Beautiful Day

February Guest Designer: Kathleen Graumüller

February 6, 2019 By Altenew in Daily Inspiration, Guest Designer, Layouts 3 Comments Tags: Beautiful Day, Garden Picks 3D, Leaf Medallion

Hello, Altenew friends! Welcome to our February Guest Designer Post.

Today, we have the talented Kathleen Graumüller and she is sharing three pretty handmade projects with us. We have been a big fan of her clean and simple, yet breathtakingly beautiful work. If you want to take a quick look, head over to her Instagram feed and prepare to be dazzled!

Get to know Kathleen!

Hi there! My name is Kathleen (aka ScatteredConfetti) and I am a coffee addict, plant lover, and dog mom from Germany with great affection for all things paper and scrapbook-related. I love documenting everyday moments because I believe that in the end, these are what make life wonderful! Although I mostly create layouts and mini albums, I have really gotten into card-making over the last few months.

I love sharing my projects on my blog, Instagram and Youtube channel and connecting with other creatives from all around the world! And I am also passionate about teaching scrapbooking workshops, both online and “offline“ (in person).

Floral Cards

For these two cards, I used the gorgeous Beautiful Day Stamp & Die Set. I first stamped the outline stamp for the flower and the leaves onto a piece of white cardstock, then die cut them with the coordinating dies (thank god for these!) and finally colored them with some of my watercolors.

I did nothing very complicated since, to be honest, I am not that great at watercoloring. However, with the wet on wet technique (i.e. first wetting the paper and then adding the wet watercolor), you will get beautiful results without much effort.

I wanted to keep the look of the cards very clean and simple (I do love my white space!). So before adhering the die cut flowers and leaves to the card bases, I used a scoring board to add a horizontal scoring line every 0.5“ and thereby create a very subtle texture. The final touches were then stamping the sentiments and adding a few Nuvo Drops.

“You Color My World” Layout

Although Altenew’a floral stamps and dies are my absolute favorite thing and I use them on my cards and layouts all the time, I wanted to push myself a little and try something a bit different for this layout. I decided to use the Leaf Medallion Die to create some eye-catching pieces for my layout.

By the way, you will also find a process video for this layout at the end of this post.

I started with two blank sheets of white cardstock that I had covered in clear gesso and then colored these with all sorts of spray paints to create an ombré effect from pink to orange, yellow, green and finally teal. When I was done coloring, I dried the sheets with a heat tool and then die cut eight leaf medallions out of them.

To add a little bit of sparkle and shine, I used an embossing dabber and gold glitter embossing powder. I just can’t get enough of gold and I felt that the gold sparkle would just add that little something extra to those medallions.

When I was finally happy with the arrangement of the leaf medallions, I decided on the photo I wanted to use for this page. Because there were already so many colors, I printed it in black and white to make it stand out from all the colorful elements.

As for the embellishing, I kept the layout rather simple and only added a few flowers, butterflies and my title(s). For the flowers, I used the new Garden Picks 3D Die Set and paper scraps in coordinating colors.

You can also watch how this whole layout came together in the process video below or watch it in HD on Altenew’s YouTube channel.

I hope you enjoyed my projects and feel inspired to get creative with your Altenew products! Thanks a lot for stopping by! 🙂

WOW. Those are gorgeous projects, Kathleen! Thank you so much for sharing these with us! We were absolutely thrilled and honored to have you as our February Guest Designer.

If you want to see more of Kathleen’s work, you can check out her blog, Instagram and Youtube channel. Don’t forget to leave her some love in the comments section below!

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Leaf Medallion Die Set [ ALTN ]	Beautiful Day Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Beautiful Day Die Set [ ALTN ]
Beautiful Day Stamp & Die Bundle [ ALTN ]	Garden Picks 3D Die Set [ ALTN ]

Caught By Altenew May 2018

May 31, 2018 By Lilith Eeckels in Caught by Altenew 1 Comment Tags: Adore You, Beautiful Day

WHAT? Is it that time again?

