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Watercolor 36 Pan Set Release Giveaway Winners

August 19, 2018 By Altenew in 2018 August Release, Blog Hop, Winners 3 Comments

Hello, Altenew fans!

We come bearing awesome news!

Today, we are announcing the winners of the Watercolor 36 Pan Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

First of all, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who hopped along with us! It was such a delight reading through the comments and seeing that you were all as thrilled about the new Watercolor 36 Pan Set as we were!

Our Watercolor 36 Pan Sets are selling like hotcakes! Grab yours now and get this FREE GIFT! Shop here.As promised, we have chosen three winners here on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to our online store, and they are:

Don’t forget to check the Altenew Card Blog because we’ve also announced THREE more winners over there!

Congratulations, ladies!

Please email us at winner@altenew.com with the subject line “Watercolor Release Giveaway Winner“ by 09/19/18 so we can set you up with your prizes.

***Due to the bulk of emails that our team receives, kindly give us 3-5 business days to process your prizes. Thank you for understanding!

If you missed out on our Watercolor 36 Pan Set Release Blog Hop, you can still hop along! Our incredibly talented design team and special guests did an amazing job in showcasing the new watercolor pan set and they have tons of inspiration on their blogs.

Wait, there’s more! Some of the designers who participated in the hop announced a winner of a $30 gift certificate. Make sure to check out the WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT posts on their blogs to find out if you are one of the lucky winners.

Blog Hop!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined! See you in our next blog hop!

Guest Designer: Nathalie DeSousa

August 12, 2018 By Altenew in Daily Inspiration, Guest Designer, Layouts, Video Tutorials 15 Comments Tags: Charmed, Dream Big, flat and fold alpha die, Leaf Canopy, Mini Hello, Reflection Scrapbook Collection, Summer Swirls

Hello, lovely ladies! We are so thrilled to have another Guest Designer this month!

Today, we would like to introduce the talented Nathalie DeSousa. She has a unique, easy, and vibrant style that make everything pop out from the page. She loves documenting precious moments not just in scrapbook pages, but in her handy traveler’s notebook as well! You will absolutely love what she has prepared for you here on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog. But, first, let’s learn more about her!

Get to know Nathalie!

Hello everyone! I’m Nathalie (a.k.a. Tachita – my nickname since birth) a stay-at-home wife and mom to two teenagers and our Boston Terrier baby. I have been enamored with paper, photography, and journaling since I was a small girl back in my native Ecuador. My need to document my kids’ every moment led me into scrapbooking and, nowadays, you can find me at the dining room table drinking black coffee and documenting my every moment in my traveler’s notebooks and scrapbook pages.

I was floored when I was asked to be a guest designer as I have been a fan and collector of Altenew products for quite some time. I just love their beautiful products and tried my best to show how versatile they can be when documenting your everyday moments in different formats.

Nathalie’s Scrapbook Layout

This first project uses the beautiful Leaf Canopy and Dream Big Stamp Set to recreate a magical moment during our last family vacation.

The watercolor background of this page was created using a few colors of Altenew inks. I mixed in some different stamped images of the leaves from the Leaf Canopy Stamp Set to create depth and interest behind the embossed vellum leaves. This was my way of recreating a small piece of the background of the picture.

The beautiful resin frames from the Reflection Scrapbook Collection are ideal to bring to focus the subject of this layout. The small butterflies created using the Dream Big Stamp and Die Set are the perfect embellishments to complement the scene behind the picture.

I used a few embellishments from the Reflection Scrapbook Collection to decorate the layout and chose to combine one of the acetate words with the sentiment from the Mini Hello Stamp Set and some embellishments from the Charmed Stamp Set too.

Love how this layout turned out. The color of the inks, the soft layered leaves, the butterflies, and all the soft embellishments just combine to recreate this sweet memory. The following video will show you how the layout came together. Watch it below or on in HD Altenew’s YouTube page:

Nathalie’s Traveler’s Notebook Layouts

I love the versatility that Altenew products offer. One of my favorite ways to use them is in my Traveler’s Notebooks, so I wanted to share with you a few pages from my personal journal.

This page is all about celebrating family love. I started by using the Flat and Fold Alpha Die to create the title for this page. The colors in the Reflection Scrapbook Collection were perfect to complement those of the pictures.

