Hi there and welcome to Day 1 of the Altenew* 5th Anniversary Blog Hop!
If you came from Alex Syberia’s blog, you are right on track. You can also find the whole blog hop list over on the Altenew Card Blog.
I think the fact that Altenew is turning 5 years old is more than enough reason to celebrate BIG! I still remember seeing their products for the first time at the CreativeWorld in Frankfurt in 2016 and I have been in love with them ever since! So I’m especially happy and excited that I get to join the blog hop to celebrate Altenew with you all!
When I was creating my projects for this blog hop, I kept thinking about the theme of celebration and decided to make some cards that would be perfect to celebrate a special person in your life, and a layout to document and celebrate the arrival of Spring (finally!).
Cards
I especially like cards that you can give to someone for no particular reason other than to tell them how much you appreciate them. It doesn’t always need a Birthday to celebrate someone!
Peek-a-Boo Cards
For all of the cards I used the Halftone Hearts stamps and coordinating dies**. I just love how versatile they are! The two cards that use the stamp set as well are peek-a-boo style cards, meaning that as you open them, a different message is revealed in the little die cut window.
You could use any shape die you have to create this peek-a-boo window and thereby make the card fit your needs. I decided on the hearts and two sentiments from the Love Letters stamp set that would be great to give to friends just because.
** You can find a list of all the supplies I used at the end of this post.
I will also have a tutorial for how to create these cards on my Youtube channel soon. So be sure to hop on over and check it out (and subscribe, if you like).
For the third card I used one of the Halftone Hearts dies to cut out the heart from my card base and then backed it with a piece of colored cardstock that I cut with the Radial Hearts Cover Die. I then framed the cut-out window with a heart-shaped frame for which I used gold glitter cardstock. To create the frame I simply used two of the Halftone Hearts dies and nested the smaller one inside the bigger one.
To have a cohesive feel to all the cards, I used the same colors of ink pads and cardstock for them. The Red Sunset ink cubes were the perfect choice for the hearts and the black sentiments make for a great contrast, I think.
Layout
So let’s have a look at the layout I made for this blog hop. A few days ago, the first signs of Spring finally started popping up here and there and I just had to document the beautiful blossoms on the magnolia trees! It’s a shame that they are always gone so quickly, so I always make sure to get a whole bunch of photos before it’s too late.
Because I loved this photo so much, I wanted it to be a very big feature on this page. I printed it to fill an A4-size sheet (roughly 8.5“x11“), matted it on a pink ombré patterned paper and then placed it on my layout.
I put it to the right side of the page to have enough space to fit the large title that I had die cut using my Silhouette Portrait electronic die cutting machine. You could get a very similar look with the Altenew Mega Alphabet Dies, too.
As you can see, there wasn’t much space left for embellishing, so I decided to only use a few layered flowers in coordinating colors that I had die cut using the Rose Flurries 3D and Fantasy Floral 3D die sets. I still wanted you to be able to read the title, which is why I only placed a few of the flowers around the top and bottom part of the title.
To add a little more details, I used outlined leaves and small florals from a few different stamp sets, like Beautiful Day and Painted Florals, and stamped them in light gray ink around some of the letters. And for some finishing touches I also sprinkled some of the Red Cosmos enamel dots around.
That’s it from me today. I hope you enjoyed seeing these projects! Make sure to continue the blog hop over on the Ellen Hutson blog. But before you do, don’t forget to enter the absolutely amazing giveaway by commenting on this blogpost!
Giveaway
Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
- Altenew: 5 $50 Altenew Gift Certificates
- Altenew Academy: 10 Class Spots
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: 2 $100 Altenew Gift Certificates
- My Sweet Petunia: 1 Prize Bundle (Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
- Pretty Pink Posh: 2 $50 Gift Certificates
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 Gift Certificate
- Blitsy: $30 Gift Certificate
- Online Card Classes: 3 Class Spots
- Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
- Seven Hills Crafts: £25 Gift Certificate
- Chameleon Art Products: 1 Pack of 5 Chameleon Pens
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 Copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2019 Issue
- WOW! Embossing Powder: $20 Gift Certificate
- Simply Cards & Papercraft: 1 Copy of Simply Cards & Papercraft Spring 2019 Issue
Be sure to leave comments by 4/12/2019 for a chance to win! 33 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs and will be announced on the Altenew Blog on 4/20/2019.
