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Hello | Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 4 + Giveaway (over $1,400 in Total Prizes)

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Hello there, I hope you’re having a nice day!

I’m so excited and honored to be part Altenew’s four-day celebration of their 7th anniversary! If you arrived from the Ellen Hutson LLC blog, you’re right on track. If you want to hop along from the beginning, visit the Altenew Card Blog. And, if we’ve never met before, I hope you’ll also visit me on Instagram where I frequently share cards made with Altenew products!

Today I have a bold card to share and it features one of my favorite stamp sets from Altenew, Statement Flowers.

I started by stamping the beautiful big floral image onto a piece of low tack masking paper (Altenew has a great one here) in Permanent Black ink. Then I cut the image out. Note that I did not leave any margin around the image.

Next, I stamped the image again, this time onto a 4.25″ x 5.5″ panel of Neenah Solar White 80# Classic Crest cardstock. When the ink was dry, I masked if off with the mask I created in the previous step. Then, I used Post-It Tape to mask off a 3/8″ border around the edges of the card.

Using two Large Blending Tools, one for reds/pinks and one for orange, I blended Ruby Red Crisp Dye Ink at the bottom of the panel and Orange Cream at the top of the panel, over the masks. I blended the colors towards each other and blended a bit of Coral Berry in the middle to help smooth the transition between the two.

Next, I removed the masks (which is always so satisfying!) and used an orange and a pink Copic marker to color in the center of the large open flower. I stamped a sentiment, from the Folk Art stamp set, in Permanent Black ink and then finished by adhering the card front to an A2-sized card base.

In addition to the giveaways, Altenew is offering free shipping through 11:59 pm EDT on 4/11/2021. Scroll on down below for additional information about this offer, the awesome sponsors of this hop, giveaway information and for the full blog hop list.

Thank you so much for visiting! Your next stop is Altenew Certified Educator Katrina Howe.

Giveaway Prizes

Over $1,400 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $70 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 15 lucky winners. There are also 19 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Be sure to leave comments by 4/18/2021 for a chance to win one of 41 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 41 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 4/24/2021.

Special Offer

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY7TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV21 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/8/2021 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/11/2021 at 11:59 pm EDT. Shop at Altenew. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes. 

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261 thoughts on “Hello | Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 4 + Giveaway (over $1,400 in Total Prizes)”

  2. Hello from Helena, Montana. For those of us who cannot color a beautiful flower, your idea of making a colorful background is excellent! The blending you did was perfect and the color of the stamens perfectly finishes this card.

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  4. Hi from California!
    Beautiful card! I love the blended background colors and the touch of color on the flower center, with the petals in b&w! Such a pretty effect!

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  5. Hello from West Michigan! Seeks, your card is stunning! I can’t wait to give this technique a try. Love it!!! Happy Birthday Altenew!

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  6. Hi from Nebraska, US! Stunning CAS card! This stamp set is hanging out in my wish list (when it goes on sale…!!). Thank you for sharing your talents! 💕

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  15. Hi from California! Beautiful cards, projects and inspiration on this amazing hop! It’s so fun to discover new artists, too! Your work is lovely! Congrats to Altenew!

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  18. Hello from Morrisville, NC. Beautiful card and use of colors. This is one of my favorite Altenew stamps. I loved the way you kept the stamped imaged clean, but added the bold colors around it. Nicely done.

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  20. Hi from upstate NY. Your card is so pretty and your masking of the floral image is perfect. I have such a hard time getting the mask trimmed correctly.

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  22. Hi from St. Paul, MN! Never thought I’d like pink and orange blended, but it is truly gorgeous! Love that you left the flower white, absolutely fabulous!

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  32. Hello from Oregon! Lovely card! I’ve used masking before on my cards, just to have images in the foreground/background. What a great effect when using to paint the card itself! Thanks for sharing your talents!

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  39. Hi from Houston. Beautiful card! I love the way your colored background enhances the plain white flower. Happy Altenew 7th Anniversary!

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  45. Hi from Oakville in Canada! I remember when Altenew started and how amazed I was at their beautiful floral stamps. Glad to see them thriving 7 years later!

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  46. Hi from San Francisco, California. Happy Birthday Altenew! Thank you for sharing your art with us. Your blending is just beautiful. I love the colors you chose.

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  50. Greetings from the Lilac Capital, Rochester, NY, USA…what a fun Day #4 of the 7th Anniversary Altenew Blog Hop…so much creative inspiration and am loving seeing all of your paper crafting projects!! Awesome!!

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