Living an Inspired Life: anemone

Sep 7, 2020

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Anemone Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi there!

Welcome to the Altenew Craft-a-Flower: ANEMONE Release Blog Hop + Giveaway. You are arriving from Altenew Card Blog, a list of all the participants is available at the end of this post for your convenience.

Today we are celebrating the release of the new Craft-A-Flower: ANEMONE with lots of inspiration, and really what is not to love! This new CAF die set is beautiful, easy to layer and perfect for all types of paper crafting projects. Let me show you what i have created...

My first love is memory keeping, so i decided to create a 12x12 scrapbook page about our Goddaughter with the new CAF: Anemone.

I cut all my Anemone florals from pink and violet cardstock ( as it matched the color of the baby's clothes), and the leaves from green cardstock. These were so easy to put together, that the page came together in a short amount of time.

I used the Square Weave Patterned stencil and Embossing paste to add a bit of interest to the background of the woodgrain paper, then glued it to a paper from the Our Family Scrapbooking collection. I added clusters of the florals to the page, forming a triangle around the frame.

I backed the picture with papers and die cuts from the Celebrate collection, and then added a simple title using alpha stickers from my stash. A few lines of journal complete the page.

Just love the new Craft-a-Flower:ANEMONE and the infinite possibilities it presents! Remember you can receive your Craft-a-Flower each month at your doorstep by signing up for the subscription program

Craft-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan link https://altenew.com/products/craft-a-flower-monthly-subscription

This is a monthly subscription plan for our Craft-A-Flower die set. When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in our monthly Craft-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month - at a specially discounted price! ($35.99 →$29.99

Of course our celebration would not be complete without a GIVEAWAY:

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 by 9/13/2020 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 09/15/2020.

Good Luck everyone!

Now it is time to continue being inspired, and you are off to Laura Jane's amazing blog. You can always return to the Altenew Card Blog to start the hop. Here is a list of all the participants for your convenience:

Altenew Card Blog

Nathalie DeSousa <<< YOU ARE HERE

Thanks for visiting, and have fun hopping around!

May 22, 2020

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Anemone Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi there!
Welcome to the ALTENEW PAINT-A-FLOWER: ANEMONE RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY. You are arriving from Altenew Card Blog - a list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this pos-, and i hope you have already seen the beautiful new addition to the PAINT-A-FLOWER Collection.

This month's new PAF: ANEMONE is delicate, detailed and the perfect size for all types of paper crafting projects. I love the small cluster of flowers in the stamp, and decided to use it to create a new entry in my Family Album....

I chose to use the stamp to create a pocket page for my album. First, i stamped the flowers at the bottom of the page with Obsidian ink, and took the page to my typewriter to add the lines of journal.

I wanted to play with pinks and violets so that they match the color of my daughter's shirt. For this, i chose to use the Altenew Watercolor Pan set. The detailed, but simple design was so easy to color, and oh so relaxing.

In addition, i added a small piece of the flower cluster to a small 3x4 card, and used watercolor to detail it. I added a small sentiment from the stamp set to create the title for the page, and then decided to add a small tab to the top of the journal page ( using the Tabbed die set and the PAF stamp set) . Just love how easy this came together with the stamp set and watercolor!

In addition to the beautiful PAF stamp set, Altenew is also releasing reinkers for the Artist Marker set D and E.

Since my markers are still pretty new, i decided to use the reinkers as alcohol inks to create a few simple cards.

For my first card, i used Puffy Heart, Cosmic Berry, Rose Quartz, and Sand Dunes to add the color to a piece of Yupo paper. Along the way, i added a few drops of alchohol ink mixative and Antique Gold Metallic Ink spray to add the shine to the page.

I used the Bold Numerals Die set and Handwritten Hello Die Set to create the sentiment for the card, and simply glued it the bottom of the color application.

For my next card, i used Limestone, Pure Graphite and Minty Mountain to create the background on a piece of Yupo paper. This time, i used a bit of Isopropyl Alcohol to help move the ink on the paper and create the card panel.

I added a simple sentiment to the card using the For You Die set (cut from white cardstock and metallic teal kraft stock) to the front of the panel, and attached it to the card. LOVE how easy and quickly these two cards came together.

Of course every one of our Blog Hops always have a fun element... GIVEAWAY!

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 blogs on 05/30/2020.

Good luck everyone!
Now it is time for you to continue being inspired by the beautiful stamp set and Alcohol Marker refills. You are off to check NORINE's amazing designs. Remember you can always return to the Altenew Card Blog to start the loop. Here is the list of all the participants -for your convenience-:

Altenew Card Blog

Nathalie DeSousa <<< YOU ARE HERE