CAN YOU BELIEVE ALTENEW IS 9!! I KNOW!! I can’t quite believe it either. It seems like Altenew has been here forever and yet barely any time at all. I LOVE this company and their designs and tools and colors just get better and better. Today’s post is part of DAY 2 of our celebration blog hop – you can start over at the Altenew Blog. For those of you who might follow me already on social media, you may know I’m at the tail end of a crazy long renovation – into month 6 (and hopefully the last one) – I’ve not had much access to my crafting room to play with more of Altenew’s recent releases as much as I’d like so for today’s post so I’m sharing some projects I created earlier in the year, but didn’t get a chance to share.
My first card features the Decorative Enamels dies from the Boho Chic release in February 2023. I die cut the shape several times from red and white cardstock. I stacked up the white cardstock and adhered it together, and I also trimmed a window out of the centre of a panel of red cardstock, which I backed with some of the Gilded Glitter cardstock. I added some light ink blending with the Red Cosmos set of Crisp Dye Inks fading to white then adhered it over the top of the glitter cardstock. I also filled the areas with Nuvo Crystal Glaze for a bit of a stained glass look.
I added a single layer of the red shapes around the red card panel and trimmed off the excess, trimming down the panel to 4 x 5.25″. I adhered it to a white notecards and added a few brassy crystals. The sentiment is from the Wild Geranium stamp set, stamped in Obsidian Pigment Ink.
My next card features the Ambridge Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder. I ran a panel of white cardstock through the embossing folder, only the top portion, leaving space to stamp the sentiment from the Ambridge Rose Stampset in Obsidian Pigment Ink. Using pink inks (Rubellite and Pinkalicious) I gently ink blended over the top of the raised image to define it more, adding Rubellite just towards the top only, using a Large Ink Blending Tool. I also added a few splatters of Jet Black ink and finished with a few iridescent crystals.
My next card features the gorgeous Paint-A-Flower French Marigold from the February 2023 Marvelous Monthly release. I used the 36 Pan Set of Watercolors to color in the image which I stamped in a paler sepia color onto watercolor cardstock.
When painted, I stamped the sentiment in Obsidian ink over the top and then trimmed down the panel, matting it with Jet Black cardstock and adhering to a white notecard.
For my next card, I’m sharing a project created with the January 2023 Craft Your Life Project Kit Meadow Breeze. I LOVE these kits – especially how you can dry emboss your stamped image. I colored in mine with Watercolor Brush Markers after heat embossing it with Antique Gold embossing powder, then die cut it out and dry embossed it. I also heat embossed the sentiment and die it out.
For the background, I stamped the sold image in Jet Black ink and added lots of splatters, as well as some iridescent crystals. My colored piece was adhered with foam tape and excess trimmed off.
GIVEAWAY
Over $2,200 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 10 lucky winners. There are also 24 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
- Altenew: 10 x $50 Altenew Gift Certificates
- Altenew Academy: 15 x Online Card Classes
- Artistry by Altenew: 5 x $25 Gift Certificates
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 Share Handmade Kindness goodies bag ($100+ value)
- Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Classes
- Gina K. Designs: $100 Gift Certificate
- Hero Arts: $100 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: $100 Gift Certificate
- Michelle’s Cards & Stamps: $100 AUD Gift Certificate
- Spellbinders Paper Arts: Wax Seal Starter Kit ($50 value)
- Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate
- Lawn Fawn: $50 Gift Certificate
- Pink & Main: $50 Gift Certificate
- Studio Katia: $50 Gift Certificate
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
- Krafters Cart: $50 Gift Certificate
- Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 Gift Certificate
- A Cherry On Top: $50 Gift Certificate
- ScrapbookPal: $50 Gift Certificate
- MarkerPOP: $50 Gift Certificate
- CiLi in Papers: $50 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
- Seven Hills Crafts: £25 Gift Certificate
- Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 Gift Certificate
- Frantic Stamper: $25 Gift Certificate
Be sure to leave comments by 4/16/2023 for a chance to win one of 55 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 55 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Blog on 4/21/2023.
