Altenew | March 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the March 2026 release with a fun and inspirational blog hop. I have already shared one card using the release, which you can see here, and today I have three more cards to share. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

POSH PETALS

My first card uses Altenew Build-A-Garden: Posh Petals which consists of a stamp set, coordinating die, coordinating stencils and a mini blending brush. I started off by stamping the floral image from the stamp set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then placed the stencils on top, one by one, to add ink blending using Altenew Mini Blending Brushes. 

I used Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, and Altenew Green Valley (Firefly & Grass Field) and Whispering Woodland (Limeade) Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves and stems. It was die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered to a white US A2 sized white card base with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I cut the excess off the sides of the card base using scissors. I stamped the sentiment from the set onto more white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink and die cut it out. I die cut the die another two times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one before adhering to the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

DARLING DAHLIA, NESTING ARCHES + DAYDREAM DOODLES

I started off my card by die cutting the new Altenew Darling Dahlia Layering Die Set from white cardstock multiple times (enough to make three flowers). I placed the die cuts on my Altenew Sticky Mat and added ink blending. I used Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves. 

I used Altenew Summer Afternoon Fresh Dye Inks for the flower centres. The flowers were adhered using the keyhole system and liquid glue and set aside while I worked on the card base. I die cut three arches from the new Altenew Nesting Arches Die Set from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. 

I placed one of the stencils from Altenew Daydream Doodles Stencils Set on top and applied Altenew Pearl Shimmer Relief Paste on top using an Altenew Palette Knife. The stencil was removed and the arches set aside to dry. Once dry, they were adhered to a US A2 sized black card base using new Altenew Black Instant Dimension Foam Tape.

The flowers and leaves were adhered on top using liquid glue. I stamped a sentiment from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Posh Petals onto more black cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more black foam tape. 

PETAL POP

My last card for today uses the new Altenew Petal Pop Stencil. I placed it down onto a panel of white cardstock and held it in place with low-tack tape. I placed the flower centre stencil inside the background stencil and then added ink blending to the petals with Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks. 

I removed the flower centre stencil and added ink blending using Altenew Summer Afternoon Fresh Dye Inks. The stencil was then removed and the panel adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with Altenew Glue Tape. I die cut the 'friend' from Altenew Timeless Sentiments Die Set from white (2 x for the shadow) and black (4 x for the word) cardstock. 

The layers were adhered together using liquid glue and then adhered to the card. I stamped the 'happy birthday' from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Posh Petals onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun and inspirational hop. Please click on the other participants below to visit their blogs. 

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GIVEAWAY:

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by March 12th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew's Blog Hop Post on March 13th, 2026. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the projects. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I know it sounds silly being excited about foam tape, but I am really excited to have black foam tape now in three different widths! I make a lot of cards with black or dark card bases, so I am going to love having black foam tape for them now! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

VIDEO | Silhouette Stamping with Altenew

Hello there, today I have two tags to share using a technique that I haven't used for a while - silhouette stamping. It is a really easy technique to do but one that gives beautiful results, I think! I have made tags but this will also work perfectly on cards. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my tags by taking the label dies from the Altenew Creative Labels Die Set and cutting them both twice from white cardstock. I then die cut a hole in the top using the die from the Altenew Labels & Tags 1 Die Set. I placed the tags onto my Altenew Sticky Mat (one of each shape) and added ink blending on top using Altenew Small Blending Brushes. 

I used Altenew Fresh Dye Inks in (top to bottom):

• Tag 1 - Sunray, Chamomile, Snapdragon and Rubellite
• Tag 2 - Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Deep Iris and Midnight Violet

I then took the leaf stamps from the Altenew Creative Labels Stamp Set and stamped them onto the tags using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. If there were any gaps in the stamping, I filled them in using an Altenew Finer Liner Pen. 

I wanted to add a bit of extra interest to the tags, so I took them to my Splat Box and splattered on Altenew Titanium White Artists' Gouache using a small paintbrush. They were set aside to dry before the other (white cardstock) tags were adhered to the back. 

I stamped the sentiments from the Altenew Creative Labels Stamp Set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. The 'hello' was die cut out using the coordinating die and the two others cut into strips using the Altenew Featured Sentiments Die Set. 

I cut the two ends off the sentiments strips using a mini guillotine and then adhered them to the tags using Altenew Black Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I added twine through the holes of the tags and tied in bows at the front. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Mystic Black Stellar Sequins. 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the tags:

If you are viewing this blog post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate it. I will be back later with the Altenew March 2026 Release Blog Hop, but for now, I hope you have a wonderful Saturday! Take care! 

Pinkfresh Studio | Celebrate in Style

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Pinkfresh Studio today for a fun Instagram Hop to celebrate The Couture Edit March 2026 Release. If you missed it, you can see my first card using the release here. Today I have another using the same colour scheme, but with a little pink popped in! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by stamping the the shoe and boxes image from the Pinkfresh Studio Step into Style Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. I then placed the coordinating stencils over the top, one by one, to add ink blending using Blending Brushes. 

I used Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Amalfi Coast (all four shades) for the boxes and Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink for the shoe. It was die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Step into Style Die. I adhered it to a white A2 sized card base using thin foam tape. 

