I’m at Scrapbook Boutique today and they have one of my favourite embellies…. If you have been here before then will already know how much I love my Nuvo Drops, well I’ve had many questions so I thought I would ‘show’ you how I use them.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7IBlTnu0o8]
I’ve linked all the products below, or head to Scrapbook Boutique to check them out yourself. Have a great and crafty day!
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This week is MASSIVE, it’s Altenew’s 3rd Anniversary and you already know that they know how to celebrate in style as well as give you the opportunity to WIN too, but more about that later.
Today it’s time for the Card Design Team to hop and we are so lucky to be joined by some incredibly talented papercrafters, you should have arrived here from Jennifer McGuires blog, and she never fails to inspire! (scroll down for the full hop list)
Here are some of my Altenew faves….
So… In keeping with the party atmosphere I thought it would be fun to create a fun set of cards using some of the mini stamp sets from Altenew, and these Fair themed images seemed perfect!
I used the Splash of Color set to create a bright background for the Carousel and Ferris Wheel images.
The background here was ink blended through the Halftone Stencil and the sentiment was die cut with the Inline Alpha die set.
Here I stamped a Carousel background and heat embossed the sentiment from the Celebrate Stamp Set.
and finally a more graphic style design using some cardstock from the New Day Card Kit with the Carousel and Ferris Wheel images. Scroll down for the video link.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZgy2LaFP8]
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Prizes
Altenew is giving away $50 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. There are also 12 awesome companies who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
Be sure to leave comments by Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 21 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on April 28th, 2017.
Blog Hop Order
Altenew
Debby Hughes
Stephanie Buice
Svitlana Shayevich
Jennifer McGuire
Therese Calvird
Carissa Wiley
Pretty Pink Posh
Meghann Andrew
Nicole Picadura
Virginia Lu
From here you are off to visit the fantabulous Carissa Wiley (told you there was some incredible papercrafters on this hop)! Have fun hopping!
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Quickly popping in to announce the winner from the Altenew Card Kit / Layering Dies Release Blog Hop (a $30 Gift Certificate to spend at Altenew online store)!
So without further ado, it’s time to announce the lucky Winner!
Congratulations to Edith, I will email you!
Back with a Cards 4 Men video today colouring one of my fave images from the Les Jungles stamp set. I also want to give you the heads up, I have heaps going on this week so keep tuned!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MtdS82WbW8]
So happy you could stop by today, I hope you enjoyed the card!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor pencils – Warm Grey 10,20,50,70% / Cool Grey 50% / Putty Beige. Scrap of Red Cardstock.
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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! Today you should have arrived here from Lynn’s wonderful 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 April (you must have an Australian or NZ address to be eligible) and the winner will be announced at the Scrapbook Boutique blog
Also 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 April to join us!
Here is the inspiration for this month’s Moodboard challenge…
This was a difficult one for me, pastels are definitely not my ‘go to’ so a little out of my comfort zone here, it was hard not to keep adding more colour and depth, hope you think it fits the moodboard…
From here you are heading to the Scrapbook Boutique Blog, thanks for joining us, it’s been heaps of fun!
Other Supplies: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens – Pale Pink / Light Pink / Pale Green / Lilac / Light Blue / Light Gray / Blue Gray.
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I could blame night duty or distraction or just my brain, but it didn’t work too well today… but I think I managed a save the cards, what do you think?
You can see the video process here or Watch it at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYseny5fa8M]
I used Altenew’s new Layered Medallions Cover Die B and some of their fab cardstocks (I am seriously going to have to get ALL the colours) as well as the Spring Daisy set to bring these creations together.
All the products I used are linked below, you can also you can find more info at the Altenew Blog. Hope you day is going better than mine lol.
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Altenew have so many wonderful new products and it’s finally time to celebrate the release of the New Day Card Kit as well as the fantastic layering dies! We are all hopping along to celebrate and you should have arrived here from Flora’s fabulous blog.
Lots of inspiration in blog land today! And I have three different styles of cards to share with you myself, so scroll down to see them and the video that I have made showcasing the New Day Card Kit as well as to find out how you can WIN!
I decided it would be fun to create a ‘faux embossed’ background using die cuts from the Inline Alpha Die set. This little cutie is all dressed up for a party from Bunny Love and a glittery cupcake from Way Too Sweet.
Every time I looked at the Layered Cityscape Cover Dies I could only see a rainbow of buildings, so I just had to get that out of my system.
I did ‘stack’ a few of the die cuts on top of each other to add some dimension and the colouring was done with Tombows.
My final card uses the new Altenew New Day Card Kit and this is jam packed full of fun, I decided to create a video showing this kit and the process of making this card (as well as a quick peek at the kit).
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7ncHgYiJ0I]
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Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Friday, April 14th at 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Saturday, April 15th.
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 April 13th (AEDT) and I will announce the winners here on Friday April 14th.