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Monica Linerode
What a great idea of enlarging your beautiful photo of magnolia tree in bloom and using it for layout. So beautiful. Thank you.
Korey
Love how you show the versatility of the stamp sets.
These are gorgeous
Sindhu Manokaran
beautiful Projects…Love the layout…
Cathy Morris
Beautiful card and photo. Welcome spring!
Erica A-B
Both your cards and layout are gorgeous!
Leanne S
Lovely cards!
Angie Cammack
I LOVE your spring layout. It’s just perfect for this time of year! And, the halftone hearts…a favorite of mine of all time. Thanks for sharing!!
Carri L Daugherty
That spring layout is pure joy! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!
Tamara Miera
The Hugs & Kisses card is super cool with the spiral hearts!
3kidmama
What a beautiful layout -the 3D flowers are the perfect addition! Happy Birthday, Altenew – maybe there be many many more!
Sheila Bacon
Wow! What a variety of cards…colorful and eye-catching.
TracyM #6773
SWEET cards and STUNNING layout!
I LOVE sending cards for no reason too and your peek-a-boos are extra CHEERY! LOVE your GORGEOUS blossom photo and how your title & flowers CELEBRATE it PERFECTLY, a wonderful design!
THANK YOU for sharing and INSPIRING 🙂
Lizzie T
Those peek-a-boo cards are too cute!
Ingrid Broekman
Wow! Seriously, wow Kathleen. Love your simple approach. Thank you for celebrating AlteNew’s 5th Birthday Celebration too. xx
Michele W
Love the way you used all the different hearts to make such creative cards and your layout is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing!
Deepti Aggarwal
Wonderful set of cards and great layout..
Anne Lee
Adorable, love the little spray of hearts in the peek-a-boo card. Happy Birthday Altenew!
Nandini Karmarkar
Thanks for the amazing inspiration. I have been a fan of Altenew right from their first release. Their designs just seem to get better and better every time. Hope they keep growing and delighting us with fabulous new products.
Sue D
Cute heart cards and lovely Spring layout.
Heather Mills
Everything is so pretty!! Really love the beautiful “Spring” layout!
Wendy Lambert
I love the card! But cherry blossoms are my favorite thing! I lived in BC and they were my favorite part of Spring. I miss them everyday.
Sherrie Johnson
Love the cards! And the layout is so beautiful.
Laurie Black
That layout is gorgeous!
Natalie Chilson
Beautiful!
krenkurts
Love all your project! You have a fresh approach! I love Altenew blog hops because I can focus on one set at a time. There are SO many great products to choose from! kReN
Anushree Vaish
Lovely card and beautiful layout…thanks for sharing!!
Kris Reeves
Sweet little cards! Love the peek a boo look!
OliveM
Great projects. I really like the little messages on the cards and the layout is lovely – beautiful photo. Thanks for sharing.
Melissa Smith
I love hearts on anything! Such pretty cards! Your photo layout is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing! Happy Anniversary Altenew!
Amanda Steele
Great designs with the heart dies.
Ann K.
Agreed – great to have cards for those “just because” moments! Thanks for all the great ideas!
Rozy
Great cards and layout. Love the various ways you used hearts on your cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
Dottie Mazullo
They may be called rose flurries but they look like cherry blossoms. Beautiful!
Julie B
So so so pretty!!
DAYNA YVONNE JACKSON
Wow! Fabulous cards ideas and inspirations! Thank you so much for participating in this blog hop how fun and generous!
Patty Beers
Beautiful technique. Love it that you send cards just because.
Siobhan Burtlow
Beautiful projects! Happy Birthday Altenew!
Hege-Annie Simonsen
Adorable cards! And I LOVE that layout and pic of trees blossoming! We still have tons of snow up here north, in Tromsø, Norway. 🙂 Happy Birthday, Altenew!
Stephanie B
Beautiful photo of spring flowers, nicely accented with the small floral stamps. Altenew sets always include small detail pieces and we sometimes overlook their design potential. Great layout.
