Hey, are you hopping? And are you having fun? I certainly am, it’s time for an Altenew Stencil and Ink Spray release and you should have arrived here from KRISTINA’s fabulous Blog!
I have three cards and a video to share with you today starting with an ombre blended background and gee these Continue reading
I have an amazingly talented friend, Deepti who designs for STAMPlorations and today I Continue reading
Today I’m at Altenew and it’s time for a very easy technique using the Altenew Artist Markers! I’ve been enjoying the Continue reading
I have some great news… Catherine Pooler Designs products are now available at the Ellen Hutson store! And to celebrate we are Continue reading
Back with my third and final design for Scrapbook Boutique using this wonderful Concord & 9th Blooms Fill-In Stamp Set and Continue reading
I’m so excited to be taking part in Altenew’s 2017 January release and blog hop, and if you arrived here from Jennifer McGuire’s amazing blog then you are exactly where you need to be. Today we will be releasing 18 stamp sets, 18 die sets and 12 inks!
Today I have made three quite different cards from this amazing release starting with this sympathy card using the Be a Lighthouse stamp set. It’s hard to tell, but I’ve popped up the whole front panel so it looks like the Dark Gray cardstock is inset.
My second card is a little more modern, using the fab silhouette girl and matching die from Let the Wind Carry You. I’m still trying to work out if she’s holding a torch or a paintbrush… so I’ll let you decide. I also used some of the new colours from the release, bright greens, oranges and cool grays, it is a dream come true!
In true Altenew style the flowers from this release are amazing! So for my final card I combined two sets together to create this sweet vase. I used Smile More and Life is Beautiful along with some Altenew Artist Marker alcohol colouring (they are so beautiful to colour with… I can’t wait for Altenew to make markers in all their ink colours, hint)
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To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away $50 gift certificate to three lucky winners. Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday February 2nd at 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. the Winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Saturday February 4th.
Also I will randomly choose a winner from the comments left on this post (only one per person) to win a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew online store, you have until midnight Friday February 3rd (AEDT) and I will announce the winners here on this blog post Saturday February 4th.
Blog Hop Order
This is the last stop along the hop and I hope you have had the most amazing time. If you would like to start at the beginning you can CLICK HERE.
Splash of Color – Other Supplies: Altenew Crisp Dye Inks – Bamboo / Orange Cream / Silver Stone / Industrial Diamond. Die Cutting Machine.
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Thinking of You – Other Supplies: Altenew Crisp Dye Inks – Limestone / Silver Stone Polychromos Pencils – Warm Grey V / Dark Sepia.
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Smile – Other Supplies: Altenew Artist Markers – R304,318,335 / G702,715 / B201. Copics – 0 / T0 / RV00,02,10,83 / Y11,13,17,21 / YR04,24 / E25,29,49,99.
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I’m so excited to be taking part in Altenew’s 2016 July release and blog hop, and if you arrived here from Laura Bassen’s blog then you are exactly where you need to be. Today we will be releasing 16 stamp sets, some new papers and washi tape! I had so much fun with these new stamp sets, I can’t wait to play some more.
Here is my first card for today (the video link is below),
Time for a CAS tone on tone background using those fabulous gray inks and the pale gray cardstock from Altenew. Then it was time for a bright stamp layered Tulip from this gorgeous new set and the sentiment was taken from Birch Land.
I decided to film as I created this card to show just how it came together.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGm3vDPgDDk]
And now, my second and brightest card for this release. I decided to use the Celebrations stamp set to create a fun wedding card. It was time to do some paper piecing and I decided to use one of my all time fave colour combos – bright orange and hot pink, now who wouldn’t love this?
And for my final card I used the Happy Mail set to create this clean and simple design. Just a little bit of sneaky masking, colour added with Prismacolor Pencils and my panel sitting up on a piece of (hoarded) Cherry Wood specialty paper, this card came together very quickly.
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Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away $50 gift certificate to three lucky winners. Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog for your chance to win! You have until Friday August 5th, 11:59pm EST to leave your comments.
