Altenew Mixed Media Ink Lovers Blog Hop + Giveaway

 

Hello there!

Welcome to the ALTENEW MIXED MEDIA INK LOVERS BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY.  You are arriving from Justine's blog - a list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this page for your convenience- 

Today, Altenew is hosting a new  and fun blog hop that focuses on the new and amazing Mixed Media Inks.   These inks are so versatile, as they create crisp impression on most porous surfaces.  They react beautifully with water, are perfect for embossing, and the bet feature they become permanent once you heat them up. I have created a few projects with them on canvas and cardstock, so today i wanted to show you how these inks can transform your mixed media and memory keeping world.

This new layout started with white cardstock and the idea of showcasing the inks in a series of techniques that will help you transform your projects.

My first choice was to add a bit of Frayed Leaf mixed media ink to the background as a watercolor wash.  I simply diluted the ink with water and applied it with a brayer.   I let it dry and then softly heat the ink in place.  I used the  Dare to Dream Stamp Set to stamp the designs on the top of the watercolor application with the same color ink.

Next, i used Forest Glades Mixed Media ink to create a second layer of stamping on the background.  Here, i added a bit of Crystal Clear Embossing powder to the impression, and used my heat gun to create the embossed texture on the page.

While the background set in place.  I used the new Beauty Within stamp set/die/coloring stencil and the two sets of Mixed Media inks to create the flowers and leaves for the page.   The new stencil makes creating the florals a breeze, all i needed was an ink blending tool.  The inks are so crisp and rich that produce these awesome results.

Just love how easy this came together, and how much fun it was to put together using the new Mixed Media inks and other Altenew goodies!

To celebrate the Mixed Media Ink Lovers Blog Hop, Altenew is offering a free class with every order of the Mixed Media Ink Bundle.  

• Receive a FREE Demystifying Mixed Media class(Value $8.95) with every order of the Summer Fun Mixed Media Ink Bundle from 8/13/2020 at 12:01 am EDT until 8/14/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last. Shop here --> https://altenew.com/products/summer-fun-mixed-media-ink-bundle The free gift will be added to cart automatically. Not valid on previous purchases.

Of course no celebration is complete without a GIVEAWAY:

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 8/18/2020 for a chance to win. 

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/21/2020.

Now, it is time to continue checking all this awesome projects, your next stop is Laura Jane.  Remember you can always hop onto the Altenew Card Blog to start this hop.  Here is a list of all the participants for your convenience:  

 

Altenew Card Blog

Maryam Perez

Cheiron Brandon

Therese Calvird

Laurel Beard

Tania Ahmed

Justine Hovey

Nathalie DeSousa  <<< YOU ARE HERE

LauraJane

Nicole Watt

Jenny Colacicco

Virginia Lu

The Hedgehog Hollow

Norine Borys

Lydia Fiedler

Svitlana Shayevich

Audrey Yeager

Lilith Eeckels

Thank you so much for stopping by!

XO

Trust - Simple Stories IG hop

Scrapbook Layout created for Simple Stories  -  TRUST  -

Hello crafty friends!

It is an exciting day for me!,  It is the first time, I am using the Simple Stories watermark to showcase one of my projects.  I am still in shock, and so humbled by God's gifts.    IN addition, today the entire 2017 Simple Stories creative team is showcasing their style in a IG hop (if you are visiting by following the link on my IG account... WELCOME!).

For this project I wanted to find a sweet way to document my word of the year using the beautiful Simple Stories products.  The picture is that of my two youngest kids (yes, my Boston Terrier is our baby), and the love they have for each other.   Our baby always comes close to us whenever he is afraid of something, and this capture made me remember of  Psalms 56: 3 "When I am Afraid, I put my TRUST in you".  

I simply layered papers from the Faith collection behind the picture, and clustered fussy cut flowers, stickers and brads from the collection around it.

Using  a paper from the Posh collection as base for the page, I fussy cut some of the flowers from the Faith collection, and created these clusters at each corner of the page.   A  bit of foam adhesive works to bring dimension to the cluster, and highlights the small word stickers included in  the clusters.

I love large titles, especially when I can created them with a cut file and hand stitching.   For my OLW,  i used papers from the Faith and Posh collection , and stitched them together to  white cardstock.

I added the Bible verse as my journal lines, as this is just a forever reminder of  God's promises for me, and what I always tend to forget to do:  "TRUST".  Here is the final layout:

I love, love this page, and will now sit on my room next to my bible stand.  The papers are just to beautiful, it broke my heart to have to fussy cut it.

This is just the first of many projects to come in this new adventure with Simple Stories.  I am so thankful to them for the invitation, and I am hoping to not disappoint.

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions on how this came together.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Materials Used:
Simple Stories - Faith collection (papers- Love, Peace, Believe, 4x6 journal cards), card stock sticker combo, clear stickers, decorative brads.
Conrad alphabet - Silhouette store
Simple Stories - Posh Collection (papers - Live Simply, Chose Happy), ephemera, card stock sticker combo.