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
WOW!! Your card is so lovely, just like the sentiment says. I especially love the color combination you chose. Breathtaking! Thanks for the opportunity to win something awesome from Altenew!!
Very classy…love all the florals; most stunning designs and way too many to choose from; which is a great problem to have!
Simple and elegant! Love!
These colors are so yummy! I love your card!!
Beautiful card. Love the black lines thru them.
Pretty card with somewhat unexpected colors. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful card! I love Winter Rose, too.
Amazing card! Love the bold lines.
Beautiful choice of colors! Thank you for sharing your creativity and story with us!
These flowers are soft and beautiful! Awesome!
Lovely card Taheerah! I love the bold black against the softly coloured flowers – just beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Such subtle colour combo!
Beautiful design and I love your photography too 🙂 thanks for sharing!
Very pretty card, love the colors
Wow! Your creation is so inspirational! I adore it! LOVE the colour combo! TFS!
I totally agree with you about having enough of flowers EXCEPT Altenew’s flowers! They are definitely heads and shoulders above the rest! LOVE LOVE LOVE your card, and the beautiful photography setting too 🙂
Love this card! Thank you so much for sharing!
It’s sooo pretty ! It has a elegant & a soft touch to it .
Thank you for sharing !
So many beautiful stamp sets but this has to be one of my favourites, stunning card
WOW! Great concept using multi color i inks to create your multi color Rose! Love the colors you chose to create your Beautiful creation. Well done!
Oh I really like your color choice for this card
Such a gorgeous card just beautiful
I loved your card! The color palette is lovely! Thank you!
Such a gorgeous card and I could spot Aga’s signature style right away. The way you have taken inspiration from her and made it your own is really beautiful. The soft colours and the design are just perfect 🙂
Love love love this card! The roses are beautiful and this stampset is on my wishlist! Thank you for sharing this beautiful card with us 🙂
Two-tone flowers are my real-life favorite, and you have captured them perfectly in these little roses. The card is full but uncluttered; I just love it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Gorgeous card with the soft colours and the black. And I agree with you that Altenew takes flower stamps to a whole new level . I’m not much of a flower girl either but Altenew got me, lol. They have amazing other products too but they rock their florals!!
Yes, these flowers are gorgeous. I like the black outlines you created.
I just absolutely love the idea behind this blog hop, and of course, I love your card!
What a lovely card!
Your card is really beautiful. The colors work so well together. I like the gray leaves in the background. They add texture without taking the focus off of the roses.
I love the soft colors you used on the card. Just beautiful
Such a beautiful card very elegant
This is gorgeously lovely, such a beautiful card Taheers!
Where would we be without our crafty friends – they inspire us, encourage us, and give us excuses to continue making ever more cards!! Thank you for celebrating them with this fabulous blog hop!
Your card is gorgeous. I love the colors and design.
The pale gray for the leaves was inspired. That really allows the flowers to take center stage. And you’re right Altenew never disappoints!
those pearls are the perfect backdrop to that lovely card!
Your card is lovely, and your photography is fantastic. I love how you stage your cards!
What a gorgeous card! I love the retro feel of it. Reminds me of patterns from the 50 or 60s. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win a great prize. 😀
I never think of pink and yellow together but now I will. You made such a pretty card!
Love your card! The addition of black and the pale colors is stunning.
Great Hop with GREAT prizes….thanks for all the inspiration
Simple but yet outstanding card.
Taheera, I love the fun, fun look of your flowers! I’d love to see a video tutorial of your card. Thanks for sharing your cheery card.
Taheerah, I love the color combinations of your card. Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful card and colors! I am always a big fan of your style!
Fabulous card, love the soft colours with the black outline!
Pretty Card!
I can see why you like their flowers!
I love those winter roses. Your roses are gorgeous. I love your colours. Great card