Stamp Focus

Stamp Focus: Ruffled Flowers

December 22, 2018 By Virginia Lu in 2018 December Release, Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 19 Comments Tags: Fine Alphabet Die Set, Ruffled Flowers, script words die, Watercolor Brush Markers

Hello, Altenew friends! It’s Virginia here. It gives me great pleasure to share 3 projects with you today. Ruffled Flowers is one of the most popular stamp sets from the December 2018 Stamp/Die/Paper Pack Release. It is easy to line up each layer and offers a ton of details without much effort. I am using 3 different types of medium to showcase this set.

Let’s start with the very eye-catching colored card! I set out to create my own colorful paper with Altenew’s Ink Sprays. The mixed colors of Puffy Heart, Cosmic Berry, Sunkissed and Orange Cream from the November 2018 Ink Spray Bundle are simply gorgeous! I only need to spray a few spritz of water to facilitate the colors to mix. The hardest part? It’s waiting for it to dry. I let it dry naturally, but you can use a heat tool if you are in a hurry!

Once dried, I stamped the two outline images with Embossing Ink and heat embossed them in Pure White Embossing Powder. I then popped the die-cut images slightly over the edges with Jet Black Cardstock. The white-embossed sentiment from Ruffled Flowers fits perfectly. Even better, the Rock Collection Enamel Dots complete the design with a polished look.

My next card, “YOU ARE IN MY thoughts” is a soft and subdued version.

My plan was to create borders with the masking of outline images. Here I used Cloudy Night from Gentleman’s Gray Oval Set. With the matching die from Ruffled Flowers, the masking was quick and easy to do. I simply ran a piece of copy paper with Ruffled Flowers Die through my Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine.

I then stamped two images with Pocketful of Sunshine and Gentleman’s Gray and lined them up with the masked borders. The bottom grey area was left uncolored as it fits the sentiment more aptly. I also took the liberty in using assorted colors of Enamel Dots.

My last card was a bright and glitzy one.
The coloring was so bright and cheery thanks to the Midnight Blue from Watercolor Brush Markers (Spring Garden). With Vellum Translucent Paper in place, I topped it off with the” love” from Script Words Die Set and “U” from Fine Alphabet Die Set.

The Silver Glitter Tape and sequins are just the right embellishments for this.

I hope today’s post gives you extra ideas and inspiration with the versatile Ruffled Flowers.

As you can see, with a stamp/die set like this, the gorgeous results are endless! Thank you so much for stopping by!

~SUPPLY LIST~

Ruffled Flowers Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Ruffled Flowers Die Set [ ALTN ]	November 2018 Ink Spray Release Bundle [ ALTN ]
Embossing Ink [ ALTN ]	Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Rock Collection Enamel Dots [ ALTN ]
Gentleman’s Gray Oval Set — Altenew [ ALTN ]	Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine [ ALTN ]	Cloudy Night Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Pocketful of Sunshine Oval Set [ ALTN ]	December 2018 Release Enamel Dots Bundle [ ALTN ]	Watercolor Brush Markers – Spring… [ ALTN ]
Vellum Translucent Paper (25 sheets/set) [ ALTN ]	Script Words Die Set [ ALTN ]	Fine Alphabet Die Set [ ALTN ]
Gold & Silver Glitter Tape [ ALTN ]

Creative Coloring with Erum – Stamp Focus: Engagement Wishes

December 17, 2018 By Erum Tasneem in Cards, Creative Coloring with Erum, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus, Video Tutorials 21 Comments Tags: Artist Markers, Engagement Wishes

Altenew Engagement Wishes | Erum Tasneem | @pr0digy0

Hi everyone!

Erum here today with a few projects featuring the Engagement Wishes Stamp Set. My cards are all really quick but pretty looking cards that you can whip up if you are in a hurry. All my cards also feature the beautiful Blush Cardstock.

Stamp Focus: Engagement Wishes

For my first card, I did a bit of masking and stamped a border with Clear Embossing Ink and then heat embossed with Cyrstal Clear Embossing Powder. Next, I used Frosty Pink Artist Marker to add a bit of color starting from the petals near the flower center and moving outwards in a flicking motion. I didn’t cover the entire petal and that is what creates interest.