Next, I used the Charmed Stamp Set to create a soft stamped border along the edges of the layout, as to frame the page. Then I used some of the Altenew Mini Cube Inks to add a soft watercolor look to just the centers of the flowers.

The soft tones in the stamped background are perfect to bring focus to the picture and title on this entry. I just love how this turned out! Watch the video below or in HD on Altenew’s YouTube page:

My last project is all about celebrating summer and all those sweet treats. This time, I wanted to make the treat the star of the page, so I pulled the Summer Swirls Stamp Set to create this page.

The sentiments in the Summer Swirls Stamp Set were used to create the background of one of the Traveler’s Notebook pages. The subtle look of the background is a great place to bring the title to focus. I stamped one of the ice cream cone images on white cardstock and used various Altenew inks to add color and details on the image.

Once again, I used the papers and embellishments from the Reflection Scrapbook Collection to frame the picture of this spread. In addition, I used the Leaf Canopy Stamp Set to add a heartfelt sentiment to this spread.

I really love how this turned out. All the colors and sentiments from the Altenew products are just the perfect complement to this sweet picture. You can see how this page was created in the following video. Watch it below or in HD on Altenew’s YouTube page:

It has been a pleasure working on these projects for Altenew. Thank you so much for having me as a guest. I am forever your fan!

~Nathalie

How impressive are her projects?! We couldn’t stop staring at her colorful and fun pages and we just love how she played with our products. Make sure to follow Nathalie on Instagram and check out her YouTube channel. Thank you so much, Nathalie, for being our awesome August Guest Designer!

SUPPLIES USED:

Reflection Scrapbook Collection [ ALTN ]	Charmed Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Leaf Canopy Stamp Set [ ALTN ]
Dream Big Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Dream Big Die Set [ ALTN ]	Mini Hello Stamp Set [ ALTN ]
Flat & Fold Alpha Die Set [ ALTN ]	Summer Swirls Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Persian Blue Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Caribbean Sky Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Forest Glades Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Crimson Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Rouge Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Rocky Shore Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Moss Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Bamboo Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Parrot Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Olive Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Frayed Leaf Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Evergreen Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]
Citrus Burst Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Buttercream Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]	Sunkissed Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ]

Sketch Challenge #10 Winners

August 11, 2018 By Altenew in Sketch Challenge, Winners 2 Comments

Hello, Altenew fans!

First of all, we would like to thank each and every one of you who took the time to create such wonderful layouts for our Sketch Challenge #10. We loved gazing at the fun, gorgeous, and unique designs that you came up with. Thank you for sharing your amazing skills with us!

Let’s get to know this month’s winners!

Maryam

Check out this floral spectacle! Maryam’s layout features the Rose Flurries 3D Die Set, Fantasy Floral 3D Die Set, and Spring Shower Cover Die, all painted with acrylic and watercolor. How stunning is that?!

Amy Brown

The combination of Vintage Flowers Stamp Set and Peony Spray Stamp Set in Amy’s layout is simply pretty! We love the vibrant look of the colors that she used here and how she framed her lovely photo.

Kim Skinner

The soft colors on Kim’s layout made it look simply gorgeous! We love how she used different colors for her Extra Special flowers. The subtle Grid Stencil in the background and the blue glittery Fine Frames Rectangles die were wonderful additions to her layout.

Deepa Robbins

Deepa’s colorful layout gave us summer and tropical vibes! She decided to document her daughter’s first summer trip using the Build-A-Flower: Hibiscus and Totally Tropical Stamp Set and the result is so beautiful!

Congratulations to all the winners! Feel free to use the SKETCH CHALLENGE WINNER BADGE above and post it on your blogs/social media accounts.

Please email us at winner@altenew.com with the subject line “Sketch Challenge #10 Winner” and we will set you up with your prizes.

***Due to the bulk of emails that our team receives on a daily basis, kindly give us 3-5 business days to process your prize. Thank you!

There’s more — we also have one lucky winner of a $15 gift certificate from the #AltenewSketch giveaway! The winner is: @sara.scraps

Thank you so much to everyone who joined our Sketch Challenge #10!

See you in the next challenge!

