Altenew Eclectic Vibes Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hello lovely people, it’s that wonderful time of the month where Altenew release a bumper amount of stamps, dies and more. This month it’s called Eclectic Vibes and you’ll find a vintage style with a modern twist in my projects. You might have come here from Bridget Casey’s blog, and if so, please know you’re very welcome here. If you want to begin from the very start- please pop back to the Altenew Card Blog.
I’ve 3 projects to show you; my favourite one is first.
So this card might need a little explaining. The utterly fabulous boots are from the new set Vintage Vibes. When I saw them, I wished I’d had a pair as a teen. I wanted to give them a modern twist with the colours that I’d chosen. I wanted to use the Altenew Fineliner Pens (which are awesome by the way) and I came up with the idea to draw some basic legs (which I wish mine looked like!) and attach a piece of cardstock in a skirt shape with some shading. (all links are affiliate ones). The set means you can add so many different combinations of colour.
I love the Vintage Vibes set (which has an accompanying die set) with its fun sentiments. This second card uses it in a slightly different way.
You could go completely vintage with your colours and the Just A Number stamp set and Die set which I’m using in the next project pairs perfectly.
Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.
- Get a FREE brand new Eclectic Vibes Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Eclectic Vibes release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
- Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Eclectic Vibes release collection from 07/05/2021 through 07/11/2021. Shop HERE!
- Get a FREE brand new Eclectic Vibes Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 07/05/2021 through 07/07/2021. Shop HERE!
The last project is pretty simple and quick but uses the Just A Number stamp set along with the heart from Vintage Vibes. You can also see the super useful 2 in 1 Altenew Glue Pen that makes sticking down so easy. I love the way that the overlapping hearts create new colours.
Giveaway Prizes
Altenew is giving away $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 07/11/2021 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 07/13/2021.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this look at the new release. If you want to see the whole release- go here
Now I’d love you to go to Linda Westfall’s blog next- I can’t wait to see what she’s conjured up.
See you soon (the whole blog list is below in case you get lost) xx
Keren Baker You are HERE..
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Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bearded Iris Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hello everyone! How are you? Hope you’re having a lovely day. I’m thrilled to be joining in with a celebratory blog hop with the newest Build-A-Flower set; Bearded Iris.
I think Irises are beautiful; almost architectural and with so many varieties. This hop will be full of the most beautiful projects and if you’ve come from Justine Hovey’s blog, then a big hello to you. If you fancy starting at the beginning, then head over to the Altenew Card Blog.
This is what I created using the Bearded Iris set.
Sometimes simple is just the best. You don’t need much else as the flower just speaks for itself. I stamped the iris out using different purples, using a grey outline ink so the outline is much more subtle and allows for the colours to shine.
I think we often shy away from dark bases, but the black really makes draws your eye to the flower. If you are looking for the most elegant and realistic iris, you are in the right place! This stamp set features a gorgeous bearded iris outline with four additional colouring layers, along with stems and leaves. You can use the other iris outline as background foliage, or simply add it to floral arrangements stamped or coloured in with your favourite colouring medium.
If you’d like to get hold of it do visit the Altenew store for the Build-A-Flower Bearded Iris Layering Stamp & Die Set (affiliate links) or the Build-A-Flower Bearded Iris Layering Stamp, Die & Ink Bundle (with 5% off)
If you can’t bear to miss out on this wonderful monthly series of stamps and dies, you can also sign up for a Build A Flower subscription plan which has 14% off.
You can see how I’ve simply used white gel pen dots and added a few dashes around some matching coloured cardstock that I’ve folded into a raised banner. You really don’t need to add too much and if you batch stamp the irises it’s easy to have a bundle of cards made up in advance.
Onto the Giveaway, there is $200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/09/2021.
It’s time to go to Linda Westfall and be inspired..
Hope to see you again soon xx
Keren Baker ..You are HERE..
