Altenew September 2018 Holiday Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

I am so happy to be hopping along with the girls at Altenew for the September Release Hop.  There are SO many amazing new stamps and dies just in time for Christmas.  I have 3 clean and simple projects to share with you today.  Check out my projects and scroll down to see how you can win some prizes.  

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CARDS

This month's Christmas theme makes me so happy!  This first card uses the new set Bountiful Branch.  One of my post favorite holiday images is holly and this set is absolutely gorgeous!

The stamps are so easy to line up using my Misti.  I stamped the background and wanted to keep the focus on the branches.  I heat embossed the Merry Christmas stamp, which is also available this release, on vellum to keep it clean and simple.

This next card showcases the new Evergreen die and Our Home Stamp Set...

I created a bright white scene using a few layers of the Evergreen die and then popped the house full of color in the center.

This last card showcases the Starry Night Stamp set...

I embossed the star boarder around the card front and the did a little ink blending.  I layered up some white cardstock and vellum after heat embossing the sentiment and that gold star.  

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RELEASE BUNDLES

Check out these amazing Bundles and inspiration guide, available for the September Release...

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GIVEAWAY

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 9/19/2018 for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 9/22/2018.

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BLOG HOP

Altenew Card Blog

Jennifer McGuire

May Sukyong Park

Kristina Pokazanieva

Therese Calvird

Zsoka Marko

Svitlana Shayevich

Erum Tasneem

Laurie Willison (you are here!)

Sveta Fotinia

Alex Syberia

Virginia Lu

Paige Evans

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Laura Jane

Zinia Redo

Agnieszka Malyszek

Anna Komenda

Norine Borys

Keeway Tsao

Kymona Tracey

Vicky Papaioannou

Lilith Eeckels

Mona Tóth

Nina-Marie Trapani

Enza Gudor

Nicole Picadura

Reiko Tsuchida

Sara Naumann

Rubeena Ianigro

Thank you so much for coming by today!  I hope you have enjoyed my clean and simple Christmas cards!  Have a great day!

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That silly duck....Queen and Co..

Hello!  I'm here with a couple of new cards using the Magical Characters Kit from Queen and Co.  My cards today are showcasing Donald Ducks hat...

To create this card, I added blue card stock on the bottom of the card and then cut a bow and 2 buttons with my Cameo.  Next, I stamped the adorable sentiment from the stamp set included in the kit.  I built the little shaker box hat and put some toppings inside so it make a shaking noise but I layered up the die cuts to cover the actual inside.  Kind of a fun change up of the original shaker window card.  

This next card showcases a couple of the papers included in the paper pack.  They are adorable with bold colors and lots of patterns to chose from.  

I layered up a couple of the papers on the card base and then stamped 2 of the sentiments on the bottom of the card.  I love the sentiments are perfect for Donald.  Next. I built the hat shaker box and added some Candy and Jewel toppings inside.  I added the box to the front of the card to finish it off.  

I am so glad you stopped by today.  Hope you have a great day!

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MFT and Friends...

Welcome to MFT and Friends, a once a month post where the team takes a fresh look at our most recent release with inspiring ideas and innovative takes on the complete collection. We love the opportunity to look at our products with fresh eyes, envisioning entirely new ways to showcase the possibilities they present. We can’t wait to share our ideas with you!

Today I am using a new set from the September Release called Mod Birds....



To create this card, I die cut the Stitched Collage Cover-Up and layered it on a white card base.  I added 2 piece back on to the card base with foam tape for a little extra dimension.  Next, I stamped and die cut 3 of the birds and a leaf and added them to the card front.  I stamped one leaf directly to the collage negative and then added in the sentiment.



I love these birds because they are so easy to stamp and die cut.  The possibilities are endless with ink colors or even coloring them up with a Copic marker.

Check out the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created for today.  Thanks so much for coming by today!

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Reverse Confetti Release Hop...

Hello friends!  Today is the September Reverse Confetti Release.  If you have been seeing the sneak peeks, you know there are lots of fun new stamps and dies to pick from.  I am here today with a couple of card using the new sets called Triangle Trees and Fall Foliage.

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CARDS

This first card showcases the new Fall Foliage.  It is a set full of gorgeous leaves and dies and one perfect coordinating sentiment.  I heat embossed all of the images on a piece of watercolor paper and then colored them in with my Zig Markers.  I colored a light gray watercolor in the background just for a little distressed look.  I added the sentiment on the banner die from the Tag Me die set and then added it over the top of a little pile of silver thread.

The next card is the perfect holiday set but I had to go another route....

I took all the trees off the stamp set and lined them up with a rainbow of ink and then stamped them in a circle to create a fun little burst of color.  Next, I took the tag from Tag Me and die cut it in vellum.  I heat embossed the sentiment from the set The Most Beauty.  To finish off the card, I added a strip of glittery washi and the topped it off with some dew drops around the tag.

That is it for me today.  There will be lots more to see on the Reverse Confetti hop.  Here is the full list for you....

BLOG HOP

Reverse Confetti Blog
Amy Kolling
Laurie Willison
Crystal Thompson
Melissa Phillips
Amy Sheffer
Lydia Fiedler
Tricia Barber
Kelly Lunceford
Lisa Henke
Yana Smakula
Amy Rohl
Lea Lawson
Laurie Schmidlin
Wanda Guess
Heather Hoffman
Amy Tsuruta
Kathy Schweinfurth
Michelle Short
Audrey Tokach
Jeanne Jachna
Therese Calvird
Olga Moss
Maria Sabina

So glad you stopped in today!   Have a great day!

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MFT September Release Day!

Happy MFT Release Day!  The September Release is now live and ready to shop.  I have one last card to share today using the new Happy Birthday Die....

To create this card, I used the Brick Wall Stencil and did a little dry embossing.  I used a spritzer and added in some black Copic spritz on the wall.  Next, I did some Oxide blending on white cardstock and then die cut the Happy Birthday.  I added the sentiment to some black fun foam and then attached it to the card.  I finished the card front off by adding some Liquid Enamel dots and then popped it up on a black card base. This new Happy Birthday die is my FAVE!  I just love this font!  I wanted this card to look like a little piece of graffiti and I think it worked out pretty well.  :)

Head on over to the MFT Blog to see the details about this release.  So glad you stopped in today!

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