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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Splash of Color – Other Supplies: Altenew Crisp Dye Inks – Bamboo / Orange Cream / Silver Stone / Industrial Diamond. Die Cutting Machine.

Classic Crest Solar White (Altenew)	Stamping Mask Paper (Inkadinkado)	Let the Wind Carry You (Altenew)	A Splash of Color (Altenew)
Let the Wind Carry You Die Set (Altenew)	Jet Black (Altenew)	Ocean Waves (Altenew)	Prismacolor Pencils
Acrylic Block Set (Altenew)	MISTI (My Sweet Petunia)	Paper Trimmer 9″ (Fiskars)	Mini Scoring Board (Martha Stewart)
3D Foam Squares – Black (Scrapbook Adhesives)

Thinking of You – Other Supplies:  Altenew Crisp Dye Inks – Limestone / Silver Stone  Polychromos Pencils – Warm Grey V / Dark Sepia.

Classic Crest Solar White (Altenew)	A4 Foam Sheets 2mm (Fibre Craft)	Moonrock Cardstock – 80lb 25 sheets (Altenew)	Dark Gray Cardstock (Altenew)
Be a Lighthouse (Altenew)	Thinking of You (Altenew)	Jet Black (Altenew)	Polychromos Pencils (Faber-Castell)
Acrylic Block Set (Altenew)	Mini Scoring Board (Martha Stewart)	Paper Trimmer 9″ (Fiskars)	Pink Advanced Tape Glider Gun – ATG (3M Scotch)

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.

Classic Crest Solar White (Altenew)	A4 Foam Sheets 2mm (Fibre Craft)	Smile More (Altenew)	Life is Beautiful (Altenew)
Jet Black (Altenew)	SB Coral Berry (Altenew)	Smile More Die Set (Altenew)	Bigshot (Sizzix)
Artist Markers Set A (Altenew)	Copic Markers	Prismacolor Pencils	Spring assist Scissors – Micro tip (Fiskars)
Acrylic Block Set (Altenew)	Mini Scoring Board (Martha Stewart)	Paper Trimmer 9″ (Fiskars)	3D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)