9/29/22

Altenew Sticky Essentials Blog Hop + Giveaway




Welcome to the Sticky Essentials Blog Hop at Altenew!  Today, Altenew is releasing some amazing new adhesives and I thought I would make a project using my FAVORITE one!!  First off, click HERE to see the full Sticky Essentials Release.  And then lets talk about the new Satin Masking Tape....I LOVE it!!

Check out how perfectly it masked off this frame....

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I used Chamomile and Sunray Inks to create this masked off frame.  Using my Altenew work mat, I masked off 1/2' around the card front, then blended in the ink with Altenew's Large Blending Tool.  


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After peeling off the tape, I stamped the images from Sweet Flowers in Black Obsidian and then added in the color with the solid images.  I stamped the sentiment from the The Best Thing Mini Stamp Set, also in Black Obsidian, to finish off the card.  Super easy!!


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Click HERE to see today's full release!

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GIVEAWAY

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this special blog hop, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/05/2022 for a chance to win. 

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/06/2022.

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BLOG HOP

Altenew Card Blog

Virginia Lu

Helen Kalb

Lilith Eeckels

Teresa Litchfield

Laurie Willison

Bridget Casey

Michelle Burnier 

Tenia Nelson

Linda Westfall

Seeka

Therese Calvird

Karen Brown

Sadia Ashraf

LauraJane

Erin Thompson

Terri Koszler

Amy Hill

Nathalie DeSousa

Marieke Slaats

Disha Jain

Maryam PĂ©rez

Michelle Short

Berina Rajakumar

Teri Wilson

Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.



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Instagram: Laurie Willison (@laurie_willison)



All products in today's post are linked below and throughout the post.  These are my personal affiliate links which you can shop from at no cost to you!  :)  Thank you for supporting Soapbox Creations!  


9/22/22

Altenew September 2022 Enchanted Winter Collection Release Blog Hop

 


Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the Enchanted Winter Release Blog Hop!  Altenew has a fun new selection of crafty products today.  You can see the full release by clicking HERE!

Please keep scrolling to check out today's project, to see the amazing Giveaway from Altenew and to see a full list of stops on today's hop.  Don't forget to leave a comment on each stop for more chances to win!

Awhile back, Altenew released a gorgeous embossing folders called Tulips 3D.  Today, there is a new stencil set that works perfectly with the embossing folder to give you bold, beautiful tulips that are super easy to color!  You can now get them in a bundle with the Embossing Folder and Stencils!

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I used Neenah 80lb cardstock with the embossing folder.  

Pro Tip: Mist a tiny bit of water on your cardstock before embossing to help lessen any tearing.

Next, I lined up the stencils and added in the color.  Super easy for such a big bold look!  To complete the card, I popped up the panel on a white card base and added in the "thanks" sentiment in blackcardstock.  


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Check out the full release by clicking HERE!

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GIVEAWAY

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 09/28/2022 for a chance to win. 


Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/29/2022.


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BLOG HOP

Altenew Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Terri Koszler

Mugdha Gujarathi

Erum Tasneem

Kelly Taylor

Nathalie DeSousa

Bobby Hagen

Maryam PĂ©rez

Berina Rajakumar

Laurie Willison

Amy Hill

Michelle Burnier

Lorena Brougher

Bridget Casey

Emily Midgett

LauraJane

Adriana Arminio

Disha Jain

Nichol Spohr

Svitlana Shayevich

Mindy Eggen

Hannelie Bester

Agnieszka Malyszek

Jenny Martin

Virginia Lu

Seeka

Linda Westfall

Tenia Nelson

Therese Calvird

Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

 


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Instagram: Laurie Willison (@laurie_willison)



All products in today's post are linked below and throughout the post.  These are my personal affiliate links which you can shop from at no cost to you!  :)  Thank you for supporting Soapbox Creations!  


9/21/22

Merry Christmas...early! :)


I have been playing with the Celebrate the Season release from Spellbinders ALL weekend.  I went to a little gathering of friends at a local craft house and I brought lots of paper and these dies specifically to make all the Christmas cards!  This one using the Stylish Merry Christmas Dies is one of my faves!  

 

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I die cut the Merry Christmas layers all in white and then stacked them up with foam tape so you could see the dimension.  Next, I added in florals from Holiday Blooms Etched Die Set.  So many fun details in this set to add in to the blooms and tuck them around the Merry Christmas focal point.  Last, I hot foiled the little sentiment strip to add in across the bottom.  Love the foiled look!  Speaking of.....


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Did you know the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Systems are on sale?!  Yep!!  Click HERE to shop and grab one up for your own!!  OR keep reading to learn more about them!  :)

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Are you new to hot foiling?


Spellbinders has a platform called Glimmer Hot Foil System.  This platform heats up metal plates called Glimmer Plates.  These glimmer plates come in ALL different types....sentiments, florals, backgrounds, graphic details etc....and add the most gorgeous foiling detail to your cards.  And the foils?  There are LOTS of different colors to chose from!


Here are some links to help point you in the right direction....






The Glimmer Hot Foil System works great with a Platinum 6 Die Cut machine from Spellbinders but also works with other die cut machines. You can click HERE to see a compatibility chart.  


First you heat up the platform and your glimmer plate on the Glimmer System Platform.  Then you add in the foil and the cardstock and run it thorough your die cut machine.  Once you pull off the foil negative, the magic happens!  That foil that is set on your cardstock and the results are just gorgeous!  

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Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Hope you have a great day!


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Instagram: Laurie Willison (@laurie_willison)



All products in today's post are linked below and throughout the post.  These are my personal affiliate links which you can shop from at no cost to you!  :)  Thank you for supporting Soapbox Creations!  





9/12/22

Altenew September 2022 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop



Welcome to the Marvelous Monthly Series Blog Hop!  Altenew has some amazing new products to share in their monthly series lines.  You can click HERE to check them out!  I have a fun new project using the Build-A-Garden: Pristine Peonies Bundle, so keep scrolling to check that out.  Also, don't forget to leave a comment below and on each stop along today's hop for more chances to win the prize detailed below.  

Lets get started with todays project!

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This card was so fun to make.  I stamped the large Peonie image and then added in color with the coordinating Stencil.  After die cutting the image out, I added it to Classy Stripe Stenciled Card Front and stamped the sentiment.  I love these Build-A-Garden stamp sets with the large image included.  They always make for a fun focal point!


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Click HERE to see today's full release!

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GIVEAWAY


$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 09/18/2022 for a chance to win. 

 

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/19/2022.


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BLOG HOP


Altenew Card Blog

Maryam Perez

Linda Westfall

Tenia Nelson

Laurie Willison

Berina Rajakumar

Michelle Short

Dana Joy

Emily Midgett

Kelly Taylor

Agnieszka Malyszek

Amy Hill

Erum Tasneem

Nicole Watt

Jaycee Gaspar

Hannelie Bester

Therese Calvird

Adriana Arminio

Virginia Lu

Kinjal Trivedi

Lilith Eeckels

LauraJane

Seeka

Terri Koszler

Disha Jain

Nathalie DeSousa

Mindy Eggen

Jennifer Colacicco

Michelle Burnier

Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.

Bridget Casey

Svitlana Shayevich


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FIND ME OVER ON:


Instagram: Laurie Willison (@laurie_willison)



All products in today's post are linked below and throughout the post.  These are my personal affiliate links which you can shop from at no cost to you!  :)  Thank you for supporting Soapbox Creations!  
 
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