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Altenew June 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello Altenew Fans! 
I'm honored to share cards featuring the Altenew June 2018 Stamp/Die Release! If you are hopping along from the beginning, you should be arriving from the talented Yoonsun Hur's blog. I will have the full Blog Hop list at the end of this post.

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This is an AMAZING new release:)) with super fun images to stamp and color as well as versatile Dies! ****warning photo heavy post, hope you don't mind:)) I created 7 cards for this hop!

Let's start by looking at the Leaf Canopy Stamp & Die Bundle..It's no secret that I LOVE coloring leaves:)) and that is what I did. 
After stamping the outline images of the Leaf Canopy Stamp Set several times, I colored them with  Artistic Markers: R400, R702, R902, and C002 going with a no-line technique, then adding a few details with a fine line marker.
  • use the coordinating dies to cut out the colored Leaf Canopy images
  • I inked a background with the new Pinstripe Stamp Set with crisp ink, BLUSH,**it's difficult to see*** then took the edge of the ink pad and lightly added a "blush haze" following the diagonal lines
  • added black Splatter
  • and a strip of black CS as well as a strip of Glitter tape from the shop
  • I like the RETRO look of the sentiments in the leaf Canopy set.
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There were enough colored Leaf Canopy images left over to make a second card:)   I paired these with the BOLD Alpha Dies.

  • I inked white CS with the new background Pinstripe Stamp Set using crisp ink, BLUSH again and then cut love out and set the letters aside for another time. 
  • trimmed the pinstriped panel down and matted it onto an A2 sized
  • panel inked with Blush
  • layered a strip of black CS and a strip of Glitter tape among the colored Leaf Canopy images
  • cut several layers of you from the Flower Arrangement Die Set, stacked them with liquid glue popped it into place

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Moving on to some Sunny colored cards: featuring the Sweetest Peas Stamp & Die BundleMoroccan Mosaic Stamp Set, and Ditsy Print Stamp Set


I love the whimsical look to the Sweetest Peas Stamp Set! 
I colored all the blooms with  Artistic Markers:Y204, Y205, Y612, and Y823. Stems and Tendrils G554, G702, G715, and WG03
After coloring the Sweetest Peas, I cut them out with the coordinating dies.
  • I inked a white panel with the Moroccan Mosaic Stamp Set for a hint of color using MORNING FROST crisp ink
  • then used the graceful sweep of the largest sweet pea stem as a guide to trim that panel down
  • spounged WARM SUNSHINE and FRESH LEMON onto another panel
  • stamped the sentiment, from Leaf Canopy stamp set, with FRAYED LEAF
  • arranged the die cut sweet peas onto the from of the card with tape runner and dimensional tape


I place the remaining colored Sweetest Pea onto an second cardbase, where I created an interesting background by embossing the Moroccan Mosaic Stamp Set with white EP. spounged WARM SUNSHINE over the top and selectively added shadows with a zig marker


  • I added splatter with a fine brush and watered down crisp inks
  • Inked the sentiment, from Leaf Canopy stamp set, with 
  • Then embellished the finished card with a few NUVO drops in coordinating colors
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One last sweet YELLOW card using the Ditsy Print Stamp Set:

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Up next I have a card featuring the Land of the Free Stamp & Die Bundle.  I was SO EXCITED to work with this set since my 18 year old son just entered the US AIR FORCE. The MANY different sentiments in the set will make patriotic card making a breeze!
I went with patriotic Blues from the Cool Summer Night Mini Cube Set to ink the Eagles and various sentiments. Then heat embossed the stars with Antique Silver EP.

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My final card highlights the new Moroccan Mosaic Stamp Set and Fine Frames Circles Die
  • I started by placing a circle mask for the center of my card,
  • Then stamped  Moroccan Mosaic  several times..The shadow effect of the was achieved by inking first with Aqualicious, then rotating the my panel once to the right re-inking with Teal Cave rotating again and inked with Dew drops crip ink.
  • I LOVE how easy it is to create a varied frame for the sentiment by using several rings from Fine Frames Circles Die

Thanks for hanging in until the end of my post:))) your next stop on the hop is the Lovely Lilith Eeckels!

