Altenew | October 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today for a fun blog hop celebrating the October 2026 release. I have two cards to share today - one using this month's Craft-A-Flower set, and one using this month's Craft Your Life Project Kit. 

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

FUCHSIA

My first card uses the gorgeous Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Fuchsia Layering Die Set. I die cut it from white cardstock and then added ink blending on top with an Altenew Mini Blending Brush. I used Altenew Fresh Dye Inks in Bubblegum Dreams for the tops and stamens of the flowers, Highland Flora for the bottoms pf the flowers, and Green Valley for the stems and leaves. 

I adhered the layers together using the Altenew keyhole system, which is a cut out (often in the shape of a keyhole) in each of the layers, so that you know where to line up the next one on top. I used Altenew ClearFix Glue to adhere them together. I then adhered the whole piece onto a black US A2 sized card base using a combination of liquid glue and Altenew Black 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 White Crisp Embossing Powder and heat set. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card with more black foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

EXPRESSIVE FLORA

My next card uses the Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Expressive Flora. This kit is packed full but I especially fell in love with the layering stencils. I added ink blending through the stencils onto a US A2 sized panel of white cardstock. 

I used Altenew Fresh Dye Inks in Highland Flora for the petals, Coffee Break for the flower centre, and Rock Collection for the stems and leaves. I will be honest and say that the edges of the leaves weren't as crips as I would have liked, so I went over some of them with a dark grey pencil. I let the inks dry for a few minutes and then mixed Altenew Titanium White Artists' Gouache with a little water. 

It was splattered onto the panel and then left to dry before adhering the panel onto a white US A2 sized card base using Altenew Glue Tape. I stamped a sentiment from the kit stamp set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins.

In case you missed it, I already shared this card using Altenew Build-A-Garden: Joy in Bloom. You can see that blog post here. 

BLOG HOP:

As mentioned, this post is part of a fun and inspiration blog hop. Please click on the participants images 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 October 15th 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 October 17th, 2026. The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog. 

SUPPLIES:

 

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 great weekend too! Take care!