Altenew | Eclectic Vibes Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the release of the new Eclectic Vibes Collection. As the name suggests, there are lots of vintage/retro vibes to this collection. As you know, I love florals, so went with those for my cards but I did sneak in a retro set too but used in a very different way! This post is part of a fun blog hop. More details on the hop below.

For my first card, I am using the new Altenew Watercolor Extravaganza Set. This set is a layering set but you could easily get away with just stamping one layer for the images as they have a lovely watercolour look to them. I started off by drawing a rectangle on to a panel of white cardstock with a pencil. I then stamped the flowers on top, having some petals extend outside of the rectangle area.  

When stamping the flowers,  I used the Altenew Rectractable Eraser & Refill Bundle to erase the lines in that area. I used the Altenew Cherry Blossom, Sweet Dreams and Shades of Purple Crisp Dye Inks for the flowers. The centres were stamped with Altenew Golden Sunset and Fall Harvest Crisp Dye Inks and the leaves with Altenew Green Fields Crisp Dye Inks. 

I then took the Altenew Fine Liner Pen Set and drew over the rectangle lines using them, creating two lines using the 005 and 01 pens. I then erased the pencil with the eraser again. I took the sentiment from the Altenew Sentiment Strips Stamp Set and stamped it on to black cardstock with Versamark Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was then cut out using one of the Altenew Featured Sentiments Dies. To finish off, I added a few Lucy's Bubbles. 

My next lot of projects use the Gardenia Duo set, which is a layering set as well but for all my samples, I simply used the outline image. For my first card, I started off by stamping the flowers and leaves from the Altenew Gardenia Duo Stamp Set on to white cardstock with black ink. I then coloured the images using Copic Markers and cut them out using the Altenew Gardenia Duo Die Set.  

I took an A2 white card base and placed the front panel in to the Altenew Deck Planks 3D Embossing Folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. I adhered the leaves and flowers on top with tape runner adhesive. I took the new Altenew Just a Number Die Set and die cut the word from black cardstock (with Altenew Double-Sided Adhesive Sheet on the back) and the shadow from vellum.

They were adhered together and then I added tiny pieces of Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape to the back and adhered it to the card. To finish off, I added a few dots from the Altenew Glacier Caves Enamel Dots set. 

For my next card, I took a panel of white cardstock and stamped the roses and leaves from the Altenew Gardenia Duo Stamp Set on it using Altenew Obsidian Black Ink. I used the Altenew Gardenia Duo Mask Stencil Set so that I could mask off the flowers before stamping the leaves. I masked off the edges of the panel with memo tape and then made extra masks for the images from Altenew Masking Paper. 

Using an Altenew Ink Blending Tool, I blended on Altenew Glacier Caves Crisp Dye Ink, as well as a little ink from the Shades of Purple set. With the masks still in place, I then stamped the little dot image from the new Altenew Cool Decades Stamp Set for some added interest. I also stamped the sentiment from the set on to black and heat embossed it, cutting it in to a strip. 

I took the new Altenew Thank You for Being My Friend Die Set and die cut the word from white cardstock and the shadow from black cardstock. The die is actually a lot bigger than this but I cut off the 'thank you' part so that it just said friend. It was adhered to the card with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape, along with the sentiment strip and the panel added to an A2 white card base with tape runner. 

My final project for today is a little tag. I started off by die cutting the Altenew Terrific Tag three times - twice from white cardstock and once from vellum. I stamped the flowers and leaves from Altenew Gardenia Duo Stamp Set on to one with black ink and then coloured around the outside with Copic Markers. I adhered the other white tag to the back to finish it off. 

I took the Altenew Just a Number Stamp Set and stamped one of the quotes from it on to the vellum tag with Versamark Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. I placed it over the other tag and then tied twine through the top. This way, they are adhered together but more as an overlay so that you can still see the floral tag below. The writing is difficult to see in the photos but much easier in real-life!

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 those from Clearly Besotted, Hero Arts or those marked with an asterisk (*) which were kindly sent to me to use. You can read my full disclosure here.

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspiration filled blog hop, with prizes too (see below!). For the hop, you should have arrived here from the wonderful Nathalie DeSousa. Next on the hop is the amazing Verity Biddlecombe. If you get lost along the way, or would like to start the hop from the beginning, please head over to the Altenew Blog. 

FREE GIFTS:

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically:

·  Get a FREE brand new Eclectic Vibes Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Eclectic Vibes release bundles. *Exclusions apply.
·  Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Eclectic Vibes release collection from 5th July 2021 through 11th July 2021.

·  Get a FREE brand new Eclectic Vibes Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 5th July 2021 through 7th July 2021.

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 AltenewCard Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 11th July 2021 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 13th July 2021.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a great time on the rest of the hop and a wonderful day! Take care!