SUPPLIES USED:

Rose Flurries 3D Die Set [ ALTN ]	Fantasy Floral 3D Die Set [ ALTN ]	Spring Shower Cover Die [ ALTN ]
Vintage Flowers Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Peony Spray Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Extra Special Stamp Set [ ALTN ]
Grid Stencil [ ALTN ]	Fine Frames Rectangles Die [ ALTN ]	Totally Tropical Stamp Set [ ALTN ]

Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Release Giveaway Winners

August 8, 2018 By Altenew in Announcement, Build-A-Flower, Winners 1 Comment

We come bearing awesome news!

Today, we are announcing the winners of the Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Release Giveaway!

We would like to start off by saying THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who shared their love for the new special Build-A-Flower release! It was such a delight reading through your comments and seeing that you were as thrilled as we were about the Build-A-Flower: Cattleya.

As promised, we have THREE lucky winners here on the Scrapbook Blog who will each receive a $30 gift certificate to our online store, and they are:

THREE winners were also announced on the Card Blog so make sure you check it out because it might be you!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Please email us at winner@altenew.com with the subject line “Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Release Giveaway Winner” by 09/08/2018 so we can set you up with your prizes.

Blog Hop!

If you missed out on reading our Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Release post, you can find it on the Card Blog and the Scrapbook Blog. Our design team members and guest designers did an incredible job in showcasing the new set. There are tons of inspiration on each of their blogs too. Do check out the Winner Announcement Posts on their blogs to see if you were chosen as a winner.

Enza Gudor

Zinia Redo | Winner Announcement

Thank you for stopping by today!

See you in our next Build-A-Flower release!

August Guest Designer: Missy Whidden

August 5, 2018 By Altenew in Daily Inspiration, Guest Designer, Layouts 6 Comments Tags: classy stripes, our family scrapbook collection, painted rose

Hello, lovely ladies! Welcome to our August Guest Designer post!

Today, we would like to introduce the talented Missy Whidden from Florida. Her style is always fresh and simply breathtaking. She loves doing mixed media and using cut files on her projects and she even goes the distance by sewing on layouts! We are pretty sure you will adore what she has prepared for you here on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog. But, first, let’s learn more about her!

Get to know Missy!

Hi, scrappy friends! I’m Missy Whidden from sunny Florida, USA. I’m married to Marshall and we have two sweet daughters. They are usually the subjects of my scrapbook layouts. When I’m not at my craft desk, I’m at the gym where I’m a fitness instructor. I’ve been scrapping for about 12 years now, and I can’t get enough of it. My favorite techniques include backing cut files, sewing on layouts and using all kinds of mixed media. I love watercolors, acrylics, gelatos, and most recently distress oxides. I love getting messy! Thank you so much to everyone at Altenew for having me this month!

Missy’s Scrapbook Layouts

For my first layout, I couldn’t wait to use the Classy Stripes Stencil. I used some white cardstock and scraped some modeling paste over the stencil to create some bumpy texture. While that dried, I created some stamped flowers using the Painted Rose Stamp Set and Northern Lights 6 Mini Cube Set. This was my first time using stamps like this, and it was magic watching the flowers come to life! I used the coordinating Painted Rose Die Set to cut them out. Then I fussy cut lots of flowers from the Our Family Scrapbook Collection papers. Once I knew the color scheme, I used some distress oxides from my stash to create some pretty watercolor over the modeling paste background.

I created a big layered cluster of flowers on the side of my photo. I chose a pool photo with lots of blue in the background to contrast against all the pretty pinks. There are so many gorgeous leaves and stems, so I couldn’t resist cutting them out, too.

Here you can see all the fun texture from the stencil and modeling paste. I did add some machine stitching through some of the lines using white thread for added texture. The Our Family Scrapbook Collection has enamel dots, so I scattered some of the pink ones around the page.

I really love the bold blues in this collection. Since I had lots of blue going on in my photo and below it, I added some pink ink at the top here.

I went small and simple with my title. I stamped it using some of the sentiments on the Painted Rose Stamp Set. Then, I added my journaling right below it and then another small fussy cut flower under that.

Watch the video tutorial below or watch it in HD on Altenew’s YouTube page:

Let’s check out Missy’s second scrapbook layout!