Now head on over to the next stop on today’s hop and ENJOY!
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Hi from Michigan – Congratulations to Altenew on their 9th Anniversary!
Loving the Anniversary card in Winona MN!
Hi from Virginia. Your cards are amazing. I love all the different flowers and techniques.
Hi from CT! Jenny I love your use of all the vibrant colors with plenty of sparkle!
Hi from Wilmington, DE! Circumstances required me to change my craft room as well and I now call it The Studio. It’s much improved and was worth the wait. You’ll love yours for the convenience and the better design as I do mine. it’s really inspiring! Love your cards!
Hello from California! Such fun cards and all so different, love them all!
Hi from Ohio! Congrats to the ALTENEW Family on 9 successful years in business, wishing there are many more to come! Beautiful cards Jenny! Thanks for the inspiration and all that you share!
Hi from The Villages Florida. I love that you used the sepsia ink to stamp the flowers. It makes the flowers look more delicate.
Beautiful cards! Good luck with your renovation!
Greetings from CA. That Meadow card is amazing. Please consider posting a video of how you did that. Wow.
Exquisite creations; so beautiful!
Beautiful cards. Love them all!
Good Lord Woman…you went all out creating all these beautiful cards!! I love how they are all different styles!
Hi from LaGrange, IL USA! Happy Anniversary Altenew!!! Beautiful cards! I LOVE the bright colors of the last one!
Hi from Seattle! Beautiful cards! I especially love the last one with the bright vivid colors. Thank you.
Wow! Great cards! Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow, your cards are all great, but that French Marigold card is truly amazing!!!
These cards are simply amazing! Thank you for the inspiration!
I am from South Dakota. I own the blending brushes and now have added Zero Waste Leaf Pattern Die and the Rattan Stripes Die to my Wish List.
i love the simplicity of the 2nd card best
Your cards are all beautiful, but the French marigolds are my favorite! Thanks for sharing so many examples!
I just adore your style and color choices. Thank you for some much needed inspiration!
Hello from sunny South Carolina 😎 I love your cards!!
Hi from the White Mountains of Arizona! Your water coloring on the Meadow Breeze Kit card is stunning!
Hi from Alabama! Love these ideas!
Wow! What beautiful cards! Thank you for sharing!
Hi from Cedar Hill, TN! Your cards are beautiful! I don’t know if I could pick a favorite! They are all so pretty!
Hello from Minnesota! Your cards are beautiful, but I fell in love with the FrenchMarigold!
Thank you for sharing your talents!
Hi from my beautiful Italy! 🙂 Your cards are all gorgeous!! I’m in love especially with the last one, so vibrant!
Big Congrats to Altenew for their 9th Anniversary and amazing products!!
Love the way you color your images, just beautiful!
Hi from Tampa… congrats…great cards!
Hello from Wisconsin. Love all your designs. I like the Craft Your Life kits also.
Your French Marigold is absolutely gorgeous!
Hi from Pittsburgh. My wish list consists of those beautiful boho vase stamps and storage pouches..can always use more storage!
Hi from WA state. I’d smile, too, if I received a beautiful card like these. TFS Happy 9th!
Hello from Missouri. Lovely coloring and designs.
Hi from Sacramento, CA. Your cards are quite gorgeous, Jenny. Cheers to Altenew on 9 wonderful years.
Hello from Tampa Florida… great products and inspiration
Hi, from Winfield, Illinois! These are stunningly beautiful cards! I so appreciate all of the inspiration you have provided!!!
Hello from Maryland! I really enjoyed your 4 cards – all so very different yet all were lovely. My favorite was the watercolored Paint-A-Flower French Marigold!
Beautiful cards!
First, all of your cards are beautiful but the one using the CYL Meadow Breeze has the most gorgeous coloring I have seen. Oh my! I love it.
hi I am from the Pacific Northwest specifically Oregon. All of your cards were so bright and colorful.
Hello from South Carolina. Oh my I love you Anniversary card using the embossing folder. So delicate!
I am Ginnie from North Carolina! I love the Meadow Breeze card the best! Probably because those
Colors are so bold!