Sharon Salerno
Gorgeous layout page and the hearts are adorable!
Megan Swain
Just too cute and such a clever technique. Thank you !
Debbie
Absolutely stunning floral scrapbook page! Keep on creating!
Cheryl
Really amazing cards. Love Altenew!
Geri S
Happy Birthday Altenew and many more! Love your cards and colors! Altenew designers are the best!
Jean Marmo
Wonderful cards and inspiration!
Deb Binard
I love the SPRING card, it is bursting with color just like Spring. The colors and composition are superb!
Rebecca RamirezBarnes
Amazing cards. Happy Birthday Altenew
Patricia
Cute cards and pretty layout! Thanks for sharing.
Angela Chabot
Beautiful cards! Congrats Altenew!!
Lisa Moline
Love your cards and layout!
di
Love the cards – Happy Anniversary Altnew
Bonnie Eng
Fun heart cards – they are (and I really don’t mean this as a pun) so fun and light hearted. I love your photo and that is such a great embellishment you made for it!
Jan Arnold
I’m so with you! Nothing cooler than receiving a card unexpectedly. Knowing that someone is not only thinking about you, but actually took the time to let you know that is the best! Love your cards! Thanks for sharing your creativity!?
Diana Scott
Love your cards! The Spring is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Lieve Stoffels
Great, happy cards and a beautiful spring layout ! Thank you for sharing your creativity !
Spring greetings from Belgium.
Annie nigro
Happy 5th Anniversary! Here’s to many more!
Barbara Schenkein
Thanks for sharing your delightful cards.
Johanna T.
Your cards are wonderful and your layout is spectacular. What a perfect way to preserve that perfect bloom.
alica
great work and happy birthday to Altenew
Cathy
It is so nice to see layouts as well as cards. Very pretty.
Connie G
Beautiful layout! I will be watching for your You Tube video.
Michelle Walpole
Hi there. Lovely work. Thanks so much for sharing!
Shawn
Wow that layout is gorgeous! I too love to take photos of the new spring flowers when they are in full bloom- I get that and this was a perfect way to showcase it- you ought to frame it! I also loved your peek-a-boo cards. I will follow you on YouTube for more inspiration! Thanks!
Lynn Lahti
Those cards are so cute!
Tess
Spectacular layout!!!
Karen D Russell
Lovely work! Thanks for the inspiration. Happy 5th Altenew!
Cindy Lamazza
Nice artwork, very pretty!
Viv Brown
Soooo beautiful!
Cy Lee
This is absolutely stunning! You have an amazing talent for card making.
Cyn Doll
Your cards a always so spectacular. You are amazing!
Cyn Doll
Your cards a amazing. I love the way these look.
Deanne
Thank you for this amazing opportunity! I love your cards.
Bri
thank you for these amazing cards! Wish I could make one that looks like that!
Alycia
Amazing Cards! Love the tree one!
Kipp
Love this card!
Lisa Byers
Your layout is so beautiful. I love the lovely flowers!! Happy Anniversary to Altenew!!
Jill Russell
Thanks for sharing your creative ideas…
Happy Anniversary, Altenew!
Ardyce Seabrook
These are beautiful
Tricia Schaden
Love that Spring layout!
Mary-Anne V.
Very pretty projects..love the halftone stamps.
Trish F
Great cards and layout, very springy! Happy Anniversary Altenew!
Amy Peyton
Happy birthday to Altenew! Also, I love your peek-a-boo card designs! They are so much fun.
Karen D Russell
Beautiful work! Happy birthday Altenew!
S Jameson
That Spring layout is stunning. What a beautiful way to document the day.
Shari Czerwinski
Love! <3
JaneenK
so pretty, your layout page is wonderful
Kris
Beautiful work! Happy Birthday Altenew!
Margarita Navarro-Rivera
Love the peekaboo cards! Your layout photo is gorgeous. Great layout!
Jaimi B
What fun!
Debbie Franzino
Thank you for sharing such beautiful cards, I think I’m going to take inspiration for my hubby’s birthday card from your heart card, it’s just lovely, it’s simple design is just what I was looking for, for a man card, thank you for being part of this blog hop for altenews 5th bd, I love all the inspiration in getting hoping from one to another. Thanks, Debbie
Chere Liu
Thank you for sharing your clever ideas! I love the heart die cut on the card! Really fun card I would love to try out! 🙂
Betty McDougal
BEAUTIFUL work.
