Altenew | June 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, thank you so much for joining me here on my blog. I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the June 2026 release with a fun blog hop. I already shared one card using the release here and today I have five more to share! Most of the cards feature an underwater theme and they were so fun to make and I love that you can mix and match a lot of the sets together!

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CORAL REEF WONDERS

My first card uses the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Coral Reef Wonders. This fabulous kit includes a stamp set (with images and sentiments), a die set full of fabulous sea creatures, a reef embossing folder, and coordinating stencils for the embossing folder and also stencils to create an ocean. I started off my card by embossing a panel of white cardstock using the embossing folder. 

I then coloured the image using ink blending with the stencils. I went colourful as you can see, using Altenew Fresh Dye Inks in Cherry Blossom, Shades of Purple, Green Valley and Golden Sunset. The panel was adhered to a white A2 sized card base using Glue Tape. I die cut the turtle from the die set using Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops, Aqualicious, Teal Cave and Jet Black (for the eye) Cardstock. He was assembled and adhered using liquid glue then adhered to the card using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

The sentiment, from the stamp set, was stamped onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet 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 using more foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Crystal Clear Enamel Dots. 

BENEATH THE BLUE

My second card uses Creative Cuts: Zero-Waste Beneath the Blue combined with the fish from Craft Your Life Project Kit: Coral Reef Wonders. I die cut the coral first from the Altenew Creative Cuts: Zero-Waste Beneath the Blue Die Set from Crafty Necessities Cardstock. This is a zero-waste die set so in theory, you would cut it all at once, but since I wanted to use different colours of cardstock, I just placed the small pieces of cardstock onto the die and cut them out that way. 

I then added ink blending to the die cuts for some added interest. I used Soft Lilac Cardstock with Lavender Fields Ink, Pink Diamond Cardstock with Pinkalicious Ink, Limeade Cardstock with Lime Ink, and Parrot Cardstock with Grass Field Ink. The fish were die cut from Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Coral Reef Wonders using Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black and Amber Blaze Cardstock, plus a little white cardstock too. 

I took a panel of Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops Cardstock and added ink blending at the bottom using Altenew Dew Drops and Aqualicious Fresh Dye Inks. I stamped a sentiment onto the panel from Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Coral Reef Wonders using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base using Glue Tape. The coral was adhered on top, followed by the fish. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Crystal Clear Enamel Dots. 

CORAL ARCH

My next card uses the super cute Altenew Coral Arch Die Set. This little set includes the arch as well as three fish. I die cut the arch three times from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops Cardstock. I added ink blending using Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks (all four shades) onto one of the arches. 

The non-inked arches were adhered behind the ink blended one and then adhered onto a white A2 sized card base using liquid glue. I die cut the fish three times each from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Glacier Iris Cardstock. I added ink blending to the top layer using Altenew Hydrangea Fresh Dye Ink and then layered them up before adhering to the card. 

I stamped a sentiment from Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Coral Reef Wonders onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock and heat embossed it using Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder. To finish, I applied Altenew Iridescent Glitter Relief Paste to the fish using a paint brush. This gave the most beautiful sparkle to the fish!

GRACEFUL SEAHORSE

My next card uses the beautiful Altenew Mini Delight: Delightful Seahorse. I die cut the seahorse from the die set from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Aqualicious Cardstock. It was assembled and adhered using liquid glue. I then added ink blending on top using Altenew Teal Cave Fresh Dye Ink. 

I die cut the seaweed from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Bamboo and Parrot Cardstock and added ink blending to both with Altenew Grass Field Fresh Dye Ink. I took a panel of Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops Cardstock and stamped the sentiment from the Altenew Mini Delight: Delightful Seahorse stamp set on top using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. 

The panel was adhered to an A2 sized white card base using Glue Tape. I adhered one of the seaweed pieces first, using liquid glue, followed by the seahorse and other seaweed piece using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Shimmering Pool Stellar Sequins. 

LEANING LILY

My final card today uses the new Altenew Build-A-Garden: Leaning Lily. I stamped the lily image onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then used the coordinating stencils to colour it using ink blending. I used Altenew Cherry Blossom Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the stamens, and Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the stems and leaves. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I mixed some Altenew Carbon Black Artists' Gouache with a little water and splattered it onto a white A2 sized card base. Once it has dried, I adhered the lily on top using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. The sentiment from the set was heat embossed onto black cardstock, cut into a strip and adhered using more foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

MINIMALIST MAGIC: LESS IS MORE CLASS

In case you haven't already seen it, I am delighted to be teaching a lesson in the new Altenew Minimalist Magic: Less Is More class. The class uses the June release, sharing ways to use the products in a clean and simple way. There are three ways to take the class - the class pass only, the class along with the regular kit, and the class with the deluxe kit. The Altenew website shows what you get in the kits. 

My lesson uses a product that I have not shared here and explains how to use the rule of thirds and add a spin on it! If you like clean and simple cards, I hope you will check it out! 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspirational blog hop with prizes. 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 June 11th 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 June 13th, 2026. 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 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 did rush through the descriptions of the cards a bit as I didn't want the post to be too long. If there is anything you are not sure of, please ask in the comments and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day and a great weekend! Take care!