Altenew June 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello Everyone and Welcome the Altenew June 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Blog Hop and Giveaway.

If you have hopped over from Lilith Eeckels blog you are right on track, or you can just start the hop over on the Altenew Card Blog. Details on the giveaway at the end of the post 😊

CARD DETAILS

For my cards today I created a set of Rainbow inspired Encouragement cards using the Leaf Cluster Stamp set. These actually came together really quickly. 

In order to mass produce cards this way, I found it easier to use multiple stamping tools. One for each color I was stamping (3 for each card). First I would stamp out the leaf cluster that I wanted in the background and then move my piece of paper to the next stamp positioner and stamp out the next color and so on until I stamped out the last layer which below would be like the red leaf clusters in the image below.

To stamp out these images I used Distress Oxide Inks. Rather than wiping off any of the ink left behind on the stamps I misted them with water and then did some second generation stamping onto new panels in the same order to give me the watercolored look.

I then added some splatters to the top area of each card panel in a coordinating color and then stamped out the sentiment in the white space. The Encouragement greeting stamps come from both the Sentiment Strips set and the Leaf Clusters set.

For this next card, I chose to go with a traditional Red Rose color. I stamped out one of the floral clusters from the Forever in Love stamp set and then colored it in using Copic markers. I then used the coordinating Forever in Love die to cut it out. 

To create some drama in the background I used the Warp Speed Stencil to add some black Diamond Glimmer paste and then finished it off with the Always and Forever sentiment from the Sentiment Strips set.

I hope you were inspired by my cards today, I can't wait hop and to see all of the inspiration too. Thank you Altenew for having me once again!

BLOG HOP List

Altenew Card Blog
Kelly Griglione
May Sukyong Park
Maryam Perez
Svitlana Shayevich
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Laurie Willison
Nathalie DeSousa
Virginia Lu
Ashlea Cornell
Enza Gudor
Lisa Spangler
Agnieszka Malyszek
Vicky Papaioannou
Norine Borys
Kathleen Graumüller
Therese Calvird
Emily Midgett
Zinia Redo
Jaycee Gaspar
Kymona Tracey
Joni Andaya
Lilith Eeckels
Ilda Dias← you are HERE👋
Isha Gupta
Lydia Evans
Arjita Sepaha Singh
Sandra Dietrich
Marge Yoon
Seeka
Sveta Fotinia
Zsoka Marko
Amber Rain Davis
Reiko Tsuchida
Kelly Janes  

SHOP NOW→ June RELEASE

GIVEAWAYS
Prizes:
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 6/18/2019 for a chance to win.

A winner from this blog will also receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left in the comment section below. So let me know what was your favorite card from my post and what you liked about it! All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 6/22/2019.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Hoping 👋

SUPPLIES

Leaf Clusters Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	Sentiment Strips Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	Forever in Love Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	Forever in Love Die Set Shop at: ALTENEW	Warp Speed Stencil Shop at: ALTENEW
Mini Misti Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | SK	Strathmore Bristol Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Oxide Ink Pad CANDIED APPLE Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad SPICED MARMALADE Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Shop at: SSS | HBS
WILTED VIOLET Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad SHADED LILAC Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad FOREST MOSS Shop at: SSS	Oxide Ink Pad PEELED PAINT Shop at: SSS
Oxide Ink Pad BUNDLED SAGE Shop at: SSS	Blackout Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	JULY | CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK	JUNE CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK	MAY CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK
STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK	Jewel Picker Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	DISTRESS SPRAYER Ranger Shop at: SSS	Double-Sided Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Neenah 80 LB SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Glimmer Paste | BLACK DIAMOND Shop at: SSS	Juicy Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	Arctic White Ultra Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	WHITE Gelly Roll Pens Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ	ONYX CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. By shopping through my links you help keep my blog running at no extra cost to you. So thank you in advance for supporting my creations!

Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil/Ink/Enamel Pin Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello Everyone and Welcome the Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil/Ink/Enamel Pin Release Blog Hop. I'm so happy to be a part of this amazing release. Thank you Altenew for having me once again!

If you have already started hopping, you should have arrived from the super talented Virginia Lu's Blog, but if you didn't, don't worry you can find the complete list at the bottom of this post. You also may just want to start at the beginning at the Altenew Card Blog since I am towards the end of the Hop. So let's get started!

CARD DETAILS

For my first card, I began by stamping out the Everlasting Happiness florals onto a piece of Bristol Paper using watermark ink and heat setting the lined in white. I then used Zig Brushes to loosely watercolor the background panel. Once the panel was dry I trimmed it and attached it the card base.