I stamped the flowers from the Pinkfresh Studio Fragrance Notes Stamp Set onto white cardstock using  Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. I used the Pinkfresh Studio Fragrance Notes Stencils to add ink blending to colour them in. I used Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Sparkling Rose for the petals, Lemon Whip for the centres, and Grassy Knoll for the leaves. The flowers were then die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Fragrance Notes Dies.

I adhered the flowers with a liquid glue (the ones popped behind the boxes and shoe) and thin foam tape (the ones on top of the boxes). I then stamped the sentiment from the Pinkfresh Studio Step into Style Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I cut the die another two times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one before adhering to the card. To finish, I embellished with Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Dew Drops.

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

In terms of the hop, the fun is happening over on Instagram. You can visit my profile HERE and Pinkfresh Studio's HERE. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great rest of the day! Take care!

Pinkfresh Studio | The Couture Edit March 2026 Release Blog Hop

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Pinkfresh Studio today to celebrate The Couture Edit March 2026 Release with a fun and inspirational blog hop. The release is all about high fashion. Think perfume, shoes, shopping, beautiful dresses, plus lots more! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

For my card today, I am using the Elegant Essence suite which features a beautiful perfume bottle. The suite consists of a stamp set, press plate set, die set, and stencils. I started off my card by stamping the perfume bottle and bow (one stamp) from the Pinkfresh Elegant Essence Stamp Set onto a panel of white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. I then placed the Pinkfresh Studio Elegant Essence Stencils on top, one by one, to add ink blending using Blending Brushes. 

I used Pinkfresh Studio Amalfi Coast Inks (all four shades) for the bow and bottle, and Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink for the metal parts on the atomiser. They were then die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Elegant Essence Dies and the bow adhered to the bottle. 

I stamped the flowers from the Pinkfresh Studio Fragrance Notes Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink. I used the Pinkfresh Studio Fragrance Notes Stencils to add ink blending to colour them in. I used Pinkfresh Studio Inks in Waterfall and Turquoise for the petals, Lemon Whip for the centres, and Grassy Knoll for the leaves. The flowers were then die cut out using the Pinkfresh Studio Fragrance Notes Dies. 

I adhered the flowers to the card first, using Pinkfresh Studio Precision Clear Craft Glue. The perfume bottle was then adhered on top using thin foam tape. I stamped the sentiment from Pinkfresh Studio Elegant Essence Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Pinkfresh Studio Detail Black Hybrid Ink and die cut it out using the coordinating die. I cut the die again another two times and adhered the die-cuts behind the stamped one before adhering to the card. To finish, I embellished with Pinkfresh Studio Iridescent Dew Drops. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. Please click on the other participants in the hop below to visit their blogs. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

GIVEAWAY:

Pinkfresh Studio will give away ten $50 gift cards along the hop, selected from the comments left along the hop at random. They will also give away the full release over on the Pinkfresh Studio blog and YouTube Channel. Winners will be announced on the Pinkfresh Studio Giveaway Page on 12th March 2026. Please make sure to check if you are a winner and claim your prize within two weeks.

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Altenew | Botanical Waltz Flowers

Hello there, it is release day over at Altenew and the March 2026 release is packed full of stamps, dies, stencils, embossing folders, new pastes, paints, storage, and more! I am using a few new products on my card today but I will have more to share for the blog hop on Saturday. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

For my card, I started off by die cutting the flowers from the Altenew Creative Cuts: Botanical Waltz Layering Die Set. The flowers have three layers each but you can use the layers separately as individual flowers too. I die cut the yellow flower from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Buttercream, Maple Yellow and Warm Sunshine Cardstock. 

The aqua flowers were die cut from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops, Aqualicious and Teal Cave Cardstock. They were layered up and adhered using liquid glue. I die cut the leaves from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. I created an arch shaped card base using the new Altenew Nesting Arches Die Set from black cardstock. I cut another layer from white cardstock and cut a little off the bottom. It was adhered to the front of the card using Altenew Glue Tape. 

I then adhered the leaves to the card first, using liquid glue, followed by the flowers using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I die cut the 'hello' from the Altenew Timeless Sentiments Die Set from Jet Black Cardstock for the word (3 layers) and white cardstock for the shadow. The layers were adhered together using liquid glue and then adhered to the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

As mentioned, I will back on Saturday to share more inspiration with you but in the meantime, I hope you will check out the release if you are interested, its a beautiful one! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a great day! 

Simon Says Stamp | Beautiful Friend

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the Beautiful Moments release from Simon Says Stamp. They kindly sent me the Beautiful Friend Die, as well as the Tiny Flora Embossing Folder and I thought that they would work perfectly together. 

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I started off my card by taking a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Spellbinders Lavender ColorWheel Cardstock and placed it inside the Simon Says Stamp Tiny Flora Embossing Folder before running it through my die cutting machine. To enhance the embossing, I added ink blending around the edges using Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks (Hydrangea & Ultraviolet). 