Blog Hop Order:

Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Wednesday, June 20th for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 6/24/2018.

Wait! There's one more prize!
Altenew is graciously offering a $30 gift certificate to one random comment left on this post:)) I'll announce the winner by June 20, 2018.
EDITED:

Thanks for all the lovely comments!  I have a winner:)) 
Wonderful variety. I like the muted shades of blush on the first two.
Please contact winner@altenew.com by 6/30/2018 with the subject line 'Altenew June 2018 Release Blog Hop Winner from LauraJane's Blog'.
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107 comments:

Kristen Osborne said...

Such beautiful inspiration. I love the yellow sweet pea cards. So pretty!

Pennie said...

Wow! Every card is amazing! You are so creative!

alikat said...

Really love all your cards especially the little house card. It is so dear and I like your creativity! The first two cards that you made out of the leaves are totally striking also!
Side note: for anyone trying to post a comment, I had to switch to the chrome browser. Firefox wouldn't allow me to post :)

Didi said...

What yummy cards!! You really know how to make the most of your stamps!

Marsha said...

Your cards are lovely. Thank you for sharing them.

Tracey McNeely said...

All of these are so beautiful Laura Jane. Thanks for the inspiration!

Natalia said...

Oh my lord! These are all beautiful! The subtle colors on the pink cards with the canopy stamp are perfect!

AlyrraDawn said...

love your cards... very creative!

Joy Meadows said...

Love your cards!! So pretty!!

LauraJane:) said...

Thank you for the comment struggle tip! I've had a few message me about it and I'm clueless.

Jeanne Beam said...

Love all your gorgeous cards. I like the colors of the leaves. Great release from Altenew.
Thanks for sharing....

Karthikha said...

Oh wow!! Amazing set of cards!! Each card is super beautiful and I love them all! Gorgeous coloring too!

abhoneyab said...

Beautiful cards! Thank you for the inspiration!

Iris said...

Such pretty cards - love the colors and the flowers.

Purple Princess said...

Gorgeous cards! Beautiful coloring!!

Unknown said...

This is the best release yet!!

Becca Yahrling said...

Beautiful color combos and love all of the
gorgeous designs. Thanks for the awesome inspiration.

Jan said...

Wonderful projects - love the Sweetest Peas cards!!!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan

Renita S said...

You have awesome designs. Love the softness of the blush card then the brightness of the yellow cards.

Brenda Kuder said...

So many pretty projects! Wow!!

Lindar C said...

Such beautiful cards, love that puppy!!

Jen said...

Great cards, especially love the purples!

Carolina Kathy said...

Wow! What gorgeous projects! Love the soft colors of your first two cards! The yellows are so beautiful as well! And of course, the eagle is fabulous!

MelissaF said...

Wow, these cards are so gorgeous and your alcohol marker coloring is amazing. The Leaf Canopy details, soft pinstripe background to the LOVE card and the sweet peas in yellow make these cards stunningly beautiful

Nora Noll said...

Oh wow!! I LOVE all of your cards BUT you sold me on the Leaf Canopy ones. Totally amazing!!

Beth H. said...

I knew immediately that your projects were going to be stunning! Love the yellow theme! All of your projects are amazing!

Paola Sing said...

I love that you picked yello for the Sweetest Peas flowers!

Marcie Lovett said...

So many great ideas! The love card is my favoirte.

Ann-Louice said...

Amazing cards! My favourites are the love card and the sweetpeas. Love the yellow color. Yellow is not my favourite color but you might have changed my mind.

Bessie said...

Wow, really impressive. I love the way you used the colors, so very beautiful and vibrant. Congrats on another great release. I love looking at each post to see the originality of each artist!

Debbie Rumpza said...

I really love your coloring on each of these! Wow...

Kelsey Thomas said...

Your coloring is beautiful! I love how you made those leaves! :)

Nox said...

gorgeous cards - they are so very elegant looking!

My Happy Place by Vanessa said...

Wow! You are very creative and your blush cards are stunning! My fav so far!!!!
~Vanessa

Julie McKay said...

