Hey everyone! Happy Tuesday!
The crafting community is one of the most awesome I’ve known. Not only is it bursting at the seams with super-talented ladies (and even a few guys!) but it’s also filled with kind souls, kind hearts, and lots of friendship and love.
I’ve been a part of this community for several years now, and count myself very lucky to know and have rubbed shoulders with some of the giants. Companies and friends; this place really does feel like an extended family a lot of the time.
It’s in celebration of that extended family that I’m here today. One of my favourite companies, Altenew, have pulled together a massive 2-day hop in honour of the crafting community and the awesome designers in it! Hold onto your hats because this hop is filled with inspiration, giveaways from a whole host of sponsors, offers, and even a prize for me too!
Altenew is headed up by my two awesome friends, Jen and Tasnim. To see their talents go from using supplies, to forging their own, has been a joy to watch. I don’t have to tell you that Altenew are one of the hottest companies out there. Everyone loves them, and their products – which is evident by the long list of people that will be your Hop stops for the day! The fun all starts on the Altenew blog, so make your way over there if you haven’t been already!
I’ve got a beautiful fresh card today, to say hello to all my crafty friends:
Aren’t those flowers *gorgeous*?! They’re from the amazing Winter Rose set, which I just had to have!
If you’ve been to my blog before, you know I have said a thousand times that I’ve OD’d on flowers. It’s true, I have. But I think after a long break from them, I’m finally starting to fall in love with flowers again – but there’s a catch! There are literally *hundreds* of floral sets out there, which is what first led to my having my fill of them. But, I think I’ve found a soft spot in my heart for the floral sets that truly stand out as having something ‘different’ to offer. Only a few companies meet that requirement – and Altenew is one of them!
So anyway, back to the card.
I stamped the flowers with a mix of yellow and pink inks. I love the wonderful contrast and slightly abstract feel of these beautiful, vintage-style flowers. I really think they steal the show!
So that those flowers take centre stage, I decided to stamp the leaves in a pale grey. They add just enough interest to the background and help ground the flowers. The sentiment is built from the ‘Hello’ from the Winter Rose set and the ‘friend’ from the Sketchy Floral set. Love!
I couldn’t resist another couple of shots – I really love how this turned out! There’s even a subtle splattering of mist on the card which the camera unfortunately didn’t pick up!
If you couldn’t tell already, this card’s style was inspired by my amazingly talented friend, Aga – but with a little of my own spin on it, of course!
Hooray for Altenew! Hooray for this awesome hop! Hooray for crafting!!
Giveaways!
I promised a bunch of giveaways, and man this will not disappoint!
Altenew is giving away a $100 Altenew prize pack to FIVE lucky winners. There are also 13 awesome companies/magazines who are offering the following prizes:
Jennifer McGuire Ink: 3 class spots at Online Card Classes
Create and Craft TV: £50 gift certificate
My Sweet Petunia: Mini MISTI
Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 gift certificate
Pretty Pink Posh: $30 gift certificate
Simon Says Stamp: $30 gift certificate
Chameleon Pens: 1 pack of 5 Chameleon pens
Tombow USA: 1 pack of 10 dual brush pens
WOW! Embossing Powder: $25 gift certificate
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
Freckled Fawn: $20 gift certificate
Papercraft Magazines: One copy of each of the latest issues of four magazines
Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine: 1 year subscription
Be sure to leave comments by Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 20 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on all of these blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on October 28th, 2017.
But, there’s more! I’m also giving away a $20 gift certificate to the Altenew store! So make sure you leave a comment here as well!
Here’s your Hop order for today:
Altenew Card Blog
Jennifer McGuire
May Sukyong Park
Keeway Tsao
Svitlana Shayevich
Galina Filippenko
Amy Sheffer
Papercraft Magazines
Taheerah Atchia
Joni Nina Andaya
Virginia Lu
Simon Says Stamp
Enza Gudor
Nina-Marie Trapani
Lilith Eeckels
Laurel Beard
Chameleon Pens
Vicky Papaioannou
Erum Tasneem
Laurie Schmidlin
Carissa Wiley
Awesome, right?! So what are you waiting for – get hopping!
AND, if you want to go shopping right now, Altenew even has the following awesome shipping offer for you!
I hope you’ve loved what you’ve seen here today! Thanks again Altenew for inviting me to be a part of such an amazing hop, and thank you all for stopping by!
Supplies
Lovely card;! Found you following the AlteNew blog hop, will be subscribing to see more of your work.