To finish off, I used the Coral Berry Artist Marker on the anthers and then adhered a few clear drops for interest. I also went over the stamped design with a shimmer brush. To stamp the sentiment, I used Coral Berry Crisp Dye Ink and heat embossed it with Crystal Clear Embossing Powder.

Okay, so if you have seen the Altenew Golden Peach and Platinum Embossing Powders, you would know that they are gorgeous and it’s hard to choose one between the two. So, for my second card, I heat embossed one flower and two leaves in Pure White, Golden Peach, and Platinum Embossing Powders on vellum.

Next, I colored on the backside of the images with Coral Berry Artist Marker to add a little pop of color. I fussy cut the images out and then began working on the card front. For this, I cut out two strips of cardstock.

For the Golden Peach card, I heat embossed the strips with the Golden Peach Embossing Powder. To make the white and silver cards, I used white cardstock and Silver Glitter Tape respectively.

I adhered the images with hot glue so that it wouldn’t show off from the front since it’s clear. To finish off, I heat embossed the sentiments on all the card fronts and adhered them to their bases.

For my last card, I used the layout of the first card. Instead of stamping directly on the card, I stamped on a piece of vellum with Clear Embossing Ink and heat embossed the image with Pure White Embossing Powder.

I did a bit of masking on this piece as well to make my border look like an overlapping floral design.

Next, I fussy cut the vellum piece from one edge and adhered it to my card front. To add a bit more feminine touch, I added a few pearls on the anthers. I also applied shimmer brush over the stamped area. To finish off, I heat embossed the sentiment and added a couple more pearls.

I hope you liked my quick but pretty cards. FYI, I made all these in a day and I could make many more similar cards if I could.

I have a process video that you can watch below or on YouTube.

Video: Creative Coloring with Erum: Engagement Wishes

Thank you for stopping by.

~SUPPLIES~

Engagement Wishes Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Blush Cardstock (10 sheets/set) [ ALTN ]	Vellum Translucent Paper (25 sheets/set) [ ALTN ]
Crystal Clear Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Golden Peach Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]
Platinum Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Embossing Ink [ ALTN ]	Coral Berry Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Artist Markers Red Cosmos Set [ ALTN ]	3 Pack Glue Tape [ ALTN ]	Gold & Silver Glitter Tape [ ALTN ]

Stamp Focus: Mega Greetings 3

December 16, 2018 By Rubeena in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 6 Comments Tags: Dearest Friend, Mega Friend, Mega Greetings 3

Hi, Altenew friends! Rubeena here with a Stamp Focus post for you featuring the newly released Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set. This stamp set is the third in the series and includes the large words “friend” and “love.” I will show you three different ways that I have used this set.

Heat-Embossing & Die-Cutting

For the first card, I stamped the large word “friend” from Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set onto white cardstock with Clear Embossing Ink, added Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder, and heat-set it. I die-cut the word with the coordinating Mega Friend Die.

I did some ink blending on my folded card base with Mountain Mist Crisp Dye Ink and Volcano Lake Crisp Dye Ink. To add some interest, I splattered some white and gold paint onto the base. Once that dried, I mounted the die-cut word “friend” over it with some foam tape for dimension. I stamped the sentiments “a” and “like you is rare” from Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set with Clear Embossing Ink, added Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder, and heat-set them. I trimmed them down and mounted them on the base with foam tape.

The card felt plain so I wanted to add some images. I stamped the small floral cluster and several of the leaves from Dearest Friend onto white cardstock with black ink. Then I colored them with some alcohol ink markers and die-cut them with the coordinating dies. I added them above the word “friend.”

Stamping & Heat-Embossing

For the second card, I decided to do some layered stamping using the gorgeous Build-A-Flower Rose. I used the following ink sets: Cherry Blossom Oval Set and Green Valley Oval Set. I masked the roses before stamping the leaves.

For the sentiment, I used a stamping tool to stamp “sent with” and “love” from Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set with black ink and then used Clear Embossing Ink. I added Crystal Clear Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set it. This gives it a little bit more pop than if you just stamped it in black ink.

