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Good morning! The latest Altenew Stamps+Dies release is here, and it’s absolutely stunning! The Storybook Fantasy release has a huge array of products, from bookmark dies, to gorgeous new floral stamps and backgrounds, to embossing folders, to beautiful layering stencils! We are, of course, celebrating with a blog hop; you should have arrived here from Amanda Baldwin, and your next stop is LauraJane. (You can also start back at the beginning at the Altenew Card Blog.)

I have three projects for you today using the new products. In looking at my previous projects, I thought to myself that I use quite a bit of pink, purple, and coral, as those are floral colors typically found in nature, but not very much in the way of blue. My projects today are an homage to a pretty, forget-me-not blue. Let’s get started with all of the details!

My first project features the new Tall Tale Bookmark die, which I paired with the new Hill Blossoms Layering Stencils. This new die is quite substantial, and features a great little notch at the top into which you can slip a page of your book! I die cut the Tall Tale Bookmark Die from some plain white cardstock (I used 110 lb Neenah to add extra heft to the bookmark and hopefully allow it to last for awhile).

To decorate the plain white bookmark, I used the new Hill Blossoms Layering Stencils paired with Northern Shores and Nature’s Wonders inks to create this pretty, delicate pattern over the entirety of the bookmark. Finally, I added a fluffy blue bow and loop made from some seam binding. (left over from the days when everybody added ribbon to cards, haha!)

My second card features the beautifully detailed new Ranunculus Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder. I absolutely love the subtle, exceptionally elegant look that these new embossing folders create. They are great for making quick cards that are incredibly elegant. I ran the Ranunculus Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder through my die cutting machine using a piece of very pale blue cardstock, orienting the bouquet so that it was flowing off the side of the cardstock panel.

Next, I die cut the Fancy Celebrate die three times from some shimmery whit cardstock and adhered them all together using liquid adhesive in order to create a dimensional sentiment die cut. I adhered this right over the top of the embossed floral bouquet using plenty of liquid adhesive to make sure that it was stuck down good and tight. A few blue gems added some sparkle!

My first two projects were relatively simple, technically speaking, but still with that element of elegance that I love so much, but for my final card, I wanted to really create something special for my husband. He loves blue; (our wedding colors were this same shade of beautiful forget-me-not blue and white) so when I saw the amazing sentiments included in the Whimsical Herringbone set, I knew I had to make an extra-mushy card for my husband.

I started by stamping the main floral image from Fairy Tale Florals using very pale fadeout ink, then used my Copic markers (B28, FB2, B12) to do some no-line coloring on the blooms. I added the details of the stamens and center of the flowers using the Fine Liner Pens.

Next, I stamped the Whimsical Herringbone background using the lightest blue from the Northern Shores ink set. I trimmed the patterned panel down slightly and mounted it on another panel of super pale blue cardstock, allowing just the edge on two sides to peek out from behind the patterned panel. I stamped one of the beautiful greetings from Whimsical Herringbone using Obsidian ink, then trimmed them into strips using my trimmer. I adhered the die cut floral cluster using foam adhesive, then added my sentiment strips with some more foam adhesive. Finally, I added a few more iridescent blue gems for some sparkle. (He’s a guy, so I know he doesn’t care about the sparkle, but I sure do, haha!)

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, as always, Altenew has some fun giveaway information for you to celebrate the Storybook Fantasy Release!

$300 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 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 03/15/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/17/2021.

As well as some great promotions:

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.

Get a FREE brand new Storybook Fantasy Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Storybook Fantasy release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Storybook Fantasy release collection from 03/09/2021 through 03/15/2021. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Storybook Fantasy Stamp & Die Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 03/09/2021 through 03/11/2021. Shop HERE!

Your next stop on the hop is LauraJane. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!

Hi there! Today, Altenew is releasing some absolutely beautiful new stencils, embossing folders, and standalone dies, and of course, we’re celebrating with a blog hop with lots of inspiration and prizes! You should have arrived here from Virginia Lu, and your next stop is Vicky Papaioannou, or you can start at the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning. I have three projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details!

My three projects today focus on a pale gray, peach/coral, and white color scheme, which I think is a great transitional combination from winter to spring. The peach is a little softer and less autumnal than gray and yellow, but the light gray and white still add a touch of cool winter feel to it.

My first project focuses on the Daisies 3D Embossing Folder. These new super detailed embossing folders are so much fun, and they are such a quick and easy way to make a big impact on a card. There are all kinds of fun techniques that you can do with them, with inking and such, but I love the simple embossed look with just some plain cardstock. I embossed the Daisies 3D Embossing Folder on some pale gray cardstock, and I just adore the detail that came through.

To allow the detailed embossing to shine through, I die cut a Mega Love die from some shimmery iridescent white cardstock and heat embossed a greeting from Mega Greetings 3 on a thin strip of the same pale gray cardstock used for the base. I adhered both using foam adhesive for extra dimension, and added a few shimmery white gems for added texture and shine.

My next card focuses on the stunning new Flower Bunch Simple Layering Stencil. These new layering stencils are incredible. They function very similarly to the layering stamps for which Altenew is known so well, but they allow for huge versatility in size and technique that can’t be achieved as easily with a stamp set. For this project, I allowed the gorgeous Flower Bunch Simple Layering Stencil to shine by blending the bouquet using Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss, Heartbeat. Silver Stone, Limestone, Industrial Diamond, Pure Graphite inks on some plain white cardstock. (I will link all of the colors at the end of the blog post.)

I trimmed the stenciled panel down a bit and matted it on some light gray cardstock. For a greeting, I die cut the new Fancy Celebrate Die three times from some deep charcoal cardstock, then adhered them all together to create a dimensional die cut and adhered it right in the center of the blended bouquet. The thick charcoal die cut pops off of the center of the stenciled background! I added a few gems to help add some sparkle to the otherwise matte card front.

My final card uses the new Floral Lace Die with the Nesting Slim Rectangles Die. I die cut a plain light gray rectangle using the Nesting Slim Rectangles Die for a full slimline card front. I also die cut a Floral Lace Die from some coral cardstock. The amount of detail in this die is absolutely splendid! so beautiful.

Before adhering the Floral Lace Die cut to the card front, I blended some Industrial Diamond ink on the card front to help make the details on the intricate die cut contrast and pop even more. I adhered the Floral Lace Die cut to the blended card front using liquid adhesive, then added a die cut “congrats,” which I cut from white cardstock using the Tall Lowercase Alpha dies. I lined the die cuts up on my Cutting and Alignment Mat, then picked them up in one piece using a piece of washi tape and added liquid adhesive to the back. While they were all still attached to the washi tape, I picked it up and adhered the sentiment to my card front. The final touch was some more iridescent gems for some sparkle.

Well, that’s all for these projects! To celebrate the Wondrous World release, Altenew is having some fun giveaways!

$300 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 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 02/22/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/25/2021. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!

Your next stop on the hop is Vicky Papaioannou. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!