Altenew March 2020 Washi Tapes Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ALTENEW MARCH 2020 WASHI TAPES RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY

Hi there,
Welcome to the ALTENEW MARCH 2020 WASHI TAPE RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY.  You are arriving from Amber's blog - a list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post-

Today, Altenew is releasing a new set of Washi Tapes, and there is so much to choose from, that i am sure you will find a washi to love.   I was lucky to receive quite a few rolls from the new release that i used them to create a variety of projects, let me show you:

As you may know, i am an avid journal/Traveler's notebook user ( my life is documented on these booklets), so what better way to embellish their plain covers than make your own with washi tape.

For the  first one, i used the 1" Gold Foil Washi Tape to cover the half of the first page of my journal. I then used the Floral Field Washi Tape to create the strip on the cover.  Here i used one of the Halftone Circle dies to cut a circle from the top part of the   cover.   I used a the same die set to cut a small circle and stamped the sentiment using the Small Moments stamp set.

The new Wild Flora washi tape is probably one of my favorites -because of its size and design-.  This time, i used the washi tape to to create the cover for the TN.  Once the cover is ready, i used the new Gold Splatter Navy washi to cut the labels for the page. I added a small sentiment on the cover labels.   Just love my new covered TN inserts.

The new Marsh Land washi tape is the perfect size to back a page of my Life Crafted Album ( Citrus Twist Kits).   This time, i chose to combined it with the Rose Petal Washi Tape set in this layout.

I created my own patterned paper by adding washi tape to a piece of cardstock and then using it to back my picture.  Love the ombre effect is awesome.

As it is expected, Altenew washi is high quality that you can even emboss sentiments and images onto its surface,  Love it!

Here is another example of the washi tapes in action.  This time, i mixed the Tea Party set with the  Painted Dots washi tape.   I used the wide tape to back the paper in the background on the page, and also create the Title card for this pocket page.

I used the Tea Party washi tape to cover cardstock and then cut hearts using the Halftone die set.   I then used the Layered Snowflake die set to cut the snowflakes that adorn the page, and the heart.  This was so easy to put together.

For my last project, i combined a few of the new washi tapes into a fun a simple layout.  It all started with the background; i added strips of washi tape from  the Sea Shore washi tape and the Sweet Dreams set to white paper, then cut them out and attached them to a 12x12 layout.

To create the embellishments, i used the Gold Splatter Navy, 1'Gold Foil, Round Art and Gold Stream washi tapes.  I attached them to white cardstock and vellum and cut them with the Halftone hearts die set.

A simple column of the die cut hearts embellishes the page.  I love how easy this came together, and you can watch the process video here:

Well, this is it for me, and now comes the fun part of this blog hop:

GIVEAWAY

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 by 3/18/2020 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 blogs on 3/21/2020. 

Good luck everyone!

Now it is time for you to go to your next stop, the Altenew Scrapbook Blog.   Remember you can start your loop there or in the Altenew Card blog.  Here is a list of all the participants:

Altenew Card Blog
Maryam Perez
LauraJane
Ashlea Cornell
Nicole Watt
Virginia Lu
Mindy Eggen
Lilith Eeckels
Svitlana Shayevich
Kelly Griglione
Laurie Willison
Terri Koszler
Norine Borys
Amber Rain Davis
Nathalie DeSousa <<< YOU ARE HERE
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Amanda Baldwin
Kymona Tracey
Nancy McClelland
Sveta Fotinia
Nenette S. Madero
Erum Tasneem
Seeka
Agnieszka Malyszek

Thank you so much for joining me today!  have fun shopping!!!

XO

ALTENEW OCTOBER 2019 STENCIL/WASHI TAPE/DIECUT TAPE RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY

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Welcome to the ALTENEW OCTOBER 2019 STENCIL/WASHI TAPE/DIE CUT TAPE RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY.   You are arriving from Norine's blog ( a list of all the participants has been added at the bottom of this post).

I am so excited to be joining the Altenew Blog hop and get a chance to work with these new amazing products.   It was so hard to just chose a few of the products as the entire release is gorgeous, but i  think you are going to love what i created with my selection, so let's get started...

To celebrate my love for Fall, and the excitement of finding color on my walks, I used the Leaves and Berries stencil to create the background on the page.  I combined a few colors of ink (Misty Mountain, Coral Bliss, Evergreen, Sunkissed) that also show in the Gilded Greenery washi tape that is also used in the background of this page.

I chose to pick the gold accents to the Gilded Greenery washi tape by using a piece of the Golden Dots washi tape.  It was attached to a piece of white cardstock, and then i used the Simply Hello die to cut the word from the washi/cardstock.  The following video will show you how it all came together:

I love the new washi tapes, but this release also has a few die cut tapes,  I used the Vibrant Spray tape to create a  new layout on my family album ( Citrus Twist Kits).

This new Vibrant Spray Diecut tape is so bold and beautiful that can easily serve as the background and embellishment for a page at once.   All i did was attach pieces of the tape at the edges of the pages and then take advantage of the empty spaces to document our memories.

The Vibrant Spray tape makes documenting so easy,  all i had to do was add my picture, use the typewriter to write about this memory, and then added some sentiments from the Wispy Begonia and  Wavy Roses stamp set to finish the page. 


