have created:

The new CRAFT YOUR LIFE PROJECT KIT: FLORAL ACANTHUS is just beautiful. I am using the stamp, stencil, and die of the kit to create a new spread in my family journal,

I just love the movement in the design of the new CRAFT YOUR LIFE PROJECT KIT: FLORAL ACANTHUS! Just perfect for this spread.

The new BUILD-A-GARDEN: PRISTINE PEONIES is probably one of the favorites of this release. The large blooms are the perfect size to create focal points in memory keeping layouts.

The BUILD-A-GARDEN: PRISTINE PEONIES Add-On Die Set is a must, especially when it comes creating large die cuts for your projects.

Another one of my favorites this month is the new CRAFT-A-FLOWER: TULIP FULL BLOOM Layering Die Set. It is just so beautiful and easy to use.

I cut all my pieces from white cardstock then colored each piece with Altenew inks. This helped me bring the spread together easily,

The new MINI DELIGHTS: CREATIVE COOKIES is one that will be widely used. I used different shades of ink to create different "flavour" cookies for my December Documented album.

I have already added this new MINI DELIGHT: CREATIVE COOKIES to my Holiday Documented box as it will surely become a staple in my albums.

For my last project, I am using the new PAINT-A-FLOWER: HIBISCUS Outline Stamp Set for this card. I stamped the image on Watercolor paper, and used the Artist Watercolor Palette to detail each of the blooms. After a bit of fussy cutting the flowers were ready for the card.

I love the sentiments of the new PAINT-A-FLOWER: HIBISCUS, it was perfect to finish this card.

I hope you are able to pick a favorite from this amazing new Altenew release. Every product is a must-have!!

To celebrate the release, Altenew is hosting a generous GIVEAWAY:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 09/18/2022 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/19/2022.

Good Luck everyone!

Let's continue the inspiration, and hop over to Mindy Eggen's blog. You can always start the blog hop in Altenew's card blog. Here is a list of all the participants for your convenience: