Home is where the craft is.....: June 2021

28 June 2021

Altenew Educators "Anything But A Card" Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

Welcome to the Altenew Educators "Anything but a card" blog hop and giveaway, The hop starts at the Altenew Card Blog Today my post is very different from what I usually share, I'm sharing 3 ways to create your own "faux handmade paper". When I was a child my Mum and Step-Father used to buy eachother the most beautiful cards made from handmade paper, I remember the torn edges and feel of luxury the paper had and wanted to try to recreate this.

In this first example I used kitchen paper, you could also use toilet tissue or Kleenex. I take 4 sheets and lay them on top of each other, I then spritz with water making sure all layers are damp, it's important not to add too much water, you are wanting the paper to compress and stay together. I then added some colour using my Metallic ink sprays and ran it through my die cutting machine with the Beautiful Bergenia embossing folder. I left the embossed paper on a sunny window sill to dry.

In this second example I used tissue paper from the children's craft section at my local craft store, the process was the same but I chose to add colour with Altenew's Watercolour brush markers. I used the

Daisy Bed embossing folder.

My final sample shows how you could use crape paper and swinking, If your not familiar with Swinking you should check out Laurel Beard she is the swinking queen. I added the layered cape paper to my Dreamy tiles embossing folder and rubbed an ink pad over the surface and then embossed, the wet paper allows the ink to bleed out slightly giving a beautiful distressed effect.

You could use the embossed papers to create backgrounds, die cut embellishments or like I did cut gift tags from them. I have't added any embellishments to them yet as I am reluctant to cover any of the detail but I think some small die cut sentiments would look really pretty. Will you try making your own Faux handmade paper?

Your next stop is Neha Aggarwal

Prizes:

$200 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $35 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/04/2021 for a chance to win.

There’s MORE! What’s a hop without YOU?! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your gorgeous Altenew “Anything But A Card” creations. We will pick 2 of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will each receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate! Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/06/2021.

Altenew Card Blog

Terri Marie Koszler

Neha Aggarwal

Bridget Casey

Tenia Nelson

Nandini Karmarkar

Nenette S. Madero

Rosie Neustaedter

22 June 2021

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Clematis Josephine Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to the June Altenew Paint-A-Flower blog release blog hop and giveaway. You should have arrived here from Colleen Balija, if not you can go back to the start of the hop at any time by visiting the Altenew Card Blog

Today I am sharing a simple way to you outline stamps and still achieve a stylish look. I started by stamping and black heat embossing the PAF Clematis Josephine onto a piece of paper from the Dreamy Sunset 6x6 paper pad. I then used a stitched rectangle frame to die cut it.

I covered a piece of white card measuring 3.75" by 5" with the Brushed Grid Wide Washi, I mounted this to an A2 note card using foam tape. I then added the die cut panel with my floral image. I white heat embossed two sentiments from the PAF Clematis Josephine and trimmed them down. Before adhering them to my card I added some gold thread and used foam tape on the back of the sentiments to anchor it in place.

I'm really happy with how this card turned out, the pink and black together are very stylish. Your next stop on the hop is Amanda Baldwin, but before you go please check out the giveaway information.

Giveaway Prizes:

Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/29/2021.

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17 June 2021

Altenew Summer Adventure Stand-alone Dies Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to the June Stand-Alone die release blog hop and giveaway for Altenew, You should have arrived here from Sandhya Iyer, if not you can go back to the start of the hop at any time by visiting Altenew Card Blog.

Altenew have just released 7 new Stand-Alone die sets. Including an awesome new sentiment set that will add a really cool feel to your projects. I have created 5 cars using the new items, let's take a look at.

I used the Rings Border die cut four times from two different shades of Orange card, I adhered them to a piece of double sided adhesive. I then sprinkled with green glitter, this gave me an awesome background for the floral element to sit against, I used the Tropical Jungle Stamp and die set along with my Artist markers. Finally I added a sentiment using the All about you word die.

For my second card I used an A2 card base along with a piece of the Dreamy Sunset 6x6 paper. I cut the Peeking Leaves cover die from a piece of green cardstock and adhered it to the card base. I then used the All about you word die to cut from vellum and the same paper used in the background.

For my third card I used the All about you word die along with the Moroccan Lattice cover die. I added a butterfly from the Dovetail Butterflies Stamp and Die set.

My next project is a fridge magnet. I used the Abstract Seascape Cover Die, I cut it 7 times and adhered them together and then onto a very thick piece of card. I used Altenew's Watercolor brush markers to add color to each section. I then added seed beads to all of the waves sections before filling them with a glossy glaze to give the look of stained glass. Lastly I added a strip of self adhesive magnetic tape to the rear.

My final card uses the Abstract Landscape Cover die. I cut the die from both white and black card. I used my Altenew Metallic Ink sprays to add colour to the die cut landscape sections. Once dry I added them and the black outline to a card base. I then added a heat embossed sentiment from the Spectacular Adventures stamp set.

Your next stop is Kelly Griglione, before you go don't forget to check out the free gifts and giveaway information.

Free Gift Promotion

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.

Get a FREE brand new Summer Adventure Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Summer Adventure release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Summer Adventure Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 06/17/2021 through 06/19/2021. Shop HERE!

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 06/23/2021 for a chance to win.

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/25/2021.

07 June 2021

Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Peruvian Lily Layering Die Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to the June Craft-A-Flower blog hop and giveaway, you should have arrived here from Carol Hintermeier, if not you can go back to the start of the hop at anytime by visiting the Altenew Card Blog.

The Craft-A-Flower Peruvian Lily is a stunning layering die set, here I cut the flower twice using Altenew's Gradient card stock. I then added a coat of glitter, I sprayed the flowers and leaves with a spray adhesive and then sprinkled with iridescent glitter.

I created the backdrop using the dotted scales cover die and Frilly Frame die. I added these to my card and stamped a couple of sentiments using the Label Love stamp set.

Your next stop is LauraJane, before yo leave please check out the Giveaway information below.

Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 6/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/15/2021.

Blog Hop Order

Sending Virtual Hugs

Today I am sharing a card I made recently using some newer items from Lawn Fawn. I stamped all images onto Neenah Solar Crest cardstock using Versafine Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the images using Spectrum Noir Illustrators in the following colours;

GY1,2,3 CG1,2,3,4 CR1,3,5 CT1,2,3 GB1,3,4,6 BG1,3,5,7 BT05, I used a white gel pen to add highlights.

I used the following stamps, dies and paper pad to create my card;

Virtual Friends stamp and die set

Virtual Friends add on stamp and die set

Long Distance Hugs stamp and die set

Stitched Hillside Borders die set

Outside in Stitched Rectangles

Den Sweet Den stamp and die set

Perfectly Plaid remix 6x6 pad

Thank you for stopping by today, have a great week ahead.

04 June 2021

Altenew Adventures Ahead Stamps/Dies/Stencils/More Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to Altenew's June release "Adventures Ahead", you should have arrived here from Jennifer McGuire's blog, if not you can go back to the start of the hop at any time by visiting the Altenew Card Blog

This release is packed full of crafty goodness, Stamps, Die's, stencils, washi tape, paper pads and decals!

My first card features the Spectacular Adventures Stamp and Die set, I love the really modern feel to this stamp set, I stamped three sets of glasses each with a different scene. I placed them on to a piece of brown embosses cardstock, I used the Brick Wall Embossing Folder, I lightly sanded the raised areas and then rubbed a light brown ink pads over them to give a more realistic look. How cool is this card?

I created a second card using the Spectacular Adventures Stamp and Die set. I created the background by ink blending Distress Oxide inks onto Bristol smooth cardstock, I then used the Dotted Lines Debossing cover die to add background detail. I stamped a sentiment from the Let's Go stamp set, I love the blended background it feels like a sunset.

Next up we have the Lets Go stamp set and coordinating die set, this is a really fun stamp set. I chose to pair it with the Waffled Diamonds embossing folder, I embossed some beige/light kraft coloured card and then rubbed a Burgundy ink over the raised areas, these 3D embossing folders have such a good emboss the only the high areas catch the ink.

Next is a really fun card using the Stellar stamp and die set along with the Mountain Builder die set, I chose to use really bright fun colours. These two sets go so well together, The mountains are so easy to use.

I am in love with the Colour Bands die set, I really needed a rainbow die set in my life and this one hits the spot. I created a background using the Cloud scene stencil and some light blue ink. I added a sentiment from the Halftone Circles stamp set.

My final card is a cute shaker using the Colour Bands die set, I cute them out of a panel to create lots of windows and added acetate to the reverse, I used foam tape and added some sequins. I used a rainbow strip paper behind. I felt it looked really bare so used some of my alcohol markers to add dots. I then used the Essential Sentiment Strip dies to add lots of colourful sentiments.

Your next stop is Erum Tasneem, Before you leave don't forget to check out the Free gift and Giveaway Information.

Free Gifts

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.

Get a FREE brand new Adventures Ahead Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Exotic Garden release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Adventures Ahead release collection from 6/04/2021 through 6/10/2021. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Adventures Ahead Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 06/04/2021 through 06/06/2021. Shop HERE!

Giveaway Prizes

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/11/2021.

Blog Hop Order

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