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
Soft and elegant….beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Amazing card! So elegant!
I love it,I always love everything you create.
beautiful card…simple and elegant. Thanks for sharing.
I love how you combined the black and the different colors. Gorgeous!
i A, IN LOVE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THIS STAMP SET
Lovely cards. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card! I love this stamp set!
Lovely card
… so beautiful
Such an elegant card!
Oh my gosh, your card is absolutely gorgeous! I love how it’s subtle, yet having just a touch of black makes the roses stand out!
I love these
Beautiful card and a great blog hop with so many talented designers!
Interesting coloring method! Love the colors!
This is a beautiful card! I love the colors you chose and the design!
Soft and lovely, wonderful color combo and love the placement of the florals!
Beautiful card, love the colors combination ?
Love that gorgeous color combo!
What a brilliant idea on the black outline image. That makes the card so unique and stunning, of course! Love, love it! p.s. I’ll be stealing this idea!! 😉
This was so beutiful. I really loved them, and I must get my stamps out right now!
Lovely card, love the colors
This is such a beautiful card !
So pretty! I love flowers that are subtly multi-coloured, in real life and on paper!
I find so much inspiration here!!!
Very pretty, soft and lovely.
I like the simple beauty of your card. The light colors are just right.
What a stunning color combination! Love it!
Love your soft, vintage look!
My first time to your blog Taheerah and I LOVE your card!! The colours are so soft and beautiful together with the black outline over top!! I love love LOVE it!!! Thanks for sharing…I will be back!!
What is it about roses that we just can’t resist?!? Gorgeous card!
Thank you for a chance to win.
Gorgeous card!
I love it! Sooo retro. Very sweet
Love your gorgeous card and also the sentiments. Thanks for sharing…
Beautiful card. I like the flowers, but I love the leaves in the background. Great idea ! Thank you for the inspiration.
Absolutely beautiful card! I loved the colors but the very light Grey flowers are so great. Adds so much to the beautiful colors. Just amazing!
These are lovely. Can’t wait to create a set of these for sending to my friends
Beautiful card. Yes, Altenew is a fabulous company with beautiful product. Great inspirations
Wow! What a beautiful card! I love this crafting community and the fact that it can bring people together from all over the world. I have “met” some wonderful friends in places like Florida (USA) and even New Zealand!
Such a beautiful card! I love the Grey leaves in the background.
You can see easily why you could OD on this flower set, a great combination of soft colours, thank you x
Altenew floral designs are stunning and your card really shows off this lovely stamp.
Your card is just stunning. so elegant! I can’t wait to make one of my own!
love the use of the pastels
Love the way you’v used the black to make the flowers jump from the page. Beautiful card!
Love the soft colors and pop of black in your card. Thanks for the inspiration.
The manner in which you colored your flowers really does give them a vintage look. And the leaves being light gray keeps the look going. Very nicely done. I would love receiving that card from a friend. Thanks.
So elegant! Beautiful work.
Very nic e card! I just found out about Altenew and I am loving it!