Christine Mazzullo
What great ideas! YAY ALTENEW
Stacey Kowbel
Fabulous projects! I love the spring layout – absolutely beautiful
Nana Griffin
Lovely!
krock
Love your spring photo. What a clever way to combine Altenew products with a photo. You are so inspiring! Thanks!
Maria Demae
Nice cards!
L Kelsay
Beautiful photo. Yeah spring.
MarilizeK
Lovely lovelies to look at. I love how a simple heart just gets so much jazz when you are done with it. Love it
Teresa Stevens
Your cards are very creative and unique!
Elizabeth Roberts
Great card! The peek a boo card is a great idea.
Sherry Yeager
Kathleen,
I love the name of your website. Your work is awesome! I’m hopping right now, but I will be back to take a much closer look and maybe steal some inspiration.
Thank you!
Sherry
Dawn T
Stunning cards and LO. You’ve showcased Altenew expertly
Cynthia Faulkner
I have friends across the country, so I agree that anytime cards are great!
DD
I love your spring layout! I look forward to seeing more of your creations!
Cathy Lillie
Beautiful cards! I can’t wait to see how you created the peekaboo cards. Your page layout is gorgeous! Love the photo and the soft pinks and greens of the floral embellishments.
NinaS
The spring layout is fantastic.
Kathy Ferguson
Happy 5th Anniversary Altenew! Love your cards especially the cherry blossom looking card.
Tudy A Trgovac
I’m so inspired. Love the flowing hearts!
Margery C
Love your card and scrapbook page.
Kirsty Vittetoe
So pretty.
Barbara Heinly
Peek a Boo cards, what a great idea and so cute. Thanks for sharing your designs. Happy 5th Anniversary to Altenew.
Super Stick Chick
Beautiful cards and layout! Love your amazing style.
Pam Tamburello
I just discovered your blog through this hop. Love that SPRING layout!!!
LaniW
Great uses for a basic shaped die. Thanks for the inspiration!
Lee Ann Barrett
Wow! Your spring layout is magnificent, Kathleen! How stunning with your gorgeous photo and your gorgeous die cut flowers.
Judi Szyndrowski
Okay, I am not much of a scrap booking fan but your spring layout is inspired. Love, love, love.
Lauryne Cunningham
Beautiful projects! I love your layout-the Mega Alphas look great!
Carolyn Keierleber
Hearts are my favorite! I like how you used them and the color choices. Nice Spring layout also!
Sharon C
The cherry blossom layout is gorgeous
Kristen C.
Love seeing new ideas for my heart dies. Thanks!
Charlotte Nydegger
Your spring card looks just like cherry trees in DC.
Carmela Hubler
Lovely floral project, Kathleen!
Rebecca Montanez
Love the peak a boo idea! I’ve never seen that before.
Janis Whipple
This is the first time I’ve seen a photograph incorporated into a card design! What a great idea! I’ve wondered if it would work to do that, so at last, I have a clear example of how beautifully it can be done! Thank you for that! The card is gorgeous!
Stephanie Anfinson
The spring layout is fabulous.
Patty Mello
Hi Kathleen. I loved your scrapbook page, it was so beautiful and cheerful. Thank you for the inspiration.
Kathy P.
The halftone hearts are so very versatile! Like the circles! And your spring layout is a welcome site, since we are barely finished pushing winter away! Beautiful photo, love the mega alphas! Happy 5th Anniversary, Kathleen!
Patty Eifert
Kathleen…that layout is awesome!!
Linnea Sundstrom
great designs. luv the halftones
Michelle Walpole
How soft and feminine. A beautiful piece. And the hearts. I love the hearts. Happy celebrations.
Stephanie Z
Love the heart cards – who doesn’t love hearts 🙂
Marisela Delgado
Great set of cards
Cynthia Koop
Really nice projects especially the scrapbook layout WOW!!!
Robyn Ikemoto
Love the spring colors on these projects! Congrats to Altenew and their talented design team!
