Combining Stenciling with Embossing Folder...

Hi! Today's card is an experiment that worked. I created this card for a reel that is a part of the Altenew Certified Educators Instagram Reel Hop - Stencil Stories.

 

I started by stenciling a rainbow using the Altenew Double Rainbow stencil and Distress Oxide inks on a piece of white cardstock.

 

I ran the rainbow panel through the Altenew Peony Sunshine 3D Embossing Folder after inking one side of the folder with a black pigment ink. Here is a closer look at the panel.

The sentiment is from the Altenew Birthday Greetings stamp set.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes:

Seize the Birthday #331:

Can You Handle The Pressure? - Anything Goes:

NBUS Challenge #89:
I used the Altenew Double Rainbow stencil which has been sitting in my stash for couple of years.

Love,

Nandini

Altenew Educators' Layer it Up! Video Hop Card 1...

Hi! This card is is a part of the Altenew Educators' Layer it Up! Video Hop. The brief was to use layering in your project. I decided to challenge myself and created a card using only the contents of my stash box.

The background is a piece of watercolour paper coloured with liquid watercolours, white paint splatters and silver . 

The flower and the leaf cluster is from the Altenew Shrub Rose stamp & die set. Here is a closer look.

The sentiment is from the Altenew One Go: Birthday Greetings stamp & die set.

You can check out the how-to video here. You can also take part in a great giveaway by simply liking and commenting on the videos in the hop. 

Entering this card in the following challenge:

AAA Colorful Challenge: Colorboard #27:

Cut it Up Challenge #354 ~ Colors of Spring

Love,

Nandini

Altenew Educators' Layer it Up! Video Hop Card 2...

Hi! This is the second card I created for the Altenew Educators' Layer it Up! Video Hop using only the contents of my stash box.

The background is a piece of watercolour paper coloured with liquid watercolours, white paint splatters and silver Perfect Pearls powder. 

The flower is from the Beautiful Day stamp & die set and the leaf cluster is from the Altenew Shrub Rose stamp & die set. Here is a closer look. 

The sentiment is from the Altenew One Go: Birthday Greetings stamp & die set.

You can check out the how-to video here. You can also take part in a great giveaway by simply liking and commenting on the videos in the hop.

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Entering this card in the following challenge:

AAA Colorful Challenge: Colorboard #27:

Cut it Up Challenge #354 ~ Colors of Spring

Love,

Nandini

Altenew 10th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway (over $3,500 in Total Prizes)

 

Altenew is my favorite crafting company and I am so honored o be a part of the 10th anniversary celebration! The blog hop begins with the Altenew blog here. The list of all the participants is at the end of this post.

I used the Fantasy Florals 3D Layering die and a bunch of colorful paper scraps to create this card.

The sentiment is from the One Go Birthday stamp & die set.

Giveaway Prizes

Over $3,500 in total prizes! We are giving away a $50 Altenew gift certificate to 10 winners, a $20 ArtistrybyAltenew gift certificate to 5 winners, and an online papercrafting class ($39.99 value) from Altenew Academy Online Class to 14 winners. There are also 28 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

• Altenew: 10 x $50 Altenew Gift Certificates

• ArtistrybyAltenew: 5 x $20 ArtistrybyAltenew Gift Certificates

• Altenew Academy: 14 x Online Papercrafting Classes ($39.99 value each)

• Crafter's Companion: 1 x Gemini II Die Cutting and Embossing Machine ($329 value)

• LDRS Creative: 4 x $50 LDRS Creative Gift Certificates

• Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Classes ($25 value each)

• Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 Share Handmade Kindness goodies bag ($100 value)

• Honey Bee Stamps: $100 Gift Certificate

• Hero Arts: $100 Gift Certificate

• Lawn Fawn: $100 Gift Certificate

• Pink and Main: $100 Gift Certificate

• Scrapbook & Cards Today: $100 Gift Certificate

• Taylored Expressions: $100 Gift Certificate

• Gina K. Designs: $100 Gift Certificate

• CraftStash: $100 Gift Certificate

• Brutus Monroe: $100 Gift Certificate

• Picket Fence Studios: $50 Gift Certificate

• Pelletier Craft Studio: 3 x $25 Gift Certificates

• Michelle's Cards and Stamps: AUD $100 Gift Certificate

• Spellbinders Paper Arts: 2 x $25 Gift Certificates

• Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate

• My Craft Room: $50 Gift Certificate

• Krafters Cart: $50 Gift Certificate

• A Cherry on Top: $50 Gift Certificate

• Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate

• My Favorite Things: $50 Gift Certificate

• Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate

• Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 Gift Certificate

• Seize the Stamp: CHF 25 Gift Certificate

• MarkerPop: $25 Gift Certificate

• Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: AUD $25 Gift Certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 04/16/2024 for a chance to win one of 68 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 68 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 04/19/2024.

Anniversary Special Offers

• 20% off Stamp & Die & Stencil Bundles and More from 04/02/2024 at 12:01 AM EDT until 04/04/2024 at 11:59 PM EDT. Shop here: https://altenew.com/collections/popular-bundles Exclusions apply. Not valid on previous purchases.