Also I will randomly choose a winner from the comments left on this post (only one per person) to win a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew online store, you have until midnight Thursday August 4th (AEST) and I will announce the winners here on this blog post Friday August 5th.
From here you are off to PATRICIA’s wonderful blog. Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you are having a blast on this hop!
Edited to add GIVEAWAY WINNER,
Congratulations Sandra L., Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com to claim your prize with a subject line :July 2016 Release winner from Therese’s Blog
With Deepest Sympathy – Other Supplies: Stamps – Altenew – Tulip. Prismacolor Pencils – Violet Blue / Olive Green.
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Seriously this three day hop has been so wonderful, how can you not be inspired! If you arrived here from Laura Bassen’s blog (Love!) then you are in exactly the right place (if not, then you best start here at the Altenew blog so that you don’t miss out on anything).
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For my first card I chose to use the Beautiful Day stamp set and these flowers make me sooo happy…. swoon, honestly one of my most fave flower sets ever, thank you Altenew! I added an embossed sentiment from the Sohcahtoa set, which is another ‘well loved’ set for me. I actually made this card for the hop and then thought I might as well make it again and film as I created so that you could watch the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS931DsLyj4&w=480&h=270]
And I couldn’t stop at one card so I decided to use one of the new mini stamp sets. This is the Peach Tree and it has all the wonderful layered stamp goodness of Altenew. I kept it fairly CAS and Prismacolor penciled in some backgrounds to create a masculine design.
Now it wouldn’t be a birthday party without some fun offers and BIG prizes……..
Altenew Special Offers
First 100 orders : 1 free mini stamp set (Starting April 7th at 9:00 AM EST)
Orders over $75 : 1 free mini stamp set (Now through Sunday, April 10, 2016)
Prizes
Leave comments along the way for the opportunity to win one of THREE prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew!
There are 8 awesome companies who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
Pretty Pink Posh : $30 Gift Certificate
WOW! Embossing Powder : $30 Prize Pack
Simon Says Stamp : $30 Gift Certificate
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L : $30 Prize Pack
Ellen Huston : $50 Gift Certificate
Freckled Fawn : Gypsy Kit valued at $27
My Sweet Petunia : Mini MISTI
StampNation : Three 3 Month Subscriptions
Be sure to leave comments on each stop by Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th.
From here you are hopping along to Ellen Hutson the CLASSroom and the most incredibly talented Julie Ebersole. Have Fun!
Forever Fabulous – Other Supplies:
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Peach Tree – Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Wrm Grey 20% / Eggshell / Light Umber / Goldenrod.
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Today I have a video for Scrapbook Boutique and I had some requests to show how I made this card HERE , so I’m using some different products but basically getting the same look. I thought it would also be a nice idea to change up the colour of the bird,maybe a teal green / blue or even a green would look nice, what do you think?
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdjlaTsuBWA]
You can find all the supplies linked below or at Scrapbook Boutique. Hugs,
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Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – White, Warm Grey 10, 20, 50, 70% Carmine Red, Crimson Red.
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Another sympathy card for the stash (phew) and today another really easy technique, using up some scraps and embossing some sweet flowers… ticks all the boxes! I filmed as I created so you can watch the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwtoDrbU7O8]
For all these great Penny Black products you can find the links below!
Other Supplies: Cardstock – American Crafts – Powder. I’m thinking the green cardstock is a Bazzill one and called Parakeet… do you know? I did know that I can’t get it here and it makes me sad, it’s one of my fave colours and totally hoarded.
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Today I created a simple sympathy card and when it comes to ‘Messy’ Copic colouring this Ranunculus is perfect. I decided to film as I created so you could watch.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS1yr8qRWrk]
Still very little crafty time around here, hoping to be back on track in a few weeks… Oh, that sounds so far away lol.
Other Supplies: YG93,95. YR00,12.
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Luckily for me, this card is being made for the sake of it, rather than for an ‘occasion’, it’s so much easier. This is the ultimate of CAS, but with sympathy cards that’s the way I usually like to go. Anyhoo, I used both the cat image and the border from the Penny Black feLINE die to create this , really a very very easy card to create.
