Hello friends,
Welcome to the Altenew 6th-Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2! I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy at home.
Today, I am delighted to help Altenew celebrate their 6th Anniversary! A big and warm Happy Birthday to Altenew!
In light of these trying times, Altenew considered cancelling their celebrations. However, they want to use this blog hop to spread joy and encourage others to give back/be there for one another during these challenging times. Altenew has donated 6K to relief organizations that are working to help vulnerable populations. Watch this video to learn more.
There’s a hop with fabulous giveaways too – more details of that below.
You should have arrived here from Virgninia Lu‘s blog! If you want to start the blog hop from the beginning please visit the Altenew blog. Check the bottom of this post for the full blog hop list!
Projects
Altenew’s fabulous products have been a favorite of mine for a long time and I’m so excited to share my projects with you today! I have two cards for you.
When I was deciding what Altenew product to use on my duo, I couldn’t resist grabbing their gorgeous Garden Picks 3D Die set! I was blown away by this set and by how easy it was to use it to make absolutely stunning cards. This time I challenged myself to use just one die from the set.
First, I die cut leaves from the Garden Picks 3D Die Set out of watercolor paper and vellum, and I used Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers to color them in. For my tall card I used the following colors: Turquoise, Lime, Paper Bag and Fresh Lemon.
And for the “Best Wishes” card I used Purple Wine watercolor marker. I then added Nuvo Glimmer Paste here and there for decoration.
For the “Congratulations” card I made a tall card base and added some ink blending. I used Altenew Aqualicious and Dew Drops inks. Once my ink blending was done, I glued the leaves die-cuts and added black paint splatters. I then added several black crystals onto the card and popped a sentiment (from Engagement Wishes Stamp Set) white embossed on black.
For the “Best Wishes” card I made a card panel using acrylic stamping technique. I used Altenew ink sprays in the following colors: Puffy Heart and Orange Cream. I added black paint splatters, as well. I then foam mounted the panel onto a white card base. I adhered the vellum leaves and the watercolored leaves onto the card, layering them to create some dimension.
I then added several black crystals. Lastly, I gold embossed on black a sentiment using stamps from the Wonderful Wycinanki Stamp Set and popped up it onto the card.
Supplies
Below you will find links to the supplies used to create the project(s). Click on the letters to go to a favorite store: Pinkfresh Studio (PS), Scrapbook.com (SB), Ellen Hutson (EH), Altenew (AN), Amazon (AZ), The Gray Muse (GM). Where available I use compensated affiliate links. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliate program, see my disclaimer HERE.
Thank you!
![]() Altenew Garden Picks 3D Dies Buy from: AN | EH | SB |
![]() Midnight Blue, Studio Katia Crystals Buy from: EH | SB |
![]() Hero Arts Embossing Powder, White Buy from: EH | SB | AZ |
![]() Neenah Cardstock Buy from: EH | SB | AZ |
![]() Ranger Emboss It Ink Pad Buy from: SB | AZ |
![]() Hero Arts Embossing Gun Buy from: EH | SB | AZ |
![]() Ranger Ink Blending Tool Buy from: EH | SB | AZ |
![]() Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers Buy from: AN | SB |
![]() Canson Arches Cold Press Watercolor Paper Buy from: EH | AZ |
![]() Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, 0.88 oz Buy from: EH | SB | AZ |
![]() Altenew Embossing Powder, Antique Gold Buy from: AN | EH |
![]() Double Coated Foam Tape Buy from: AZ |
![]() Mini Die Cutting Machine Buy from: AN |
![]() Nuvo Glimmer Paste, Moonstone Buy from: EH | SB | AZ |
![]() Puffy Heart Metallic Shimmer Ink Spray Buy from: AN | SB |
![]() Orange Cream Metallic Shimmer Ink Spray Buy from: AN | SB |
![]() Engagement Wishes Stamp Set Buy from: AN | EH | SB |
![]() Wonderful Wycinanki Stamp Set Buy from: AN | EH | SB |
![]() Altenew Sweet Dreams Ink Set Buy from: AN | EH |
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Prizes
Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
- Altenew: 6 $50 Altenew gift certificates
- Altenew Academy: 10 class spots
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 $100 Altenew gift certificate & 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags($20 each)
- My Sweet Petunia: 1 prize bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
- CiLi in Papers: $100 gift certificate
- Craft Stash: ÂŁ75 gift certificate
- Amy Tangerine: Your Brightest Year Yet online workshop(valued at $89)
- Online Card Classes: 3 class spots
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate
- Scrapbook.com: $50 gift certificate
- Michelle’s Cards & Stamp: $50 gift certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 gift certificate
- Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2020 issue
- Bumbleberry Papercrafts:Â ÂŁ25 gift certificate
- Seven Hills Crafts: ÂŁ25 gift certificate
Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2020 for a chance to win one of 37 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!”. 37 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/18/2020.
