Altenew Build-A-Flower: Torch Ginger Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi there!
Welcome to the ALTENEW BUILD-A-FLOWER: TORCH GINGER RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY.  You are arriving from Altenew Card Blog ( a list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post).

This month's BAF: TORCH GINGER is a great addition to the family.  The stamp is detailed, and easy to layer, so you will be creating lots of these flowers in a short amount of time.   The size of the image is perfect for memory keeping, so i used it to create a 12x12 layout:

I used inks from the Red Cosmos and Tea Party Mini Ink cube set to create the flowers for the page, and Green Meadow Ink set to stamp the images.  However, i chose to skip the first (full image of the flower)after stamping the outline with Obsidian ink, so that i can get a softer image of the flower.

After stamping and die cutting all the flowers.  I used theCreative Edges: Lace die set to cut a few decorative strips of paper, and also added a bit of color to the background using the Wavy Grid stencil and Jet Black ink.

Though the strips of paper anchor the page, the small  marker (Artist Marker set E)  lines at the bottom of the page help to ground the flowers to the layout.   These are so easy to cluster using a bit of foam adhesive between them.  The following video will show you how the page came together:

Just love how easy this came together...

I am sure you all are ready for the fun part of this blog hop:  GIVEAWAY time

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog 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 Card blog on 04/09/2020.

Remember you can always sign up for the BAF subscription program, which guarantees that you will receive the stamp set each month at a special discounted price.


It is time for you to continue being inspired by beautiful works with this stamp set. Your next stop in the blog hop is Vicky. A list of all the participants is available for your convenience:

Altenew Card Blog
Nathalie DeSousa << you are here>>
Vicky Papaioannou
Virginia Lu
LauraJane
Mindy Eggen
Maryam Perez
Kelly Griglione
Nicole Watt

Thank you so much for visiting!

Keep safe everyone!

ALTENEW BUILD-A-FLOWER: SNAPDRAGON STAMP AND DIE RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY

Hi there!

Welcome to the Altenew  Build-A-Flower: Snapdragon Release Blog Hop and Giveaway.   You must be arriving from Ashlea's blog.

It is always an exciting day when Altenew asks you to be part of their release party, and this time the new BAF:  Snapdragon is one that you will want in your collection, as Altenew has designed it to be easy to layer and with a very realistic finished look.  Let me show you what i mean,

The tall blooming flowers in the BAF Snapdragon set have been designed to work as a pair or their own when used in a project.   For this card, i stamped both the BAF designs using the Shades of Purple Mini Ink Cubes. 

To assemble the card, i cut a piece of the new Blushing Blooms paper pad and then layered a piece of vellum  with the stamped sentiment and then used some foam adhesive to attached the flowers to the card.   Love the simplicity of the car, and the color combination brings the detail in the blooms.

For the next card,  chose to create a card that uses a more subtle color combination.  This time,  I created the background using the Square Weave Stencil and some Rose Gold paste from Vicki Boutin.  I stamped the BAF Snapdragon image using Altenew Gray inks so that it would stand out from the background.

To assemble the card, i chose to use foam adhesive to prop the image, and then used the Wispy Begonia stamp set to add the sentiment to the card.    Love the color contrast and how the single bloom completes this card.

Like i mentioned, i love the movement and versatility of the stamp and used it to create a layout for my Family album (Citrus Twist Kits' Life Crafted Album).

This time, i chose to create a background for my page, using just some of the images from the BAF: Snapdragon stamp set.   Firstly, I created a  mask so that i could continuously stamped the shadowed background using Altenew inks.

I did not want to overpower or hide the background with extra embellishments and decor, so i simply created a few blooms using the Rose petal mini ink cube, and used them to embellish the picture.   The title also comes from the BAF: Snapdragon stamp set.   I have created a video that shows you how this page came together:

Love how these projects came together rather easily using the new BAF: SNAPDRAGON Stamp and Die set.   I hope you are inspired to check it in the Altenew shop, and take advantage of their 

• Monthly Subscription Plan https://altenew.com/products/build-a-flower-monthly-subscription. This is a monthly subscription plan for our Build-A-Flower set. When signed up, youare guaranteed a spot in our monthly BAF releases and will receive a set eachmonth - at a specially discounted price! ($35.00 →$29.99) https://altenew.com/products/build-a-flower-monthly-subscription

Now comes the fun part...  GIVEAWAY TIME

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog 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 blogs on 5/10/2019.

Thank you so much for visiting, and remember you can always contact me if you have questions on how any of these came together.  Now it is time to visit the lovely Laura Volpes blog.  You can always come back here to start the hop, or reach the Altenew Card blog.  A list of all the participants has been added for your convenience:

Altenew Card Blog

Svitlana Shayevich Lilith Eeckels Anna Komenda
Lydia Evans
Agnieszka Malyszek
Virginia Lu
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Maryam Perez
Ashlea Cornell
Nathalie DeSousa <<< you are here
Laura Volpes
Soraya Maes
Joni Andaya
Zsoka Marko
Seeka
Vicki Finger
TaeEun Yoo
Jess Francisco
Patricia Roebuck
Ilina Crouse
Teri Wilson  

Have fun, and see you all very soon!

Nathalie