Altenew | Joy in Bloom

Hello there, it's release day over at Altenew and there are lots of new goodies in store - all the subscription products, plus a fun storage solution for storing made cards, as well as new sizes of Sticky Mats. I have one card to share today, and I will have more to share on Saturday for the blog hop. 

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

I am using the beautiful Altenew Build-A-Garden: Joy in Bloom set today. There is one large image in the set, plus sentiments, coordinating stencils, and if you get the add-on set, coordinating dies too. I started off by stamping the image onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then used the coordinating stencils to add colour using ink blending. 

I used Altenew Bubblegum Dreams and Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the large flowers, Altenew Highland Flora and Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the small flowers on the top left, and Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the top flowers on the right. I used Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves. 

The image was die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered to a US A2 sized white card base with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. The excess of the image was cut off the sides using scissors. I stamped the 'thanks' stamp from Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kit: Expressive Flora onto white cardstock using Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was die cut out and adhered to the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

As mentioned, I will have more to share on Saturday but in the mean-time, you can see the whole release here. 

SUPPLIES:

 

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.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Altenew | September 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I'm delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the September 2026 release with a fun blog hop. I already shared one card, which you can see here and today I have two more to share. 

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

As you can see, I went with the autumnal feel again. I made the leaf card first out of all my cards and loved the colour combo so much that I decided to keep it going for the others! 

TWIN LEAVES + ARCHED SENTIMENTS

I started off my card by die cutting the Altenew Twin Leaves Die Set from white cardstock. I added ink blending to the leaf clusters (I started off with two but ended up using just two of the leaves from one of them!) with Altenew Golden Honeycomb, Amber Blaze, Coral Berry and Ruby Red Fresh Dye Inks. 

I then stamped one of the sentiments from the new Altenew Arched Sentiments Stamp Set onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was then die cut out using one of the Altenew Nesting Arches Dies, trying to off-set the sentiment slightly so that more of the text was on one side of the arch than the other (I think they are supposed to just be at the top of the arch but I think it worked ok!). 

The arch was adhered to an A2 sized white card base using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I die cut two more layers of the leaves from white cardstock and adhered them behind the inked ones for dimension before adhering to the card, cutting off the excess from the side using scissors. To finish, I added black dots using an Altenew Finer Liner Pen. 

WOODLAND SILHOUETTE

My next card uses the beautiful Altenew Woodland Silhouette Stamp Set. I first added ink blending to a panel of white cardstock using Altenew Golden Honeycomb, Amber Blaze, Coral Berry and Ruby Red Fresh Dye Inks using Altenew Small Blending Brushes. 

I set it aside to dry for a few minutes and then stamped the Altenew Woodland Silhouette Stamp on top. This looks much more solid (and better!) in real-life than in the photos! It was adhered to a white A2 sized card base using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I die cut the 'hello' from the Altenew Warm & Cozy Sentiments Die Set three times from white cardstock, adhered them one on top of another and then onto the card. 

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. 

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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 September 10th 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 September 12th, 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 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.

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

Altenew | Mini Delight: Woodland Wisdom

Hello there, it's release day over at Altenew and there are lots of new products in the September 2026 collection - stamps, dies, embossing folders, stencils, and adhesives. I have one card to share with you today using the September 2026 Mini Delight set, and I will have another two cards to share on Saturday for the blog hop. 

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

For my card, I started off by die cutting the owl and leaves from the Altenew Mini Delight: Woodland Wisdom Die Set. I die cut the leaves from white cardstock and the owl from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Sand Dunes (face), Milk Chocolate (main body), Espresso (wings), Vanilla Cream (beak), and Jet Black (feet and eyes) Cardstock. 

I added ink blending to the leaves with Altenew Honeycomb, Amber Blaze, Coral Berry and Ruby Red Fresh Dye Inks. I added ink blending to the owl using Altenew Coffee Break Fresh Dye Inks (just where the shadows are). The owl was then assembled and adhered using the new Altenew ClearFix Glue. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Altenew Mini Delight: Woodland Wisdom Stamp Set onto a white US A2 sized card base using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. The leaves were then adhered using glue, followed by the owl with Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

As mentioned, I will be sharing more on Saturday, but in the mean-time, you can check out the release here. 

SUPPLIES:

 

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.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

VIDEO | Creating a Customised Ice Lolly

Hello there, today I have a tag and video to share using the Altenew Mini Delight: Sweet Popsicles Stamp & Die Set. This is such a fun set as you can really customise the ice lollies/popsicles to make them as you want to! I am creating a well known ice lolly that we have here in the UK today. It has a bottom layer of strawberry, a middle layer of vanilla, and a top layer of chocolate with sprinkles on top!