There are so many gorgeous florals in the Our Family Scrapbook Collection and I couldn’t resist starting my second layout with this giant flower cluster. I fussy it from a patterned paper and ran it off the upper left corner of the page. I used a light blue sheet of cardstock from my stash as my base. There are so many bold colors in the flowers and I thought the light blue really made everything pop. I used the Classy Stripes Stencil again with modeling paste. It is officially my new favorite stencil! For the background, I used some of the Northern Lights 6 Mini Cube Inks. I stamped them onto some plastic packaging and watered them down to add some splatters. To add some darker tones, I did bring in some distress oxides and gelatos from my stash.

Look how gorgeous this is! Honestly, I just stared at it for a quite a while before cutting it out. I used a black and white photo to tuck under some of the leaves over on the right side. All of these beautiful colors are so pretty. And the stripes on the background really gave the page some nice texture.

Again, I went crazy with fussy cutting! I pulled out more floral and leaf papers from Our Family Scrapbook Collection and cut bits and pieces out to tuck in here and there. I also used some of the wood veneer leaves from the collection. One of my favorite things to add is tangled up thread. It gives pops of color as well as texture.

When I added ink to the background, I tried to make sure the colors weren’t the same. For example, I added blue on the background here since there wasn’t blue in the flowers here. I like to spread color around the page.

These leaves and flowers are great for dimensional projects. The key is to not glue everything down completely flat. Leave some of it unglued so you can bend the edges up and let it create some depth.

I have another video tutorial that you can watch here or in HD on Altenew’s YouTube channel:

These layouts were so much fun to make! The products made them come together rather quickly and that’s saying something for me since I’m a slow scrapper. I hope you enjoyed these and gained some inspiration from them! Thanks again to the Altenew team for having me this month!

~Missy

How stunning are her projects?! We couldn’t stop staring at her lovely layouts and we love how she played with our products. Make sure to follow Missy on Instagram and check out her YouTube channel. Thank you so much, Missy, for being our awesome August Guest Designer!

SUPPLIES USED:

Our Family Scrapbook Collection [ ALTN ]	Painted Rose Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Painted Rose Die Set [ ALTN ]
Classy Stripes Stencil [ ALTN ]	Northern Lights 6 Mini Cube Set [ ALTN ]

Build-A-Flower: Cattleya Release + Giveaway

August 1, 2018 By Altenew in 2018 August Release, Blog Hop, Build-A-Flower 143 Comments Tags: Build A Flower Cattleya

Hello, everyone and welcome to our special Build-A-Flower Release!

This month, we are introducing the gorgeous Build-A-Flower: Cattleya!

It is such a delight to bring you a special release of a new Build-A-Flower Set every month so make sure to look out for these beauties for they are a definite must-have!

Each of these special releases will comprise of a 6×8 stamp set and a coordinating die so you can easily create your projects. Therefore, this will only be available as a set and not as individual products.

Build-A-Flower: Cattleya

Cattleya is a type of Orchid that originated in Central and South America. This stamp set contains a beautiful branch of Cattleya flowers that have an outline image and three additional layers for adding color and details. This ‘Queen of Orchids’ will add an elegant and graceful touch to any project.

Here’s how the set layers:

We also have a very special Build-A-Flower: Cattleya and Ink Bundle to make it easier for you to start creating beautiful projects.

Some of our talented design team members have created stunning projects to spark your creativity using the new Build-A-Flower: Cattleya. We hope you love what they have come up with!

Enza Gudor

Zinia Redo

How fabulous are their projects? We urge you to pop over to their blogs to see more inspiration featuring this set.

Giveaway!

To celebrate this special release, we are giving away a $30 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners (three on the Card blog and three on the Scrapbook Blog)! Please leave a comment here on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog and/or the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on 08/08/2018.

Also, for a further chance to win, please check out what our scrapbook design team created with this set on the Altenew Card Blog.

Caught by Altenew: July 2018

July 30, 2018 By Altenew in Caught by Altenew, Layouts 4 Comments

Hello, Altenew fans! Welcome to our Caught By Altenew post for July 2018!

Today, we will be highlighting projects shared by you – our fans and customers – through our social media channels: Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. So next time you share your projects on social media, make sure you use the hashtag #Altenew and YOU might see your creation here too!

We spotted this large card in a box by serendipitycraftboutique over on Instagram and we were just awestruck! We cannot even begin to express how we feel about this creative, elegant, and beautiful work! She adorned her awesome creation with images from our Peony Bouquet Stamp Set and Build-A-Flower: Anemone.