Patricia M
Spring is my favorite season so I make many “spring” cards. Loved your use of a photograph.
Jodi Barnett
I love your style. It’s so fresh! Thank you!
Marcie
Very creative layouts.
Susan D
Your layout is gorgeous! I like to send cards of love and appreciation for no special reason too.
Marie Simard
Happy Birthday Altenew!!! ???
Pat Holcomb
Stunning “Spring” layout! Scaled down it would be an equally gorgeous card. Thanks for the inspiration.
DJ Doss
Beautiful cards and layout. I love the hearts.
Judy Everett
Halftone, peek-a-boo. Cute. Clever.
Wendy Falk
Hooray! <3 <3 I see it posted!! 😉
Wendy Falk
My previous comment said that I was probably a bot!!!!! So I don’t think it posted and I really really wanted to share with you how much I love your page!! I am thinking that you also dabble in photography because that blossoms photo is stunning! It looks 3D the lighting is so good <3 I am simply in LOVE with the way you put in the S P R I N G die cuts and intertwined the layered roses. OH YES! Here in the mountains of rural NE Oregon there's still snow! This is such a hopeful and beautiful project I just can't say enough how I love it!!! You must have blossoms in your heart ~ sending hand made notes for no particular reason is simply a beautiful way of ministering joy to others! Thank you for your beautiful posts 😀 PS Here's hoping that I will be able to post this!!!
Kathy McCluskey
Your Spring layout makes me so happy….it’s really beautiful!
Melanie Barrett
Love your Spring floral layout!
Magdalena Zaremba
I love You layout. I feel spring.
Louise Coviello
I love those cards. So pretty.
Priyanka Kantak
Lovely cards and pretty layout Kathleen! I too believe in giving cards to loved ones without any reason!❤
Annalisa
I completely agree with you: I love sending just because cards. Who wouldn’t have a brighter day after receiving one of those? And wow, what a stunning photo of the cherry blossoms. I would be at a loss how to scrapbook that photo without detracting, but I love the soft pastels of your added flowers. Thanks for sharing all these lovely ideas!
Diane T.
A very cute peekaboo heart card! Love it! Beautiful cherry blossom layout too for spring!
Amber P
Congratulations to Altenew! Happy 5 Year Anniversary!! 🙂
Aimee LaCroix-Slocum
Love the peekaboo card! So cute!!
Marlene
What a beautiful layout and cards!
Carol Rossouw
Well done Altenew! And congratulations! I really love your wonderful projects – especially your pretty flowers. Thanks for the card inspiration!
Claudia Griffing
Cool cards.
Valerie Ward
Love the cards and especially that gorgeous page!!!
Barbara Stoneburner
Nice cards. Happy 5th Altenew!
Barb Housner
beautiful cards. The layout is striking.
Thanks for sharing.
Peggy M
Very cute cards! Thank you for sharing!
Priyanka Kantak
Peggy MLovely projects! I too believe in giving cards to loved ones without any reason!❤
Cathy
Love the peek-a-boo designs!
Jean Cross
I agree with you about cards for no special occasion. I think those are the best kinds of cards. Beautiful work here.
Cheryl Rigney
Fabulous projects! Love the layout!!
MaryAnn Lengerich
Very pretty creations! Congratulations to Altenew!
Monia Lisa
Great ideas! Lovely card and wonderful LO 🙂
Jody Devine
Lovely What a clever idea with the windows My mind is thinking of ways to do this with my dies. Thanks for sharing
Jackie Waxler
Beautiful cards. Great ideas. Keep up the great work.
MS CAROLINE LIVERMORE
Happy Birthday Altenew! Love supporting an American company!
Sandie
I totally agree that cards sent for no particular reason are the best to give and receive! Lovely cards, who doesn’t love a good heart?!!
Lagene
Gorgeous creation, I love your SPRING card! Altenew, CONGRATULATIONS on your 5 year anniversary! What an awesome celebration!
PamC
Wonderful ideas for spring cards. Lovely!
LINA MARIA PENA
Beautiful cards! Happy 5th Anniversary Altenew!
Robin Ridpath
Beautiful cards and layout. I love the cluster of hearts with the peek-a-boo heart card.
