Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew March 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway.
Another amazing release this month, full of gorgeous stamp and die sets. You should have arrived from Laurie‘s blog. Here is the complete list for your convenience:
Altenew Card Blog
Laura Bassen
May Sukyong Park
Laurie Willison
Enza Gudor —You are here—
Heidi Jakobs
Erum Tasneem
Kathy Racoosin
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Nina-Marie Trapani
Sandra Dietrich
Nicole Picadura
Vicky Papaioannou
Flora Monika Farkas
Therese Calvird
Anna Komenda
Yoonsun Hur
Kymona Tracey
Marge Yoon
Virginia Lu
Justine Hovey
Terhi Koskinen
Joni Andaya
Jennifer McGuire
Debby Hughes
Simon Hurley
Svitlana Shayevich
Lilith Eeckels
Carissa Wiley
Agnieszka Malyszek
Lydia Evans
Mayline Jung
Simon Says Stamp Blog
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/31/2018. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, March 29th for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/31/2018.
I’ll also draw a winner to receive a $30 gift certificate from all the comments left on my personal blog 🙂
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Now onto the projects I created for this release. I have a layout and a card to share with you.
For the layout, I used the Cross Stitch Flower stamp set and coordinating dies, and the Mandala die.
I started by stamping all the flowers that compose my wreath. I wanted it to be colorful, but also soft at the same time. Here are the Altenew Crisp Dye Inks I used:
- Coral flowers: Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss, Heart Beat, Vineyard Berry.
- Yellow flowers: Citrus Burst, Fresh Lemon, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle.
- Purple flowers: Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Midnight Violet, Deep Iris.
- Stems: Just Green, Hunter Green.
With the coordinating die I created the cross-stitch pattern, but decided to only cross-stitch the darker area of the flowers, closer to the stem. I then fussy-cut the images, which I arranged in a circular shape to form the wreath.
Once all the flowers were in place, I decided to fill the center with the Mandala die design. To give it some color, I backed it with cardstock that I had previously watercolored in a warm coral shade.
The rest was just a matter of arranging photo and embellishments onto the page. I added layers of patterned paper behind the picture, and chipboard stickers from the Reflection Scrapbook Collection. The wood veneer origami birds are also part of the same collection.
For the butterflies, I stamped them with the Painted Butterflies set and fussy-cut them. I chose colors that coordinated with the rest of the shades on the page. Black splatters finished the layout.
The second project features the new Cross Stitch Canvas Die. So many possibilities with this one. I decided to stick to the traditional cross-stitch design and create rows of different colors.
The top and bottom sections of the card have a pattern of smaller and bigger stitches, while the center keeps the same simple design. Since the background is the focus of this card, I simply added the Thinking of You sentiment, which is also an Altenew craft die that you can find in the store. I left a few rows empty to break the continuity of the pattern.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. Don’t forget to leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win gift certificates to the store. Your next stop is Heidi Jakobs‘ blog.
Have a lovely day!
Love all the work you’ve put into the cross stich card. Lovely work.
Cheers
Lisa
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I love all of the new ideas!
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That card is gorgeous! The possibilities with that die are endless. Your layout is really lovely too.
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Very creative!
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Beautiful cards – these products are so inspiring
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Gorgeous card! Love the colors and stitching!
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Great projects!! That wreath on the layout looks amazing! My favorite is the Thinking of You card with the lines of cross stitch…..it makes me miss the craft and makes it feel less intimidating to add it to a card.
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I am really liking the partially stitched flowers–they really look wonderful, don’t they? And the background card cover is amazing. Both projects turned out beautifully. Thank you.
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Such beautiful work.
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Your page layout is absolutely beautiful! I love the cross stitched wreath placed around the mandala. It draws the eye in towards the center of the wreath to the picture. Lovely job on the card, as well!
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I am loving these new cross stitch stamps and dies and love love the way you created the wreath!
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Love your projects! The layout is gorgeous as is the card! I can’t wait to get that pegboard die to do some cross stitching! That one has my mind racing with ideas! Thank you for sharing!
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Oh, wow, Enza…..this is so creative and beautiful. Love that wreath! Thanks for the inspiration.
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you have so many little details in you scrapbook page – really beautiful!
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Your card is beautiful! The colors are so Spring – very nice.
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The cards are stunning but I Love the scrapped LO’s…..
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Great ideas for this new set…
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Love your beautiful and creative layout and card.
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The cross stitch flower stamps are amazing. Love what you did with them.
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Very Creative stich work…looks like I have to get them in my stash soon…thanks for sharing!!
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Sweet creations!!!!
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What a stunning layout–the flowers are beautiful and that Mandala Die really pulls it all together–beautifully done!
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A very pretty layout and great stitching on your card. Lovely colours
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Love the creative layout and inspiration.
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Gorgeous layout! Love how those flowers frame the mandala and LOVE the stitching on that card!
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Awesome page layouts and card!
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Thank you for sharing your designs. I love your creative ideas for the stitches !
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Lovely designs!!
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Stunning layout! I rarely remember to use my stamps when I’m scrapbooking. You are an inspiration!
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Beautiful layout, the cross stitched flowers look great and I just love the mandela die. I’ve already ordered the cross stitch canvas die along with several sets from this release, can’t wait to play!
Thanks for the inspiration.
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Liking the mixture of printed and stitched variation very creative and adding the mandala in for beautiful details. Your card is very pretty using the peg board die, nice colour combo and sentiment.
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Wow – that layout is stunning! So colorful – love all the textures!
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Lovely cards, tfs
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great cards and stitch work. thanks as always for sharing.
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I am not into the cross stitch cards, but these are lovely. I have to admire you for all that work. I am sure they will go to someone who will cherish them 🙂
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Love the colors you’ve chosen and your layout. Thanks for sharing!
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I love your cross stitched card and the color choice is so pretty!
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Beautiful …
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very pretty cards, and interesting stamp! thank you for sharing!!
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Awesome layout and card! Thank you for sharing.
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Lovely layout and pretty projects.
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Awesome projects. You put so much effort into your cross-stitched flower wreath and it came out fabulous. Really like the pretty pastel stitching on the card too.
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Fantastic projects!! Thanks for your inspirations 🙂
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Beautiful work with the cross stitched flowers!
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Beautiful projects!
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The cross-stitch cards are gorgeous and you did a great job with all the colors.
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What a stunning layout with the new cross-stitch flowers! Love the cross-stitch card, how lucky the person is who receives it.
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This is so original! The details on your layouts bliw my mind and keep me insta-stalking you daily!! Thanks for the inspiration!!
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I can’t believe how realistic the cross stitching looks on the flower dies. I love how you varied the stitches on the cross stitch cover die. What a versatile die! I am coveting that! I like the color palette of the stitches as well.
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Fabulous page!!! Love how you created the floral wreath for the photo!! So inspiring.
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