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Altenew NEW Year-End Celebration Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

By KariV on December 17, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Welcome to the Altenew Year-End Celebration and Blog Hop! There are lots of prizes, too, so stay tuned for the details!

Today I have THREE projects to share with you using some of these new and awesome products.

Card 1: YAY and Cake!

In this card I’m showcasing the new Celebrate with Cake die and Fancy Yay die. I think this cake die is awesome…with layers and frosting you can create in any color you want!

I die cut that Fancy Yay die in pink glitter paper to really make this something fancy!

For the colors, I used some of the new Frozen Delights inks to color the polka dots and cake stand. I used this stencil to dry emboss the background panel and then ink over it with these soft ink colors. Doesn’t it just look like a cake with ice cream inspiration?!

If you want to see how this card came together, check out my short video here or in HD on YouTube:

Card 2: Gold Band Lily

For this card, I die cut the lily with a glitter paper base, then 2 yellow layers. The center stamens are also green glitter paper with a purple pollen layer. I used a patterned paper from this set for the background. Then added a Hello sentiment die from this set.

Card 3: Miss You Floral Card

This card was really fun to make. I used the new Lovely Daisies Die set together with the Mega Stamp Frames die set to create a lovely card.

Of course, I added some colorful inking, some glittery bling, and some fun paper to finish out this card! I love this stencil for an interesting background!!

Check out the full die release here:

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 12/23/2021 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 12/25/2021.

Blog Hop Order

Next on your hop is the super-talented Jenny Colacicco!

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!

Don’t forget to leave a comment…let me know what your favorites are from this release! Thanks for stopping by today.

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Warm Winter Wishes

By KariV on December 14, 2021 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I have a one-layer card to share…which is rare for me! But this Hedgehog Hollow December Kit has really inspired me to create a “patterned paper” background!

It’s a simple card, but I do love how it turned out! I took the square frame stamp and stamped it in British Racing Green ink (a favorite)! Then I stamped the berries in Telephone Box ink.

I heat embossed the sentiment in the middle with my NEW FAVORITE embossing powder (Rainbow Sparkler), which has some fun glittery sparkles in it.

For extra sparkle, I added some glue to the berries and sprinkled it with red glitter. I allowed that to completely dry before attaching the whole panel to some green cardstock.

I hope you enjoyed this project today! Happy Holidays!

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Merry Penguins

By KariV on December 11, 2021 in Christmas, Holidays, Paper Crafting

Hello! I’m so excited to share with you this merry penguins card using my favorite penguins from Miss Ink Stamps.

Watch the video below or in HD on YouTube:

These sweet penguins have fun accessories you can use including: Santa hats, candy canes, fish, and reindeer antlers! It’s fun to mix and match.

I colored them up with Copics, and added some highlights with a white gel pen and stardust stickles.

This is a collaboration with Miss Ink Stamps and Ink on 3…join us over on Instagram for the hop and enter to win by hopping along and leaving comments on each stop!

I hope you enjoyed this project today! Thanks for stopping by!

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Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Carolina Allspice Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($200 in total prizes)

By KariV on December 7, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Welcome to the Altenew Craft-A-Flower Carolina Allspice Blog Hop and Giveaway. Today I’m excited to be joining in because the Altenew Craft-A-Flower subscription is one of my favorites!

This flower was delightful to put together and I created a simple background to make that flower SHINE!

I have a video to share on how to put this flower together, as well as my card process. Watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

Giveaway Prizes

$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 12/13/2021 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 12/15/2021.

Blog Hop Order

The next hop is at the amazing Michelle Short’s Blog!

Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered to win! I’d love to hear if you have ever seen a Carolina Allspice flower IN REAL LIFE?!? Thanks for stopping by!

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Altenew Build-A-Flower: Queen of the Lilies Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

By KariV on December 1, 2021 in Paper Crafting

Hello! Welcome to the Altenew Build A Flower Queen of the Lilies Blog hop. This new Build a Flower stamp set is quite majestic and I enjoyed building them up with inks!

I have 2 cards to share with you today using this stamp set!

Card 1: Soft Watercolor Background

For this first card, I used a soft blue watercolor background to really make those Queen Lilies pop! I stamped up the lily in white by using a soft grey ink for the first layer. For the center of the lily, I used yellow ink; and for the spots I used an orange ink. I LOVE how this lily came out.

Card 2: Pink Lily (No Outline)

These lilies are beautiful in all the colors, and for my next one I wanted a PINK lily that was a little softer…so I didn’t stamp the outline layer.

I also created a soft watercolor background for this card, but this time I used blues, yellows, green, and soft pink. Then I added that bold pink lily on top, together with some of the leaves.

I stamped this one with some beautiful pink inks from Altenew, creating a black stamen with orange pollen. The spots are stamped in a soft grey ink.

Imagine the different colors of lily you could make just changing up your inks!

I love that Altenew makes it easy to create stunning flowers with a layering guide inside the stamp set pamphlet.

This set is also available as a Build A Flower subscription, when you sign up for the subscription you will save 14%.

I’ve created a short video to show you just how easy this set is to get a stunning result! Watch it below or in HD on YouTube:

Giveaway Prizes

$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 12/07/2021 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 12/09/2021.

Blog Hop Order

Your next stop is the oh-so-talented Jenny Colacicco.

Don’t forget to comment to be entered to win! Let me know which card is your favorite today. Thanks for stopping by!

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