Dorthy Barber
The cards are so different and very pretty.
Linda Petersen
Happy 5th Anniversary to Altenew! And thank you for being part of their Blog Hop!
Linda Petersen
Happy 5th Anniversary to Altnew! And thank you for being part of their Blog Hop!
Teri S.
Kathleen, your SPRING page is fabulous!! What a glorious photo & how creative of you to use it that way. I like the idea of the peek-a-boo heart you cut out on your card. I’m going to have to try that sometime. Thanks! Happy 5th birthday Altenew!
Maria Guerrero
Did you use the flowing drops stencil for the red heart?
Cindy Bonnell
Beautiful! These are my kind of cards!
Krista Knight
I love the pink and gold! Beautiful cards. Happy 5th Altenew
Laurie Patterson
Can’t wait for flowers to bloom and your layout makes me feel like they’re already blooming.
Cynthia Cole
Pretty cards and lovely Spring layout!
Karthikha Uday
Wonderful set of creations! I love the spring blossoms photo!! Sadly I missed taking pics this time 🙁
Isabel Z
I love blog hops because they inspire me to create! Thank you.
Jeanette Hebden
Spring is a long way away as we are just heading into winter so it was so nice to see your lovely layout. Great cards and the thought beind them.
Ana G.
Very lovely design thise mega letters sure do make a statement.
carol ann
I love how you paired the super soft pink paper die cuts with your Spring photos!
Pamela Palm
I like your idea of just giving cards to others for no other reason than you like them and they enrich your life.
Cheryl Dietrich
nice and simple and sweet
Ann-Louice Myhrberg
Lovely card! I love hearts.
Kristie Goulet
Gorgeous card and layout! Love the designs!
Melissa Sullivan
Beautiful layout! Happy anniversary altenew!
Velichka Zheleva
Happy anniversary Altenew 🙂 Lovely cards :* Regards from UK
Shanna
I love all of the new ideas!
Janis B
Loved your comment about sending a card for no particular reason….I must do that more often!
Bev Karolak
Gorgeous cards! I love your beautiful layout…..the colours are amazing! Thanks so much for sharing! ?
Surekha Galagoda
Dear Cathleen
Love the cards you created for the Altenew 5th anniversary Blog Hop they are wow, gorgeous and also cute. I want to learn the technique which is beautiful and love the coloring too
No wonder with designers like you all Altenew will go from strength to strength. I am not sure whether i have visited your blog earlier but from today i will be a regular student of yours.
i bookmarked your blog as i want to come often to learn the new techniques. Thank you so much for the inspiration and hard work you put in to create the beauties.
Happy 5th Anniversary Altenew Let’s celebrate.
Love and hugs from Sri Lanka
Cindi Jensen
Nice to meet you. Love the cards.
Shelly P
What amazing cards and what a beautiful layout and ode to springtime! ??? Just gorgeous! So happy to be celebrating Altenew’s 5th Anniversary and to be hopping along to see all the inspiring designs! Thanks so much to Altenew and to all the generous sponsors! ???
Dorothy Ayotte
So beautiful and happy! Spring is here!
Robin Schaefer
Love especially the spring layout. Makes me LONG for spring so much!
Mirka K
Lovely Spring layout! The cards look fun too. I have the Altenew’s halftone Hello stamps and dies. They could be interesting to use like that, too
Macarena
Those giant letters are amazing, what a fabulous effect on your layout. Great job!
Erena Collier
Beautiful ♥️ spring layout very pretty. First time here and enjoyed the read.?? Well done.
Erena Collier
Beautiful ♥️ spring layout very pretty. First time here and enjoyed the read.??
Karen McClure
OMG I love this x wow just soooo pretty x
Pooja
Beautiful projects ! I specially loved the use of soft color palette !
Cheriese H
Gorgeous projects, seriously love the peek a boo card!!!
Cheriese H
Gorgeous projects, seriously love the peek a boo card!!
multiplicitycrafts
Amazing products and inspiration from you for the Altenew blog hop! Thanks so much for sharing your great work with us!
Robin
I love the scrapbook page, it’s so pretty. Congrats and Happy 5th anniversary Altenew!
Luci
Stunning layout and adorable card, Thanks for the inspiration!