Once again I put my “Caught By Altenew Hat” on and I went on a journey scouring the internet for amazing projects and I was stunned by all the talent. So, without further ado, let’s have a look at these stunning scrapbook layouts.

The first project is by Wei Wei. She used the Beautiful Day Stamp Set in such a subtle way which makes her layout so soft and delicate.

The second project I spotted was this stunning album cover by Heba Warrayat Alsibai. She used one of my favorite sets, the Adore You Stamp Set. She just stamped the images on white cardstock and the result is gorgeous.

The last layout is by Heather. She too used the Adore You Stamp Set and stamped lots of flowers. This must have taken so much time but the result is absolutely breathtaking.

So glad you could stop by today.

We can’t wait to see your creations so don’t forget to share them with us using #Altenew on social media. Maybe you’ll be featured next time.

Happy scrapping.

SUPPLIES USED:

Beautiful Day Stamp Set

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Adore You Stamp Set

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Caught by Altenew – April 2018

April 30, 2018 By Lilith Eeckels in Caught by Altenew 1 Comment Tags: Beautiful Day, monochrome washi, Peony Bouquet, Peony Dream 3D, Wild Hibiscus

It is the end of the month and I have been on the lookout for awesome and inspiring creations. I spotted many amazing projects using Altenew products.

Feast your eyes on the following beauties:

The first layout is by Jenny (pinkypie127). She used some amazing mixed media techniques and paired them with some amazing flowers from different Altenew sets (Wild Hibiscus, Peony Bouquet, Beautiful Day). Her layout is so elegant and the flowers match even though they are from different sets.

The second layout is by Christa. She pulled out the Peony Dream 3D Die Set and created this stunning work of art.

The last layout I decided to showcase is created by Tiffany. She used the Monochrome Washi Tape and made this soft layout which showcases her photo perfectly.

Aren’t they all stunning?

Maybe you’ll be featured next month! So don’t forget to share your projects on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and our Flickr group and use the hashtag #Altenew.

Have fun creating!

SUPPLIES USED:

Beautiful Day Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Peony Dream 3D Die Set [ ALTN ]	Wild Hibiscus Stamp Set [ ALTN ]
Peony Bouquet Stamp Set [ ALTN ]	Monochrome Washi Tape [ ALTN ]

Caught By Altenew

October 31, 2017 By jenniferrzasa in Daily Inspiration 6 Comments Tags: Baby Balloon, Beautiful Day, Floral Motifs, Garden Treasure, Get Well Soon

Good morning! Today I will be highlighting projects shared by you – our fans and customers – from Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and our Flickr group. Please share your projects with us via these platforms, and YOU might be part of our next feature!

Aleksandra created an incredible altered box lid with our Get Well Soon stamp set. The dimension is so fantastic!

aimi_staimycrop’s mini photo album is as sweet as can be, thanks to the Baby Balloon stamp set and her darling photo!

kmmeena19 made a great layout with our Floral Motifs stamp set. We love the bright colored flowers against the neutral background.

kagittan_hatiralar made a soft and lovely layout with our Beautiful Day and Garden Treasure stamp sets. We adore the fun mix of florals!

Aren’t they amazing? So glad you could stop by today. We can’t wait to see your creations, so don’t forget to share them with us! #Altenew 🙂

Die cut love

September 11, 2016 By Flora Monika Farkas in Daily Inspiration, Layouts 2 Comments Tags: Beautiful Day

Hi there! It’s Flóra here with a 8.5″x11″ scrapbook layout. This time I made a grid design using Altenew inks and Beautiful Day Stamp Set and Die Bundle. I have to admit that one of my favourite embellishments are die cuts. I regularly run out of them so I thought I will create my own for this project.

The first step of the process was to find the matching inks for the the Pinkfresh Studio Felicity collection what I have used for this page. The Rouge Crisp Dye Ink and the Sea Glass Dye Ink was perfect match. Then I created few stamped images with Beautiful Day Stamp Set and then I cut them out with Sizzix and Beautiful Day Die Set.

