Altenew May 2020 Stamps/Dies/Stencils Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello!  We are hopping along today with Altenew and the latest May 2020 Release.   I have a couple projects to share today so keep scrolling.  You will also see the prizes....don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win!  There is a full hop list too, so don't forget to stop in and leave comments along the way!

Here is my first project....

This card uses a new favorite, Shine Like a Diamond.  This amazing background comes with several sentiments and one large sentiment, Shine.  So many possibilities with this set!

First, I heat embossed the background stamp with white embossing powder on black cardstock.  I stamped the beautiful blooms from the new set Flowering Cistus and layered them on to the embossed background.  Last, I added in 2 sentiment strips that I made from Sentiment Strips 2.

This next card was super simple to make!

I used the new set called Blossom Wreath for this card.  I stamped the wreath in black ink, and then added the extra steps in different colors to create the full wreath.  

I used the Tall Alpha to add in the Hello sentiment and this finished the card off with a thin gold washi along the bottom of the card.

Check out the full May Release by clicking HERE.

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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 Mixed Media Blog by 5/17/2020 for a chance to win. 

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/20/2020. 

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FIND ME OVER ON:

Altenew Card Blog

Agnieszka Malyszek

Amber Rain Davis

Ashlea Cornell

Erum Tasneem

Jaycee Gaspar

Altenew Mixed Media Blog

Kymona Tracey

Laurie Willison

Lilith Eeckels

Lydia Evans

Maryam Perez

Nathalie DeSousa

Nicole Picadura

Nicole Watt

Norine Borys

Reiko Tsuchida

Tania Ahmed

Therese Calvird

Vicky Papaioannou

Virginia Lu

Thanks for stopping in today.  Hope you are having a great day!

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Thanks {Spellbinders}...

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Spellbinders has monthly club kits that show up at your door every month!  Its like Birchbox or FabFitFun but for crafters!  So that is even better right?  Check out all the monthly clubs  by clicking HERE!

Today I am here using the May Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month and it is gorgeous!  All you need to achieve this look is a Glimmer Hot Foil System and a die cut machine.  Once you are a member of the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit Club, the plates will come to you each month!

This months kit comes with the large Thanks hot foil plate, 4 sentiments and the hot foil flowers, along with several flower and leaf dies.  It is SO easy to use and absolutely beautiful. 

I used the Rose Gold Foil in the kit to create this Thanks background.  Then I used the Hemstitch Rectangle die to cut out around.  I love that little border of squares!  I layered the card front up onto a white card base by layering fun foam behind.  Last, I foiled up the little flower that comes in the kit and added in the leaf and petal details with colored cardstock.  I popped up each little bunch up on foam square and finished off the card with some satin sequin. 

Check out the Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month by clicking HERE!

Hope you are doing well and crafting away!  Have a great day and Happy Mother's Day!

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Thank you {Spellbinders}...

If you haven't seen it yet, Spellbinders released my collection of glimmer plates last month, called Effortless Greetings.  It has been such a fun process to come up with these new plates.  My goal was to have some basic elements that you can add foiling to your cards, keeping them clean and simple, or building upon them with lots of detail.  

Today I am using Foiled Brushstrokes to create a quick and easy card!

In order to achieve the foiled look using Glimmer Plates, you first need the Hot Foil System. This is a platform you plug in that heats up.  Once you put the foil, glimmer plate and cardstock on the platform, it heats up the plate.  You then run the platform, along with the shims it comes with, through your die cut machine.  This heat and pressure produce amazing foiled results!  I highly recommend using the Spellbinders Platinum 6 die cut machine, as they all work together beautifully.

After foiling the brushstrokes using Gold Foil, I grabbed the Hemstitch Circle Dies and used the largest die to cut out the focal point of my card.  Aside from having a very handy circle die, this Hemstitch set of dies is AWESOME and worth checking out!  A great die set to add lots of detail to your cards!

To finish off the card, I added the sentiment in black ink and the added one of the Stay Wild Butterfly Stickers to the front of this card.  

