Altenew January 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY

Good morning! I can't tell you how delighted I am this morning to be hopping along with Altenew to celebrate the BRAND NEW January 2019 Release! You may have seen this release at Creativation this past weekend, or in photos from those who attended - and I can tell you it is just as beautiful as you might imagine! You can find the entire release HERE.

So - fair warning - this is a VERY photo heavy post! I have a total of 7 cards to share, so make sure to get all the way to the bottom for the giveaway info! 

So I'm starting off with a card using one of my favorite items from the new release - Garden Picks 3D Dies! I love all of Altenew's layered floral stamp images - so adding it in a 3D option has been something I loved from the first set I saw! These are just as gorgeous as I would have hoped, and really quite easy and fun to layer as well!

There is also a bit of soft stenciling in the background behind the flowers - do you see it there? I used Elegant Swirls Stencil and Morning Frost Ink.

I used varying tones of cardstock to die cut the layers and build the flowers, then planned my placement and picked them up with some Press and Seal while I prepared the background. 

I was then able to press it into place quite easily after applying adhesive to the back of each die cut piece.

Finally, I added the sentiment from Beautiful Blossoms using Moon Rock ink. Aren't those flowers stunning?!?!?

And speaking of stunning florals - how can you not fall in love with these beauties from the new Wonderland stamp set?!?!?

For this dreamy card, I used an ink blended background that I created with Distress Oxide inks and splattered with gold.

I heat embossed the florals from Wonderland in white on vellum, then die cut with the coordinating Wonderland Dies.

I layered them on my card, using tiny dots of sturdy liquid adhesive to hold them in place - which works perfectly, since you don't see those tiny dots!

Finally, I heat embossed a sentiment from Wonderland stamp set on a strip of black cardstock, and tucked it under one of the stems, adhering it in place!

And then, because I loved this set so much, I used it again, this time paired up with the clever new Wonderland Mask Stencils!

I started off by stamping all my images on a panel of white cardstock. Then comes the fun part!

These stencils are so clever! They are thinner than ordinary stencils, and include both the negative and positive die cut! I used the main stencil to lay over the stamped images, and then carefully did a bit of ink blending over the outer edges of the petals in 3 different colors of distress oxide inks.

Next, I layered up the negative pieces of the stencils over the images - holding in place with a bit of removable adhesive - and blended some ink around the edges of the flowers and added some flicks of water before removing the masks. So fun!

Finally, I added a bit of sparkle with some clear glitter Nuvo drops - squeezing them around the edges of the flowers, and then smearing inward with my finger tips for a lightly frosted edge to each one, and stamped the sentiment in place as well - before tearing the right edge for texture and layering over a bit of black cardstock.

And carrying on my seeming love of ink blending - next up we have this card that uses several of the new release items!

For this card I also used another previously prepared blended ink background (my new hobby when I'm bored is to create backgrounds for fun - so relaxing!)

I thought it would be fun to use that lovely Garden Picks 3D Die with all white layers - I love the effect it gave! Such a different and elegant feel I think!

I heat embossed the larger image from Fancy Frames in gold on vellum, and die cut with the coordinating Fancy Frames Dies - then layered that on my background along with a sentiment from Beautiful Blossoms that was heat embossed on a strip of navy cardstock. A splattering of gold over the entire top and a few sparkly clear sequins finish this card off!

And again...another ink blended background! Some of these were from a trip to visit my friend Crystal Thompson in Wyoming, and some were created on a day I was having trouble focusing - but needless to say, I've been grateful to have them on hand, since they make it super easy to put together a card in a hurry!

For this card I used mostly die cutting - with a simple sentiment stamped and heat embossed on a strip of black cardstock.

I die cut the beautiful new Floral Heart Frame Die from white cardstock, and punched out most of the elements - leaving some of the smaller pieces in place. I die cut the lovely new Simply Friend die 3 times, once from silver glitter cardstock, and once from white cardstock, and layered them together for a nice dimensional sentiment. I adhered that to the Floral Heart Frame Die, then used that to hide my liquid adhesive just behind that large sentiment to adhere to my card. Love doing this with intricate dies, since it leaves the edges floating free and looks so elegant and dreamy!

Finally, I added the heat embossed sentiment from Wonderland over the top. Check out the sparkle from some soft gold splatters on the background, and that lovely silver glitter cardstock!

I promise we are nearing the end! So many beautiful cards with this release! This card features the beautiful Angelique Motifs stamp set - another lovely layering set!

I also used the handy Angelique Motifs Mask Stencil for this card - it allowed me to stamp and mask my images so easily!

For a bit of interest, I added 5 score lines down the left side - it's hard to see them in the photos, but it adds a nice touch of texture on the card, without adding any bulk or layers.

Finished off with a sentiment from Beautiful Blossoms (in case you can't tell - this set is loaded with great sentiments!) - and added a mat of kraft cardstock before mounting on a coordinating green card base.

You've almost reached the end! I have one last simple card to share using the adorable new baby stamp set - Gift From Heaven!

For this card, I stamped the lovely image on watercolor paper, along with a pairing of a few of the sentiments to build one large sentiment. 

I then did a bit of very simple watercoloring around the image to make it pop. I kept the colors very neutral, so this would easily work for either a boy or girl card! This style of card would be very easy to recreate in bulk for baby shower invitations or thank you cards as well!

I would love to hear which set is at the top of your wish list - or which of these 7 cards is your favorite! I seriously had WAY too much FUN with this release!

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Altenew is giving away 6 $50 gift cards for comments left on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog. Winners will be announced on the Altnew blogs on 2/3/19. In addition, I have a $30 gift card up for grabs for comments left just on my blog here! My winner will be announced 1/30/19 on my blog here!

Here is the entire blog hop line-up so you don't get lost along the way - there are lots of giveaways along the hop as well:

Altenew Card Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Svitlana Shayevich

May Sukyong Park

Laurie Willison

Kathleen Graumüller

Therese Calvird

Anna Komenda

Nicole Picadura

Nathalie DeSousa

Sveta Fotinia

Zinia Redo

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Lisa Fonseca

Alex Syberia

Enza Gudor

Olga Moss

Lilith Eeckels

Heather Hoffman (you are here)

Zsoka Marko

Norine Borys

Irit Landgraf

Agnieszka Malyszek

Yoonsun Hur

Sandra Dietrich

Rubeena Ianigro

Kymona Tracey

Seeka

Virginia Lu

Reiko Tsuchida

Kristina Pokazanieva

Vicky Papaioannou
Lydia Evans

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