Altenew Live Your Dream Scrapbook Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Woohoo, it’s time for another Altenew* Release Bloghop, and this one is especially exciting because Altenew is releasing another scrapbooking collection! It’s called Live Your Dream and it’s filled with lots of bright, fun colors and beautiful florals.
You should have come here from lovely Enza Gudor’s blog, but you can also find the whole list of stops on the hop over on the Altenew blog.
Live your Dream Collection
Now isn’t this collection just gorgeous?! I immediately fell in love with the big floral images in the patterned papers and those floral clear stickers. They are definitely my favorite things in the whole collection!
Memories Layout
It shouldn’t be a surprise that I gravitated towards these elements when it came to creating my layout. I knew I wanted to include a lot of the floral elements from the clear stickers and the chipboard stickers, but I also wanted to use some of those beautiful papers.
So I went for a cutfile that I could back and where I could then add the stickers around it. I used a floral heart cutfile from Paige Evans (Silhouette ID #286088, or available as a free download in her FB group).
For the large opening of the heart I chose a paper with a watercolor wash pattern. Oh I wish I had at least a dozen more of this one! To back the flowers and the leaves, I only needed one other paper (the first one in the third row) because it already had all the colors I wanted.
When I was done with backing the cutfile, I used foam tape to adhere it to the white cardstock. I made sure to leave some space around the edges of the cutfile so I could tuck some stickers and die cuts behind it.
I stuck the clear stickers that I wanted to use to a scrap piece of white cardstock first and cut them out. That way I could use them as die cuts, which means I could layer them in between the other pieces and add foam dots behind them for some added dimension.
Look at all those yummy layers! I love how the clear stickers look soft and delicate while the chipboard stickers are a little bolder and add more dimension.
Until then I hadn’t even selected what photo I wanted to use. But as soon as I was done with the cutfile and saw the color scheme, I knew which photo would fit perfectly. It just had to be one from our trip to Cadaqués last year. The white walls with the stunning bright pink Bougainvillea flowers are a perfect match, I think.
For my title I kept it simple and just used the “memories” chipboard stickers. Although I do love the black puffy alpha stickers in this collection, I didn’t want to use them on this page. I just didn’t have black anywhere else on the layout and felt like it would be too dark
To balance the “weight” of the left side, I added one more flower and the chipboard butterfly on right side of the heart. I also cut a sliver off a sliver of the white cardstock and added a piece of the same patterned paper that I had used to back the heart.
The final touches were some enamel dots and a few ink splatters for which I used the Altenew Puffy Heart and the Sunkissed metallic ink sprays.
I am very happy with how this page turned out! I think the bright colors fit this photo perfectly and I just cannot get enough of the floral elements in this collection! Make sure to check out the whole thing over in the Altenew shop. But before you do, hop on over to Jen Schow for some more inspiration!
Giveaway [closed]
Now on to the fun part!
1) To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 2/28/2019 for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/3/2019.
2) I am also giving away a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew shop! The winner will be randomly selected from the comments on this blogpost and announced here on the blog on February, 28, 2019 (at 9 PM, CEST). – You can find the winner announcement here.
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Lauryne Cunningham
What a gorgeous layout! The colors you chose match beautifully with your picture!
Connie
Hi Kathleen 🙂 Your layout is stunning!!! I too am in love with the new paper collection! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Yasmine Omar
Such delightful layout! Thanks for the inspiration.
Marisela Delgado
I just love those colors!
Patt H.
Absolutely beautiful, Kathleen! Love those soft romantic colors!
Beverly Jordan
Your layout is so perfect in theme and colors for your photo and the fabulous new Live Your Dream collection!! Am in love with the heart and cascading flowers! Gorgeously done!!!
Mirella Rogan
Wow, how fabulous, these colours are simply amazing!
Kelsey Thomas
Love your page layouts! 🙂
Mindy Drummond
This Live Your Dream Collection is so awesome AND just in time for Spring – WOOHOO!! Your layout is gorgeous Kathleen, you could not have matched the colors in the photo with the colors in this collection any better, it’s like this collection was made for your beautiful photo lol. Thank you for sharing your layout and for the wonderful inspiration! I can’t wait to make some cards with this collection. (mardy14@bellsouth.net)
Linda R
Waht a beautiful layout! The colors are so bold and bright. Love those flowers!
Melissa Smith
Your layout is gorgeous! I love the heart surrounded by bright, beautiful floral’s and your photo works perfectly! Thank you for the inspiration!
Cora Schindel
Simply stunning Kathleen. So bright and elegant! Love it. Thank you for sharing. ?
Elizabeth B
Love the vibrant colors you used. Beautiful layout!
Mary-Anne V
Beautiful combination of oranges and pinks. I love this bold scrapbook page.
cyndi morris
Gorgeous page. I love the colors and the layout.
Elizabeth Hart
Stunning and the colors are so intense and saturated – love it!!
Katy Glenn
The colors are beautiful. Love this release.