I added a stamped image to every square and other tiny embellishments like sequins and stickers. I wanted to make the project more interesting so I machine stitched here and there.

The theme of the layout is winter and spring. In the photo are me and my lovely Füli waiting for spring to come. Also the color choice shows this duality. The cold blue reminds of winter and the warm blush reminds of beautiful spring.

I was studying the design of the collection and tried to create matching die cuts in colors and designs as well. The process was a big fun, I am also satisfied with the result.

I hope you like my new scrapbook layout. Thansk for stopping by!

Flóra

Darling Layout

August 24, 2016 By Aimee Dow in Daily Inspiration, Layouts 2 Comments Tags: Beautiful Day, Tiny Hearts, Vintage Roses

I’m on a roll this month. This is the second layout I have done that isn’t about my daughter! I’ve been dying to do a layout like this since my very first Design Team box arrived. Altenew makes THE BEST flower stamps. So when I came across the quote “In joy and sadness flowers are our constant friends”, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to justify my fresh flower addiction and a layout.

I used a ton of Altenew Stamps in this Layout – I used the Beautiful Day Stamp Set for the flowers, but choose to use leaf stamps from the Vintage Rose Stamp Set, as they were slightly smaller. I also created a background in the larger frame using the Tiny Hearts Stamp Set.

I think without a doubt this Peony stamp is my favourite. I used the Arctic, Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields and Jet Black ink pads to create the purple Peony. The leaves were stamped in Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades. I also did my own little outline with a fine liner so as to match the flower.

The blue Peony was made with Ocean Waves, Dust, Caribbean Sky and Jet Black. I followed the same process for the leaves in this frame as above and because I am indeed the worlds worst fussy cutter – I used the Beautiful Day Die Set and the Vintage Roses Die Set to cut out my handy work before layering them behind the Crate Frames. I used a pencil to trace the inside of the frame on to my Solar White Cardstock before stamping it with the Tiny Hearts Stamp in Morning Frost. Hostly if the Peony from the Beautiful Day Stamp Set is my favourite stamp. Then Morning Frost would have to be my favourite Ink color.

I typed my quote out on a scrap of Solar White I used to stamp and die cut my flowers. Then glued it in taking care not to cover up all my pretty hearts.

The rest my friends is easy. All the papers came from my off cuts bin. Even the little mason jar was on an off cut from a Dear Lizzy line a few years ago. I love how it balances out the strong purple flower in the photo and the bright blue Peony. I stitched the top and the bottom strips down and scattered some puffy sticker sequins. That’s it. Couldn’t be any easier.

I’ll be back on the weekend with another layout. Not going to lie – it’s probably going to be baby related.

Aimee Xx

Hello Sunshine Layout

July 12, 2016 By Aimee Dow in Daily Inspiration, Layouts 8 Comments Tags: Beautiful Day

Okay. Deep Breath. Today I’m just going to out myself as a novice, but I do so in good faith that will benefit others. Alright, here goes – Prior to joining the Altenew team I had never seen, let alone used layer stamps. When my first sets arrived I stared at them in wonderment, unsure exactly how to tackle the problem. The card team make it look SO easy. I’ve since come to discover it IS easy and a whole lot more forgiving than you’d think.

The first place you should look for information on any stamp technique is the Altenew YouTube Channel. Honestly, it will blow your mind with the genius tutorials the Creative Team have come up with there. There are also many examples of how to use the layer stamps and before too long I felt confident to dive right in.

One night after Eva had gone to bed, I pulled out the Beautiful Day stamp set and grouped my inks in colours, then by shade. Starting with the lightest pink (Frosty Pink) I stamped a whole bunch of ‘base’ peony stamps on to a piece of the solar white cardstock. Followed closely by the mid detail stamp using the Blush ink, before using the darker shade (Cotton Candy) for the fine detail stamp. The finishing touch is to stamp the outline in the Jet Black and you have yourself a stunning homemade embellishments. I was worried about how they would look if I didn’t get the alignment perfect, but it turns out the tiny little offsets just make them all unique. I was having so much fun that I just went ahead a made a whole lot of blue/purple ones too (Arctic, Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields).