Stamping & Partial Die-Cutting

For the last card, I stamped the large “friend” from Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Enchanted Garden Oval Set. I used all four inks but in an ombre fashion. I placed the coordinating Mega Friend Die over the stamped word and added some tape to hold it in place. I placed it on my die-cutting plates partially where I wanted the top half of the word to be cut. I ran it through my die-cutting machine and then used a craft blade to carefully remove the top half.

Next, I added some black paint splatters to a folded card base and mounted the partially-cut sheet over the base with foam tape. I stamped several of the sentiments from Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set with Clear Embossing Ink on black cardstock, added Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder, and heat-set them. I trimmed them down and mounted them on the card with foam tape.

I wanted to add an image so I stamped an image from Needlework Motif Stamp Set on white cardstock with black ink. I die-cut it with the coordinating dies. Finally, I colored it with alcohol ink markers and then arranged it on my base with foam tape.

I hope you were inspired to try out similar designs or techniques. I used a lot of my favorite sets and am happy with how these turned out. Thanks so much for stopping by and for leaving some love.

~SUPPLY LIST~

Mega Greetings 3 Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Mega Friend Die [ ALTN ]	Mega Greetings 3 Stamp & Die Bundle [ ALTN ]
Embossing Ink [ ALTN ]	Mountain Mist Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Volcano Lake Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Dearest Friend Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Dearest Friend Die Set [ ALTN ]
Dearest Friend Stamp & Die Bundle [ ALTN ]	Build-A-Flower: Rose [ ALTN ]	Cherry Blossom Oval Set [ ALTN ]
Green Valley Oval Set [ ALTN ]	Crystal Clear Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Enchanted Garden Oval Set [ ALTN ]
Needlework Motif Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Needlework Motif Die Set [ ALTN ]

Stamp Focus: New York

December 15, 2018 By Svitlana Shayevich in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 6 Comments Tags: artist marker refills, MISTI, New York

Hi friends!

Svitlana is here. Today I will be featuring the recently released New York Stamp Set. This set has one main, so to speak, image of the NYC skyline and many sentiments that go along with it. They can be used in both cardmaking and scrapbooking.

I live in NYC and really love this city, so this set was right up my alley. I made three cards using this set.

FIRST CARD

For my first card, I went with a chalkboard look. Because, why not? And, also, because I basically use any excuse to make a chalkboard card.

So first I white embossed the main image and the sentiment onto a Jet Black Cardstock. I used my mini MISTI for stamping.

Then I shifted the panel a bit to the top and to the left (by “a bit” I meant literally a hair shift) and stamped both the sentiment and image using a white pigment ink. Next, I took a paper towel, pressed it into the white ink pad and smudged the ink all over the panel.

Then I adhered the black panel onto a bigger red panel, with a slight twist, and then adhered the red one onto a white card base.

Lastly, I adhered a small heart die-cut onto the card.

SECOND CARD

For my next card, I grabbed a background I already had on hand. You know, all those stamped images, die-cuts, backgrounds that we make and end up not using in a card they were made for and put aside to “use later”. I store those for years. Recently, I try to use that stash more often. So the background I used for this card was made with Artist Markers Re-inkers using a water-marbling technique. I did a video for this technique when the re-inkers were released, you can find it on my blog if you’re interested.

First, I took the background and stamped the image onto it using Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink.

I foam mounted the panel onto a white card base and popped a sentiment stamped with the Ruby Red Crisp Dye Ink onto it.

THIRD CARD

For my last card, I did a little bit of masking, as I wanted to do multi-color stamping. I simply stamped the image onto a printing paper sheet and roughly cut out the Statue of Liberty and the city skyline (without the bridge) out of it.

Then, again using the MISTI, I first stamped the image using the Mountain Mist Crisp Dye Ink. I did very light stamping as I just wanted to see where to apply masks.

Then I covered the city skyline with its mask and stamped two more times with Mountain Mist Crisp Dye Ink, only inking the statue.

I then removed the mask from the skyline, covered the statue with its mask, and stamped the city with Starlight Crisp Dye Ink.

After that, I covered the city and stamped the bridge using Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink. I removed all the masks and in some areas of the bridge where I didn’t get distinct stamping (as I did very quick rough masks), I colored those areas with the Jet Black Artist Marker.

Next, I masked off the area where the houses are and inked the bottom part with Starlight Crisp Dye Ink to create kind of a body of water.