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Altenew Summer Adventure Stand-alone Dies Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hey! Welcome. It really is starting to feel like summer and what better time to be having a Summer Adventure with Altenew?! Altenew are having a wonderful blog hop celebrating some new Stand Alone Dies. You may well have arrived here from Anna Mahtani, so if so, a big welcome. You might want to start at the beginning- so do go to the Altenew Blog for that.
Altenew have created an amazing selection of dies for this release and I’ve two projects to show you some of them.
I’ve used two dies; Peeking Leaves Cover Die and All About You Word Die Set (links are affiliate ones, thanks!). It’s fun adding colour, but as you can see- you don’t need to completely fill the leaves; a hint of colour adds vibrancy without it becoming a bit full on.
The All About You Word dies are perfect for all occasions but revolve around the word ‘you’. If you want to make this paper piecing easier- add some double sided adhesive tape to the reverse of the cardstock or use adhesive backed cardstock.
If you want to see the whole new Die collection- check out this link.
Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.
- Get a FREE brand new Summer Adventure Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Summer Adventure release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
- Get a FREE brand new Summer Adventure Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 06/17/2021 through 06/19/2021. Shop HERE!
My second project is using the gorgeous new Moroccan Lattice Cover die.
It’s really easy to create this card using the Altenew 24 pan Watercolour Set. Simply slosh on some colour all around your piece of watercolour card that you’ve taped around the edges. Altenew’s watercolours are beautifully creamy and so wonderfully pigmented. Leave to dry, remove the tape and then die cut the Moroccan Lattice Cover Die set from watercolour card so it all matches. Add the lattice cover layer to a couple of other die cut layers- which gives easy dimension without fiddling around with tiny foam pads and add a sentiment using the All About You Word Die Set.
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 06/23/2021 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 06/25/2021.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this little look at some of the new dies.
Now it’s time to visit the awesome Laura Bassen. If you get lost, do check the list below for the whole list of blogs.
See you again soon,
Love Keren x
Keren Baker you are HERE!
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Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Peruvian Lily Layering Die Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hello everyone! Happy Monday (or whichever day you visit!) to you. Hope you’re having a lovely day. Today sees the release of Altenew’s latest Craft-A-Flower die set and this month it’s a Peruvian Lily. What a stunning flower and so easy to create using these dies.
For those of you that have come via Laura Jane’s blog, then a big hello to you! If you’d like to begin..at the beginning!..please go to Altenew’s Card Blog.
Isn’t it a stunning die set! It might look complicated, but it isn’t really and the diagrams from Altenew are so helpful in giving you the directions for which piece goes where. The hardest part is deciding which colours to choose!
(the following links are affiliate ones. I really appreciate your support x). You can get the Craft-A-Flower Peruvian Lily die set from the Altenew store but maybe you’d like to simplify things and get every monthly release in a discounted subscription (($35.99 →$29.99). If you don’t want to have to try and put coordinating colours together, why not try the discounted Craft-A-flower Peruvian Lily with matching gradient cardstock bundle?
The flower doesn’t need much embellishment…you’ve heard the phrase about gilding the lily 😉 I just used the same coloured strips from creating the flower and put them at angles using different widths onto a tent folded white card. Super easy and quick. Finishing off with some white gel pen dots just adds a little depth and detail to it.
Of course, with every blog hop there are PRIZES to be won..
Giveaway Prizes. There is a total of $200 in prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 6/13/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/15/2021.
So it’s time to move along to the next blog, and you’re lucky enough to be going to Verity Biddlecombe’s amazing blog.
Thankyou for visiting my blog and for all the lovely comments- they really do make me day!
Keren x
The whole list is below in case you lose your way!..
Keren Baker You are HERE…
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Clearly Besotted June Release Day!
Hello everyone! It’s finally here. You’ve all been so patient waiting for today, and not much longer until you can order the sets you’ve been after. Today I’ve got some simple projects.
Annoyingly, the portrait mode has slightly blurred the top of the card, but you can see the rest hopefully. I’ve used the add on set ; ‘Flower Friends Additions’ which is to go with the Flower Friends stamp set but it is a perfectly good set by itself. I love when Clearly Besotted bring out floral sets as they do them so well.
