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
Such a pretty card. Thanks for the bonus giveaway too.
I love the pink, yellow ink combination for these roses. Awesome card. Thank you for sharing.
Your card is beautiful. I like your use of the pale grey behind the flower images. Like you said it grounded the roses. So simple yet elegant!
Your card is definitely different, but I really love it..
What a beautiful card! I love the colours!
Your card is beautiful. I love how you used unrelated colors to get such an elegant look.
This card is fabulous! I love that you combined the yellow and pink colors!
Just so beautiful!
Love the colours for these flowers they are so lovely and cute.. thanks for sharing your creativity with us.
I like your fresh take (design and color choices) on a floral card. I love getting together with my crafty friends (twice monthly). Keeps me sane and inspires me to create.
What an elegant card and choice of background display with pearls and a fountain pen is very fitting for your card. Totally relate to your comments as I am totally addicted to Altenew’s floral stamps.
Is there such a thing as “modern vintage” style? If so, you’ve nailed it with your gorgeous roses!
Glad you decided to give flowers another try! Gorgeous card!
I’m the exact same way when it comes to flowers… I need them all!!! ?❤️ Love the subtle coloring you used!!!
How clever of you to pair pastel colors with black.
This is just BEAUTIFUL! Lovely flowers, lovely photography!
I love the colors ! The pale yellows and pinks accented with the black highlights really look great together. It’s a beautiful card!
Your card is so pretty, love your design and soft colors!
Exciting design! Stand out card.
Fabulous card Taheerah! I totally agree with you, Altenew ‘s floral set are some of the most beautiful out there, thanks for the inspiration!
Your card is so pretty and
love the stamps.
Carla from Utah
Awesome day to spend blog hopping. Amazing talent all around!! TFS
I love the soft colors in your card. Beautiful.
Taheerah your flowers are gorgeous – such soft pretty colours and love your photo staging elements too 🙂
What a lovely card. You’re talent always amazes me.
Such a beautiful creation! Love the colors you chose.
I am glad you decided to do flowers again because you do them beautifully! Thank you for sharing with us.
Beautiful art. I love all things floral so Altenew feeds my soul!
Love the winter rose set! And I like your interesting choice of colors. So soft and pretty!
There are many floral sets out there, but you certainly made this one look good! Thanks for sharing…
Love the card…so 50’s inspired! Really pretty. Thanks for participating.
Such a beautiful and elegant card! The grey leaves are perfect!
I just love how you used black as the accent highlight color for these pale pastel flowers. It adds just the perfect touch to your card. So elegant and absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your inspiration 🙂
So pretty! The flowers in this set are fantastic and I really like the colors you chose paired with the pale leaves.
Lovely card, I love the layering techniques you demonstrated.
My goodness! So pretty!
I love the simplicity of this card. Even though it has a simple design, it has a huge impact. I agree with you completely about the quality and uniqueness of the Altenew flower stamps. They can’t be matched by any other company. Thanks for sharing.
Very simple card with just the right amount of color. Great technique!
Love the softness of this card! Lovely!
Glad you’re part of the hop! I like your style – gorgeous floral card!
This is so gorgeous!! I love the colors!! So stunning!! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Amazing Card! The black layer gives it an artistic look. LOVE!!
Beautiful floral card!
Your card is lovely and so are you!
Love Love Love this card!!!
Love the color combinations on your card.
Beautiful card and beautiful colors!
Pretty spotlighted card.
Beautiful card! Love the combination of soft colors with the bold black outline.
beautiful card, Taheera! love the soft colors!