Altenew April 2020 Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Stamping Mat/Sequins Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Friday, April 17, 2020

Hello Friends! I'm so stoked to be joining the Altenew release blog hop!
Such a pleasure to play with some stunning new goodies...I can't wait to share what I've made!

I absolutely loved some of the design vibes of this release - particularly the summery florals.
Surprise, surprise ;)

For my first card, I used the Zig Zag Floral stamp set for the blooms, only stamping the base layers. Each floral in the set has a criss-cross layer to add as a stitched accent over the design. I was going for a clean and simple look, so I omitted this layer.

Just below the florals, I added in a leafy stamp in black, from the Envelope Art stamp set, as well as one of the pretty banners in the set, heat-embossed on acetate. I also added a heaping of the new Antique Gold sequins - this is such a gorgeous gold! Not too yellow, not too orange - just right with a beautiful shine.

For my next card, I wanted the design to be cheery, colorful and bursting with florals! To start, I used one of my favorite alpha sets - Caps Bold - to diecut the word 'mom'. I then stamped random florals and leaves from the Zig Zag Floral set.

I did a tiny bit of masking here and there, and used the stamp-off technique. I removed the fonts, and added a few die-cut florals behind the base so they would look like they are poking out of the sentiment. I added an acetate to the negative cuts, and popped up the card so I could make a shimmery shaker. I filled the shaker with the Satin White sequins and some glitter.

I finished things off with a sentiment from the Envelope Art set.

For the last card, and perhaps my favorite, I did a bit of molding paste stenciling. I started by stamping the Envelope Art ribbon motif, and then I mixed up some hues of paste, and used the Sweet Spring Stencil to fill in all the pretty floral accents. This stencil has a two-step design, and as you can see, I added the top layer in white. Swooning over how gorgeous this stencil is!!

To finish, I added a little sentiment using my stamped letters. So much fun playing with these goodies! You can see more fabulous inspiration here

Now on to the hopping!

Please check the Altenew shoppe for ongoing discounts or shipping promos, and don't forget to add the code to your cart!

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift card to 6 lucky winners! To enter, please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or on the Altenew Mixed Media Blog.
In addition, each stop on the hop is also giving away a $20 gift card! Simply leave a comment below for a chance to win. For both, please enter your comments by 4/23/2020.

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The winners for all the prizes will be announced 4/26/2020 on the Altenew blog.

You should have arrived here from Erum and your next stop is Kymona! Here is a quick recap of the hop order, just in case.

You can view the full release here. I've included products used in my projects first, followed by the rest of the new release.
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