I’ve linked all the products below or you can head over to Penny Black. Hugs,
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Does it get any easier than this…. the biggest decision I had to make on this card was whether to use sprinkles, dew drops and/or sequins, so for a fast and easy card, you could change up which flowers or sentiments used or even make a set using different coloured cardstock, so easy and pretty.
You can find all these Penny Black products listed below or head over HERE, I also know that Evelyn has these at Scrapbook Boutique for us Aussies, Yay!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – White, Light Aqua. Cardstock – Bazzill Turquoise Mist.
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Playing with some fun Penny Black products today and I had an idea…. I filmed as I created so you can see the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmHnRtIJaKk]
I’ve linked the products from Penny Black that I used below. Can’t wait til next time!
Other Supplies: Copics – B000,02,24. BG11,13,15. BV00,02. 0.
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Back with another card for Scrapbook Boutique, and today I colour up some embossing paste to use with this amazing stencil from Memory Box! I filmed as I created just in case you wanted to watch.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb4Zly9DlJM]
I’ve listed all the links to the products below or you can head on over to Scrapbook Boutique and go shopping yourself.
Other supplies: Copics – Y11,13,21. YG00,03,25.
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Day 5 and time for me to tackle Layered Patterned Paper Piecing with Dimension, reminds me of the old Paper Tole days. I’m having a blast hanging out with my parents, just fitting a little card making in around the cuppa’s and shopping expeditions lol. I’m also getting some design advice from my Mum who is uber talented when it comes to any kind of craft (and I mean any), she is incredible!
I’m off now to attack Day 6… wish me luck!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Limepeel, Olive Green, Goldenrod, Metallic Gold, French Grey 70%, Peach.
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Today I have a fun watercolouring technique for Scrapbook Boutique using Distress Markers, it’s so very easy and when you add some Wink of Stella it’s all nice and shimmery too.
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQRILwAqJ4s?feature=player_embedded]
You can find all the products that I used linked below or you can head over to Scrapbook Boutique and go shopping yourself.
Other Supplies: Distress Markers – Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers.
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Today I’m sharing some Bali photos and a card and video I made for Purple Onion Designs. I simply blended some of those wonderful Tim Holtz Distress Inks on a panel and stamped some sweet silhouette images and voila, a card!
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRmsWv5Y7No?feature=player_embedded]
But before I go I have a couple of quick pictures from Bali
I’m back to work today and with my sister and her hubby visiting things are still busy here. I hope to get a chance to visit you guys real soon, thanks so much for stopping by.
ps I’ve linked all of the products that I used below, otherwise you can head over to Purple Onion Designs and check them out for yourself!
Other Supplies: Foam Tape – Black.
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Today I have a video tutorial for Scrapbook Boutique showing how easy it is to use Distress Markers to create a watercolour look. Also, still loving the gold over here, especially the Delicata….. total yumminess!
A special thanks to Sandy for letting me know that there was a problem with the video at youtube, all seems to be fine now (fingers crossed, this is where I wish I wasn’t such a technophobe).
You can see my video here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXtYUA3Blag]
I’ve listed all the links to the products below or you can visit Scrapbook Boutique and go shopping yourself.
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Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to be won! You should have arrived here from Sue’s incredible blog!
For your chance to WIN a $10 store voucher, just leave a comment at each blog along the hop, you have until midday 17th May (you must have an Australian address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog
And for all the deets on how to join this month’s challenge and have the chance to WIN a $30 gift voucher stop by Scrapbook Boutique blog, you have until the end of May to join us!
Here is the inspiration for this month’s challenge…
I’m in total denial here as there is absolutely no way that we could be heading into Winter already….. but alas for us it’s time to use Autumn colours so I’ve made Sympathy card (in memory of Summer) as bright and cheery as I dare. Love this funky font and fab leaf stamps from Paper Smooches!
From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been heaps of fun!
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