Blog Hop Order
Altenew
Laura Bassen
Eunyoung Lee
Jennifer McGuire
Erum Tasneem
Virginia Lu
Dana Hyejin Gong
Marika Rahtu
Yoonsun Hur
Laura Jane
Debby Hughes
Flora Monika Farkas
Therese Calvird
Miriam Prantner
May Sukyong Park
Lydia Evans
Anna Kossakovskaya
Lydia Fiedler
Sveta Fotinia
Isha Gupta
Svitlana Shayevich
Lilith Eeckels
Kelly Tribout Latevola
Nicole Picadura
From here you are heading off to MIRIAM’S wonderful blog I hope you have had the most amazing time. If you would like to start at the beginning you can CLICK HERE.
Happy Day – Other supplies: Copics – 0 / W00 / RV00 / T4 / E40,42 / YG00 / G20.
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Happy Birthday – Other Supplies: Tombow Dual Brush Markers – 993 / 933 / 755 / 885 / 856 / 055 / 133 / 173 / 228 / 743 / 452 / 636.
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I’m still loving the really CAS Cards 4 Men at the moment, but it is fun to add just a little interest to take it to the next level and today that is a ‘Snowy’ beer, seriously! And ‘lots of it’ and you will find out why in my video….
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFTHy-oVRYc]
As you can see the ‘snow’ definitely works well as a ‘froth’ for beer!
I’ll be back again real soon!
Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Warm Grey 20% / Cloud Blue / Sand / Jasmine / Canary Yellow / Goldenrod / Burnt Ochre.
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Hiya, today I was inspired by my friends to get out my Zigs and have some Colour with’U’ fun! Which was easy to do with this gorgeous flower from Penny Black, and so you could watch the process I decided to film as I created.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKFwU84-tXA&w=480&h=270]
Thanks for visiting here today, hope you are having a great week!
Other Supplies: Zig Clean color Real Brush Pens – Olive Green / Pale Green / Light Green / Persian Green / Green Gray / Lilac / Lemon Yellow / Yellow / Bright Yellow / Mustard / Dark Oatmeal.
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Quickly popping in to announce the winner from the Altenew Stamp / Die Release Blog Hop (a $30 Gift Certificate to spend at Altenew online store)!
Congratulations to Tammy B, I will email you!
I’m back with another video using the MISTI Creative Corners and this time I decided to stamp a repeated sentiment background…. but with the help of the ‘Corners’ I was able to do this on an angle, love it!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iroEN2EwwtM&w=480&h=270]
You can find the supplies I used linked below or head over to Scrapbook Boutique! Have a fabulous day,
Other Supplies: Copics 0 / RV02,04,10 / R81 / Y06,17 / YR24. Prismacolor pencils – Pink / Neon Pink / Process Red / Yellow Chartreuse / Yellowed Orange / Orange.
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Today at the Altenew Blog I have a focus post featuring the new Extra Special stamp set. That means three different cards using this set as well as a video which you can find linked below.
For my first card I created a stamped background with the main flower image from the Extra Special stamp set and then for the sentiment I couldn’t help myself but I just had to get out the Bold Alphabet dies (sorry Wida) and I used one of the new cardstocks, this one is the Deep Iris and isn’t it pretty!
and did you see that I had the Ink Sprays out again….. I used Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields and Frayed Leaf to create my background.
For my second card I also used the Halftone Stencil and the Artist Markers to create a more classic ‘Mother’s Day’ design.
My final card (and video) was probably the easiest and funnest, I created a subtle background for the Thank You die which I made all shimmery…. but you can watch the whole process on video if you scroll just a little further on.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6Kq4oJ19I]
You can find all the products I used linked below or you can head to Altenew and find them there. I hope you enjoyed the focus on this gorgeous Extra Special stamp set, I think it’s so very pretty. Have a great day!
Hugs – Other Supplies: Laminator
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Mother’s Day – Other Supplies: Altenew Artist Markers – B201 / G702 / G715. Silver Sprinkles / Finger dauber.
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I’m back as Guest Designer for Gerda Steiner Designs and thrilled to be here again with TWO videos to share. I think you are going to adore these fun new Party Animals as much as me, I think my fave is that suave Lion (and I have a card to share featuring him coming up in the future so stay tuned for that).
You can see my first video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9qGBZ7LPWo]
This second card is very special as it is a sneak peek of a set that is yet to be released called ‘Go Wild’. I have a video showing you how it came together.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbC9UOZpcs]
Head on over to Gerda Steiner to see these fun Party Animals, as well as Moody Unicorns (that’s where the ‘Seriously?’ sentiment came from) and so many other wonderful stamps and digital designs that are available in store! I’ve had a blast creating these, hope you enjoyed them too! Hugs,
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Go Wild – Other Supplies: Gerda Steiner Designs – Go Wild Stamp Set (available soon). Copic Markers 0 / Y21,26,32 / E37 / W0 Prismacolor Pencils – Goldenrod / Jasmine / Sienna Brown. Zig Clean Color Pens – Carmine Red / Bright Yellow.