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

I started off by creating the ice lolly. I die cut the main layer from the Altenew Mini Delight: Sweet Popsicle Die Set four times. I cut it from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Rubellite and Espresso Cardstock. I also cut it from Neenah Classic Crest 80lb and 110lb cardstock. I cut the Rubellite, Espresso and 80lb white using the layering dies in the set. I show in my video how I got them to line up so that each layer fits together kind of like inlay. 

They were adhered to the 110lb white layer using liquid glue. I added Altenew Double-sided Adhesive Sheet to the back of Altenew Crafty Necessities Pink Diamond, Rubellite and Buttercream Cardstock and cut the sprinkles die from them. This made it so that I didn't have to add liquid glue behind the tiny sprinkles. I then adhered them to the top chocolate layer. 

I die cut the stick twice from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Sand Dunes Cardstock. I adhered them one on top of another and then adhered it to the back of the ice lolly layer. I stamped the sentiment from the Altenew Mini Delight: Sweet Popsicles Stamp Set onto a panel of white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. 

It was die cut out using one of the largest Altenew Terrific Tags Dies. I then die cut another tag from white cardstock and adhered it to the back. The ice lolly/popsicle was adhered on top using foam tape. To finish, I added twine through the top of the tag and tied in a bow and then embellished with Altenew Black & White Enamel Dots (just the black ones!). 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the tag:

If you are viewing this post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

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.

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Altenew | August 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello there, I am delighted to be joining Altenew today to celebrate the August 2026 release with a fun blog hop. 

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

There are lots of new products in the collection including stamps, dies, stencils, and ink pads, and I am sharing five cards today using some of those products. 

CONEFLOWERS

My first card uses the new Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Coneflower Layering Die Set. I die cut the flowers and stems from white cardstock and then added ink blending on top using Altenew Shades of Purple Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks for the centres, and Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the stems and leaves. 

I adhered the stems first, onto a black US A2 sized card base using liquid glue, followed by the flower heads using liquid glue behind the flower centres and Altenew Black Instant Dimension Foam Tape behind some of the petals. 

I stamped a sentiment from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Softly Sketched Blooms 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 with more foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

SOFTLY SKETCHED BLOOMS

My next card uses Altenew Build-A-Garden: Softly Sketched Blooms. I stamped the image onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then used the stencils to colour the image using ink blending. The stencils are made to follow the sketchy look, so they do add extra areas of ink blending outside the stamped image. 

I used Altenew Cherry Blossom and Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the flowers, and Altenew Green Valley and Sweet Dreams Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves. The image was die cut out using the coordinating die and adhered to a US A2 sized white card base using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment from the set onto Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. It was cut into a strip and adhered to the card using foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

LEMON TREE

My next card uses the new Altenew Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Layering Die Set. The lemons are made to go inside a pot to become a mini lemon tree but as you can see, you can use them in different ways too! I started off my card by die cutting the leaves and stem pieces from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Bamboo Cardstock, and the lemons from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Buttercream Cardstock. 

I added ink blending to the stems and leaves using Altenew Grass Field and Teal Cave Fresh Dye Inks. I added ink blending to the lemons using Altenew Golden Sunset Fresh Dye Inks. They were adhered together using the keyhole system (Altenew's fabulous system of adhering die cuts together). They were then adhered to the card using Altenew Black Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

I wanted to add some flowers, so I die cut the Altenew Zero-Waste: Oval Serenity Die from white cardstock and Buttercream Cardstock (for the flower centres). I adhered the centres to the flowers and then shaped them using the Altenew Petal Shaper Tool Set before adhering to the card. The sentiment, from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Softly Sketched Blooms, was stamped and heat embossed and adhered to the card. To finish, I added white gel pen dots. 

ART STUDIO TREASURES

My next card uses the fabulous new Altenew Art Studio Treasures Layering Die Set. This set is so cute as you can build little paintbrushes, paint tubes, a palette and an easel! I die cut the pieces from white cardstock. I added ink blending to the easel using Altenew Coffee Break Fresh Dye Inks and assembled it using liquid glue. The paint tube was assembled and the label ink blended with Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks. 

The paintbrush ferrules were die cut from Altenew Brushed Silver Cardstock and the pieces adhered together. For the canvas, I first stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Stitched with Love Craft Your Life Project Kit onto a panel of white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. It was then die cut out using the canvas die. I placed the Altenew Painted Petals Stencils on top to add ink blending to the canvas to look like a painting. 

I used Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the petals and Altenew Green Valley Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves and stem. I then brushed what ink was left onto onto the tips of the bristles of the paintbrushes. The canvas was adhered to the easel first and then adhered to the card using foam tape. The paint tube and brushes were then added on top. 