Over on our Facebook page, Deeplaxmi from Kraftkutir shared these pretty handmade bookmarks. Her project features some heat-embossed and beautifully colored images from our Hibiscus Bouquet Stamp Set.

This pretty banner was shared by Carla on Instagram. She decided to recycle some cardboard and used photocopies of her fave fabric to die cut our Party Banner Die Set. She also used the Mega Alphabet Dies in this wonderful creation.

Another fabulous scrapbook layout shared through Instagram is this one by Priti. It features a lovely floral wreath where she used the Beautiful Day Stamp Set and Peony Bouquet Stamp Set. We just love how she kept it monochromatic!

Were you blown away by these amazing projects?! We can’t wait to see your creations using our products so don’t forget to share them with us using the hashtag #Altenew. Happy crafting!

July 2018 Stamp & Die Release Giveaway Winners

July 29, 2018 By Altenew in 2018 July Release, Announcement, Blog Hop, Winners 4 Comments

Hello, Altenew fans!

We come bearing awesome news!

Today, we are announcing the winners of the July 2018 Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

As promised, we have chosen three winners here on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to our online store, and they are:

Don’t forget to check the Altenew Card Blog because we’ve also announced THREE more winners over there!

Congratulations, ladies!

Please email us at winner@altenew.com with the subject line “July 2018 Stamp & Die Release Giveaway Winner“ by 08/29/18 so we can set you up with your prizes.

***Due to the bulk of emails that our team receives, kindly give us 3-5 business days to process your prizes. Thank you for understanding!

If you missed out on our July 2018 Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop, you can still hop along! Our incredibly talented design team and special guests did an amazing job in showcasing the new stamps & dies and they have tons of inspiration on their blogs.

Blog Hop!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined! See you in our next blog hop!

Color Therapy Blog Hop + Giveaway Winners

July 22, 2018 By Altenew in Announcement, Blog Hop, Winners 5 Comments

Hello, Altenew fans!

We come bearing awesome news!

Today, we are announcing the winners of the Color Therapy Blog Hop + Giveaway!

First of all, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who hopped along with us! It was such a delight reading through the comments and seeing that you were all enjoying the fabulous projects made with our Artist Markers. We hoped you were inspired to do some coloring as well!

As promised, we have chosen three winners here on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog who will each receive a $30 gift certificate to our online store, and they are:

Don’t forget to check the Altenew Card Blog because we’ve also announced THREE more winners over there!

Congratulations, ladies!

Please email us at winner@altenew.com with the subject line “Color Therapy Blog Hop Giveaway Winner“ by 08/22/18 so we can set you up with your prizes.

***Due to the bulk of emails that our team receives, kindly give us 3-5 business days to process your prizes. Thank you for understanding!

If you missed out on our Color Therapy Blog Hop, you can still hop along! Our incredibly talented design team and special guests did an amazing job in showcasing projects made with our Artist Markers and they have tons of inspiration on their blogs.

Wait, there’s more!

Some of the designers who participated in the hop announced a winner of a $20 gift certificate. Make sure to check out the WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT posts on their blogs to check if you are one of the lucky winners.

Blog Hop!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined! See you in our next blog hop!

July 2018 Stencil Release Blog Hop Winners

July 15, 2018 By Altenew in 2018 July Release, Announcement, Blog Hop, Winners 1 Comment

Hello, Altenew fans!

We come bearing awesome news!

Today, we are announcing the winners of the July 2018 Stencil Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!

As promised, we have chosen three winners here on the Altenew Scrapbook Blog who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to our online store, and they are:

Don’t forget to check the Altenew Card Blog because we’ve also announced THREE more winners over there!

Congratulations, ladies!

Please email us at winner@altenew.com with the subject line “July 2018 Stencil Release Blog Hop Giveaway Winner“ by 08/15/18 so we can set you up with your prizes.

***Due to the bulk of emails that our team receives, kindly give us 3-5 business days to process your prizes. Thank you for understanding!

If you missed out on our July 2018 Stencil Release Blog Hop, you can still hop along! Our incredibly talented design team and special guests did an amazing job in showcasing the new stencils and they have tons of inspiration on their blogs.

Blog Hop!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined! See you in our next blog hop!

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