Paint Paper Scissors: April 2022

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Addicted To Stamps And More #428 - Birthdays...

Hi! I am here today with some inspiration for the Addicted To Stamps And More blog. The theme this time is:

Today's card uses some brand new products by Altenew that were released this week.

I started by stamping the large flower cluster from the Bountiful Bouquet Stamp set on some ivory paper. This is a humongous 8" x 10½" stamp set which Altenew released as part of their 8th Anniversary celebrations. I stamped the layers using the Memento Dye Inks. There is a coordinating die set which you can also purchase. I used that to cut the image.

I took a cream card base and adhered an ivory panel die-cut with the Ornate Door die to the right hand side. I popped up the flower cluster over this with some foam tape.

The sentiment is also from the Bountiful Bouquet stamp set. I heat embossed it with the Rose Gold Embossing Powder by Altenew.

Here is a close up of the completed card.

I hope you liked my card and will create something beautiful for this challenge. You can link your creations to the ATSM gallery. Please don't forget to visit the other DT who have some incredible inspiration for you. I look forward to visiting you in our gallery.

Love,

Nandini

Monday, April 25, 2022

Altenew April 2022 Spring Garden Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hi! I hope you are enjoying this amazing new release and the special blog ho celebrating it! You must have arrived here from the blog of Linda Westfall.

I have three cards for you today.

Card #1:

My first card features the lovely Vibrant Florals Hot Foil Plate and Simple Coloring Stencil.

Since I don't have a hot foil machine yet, I decided to try heat embossing with it. I applied embossing ink to the plate and ran it through my Big-shot. I sprinkled metallic copper embossing powder over it and heat set. It worked much better than I expected! I also liked the grungy effect I got because my plate shifted slightly in the die-cutting machine.

I colored the flowers using the Vibrant Florals Simple Coloring Stencil. The sentiment is from the PAF Gerbera Revolutions Stamp set. I attached the Ultra Sticky Double Sided Tape towards the bottom of the card and poured mica powder over it. After tapping off the excess powder, I buffed it lightly with a tissue. I popped up the sentiment panel over this.

To assemble, I trimmed the stamped panel, rounded the corners and popped it on a dark blue card base with foam tape. Here is another look at the completed card.

Card #2:

I used the lovely Ornate Door die set for this card.

I layered two papers in shades of gold for the card base. The die-cut is cut from a cream and gold marbled sheet. The butterflies and the sentiment are both from the Ori-Kami Stamp set. I colored the butterflies with my Zigs and then fussy cut them.

Card#3:

I really love the intricate Lacy Doily Die.

I die-cut the Lacy Doily Die from yellow, orange and dark orange papers. I adhered the die-cuts to a bright green card base. I also added some splatters of gold acrylic paint. The sentiment is from the PAF Gerbera Revolutions Stamp set, heat embossed with metallic gold embossing powder.

Card #4:

My final card is a stash buster made with lots of scraps of colored cardstock.

I simply cut different papers into strips and adhered them on a rectangular panel. I trimmed the panel to fit a A2 size card base and glued it on top. I cut the Antique Blossoms die set out of black card stock and carefully glued it on top of my striped panel. The sentiment is from the Garden Rose stamp set.

Product Links:

Please click HERE to see the links to our new products. Our new products will go live in our shop on 04/25/2022 at 12:01 am EDT. Here is the link to the April 2022 Spring Garden release collection page, listing all of the new products: https://altenew.com/collections/spring-garden-dies-hot-foil-plates-stencils-double-sided-tape-release

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 05/01/2022 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 05/03/2022.

Blog Hop Order

Next person on the hop is SathyaKala Sankaran. I have also included the full list for your reference.

Altenew Blog
Jaycee Gaspar
Cheryl Espie
Terri Koszler
Mindy Eggen
Jenny Colacicco
Katrina Howe
Nathalie DeSousa
Nicole Watt
Virginia Lu
Carol Hintermeier
Laurie Willison
LauraJane
Keren Baker
Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.
Preeti Chandran
Tenia Nelson
Nenette S. Madero
Agnieszka Małyszek
Colleen Balija
Teresa Litchfield
Natasha Davies
Rosie Neustaedter
Ann Taylor
Sande Woodson
Linda Westfall
Nandini Karmarkar - You are here!
SathyaKala Sankaran
Susan Stagno
Bridget Casey
Eva Bussom
Amy Hill
Hussena Calcuttawala
Nichol Spohr

Daniel Diaz

Love,

Nandini

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Altenew Gardens Around the World Collection Release Video Hop + Giveaway

Hi! Today I am participating in a video hop for the April 2022 Gardens Around the World release! Please head to my YouTube Channel for the video by clicking on the graphic. And don't forget to like the video, subscribe to my channel and comment.

Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 8 lucky winners. Please leave a comment on the Altenew video and/or each designer’s YouTube video on the hop list by 04/30/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw random 8 winners and announce them on the Altenew Winners Page on 05/02/2022.

Love,

Nandini

Friday, April 22, 2022

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Gerbera Revolution Outline Stamp Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($200 in Total Prizes)

Hi! I hope you are enjoying the blog hop celebrating the release of the beautiful Paint-a-Flower Gerbera Revolution stamp set. You have arrived here from the blog of SathyaKala Sankaran. She is such a talented crafter! And an amazing colorist! A little bit about the newest Paint-a-Flower set.