As funny as it is to watch a left handed person try to fussy cut flowers with tiny right-handed scissors, I choose instead to take the easy way out and use the Beautiful Day Die Set. All in all I made and cut out 10 flowers in under 30 minutes.

The layout came together in about the same time over again. I matted my photos on the pattern paper, then slipped my die cut flowers under the border between the pattern paper and the cardstock, before trimming off the overhanding petals. I used a leftover Maggie Holmes Sticker for the title before deciding that the top of the page seemed very bare.

I used the Beautiful Day Leaf Outline Stamp to create a border with the Jet Black ink. I choose not to fill it in because I didn’t want to add anymore another color to the layout. A few lines of journalling and the layout done. Told you it was easy. The moral of story is layer stamps are not to be feared. So if you haven’t already given them a go, why not try them in your crafting time this week?

Aimee Xx

Watercoloring with Altenew inks on scrapbook layout

June 23, 2016 By Flora Monika Farkas in Daily Inspiration, Layouts, Video Tutorials 2 Comments Tags: Beautiful Day

Hi Ladies! It’s Flóra here. First of all thanks for all your lovely comments here on the Altenew blog and on all social medias. They are really inspiring me! 🙂

Today I show you a summer, girly layout made with fun colors. I matched the Altenew products with Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Bloom collection, they completed each other perfectly. I used for this project the Beautiful Day stamp set and few inks.

For this layout I had a watercolor paper base from which I cut out the title Love Never Ends with Silhouette Cameo. I wanted to back the words with patterned papers so first of all I chose them (yellow, pink and turquoise/teal) and then I selected the matching inks: Mango Smoothie, Cotton Candy, Sea Glass. I add some ink on a plastic packaging and then with a flat brush and water I painted the edges of the cut out words. It gave really nice soft watercolor effect on the paper. Next step was stamping with the floral stamps, what had just outlines. They remind me pencil hand drawn art. To imitate this look I used the Moon Rock ink and stamp with it around the title.

The “hard” part was ready. I just added few embellishments what was fit the theme and mood of my layout. I found a bit simple the result this is why I adhered the watercolor paper on a colorful patterned paper. This gave a frame around the page.

And here is the final result:

You can watch the whole process in the video. I hope you like my new page and inspire you to try your Altenew inks in this way.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a nice day!

Flóra

Flower die cuts for layout

June 1, 2016 By Flora Monika Farkas in Daily Inspiration, Layouts, Video Tutorials 8 Comments Tags: Beautiful Day, Label Love

Hi Everyone! It’s Flóra here and I am very excited to share my first project on the Altenew blog. I hope you will like it. 😉
For this project I decided to create my own die cut embellishments with the Beautiful Day and Label Love stemp sets. Last weekend me and my friend visited the gorgeous San Marino in Italy so I urgently had to document this unforgettable memory.

I am in love with this wonderful big flower from the Beautiful Day stamp set, love all the layers but this time I wanted to keep my flowers as simple as possible so I didn’t use the layers in the same time. First I stamped the outline of the image with Jet Black ink and then filled up with colors. I chose yellow and pink shades as they are my favorite colors nowadays, they were: Mango Smoothie, Warm Sunshine, Frosty Pink, Cotton Candy.

For the leaves I used Forest Glades and Frayed Leaf inks. I am very glad to own the Beautiful Day Die Set, this makes life so much easier. After cutting out all the flower and leaves I adhered them with double sided and foam tape. With this technique I was able to make nice 3D layering.

In the end I added the title, some white and rose enamel dots and my journaling. It’s very simple layout but the big die cuts make it eye catching.

If you are interested how I put together the layout check out my process video.

I hope like my layout! Have a nice day and see you next week!

Flóra