I then adhered the panel to a US A2 sized white card base. I die cut the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Friend word dies six times from white cardstock. I cut the shadow piece from vellum. I adhered four of the word dies one on top of another and then onto the vellum shadow. I then adhered the other two die cut words to the back, again, one on top of another. This meant that I still got some dimension but without needing to cut small pieces of foam tape down! 

The sentiment was adhered to the card using Bearly Art Glue. I stamped an accompanying sentiment from the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Blooms Stamp Set onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip using the Simon Says Stamp Sentiment Labels 2.0 Dies and adhered to the card with thin black foam squares. To finish, I embellished with Concord & 9th Dew Drops. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Spellbinders | Little Leaps

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the new Little Leaps Rub-On Sheets from Spellbinders. Rub-Ons aren't a thing that I use that often but they are great when you are either not in the mood for colouring, or want to make a card quickly! And these frogs and toads are so very cute that I couldn't resist! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off by cutting out one of the frogs from the Spellbinders Little Leaps Rub-On Sheets (there are two sheets in a pack with different designs on each). I removed the backing off of the rub-on and placed it onto a panel of white cardstock. Using the lollipop/popsicle stick provided, I rubbed it over the rub-on and then peeled back the top sheet to reveal the design. 

I fussy cut the image out using scissors, leaving a small white border around the image. I then created my card base. I added a strip of Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock to the bottom of a white A2 sized card base. I then adhered a 4.25" x 5" panel of white cardstock on top with thin foam tape. The frog was adhered on top, with another layer of thin foam tape. 

I stamped the 'happy birthday' sentiment from the Spellbinders Lasting Impressions Clear Stamp Set onto Hero Arts Pitch Black Cardstock using Versamark Ink. I applied white embossing powder and heat set. It was cut into a two strips and adhered to the card using more thin foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Crystal Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

I decided to fussy cut the rub-on image out, as that is what I would likely do with a stamped image, but these can be used directly onto cards/panels if you are not a fan of fussy cutting! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend! 

Simon Says Stamp | Easter Blessings

Hello there, today is release day over at Simon Says Stamp and they kindly sent me some products from the new The Beautiful Moments release to use. Today I am using the Easter Grid Stamp Set, which as you can guess from the name, is filled with Easter sentiments and images but a lot of the images can be used for general spring cards too. 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by stamping the tulips image from the Simon Says Stamp + CZ Design Easter Grid Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink five times. I coloured the tulips using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies area). I then fussy cut the images out using scissors, but there are dies available for this set. 

I die cut the largest Simon Says Stamp Nested Round Hearts Dies twice from white cardstock. I cut off the bottom of one of the hearts (so that the card would stand up nicely) and then scored a line towards the top to create a hinge. I added adhesive (double-sided tape) to the hinge and then adhered it to the back of the other heart to create a heart shaped card base. 

I stamped the 'Easter Blessings to You' sentiment onto the card base on the top right side using Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. I then adhered the tulips on the left side of the heart with thin foam squares, cutting off the excess overhanging the card with scissors. To finish, I embellished with Concord & 9th Dew Drops. 

SUPPLIES:

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Pink tulip - RV66, RV55, RV52. Orange tulip - YR15, YR12, YR20. Yellow tulip - Y17, Y15, Y11. Leaves & stems - YG17, YG23, YG01. 

I will be sharing another card using the release next week. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great day! 

Hero Arts | Egg-stra Special

Hello there, today I have a card to share using the new Hero Arts Egg-stra Special collection. This collection is so cute! It features lots of bunnies and chicks, perfect for spring and Easter. I made an Easter card today but the card could easily be a generic card by changing the sentiment! 

PLEASE NOTE: This post contains affiliate links. Please see below for my full disclosure.

I started off my card by stamping the images from the Hero Arts Color My World Stamp & Cut Set onto white cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink. I coloured them using Copic Markers (the colours that I used are listed below the supplies list). 

They were then die cut out using the coordinating dies. I placed the images onto the egg to give me guide as to where to add the colour to that. I then used Copic Markers for that too. I adhered the egg first, to a US A2 sized white card base with thin foam tape. I then adhered the bunnies, ladder, brushes and paint pot. 

I used thin foam tape when adhering the bunnies to the eggs, and where they overlap the card base, used regular thickness foam squares. I adhered the small flower to the bunnies' head, followed by the larger flower towards the top of the egg. The sentiment was stamped and die cut out and adhered to the card. To finish, I embellished with Spellbinders Silver Mix Color Essentials Gems. 

SUPPLIES:

 

Here are the links to what I have used on the project. Affiliate links are used on some products. This means that if you make a purchase after clicking on my link, I receive a small commission with no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support when using these links. Please click on the logo below the product to shop at your favourite store. All products were personally purchased except marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

COPIC MARKERS: Bunnies - C4, C3, C1, C0/R55, R52/R20. Flowers - RV66, RV55, RV52/Y17/YG17, YG01. Paintbrushes - E59, E57, E55/C5, C3, C1/BG15, BG11. Bucket - C3, C1, C0/E57, E55/BG15, BG11. Egg - BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10, 0. 

The bunnies don't have to be painting an egg, either. They could be painting any other object you have in your stash! Love versatile sets like these! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great day!