Altenew | July 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, thank you so much for being here! Today I am delighted to be joining Altenew to celebrate the July 2026 release with a fun blog hop. As always with Altenew, the July release is full of festive products, but there are some non-festive ones too, if that is not your thing! There is also a new cardstock pack releasing, as well as new foam adhesive. 

I am going to start off by sharing my festive cards first, then move onto the non-festive ones. 

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

FESTIVE GREENERY

My first card today uses the new Altenew Festive Greenery Die Set. This wonderful set features, as the name suggests, different greenery/foliage. My card uses just one of the foliage pieces to create a wreath. I cut it multiple times from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops Cardstock. The berries were die cut from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Frosty Pink Cardstock. 

I added ink blending to the foliage with Altenew Aqualicious and Teal Cave (Sweet Dreams) Fresh Dye Inks and for the berries, I used Altenew Pinkalicious and Razzleberry (Cherry Blossom) Fresh Dye Inks. The berries were adhered to the foliage pieces using liquid glue. I took a US A2 sized white card base and drew a faint circle on top with pencil (using a Nesting Circle Die as a template). 

I then used the circle as a guide of where to place the foliage. I die cut the 'happy holidays' sentiment from the new Altenew Holiday Essentials Die Set from white cardstock five times. I adhered them one on top of another for dimension and then onto the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

LUSH BOTANICALS: POINSETTIA

My next card uses the Altenew Lush Botanicals: Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder & Die Set. I die cut the petals from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Frosty Pink Cardstock, and the flower centres from white cardstock. I placed the die cuts into the embossing folder and ran them through my die cutting machine to add the embossed details on them (so pretty!). 

I added ink blending to the petals using Altenew Coral Berry Fresh Dye Ink. Once the ink was dry, the flowers were assembled using liquid glue. I took a US A2 sized white card base and stamped the sentiment from the new Altenew Holiday Messages Stamp Set on top using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. 

The poinsettias were adhered to the card using the new Altenew Foam Adhesive Dots 1/6". I then cut off the excess from the sides using scissors. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

FOREST FRIENDS

My next card uses the beautiful new Altenew Forest Friends Silhouettes Die Set, which I die cut using Altenew Crafty Necessities Cardstock, die cutting each layer three times. I added ink blending to the top layer with Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks and adhered the other non-inked ones underneath for added dimension. 

• Tree background layer: Aqualicious Cardstock with Teal Cave Ink. 
• Tree: Teal Cave Cardstock with Galactic Stream Ink. 
• Deer: Galactic Stream Cardstock with Galactic Stream Ink + Jet Black Ink.

I then added ink blending to the bottom of a panel of Altenew Crafty Necessities: Dew Drops Cardstock using Aqualcious Ink. This was adhered to the US A2 sized white card base first, leaving a gap at the bottom for the snow, followed by the die cut layers. I then mixed Altenew Titanium White Artists' Gouache with a little water and splattered it on top before setting it aside to dry. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Altenew Sleigh Ride Greetings Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was die cut out using the coordinating die and the die cut again another two times from white cardstock and adhered behind, before adhering to the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins.

WINTERBERRY POINSETTIAS

My next card uses the new Altenew Winterberry Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder and Stencils. I started off by placing a panel of white cardstock inside the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine. I then placed the stencils on top, one by one, to add ink blending. 

I used Altenew Cherry Blossom Fresh Dye Inks (all four) for the poinsettia petals, Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks (Sunray and Chamomile) for the centres, Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks (three lightest) for the foliage, Altenew Coffee Break Fresh Dye Inks (Mocha) for the branches, and Altenew Cherry Blossom Fresh Dye Inks (Pink Diamond) for the berries. 

The panel was adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with Altenew Glue Tape. I stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Festive Triangles Stamp Set 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 the new Altenew Foam Adhesive Strips 1/16". To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins.

Now for the non-festive cards: 

BLOSSOMING TRIO

For my card, I started off by stamping the flower from the Altenew Build-A-Garden: Blossoming Trio Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then used the coordinating stencils to add ink blending to colour it in. I used Altenew Glacier Caves Fresh Dye Inks for the flower, Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves, and Altenew Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the foliage. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I then die cut two circles from white cardstock using the Altenew Nesting Circles Die Set. I ran one of them through my die cutting machine to deboss the Altenew Making Moments Press Plate on top. I then added a score line towards the top of the other one to create a hinge, before cutting a little off the bottom to help the card stand up. 

I added Altenew Ultra Sticky Tape to the hinge and then adhered it to the back of the debossed one. The flower was adhered on top using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I stamped a sentiment from the set onto white cardstock and die cut out out before adhering onto the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Ivory Pearl Dots. 

GERBERA DAISY

In case you missed them, I shared these cards in my release post, which you can see here. They use the new Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Gerbera Daisy Layering Die Set. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun, inspirational blog 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 July 16th 2026 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 July 18th, 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 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.

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