Altenew August 2022 Endless Ambition Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Welcome to the Endless Ambition Blog Hop with Altenew! I am so excited to share my projects with this release…there are some amazing products!

This exciting release is chock full of possibilities for every crafter. Hot foil plates with coordinating stencil sets are the focus, but we have also included some beautiful die sets. Feathers, flowers, greenery, and sentiments will find their way to your projects this month. Lastly, Timeless Tulips (an exclusive retreat collection from July) will be available along with this release!

I have LOTS of projects to share, so let’s get started!

Card 1: Curtain Leaves Cover Plate Die

This is a gorgeous die…and I couldn’t resist creating an alcohol inked background and adding the Curtain Leaves Cover Plate die right over the top!

I added some ink blended leaves from THIS die and heat embossed that gorgeous sentiment from THIS set.

I am completely in love with this cover die and I think it will get tons of use!

Cards 2, 3 & 4: Dreamy Feathers die

You must KNOW that I couldn’t stop with this new die. It is GENIUS! The layers of this die allow you to cut different portions in different colors (and/or glitter paper!) and fit them all together as one. WOW!

For this first card I used Altenew Glitter paper in gold, some yellow paper and a slightly patterned paper for the top layer. I was simply in AWE as I put it all together. I added some white pigment ink for the clouds in the background. And now I have the “Feather Theme” song in my head from Forrest Gump…do you know the one?

Of course I couldn’t resist a RAINBOW themed feather!

For this one I watercolored the background with the Altenew watercolors, then I ink blended the bottom layer of the feather die with similar colors. I die cut the TOP layer of Dreamy Feathers die with white cardstock and added some glitter paper to the center of the feather just for good measure!

I splattered on some black paint and stamped the sentiment in black ink. I cut 3 additional feathers and stacked them up for some dimension. A few gold pearls finished this card off.

Once I finished that card, I thought the top layer of the die would look awesome on a background! First I die cut the back layer to act as a STENCIL and inked on some purple ink. Then I put the top layer over that…

Dreamy, right? That “For You” sentiment die is also a part of this release…and it worked perfectly for this card. I die cut the background of the sentiment in gold foil paper, and the top layer in a dark purple cardstock.

I have a video up on assembling these gorgeous feathers, and 3 ways to use your layering dies, check it out here:

Card 5: Hot Foil Wreath & Sweet Sentiments Hot Foil (with die)

This Hot Foil wreath is so beautiful, and it has a matching coloring stencil, which makes for an EASY card with just the right amount of foil.

There is that hot foil sentiment again…and I love that it has the die to cut it out. Here I foiled it in a matching blue foil to complement the wreath colors.

LOOK at that foil! Love it!

Card 6: Rainbow Burst Hot Foil Plate & Stencil

The Rainbow Burst Hot Foil plate is so fun! I used some AURA foil for this and then used the matching stencil to color in some soft colors.

I already had foiled the sentiments with some turquoise foil, and I thought the “Celebrate” sentiment would look perfect on this card! A little subsentiment and some gems finish off this stunning card.

Card 7: Timeless Tulips

I am a BIG fan of tulips so this set gives me all the heart-eyes! This beautiful stamp set has a matching coloring stencil and that really makes me happy!! I love an option of either coloring it myself, or simply adding ink for a quick card.

I hope you enjoyed all these projects today! Don’t forget to take a look at the entire release HERE because there are so many more awesome products. Altenew does a great job in creating product that makes card-making stunning AND easy!

I’m often asked what supplies I use to make my cards and projects, so I’ve put together a list using affiliate links when possible. If you make a purchase with these links I may receive a small commission. These help me to keep up with blog costs and continue bringing you fun projects. Thank you so much for your support!

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/28/2022 for a chance to win. 

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/29/2022.

Blog Hop Order

• Altenew Blog
• Therese Calvird
• Teresa Litchfield
• Virginia Lu
• Nicole Watt
• Nathalie DeSousa
• Rebecca Sogn
• Terri Koszler
• Penny Pynnonen
• Laurie Willison
• Teri Wilson
• Angela Brennan
• Maryám Pérez
• Karen Brown
• Mugdha Gujarathi
• Lilith Eeckels
• Bobby Hagen
• Lorena Brougher
• Jaycee Gaspar
• Michelle Burnier
• Linda Westfall
• Jenny Colacicco
• Soraya Maes
• Caly Person
• LauraJane
• Emily Midgett
• Kari VanNoy *YOU ARE HERE
• Annemarie Caister <—–GO HERE NEXT
• Fiona Duff
• Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.
• Bridget Casey

Leave a comment and let me know your favorite card or product from this release! Thanks for stopping by today.