Monday, July 12, 2021

ALTENEW CRAFT YOUR LIFE PROJECT KIT: SEASONAL BLOOMS RELEASE BLOG HOP + GIVEAWAY

Hi! You have probably found your way here from Verity Biddlecombe. Love her striped background and blue flowered cards.

Today I'm joining Altenew and their first-ever Craft Your Life Project Kit. This kit features a 6x8 stamp set, coordinating die set, as well as a stencil and embossing folder to fit a theme. This month's theme is Seasonal Blooms. She is a BEAUTY! More info can be found here.

Note: These are sold in a kit and not separately.

I stamped the Seasonal Blooms Stamp Set with Permanent Black ink onto a 6" x 6" white panel. Then I used the Seasonal Blooms Simple Coloring Stencils with the Small Blending Brushes and Sand Dunes, Mocha. Espresso, Citrus Burst, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Bamboo, Parrot, Olive, Sea Glass, Ocean Waves, Dusk, Rouge, and Vineyard Berry inks.

I placed the stencils on the stamped panel and blended the inks onto it, using the darker colors to add dimension. I did have to mask off between the little flowers and the sunflower. But, other than that, it was really easy to get a great look.

I used the Seasonal Blooms Die to cut it out. On another white panel I stamped the Whimsical Herringbone stamp with Sea Glass ink.

I cut the "Thanks" from the Seasonal Blooms Die set out of white cardstock three times, and the background "Thanks" from brown cardstock one time. I adhered them all together with some liquid glue, I cut down the panel and then adhered the panel to a brown card base and the sentiment to the top. I used a white gel pen to add thefts on the centers of the sunflowers and some details on the other flowers.

These next two cards are done the same way, just on different colored cardstock.

I ran the Blooming Through The Seasons 3D Embossing folder through my die cutting machine twice with each of the different colors of cardstock. I'm using the Gemini Jr. die cutting machine and the sandwich that I use for my machine is; cutting plate, magnetic shim, 3D embossing folder with the cardstock inside, and plastic shim on top.

I started with the Tsunkineko white VersaColor pigment ink pad and smoothed that over the raised surface of the panels. The color of this ink was a little yellow so I used Hampton Art white pigment ink over the top, and I liked this one much better.

For the green card, I cut the "thanks" three times out of white cardstock and the outline "thanks" out of the green cardstock. I adhered them together with some liquid glue and adhered that to the panel. When everything was dry, I adhered the panel to a white card base.

For the blue card, I cut the "hello" three times out of white cardstock and the outline "hello" out of the blue cardstock. Used liquid glue to adhere them together and then to the panel. Let it dry, and adhered it to a white card panel.

Thank you so much for visiting. Hope you enjoy the hop.

Make Today Amazing!

Next up on the hop is Lilith Eeckles.

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/18/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/20/2021.

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The Craft Your Life Project Kit comes with a 6 x 8 Stamp set and its coordinating Die Set, Stencil, and Embossing Folder. Note that the items included in this kit are not sold separately.

The price of the subscription is $49.99/ month, regularly $59.99, plus shipping and tax (calculated based on the location of the shipping address). This will Auto-renew every month until it is canceled

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