Happy Little Stamper April Watercolor Challenge...

Hi! I hope you are ready for the fresh new challenge at Happy Little Stampers.

This month we have an optional prompt for the HLS Watercolor Challenge.

I used the Fragrant Florals stamp and die set. The coloring was done using Zig markers. 

I ran the base through an old Tim Holtz Embossing Folder. The sentiment is from the Altenew On The Go Birthday stamp and die set.

Here is another look at the card.

I hope you liked my card. I look forward to your beautiful creations in the HLS gallery. Do visit the blog for some more inspiration by my teamies.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes:

Can You Handle The Pressure?

NBUS Challenge #49:

The embossing folder is several years old, I found it while reorganizing my stuff. The Stamp is also about an year old.

AAA Birthday Game #8 - Layer it Up:

The Card Concept #192:

I was inspired by the brick wall in the background.

Love,
Nandini

Addicted To Stamps And More #442 - Christmas...

Hello again! I hope you are ready for some inspiration for the Addicted To Stamps And More challenge. We had a nice break for Christmas and New Year. And now me and rest of the DT team is ready to inspire you again! The theme this time is:

I recently got my order of Altenew products. I pulled out the Wonderful Wreath stencil to create this card.

I placed the stencil over a piece of watercolor paper and simply painted with my Zigs through the openings. I used light brown, rust and dark green pens. After the coloring was done, I spritzed the paper with the mister and let it air dry.

The sentiment is from the Altenew Lovely Ornaments stamp set. I stamped and heat embossed it with copper embossing powder. I also added some along the edges for a more grungy look. To finish, I added some half pearls from my stash.

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.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Altenew March 2023 Inspiration Challenge:

The Flower Challenge #78 Die Cuts or Stencils

HLS March Christmas Challenge:

Love,

Nandini

Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive 2023 Blog Hop + Giveaway ($200 in Total Prizes!)

Hi! Thanks you, Amy Hill, for sending you here. I hope you are enjoying this great hop.

Our goal is to send cards to the elderly that lives in nursing homes or shelters and let them know they’re not forgotten. Please do check out the Celebrating Parents Card Drive and join this great cause by sending in your handmade cards.

My card today combines some of my favorite Altenew products.

I used the Fragrant Florals stamp and die set. The coloring was done using Zig markers. 

I ran the card base through the Illusion Triangles 3D embossing folder for some texture. 

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

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 03/20/2023 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 03/21/2023.

 

Blog Hop List

Below is a complete list of the amazing designers/guests who are participating in this special card drive. Have fun hopping along!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Love,

Nandini

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge - March 2023...

Hi! I am here with the inspiration for the March challenge of the Happy Little Stampers Stencil challenge. I am excited to be back after the long break for Christmas and New Year!

I got some new supplies from Altenew recently and decided to use them to create two tags.

I used the Paint-A-Flower Camellia Outline stamp set along with it's simple coloring stencil. Once the tags were ready, I ran them through the Illusion Triangles 3D Embossing Folder.

Here is another look at the tags.

I hope my tags inspire you to create something beautiful. You can visit the Happy Little Stampers challenge blog for more inspiration and link your creations. I look forward to visiting you in our gallery.

Love,
Nandini

Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies Challenge - March 2023...

Hi! Welcome back to the Happy Little Stampers Challenge. I hope you guys are looking forward to 2023. We are back after a nice, long break and I am eager to get started!

I created a card using the Fresh Freesia stamp set by Altenew.

I used Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers - Tropical Fiesta set for coloring the bloom. The sentiment is from the Altenew Calming Cluster die set.

Here is another look at the card.

I hope my card inspires you to create something beautiful. You can visit the Happy Little Stampers challenge blog for more inspiration and link your creations to our gallery.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

The Flower Challenge #78:

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Emboss It:

I heat embossed the flower before watercoloring it.

Retro Rubber Challenge 201 - Tic Tac Toe:

I chose diagonal - die cut, layers, my choice. The Fresh Freesia stamp and die set is 3-4 years old.

NBUS Challenge #48:

The Fresh Freesia stamp and die set is 3-4 years old.

Love,

Nandini

Happy Little Stamper March Watercolor Challenge...

Hi! We are back after a long, refreshing break! I am happy and excited for the new year and the new challenges in 2023!

This month we have an optional prompt for the HLS Watercolor Challenge.

My card uses the Altenew Mariposa embossing folder and CrafTangles liquid watercolors.

I dropped the liquid watercolors into the embossing folder randomly and placed the watercolor paper over it. I sprayed the watercolor paper with water before placing it in the embossing folder. Once the paper was dry, I trimmed it to size and stamped the sentiment from the Altenew Fresh Freesia set with black Versamark Onyx ink.

I hope you liked my card. I look forward to your beautiful creations in the HLS gallery. Do visit the blog for some more inspiration by my teamies.

Entering this card in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Things with Wings

Can You Handle the Pressure? - Anything Goes Embossing with a twist of THINGS WITH WINGS

Park Hopping My Happy Place March 2023

Love,
Nandini

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