Living an Inspired Life: September 2022

Sep 29, 2022

Altenew Sticky Essentials Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Hi there!

Welcome to ALTENEW STICKY ESSENTIALS BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY. You are arriving from Amy Hill's blog. A complete list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

Today we are celebrating the versatility of Altenew's line of adhesives. From glue pen to the most amazing foam adhesive, Altenew offers all you need for your crafting, Let me show you what I have created for today

This slimline in itself is held together with Altenew adhesives. Starting with the pink cardstock which is attached to the card with Ultra Sticky Tape ( and it truly is that sticky and secure!)

I love the Double Sided Adhesive Sheets for creating layered flowers - I am using the Craft-A-Flower Antique Rose, and gradient cardstock-. I always add the adhesive to the back of the cardstock before cutting each shape, then it is as easy as peel and stick it together.

Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape is a must for building large embellishment clusters on your projects. I combine it the new Glue Tape in order to create all the levels and dimension on the card.

I created the sentiment using You Matter Die set, Brushed Rose Gold metallic Cardstock and Double-sided Adhesive Sheets (just like in the roses). However, to create the small sentiment strip, I used a bit of my 2-in-1 Precision Glue Pen to secure the backing cardstock to the sentiment strip. A bit of Instant Dimension Foam Tape helps to make the sentiment pop from the card.

I am sure you can see the possibilities of the essential sticky products from Altenew. Be sure to check them out here.

Of course we are celebrating these products with a generous GIVEAWAY

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this special blog hop, 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 10/05/2022 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 10/06/2022.

Good Luck everyone!

Let's continue the inspiration. You are off to visit Marieke Slaats' blog. You can always start the hop in Altenew's Card blog. Here is the complete list of participants for your convenience:

Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sep 22, 2022

Altenew September 2022 Enchanted Winter Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hello there!

Welcome to ALTENEW SEPTEMBER 2022 ENCHANTED WINTER COLLECTION RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY. You are arriving from Kelly Taylor's blog. A list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

It is time for a new round of amazing products that will have you inspired and getting creating all sorts of paper crafting projects. Let me show you what I have created with a few of the new releases:

Let's start with the new HAPPY HOLIDAYS 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER. I used the folder to create the background for this card. I rub Antique Gold Pigment Ink on the embossed cardstock, then paired it up with an embossed image from the Small Moments stamp/die set.

Let's continue with the two new cards created with the beautiful POINSETTIA CLUSTER 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER and HAPPY HOLIDAYS 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER.

For this card, I used the POINSETTIA CLUSTER 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER to create the flowers. I colored them with inks, and fussy cut the flowers. I placed them on a new card panel. I carefully cut one of the sentiments of the HAPPY HOLIDAYS 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER to use as the sentiment in this card.

For this card, I embossed the POINSETTIA CLUSTER 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER on the card panel; then rub Antique Gold Pigment Ink on the embossed image, then finished the card with a small sentiment from the HAPPY HOLIDAYS 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER.

For this card, I embossed a small piece of teal cardstock with the new PINE FOREST 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER. Once embossed, I rub gold ink on the cardstock, then used the Tiny Sentiments Wishing Stamp/Die to create the sentiment for the card.

The new STARRY PATTERNS GEOMETRIC 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER was perfect for the background of this 6x8 spread. I added ink to the folder before embossing the background. A few extra embellishments, and done!

The new BLOOMING FLOWER BED STENCIL SET is one of the new released products that will become a favorite in my desk. The results are beautiful, and image all the color combinations you can create for your projects.

I used the stencil, and repeated the pattern to create a large panel. I used a large piece of the panel to create the title of the page, then used the leftover piece to help me tie the two pages of the spread together.

The new INTRICATE TILES 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER creates a beautiful background for this 6x8 spread.

I used Altenew inks to add a rainbow look to the background. I chose to add a pocket to the spread to encase my journal lines!

For the last project, I am using the new ENCHANTED GARDEN ENAMEL DOTS collection. There is a new rainbow of colors ready to add onto any project.

I started with the Double Rainbow Stencil and Altenew inks. Once the rainbows are on the page, I added a few coordinating colors of enamel dots to each of the arches. Just love all the new color additions.

Now, it is time to start choosing your favorites from the ENCHANTED WINTER Collection.

As always, Altenew is celebrating the release with 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 09/28/2022 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 09/29/2022.

Good luck, everyone!

Let's continue the fun with your next stop in the blog hop. You are off to check Bobby Hagen's blog. Remember you can always start the hop in Altenew Card blog. Here is the list of all the participants for your convenience: