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!