This is a beauty of a card. I really love what you did with the leaves. Thank you for sharing your talent.
That winter rose is stunning, must have.
I love the simplicity of your card. It is just lovely.
This is the first time I am visiting your blog……not the last for sure! I love your style!
Wow such a delicate card!
I have to agree with you…Altenew has the best floral stamp designs. The layering sets are amazing and so versatile. You’ve created a stunning card.
I love this card!!! The colors are so beautiful and fun. You can’t help but smile when you see it. I adore the crafty friends that I have made in my very short time being involved in the crafting community. I love how we all inspire each other so much and build each other up!!! The kindness that we all share is AMAZING!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful cardvwith us!!
Elegant card, with soft floral colors. Love it
What a cool technique! I have to try this, so pretty.
LOVE your beautiful card with these soft and pretty colors,. I cannot resist a floral stamp set by Altenew. I don’t even have a favorite, I love them all, lol…. but seeing your card puts the Winter Rose set at the top of my shopping list. Thanks for sharing your amazing talents and being such an inspiration.
lovely card thank you for sharing
Gorgeous card! This is one of favorite stamp sets!
Great design and I love the colors you chose. TFS!
Yes, the flowers are gorgeous. But you adding black to them made them even more beautiful. Just stunning. Thanks for the inspiration.
So pretty! Love Altenew’s sophisticated style.
gorgeous card! I so love this stamp set and it is at the top of my wish list so I hope to win to get a little help crossing things off:)
So pretty, absolutely love the colors
OMG! I love love love the black outline! What a punch it adds to the card!
You have a beautiful creative mind. I like pink and yellow together but wouldn’t have been able to put them together like this.
What a beautiful elegant card. I love the colour combination you used. I also really like the placement of the flowers. Thank yo u for the inspiration.
It’s not related to the awesome card you made (which is awesome) but I also wanted to say I really love the design of your blog. It’s pink and gold glitter and it is brilliant. I’m loving the inspiration along this Altenew blog hop.
Pretty card!
Great choices of colors! I really love the POP of the black in the centers. I agree, these flower stamps are just stunning. TFS!
WOWZERS! Absolutely gorgeous card! I love crafting and making crafty friends!
This is so classic and Stunning!!! Beautiful work!
Love the almost “whimsey” look to these flowers. So pretty! Thanks for the chance to win.
Thanks for sharing your inspiration with us! I really like the colors you used and the softness of your cards!
Beautiful card and the colours you have chosen go together so well!
Exquisite card Taheerah! LOVE the colors and layout of the cards – I never would have thought of this! Thank you for sharing your talent and inspiring us! I discovered Altenew at 2015 CHA and fell in love with their unique stamps. I’ve been purchasing their products as I found them at stores and finally gave up recently and began ordering directly from their website. There truly are no other companies with Altenew’s diversity and concepts. I am so happy to see how they’ve grown and hope they continue. I’m a huge fan!
Lovely card! I don’t usually care for pink and yellow together but you’ve got just the right shades of them to make it work.
Love these soft colors.
This card would be so pretty for a wedding.
Just an elegant, awesome card. Love the soft colors and the simplicity of design. With Altenew, it’s easy to create any design style one likes! And as a crafter, i know that can change from day-to-day! LOL!
Lovely card with the soft tones and the black lines.
beautiful card. love the touch of black on the flowers, very retro
I hope I never OD on florals. It’s the thing I really love to play with the most! And the most fun to color for me! I have some others, just love my florals best. And this one is just elegant. Thanks for a gorgeous example.
Beautiful Card using the layering stamps in a different way!
I was never into floral cards until I discovered Altenew. I now have many of their stamp sets and they are still not enough. This set is on my wish list, especially after seeing your beautiful card.
Your card is lovely. I really like the colors you used
to color them. Altenew has the best flower stamps!
Wow! This is just stunning!! The colors are beautiful!
Lovely card.
Pretty card! Love the colours.
The black accent is the best! I love it!!
Beautiful Card.
I noticed AGA’s influence on this one:)) with your Feminine touch of pinks and peach!
So soft and pretty!
Interesting to have black as part of the flower rather than the outline, I love it. Even with the black the card still has a very soft look, it’s a beauty!
Wow great card. Love that you used a gray color in the middle. It makes the subtle color really pop. Amazing. Love Love. Thanks
What a nice card. Love the layout and colors. Thanks for sharing.