Altenew Storybook Fantasy Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello! This is a filled to the brim post, so kick back and enjoy a little nosey into what I’ve been creating with this amazing new release from Altenew. Who doesn’t love a good fairytale or a wonderful story? This is the theme for Altenew’s March release and there’s a wonderfully diverse set of goodies. You might have come from Agnieszka Malyszek and this is nearly the last point on the hop, but I’ll link the start point and the full list at the bottom in case you’ve landed here first. The Altenew card blog is hosting this new release blog hop here.

I’m beginning with a product that I’d not tried from Altenew; their Layered Stencil sets. They are really easy to use (with easy to follow lining up points) and you only need ink and a blending tool. You end up with such a detailed image; I was wowed with the results. The set is called Hill Blossoms Layering Stencil set.

I fussy cut this but there are dies available to take the work out of it (I love fussy cutting so I just find it therapeutic!). Just using two sprays and plonked on some dark grey card with a few ‘textural’ white gel pen dots creates a wonderful effect.

Next up is the Fairy Tale Rose Stamp set. You could imagine it in so many story books. I’ve combined it with a great new die called Tall Tale Bookmark Die. Rather than make a ordinary card, I created a multi-folded one.

The bookmark has a little cut out piece to attach to the page, but you could also adapt it to slot money in or even a gift card. I’ve just laid out 6 bookmarks, adding ribbon in the middle.

See where I’ve slotted the faux gift card? This is the inside..

The sentiments are from the Fairy Tale Rose set too. Now…don’t think that it’s only for bookmarks. How about something a little different.

If you love reading, lots of people love to record the books they’ve read, so using the bookmark die, folded in at the ends and adhered together you can create a mini album.

If you only glue around the edges of the folded parts, you can slot another strip of cardstock to write a review of the book on it. The main bookshelf image from the Tall Tale Stamp set (along with accompanying die) is coloured in with alcohol markers. To hide all the outside joins I used the new Aurora Borealis washi tape.

My next project is using the Garden Harmony 3D embossing folder. I used cardstock with a white core so after embossing it, I sanded it back to reveal the white and accentuate the beautiful pattern.

Then I just added a Duralar Matt layer over the top and stamped it with the fun sentiment from the mini ‘One Card‘ set. A little stitching and layering onto a base card and you’re done.

My last project is using something super simple that’s brightened up my crafting space and is using the Vintage Roses Decal Set Mini. It’s a set of sturdy decal stickers and they’re perfect for anywhere and everywhere!

I took a wooden letter rack, painted it blue, added some crackle glaze and then white paint over the top. Simply placing the roses at the corner really finished it off. I added a rose and leaves to a simply covered notebook too.

I do hope you’ve loved seeing some of the new products from the release. Now just to mention how you get hold of these lovelies! This will take you to the whole Storybook Fantasy Collection

Here are THREE easy ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! The free gift will be added to your cart automatically. 

• Get a FREE brand new Storybook Fantasy Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Storybook Fantasy release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
• Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Storybook Fantasy release collection from 03/09/2021 through 03/15/2021. Shop HERE! 
• Get a FREE brand new Storybook Fantasy Stamp & Die Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 03/09/2021 through 03/11/2021. Shop HERE!

Onto the Giveaway..$300 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 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/15/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/17/2021.

Well if you’ve got to this point, congratulations! You’ve survived! The last lovely designer in the hop is Dana Joy, so do visit her next. The full list of everyone taking part in the blog hop is below.

See you soon,

Keren x

Altenew Card Blog

Laura Bassen

Jaycee Gaspar

Amanda Baldwin

Emily Midgett

LauraJane

Nicole Watt

Norine Borys

Nichol Spohr 

Erum Tasneem

Jennifer McGuire

Therese Calvird

Yoonsun Hur

Svitlana Shayevich

Barb Engler

Virginia Lu

Michelle Short

Lilith Eeckels

Terri Koszler

Tania Ahmed

Jenny Colacicco

Laurie Willison

Seeka

Kymona Tracey

Teresa Litchfield

Reiko Tsuchida

Karen Brown

Amber Rain Davis

Rachael Shedeed

Maryam Perez

Tenia Nelson

Katrina Howe

Agnieszka Małyszek

Keren Baker – you are HERE!..

Dana Joy