I’ve simply coloured them with alcohol markers and trimmed out the flowers. I added some of the wood effect paper to the bottom so it looked a little like a planter box you might have outside a window. Adding it to a black cardstock background helps the flowers to pop.
I’ve added the gel pen dots to give the card a little movement and life. Granted, I did do a lot of fussy cutting, but you wouldn’t need to necessarily. I also made a super quick tag using the Flower Friends set.
I love those hippos holding flowers – they’re sooo cute. They’re very easy to colour.
Well that’s all I have for this month; I didn’t cover all the sets, but if you have a look on the Clearly Besotted Blog, you’ll see all the sets plus on Facebook on their page you can enter to win the whole release.
There’s still Michelle and Lisa to visit it today, so do go and say Hi. Do also go to see Alberto @loshakeratoalberto on Instagram, Francine Vuilleme, Keeway Tsao and Kitty Day so there are lots of lovely blogs and Instagram to see today too.
As usual, the release goes live at 8pm GMT (BST). All sets are available tonight on the Clearly Besotted store and also from Simon Says Stamp , Art Creatiu, Cloud 9 Crafts and Card Nouveau too.
Thankyou for supporting us, as we share each day. Your comments are really valued and they really make my day.
Thanks,
Keren x
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Altenew Adventures Ahead Stamps/Dies/Stencils/More Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hey everybody! I’m absolutely delighted to be taking part in this brilliant blog hop to celebrate a brand new release of stamps, dies and more. Who doesn’t love a good adventure! Before I get to the projects I’ve made, you might want to start at the Altenew blog and do the hop in order. Some of you may have come from Nathalie DeSousa, so a big welcome if that’s the case.
(The following links are affiliate ones costing you nothing extra but giving me a little) x
I have several projects, and firstly using the new set Spectacular Adventures Stamp Set and Spectacular Adventures Die Set.
I’ve used some extra projects and it’s a great idea for using washi tape. The centre of the glasses is using the new Evening Skyline Washi Tape. I simply stamped onto a section of tape that I’d stuck onto some thin cardstock using a permanent ink like Stazon. Because of the slightly waxy nature of washi tape, you might find that it doesn’t stamp very well. 2 solutions: 1. if there’s enough of the line showing it will be easy enough to trim out. 2. Stamp and trim out the inner glasses, stick the tape on top and trim around.
For the back of the glasses, I’ve used the NEW Lapis Lazuli Washi Tape which comes in thin coordinating washi tape strips and I’ve added those on a piece of cardstock before mounting the glasses onto it. You can see the background which was easily created using the Polka Dot Buds 2 in 1 Stencil, adding ink once, moving the stencil slightly to the left and down and adding more ink in a darker colour. That gold on the washi tape is just gorgeous isn’t it!
Next up is the Spectacular Adventures Stamp and Die Set, but this time colouring in one of the images. As you can see from this card, it’s easy to change up for a male or female recipient. Such is the beauty of this set.
You can see that I’ve coloured in with alcohol ink markers and used the New Purple Gradient Cardstock set. Cutting different widths of cardstock and layering them at different heights is an easy technique to add interest to your backgrounds without cluttering them.
The final project using this set is this super easy card. Anyone could make this in 5 minutes! Simply using the Coffee Break Gradient Cardstock pack, slicing into different widths and then using Versamark or other similar embossable ink to stamp the image. The ink cleverly adds a darker shade to your cardstock and even leaves a slight mark on white which adds to the cool and classy look. Perfect for anyone! The sentiment is from the Folk Art Stamp set (& I LOVE that font!)
Free Gifts!
Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to the cart automatically.
- Get a FREE brand new Adventures Ahead Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Exotic Garden release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
- Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Adventures Ahead release collection from 6/04/2021 through 6/10/2021. Shop HERE!
- Get a FREE brand new Adventures Ahead Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 06/04/2021 through 06/06/2021. Shop HERE!