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AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE
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Can you believe that we have two hops this month, isn’t it wonderful! this is Altenew’s March 2017 Blog Hop II and if you arrived here from Debby Hughes incredible blog then you are in exactly the right place. Today we are releasing some wonderful new Altenew stamps and dies!
I have heaps to share with you today, a total of three projects and one video! So, lets start with this new Layered Cupcake stamp set, it’s a stamp layering cupcake, but did you see the dots… oh my, I just had to use the teeny weeny one to create my very own sprinkles!
Scroll down for the video and to find out how you can WIN!
and I thought I would share this little photo bomb…….. just before the topple!
Then I just had to make some shaker tags with the new Handmade Tags stamp set and co-ordinating dies. I did also decide to add some of the new Simple Fruits, and aren’t they fun too!
And finally one of my favourite sets from the release, it’s called Hug Me and it’s totally foxy and with a matching die too! Also, did you see I got out the shimmer Spray Inks again…. but there is a video, so you can actually watch that for yourself (scroll just a little bit further….).
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWAftkMFNs]
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To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday, March 30th at 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Friday, March 31st.
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 Wednesday March 29th (AEDT) and I will announce the winners here on Thursday March 30th.
Blog Hop Order
Altenew
Erum Tasneem
Lilith Eeckels
Svitlana Shayevich
Jennifer McGuire
Sveta Fotinia
Agnieszka Malyszek
Vicky Papaioannou
Flora Monika Farkas
Kelly Tribout Latevola
May Sukyong Park
Laura Jane
Nicole Picadura
Laura Bassen
Evelyn Yusuf
Marika Rahtu
Yana Smakula
Lydia Evans
Debby Hughes
Therese Calvird
Kathy Racoosin
Eunyoung Lee
TaeEun Yoo
Virginia Lu
From here you are heading off to KATHY’S wonderful blog I hope you have had the most amazing time. If you would like to start at the beginning you can CLICK HERE.
Hug me – Other Supplies: Altenew Artist Markers – B318 (Ruby Red) Copic Markers 0 / W0 / T2 / Y21 / YR24 / E25. Copic multiliner 0.3mm
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Handmade Tags – Other Supplies: Cardstock Altenew Ruby Red / Cardstock scrap pieces / Twine
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Cupcakes – Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Cream / Sky Blue Light / Cool Grey 20% / light Umber / Greyed Lavender / Beige / Goldenrod / Deco Pink / Jasmin / Warm Grey 20% / Light Cerulean Blue / Sand Polychromos Pencils – Light Cobalt Turquoise / Grey IV
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I am so excited that my newest Altenew Academy class starts very soon! And just in case you were wondering, I haven’t forgotten to announce the lucky winners from my blog, just in time to get started. And from all the lovely comments that I received (you guys are truly the best – seriously I was blushing!) the two random chosen winners are
Congratulations Aileen and HelenK, I will email you.
But, if you haven’t joined the class as yet you can still save with the
Early Bird Sign Up Special – Use “WATEB20OFF†to get 20% off from the registration fee! Code valid till March 21st, 11:59pm EST.
……….and just in case you haven’t visited, Altenew Academy has some fantastic classes available and you can check them out HERE.
I just can’t wait to see you in class!
I’m back to Colour with ‘U’ today and it’s time to get out the Copics! I thought it would be fun to colour this sweet little Penny Black baby in some ‘non-traditional’ colours and after a little Pinterest cruise I couldn’t stop thinking ‘lime green’ so that’s how it came to be.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNEfKVMK7FI]
So happy that you could stop by today, hope yours is turning out to be a good one, Hugs
Other Supplies: Copic Markers – 0 / T2 / W00 / YG00,03.
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Today I have a quick and easy card to share using some fab new stamps from Penny Black. I always adore these sweet cats and this time I coloured him with some Copics (for some reason I often tend to use Inktense pencils).
After shuffling around heaps of coloured design paper for the sentiment window I settled on black, not my original plan but it definitely makes for a bold statement…………….. do your cards kind of ‘evolve’ too?.
I’ll be back in a couple of days with another video, look forward to seeing you then! Hugs,
Other Supplies: Copics 0 / W00 / T0,2,4 / BG11,13 / R11 / G20,24.
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Quickly popping in to announce the winner from the Altenew March Release Blog Hop (a $30 Gift Certificate to spend at Altenew online store)!
Congratulations to Hussena, I will email you!
Today at Scrapbook Boutique I have a Quick share of the new Creative Corners for the MISTI from My Sweet Petunia with a quick tip… and then of course I just had to make it into a card!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ouVvOkPCvc]
You can find the supplies linked below or head on over and shop directly at Scrapbook Boutique. See you again real soon, Hugs,
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Today I am at the Altenew Blog and this card is ‘By Request’ following the ‘Party’ card that I made HERE for altenew earlier this year, where I used this fabulous Bold Alphabet Die set.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIElTLbInjE]
I’ve linked the Altenew supplies I used below or you can head over and find them at Altenew. For more details you can head over to the Altenew blog here. Hope your day is going great!
Other Supplies: Copics 0 / Y06,11,21.
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