ALTENEW AUGUST 2019 STAMP/DIE/STENCIL RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY

Hi there!
Welcome to the Altenew August 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release Blog Hop + Giveaway.  You are arriving from Therese's blog .   Today, Altenew is releasing a new set of products that are sure to become fan favorites (some of them are at the top of my list); this release has a well balanced variety of designs that are sure to appeal to all of you.  Let me show you what i have created with some of  the products:

The new Antique Roses Stamp and Dies set is just amazing!  They are so easy to layer, and the final image is just gorgeous.   I used the stamp and die set  to create this page all about my grandma (who i miss more each day that goes by).

I used the Red Cosmos, Tea Party, Pocketful of Sunshine, Rose Petal and Spring Bouquet to create all the flower images, and then die cut them with the coordinating die.   Once they were all ready, i use the Lace Edge Die to cut the edges of a white cardstock rhomboid so that it resembled an old handkerchief.

I just set  the picture to one side of the shape, and then clustered all the flowers around the corners of the page.   Love how this came together, and the softness it creates on the page.   The new Antique Roses Stamp and Die set is a must in your stash.

Next, i chose to work with the Simply The Best Stamp and Die set to create a new layout all about my Goddaughters smiles.

This new Simply the Best stamp set is  probably one of my favorites ever (it is in my top 10 Altenew Stamp sets), as it is simple to layer, super versatile and with gorgeous details. I wanted something very soft and playful to add in this page, so i chose to skip the full image stamp, and just focus on the detailing images.I used the first to create the flower on white cardstock using  Cosmic Berry, Coral Bliss and Violet inks to create the image.

To add softness and  a bit of dimension, i chose to heat embossed the detailing petal  with Altenew Embossing ink and WOW pink glitter embossing powder.  These were then layered together for the dimension.    To make sure these pop on the page i added a bit of Altenew ink sprays - Cosmic Berry and Pure White) using a brush through the Wavy Grid Stencil.  To finish the page, i brought a few elements from the Live Your Dream collection.   The following video will show you how it all came together:

I love working layouts with Altenew Stamps, and this month's stamps are incredibly versatile, but let me show you how i used the Wonderful Wycinanki stamp set to create a fun card/envelope set.

I pulled a few of the Altenew Mini Cube Sets to create the flower arrangements for the card panel.   My choice was to mirror image the designs leaving empty space in the center where i could add my sentiment.   The Simply The Best stamp set has a beautiful set of sentiments, so i chose to add one of them using Altenew's Black Obsidian ink.

The panel was then glued  to a teal card base.  Since the card was created to fit the panel,then i chose to create a matching envelope to fit the card, and added  the same design -using the Wonderful Wycinanki stamp- to the front of the envelope.  This stamp set is a must as the shape combinations are infinite, so it always will yield a one-of-a-kind project.

For my final project, i used my favorite stamp from this release, the Dot Art stamp set.

I chose to go for an abstract/grungy design for this layout in my Life Crafted Album (Citrus Twist Kits).   In this page, i combined a bit of mixed media -using Cosmic Berry and Sunshine Metallic Ink Sprays-, and then used the Dot Art stamp set along with Cosmic Berry, Sunshine and Black Obsidian pigment inks to create the patterns on the page.  The following video will show you how easily it came together:

It took all of 20 minutes to complete this page, and i totally love the final look of the page.    Seriously crushing on the Dot Art Stamp set, and I know it will be one of the most used ones in my projects.

I hope these projects have inspired you to check all the new goodies Altenew is releasing.   There is something for everyone.   But, now it is the best part of the blog hop...  GIVEAWAY

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 8/14/2019 for a chance to win.

They'll also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 8/17/2019.

Good Luck everyone!!



In addition, Altenew is also having a special promotion:

LIMITED TIME OFFER! Get a FREE August 2019 Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from our August 2019 Stamp/Die Release collection! Offer valid from 8/8/2019 - 8/10/2019 at 11:59 PM EDT. No code needed to enjoy this deal. Free gift will be automatically added to cart. While supplies last! 

Now it is time to hop onto Nicole's blog to see her amazing projects, and continue the blog hop.  If you missed a stop, you can always come back here or go to the Altenew Card blog or Altenew Scrapbook blog to start the hop again.   You can find a list of all the participants -below- for your convenience.

Altenew Card Blog Laura Bassen Norine Borys Jaycee Gaspar
Therese Calvird Nathalie DeSousa <<< you are here>>>
Nicole Picadura
Janette Kausen
Sveta Fotinia
Kelly Griglione
Enza Gudor
Sandra Dietrich
Laurie Willison
Virginia Lu
Reiko Tsuchida
Jennifer McGuire
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Emily Midgett
Lydia Fiedler
Jen Schow
Svitlana Shayevich
Amber Rain Davis
Maryam Perez
Agnieszka Malyszek
Zinia Redo
Caly Person
Kymona Tracey
Alex Syberia
Nenette S. Madero
Laura Volpes
Lilith Eeckels
Terri Marie Koszler

It is always a pleasure to have you visit my blog, have fun hopping along, and please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

XO

A BIT OF OFFICE HOURS INPIRATION - Pinkfresh Studio

Hi there,
Nathalie with you today  sharing a bit of OFFICE HOURS inspiration.  I am so excited to be here as part of the Design Team and get to share some of my love (aka obsession) for Pinkfresh Studio products with all of you, so let's get started.
My first layout, Coffee Time, is all about my love affair with coffee.

I fell in love with the B side of the Organize This paper, those ombre stripes gave the idea to create a vertical title using the Adore Alpha dies.  Once the word was cut, i set to create the background for this layout.

I love working with the Pinkfresh Studio Liquid watercolors, and this time i used a few of them to add splashes of color to the background.  To bring the coffee feel to the page, i used the rim of a coffee cup lid and the Espresso watercolor to create the coffee watermark/stains on the background, of course a few coffee splatters were added, too.

Once the background dried, i set the picture in place and then added clusters of embellishments around the page.  The Office Hours collection is packed with so many cute and versatile embellishments that it took no time to work them into the page.

Lastly, I completed the title using the beautiful script font puffy stickers and a few enamel dots - all from the Office Hours collection-.   I hope you can see in the page how much i love coffee!.  The following process video will show you how the layout came together, enjoy:

For my second page, i decided to use the OFFICE HOURS collection to create a page about my kids' never ending school work assignments.

For this page i wanted a more structured look  -something that reminded me of school-, so i pulled the Essential Classic Tags with Fillable Elements to cut tags from different papers from the collection, and also the picture of my daughter.

The idea of structure was easily translated into the layout by creating a grid with the tags.  Once i had them in order, i used embellishments from the collection to decorate each of them.

In order to break a bit of the angular shape of the grid, i chose to place some of the embellishments a bit off side, this added movement and a touch of fun  to the page.

Being a mom of teenagers means to walk a fine line between being encouraging and sarcastic, so i decided to reflect this in the bottom row of tags.  The first has all the journal (the little clipboard piece was easy to fussy cut), then the middle tag contains the title -which just makes me smile every time i read it- created using the alphas from the collection, and then a bit of encouraging to end the page.

I love the structured look of the page, along with the fun colors and movement of the embellishments on the page.  The following video will show you how it all came together.

Just love how these two pages came together using one single collection.  I hope these have inspired you to use the OFFICE HOURS collection to document your memories.    Remember to share with us what you create with the collection!
XO,
Nathalie



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