Hey everyone! Happy Thursday!
I’m taking part in a very special Blog Hop today to celebrate one of my favourite companies!
The altogether awesome Altenew are turning two! To be honest, I can’t believe it’s only been two years since the brainchild of my dear friends Tasnim and Jen burst onto the stamping scene and stole our hearts with their fresh, trendy, clever designs! What they’ve accomplished in only two years is staggering and a testament to their talent and hard work! Congratulations Altenew – Happy Birthday, and many more!
You should have made your way here from my awesome, uber talented friend, Yana Smakula – but if not feel free to start at the beginning at the Altenew blog! 🙂
I couldn’t wait to break out the delicious Way Too Sweet set for my project. I just love the adorable all the yummy cakes, ice-creams and ice lollies in the set – and all the sweet sentiments as well!
Here’s what I came up with:
I love how this turned out! The photographs didn’t quite do it justice (the vanilla coloured ink is barely visible in the photos but it *is* there) – I wish you could see all the detail properly in real life!
I used the reverse of the ice-cream stamp first, inking it up with Distress Inks and Distress Stain, spritzing with water, then ‘slamming’ the stamp down on the card base so I would get uneven, splat images! So happy with how this turned out!
When all of the splattered images were dry, I inked up the normal side of the stamp with the same colours and overstamped them, deliberately not aligning the images perfectly for a fun touch. I finished up with the sentiment and some splatter for a sweet card perfect for the occasion!
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Giveaway!!
So I mentioned I’m a part of a hop, and that there’s a Giveaway! In fact, there’s a whole host of amazing giveaways! Make sure you leave a comment at every stop for the chance to win one of *THREE* prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew!! Wowsers!!
- Pretty Pink Posh : $30 Gift Certificate
- WOW! Embossing Powder : $30 Prize Pack
- Simon Says Stamp : $30 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L : $30 Prize Pack
- Ellen Huston : $50 Gift Certificate
- Freckled Fawn : Gypsy Kit valued at $27
- My Sweet Petunia : Mini MISTI
- StampNation : Three 3 Month Subscriptions
Be sure to leave your comments by Tuesday 12th April 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th.
Here are your stops for today:
Svitlana Shayevich
Supplies
Lovely soft colors!
Deonna
Lovely soft colors!
Deonna
Lovely cards, i like the watercoloured look.
The sift delicate colors on this card are just lovely.
What a cute card… How refreshing makes me think of summer and sunshine. ☺️
What a super sweet card, Taheerah! I love it!
Lovely card, I always love ice cream and this card is just so sweet
Love the watercolour effekt on the card.
I love this card. So yummy and sweet! ???
Cute card! Me love ice cream!
what a pretty card. Love the way you made the icecreams.
Beautiful!!!! I want an ice cream cone now:)
Now I'm craving ice cream! Thanks for sharing!
What a fun technique and it looks so beautiful! Thank you!
Beautiful card! Thanks for the inspiration!
Such a beautiful soft looking card.
Oh Taheerah, Way too sweet says it all! Your card is yummy! Thank you.
Very cute. The splat technique fits so well with the Altnew ice-cream images.
Your card is so lovely and I also love the blotches
I can see why Altenew has grown so fast
Cute and playful card. Thank you for sharing
Such a soft, pretty and yummy card Taheerah!!!!
Whimsical and fun!
Fun card!
Lilian
The Leaf Studio
Yummy yummy! Way Too Sweet is a great stamp set. Congrats to Altenew!!
A good technique for this stamp set.
Cute card.
What a fun technique! Thanks for sharing.
Love the idea of using the back of the stamp. Such nice soft cones.
Nice technique. Wonderful card.
Great card, love the look!
What a great technique! Pretty card!
What a fun card! Thanks for sharing.
Fun card for the summer.
Cool technique! Thanks for sharing!
so cool! makes me want chocolate ice cream now 🙂
What an interesting look! I like the subtle colors!
I love how the sentiment is the focal point and the softness of the ice cream cones is just right.
Very cute. I like the soft colors. Great job!
Sweet card. I love the soft and soothing colors you used. Thanks for sharing.
Great card, love the soft coluring.
Sweet! I keep forgetting to try using the back of a stamp like that… thanks for the SWEET reminder! : )
I'm sure your card is much prettier in person. Your lovely muted colors just don't photograph well, but what we can see is super. Thanks for sharing.
Fab technique and such a cool card! Brilliant! xxx
Love Love Love the ice cream cones and watercolor…so cute. Thanks for sharing
So many new ideas to try thanks for the inspiration
looks like a fun and versatile stamp set. Thanks for sharing your card.
Loving that Ice Cream!
Super darling, I really like how you softened up the images.
Love your technique!!! Cool card!!!