I just love the shine that the foil creates and in such a simple way!

Thanks for coming by today.  Hope you are having a great day!

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Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Lily Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello and welcome to the May Craft-A-Flower Blog Hop!  This is a new monthly subscription which will feather Altenew's gorgeous layering dies.  The first die is the Craft-A-Flower: Lily Layering Die set....

This die set is so pretty and so easy to layer up.  Check out my quick and simple card.....

First, I added a little Pink Diamond Ink blending using the Feathered Leaves Stencil.  Next, I stamped the sentiment, from Engraved Flowers,  in the white space on the side of the card.  I used my score pal to score a 1/2" frame around the edge of the card.

Using Altenew's Cherry Blossom and Green Meadow's Gradient Cardstock Kits, I die cut each piece of the flower, stem and leaves and layered them together.  I die cut the solid pieces again in fun foam and added them to the back of the flower before attaching it to the card.

Check out the Craft-A-Flower Bundle by clicking HERE!

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To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win. 

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. 

All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 05/16/2020.

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Altenew Card Blog 

Ashlea Cornell

Nicole Watt

Nathalie DeSousa

Virginia Lu

Svitlana Shayevich

Tania Ahmed

Jaycee Gaspar

Laurie Willison

Amber Rain Davis

Therese Calvird

Thanks so much for coming by today.  Hope you are all staying safe and healthy!

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May My Monthly Hero Kit....

Hello friends!  Welcome to the Hero Arts, May My Monthly Hero Blog Hop!  This month's kit is adorable!  It's filled with rainbows  and happy and all kinds of details to make your cards and envelopes sing!  Here is the kit...

The May Kit includes:

6" x 8" Clear Stamp Set

7 Coordinating Frame Cuts

7 Envelope Art Icon Fancy Dies

3 Karin DécoBrush Metallic Markers (Gold, Pink & Blue)

5 White A7 Envelopes

5 White A2 Envelopes

This kit has a retail value of $79.99 but only costs $34.99.  Lots of fun packed into one box!  Check out all the subscription details by clicking HERE.

A note from Hero Arts:

Hero Arts remains closed due to the shelter-in-place order. We have only limited capabilities at this time. Currently we estimate that shipping will begin on May 15, and continue until all boxes have shipped. We are so appreciative that so many have continued to order despite knowing we have long delays. Thank you for your patience, support, and kind wishes. It means the world to us, and we send love and appreciation your way.

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MMH PROJECTS

I used several of the adorable elements from the kit to create this card.  This adorable rainbow was easy to color and then I added a sentiment inside the card.  I tucked in the sun and then added the little heart and popped up the balloon.  Super simple with lots of color!

    

I used another rainbow image from the kit, along with some Add-on cloud dies, on this card....

The kit includes 3 Karin Metallic Markers.  I used the blue marker to create a wash background on watercolor paper.  I layered up those adorable cloud dies on the card base and added a sentiment from the kit along the bottom.  I added the rainbow from the kit, along with the little heart image, and some clear drops to finish it off. 

     

One of my favorite add-ons is this US Fancy Mailbox Die....

I die cut the mailbox in blue and then added a tiny bit of rainbow wash.  I die cut the little envelope in white cardstock and then stamped a tiny heart.  I added it to my card front with foam tape and then finished if off with a sentiment from the main kit.

     

Click HERE to see all of the May Add-Ons.

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GIVEAWAY

Hero Arts will give away one $50 gift card, drawn from the comments left across the hop. Enter by Sunday, May 10th at 11:59pm pacific, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

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BLOG HOP


Hero Arts
Amy Kolling
Channin Pelletier
Daniel West
Debi Adams
Heather Nichols
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jennifer McGuire
Jen Shults
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Jill Hawkins
Julee Tilman
Laurie Willison
Libby Hickson
Lori Craig
Lydia Fiedler
Michelle Short
Nichol Spohr

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today.  Thanks for coming by today and I hope you have a great day!

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Instagram: Laurie Willison (@laurie_willison)

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