Hi from Southeast Texas! I am not usually a fan of orange colors, but your French Marigold card really appeals to me.
Hi from Singapore! Love Altenew products! The French Marigold card is gorgeous! Love it!
Hi from Frankfort, Kentucky. Love your cards!
Hi from Atglen PA! Such pretty cards! Thanks for sharing them all! I am partial to the embossing folder Happy Anniversary!
Hi from VA! Your cards are gorgeous!
Your cards are beautiful!
All beautiful designs. I especially love the red card stock with embossing and layered cutouts. We don’t see much red in designs. This is so lovely.
Hello from Michigan. Some very lovely cards. I am going to have to try my hand at watercolor again.
This presentation is beautiful!
Hello from Springboro, Ohio! Happy anniversary, Altenew!
WOWZERS, so many pretty projects! I especially loved your Meadow Breeze card!
Hi from Austin, TX!! What stunning cards. I love the depth of the embossing folder and your beautiful colors!!
Your cards are so beautiful!!! I loved reading about all of the neat techniques that you used on each card. I had not thought about embossing half of the page. Such a wonderful idea!
The Abridge Bouquet embossing folder is beautiful.
Hello from Washington state, USA. All your cards are beautiful. My favorites are the first (what a fabulous idea on how to use those smaller, cute dies) and your last pink card. Love that pink, and I plan to use your card as inspiration with my latest Craft Your Life kit.
Hi from Kentucky! Awesome inspiration 💞Congratulations on 9 years and in thanksgiving for using your creative gift to inspire me and so many others!
Love the soft and creative pink Happy Anniversary card.
Hi from Ft Wirth, Tx! I love all of these cards but I keep looking at the first one from the Boho Collection. I love the red with the raised die cuts S a background! I think would be a pretty Christmas card!!
Hi from Texas! Lovely cards, thanks for sharing!
Your cards are amazing & your painting skills are top notch!
Hi from PNG. My favorite of you lovely cards was the bright and beautiful card from the project kit Meadow Breeze. Gorgeous!
Hello from northern CA! Beautiful cards! I particularly love the French Marigolds and the Decorative Enamels cards!
These cars are so lovely, but the French Marigold stole my heart!
Loving all the inspiration from such talented and crafty people. Happy Birthday Altenew!
Hi from London. Love your cards, wish I could colour like that!
Beautiful array of cards with die cutting, embossing and stamping. So excited about the blog hop and Happy 9th anniversary Altenew from India
The last card is positively radiant! Fabulous work! I am inspired!
Hi from Germany
Hello from VA! I love the dramatic and whimsical cards you’ve created. Congratulations to Altenew on their 9th Anniversary!
HI from NH! Your cards are gorgeous.
Hi from Cape Cod! Gorgeous textures, colors and I love the gold accents. Beautiful creations!
Your cards are wonderful and I enjoy looking back at all the successful products Altenew has brought us. TFS in the celebration and wishes for many more years of success.
Gorgeous cards Jenn, those Marigolds have stolen my heart! I hope you’ll share some pics of your newly renovated craft room.
Hi from NW Ohio. Beautiful cards!
Happy Anniversary, Altenew.
What gorgeous cards! So vibrant! Thanks for sharing, Jennie:)
Hello from southern NJ. Happy Anniversary Altenew. I really love floral cards and yours are so lovely. I love the technique of embossing an image & ink blending color on the raised part of the flowers. It adds a delicate look to the card. Your versatility shows in the watercolor card & watercolor brush cards. Beautiful work!
Hi from Millstadt, IL.
Love the red card with the medallion.
the subtle coloring of it is great,
The coloring of the flowers is
fantastic. thanks for sharing
Hi from Black River Falls, Wi. Wow! What fabulous cards you created! Love them!!
I particularly loved the card you made from the die from the Boho Chic collection. So totally different and unexpected and very bold.
All your cards are beautiful. I think my favorite is the one with the orange flowers. So bright and lovely.