Lastly, I adhered the panel onto a blue panel of a bigger size, which in turn was adhered onto a white card base. I added a sentiment, stamped on a white strip and added several blue crystals.

I hope you like my cards and like the New York Stamp Set as much as I do. Have a wonderful day!

~SUPPLY LIST~

New York Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Jet Black Cardstock (25 sheets/set) [ ALTN ]	My Sweet Petunia MISTI – Mini [ ALTN ]
Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Ruby Red Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Mountain Mist Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
My Sweet Petunia MISTI – Original [ ALTN ]	Starlight Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	36 Artist Marker Refill Set — Altenew [ ALTN ]

Stamp Focus: Delicate Primrose Stamp Set

December 14, 2018 By Aga in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 11 Comments Tags: Delicate Primrose

Hello, everyone! It’s Aga here with a Stamp Focus post on the newly released Delicate Primrose Stamp Set.

It’s another great addition to the Altenew floral collection. This set features two multi-layer flowers and a multi-layer leaf along with heartfelt sentiments, perfect for different occasions.

If you hopped along with us yesterday, you might have already seen some beautiful cards using the Delicate Primrose Stamp Set (HERE is the link if you haven’t had a chance yet). Today, I created three clean and simple cards to give you a few more ideas of using it.

My first card is a very quick and easy “thank you” card. I stamped only two layers of the flowers and leaves in the center of my card. I used the following Altenew Crisp Dye Inks: Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy (both for the first layer), Coral Berry, Mountain Mist, and Volcano Lake for the flowers, Forest Glades and Evergreen for the leaves.

To finish my design, I stamped the center layers with black ink and used Artist Markers (Frosty Pink, Sunkissed and Sea Glass) to add more colors to the flowers. I also used the center layer stamp to create additional greenery. The last step was to stamp the sentiment with black ink and to add some black ink splatters.

For my second card, I chose to go for a monochromatic color scheme. This time I stamped the outline flower images with black to create a simple background.

Next, I cut out a circle out of black cardstock, heat embossed my sentiment with white powder, added a small butterfly from Butterfly Acetate Die Cuts and popped them all up with foam tape for a bit of dimension.

For my last card, I used this non-holiday stamp set to create a holiday card. I stamped only the solid flowers with different pastel colors: Frosty Pink, Blush, Sea Glass, and Soft Lilac.

Then I used a sentiment and small images from Happy Holidays Stamp Set and heat embossed them with Rose Gold Crisp Embossing Powder. I also added more powder to the background to create something like gold dust and some watercolor splatters.

I hope you’ve enjoyed these examples and found some inspiration today! I can’t wait to see what you create with the Delicate Primrose Stamp Set!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

~Aga

~SUPPLY LIST~

Delicate Primrose Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Happy Holidays Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Blush Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Frosty Pink Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Cotton Candy Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Coral Berry Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Soft Lilac Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Sea Glass Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Mountain Mist Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Volcano Lake Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Forest Glades Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Evergreen Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Permanent Black Crisp Ink [ ALTN ]	Artist Markers Red Cosmos Set [ ALTN ]	Artist Markers Cool Summer Night Set [ ALTN ]
Artist Markers Set E [ ALTN ]	Embossing Ink [ ALTN ]	Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]
Golden Peach Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Halftone Circles Nesting Die Set [ ALTN ]	Butterfly Acetate Die Cuts [ ALTN ]

Stamp Focus: Inked Rose

November 22, 2018 By Norine in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 7 Comments Tags: artist marker refills, Artist Markers, inked rose

Hello friends, Norine here and I’m back with you today with some cards to showcase the gorgeous (and recently released) Inked Rose Stamp Set and a very cool discovery I made!

In the process of learning the limits of this technique, I ended up with 5 card fronts that I could make into a card. I started by stamping the bloom and leaves of the Inked Rose Stamp Set onto vellum with embossing ink and heat embossing it with either white or black ink and clear embossing powder.

TIP!

When heating vellum, it’s important to let your heat tool warm up significantly before taking it to the paper, and then constantly moving the heat tool to allow the embossing powder to melt as quickly as possible without the paper warping a lot.

A heat embossed image is critical to this technique as the embossed lines form a kind of wall that contains the alcohol ink and doesn’t allow it to run everywhere, and one with larger openings is preferable to allow the ink to flow and blend.