My final project is using the new Color Bands die set which could be used a rainbow like I’ve done or used as a decorative background; it would look beautiful in pastel colours with the shapes spaced out or interlinking. I just added some watercolour in similar colours to the cardstock to give a watery look at the bottom.
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 06/09/2021 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 06/11/2021.
Now all that is left to do is for you to visit the next person in the hop; Reiko Tsuchida. I can’t wait to see what they’ve created.
Thanks so much for visiting me; I hope to see you again soon,
Keren x
The following list is showing everyone on the blog hop!
Keren Baker you are HERE!
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Clearly Besotted June Teasers Day 4
It’s Day 4 ! How are you? Today we’re looking at the ‘I Pick You’ set. I have used two of the bears who do indeed make the perfect pair.
I have no idea why I thought I’d do a pear shaped blank, but there we are. I simply sketched out a pear shape onto a tent folded piece of green cardstock. It didn’t go pear shaped, haha, and as pears aren’t completely symmetrical, you don’t need to worry about the shape either. I coloured and cut out the two characters and added lots of detail shading using Prismacolor pencils.
You can see the pencil marks still on there. I didn’t rub them off, but I guess you could. I trimmed out a stalk shape and added a side branch that was wedge shaped on the end so I had something to glue the leaf on. Adding details onto the leaf using alcohol markers. It’s surprisingly easy to make this shape as it’s so recognisable, so you don’t need to worry about being too precise.
You can see all the details. I added lots of speckling with dotting an alcohol marker to give shading and depth. I wonder what other fruits we could do to match this set. There’s certainly loads of inspiration in the I Pick You set.
It’s time to head over to the Clearly Besotted Blog, then onto Lisa and Michelle. There’s also Alberto @loshakeratoalberto on Instagram, Francine Vuilleme, Keeway Tsao and Kitty Day so please go and encourage them with a visit and a comment.
It’s Release Day tomorrow (yay!) and I have a little floral card.
See you tomorrow, Keren x
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Clearly Besotted June Teasers Day 3
Hi! I’m so glad you’ve loving the sneak peeks so far. Today we have an Olympic sport, and certainly not one I’d ever attempt. I loved watching it. So did Effie, who had always wanted to join in the Elephant Community Sport team but just couldn’t afford all the equipment. She loved a challenge and her mind went to the Pole Vault. That was one she longed to try. But how would she get over? How to sail over that striped pole high in the sky.
She’d heard stories of the magical blue flowers and how if you wished hard enough, they could help make your dreams come true. That morning, her mind was made up, she’d go and try to discover these evasive blooms. After a long morning, she was leaving the wood and out of the corner of her eye she saw a bluish tinge. Lolloping over she saw one really large blue blousy bloom. Without thinking she grabbed it and raced over to the community athletics track. She had no training or idea, she just tried to recall what the Olympians did and ran as far away from the poles as she could manage.
Gathering speed, so ran as quickly as her legs were carry her. With a jump, she squeezed the flower, wished with all her might and to her amazement she sailed up, light as a feather and sailed gently over the top pole. With complete exhilaration she looked down, feeling like a bird and gradually descended as a cloud back to the squidgy blue mat. Her dreams had come true.
The card was really easy to make. Firstly I added some washi tape around the edges of a tall card and then used the In The Clouds Stencil from Clearly Besotted. I just used Broken China and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I cut two strip of red cardstock to make the side struts and then a thinner piece of red cardstock to add some white/green cardstock with angled ends.
Using one of the main images from the new Flower Friends set, it was easy to colour! Obviously the flower stalk was what gave Effie the extra oomph to get over the bar.
You can see how I’ve added a darker coloured alcohol ink pen to the mat and side poles. It just helps give a slight dimension to the scene.
I love creating unexpected scenes from the fabulous Clearly Besotted images. I wonder what scenes you might imagine these flower holding elephants being involved with?
