8 May 2024

Altenew | May 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the May 2024 release, which is out now! There are lots of lovely new products in this release and I am sharing a few of them with you today! 

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


My first card uses the Altenew Mini Delight: Butterfly Dreams Stamp & Die Set. This is a fun set that consists of butterflies and sentiments in a stamp set and a bird cage in die form! I started off by stamping one of the butterflies from the set onto Altenew Vellum Translucent Paper using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was then fussy cut out using scissors

I die cut the bird cage three times from white cardstock, as well as the leaves from the Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Dendrobium Orchid Layering Die Set. I adhered the bird cage die cuts together, one on top of another, and then added ink blending on top using Altenew Crystal Violet Fresh Dye Ink. For the leaves, I added ink blending with Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks. I took a panel of white cardstock and added ink blending to it with Altenew Blue Mountains Fresh Dye Inks, Navy Fresh Dye Ink and Jet Black Fresh Dye Ink (just around the edges). 

I then mixed a combination of silver and gold watercolours from the Altenew Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set and splattered them onto the panel. I added gold thread through the top of the bird cage and then adhered it to the panel, popping the leaves underneath before the glue dried. I secured the thread at the back and then adhered it to a US A2 sized white card base with Glue Tape. The butterfly was adhered on top with a tiny amount of liquid glue, followed by Altenew Antique Gold Sequins. The sentiment from the set was heat embossed in white onto cardstock that was inked with the same colours of ink as the background. 

My next card uses the beautiful Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Gardenia Layering Die Set. I die cut the petals and leaves from white cardstock and then placed them on my Sticky Mat to add ink blending. I used Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the petals and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves. 

I die cut a panel of black cardstock with the new Altenew PixelGrid Cover Plate. Keeping the inside pieces intact, I adhered it to a US A2 sized black card base with Glue Tape and a little liquid glue. The Gardenia leaves were adhered on top, followed by the flowers using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape

I stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Soft Blossoms Stamp Set onto black cardstock using Altenew Embossing Ink. I applied Altenew Pure Crisp White Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more foam tape. To finish off, I embellished with Altenew Crystal Clear Gem Sparkles

Also releasing this month are gorgeous new Artsy Aprons! There are lots of colours/designs available but I opted for Pink & Aqua Billowing Peonies. As you can see, it matches my craft room! :)

BLOG HOP:

This blog post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. Please click the links below for the other participants in the hop. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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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 Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 14th May 2024 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 Winners Page on 16th May 2024.*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.


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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 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.


Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you will check out the fabulous release and have a wonderful rest of the day! Take care! 

43 comments:

  1. I LOVE the blue background of the first one and gorgeous flower!!!

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  2. Your cards are beautiful! Love the colors you used.

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  3. Beautiful cards... I especially love the black contrast card.

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  4. Beautiful cards! I love that little bird cage & butterfly set, and I love that Gardenia layering flower and may have to put that in my cart before it sells out! Very cool looking how you used the Pixie Grid coverplate in black and left the whole thing intact!

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  5. Breathtaking! Gorgeous bird cage and love the butterfly on vellum!

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  6. Tammy Boynton8 May 2024 at 21:42

    Absolutely gorgeous. Purple is my favorite color and the Birthday card was my favorite. Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous. Purple is my favorite color, love love love the birthday card. Thank you for sharing.

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  8. Lisa Ainscough9 May 2024 at 00:22

    You make lovely things. Love your colours today!

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  9. Great projects. Love the sweet birdcage.

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  10. Your card is stunning! Love the purple! Love that flower! I need that "Craft a Flower" it is awesome! Love, Love, ❤️

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  11. Such beautiful cards! I love the beautiful dimension and colors! So pretty!

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  12. Gorgeous cards! I love the beautiful dimension and colors!

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  13. Marisela Delgado said: So beautiful. mariandmonsterd@yahoo.com

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  14. Joan VanCourt9 May 2024 at 09:50

    Beautiful cards! I love that gardenia. And that apron is so cute!

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  15. Both cards are beautiful Michele, love the vignette effect, a subtle way to add dimension. And how about the pretty Gardenia and the lovely apron 🤩 plenty of products to choose from. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  16. The black pixel background gives those sweet flowers a modern edge--love the contrast. The cards are beautiful--your mini delight project has me thinking it's time to re-subscribe!

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  17. Such beautiful cards! Love the colors.

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  18. Awesome cards with these beautiful new designs! Love the Mini Delight, and the gardenias are just beautiful! Such a pretty apron too!

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  19. Those darker backgrounds make your images pop! Beautiful work!

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  20. Well-done, you! Love the first one.

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  21. Beautiful designs! I love the purple and black together (the flowers really pop!) and your cute apron!

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  22. Lauryne Cunningham10 May 2024 at 17:32

    Beautiful designs! I love the purple and black together (the flowers really pop!) and your cute apron!

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  23. Loved your dark and moody backgrounds. They really made the gardenias pop!

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  24. Loved you dark and moody backgrounds. They really made the gardenias pop!

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  25. Lovely cards; gorgeous colors and shading.

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  26. Both cards are fabulous! I especially love the ink blending on the first one! And that white embossing on the vellum butterfly is gorgeous!

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  27. I love how you used the pixel cover plate as a background!! It added so much texture and dimension and really made the card amazing!

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  28. Fantastic cards! That butterfly sitting on the cage is gorgeous!

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  29. I'm in awe of your ink blending talent, Michelle! I wish I could do half as good as you. Love these!

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  30. Stunning cards--I love the water coloring and ink blending you've done on these gorgeous creations! The new aprons are gorgeous!

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  31. Lovely designs, the gardenias are gorgeous with the pixel grid which is my favourite of this release!

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  32. Your cards are beautiful! I love the black one - so elegant. Now, that Apron - I "need" one of those!!!

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  33. Amazing projects! Claudia, claudiac1994@hotmail.com

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  34. Awesome cards, love the black dramatic background! Claudia (claudiac1994@hotmail.com)

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  35. The shading is so subtle and pretty

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  36. Beautiful cards, the blue one is my favorite.

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  37. Such pretty cards! That black background really makes the flower stand out! Thanks for sharing!

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  38. Pretty cards - I especially like the birdcage and butterfly card!!

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  39. Your lavender gardenias are so lovely.

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