The sentiment I added to the center comes from the new Best Things stamp set that I stamped and heat embossed in black and glued onto a background piece of paper that I colored in using the same background colors. I then just popped up in the center of the card. As for little embellishments, I added some green crystals to the centers of the flowers.

Since Mother's Day is just around the corner I thought I would use the same Everlasting Happiness florals to create a Mother's Day Card.

To do this I first I lined up the Everlasting Happiness floral image in my stamping tool to stamp on the top half of the card panel and then just flipped the paper to stamp again on the bottom half of the panel, creating a reverse image on the bottom. This time I used gold embossing powder to heat set the lines.

I then stamped out the letters for Mom using the Ombré Alpha Stamp Set in the middle of the card using Worn Lipstick Oxide Ink and then set it with clear embossing powder.

To add a touch of color I used worn lipstick to blend around the outer edges of the card panel and then added a few clear pink crystals to the fower centers. Trimmed the panel and added it to the card base.

For this last card, I drew on my Portuguese roots as Inspiration. If you have ever visited Portugal I am sure you would have seen similar hand-painted tiles because they are everywhere. They were used in many wall and flooring projects in the 16th and 17th centuries.

This card may look hard to make but it actually wasn't very difficult. I began by lining up the stamps 3 across and 2 down in my stamp positioner. I then stamped out 2 card panels using the Mustard Seed Oxide ink first and set the panels aside to dry. Once the panels were dry I placed one of them back in the stamping tool. I then moved the cleaned off stamps around and repositioned them to stamp directly over the previously stamped ones but using a different design. I used a powder tool over the panel first to ensure the ink was dry and then used Blueprint Sketch Oxide ink to stamp over the yellow layer. I then repeated the same process with the other piece of paper I had stamped in the previous step. Before the blue ink dried I added clear embossing powder to the ink and heat set it to give the blue ink a gloss/tile like effect.

 I then just used a paper trimmer and cut images into tile-like squares. I then arranged the pattern onto my card base and popped up the pieces using foam tape. For extra pops of blue, I added some crystals here and there onto some of the tiles.

The sentiment I used comes from the Fancy Greetings Stamp Set that I also stamped out in Blue and then just fussy cut around the edges.

I hope you were inspired by my cards today, I had fun playing with these new sets and making them! 

SUPPLIES

*Everlasting Happiness Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*The Best Thing Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*Ombré Alpha  Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*Dare to Dream Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*Fancy Greetings Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW
Strathmore Bristol Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Mini Misti Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | SK	Embossing Magic Bag Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Juicy Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	Arctic White Ultra Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3
Gold Rush Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	Crystal Clear Ultra Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Zig CLEAN COLOR 60+ 80 SET Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Oxide Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Shop at: SSS | SB
Oxide Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Shop at: SSS | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad BLUEPRINT Shop at: SSS	BLENDER BRUSH Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ | IO3	OCTOBER CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK	MAY CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK
SEPTEMBER (SAPPHIRE) CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK	TRIANGLE TRAY Shop at: SSS | SK	STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK	Foam Mounting Tape Shop at: AMZ	GUILLOTINE PAPER TRIMMER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB

BLOG HOP List

Altenew Card Blog
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Laurie Willison
May Sukyong Park
Nathalie DeSousa
Agnieszka Malyszek
Ashlea Cornell
Lydia Evans
Maryam Perez
Zsoka Marko
Zinia Redo
Laura Volpes
Nicole Picadura
Jeanne Jachna
Therese Calvird
Kathleen Graumüller
Norine Borys
Kim Jeffress
Caly Person
Lilith Eeckels
Lisa Spangler
Enza Gudor
Mona Tóth
Sandra Dietrich
Isha Gupta
Erum Tasneem
TaeEun Yoo
Sveta Fotinia
Kristina Pokazanieva
Virginia Lu
Ilda Dias → You are HERE 👋

Marie Nicole
Svitlana Shayevich
Anna Komenda
Reiko Tsuchida
Vicky Papaioannou
Kymona Tracey

SHOP NOW→ May RELEASE

GIVEAWAYS

Prizes:

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 5/15/2019 for a chance to win.

A winner from this blog will also receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left in the comment section below. So let me know what was your favorite card from my post and what you liked about it! All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/18/2019.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Hopping👋

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To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. By shopping through my links you help keep my blog running at no extra cost to you. So thank you in advance for supporting my creations! Supplies marked with an asterisk (*) were generously sent to me.