Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday!
I’m taking part in a very special Blog Hop today to celebrate one of my favourite companies!
The altogether awesome Altenew are three years old! Doesn’t time fly?! It seems like only yesterday that 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 three years is staggering and a testament to their talent and hard work – and their innovation and product lines just keep on growing! World domination here we come!! Congratulations Altenew – Happy Birthday, and many more!
I have a couple of cards to celebrate the happy occasion, and they’re both with the theme of following your dreams:
I had so much fun with the Happy Dreams set! I love the fresh, Spring-like feel of the colour palette. Perfect for new beginnings.
I stamped the leaves with Morning Frost ink, then added some watercolouring in between the images with some Frayed Leaf ink. Some splatters of Lavender Fields mist really help lift the design and stop it from feeling too ‘cold’.
The gorgeous ‘Be A Dreamer’ sentiment fit the mood perfectly – especially when stamped on sunny yellow cardstock! I fussy cut the image and adhered with Pinflair Glue Gel. Some sequins finished off this beauty perfectly!
Next up, a change of colours, a change of mood – but every bit as encouraging:
Stunning right?! I loved watercolouring my own background using Distress Inks and smooshing with an acrylic block! Some splatters of gold and black mist compliment the background perfectly!
I loved using the flowers from Wild Hibiscus with just a clean black and white palette – totally fresh and interesting. I trimmed them out and adhered with Pinflair Glue Gel, also tucking in some leaves die cut from vellum.
A label maker sentiment added a bold, modern feel to the design, matched perfectly with some accompanying words of encouragement:
I think of Jen and Tasnim starting off on their journey with these two cards as their mantras – one to have a dream and the next to have the belief to bring it to life. And with beauty, style, class, and sophistication every step of the way. Just like their designs. *smile*
Special Offer
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 *FIVE* $50 gift certificates from Altenew!
Online Card Classes: Three Class Spots
My Sweet Petunia : Mini MISTI
Pretty Pink Posh : $30 Gift Certificate
WOW! Embossing Powder : $30 Prize Pack
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L : $30 Prize Pack
Tombow USA: 1 pack of 10 Dual Brush Pens
Chameleon Pens: 1 Pack of 5 Chameleon Pens
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
Ellen Huston LLC : $25 Gift Certificate
Freckled Fawn : $25 Gift Certificate
Simon Says Stamp : $25 Gift Certificate
Be sure to leave comments by Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win!
21 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on April 28th, 2017.
Here are your stops for today:
Altenew
Laura Bassen
Ashley Horton
Amy Lee
Simon Says Stamp
Sveta Fotinia
Taheerah Atchia
Anna Kossakovskaya
WOW! Embossing Powder
Yoonsun Hur
Raquel Bowman
Marika Rahtu
Nina Marie Trapani
Supplies
Be A Dreamer Card
Believe In You Card
Beautiful CAS cards! I love your style
Nice cards! Love this company! Your blog looks great! So generous of all of these great companies to be involved! Thank you all!
Altenew has beautiful florals. Your cards are stunning!
Love your clean and simple style. Beautiful cards!
Beautiful inspirations.
Lovely cards, with great sentiments. Happy anniversary Altenew.
Really nice cards. I love the soft water coloring on the flower card. Jil
Thanks for the ideas for cards! Simple and lovely!
Cute cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
fun cards! thanks for the inspiration
Beautiful cards! I never thought of using a label maker – I like it!
Lovely cards! Yes! Their layering stamps won me over xx
simply lovely cards and thoughts.
Beautiful cards simple yet stunning!
Love these cards. I have to try these techniques
I just love Altenew’s floral images, and I love what you did with some. So cool to color the background and leave the images “as is.” Great job. Thanks so much. I didn’t realize they were so new–they were already around when I first got started! I have been very impressed from the beginning!
So elegant. Love them.
That “believe in you” card is just amazing!
Great cards.
Love the card you created with the inside sentiment “i do”. Simply awesome
Pretty cards. Thanks for sharing
Clean and elegant . . . . sooo nice!!
Love the serenity of your cards 🙂
Thanks for sharing your cards to celebrate. I’m really liking the Wild Hibiscus stamp set. I would love to win one of the prizes!!!!
Lovely cards. From an old friend from the first SAF.
So soft and pretty, both of them!
Nice clean design. Very nice!
You have such beautiful backgrounds on your cards, love your cards!
I love your card! It’s very elegant! Great color choices, too.
Simply Splendid!
Unique and beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards!
Simple and elegant cards!
Pretty card, the black and white is so stunning against the soft water colored background!
Love the backgrounds! Great cards.
Love the CAS, yet somehow ornate style of your cards!
Nice cards! Thank you!
Love your cards as they are so unique, minimal and completely gorgeous!
Oh so pretty~
Love the simple yet elegant designs!!!
Gorgeous cards-such creativity with your backgrounds!
I like the clean look of your cards”.
Simple and elegant, those are my kind of cards. Thanks for sharing
I like the dreamer sentiment, I never noticed that one before
Pretty gray and white design. I use this color combo often and sometimes, add yellow. Happy Birthdat Altenew
Lovely!
Pretty cards – Love the minimalist approach:)
Great cards!
Great cards!
Fabulous cards!