Altenew May 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello crafty friends, and welcome to the Altenew May 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway.

This release will leave you speechless; such an amazing variety of stamp and die sets. You’ll sure to find something you love and must have 😉

You should have arrived from Justine Hovey‘s blog. Here is the full list for your convenience:

Altenew Card Blog

Agnieszka Malyszek

Sandra Dietrich

Jessica Frost-Ballas

May Sukyong Park

Debby Hughes

Paige Evans

Virginia Lu

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Lilith Eeckels

Vicky Papaioannou

Therese Calvird

Justine Hovey

Enza Gudor –You are here–

Chari Moss

Gayatri Murali

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Yoonsun Hur

Anna Komenda

Jenn Shurkus

Reiko Tsuchida

Laurie Willison

Kymona Tracey

Jennifer McGuire

Svitlana Shayevich

Raquel Bowman

Lydia Evans

Kelly Latevola

Nicole Picadura

Nina-Marie Trapani

Terhi Koskinen

Rubeena Ianigro

Sveta Fotinia

Emily Leiphart

Flora Monika Farkas

Laura Jane

Michelle Short

Erum Tasneem

Kimberly Wiener

My layout for today features the following products: Botanical You Stamp and Die Set, Rustic Linen Stamp Set, and Fine Frames Circles Die.

I started by creating my background with the Rustic Linen Stamp Set. This stamp is perfect to give a textured look to your card or layout bases. I chose the soft shade of Cotton Candy Crisp Ink, as I wanted it to be visible but not overwhelming. I then die cut lots of circles from white cardstock using the Fine Frames Circles Die set and applied different shades of Altenew Crisp Inks in pink/coral tones with a blending tool – my goal was to achieve an ombre look.

Here are the colors I used:

Frosty Pink, Peach Perfect, Pink Pearl, Cotton Candy, Cotton Bliss, Cotton Berry, Heart Beat.

After deciding the placement for my pictures, I stamped sentiments from the Botanical You Stamp Set repeatedly towards the right side of the page. I foam mounted the photos and layered several patterned papers behind them before arranging the die cut circles behind them.

At this point, I wanted to bring in a contrasting element, so I decided to add some leaves from the Blooming Bouquet Stamp Set and color them with Altenew Artist Markers Set A. The smaller leaves, as well as the flower you see to the left of the photos, come from the Botanical Garden Stamp Set.

I used the new Botanical You Stamp Set and coordinating Dies for my title. I stamped it with the following colors:

• flowers: Pink Pearl, Cotton Bliss, Heart Beat
• greenery: Forest Glades, Hunter Green.

To make it thick and sturdy, I die cut the “YOU” three more times out of white cardstock and adhered all the layers together. I also added an extra layer cut from black cardstock to create an offset look and make the title stand out more.

I finished the layout off with wood veneer buttons from the Reflection Collection and splatters of Jet Black and Forest Glades Ink Sprays.

Now the fun part! 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 Scrapbook Blog by Friday, May 25th for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/27/2018.

Your next stop is Chari‘s blog. Happy hopping!