After heat embossing the vellum, I selected three or four different shades of green Artist Marker Refills colors and 3 shades of red/coral. My favorite leaf combinations were Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen and Ocean Waves and for the roses, I used Crimson, Velvet, and Rouge.

I then removed the tops of all the colors in one section (all the reds or all the greens) and began to gently tip the bottles over the openings in the designs until the smallest drop of alcohol ink dropped out onto the vellum.

Working quickly, I would dispense a single drop of Forest Glades into each leaf, then go back and quickly add a drop of Frayed Leaf, and then a drop of either Evergreen or Ocean Waves. Alcohol ink dries relatively quickly but not so quickly that adding colors into a single area didn’t allow them to blend. You could use a garbage paintbrush to move the colors, but I chose not to, preferring the “stained glass blend” instead.

I repeated this procedure for the bloom. The open areas on the bloom are smaller than the leaves but the ink still managed to flow and blend very nicely. I found that I didn’t want to tip the bottle upside down vertically as too large a drop would usually flow out. I had better control by just tipping the bottle sideways and gently shaking until one small drop could be persuaded to leave its happy home inside the bottle!

When, occasionally, (in the beginning when I was still learning) too much ink would flow out, I had a stack of Q-tips handy to soak up what overflowed the barriers of the heat embossed outlines. I also learned that a Q-Tip soaked in Alcohol Blending Solution (or Isopropyl Alcohol) would nicely erase color from areas where I didn’t want it, but that it was necessary to be careful not to rub the melted embossing powder as it could dissolve it.

Once the vellum card fronts were dry (in minutes, really), I laid them on top of a card base to determine where a sentiment best fit, and then stamped with black and heat embossed the sentiment directly onto the cardstock’s card base. The sentiments are still visible through the vellum but have a lovely subdued effect.

For the card above, I used a cotton pad to rub a blend of green inks all over the back side of the vellum, except for the back of the rose and stamped and heat embossed the sentiment on the front.

The style of the Inked Rose images provides large areas of inked/embossed edges where you can place small drops of liquid adhesive on the back, and they will remain hidden when the vellum is adhered to the card base.

I found the finished effect so striking that I did not want to add much more in the way of embellishment so I simply tied some black cotton thread or thin jute around the front of the card and tied it in a knot or a bow. Then a small number of enamel dots to draw the eye to the sentiment and these cards were finished!

I know I’m going to be doing this technique again soon, (I really want to try this with gold and silver embossed images) and I’d also love for you to give it a try! If you post your work on social media please tag me (@norinehope) so that I can see your beautiful creations! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

~SUPPLY LIST~

Inked Rose Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Embossing Ink [ ALTN ]	Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]
Crystal Clear Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	36 Artist Marker Refill Set — Altenew [ ALTN ]	Frayed Leaf Artist Marker Refill [ ALTN ]
Forest Glades Artist Marker Refill [ ALTN ]	Evergreen Artist Marker Refill [ ALTN ]	Ocean Waves Artist Marker Refill [ ALTN ]
Crimson Artist Marker Refill [ ALTN ]	Velvet Artist Marker Refill [ ALTN ]	Rouge Artist Marker Refill [ ALTN ]

Stamp Focus: World Map + Video

November 20, 2018 By Svitlana Shayevich in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus, Video Tutorials 6 Comments Tags: Halftone Circles, world map

Hi, friends!

Svitlana here. Today, I will be sharing three card ideas with the recently released World Map Stamp Set.

I am personally a big fan of geographic images. They’re pretty versatile – they can be used in cards, scrapbook layouts, traveler notebooks, PL – you name it! This particular set is also very easy to use as you’re basically working with one stamp.

I think one of the first ideas that come to a card maker’s mind nowadays when one sees a world map is to make it multi-colored. And I’m sure you already saw many wonderful approaches to this idea during the release blog hop. Well, of course, I could not resist going multi-colored too. I made the map two-colored, trying to replicate “galaxy” in a way.

This card was so extremely easy to make. I stamped the map using Starlight and Midnight Violet Crisp Dye Inks onto a white card base. Of course, I was using my mini MISTI for stamping. With such an intricate image and multi-stamping technique, it was a must.

