Altenew September 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop + Video!

HELLO Lovelies! Thanks for joining me here today on the Altenew September 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop. I'm honored to be a guest designer for this Festive release:)) You should be arriving from the Altenew Scrapbook Blog. Check out the full September release goodies here.

I have three cards featuring the Festive Poinsettia stamp and coordinating die. The Poinsettia image is large enough to take center stage on a card, making it simple to create quick holiday creations!

 I played around with the new Watercolor 36 Pan set to loosely color the image after I stamped it with black ink. Then used the coordinating die to cut it out, I like how the die cuts the intricate details near the stem keeping the image airy. I then layered the watercolored Festive Poinsettia on top of pattern paper and Dotted washi tape. JOY is heat embossed with Razzleberry Crisp Embossing Powder. Yes, you can emboss on washi!

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I have a one layer wonder for my next Festive Poinsettia using a nifty technique taught by Jennifer Rzasa from the Watercolor: Basics and Beyond Altenew Academy Class and the MISTI tool

Trimmed this lovely card front panel with gold glitter tape and called it done! 

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I did some more really loose watercoloring for a 'set back stamping' card. A technique shared by Jennifer McGuire a few weeks back.

Check out this video I made capturing all the various Festive Poinsettia watercolored with the new 36 Half Pan set from Altenew. You can watch it here or on my YouTube Channel

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 Moving on to the Holiday Bow, Bountiful Branch, and Blessings stamp sets. Bountiful Branch has eight layers to the swag. Holiday Bow has three layers for the bow image and two layers for each of the floral/branch elements to create gorgeous garlands and wreaths. Mini Cube Crisp Inks sets used for all the layers are Tropical Forest, Shades of Purple, and Warm Gray with a kiss of Espresso. Coordinating dies make it easy to build many layers for your festive creations.

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 Back to a one layer wonder using the Holiday Bow as the focus of a welcome baby card, colored with Artist Markers. I used Molded 
Lines stencil to draw in the ribbons on each side of the bow. Then cut a mask and stamped Pattern Play Circle with Cotton Candy Crisp Ink. Welcome Baby sentiment is from Baby Balloon stamp set.

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I used large image from Starry Night to stamp a galaxy swoosh for this next one. Warm Sunshine and Ocean Waves Crisp Inks look so pretty heat embossed with Translucent Pearl Crisp Embossing Powder! You are loved is colored with several of the new 36 Half Pan watercolors: Citrus Burst, Warm Sunshine, Bamboo, Mountain Mist, and Ocean Waves. This card features another technique I learned in the watercolor class at Altenew Academy.

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This time I used both the stamp and die set from Starry Night. Inked with Sweet Dreams Mini Cube Set. The sentiment is heat embossed with Antique Silver EP.  

• I created a stencil with the tree die and inked a very heavily inked tree using Galactic Stream onto white cardstock 
• then I spritzed the Starry tree stamp image with water and placed it on the inked tree. 
• Let the stamp set there for a few minutes to dry.
• removed the stamp to reveal a soft Starry ink-lifted tree:)
• heat embossed the sentiment and star topped with Antique Silver EP
• Then I stamped the tree several times onto a white A2 sized panel to create a pattern ed background
• Cut that panel with the tree die and use the negative cut panel to reveal the lovely tree inked with stars on the first panel
• foam tape between the two panels gives a nice dimension and interest

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And for a hint of stitching for my last card:

Creative Edges: Evergreen Die adds a tiny forest of glittery trees for my mock hoopart card. The Translucent EP adds that perfect kiss of shimmer to the pattern paper. I did do a little hint of stitching on the sentiment Blessings banner. And that big bold WINTER is from For All Seasons stamp set. A few branches from Holiday Bow stamp set are peeking out from behind the Oval Embroidery Hoop die. 

Thank you for hopping by my blog today. Hope you were inspired:)

Your next stop on the hop is Zinia Redo! You're definitely going to want see her fresh take on the New September Release goodies!

Blog Hop Order

Altenew Card Blog

Jennifer McGuire

May Sukyong Park

Kristina Pokazanieva

Therese Calvird

Zsoka Marko

Svitlana Shayevich

Erum Tasneem

Laurie Willison

Sveta Fotinia

Alex Syberia

Virginia Lu

Paige Evans

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Laura Jane <<<YOU are here

Zinia Redo

Agnieszka Malyszek

Anna Komenda

Norine Borys

Keeway Tsao

Kymona Tracey

Vicky Papaioannou

Lilith Eeckels

Mona Tóth

Nina-Marie Trapani

Enza Gudor

Nicole Picadura

Reiko Tsuchida

Sara Naumann

Rubeena Ianigro

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. Three winners will be announced on the Card Blog, and other three winners will be announced on the Scrapbook Blog on 9/22/2018.

Additional Giveaway:

I will draw a winner to receive a $30 gift certificate from comments left right here on this post! Thank you Altenew for generously sponsoring this giveaway:) I will post the winner right here on this post after 9/19/2018.

EDITED for Winner:

Grams716September 12, 2018 at 7:24 PM

These cards are so cool! You really showcase the versatility of the stamps and dies. Thanks for a chance to win.

Congratulations Grams716!! 

Please contact Altenew atwinner@altenew.com by 9/30/2018 with the subject line Altenew September 2018 Stamp/Die Release Blog Hop Winner from LauraJane's Blog. 

Happy Shopping:))

Thanks for stopping by!

LauraJane:)

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