Altenew February 2022 Flowers & Swirls Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hello my dear friends! Grab your favorite beverage (and maybe a snack) as I could not stop creating with this amazing release! If you are hoppin’ down the crafty blog hop, you should have arrived from the mesmerizing blog of Maryam Perez. If you have lost your way a very good place to start is the beginning, lol! Head over to the Altenew Card Blog to begin your journey or find your way if you have gotten lost.
Every time I see this card it makes me smile 😊 You guys know how I feel about rainbows. I used washi tape in rainbow colors from all of the thin washi sets from Altenew to cover an A2 panel. On another A2 panel I die-cut the Swirly Elements die and layered this onto the washi tape panel. The Tiny Sentiments: Hello was die-cut from some holographic cardstock from my stash and I also used the sentiment from this accompanying stamp set. I adhered everything flat to the panel except the sentiment. That was adhered with foam tape.
I have been struggling with my hot foiling — I bought a few different machines to see what I like. On this day, I had just opened the Couture Creations Go Press and Foil machine. I was foiling everything — not the cats, I did draw that line, lol! I began by foiling an A2 panel with silver foil and the Splatter hot foil plate. I had the leftover foil on my desk from foiling the Starlight die. I used a blank hot foil plate to foil the leftover of the Starlight die. It was not a perfect foil, but I really liked the interest it added to my project. The sentiment is from the original Sentiment Strips, which was stamped with Obsidian pigment ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock. The sentiment was adhered flat to the Starlight panel that was adhered with foam tape.
Being Native American, the Wispy Feathers dies were my favorite item in this release. I used them in a unique way that you may not think of. I used my dies with hot foil to create the outline image you see. You can hot foil with any dies you have in your stash! Just treat it as a hot foil plate when you lay the die on your hot foil machine. Follow the exact steps laid out by your manufacturer of your particular machine. I chose a sentiment from the Many Thanks stamp set. I applied inks from the Rainbow Prism ink collection in order from top, clockwise (Parrot, Warm Sunshine, Deep Iris, Lagoon). For additional interest, I added some of the Silky Lilac metallic thread.
This card was one that came from one of those hmmm moments 🧐 I began by splattering a scrap of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock with various ink sprays. Ink sprays used: Warm Sunshine, Forest Glades, Orange Cream, Lagoon, Lavender Fields, and Ruby Red. Once the panel was dry, I cut it with the Edged Wildflower die. To complete my A2 card panel, I layered Rhodolite glitter cardstock from the Pink Brilliance pack. The final addition to my project was adding the sentiment from Inside and Out: Thanks stamp set.
These types of cards hold a very special place in my heart! As I have mentioned before, I absolutely adore puzzles – fitting pieces in place. This card panel was just that! If you are going to do something similar, I would highly recommend Altenew’s double-sided adhesive. I didn’t think of it until it was time to adhere 😩. I die-cut multiple images of the Starlight die from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock. I arranged my die-cuts on the front of a Blush A2 card panel. For the sentiment, I chose Label Love stamped with Cloudy Night crisp dye ink. I used to struggle with stamping Label Love until the amazing Stamp Conditioning Erasers came out. Now, I can stamp without frustration! If you have had a similar experience, please give these erasers a chance — they are GAME CHANGERS!!
For this project I used the amazing Magnolia Ballerina stamp & stencil. I stamped the outline (and sentiment) with Obsidian and allowed a little time for it to dry completely before beginning the process of stenciling. My journaling was done with Altenew Fineliner Pens. I did not add foam tape to the back of my photo as I did not want that much height in my album. I added two small rectangles behind the photo to give a little elevation without being too bulky.
Flowers: Mountain Mist, Volcano Lake, Lagoon – Centers: Mango Smoothie
Branch: Dark Chocolate
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 03/03/2022 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 03/05/2022.
Thank you so much for joining me today! I am so sad to see you leave as I love sharing crafty time with every single one of you, but Reiko Tsuchida is so excited to share their crafty projects with you!
Until next time, stay safe and happy crafting!
Bridget your cards and scrapbook page are fabulous! Great inspiration.
Beautiful cards & blog!
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All the creations are so beautiful….
Thank you for sharing so many beautiful card samples!
You have inspired me!
Wow! These are gorgeous! Love your color choices, too. Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Wow! Your cards gave me so many ideas! I especially liked the first one with the swirl and the rainbow. I wouldn’t have believed it was washi tape until I read your description! And I don’t even really like rainbows! Thanks for sharing!
the rainbow is so fun
Fabulous cards and page. I love that swirly elements card.
Love Love Love the rainbow background. That is my favorite card. Thanks for the idea.
Beautiful card designs but I LOVE your scrapbook page the most!
Love your LO page!!! Beautiful cards!!!
Great cards. I like the colors. Thanks for sharing
Your cards are beautiful!! Love your scrapbook page!!
So beautiful! Girl, you had me at purple! 💜💜💜
Lovely! I’m curious about what your thoughts are on the different hot foil machines. I’ve only used the Glimmer but I’m using it on a Big Shot. It has actually worked quite well. I think it is a matter of shimming properly which can be tricky as it is different for each machine with paper weight and die thickness playing a role.
Thanks so much for your question!! I had difficulty with the Spellbinders Glimmer machine. I decided to buy the Go Press and Foil and Gemini FoilPress. I have only tried the Go Press and Foil and LOVE it!! Happy foiling, my friend 😊
Amazing cards. My favorite is the one with the feather. Love the look of that die foiled. It’s so delicate. Thanks for all the great inspiration!
As a scrapper, I love your page!
Loved how the starlight die turned out! A beautiful and creative take on it, thank you!
Love all your projects Bridget! I will have to try a few, particularly the scrap book page. Thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful variety of cards! The purple starlight card is gorgeous!
Oh Wow!! These are all so beautiful!! I especially love your first one with the rainbow behind that awesome swirly die cut!
The silver with the deep purple is gorgeous and the splatters add a nice finishing touch.
love how you have used these products on your projects – the stripy background on the first card is so FUN love it
Lovely inspiration projects.
Beautiful! So inspiring!
Beautiful cards and journal page…
Thanks for sharing.
Pretty projects! Thanks for sharing.
Wow so many pretty cards with so many different ideas. Thank you for inspiration and tyfs 🙂
All of your projects are wonderful. You have a creative approach which allows you to come up with unique styles.
Beautiful works always! I love the paint splattered card
So many pretty projects!
Wonderful projects. What a great showcase of this amazing release.
Beautiful projects! The Edged Wildflower card is a favorite!
Always so colorful and inspiring, Bridget. Thanks for sharing your wonderful Altenew inspirations with us again today.
OH my goodness-loved each and every project!
Inspiring thank you for sharing!!!!
Such great and varied projects! I think they are all beautiful!
Your cards are all wonderful, but I especially love the Swirly Elements over that washi tape rainbow background!
Great cards and layout!
Nice project shares. Great use of the die for foiling.