• Receive a FREE Crafty Necessities: Pink Diamond Envelope (12/pk)($5.99 value) on orders over $59 on 04/02/2024 from 12:01 am EDT until 11:59 pm EDT. While supplies last, the free gift will be added to your cart automatically. Shop here → https://altenew.com/

• Plus, get FREE U.S. shipping on orders over $29 (no code needed) or $10 OFF international shipping on orders over $129 with code HAPPY10TH at checkout until 04/05/2024 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Shop here → https://altenew.com/

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop + Giveaway ($200 in Total Prizes!)

Welcome to the annual Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop and Giveaway, hosted by Altenew. I am honoured to be a part of this great initiative. Our goal is to send cards to the elderly who lives in nursing homes or shelters and let them know they’re not forgotten. Please encourage people to check out the Celebrating Parents Card Drive and join this great cause by sending in their handmade cards.

I created a card using the Vintage Lace Stencil and Embossing Folder.

I ran my piece of cardstock through the embossing folder. And used the stencils to color in the image. The green and pink papers are handmade papers from my stash.

The sentiment is from the Fresh Freesia stamp set.

We'll donate $1 with every order from the Alcohol Markers collection from 2/26/2024 until 4/30/2024 to the Food Bank of Central New York to support seniors in need.

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 March 27, 2024 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 March 29, 202403/18/.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Altenew: A Year In Review: Crafters’ Edition Blog Hop #2 + Giveaway

Hi! You must have arrived here from Helen Kalb's blog.

I hope you are enjoying the hop. This year has been wonderful creatively speaking! Here are some of my favorite Altenew projects!

Project #1:

A lovely card using the Bountiful Bouquet Stamp & Die set. This is a humongous 8" x 10½" stamp set which Altenew released as part of their 8th Anniversary celebrations. I combined it with the Detailed Web Cover Die. I stamped on a sheet of paper from the Wildflower 6 x 6 paper pack.


Project #2:

I used the gorgeous Peony Sunshine 3D Embossing Folder. The sentiment is from the Fresh Freesia Stamp set.


Project #3:

I love bookmarks and these were super easy to make using Botanical Bookmark die set, CYL Florescence Kit and the Build-a-Garden Magnificent Branch set.


Project #4:

I used a sheet of paper from the Wildflower 6 x 6 paper pack, the 3D folder from the CYL Garden Rose kit and black embossing powder.

Prizes:

Over $500 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $100 gift card to 1 lucky winner, 3 $50 gift cards, and 27 $10 gift cards. Winners will be chosen from both blog hop #1 and blog hop #2. Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog HERE by 12/28/2022 for a chance to win.

(Feel free to share your favorite projects using #Altenew and #AltenewBest2022 when you share blog hop projects on social media. Don’t forget to tag Altenew!)

Wait, there's MORE!

We would also LOVE to see YOUR favorite handmade cards, layouts, home decor, etc. featuring Altenew products! Feel free to share them on social media or on your blog using the hashtag #AltenewBest2022. You may also add a link by clicking the blue button below.

FOUR lucky crafters will each win a $15 gift certificate to our store! Winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/30/2022. We are looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations!

Blog Hop Order:

Please head to Pam Boedeker's blog next. You can also start at the beginning if you want.

Altenew Card Blog

Emily Midgett

Penny Pynnonen

Therese Calvird

Helen Kalb

Nandini Karmarkar - You are here!

Pam Boedeker

Teri Wilson

Shylaashree

Virginia Lu

Donna Walls

SathyaKala Sankaran

Ishani

Amy Hill

Angela Brennan

Love,
Nandini

Altenew Educators’ "Secret Card Recipe" Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

Hi! I hope you are enjoying this special blog hop by the Altenew Educators. We decided to share our secret hacks to create beautiful cards!  You should have arrived here from Bridget Casey's blog.

I created a card using one of my favorite styles - a bold background combined with silhouettes.

There are several ways to create bold backgrounds. One of my favorites is the Retiform technique. This is a grid technique where we draw lines across paper and add color. For this card, I used the Tropical Fiesta Watercolor Brush Markers in shades Fresh Lemon, Lime and Turquoise. I colored stripes of color in one direction. After drying my panel, I turned it 90° and colored again. This gives a lovely, plaid like effect to the panel. I also added some distressing by sprinkling droplets of water.

Once the panel was dry, I trimmed it and rounded the corners. For the silhouette images, I used the Bird of Paradise stamps and dies. The sentiment is from the Victorian Greenhouse stamp set.

I hope you liked my card and will give the retiform technique a try.

Prizes:

$130 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 4 winners! To win, please comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/30/2022. 

 

There’s MORE! Join our party! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your beautiful, Altenew “Secret Card Recipe” creations. 

We will pick one of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party, and they will receive a $10 Altenew gift certificate!

Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each blog hop stop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/31/2022.

Hop list:

The next person on the hop is Teri Duncan. I also have the entire list for you if you want to start from the beginning.

Altenew Card Blog

Laurie Patterson

Irene Mejia

Roteja Galvan

Virginia Lu

Pam Boedeker

Neha Aggarwal

Nancy Souza

Helen Kalb

Rachael Shedeed

Rosie Neustaedter

Nicki Baxley

Joylita D’Souza

Lana Taber

Bridget Casey

Nandini Karmarkar - That's me!!

Teri Duncan

Eva Bussom

April Leithner

Amy Hill

Jennifer Leonard

Annemarie Caister

Natasha Davies

Anna Patricia Mahtani

Fiona Duff

Love,

Nandini