First, I inked some parts of the map with the Starlight Crisp Dye Ink. And then I added the Midnight Violet Dye Ink to the missing areas to fill up the whole stamp.

After stamping the map, I stamped the sentiment using the same two inks.

Of course, I had to gold emboss the map as well. I just had to. When I was thinking of the background to gold emboss onto, I was deciding between black, blue, gray, and white – when this idea came to my mind – to make some kind of hemispheres.

First, I gold embossed the map onto a white panel. Next, I die-cut two circles out of the panel using a circle die from the Halftone Circles Nesting Die Set. After that, I blended the Starlight Crisp Dye Ink onto the circles.

I made a panel out of a dark blue cardstock and white embossed a sentiment in the bottom part of it. Then I trimmed the panel, so it’s about a of an inch smaller than the card base and adhered the panel onto the card base.

Lastly, I foam mounted the circles into their negative spaces using black foam adhesive squares.

In the last card, I made another design which I had to make using this set – white on a woodgrain.

First, I made a woodgrain background by stamping the Wood Pallet Background onto a Parchment panel using the Milk Chocolate Crisp Dye Ink. And then I blended the same ink onto it.

I white embossed the map onto the panel as well as white embossed the sentiment underneath. Lastly, I adhered the panel onto a Parchment card base.

So here you have three ideas of how this stamp set can be used. I hope you like them and maybe give them a try.

Below you can find the video where I show how these three cards were made. You can watch it here or in HD on Altenew’s YouTube channel:

Have a terrific day!

~SUPPLY LIST~

World Map Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Wood Pallet Background Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Halftone Circles Nesting Die Set [ ALTN ]
5 x 7 Classic Crest Solar White… [ ALTN ]	Parchment Cardstock (25 sheets/set) [ ALTN ]	Milk Chocolate Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Hazelnut Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Midnight Violet Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Starlight Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Embossing Ink [ ALTN ]	My Sweet Petunia MISTI – Mini [ ALTN ]
Rose Gold Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]

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Stamp Focus: Leaf Medallion

November 19, 2018 By Rubeena in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 2 Comments Tags: Leaf Burst, Leaf Medallion, Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Hello, Altenew fans. Rubeena here with a Stamp Focus post on the newly released Leaf Medallion Stamp Set and the coordinating Leaf Medallion Die Set.

Did you know that we released the Leaf Burst Stencil a few months ago? I used the stencil and did some ink blending with Volcano Lake directly on my folded card base. Then I stamped the smallest image from Leaf Medallion Stamp Set with Mango Smoothie.

Next, I die-cut the Leaf Medallion Die with black cardstock and adhered it in the center so the yellow peeks through. I only added glue to the center so that it won’t lay flat on the base.

I stamped the sentiment from Leaf Medallion Stamp Set with clear embossing ink on black cardstock and heat-embossed it in white. Then I trimmed it down and mounted it on the bottom of my card with foam tape.

For the next card, I used the Splatter Stencil. I did ink blending on my card base using Coral Bliss and Lava Rock. In this card, I used all the images from Leaf Medallion Stamp Set and stamped them using Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss, Heart Beat, Lava Rock, and Jet Black.

Next, I die-cut the image using the frame die from the Leaf Medallion Die Set. Then I mounted it over the stenciled background and then stamped the sentiment in Lava Rock.

For my last card, I stamped three of the leaf burst images on watercolor paper with clear embossing ink and heat embossed them with Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder.

I used the Watercolor 36 Pan Set to watercolor over the embossed images. Once that dried, I added blue and gold paint splatters and then adhered this panel to my folded card base.

Afterward, I stamped the sentiment from Leaf Medallion Stamp Set with clear embossing ink on black cardstock and heat-embossed with Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder. Finally, I trimmed down the words and mounted them on the card with foam tape.

I hope you were inspired to use these products in new ways.

Thanks so much for visiting today!