For my next project i focused solely on the Rose Bouquet stencil and Altenew Inks.

I created a triangle of impressions on the page so that your eye travels throughout the page.   For this i used the Shades of Purple and Rose Petal mini ink cube sets to detail the flowers, thus picking up the color of my niece's dress.

The soft background just needed a few embellishments and a bold title to shine through.  The sentiments on the Golden Feather stamp set were perfect to complete this page.  The follow video will show you how it all came together:

Just love the page and how easy it came together.     Working with this new release was such a treat but  i couldn't pass the Calming Bouquet washi tape, it is just such a beautiful and versatile tape...

I started by attaching the Calming Bouquet washi to a piece of smooth white cardstock, and then fussy cut quite a few of the flowers.    The flowers needed an anchor piece, so i used the Nesting Label dies to cut a large label from white cardstock.

I glued the label to the left side of the card and then added the flowers atop of the label.   To create the sentiment of the card, i attached the Graph Die tape to a piece of pink cardstock and used the Simply Hello die to cut the sentiment.  I paired it with a sentiment from the Wavy Roses stamp set.

My last project is all about mixing a few of the new goodies in one page,    For this, i used the Gradient lines washi tape to create the anchor paper for the layout (just attached the washi tape to smooth cardstock)

Then i used the new Honeycomb stencil and Altenew inks to add a bit of distress to the background of the page.   Then used the Calming Bouquet fussy cut images to decorate the page.

A bit of Golden Dots washi tape was used to create a frame for the picture, and then all was left to do was add a bit of foam adhesive to the back of the flowers,  Here is a small video that will show you how it all came together:

I think you can tell, i really enjoyed this release, and couldn't put it down.  I am sure you will love it, too

Now it is time of the fun part of this blog hop,  GIVEAWAY

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 by 10/8/2019 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 10/12/2019.

Good luck everyone!!

It is now time to move onto Mindy Eggen's blog to see her creations. Remember you can always come back here, or go the Altenew Card Blog to start the loop. A list of all the participants is attached for your convenience...

Altenew Card Blog Altenew Scrapbook Blog Virginia Lu Vicky Papaioannou
Therese Calvird
Svitlana Shayevich Sveta Fotinia
Norine Borys Nathalie DeSousa <<< you are here
Mindy Eggen
Maryam Perez
Lilith Eeckels
Laurie Willison
LauraJane Kymona Tracey Kelly Griglione Keeway Tsao Jessica Frost-Ballas Jen Schow Emily Midgett Caly Person Ashlea Cornell Amber Rain Davis

Thank you so much for stopping by!   

Nathalie

EVERY DAY DOCUMENTING - Pinkfresh Studio

Hi there!
Nathalie with you today with a few projects all about documenting the everyday moments and those sweet special moments using the beautiful and versatile Office Hours collection.   I have journal my entire life and adding photos to the written lines led me to Traveler's Notebooks and scrapbooking, and now i want to share with you how i used the Office Hours collection in my pages.  Let's get started...

For my first TN entry, i chose to document one of my daily coffee breaks.   I reached for a pocket page to house my journal lines and picture. 

 I love the Busy paper as it gives you perfect 3"x4" cards and journaling spots that can easily be used.  I cut the small clipboard card and added my lines of journal followed by a fussy cut cup of coffee.   To contrast and complement the color, i chose to add accents of blue to the pockets.

To create my title page, i created the word "coffee" using the Adore Alpha Die set and the Organize paper.  The letters were glued to the center of the page followed by the blue mini alphas and a few embellishments from the collection and those beautiful phrase stickers from the Just a Little Lovely collection.  To finish the page, i used the Espresso liquid watercolor and an empty plastic cup to create the coffee rings on the page.  Easy peasy!

Now let me show you what i did with the other side of the pocket page.   My kids are getting ready to go back to school which means lots of reading and work being done ahead of time.   I chose to go with a grid design for this page, and set the pictures on opposite sides of the layout.

I created my journal card by cutting a piece of the Hard work paper and adding stickers to create the title for it.

  For my title card, i used pieces of ephemera and chipboard to add dimension to the card.   So simple and easy to put together with the Office Hours collection.

If you are a messy creative like me, then i am sure you have a few pictures of your craftermath!  This time i decided to enlarge the picture to fit the page and added a few embellishments from the Office Hours collection on it.

   For the other side of the page, i chose to carefully cut the tabs of the Prioritize paper so i can lift them up.   I used a piece of the packaging to add my lines of journal and then glued it to the Fussy cut  tabs. 

Once again, i reached for the ephemera pack to add my title.  Just love how these came together, and you can see how they were built in the following video:

For my second project, i chose to use one of the new cut files (available soon) to create  scrapbook page about my kids first day of school. 

 I chose to separate the floral part of the cut file so i can move it around on the page, and then just used the inside of the note cut file to cut a few notes from the Busy, Plan, and Hard Work papers.

 I scattered the notes on the background (Dreams paper) and then worked on backing all the cut files images using pieces of paper from the entire Office Hours collection.

I added my babies picture to the bottom note,and then used the florals  die cuts to embellish each note.

To create my title, i used a combination of the collection's alphas and then added embellishments throughout the page.  The following video will show you how this page came together:

I hope these inspire you to use the Office Hours collection to document your everyday memories in any format of your choice.  You will love the results!
XO