Hi from Broadview IL, these are simply stunning Jen….. big fan here as well as been here from the beginning with Altenew. Hugs
Your cards are so elegant! I’m completely swooning over the fushia flowers 🌸
Love your cards. I love the watercolor painting on the French Marigolds and the Meadow Breeze card is so pretty and happy!
Hi from Navarre, Florida! Such gorgeous cards! The colors are amazing.
Happy 9th Anniversary Altenew.
hi from Ca. I LOVE the ombre effect. These are gorgeous!!!!
Absolutely loved the colors
Hi from Wisconsin – beautiful creations – LOVE the last card with the GOLD – YUM:)
Hi from MA. Happy Anniversary, Altenew! These cards are gorgeous!
Hi, from Sacramento, C
Hi, from Sacramento, CA. Loved all of your cards but I think that I should add that Marigold stamp set to my wish list. Happy Anniversary and continued success to Altenew.
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Hi Jenny, Tina here from Cincinnati, Ohio! Your cards are very stunning. I love the compositions & colors you used. Thank You for inspiring & sharing your talents with us.
Hi from Florida. Thank you for sharing these beautiful cards.
What beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration!
Hi from Utah! Your cards are beautiful but that French Marigold design is breathtaking!
These are breathtakingly beautiful!
Thanks for sharing your talent.
Hi from Vancouver! Thank you for sharing the stunning cards!
Wow! Such stunning cards.
Hi from Oregon. Beautiful cards! I love the colors and design of the Meadow Breeze card.
I especially like the marigold and the meadow cards.
Love these colorful cards! Awesome! Thank you
Hi from Pewaukee, Wisconsin! Great use of product!
Beautiful cards! Your water coloring on the French Marigolds and Meadow Breeze sets is amazing!
Gorgeous cards. Thanks for all the inspiration.
Hi from San Antonio, Texas! Gorgeous colors!
Hi from Australia! Congratulations to Altenew on their 9th anniversary! Thank you for a wonderful inspiration hop!
Hi from Arizona! Love the day 2 inspirations!
Hi from Gold Canyon, Arizona. Happy 9th Altenew.
Oh my! All 4 cards are just beautiful! I have to say that the Meadow Breeze is my favorite. It screams hello so beautifully.
Your card making is so inspiring. Thank you for sharing. 😉
Hello,
it is very hard to choose one card. I like them all.
Hi from NH. Happy Anniversary Altenewstamps! What a fun blog hop. Lovely cards Jennifer. Your coloring is amazing. The stained glass look is gorgeous! Thanks for the inspirations!
Howdy from Tucson. You have reminded me that I need to order the French Marigold. Thank you for the inspiration.
I love your first card especially. They were sold out of it so quickly
All very lovely cards! I agree that the Craft a Flower kits are awesome! I have several but not the Eclectic Bouquet which your card is gorgeous. Happy Birthday Altenew and thanks for posting!
A lovely array of cards to celebrate Altenew!
Hello from Texarkana Texas, I have the Stamp Wheel and Blending Brush. I think I need that Delicate Garden set. So pretty. I love all your cards but that french marigold is my favorite.
Hi from Pennsylvania, I love each card, beautiful colors and exquisite detail. Thanks for sharing, Happy Anniversary Altenew.
Hello from Puyallup, WA! Can’t believe Altenew is 9 years old! I am a huge fan of their products! I’m a fan of yours also, Jenny! Love your clean and simple cards.
Hi from Dallas, TX! Love the colors and cards!!
Hi from California. Happy Anniversary Altenew! I am so excited to see what everyone is doing. Your cards are beautiful thank you for sharing your incredible talent.
Beautiful cards
Hi from Colorado! These are gorgeous cards that really highlight the products.
Thank you for such great inspiration.
Good luck on the rest of your renovations. Beautiful designs. Commenting from Bend Oregon
Beautiful projects with so much inspiration! 💖
Hi,
The Golden Marigold is stunning! So many beautiful cards!
Hello from Ohio. HappAnniversary!
Hi from Wa state! All your cards are great. I especially loved the hello card with all the pinks and purples!! Really lovely. Congrats to Altenew on 9 great years.
WoW! Beautiful!
