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Saturday, May 22, 2021

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

Hi! I hope you are enjoying the amazing inspiration shared by the designers that are participating in this blog hop. The blog hop begins from the Altenew Card Blog.

You must have come here from Virginia Lu's blog. Virginia is not just insanely talented, but also one of the sweetest people I know! She was my mentor during the AECP program and really helped and encouraged me.

If you love coloring, the new Paint-a-flower release is for you! This month's stamp features beautiful lotus flowers. If you are like me and not really confident about your coloring skills, you will love this stamp set because it has the most gorgeous outline images which create a lovely, aquatic scene.

I made two slimline cards for the release. I followed the same procedure for both the cards, just changing up the colors.

I started with two panels of watercolor paper, each measuring 4” x 9”. I used two sets of mini ink cubes for each panel; green and blue for the first and purple and yellow for the second. To create the background, I swiped the pads from the outer edge to around midway on the panel. I went from light to dark and repeated the colors till the end. Then I sprayed each panel with a lot of water and allowed them to dry overnight.

Next day, I simply stamped the PAF Lotus and heat embossed with metallic gold embossing powder. The sentiment is also from the same set. Here are the ink colors I used.

Card #1:

Altenew Cool Summer Night & Tropical Forest mini ink cube sets

Card #2:

Altenew Pocketful of Sunshine & Rose Petal mini ink cube sets

To finish, I trimmed the panels and adhered them to Kraft card bases for two slim-line cards measuring 9” x 4” each.

I hope you liked my cards and will give this technique a try. I would love to know which card is your favorite!

Shopping Links:

Please click on the pics to shop.

If you don't want to miss even one of these beautiful stamp sets, you can enroll in the monthly subscription program. When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in the monthly Paint-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month - at a specially discounted price! ($15.99 →$12.99)

We also have special bundles for the Paint-A-Flower: Lotus Outline Stamp Set (which will also go live in our shop on 05/22/2021 at 12:01 am EDT

Paint-A-Flower: Lotus Outline & Artists' Watercolor 24 Pan Set Bundle: https://altenew.com/products/paint-a-flower-lotus-outline-artists-watercolor-24-pan-set-bundle

Paint-A-Flower: Lotus Outline & Watercolor Essential 12 Pan Set Bundle: https://altenew.com/products/paint-a-flower-lotus-outline-watercolor-essential-12-pan-set-bundle

Giveaway Prizes:

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 05/30/2021.

Blog Hop Order:

The next person in the hop is Seeka.

Altenew Card Blog
Emily Midgett
Keren Baker
Joylita Dsouza
LauraJane
Norine Borys
Erin Thompson
Sandhya Iyer
Erum Tasneem
Nathalie DeSousa
Terri Koszler
Lilith Eeckels
Jenny Colacicco
Verity Biddlecombe
Virginia Lu
Nandini Karmarkar - That's me!
Seeka
Tenia Nelson
Carol Hintermeier
Ardyth Percy-Robb
Linda Westfall
Teresa Litchfield
Helen Kalb
Amanda Baldwin

Love,

Nandini

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Altenew Exotic Garden Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi! I am so happy to be a part of this blog hop! you must have reached here from the blog of Joylita Dsouza. isn't she just amazing?

You can check out the entire May 2021 Exotic Garden release collection here.

I have six cards for you today.

Card #1:

The first product that I reached for when I got my box of goodies was the Beautiful Baroque 3D Embossing Folder. I just love the graceful design.

For the first card, I simply inked the cardstock with distress oxide inks and ran it through my die-cutting machine. Before removing the paper from the embossing folder, I lightly brushed some white pigment ink over the raised areas for more definition.

The sentiment is from the Leaf Canopy stamp set and was heat embossed with metallic gold embossing powder.

To assemble the card, I trimmed the panel and popped it up on a dark blue card base.

Card #2:

The second card was made using the Beautiful Baroque 3D Embossing Folder again.

I used a brayer to apply distress oxide inks in pink and violet to the flat side of the embossing folder. When I ran the paper through it, the raised embossing remained white.

The sentiment is from the Leaf Canopy stamp set, heat embossed with metallic gold embossing powder.

To assemble the card, I trimmed the panel and mounted it on a dark blue card base.

Here are both the cards I made using the Beautiful Baroque 3D Embossing Folder.

I just love the way these cards turned out!

Card #3:

Since I was having so much fun with the 3D embossing folders, I decided to use the Monstera Leaves 3D Embossing Folder for my third card.

This time I pulled out my Brushos and sprinkled yellow and green powders into the depressions. I also used a small brush to ensure that there was no powder on the background. I sprayed both the embossing folder and the watercolor paper generously and ran it through the die-cutting machine. I allowed the panel to air-dry overnight so that the pigments would have a chance to spread naturally.

The sentiment is from the new Carpe Diem stamp set, which has a number of beautiful sentiments in different languages. I heat embossed it with metallic gold embossing powder.