Celebrate in style with this stunning outline stamp set. Gerbera daisies are a florist favorite, and this set features a gorgeous close-up arrangement of these flowers. Color them in with your favorite coloring mediums to create stunning handmade cards, scrapbook layouts, and journal pages in your craft room.

I am not an expert at coloring. But this set encouraged me to reach for my watercolors. I decided to use liquid watercolors this time.

I used a panel of the Altenew Watercolor Paper and heat embossed the image with silver embossing powder. I just dabbed liquid watercolors in pink, blue and turquoise on the flowers. I used yellow and green on the leaves. I also added some red to the flower centers. Once my panel was dry, I trimmed it along the edges.

I ran a piece of ivory cardstock through the Flower Bed 3D Embossing folder and adhered it to the card base. I popped up the watercolored panel over it with some foam tape. Here is a look at the completed card.

Here is another look at the card.

Shopping:

The Paint-A-Flower: Gerbera Revolution is available here.

If you don't want to miss a single of these beauties, check out the Paint-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan.

This is a monthly subscription plan for our Paint-A-Flower. When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in our monthly Paint-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month - at a specially discounted price! ($15.99 →$12.99)

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 04/28/2022 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 04/30/2022.

Blog Hop Order:

Please continue the hop by visiting Rosie Neustaedter. She always has an amazing take on the new release!

Love,

Nandini

Thursday, April 14, 2022

Altenew April 2022 Gardens Around the World Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in total prizes)

Hi! You must have arrived here from the blog of Eva Bussom. I hope you are enjoying this fun hop!

About the Gardens Around the World release:

"Take a journey with us around the world to visit exotic landscapes and gardens! This release takes its inspiration from all over the globe; explore an English Victorian greenhouse, Asian meadows, ornate castle gardens, and more! We have even included a realistic layered image of the Earth that you can stamp to represent the entire world as seen from space. Coordinating dies and a clever greenhouse stand-alone die finish off this exceptional collection! "

Card #1:

I used the lovely Castle Garden stamp and die set for my first card.

I stamped the image on a sheet to watercolor paper and colored the image using my Zigs. Once the coloring was done, I die-cut it using the coordinating die. I also used the black Zig to cover the thin rim left after die-cutting. I love the bold outline this gives the design. I used a lime green card base and lightly stenciled through the Sunburst stencil with a darker green ink.

The sentiment is from the Victorian Greenhouse stamp set. I stamped it with black ink. I arranged the image that I cut into two over the card base and popped it up with foam tape. Here is another look at the card.

Card #2:

I used the beautiful Morning Flowers stamp and die set for my second card. This is a lovely layering set with pretty delicate flowers.

I stamped the flowers with yellow, red, pink and green inks. For the card base I used a piece of background that I had colored using some pigment powders. I adhered the watercolor background to an A2 size card base. I arranged the flowers over the base and adhered them with liquid glue and foam tape.

The sentiment is from the Victorian Greenhouse stamp set. To finish I added some half pearls from my stash to the flower centers. Here is another look at the completed card.

Card #3:

I love creating my own backgrounds. I used a technique called Retiform to create a bold background with watercolors.

Once the background was dry, I trimmed the panel. I placed a black card base into my stamp positioner along with the background panel and stamped with the Meadow Reflections stamp set using embossing ink. I gently removed the background panel and re-stamped the image. I used black embossing powder on both and heat set it. I also swiped my embossing ink pad over the sides of the background panel and dipped it in black embossing powder for a slightly grungy look.

I popped up the background panel with foam tape, taking care to align the stamping with the card base. The sentiment is from the Castle Garden stamp set. Here is another look at the card.

Card #4:

My last card was a bit of an experiment. I used the Victorian Greenhouse stamp and die set to create it.

I started with a piece of white card stock. I stamped the paint strokes from the Painted Rainbow stamp set in the rainbow order along the top and bottom of the panel. I then stamped the large greenhouse image from the Victorian Greenhouse stamp set with black ink. I used the coordinating die-set to cut the image out. To add some more interest to the background, I ran a slightly smaller piece of black cardstock through the Deck Planks 3D embossing folder. I adhered the embossed panel to the black card base and placed the greenhouse image over it.

The sentiment is from the Victorian Greenhouse set. Here is another look at the completed card.

I hope you liked my cards and are inspired by them.

Shopping:

You can shop for the new products at the Altenew shop or the April 2022 Gardens Around the World release collection page.

Free Gift

We are running a free gift promotion to celebrate the release.

Get a FREE brand new Gardens Around the World Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 04/14/2022 through 04/16/2022. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Gardens Around the World Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Guide Ebook (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Sweet Moments Bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Online Cardmaking Class with every order from the new Gardens Around the World Stamp & Die Release Collection from 04/14/2022 through 04/20/2022. Shop HERE!

Giveaway Prizes

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 04/22/2022.

Blog Hop Order

The next person on the hop is Hussena Calcuttawala. I have included the full list as well.

Altenew Blog

Love,

Nandini