Blog Hop
The next stop on the hop is Simon Says Stamp’s blog
Check out the full list below:
- Altenew Blog
- Kristina Werner
- Terri Koszler
- Virgninia Lu
- Alex Syberia
- Simon Says Stamp
- Lilith Eeckels
- Amanda Baldwin
- Mindy Eggen
- Butterfly Reflections Ink
- Agnieszka Malyszek
- Isha Gupta
- Galina Filippenko
- TaeEun Yoo
- Norine Borys
- Ilina Crouse
- Irina Fonina
- Keren Baker
- Maryam Perez
Special Offer
Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY6TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV20 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/2/2020 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/5/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. Shop HERE.
I really appreciate you stopping by and participating in this blog hop. If you like what you’ve seen from me, please give me a follow over on my Instagram. (@alexsyberia)
Thank you for spending time with me!
Alex
228 comments
Hi from Port Huron, Michigan. Gorgeous cards. I love the watercolors and the lovely loose look of the leaves. Just beautiful!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent.
Hi Alex I’m from Hannibal NY. I love your use of ink and vellum on these cards! It makes them look so elegant💕
Hi from San Fernando!Fantastic cards, an amazing showcase of this set, which I just added to my wish list! Thanks for sharing your creativity.
So pretty!
Stunning project. Stopping by from Northern California
Hi from Lincoln, Nebraska. These are beautiful cards, and I love the 3-D texture. My favorite is the long, slender one.
Hello from Montreal, Canada. Love both, they’re so gorgeous!
Hi from Oviedo, Florida. OMG your cards are GORGEOUS!! Love them! Happy 6th, Altenew!
Hi Ya’ll from central Oklahoma, USA 🙂 Your cards have happy colors…so bright and cheery!!! Lovely! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
Beautiful cards Alex! I’m really loving the look of the tall cards Right now and yours is stunning!
Hi, from Wisconsin. I love the dimension on your beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration.
Alex hello from Ojai, CA! Your cards are stunningly gorgeous!
Hi from Orlando, FL!! Happy 6th Anniversary to Altenew! Beautiful monochromatic layers of gorgeousness on each of your stunning cards!!
Hi from Illinois! Your cards are beautiful! And I think you must have an amazing camera because the photos are so clear! Right down to the glitter. 🙂
Hello from Maryland! Love the beautiful cards you created using one simple die and the lovely colors you chose. I especially like the tall card. I really enjoy seeing card designs that are not the normal A2. Thanks for sharing!
Hi from northern Alberta, Canada! 🙂 How beautiful, Alex!
Hello from Minnesota! How fabulous what one die and a variety of colors can make! Thanks for sharing your creative talents on the hop!
These are lovely! I love the color choices and these leaves. Your designs are fantastic.
Hi from Lake Villa, IL. Love the dimension to your cards…also the gorgeous colors. TFS and Happy Birthday, Altenew!
Your cards are stunning Alex!!!!!!! Love these and all your beautiful cards!!!!!
Beautiful, inspiring cards, stunning colours!!!