This month, we have lots of inspiration. The best start is to go to the Clearly Besotted Blog, then onto Michelle and Lisa. We also have Alberto @loshakeratoalberto on Instagram, Francine Vuilleme, Keeway Tsao and Kitty Day so do visit them to see what they’ve been creating.
Hope to see you tomorrow with a some fruity fun.
Keren x
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Clearly Besotted June Teasers Day 2
Hi everyone. Hope you’re having a lovely day. It’s Day 2 and we’re heading out into the garden. I love planting things and watching them grow. When I got the set ‘I Dig You’, I envisaged a raised bed full of veggies.
This card looks like it might be hard to replicate, but it was really simple to construct. Here’s a photo of the basic tent fold.
It was as simple as chopping two same sized triangles off the bottom right and top left of the card. I added the lines to create a dimensional box. Here’s where the problems started- I didn’t actually plan it properly, I just kinda made it up as I went on. I started off by colouring and cutting out the veggies.
I added lots of darker brown and details using Prismacolor pencils but I hadn’t thought about the soil and what colour that might be. I’d got some old wood effect paper so started to build up the box with strips of paper and surrounded pieces of dark brown cardstock with those strips.
I ended up colouring over the lighter areas with darker coloured alcohol ink markers. I added pieces of dark cardstock around the edges and slotted in a few vegetables at the side. I didn’t know what veg was the leafy one so made it into a chilli plant. Granted, you can’t actually see potatoes whilst they’re growing in the ground, but hey, this is a fun card and I’m sure the recipient won’t mind!
The picture above gives a close-up of the way I’ve added the strips to help give it some dimension. It was certainly fun to make and I can’t wait to see what my teamies and guest designers come up with today too!
Do visit the Clearly Besotted Blog, then onto Lisa and Michelle. We also have Alberto @loshakeratoalberto on Instagram, Francine Vuilleme, Keeway Tsao and Kitty Day so there are lots of lovely blogs and Instagram to visit!
See you tomorrow for a little light sporting activity 😉
Keren x
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Altenew Build-A-Flower: Tree Peony Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Welcome to another great blog hop. We are celebrating the release of the latest in the Altenew Build-A-Flower series. This one is called Tree Peony and you’ll absolutely love it.
The hop, if you want to begin from the beginning, do go to the Altenew Blog first. If you’ve come to my blog from Laurie Willison’s, then a big welcome to you.
I decided to do something light and soft. Here’s what I came up with.
Isn’t it a stunning set. Stamping the outline in pink really adds something to the delicacy of the floral images. First I stamped out some of the flowers plus die cut them out. I started with a tent folded base and cut a strip out towards the right and backed it with some Matt Duralar (Grafix).
This is how Altenew describes this dreamy set. ‘This set features an outline image and three coordinating coloring layers each for the petals and flower center. The coloring layers have been drawn in detail for stunning realism! We have also included a leaf image (outline + three coloring layers) and a dainty little branch with small buds and leaves. The images are handy for flower arrangements or bouquets on your handmade cards, scrapbook layouts, journal pages, and DIY decor projects. Finally, finish off your project with any of the six sweet sentiments included in the set.’
I chose to stamp with 2 of the main layers plus the central ones. I adore how you can make the flower more full or less. I did add some watercolour to the flower buds to give them more depth.
(following links are affiliate links). The set comes as a Build-A-Flower Tree Peony Layering Stamp & Die Set, and there’s also a bundle with an ink set along with the stamp and die set at a 5% discount. If you don’t want to miss the monthly Build-A-Flower sets, you can sign up for a monthly subscription.
Giveaway Prizes !
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 06/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 06/09/2021.
I love the sentiments in the set. Just lovely honest ones. Perfect for lots of times and particularly for right now.
I hope you love this set as much as I do. It’s now time to go to the next person in the hop and that’s Carol Hintermeier. I’m really looking forward to seeing what beautiful project she’s created.
Below is the whole list of people in the blog hop in case you get lost along the way.
Thanks for visiting my blog and have a wonderful day,
Keren x
