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Altenew Bursting With Creativity Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

By KariV on December 17, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m delighted to be a part of the Altenew Bursting With Creativity Stand-alone Dies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway today!!

There are so many BEAUTIFUL new dies, and today I’m making SEVEN cards to share featuring many of the new release dies. Be sure to comment and follow along the blog hop to be eligible to WIN! The more you comment, the better your chances are.

I have a video showing all the cards and my featured dies, watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

The first die I created a card with is the Twigtastic die. I paired it with the Winter Cardinal to make a winter-feel card.

I thought this die is perfect for a “nest” for my favorite winter bird! I love how it looks together.

The next die is an absolute favorite of mine: the Layered Wood Flower Die Set. This layering flower die is gorgeous and I used it on many of my cards today (because I just couldn’t resist!)

For this card, I combined it with the new Swirl Motif Die Set as a dramatic touch in black and white.

Beautiful flowers, beautiful Swirl Motif Die

I die cut this flower in so many colors, and I had to make a red and green card, too (I’ve got the holidays on my mind)! I created the background with Altenew embossing paste and spray to make the mint green background. How gorgeous is this flower in RED?! Love it.

Next, I die cut the beautiful Just Leaves Die Set. I can see this being a die that I reach for over and over again!! I think it’s a must have! I colored these up with just two green Copic markers and added a sentiment and the bright yellow flower for this card.

And because I loved those leaves so much, I created a second card with only the leaves! Add just a few red enamel dots to give it a holiday vibe.

That “Merry” sentiment is foiled in a lime green color and it works so well with my Copic-colored leaves.

Next up is the Linear Crossroads Die, which is a beautiful die for added texture in the background on this next card.

My last card today features the Floral Doodles Die Set, which is a layering flower die. It has the background AND a lined outline of each flower.

I inked up the background of these flowers with Distress Oxides and then added a black outline over the top of each of the flowers and leaves. A simple inked background makes it pop off the card.

I hope you enjoyed this look at the new release stand-alone dies! Leave a comment and let me know your favorite one.

Giveaway Prizes:

$250 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/23/2020 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/25/2020.

Freebies:

Here are TWO ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity!

Get a FREE brand new Bursting With Creativity Stand-alone Dies Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Bursting With Creativity release bundles. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Bursting With Creativity Stand-alone Dies Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 12/17/2020 through 12/19/2020. Shop HERE!

Blog Hop Order:
Here is the blog hop list:

Thanks for stopping by today! I will have a list of all the supplies below for you, if you are interested in checking out the new dies.

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!

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Altenew Educators “Floral with Geometric Elements” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

By KariV on December 14, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m delighted to be a part of the Altenew Educators Floral with Geometric Elements Blog Hop today. There’s also a giveaway and a Linky Party for another chance to win by participating!

If you have arrived here from Nanette Madero’s blog, you’re on the right track! I have a full list of the blog hop links listed near the end of this post.

Today I’m sharing TWO cards. I started out with the stamped geometric background (shown below) and had my poinsettia already die cut, but this background really needed some red tulips for that Christmas vibe I was going for.

This card uses a favorite of mine: Spheres and Spirals stamp set. I stamped these in black and added some glitter embossing powder for extra sparkle. I used Evergreen Bough to ink up the background and then colored in a few spots of the spirals with various green shades of marker. Then I added some red tulips from another favorite of mine: Craft A Flower Tulip!

Then I just HAD to use my poinsettia for another card, so I made a different background using another beautiful stamp set.

That poinsettia is die cut with a very fun technique (adding versamark ink) so I could silver heat emboss those veins in the petals! For a video on how to do this, watch below or in HD on YouTube:

Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 12/21/2020 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 Altenew 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 12/23/2020.

There’s MORE! What’s a hop without YOU?! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your gorgeous Altenew “Floral with Geometric Elements” creations. We will pick 2 of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will each receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate!

Hop list:

Altenew Card Blog
Nenette S. Madero
Kari VanNoy **YOU ARE HERE
Helen Kalb <<——- NEXT DESIGNER
Teresa Litchfield
Colleen Balija
Rachael Shedeed
Pam Boedeker
Nandini Karmarkar
Amber Rain Davis
Neha Aggarwal
Amy Hill
Teri Wilson
Terri Marie Koszler
Eva Bussom
Sandra Woodson
Irina Fonina
Jaycee Gaspar
Roteja Galvan
Teri Stokes
Michelle Ochoa Murray
Rosie Neustaedter
Patty Mello
Virginia Lu

Thanks for stopping by! Don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know your favorite card. Happy Holidays!

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Who Wants a Hippopotamus for Christmas?

By KariV on December 12, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am turning some regular hippos into Christmas hippos and making TWO cards! These cute hippos are from Miss Ink Stamps, and I’ll bet you can guess the song that inspired me to make these cards.

I have a video on the process and I’m sharing some more tips on stretching stencils and stamps to create more with your supplies! Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

Aren’t these hippos cute! I’ll bet you would never guess that the red ribbon is really seaweed from that set. Lol. Another great trick to stretch your stamp sets!

I colored up so many of the hippos that I decided to make a slimline card, too!

That glitter is the beautiful Dazzle Dust from Miss Ink that changes colors in the light! This one is blue and it has a green shift to it. So pretty!

Well, I really hope I didn’t cause that song to run through your head (like it did for mine the entire time I was making this card). But really, if the hippos are as cute as these stamps, count me in for having one on my wish list!

Happy Holidays! I’ll be back soon with more cards.

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Santa’s Sleigh

By KariV on December 11, 2020 in Christmas, Holidays

Hello! Today I have a fun card with the Sleigh Bouquet stamp set designed by Alex Syberia. This is a beautiful set and I loved working with it. I started with a watercolored background.

Then I stamped the sleigh TWICE. The first image I colored up with Copics. The second image I colored only the poinsettia and Fussy cut it out. I added it to the sleigh with foam tape to give it more dimension.

I positioned the sleigh and the presents on the background to make it look like the presents were falling out of the sleigh.

That sentiment was stamped on white cardstock that I colored with a matching green Copic marker. If you don’t have matching cardstock, it’s a great trick to get the shade you are looking for!

Thanks for stopping by!

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Thank you Beary Much

By KariV on December 9, 2020 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I am sharing my very first card with the December Hedgehog Hollow kit. This kit is filled with cute forest animals and sentiments to match! I couldn’t resist that bear from the kit so here is my project: