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Apr 7, 2021

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set & Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi there!

Welcome to ALTENEW CRAFT-A-FLOWER: CISTUS LAYERING DIE SET & GRADIENT CARDSTOCK RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY. You are arriving from Laura Jane's blog (aren't her projects amazing!?); a list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post for your convenience.

The new CRAFT-A-FLOWER: CISTUS LAYERING DIE SET is the perfect addition to the CAF family. The design is easy to layer, very detailed, and just the perfect size for a variety of paper crafting projects. Let me show you what I created with it

I chose soft shades of pink and purple cardstock to create the Cistus flowers. Having a layer of Altenew's Double Adhesive sheets make putting these flowers a breeze!

Once the flowers were ready, setting up the layout took no time. I used the Delicate Mandala Die to cut the doily-like shape behind the photo. I arranged the flowers in a small wave at the bottom of the picture and added a sentiment from Block Sentiments stamp set.

To finish my page, I created a cluster of flowers in the next page ( opposite position to the one in the photo), added my lines of journal, and a title using the Sketch Silhouettes Stamp set. Love how it turned out!

I think we all have been anxiously waiting for new GRADIENT CARDSTOCK SETS. So, having these new 4 shades is just amazing. The new Rose Petal, Red Sunset, Coffee Break, and New Purple Gradient Cardstock are unique and just the best complement to all the Altenew dies.

What better way to show the colors of the new cardstock than to use them all in a layout. This time, I am using Craft-A-Flower: Cosmos Layering set to create all the florals. I cut a flower from the new ROSE PETAL Gradient Cardstock, NEW PURPLE Gradient Cardstock, RED SUNSET Gradient Cardstock, and the center of the flowers from COFFEE BREAK Gradient Cardstock.

Oh the color! They are vibrant and unique, just perfect for all types of paper crafting! A MUST for your next project!

I am sure that you all are ready to start shopping. So, why not take advantage of the subscription program for Craft-A-Flower dies

Of course we are celebrating this release with a GIVEAWAY!

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/15/2021.

Good Luck Everyone!

Now it is time to continue with the inspiration. You are off to visit Michelle Short's blog. Remember you can always start the hop in the Altenew Card Blog. Here is a list of all the participants for your convenience:

Altenew Card Blog

LauraJane

Nathalie DeSousa << YOU ARE HERE

Thanks for visiting!!

Nov 14, 2019

Altenew November 2019 Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi there!
Welcome to the Altenew November 2019 Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway. You are arriving from Laura Jane's blog ( a list of all the participants is available at the bottom of this post).

Today, I am so excited to join this blog hop as Altenew is releasing a set of Gradient Cardstock that will make your die cut florals just that much easier to create. The new cardstock has been designed to match the colors of the Altenew Inks and are perfect not just for florals, but titles, sentiments, etc. Let me show you!

I am working on my Gratitude journal at the moment, so i used the cardstock to create entries for it. In this first layout, i used the Virginia Rose 3D die and the Sea Shore, Shades of Purple and Green Meadows gradient cardstock bundles.

I used the Sea Shore and Shades of Purple along with the Virginia Rose to florals, and then cut the leaves from some of the Sea Shore and Green Meadows cardstock. I clustered them all on the page as to form my own textured patterned paper, and then added a simple label with a the title of the page.

For my next entry I used the Summer Afternoon, Red Cosmos and Green Meadows along with the Layered Rose Die set to create the embellishments for this layout. This time i tried a few combinations of the cardstock to layer my florals.

I clustered the floral die cuts at the corners of the page as to help frame the pictures on the pages. I used the Bold Bunch Stamp set to heat embossed the title to the picture.

I used the same cluster configuration to frame the journaling on the page -which was mounted on a paper from the Our Family collection-. Then finished the page with a sentiment from the new Across the Pond stamp set. Super simple and vibrant idea for this page.

For my next project, i chose a monochromatic approach to my simple layout. I used the Sea Shore Cardstock bundle and the new Fancy Thanks Die for this layout.

I cut the word Thanks once out of three of the papers in the Seashore cardstock pack and glued them to the top of the layout so that they show the gradient in color as they approach the picture. I created a pocket behind the photo and used a PL Card to add my journal.

For my last layout, i chose to create a rainbow for my page, and showcase it with a large title. For this i used all the Gradient Cardstock sets, the Bold Alpha die set, the Magnolia Heart and the Half tones Nesting Hearts Die sets.

Unfortunately, there was an issue with my camera and the video was damaged so i cannot show you how i created this page ( my apologies), but i started by chosing two cardstocks from each pack to create a rainbow. Then cut 0.5" strips and glued them to white carstock. I used the Bold Alpha die set to cut the word "THANKFUL" from the rainbow paper.

I used a paper from the Our Family collection for the background, and set the picture and title in place. Then decided to work on creating embellishments. For this, i cut 1/8" strips of the same cardstock, and glued them all in a rainbow order. I cut hearts using the Magnolia Heart and Halftones Nesting die sets.

I arranged the smaller hearts so that they resemble a cascade of hearts surrounding the picture and embellished with a few clear stickers. Just love how easy it was to build all of these pages using the new Gradient cardstock packs.

Now it is time for the fun part of this blog... 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 11/20/2019 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 11/23/2019.

Good Luck everyone!

This is all for me today - my apologies for the video malfunction- and now it is time to hop onto Therese's blog and be inspired by her work... remember you can start the loop at the Altenew Card Blog or the Altenew Scrapbook blog, or come back here to start the loop. A list of all the participants has been for your convenience.

Nathalie DeSousa <<< you are here

Therese Calvird

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

That is all for me! Thank you so much for joining me, I hope you are inspired to check the new Gradient Cardstock and get to work projects of your own. If you have questions on how these came together, please do not hesitate to contact me.

XO

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Apr 7, 2021

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Cistus Layering Die Set & Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Nov 14, 2019

Altenew November 2019 Gradient Cardstock Release Blog Hop + Giveaway