SWEET POPSICLES

My final card today uses the new Altenew Mini Delight: Sweet Popsicles Stamp & Die Set. This fun set makes a popsicle/ice lolly and you can mix and match all the different elements/layers as you wish! I started off by die cutting the lolly stick from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Sand Dunes Cardstock. I added ink blending on top using Altenew Coffee Break Fresh Dye Inks. 

The main part of the lolly was die cut from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Rubellite Cardstock. I also cut the sprinkles from this too. The chocolate layer was die cut from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Espresso Cardstock. I added a little ink blending to the main layer using Altenew Cherry Blossom Fresh Dye Inks. The pieces were then adhered together using liquid glue. 

I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set onto a white US A2 sized white card base using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. The lolly was adhered to the card using Altenew Instant Dimension Foam Tape. I wanted to add a little flower, so I grabbed the Altenew Zero-Waste: Oval Serenity Die and die cut a flower from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Pinkalicious Cardstock, adding a little ink blending to the centres, and the leaves from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Bamboo Cardstock. It was adhered to the lolly and then to finish, I added an Altenew Rhodonite Gem Sparkle to the centre. 

In case you missed it, I shared this card on release day using the One-Go: Briar Blossoms, as well as the new Nesting A2 Panels Dies. You can read more about the card here. 

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:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

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 August 16th 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 August 18th, 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 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.

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

VIDEO | Negative Ink Blending

Hello there, I hope you are well! Today I have a card and video to share using a fun technique - negative ink blending. As the name suggests, you ink blend the negative, rather than the positive. So in this instance, it looks there is a tag layer behind the tulips that have been cut out, but in actual reality, it is all one layer! 

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

I started off my card by taking a 4.25" x 5.5" panel of Altenew Masking Paper and die cut one of the largest tags from the Altenew Terrific Tags Die Set from the middle. The positive (the tag) can be kept for a future project. I just need the negative (the outside of the tag) for this card. Using the panel as a guide for where to stamp the image, I stamped the outline tulips stamp from Altenew Cartoon Tulips Stamp Set onto a panel of white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. 

Once the ink was dry, I took the masking paper piece, removed the backing, and adhered it to the panel. I then die cut the coordinating die for the tulips from masking paper and adhered that over the image. I added ink blending to the tag opening using Altenew Fresh Dye Inks in Pinkalicious, Deep Iris and Midnight Violet, using an Altenew Small Blending Brush. 

I removed all the masking and then stamped the image again to make sure it was nice and crisp (the masking paper removed a little of the ink when I took it off). I adhered the panel to a US A2 sized white card base using Altenew Glue Tape. I then stamped a sentiment from the Altenew Enchanted Roses Stamp Set onto more white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. 

It was die cut out using the coordinating die. I then cut the die again two times from white cardstock and adhered them behind the stamped one for some dimension, before adhering to the card. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Clear Iridescent Stellar Sequins. 

VIDEO:

Here is the video showing how I made the card:

If you are viewing this blog post via email subscription, you can watch the video HERE on YouTube. 

SUPPLIES:

 

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 kept my card clean and simple today, but as I mention in the video, this technique can be stepped up by adding a pattern onto the negative portion using a background stamp or a stencil but I do like it as it is too! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! 

Altenew | One-Go: Briar Blossoms

Hello there, it's release day over at Altenew and today, I have a card to share using a few new products. The main one is the beautiful One-Go: Briar Blossoms. As the name suggests, this is a one-go product. So you stamp all the images in one go, stencil them all in one go and die cut them all in one go! 

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

I started off my card by stamping the image from Altenew One-Go: Briar Blossoms onto white cardstock using Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then used the stencils to colour the images using ink blending. I used Altenew Enchanted Garden Fresh Dye Inks for the petals, and Altenew Green Valley and Sweet Dreams (Aqualicious) Fresh Dye Inks for the leaves and stems. They were then die cut out using the coordinating die. 

I die cut multiple rectangles from the new Altenew Nesting A2 Panels Die Set from Altenew Crafty Necessities: Jet Black Cardstock. They were adhered to a black A2 sized card base using Altenew Black Instant Dimension Foam Tape, cutting off the excess from the sides using scissors. The leaves were then adhered on top using liquid glue. 

The flowers were adhered on top using more foam tape. I stamped a sentiment from Altenew Build-A-Garden: Softly Sketched Blooms onto more 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 with foam tape. To finish, I embellished with Altenew Mystic Black Stellar Sequins. 

SUPPLIES:

 

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'll be sharing more using the release on Sunday, so I hope you will join me then, but for now, you can see all the new products here. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really appreciate it. I hope you have a great day!