What unique and beautiful cards. I feel like these are different than anything else I've seen. Thanks for the inspiration! (So after I wrote that, I scrolled to the top to see whose site I was on and of course it was you!) I just love your work!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

Stunning. I so love the look and colors of the first set!

Teri S. said...

Wow! You've been putting your creative talent to great use & have showcased so many things from this release fabulously! I seriously like every single card you made. No exceptions. :)

Wendy Lambert said...

All of your cards are lovely. So much inspiration. But your coloring is just wow! Coloring goals!

Farley said...

Gorgeous, elegant cards!

Jodi Warren said...

Those were really great cards that were created. Again a beautiful coloring on the canopy leaf set. Really putting that on my list of to get items.

Barbara said...

These are so amazing. You just knocked it out of the ballpark with these cards. I especially loved the cards using the canopy leaf set and the sweetest pea set!

Jennifer said...

These are absolutely gorgeous! I love the colors ... the designs, perfection!

Merrie said...

Beautiful cards. Love the one with ditsy flowers, the yellow POPS!

Ebb and Flow said...

I was gobsmacked when I saw these stamps/die sets. I am inspired!!!

Kathie Krawczyk said...

OMG absolutely stunning cards! I love your work.

FD91354 said...

Well that must be what happened to me. I entered my comment and everything vanished.. Lets see if this posts..

FD91354 said...

Beautiful cards. I love your use of color and how it effected each card. Love the soft leaves.you did a great job

Suenu said...

So glad we don't have to pick a favorite - I love them all!

Stephanie Wexler said...

Wow I love them all!

Amy M said...

Unique colors for leaves and sweat peas.

Brandi R said...

Okay...these are all gorgeous!!! Love the colors you used to color the Leaf Canopy images and oh all the gorgeous yellow flowers. Love ALL your cards ♥

blaze said...

I'm glad I got to see these gorgeous cards! (I didn't see your name on the original blog hop list from Altenew...)

Amy Brown said...

Stunning card designs! I love the blush pink and gold of the first couple cards. Simply beautiful!

Teresa Doyle said...

WOW LauraJane these are all so amazing. I am especially impressed with the first two as your colouring is perfect as is your colour choice for these cards. Stunning work!

DeeZinesByD said...

Wow your cards are so beautiful! The way you coloured those sweetest peas and canopy leaves are breathtaking!

Betty said...

now i know i have to have the leaf canopy stamps - your cards using them are so gorgeous!!

Sandy said...

Color choices are so unique. Makes the cards just beautiful.

Kailash said...

These card designs are all fabulous!

famillemarleau said...

Those are amazing projects. Love them. Thanks for sharing. Johanne Lacombe

Unknown said...

Beautiful card! I'm in love with everything! There's literally nothing I don't want in this release :-p

Patty said...

Wow...you really went card crazy and they are all so awesome!! I especially love your first pink and black cards!!

Stacey Kowbel said...

Such beautiful designs! Amazing talent!

Cynthia Cole said...

So many wonderful cards!

Theresa said...

this release is awesome and so full of potential, just like your cards. thanks as always for sharing.

Isabelle said...

Your cards are fantastic ! I specially love the soft colors of the first set of cards.

Carol Rossouw said...

Another wonderful release with some really unique stamps and dies. Love it! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration. Your cards are beautiful!

Terrie D. (StarSpry) said...

Your cards are so beautiful! I really love the colors you used on the first 2 cards. Your 'home' card is adorable :)

Cyndi said...

Such pretty cards. I love the styles and the colors are gorgeous.

Kathy Ferguson said...

Your card examples are stunning. I love how you used gold glitter paper to dress up your first two cards. The sentiment you used on the house card is very touching. Thank you for providing so many wonderful examples of the new Altenew products! You've inspired me to go and create my own!

Stanlee Runner said...

Gorgeous cards. I love the sweet pea card.

Grudniowe Handmade said...

Amazing! This is adorable set of cards!

Dana M said...

Wow, absolutely amazing cards! They are all so beautifully designed and colored. I just love your pink leaves.

Lori said...

Such great inspiration, thanks for sharing!

Karen @ Misplaced Mojo said...