Andrea Hastilow
Fantastic, stunning so pretty. I think you’ve balanced those out perfectly. Thank you for sharing your inspiration.
Cheryl Rigney
Lovely layout!! So bright and cheery!
Carol Rossouw
Stunning collection with goodies that can work on cards too! Love the beautiful layout – so clever!
Deb Lucero
I love the beautiful colors on top of the white cardstock. So striking!
Bonnie Eng
Wow – that photo is a perfect match to those colours – that is such a lovely cohesive piece. I love how the colours pop against all that white. Stunning.
Kathy Ferguson
Stunning layout with bold and beautiful colors. I love how you used the new Altenew products. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Denise Bryant
Gorgeous colors and details! Love your beautiful page!
Jeanne Beam
Your layout is beautiful!
Thanks for sharing…
Dana M
Beautiful and wonderfully striking layout. So pretty!
joy meadows
gorgeous layout! love the colors.
Bogata Batta
I love the orange and pink mixture on your layout!
Lisa Byers
I love the bright sunny colors!! So cheery!! What a fabulous layout!!
Merrie
Such a beautiful LO. I love how the colors in the collection match the colors in your picture. Stunning.
Johanna T.
Beautiful layout! I love the colors and your use of white space. And the picture you added was perfect!
Tricia A Podmore
Love the colors,especially how they compliment the photo. I love this paper collection and also the flower stamp sets. Stunning page and thank you for sharing your talents.
Denaha J Doss
Love the layout. Those soft colors are dreamy. This release is lovely. TFS!
Heidi Rees
Beautiful project! I love the colors and that cut file!
Patricia
Pretty project, awesome colors.
Kirsty Vittetoe
Oh the papers in this are divine!!! LOVE your beautiful project!
Liz O
Lovely LO, I totally agree with you the colors are a perfect match for your photo. Thanks for the inspiration Kathleen!
Jan
This is a beautiful layout. Love it. Thank you.
Annette Reed
Your layout looks great. I really like the colors. I always enjoy seeing how people use different types of elements on scrapbook layouts. Thanks for sharing.
roni
Love the many hues of oranges & pinks, and your “memories” title works.
Kathy P.
This page is jaw-dropping! Love your bold colors and the way you incorporated the papers into the cut file! So beautiful! Great title work, too! Thanks for sharing with us here.
Sue D
Pretty layout–I like the heart.
JMN
Absolutely stunning layout .. you colour choice is gorgeous.JMN
Rona Mallard
Absolutely gorgeous!! This paper was perfect with that cutfile!
Nora
What a breathtaking page!! I LOVE how you used the paper on the heart with just a bit on the edge. STUNNING design!
Linnea Sundstrom
so funny that you created the layout first and then chose the pic! that’s inspiration! 🙂
Denise
Lovely page. I especially like the layering effect.
Lynda White
I was surprised to read that you made your LO before choosing a photo. After thinking about it, I think that what we choose/do 1st is what’s most important to us. As an Altenew designer, I’m sure your emphasis is on how you can use the most Altenew products. For me, I always start with my photo.
Annalisa
I’m really feeling the summer vibes with all these pinks, oranges, and lime greens. What a beautiful splash of color on this very cold day! Thanks for sharing.
Haley
Nice layout love the colors you choose
Meghan Kennihan
I love your bright colors! Gorgeous job!
Lisa Moline
I love the bright layout! And all the colors in the collection! Thanks for the inspiration!
Lydell
Your page is beautiful! ?
Brenda L. Kuder
A beautiful layout. This is a great collection!
Linda Droege
I love that you turned the stickers into die-cuts. Adds so much more dimension to the finished project.
Carmela Douglas Hubler
I agree that this kit fits your picture perfectly!!
Beautiful job on your layout. Love your layering and the elements you chose!!
Kim
Lovely collection!
Kandice J
Loving how you used the papers! Really beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Glorie
Love the bright colors and pop of black. Awesome layout.
Carol McCready
Your page is so pretty. I love the pages you chose.
Kathryn A Kofoed
Nice layout! Love the use of colorful layers!
Dee Earnshaw
gorgeous project – LOVE the summer colors:)
Amber P
Your project is gorgeous! I love those bright, happy colors!
Brenda Abbott
Kathleen, you did one fabulous job on this layout! Everything from the cutfile -to- the chipboard stickers is perfect. This is one gorgeous set they came out with!
Karthikha Uday
This is soo beautiful and cheerful! Love the colors! 🙂
Anastasia M.
Love these happy warm colors you chose!
Giorgia Rossini
I love this collection!
Giorgia Rossini
This collection is spectacular, I love it!
Pooja
I am in love with pretty ,bright Colors on your memories layout ! Beautiful,colorful and CAS !
Karen Calabrese
What a gorgeous layout. I love your orange and pink color palette.
Debbie Rumpza
I love the layout you created… the colors are so bright and beautiful… What a beautiful release by Altenew!