~SUPPLY LIST~

Leaf Medallion Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Leaf Medallion Die Set [ ALTN ]	Leaf Medallion Stamp and Die Bundle [ ALTN ]
Leaf Burst Stencil [ ALTN ]	Volcano Lake Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Mango Smoothie Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Splatter Stencil [ ALTN ]	Coral Bliss Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Lava Rock Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Pink Pearl Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Heart Beat Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder [ ALTN ]	Watercolor 36 Pan Set [ ALTN ]

Stamp Focus: Kind Confetti

November 17, 2018 By Virginia Lu in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 8 Comments Tags: Cake Love, Dandelion Wishes, Engraved Flowers, Kind confetti

Hello, Altenew friends! It’s Virginia here. I am delighted to share 3 projects with you. The background stamp set “Kind Confetti” from our November release proves to be one of the most fun and versatile stamp sets. No matter what your style of card making is, this set is sure to add that extra something! I call it “magic dust.” With the various designs, you can get an overview of how this stamp set can take your cards to the next level!

Let’s get started!

The first card features the Dandelion Wishes Stamp and Die Bundle. I followed the insert and stamped the most basic way with the dandelion.

To create a dreamy background, I stamped the Kind Confetti with various colors: Ruby Red and Ocean Waves. Here comes the magic. I embossed the 3rd layer in Antique Silver Crisp Embossing Powder.

And just like that, the silver shine really comes through, especially under the light! Before adhering the card, I applied a piece of Watercolor Strokes Washi Tape on the cardstock and popped it up with a large piece of foam tape.

My 2nd card really shows how Kind Confetti evokes the celebratory and festive feel to a birthday card.

To create light colors for the background, I used the lightest shades from the ink pad combo. Then I embossed a piece of cardstock with Caribbean Sky and Fluorescent Green. I placed a piece of Golden Edge Washi Tape on to the embossed card stock. Finally, I applied the Halftone Squares Dies to the cardstock using the Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine.

For good measure, I even stamped Kind Confetti to the cake! Adding that sentiment from Cake Love Stamp and Die Bundle was icing on the cake!

My 3rd card, featuring the Engraved Flowers Stamp and Die Bundle, shows that ANY floral design can be enhanced by a background stamp such as Kind Confetti.

The Engraved Flowers were embossed in Antique Gold and colored with Watercolor Brush Markers.

Then I cut the cardstock at an angle and popped the flowers over Parchment Cardstock to show some contrast. Lastly, I sprinkled my magic dust by stamping Kind Confetti with the lightest shades of gray ink from Gentleman’s Gray and Rock Collection. In the end, I added more shine with some stickles.

I hope today’s Stamp Focus provides you with some inspiration and design ideas! I can honestly say that Kind Confetti is the BEST kind of confetti without having to clean up the mess! Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Stamp Focus: Handpicked Bouquet

November 15, 2018 By Aga in Cards, Daily Inspiration, Stamp Focus 10 Comments Tags: Handpicked Bouquet, mega alphabet, Watercolor 36 Pan Set

Hello, everyone! It’s Aga here with a Stamp Focus post on the newly released Handpicked Bouquet Stamp Set.

This set contains a beautiful floral branch that has an outline image and additional layers for adding color and details. These are perfect elements to create beautiful floral projects for any occasion.

Today, I created three clean and simple cards to give you a few ideas on how to use this set.

My first card is a very quick and easy “thank you” card. I stamped the outline branch with Permanent Black Crisp Dye Ink and used all the layer stamps to add color to it. I used the following Altenew Crisp Dye Inks: Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, and Rubellite for the flowers and Forest Glades and Evergreen for leaves.

To finish the card, I stamped my sentiment in black and added some black ink splatters.

For my next card, I used Mega Alphabet C Die and created a negative die-cut shape to use it as a stencil with Altenew’s Watercolor 36 Pan Set. Next, I stamped my sentiment.

To finish the card, I stamped the outline image with Permanent Black Crisp Dye Ink and again used the watercolors to color it in. I cut it out using the coordinating die, fussy cut smaller elements and used them to embellish the monogram.

For my last card, I wanted to use the leftovers from my previous card. First, I stamped my floral branch and sentiment with black ink and added some black ink splatters for more interest.

Then, I used the remaining watercolored elements to complete the design.

I hope you’ve enjoyed these examples and you found some inspiration today! I can’t wait to see what you create with this set!

Thanks so much for visiting today!

~Aga

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Pink Diamond Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Pinkalicious Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Rubellite Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Forest Glades Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Evergreen Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Classic Crest Solar White (25… [ ALTN ]

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