Lilith's scrapbooking venture

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Anemone Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

22 May 2020

Welcome to this month’s Paint-a-Flower Release Blog Hop. This is your last stop on the hop. If you have missed the other stops, you can start the hop on the https://altenewblog.com/PAF-Anemone.

I have loved all the PAF sets and have enjoyed colouring them with my watercolours. Today were are also releasing refills for the Altenew Artist Markers so I decided to use my markers to colour the image.

I started by stamping the floral image with Obsidian Black ink and let it dry a couple of hours. Then I pulled out some of my favourite Artist Markers and started colouring.

Once I had finished colouring the image, I cut it out by hand. I took a piece of patterned paper from the Summer Garden 6X6 paper pack. I also pulled out a striped patterned paper and drew a border around the edge with the Grape Vine Artist Marker.

Assembling the card was super easy and all I had to do was add a sentiment and some pretty seauins.

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win. Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 05/30/2020.

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Altenew May 2020 Washi Tapes Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

19 May 2020

Welcome to the May 2020 Washi Tape Release and Blog Hop. If you have hopped over from Norine Borys's blog you are right on track. You can start the hop over on the Altenew Card Blog.

For today's hop, I created a layout and 4 cards. These washi tapes are AMAZING and creating with them is super easy and fun. Geo Rainbow Washi Tape

My first two cards are rainbow cards which I created with:

Narrow Rainbow Washi Tape
Geo Rainbow Washi Tape
Brushed Grid Washi Tape
Script Words Die
Layered Medallions Cover Die B

The two following cards use the Gold Splatter Blush Washi tape.

Below I combined it with the Just Jasmine Stamp Set. I stamped the branch in black and added some washi for colour.

My next card came together in minutes.

For my background, I used the Grand Stream Washi Tape and popped a heart on top created with one of the Halftone Hearts Dies. I used a sentiment from the coordinating Stamp Set. It comes with coordinating Die so it is super easy to cut out.

My last project is a layout. I wanted it to be super colourful and vibrant so I used lots of Rainbow Washi Tapes.

I love how easy it is to customise elements with washi tape. You can create alphabet letters, embellishments, backgrounds and more.

You can see how the layout came together in the video below.

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 5/23/2020 for a chance to win.

Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 5/26/2020.

Your next stop is: Nicole Watt

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Altenew May 2020 Stamps/Dies/Stencils Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

12 May 2020

Welcome to the May 2020 Blog Hop and Giveaway. If you have hopped over from Laurie Willison's blog you are right on track. You can start the hop over on the Altenew Card Blog.

For today's hop I created a card with the Whimsical Flowers and Quotes Stamp Set.

This card was such fun to create and I got to practise my colouring skills using the Artist Markers.

How to:

Stamp the image with Permanent Black Ink. I used Obsidian from Altenew.
Leave to dry.
Pick your favourite colour combination and colour.
Cut off the edges and add a sentiment to the middle.

This set is perfect for colouring and you can create an array of cards in different shades.

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Mixed Media Blog by 5/17/2020 for a chance to win.

Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. So leave a comment here for an extra chance to win.

All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/20/2020.

Your next stop is my dear and super talented friend: Lydia Evans

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Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Hydrangea Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

22 April 2020

Welcome to the Paint-A-Flower Hydrangea Release Blog Hop and Giveaway. If you have come from Laurie Willison's blog you are right on track. You can start the hop over on the Altenew Card Blog .

For today's hop, I created a card. I am really enjoying watercolouring at the moment and try to practise regularly. Watercolouring stamped flowers is my new favourite thing to do so when I got this set I knew I wanted to practise my colouring skills.

I started by stamping the flower image with some very light ink. I used Vanilla Cream from Altenew. It is a waterbased ink and I love using it for no-line watercolouring.

Lydia who is also on the team taught me a trick when it comes to no-line watercolouring. For the best results, you should work on petals, leaves, etc that aren't touching. Work your way around the flower or arrangement and before starting on an adjacent element, make sure the one next to it is completely dry. This will ensure you get the best results.

I am really happy with the result of the hydrangea flower but still need to work on the leaves.

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win. We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on THIS POST on the Altenew Card Blog on 04/30/2020.

Your next stop is: LauraJane

Stay safe and happy scrapping.

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Altenew 6th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway

3 April 2020

Welcome to Altenew's 6th Anniversary Blog Hop and Giveaway. If you have over from Simon Says Stamp then you are right on track. You can start the hop over on the Altenew Blog.

I have been on the Altenew Design Team for nearly 4 years and I still love crafting with their products. I have discovered new products and my love for stamping has grown ever since. Using Altenew products is such fun and every month I'm overjoyed to discover and use their new products.

Times are a bit aery and scary at the moment and having this crafting community is really important for me. Crafting is keeping me sane.

For today's hop, I created two projects using the Wild Flora Stamp and Die Set and the coordinating Washi Tape.

I created the flowers of this card on one of my Live session on Altenew's YouTube Channel. All I had to do was pop them on a card and add a sentiment.

I used the Essential Watercolor Pan Set and the Metallic Watercolor Set to colour the flowers. Stamping an image and then water colouring it is so calming, especially in these difficult times.

My second project is an 8.5"x11" layout. I used two washi tapes for this layout:

Wild Flora Washi Tape
Gold Splatter Navy Washi Tape

I cut out the floral shapes using the coordinating dies and for the flowers that had no die, I hand cut them.

The Gold Splatter Navy Washi Tape is the grounding colour which I added to the bottom of the cardstock. The flowers pop out of the top part. To break up the blue I added some typed journaling strips.

I love the dainty look of the flowers and they were really easy to cut out with the coordinating dies.

Prizes

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Altenew: 6 $50 Altenew gift certificates
Altenew Academy: 10 class spots
Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 $100 Altenew gift certificate & 5 Share Handmade Kindness goodie bags($20 each)
My Sweet Petunia: 1 prize bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
CiLi in Papers: $100 gift certificate
Craft Stash: £75 gift certificate
Amy Tangerine: Your Brightest Year Yet online workshop(valued at $89)
Online Card Classes: 3 class spots
Simon Says Stamp: $50 gift certificate
Scrapbook.com: $50 gift certificate
Michelle's Cards & Stamp: $50 gift certificate
Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 gift certificate
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 gift certificate
Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2020 issue
Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 gift certificate
Seven Hills Crafts: £25 gift certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2020 for a chance to win one of 37 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!". 37 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/18/2020.

Special Offer

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY6TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV20 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/2/2020 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/5/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. Shop here: https://altenew.com