Sixth Street Sundries

Emily Midgett

Altenew March 2023 Stampwheel Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Good morning! Today is the day… the long-ancitipated Stampwheel from Altenew is finally officially here! This exciting new tool debuted at NAMTA last spring, and is finally available to preorder! The Stampwheel is an innovative, multi-purpose tool, making stamping, stenciling, and blending super easy. We are doing a blog hop today to share lots of fun inspiration on how to use this new crafty tool! You can see the full hop list below or on the Altenew Card Blog.

After some experimenting with the Stampwheel, I found that the most unique way to use it was with layering stencils, a product category that Altenew does so very well! I sometimes find stencils to be a bit futzy to create with, having to fuss with washi tape, adhesive sprays, magnets etc, in order to achieve crisp blending, but the amazing photopolymer Stage (the base) on the Stampwheel creates an “adhesive” background upon which your card base can adhere cleanly and easily, while your stencil adheres to the photopolymer around your card base

For my project today, I created a card using the beautiful Greenwood Flowers layering stencil set. I began by placing my A2 card front on the photopolymer Stage of the Stampwheel. This Stage is basically a giant photopolymer stamp, flat on one side and gridded lines on the other. The flat “sticky” side is the side upon which you adhere your cardstock; if it becomes less sticky, simply wipe it with clean water and allow it to air dry, just like you would your regular photopolymer stamps! I adhered the white card front in the center of the photopolymer Stage, then placed my stencils over the top and did my ink blending. The sticky surface of the Stage creates a perfect seal around the entirety of card front so that your stencil will be hard pressed to move whilst you’re blending! No need to fuss with washi tape, adhesive spray, or copy paper anymore. So easy!

After I had quickly blended my floral pattern on my card front, I wanted to create a color-coordinated sentiment by using the same purple inks that I used for my flowers. I die cut the Fancy For You from some white cardstock, then adhered it to the Stage. I then used my blending brushes to blend the Shades of Purple inks over the plain white die cut while it was still attached to the Stage. This die cut is super intricate and a bit finicky for ink blending, so normally to do this I would have to keep it in the negative space and add washi tape to the back to keep the die cut from moving, but being able to adhere it to the Stampwheel’s Stage made the process super quick and simple! Once I had finished ink blending, I used Altenew’s Stamp Cleaner and a microfiber cloth to whisk away any remnants of ink left on the photopolymer. It worked beautifully! I did have some staining from some red ink on a different project, but it doesn’t affect the stickiness at all. It just looks well-loved.

Once I had finished all of my ink blending, I die cut a label shape from the Labels and Tags 2 die set using some heavyweight vellum. The opaque die cut softens the background pattern to allow the blended sentiment die cut to stand out. I adhered the greeting to the vellum, then flipped it over and added some foam tape to the solid areas on the back side of the vellum, hiding the adhesive to keep it from marring the vellum. I added a few glittery butterflies cut using the Mix and Match Mariposa dies and Dazzling Diamond glitter cardstock. A few minty green gems finished it off. Colorful, springy, and pops of sparkle scream spring!

Well, that’s all for my project using the brand new Stampwheel! This new tool is sure to be an excellent addition to your crafty bag of tricks, with some super unique uses that make it a great complement to the tools you already have in your craft room. The current stock is already sold out, but the next round of Stampwheel products are available for preorder! Click HERE to see all of the details.

Now for some fun giveaway information!

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $20 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 04/05/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 04/07/2023.*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog. 

Here’s the full hop list:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

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Comments

  6. Gorgeous card! I pre-ordered the Stampwhwel. I’m excited to try it. The one thing I hope to see in future installments are card alignment lines.

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  7. Ooooh, Emily! This is one stunner of a card. I’m trying to figure out what to cut from my budget to be able to order the new Stampwheel. It looks amazing!
    Lori S in PA

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  8. Thanks for the card. Layering stencils does appear to be a breeze and from what I saw in other blogs mass production just got easier also. My wheel arrived last evening so I am ready to grab the wheel and take a spin.

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  11. Beautiful card Emily! Excited to get my StampWheel delivered sometime in May…I have TON of stencils and matching stamp sets, and some on my Wish List…so will be lots of fun!!!!!

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  15. How gorgeous Emily! Love the idea about using the Stampwheel to customize finicky die cuts. I also look forward to using it for off the edge stamping and stenciling.

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  22. Very pretty, Emily! You certainly make stenciling alone a great reason for this new tool. I think I heard they may offer extra ‘wheels’ in the future, so maybe we’ll be able to purchase an additional sticky mat for the ‘stage’ too: one for ink blending and one for stamping?

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  24. I love what you created with the stamping wheel. I cannot wait to get my hands on one! It looks likes such a great tool to have.

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  33. Every time someone comes out with a tool claiming to make stenciling easier I tend to purchase it, often with disappointing results. The Stampwheel looks like the answer I’ve been looking for. Your card is beautiful!

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  34. Beautiful! The wheel is a must have for the mat alone for stencil users. Having a base to hold it in is perfect – no shifting at all.

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  39. HI Emily. I am so happy you showed how to use this with a layering stencil. I was not sure how that would work holding it down. I am also happy to know that you can make the mat sticky again by washing it. I though you would have to keep buying mats. By the way, your card is gorgeous.

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  43. I have 3 other stamp positioner products and didn’t think I needed another one, but after seeing the stamping wheel I think I NEEFD this. Great card, love the colors.

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  47. Beautiful card and layout. I agree that using this tool for multi layering stencils is a game changer. Thanks for sharing your inspiration.

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  50. Your card is stunning. Love it thank you for showing us how to use this incredible tool.❤️

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  52. With the layered stencils being all the rage now, I can see where this stamp wheel stage is going to be a game changer. Thanks for sharing the beautiful stenciled card.

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  58. What a beautiful card! I love the colors. Thank you for the information on how to use the Stampwheel. What fun!

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  59. Gorgeous card! I love all the different elements together. It was nice to see the tool used with stencils also.

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  60. The vellum, the butterflies, those flowers! Made for a gorgeous card! I love that you can use stencils with the stamp wheel too!

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  63. Gorgeous!!! You’re right this Stamp Wheel does make it easier to use the layering stencils (and stamps)!!! What a great new cool and I’m so looking forward to what people make using this!!! I’ve read before that its a game changer and I agree! Thanks for sharing!

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