Holy guacamole! What beautiful cards you created!!! Your coloring is amazing! I especially love the Leaf Canopy and Sweetest Peas cards!!!

Julie B said...

Wow! Each card is more beautiful than the next.

Rema DeLeeuw said...

Lovely projects. Thanks for the inspiration.

Annalisa said...

Such gorgeous color combinations! (Can I say that about mostly monochrome cards? But you used such great light to dark combos.) I love how you made the leaves really soft and blended, and then the sweet peas so bold and graphic. I'm so impressed with people who can do both kinds of coloring like that. Thanks for sharing all these lovely ideas with us!

Connie said...

Laura Jane WOW! Nice cards :) Your blush cards are drop dead gorgeous! Your leaf coloring superb! Your sunny cards are very bright and cheery! Your Veteran's Day card very, very patriotic and the "Just Breathe" oh so serene! Thanks for sharing :)

mom2five said...

Just beautiful and creative

C and G Mom said...

Wow, your cards are absolutely stunning!!!.. the tatted lace make a perfect backdrop as well.

Patti H. said...

Absolutely adore your first card with that heavenly coolorred Blush haze! Your cards are so beautiful & colorful!

Unknown said...

Love your yellow cards! Thank you.

Dawn J said...

Wow! All of your designs are amazing. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Thanks you for sharing some wonderful ways of using the new release.

Lisa Moline said...

Gorgeous cards! I love the colors you chose for all of them! Especially the yellow! Thanks for the great inspiration!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Fantastic sample cards! Love, love, love all your designs. The flowers are so pretty... amazing coloring! The yellow is so striking! WOW!

Peggy M said...

Lovely cards! Thank you for sharing!

Jeannean said...

Your cards are so beautiful!! Those purple leaves and then those whimsical yellow sweetpeas!!-My favorites!!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Love the soft pink and purple on the first cards!

Liz O. said...

Wonderful line up of cards Laura Jane! Love all your designs, my heart is fluttering because of the shadowing technique on your last card! Thanks for the inspiration!

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful cards! Those sweet peas are my favorite!

Sue D said...

Wonderful variety. I like the muted shades of blush on the first two.

Aimee LaCroix-Slocum said...

So many beautiful cards...You have really showcased the release wonderfully!!

Linnea S said...

wow! beautiful creations! luv how you used the flowers to surround the house in place of trees!

Louanne said...

Outstanding card designs and colors - my mouth is still hanging open. Love what you did with the Sweetest Pea stamp set, just stunning! Thanks for sharing!

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

WOW!!!!! YOu are rockin' this new release and am so inspired! Wish I could buy it all!!!!

Pam said...

I love your blush colored cards

Kathy said...

You are truly an artist! Love that card with the blush leaves---so creative. And the yellow cards with the fun details and cuts. And the mosaic card is stunning.....I never would have thought to turn the card. The shadow effect is awesome.

Milla said...

Oh wow, you are amazing! Each and everyone of these cards is simply gorgeous!! Totally stunning!

richardbreaks said...

LauraJane, youre cards are marvelous. I just adore the selective coloring on the house card...

Whimsey said...

Soooo talented, I adore seeing your creations-you always explore the spectrum of colors while I’m often stuck on the same colors. �� Thank you for the endless inspiration!!

Nelya said...

Love the pink cards, and the cute little house!

Andre M. said...

Your work is always such a joy to behold. Love your colour choices on these cards. Thanks for the inspiration.

Sandy M said...

What a wealth of beautiful cards. Hard to pick a winner because I love them all. But the love/leaf card may be my favorite.

Daria said...

Wonderful cards!

Jeannine said...

Hi there! I just came across your samples when I was purchasing the Canopy bundle on Altenew through your link. Can I ask one question? On the sample with the word LOVE die cut on the front, how did you do the pink shading on the background? It's a beautiful card! Thank you so much for sharing!

LauraJane:) said...

Hello Jeanne! Thanks for the question. It looks like I used watercolor paper with tooth to it for the panel which was inked with Blush Crisp Ink. I would have used an ink blending tool at that time. Hope this helps! Stay well and HAPPY creating!!