To assemble the card, I trimmed the embossed panel and a slightly larger piece of black card stock. I added both to a kraft card base.

Card #4:

This was probably the fastest card I made! This was also the first time I used the beautiful Altenew Slim Washi Tapes.

I stamped the paisley motif from the Painted Rainbow stamp set on some white paper and colored it with Altenew Artist Markers. I used markers from Sets A, E, Red Sunset, and Summer Afternoon. After coloring the motif, I reinserted it into my stamp positioned and heat embossed the outline with black embossing powder. Once it was done, I cut it with the coordinating die.

For the card base, I used a pale pink one. I simply added the Cherry Blossom washi tapes towards the bottom of the card and flicked a little black ink for the splatters.

The sentiment is from the Carpe Diem stamp set, also from this release.

To finish, I rounded the bottom corners with a corner rounder.

Card #5:

The Blooming Tulips stamp set is one of my favorites in this release. It is a beautifully layered stamp that looks amazing in any color combo! I decided to use some dark red paper for my stamping.

I stamped the outline of the flower and the second layers of the leaf and stem with Versamark and heat embossed with metallic gold embossing powder. I also stamped the second layer of the flower with Velvet ink.

After die-cutting all the elements, I arranged them on a long panel of the same dark red paper. Before I adhered the die-cuts, I added some texture to the background with Velvet ink and the Sunburst Stencil.

The sentiment is also from the Blooming Tulips stamp set, heat embossed with some sparkly gold embossing powder. I used the same embossing powder for the flower centers.

To finish the card, I adhered the finished panel to a kraft card base.

Card #6:

My last card is my absolute favorite! And I give all the credit to the wonderful Lydia Evans! I recently completed her ‘All AboutLayering 6’ class at the Altenew Academy. It is an amazing class and it is totally free! The focus is on getting the most out of your 3D dies.

Creating a peek-a-boo effect was one of the techniques Lydia covered and I have wanted to give it a try since.

When I saw the new Succulents Layering die set, I thought the layers looked like flowers. I cut a number of pieces out of white card stock, using almost all the dies. I lightly inked the die-cuts using Bamboo, Ocean Waves and Volcano Lake inks. Once the base layer was ready, I used my bone folder to score one side and attached it to the card base.

I added the second layer and allowed it to dry. The last layer was cut out of some pale yellow card stock.

The sentiment is from the BAF Japanese Mum stamp set. I stamped it partially with Maple Yellow ink to match the flower centers. After trimming the panel, I popped it up on the card using the new Instant Dimension Foam Tape. The sentiment inside the card is from the Leaf Canopy stamp set and stamped with black ink.

Here is another look at the completed card.

I hope you liked my cards. I would love to hear which is your favorite card and your favorite product today! Here are all the products I used from the new Exotic Garden release. Click on the image to head to the Altenew store.

There are some great freebies and giveaways up for grabs!

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 Exotic Garden Stamp & Die 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 Exotic Garden release collection from 05/04/2021 through 05/10/2021. Shop HERE!

Get a FREE brand new Exotic Garden Stamp & Die Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 05/04/2021 through 05/06/2021. Shop HERE!

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 05/10/2021 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 05/12/2021.

I am the last person in this hop. You can always start again at the Altenew Blog or refer to the full list below to visit anyone you might have missed!

Nandini Karmarkar - That's me!

Love,

Nandini

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Indian Lotus Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi! I am very excited and honoured to guest design for Altenew. You must have arrived here from the blog of Nathalie DeSousa. If you want to start from the beginning, just head back to the Altenew Card Blog.

The newest addition to the Build-a-flower series by Altenew is the Indian Lotus. Lotus flowers are common in India and are considered sacred. My great-grandparents' garden had a pond filled with beautiful pink and purple lotus flowers. I have very fond memories of spending lazy afternoons hanging around the pond, reading.

A little bit about the new release...

"Be true to yourself with this beautiful floral stamp set. This floral layering stamp set has a gorgeous 6-layered bloom along with a detailed coordinating lotus leaf. The accompanying leaf may also be used as a lily pad for extra versatility on your crafting projects. The beautiful accompanying sentiments are related to appreciating yourself, having confidence, and being authentic, so you can send motivation to your loved ones."

Here is the card I created.

The background was created using pigment powders and watercolor paper. I added some gold splatters to the background. For the slowers and the leaf, I stamped only the last layer using Versamark ink. I used metallic gold embossing powder to heat emboss and added some shading with green & pink inks. Here is a close-up of the stamping.

The sentiment is also from the same stamp set.

I trimmed the panel and popped up the sentiment and the die-cuts with foam tape. Finally, I adhered the whole thing to a dark teal card base.

Here is another look at the finished card.

Hope you liked my card. I would love the hear from you. Scroll down for the shopping links and giveaway info.

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 05/06/2021 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 05/08/2021.

You can head to Sandhya Iyer now or go to the Altenew Card Blog if you want to start from the beginning.

Here is the full list of participants:

Altenew Card Blog