Hi from NC! That Meadow Breeze card – simply exquisite!
Love these cards! The last one is spectacular!
Hi from Missouri! Beautiful cards to celebrate the Altenew anniversary!
All such beautiful cards!! Congratulations on 9 years Altenew!!
Hello from Houston, Tx. I was soooo inspired by your embossed anniversary card that I made several today!! Thank you for all you do…and congrats to Altenew!!!
Hi from Forest, Virginia! Such beautiful cards! Love them all!
I’m wondering what color water brushes you did the Meadow Breeze with. They look very vibrant!
Hi from Milwaukee!
I just love the inspiration from everyone! I want to make all. the. cards!
Hi from Lafitte La Love all your designs Ty
Hi from Auckland New Zealand. Stunning cards Jenny. Such beautys
Hi from Jacksonville, Florida. Beautiful cards!
Hi from NJ! I think I just found next year’s Christmas card idea. What a great card. Thanks for sharing.
Hello from South Florida! I love your pretty designs, especially the beautiful gold accents! So pretty!
Hi Jenny from California! I love the boho chic card you designed. So festive!
Hi from Dublin, Ireland, and happy Easter, too! Beautiful cards, Jenny, I especially love the last two, but they’re all gorgeous!
Hello from Greensboro, NC. Your cards are so pretty. I just love the watercolored marigolds and the embossed ambridge bouquet.
Beautiful cards! I especially love the 3D embossed one
Lovely cards. Enjoyed your color choices.
Hi from Syracuse, NY, Altenew’s hometown! Jenny, I love your card using the Ambridge Rose embossing folder. Happy 9th!
Hello from Oregon! As I was admiring your first card I thought how beautiful it was! I got to the next card and thought boy this is even better! The next one again even better! But I tell you – the last one is my favorite! Thank you so much for these beautiful cards!
Hi from Nova Scotia, Canada. Beautiful cards Jennifer – my favourite is the French Marigolds!! So, so pretty!
Hi from FL. What a gorgeous cards! I love them all.
Happy anniversary to altnew!! Gorgeous products. Your cards are beautiful!
Hello from Orlando, FL and Happy 9th Anniversary Altenew!! You are so talented!! So creative too!! The first 2 are so elegant, the next shabby chic and the last so artistic with the flourish of colors!! LOVED them all!!
Hi from Canada. Your cards are absolutely stunning! A great tribute to Altenew’s 9th Anniversary.
Love your cards. Especially the last one!
Hi from India! Beautiful cards!!
Hi from Ohio. Your cards are absolutely amazing! The colors are so vibrant, and a great job of watercoloring.
Lovely cards, the last is my favorite because of the colour combination you used.
Hello from Katy TX. What you have done with the Ambridge Bouquet 3D Embossing Folder is gorgeous, and it has so much impact!
Hi from Wisconsin! I love these cards!
Hi from MN. Fabulous cards especially the watercolor meadow breeze one!
Hi from Charlotte, NC. You have a stunningly beautiful collection of Altenew cards!
Hi from Chicago, happy 9th anniversary Altenew! Jenny it’s amazing to see your beautiful cards again! Thanks for sharing your talent.
Hello from Arizona! Gorgeous cards–my favorite is your last one with the purple/blue color combo. I love the colors–the florals are gorgeous! Thanks for the inspiration.
Hello from Utah!
Love the last card especially.
G’day from Brisbane, Australia! Can’t get over how beautiful the clean and simple cards look!
I LOVE these cards, especially your coloring on the “Hello” card. Thank you for sharing them with us!
Hello from Northern California! Love all of those cards!
Hello from Antrim, NH! I love the coloring in the marigold card and oh, my! The “hello” card is so bright, vibrant and full of layers and techniques. Love it!
Hello from Maryland! Happy Birthday to Altenew! Love the detail on these cards.
Beautiful card shares! I like the various ideas on how to create with the sets.
Stunning cards!!
I love your water coloring. So pretty.
HI from Texas. I love your cards! So many different techniques in each one and they all feel different. That is not an easy thing to do. Well done!
Beautiful and creative new card ideas. Thank you!