Denise Bryant
Beautiful cards and layout! Happy to be hopping along to celebrate Altenew’s 5th Anniversary!
Tracy Casil
Very pretty layout!
Louisa Mochizuki
Love the scrapbook layout.
Sandhya Iyer
Such fresh designs!Love your work!
Cheryl
Beautiful layering!!
Ella Conner
Colorful and pretty card and layout! TFS
Heather Nelson
Lovely cards and layout! The layering hearts cards are great!
Keionna Baker
Lovely ideas… thanks for sharing
Teri Spracklin
I can practically feel the spring sunshine! Lovely! ?
Phyl
Great cards. Thanks for sharing!
Rose J
Lovely cards & layout. I really love your layering of the flowers and letters while still keeping the photo the focal point.
Anthony Macaluso
The halftone cards are so cool.
Carol Rietzke
Happy anniversary to Altenew!
Jo-Anne Tedford
Very nice cards
Shraddha Tefft
Love the cards and your Spring layout! I really like the graphic look of those halftone stamps. Thanks for sharing!
Gayle Bartholomew
Your cards are so cute, who wouldn’t love receiving one of them and that layout…simply Gorgeous! Altenew has the most beautiful flower stamps. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Suzann Anderson
Pretty spring layout:)
Bernie Frisch
I really like your Spring Layout! Really pretty!! Thank you!
Dana Parker
Your projects are very special.
Angie Hollins
Love the layout and card! Thank you for sharing!!!
Bonnie Ditto
Great way to use supplies!
Cindy
Spring is in the air time for awesome cards to be made
Jody B
Your layout is amazing! Thank you for the inspiration!
Jan G.
Thank you for sharing your great projects.
Laura Hanson
Very nice cards
Kris
You can never go wrong with hearts and your layout is quite nice!
Sarah
Yay for spring and beautiful flowers!!!
Tricia A Podmore
Your cards are awesome, however the scrapbook page is stunning and brings to mind Spring in Washington DC when all the cherry trees blossom. Thank you for stirring childhood memories. Thanks so much for sharing your inspirations and talents and time.
Michelle Demel
now I really need to get that mega alphabet…. very cool design!
Theresa Petermann
fun hop with so many fun ideas. thanks as always for sharing.
Susan Strawser
Cute cards and I love your layout – wow! Thanks for participating in the birthday celebration
Pam
Awesome cards. These ideas are so inspiring. Thanks.
Penny Klie
Beautiful cards and… Happy 5th Anniversary Altenew!
Deborah LeMarbre
Love the layout, beautiful
Jeannette Lancaster
Both cards are beautiful and thanks for sharing. I am really enjoying the blog hop and all of the different ideas!
Melissa
This is my 1st Altenew blog hop, and I’m loving it! I’m finding new blogs with wonderful new creations.
Tracey Landt
Absolutely Sweet cards and very clever idea too and a Divine Layout. Thank you so much for sharing your talents with us.
Tracey x
Retta Lutte
Love your spring layout! Darling cards!!!
Charlsie
Love the spring layout. Beautiful job. Wonderful cards. Thank you
Jennifer d
I definitely need to get the Halftone Hearts stamp and die set after seeing these adorable cards. So great! The spring card is totally gorgeous too wow!
Barb Thompson
Beautiful work and great ideas. Thank you!
Christina
What a creative idea!
Jane B
Beautiful designs. I love the heart cards.
Meghan Kennihan
I love the hearts card!!! SOOOO GORGEOUS! You are amazing….
Happy Birthday Altenew! 5 years! WOW! Amazing. THANK YOU for all your inspirations!!
Shana
Gorgeous cards! I wish it was spring in Australia still… the good months seem to go waaay too fast! Well done 🙂
Sue Hudson
The peekaboo idea is cool. I really love the layout, its not springy here yet. You’ve given me spring fever-I can hardly wait now. You captured it beautifully!
Melissa Friedrich
Gorgeous heart cards, love the peek-a-boo heart windows! The scrapbook page is so pretty, your photo is gorgeous and I love your layout design.
Tami S
What fun! Everything is beautiful
Jeane Campbell
Have to take a good look at those half-tone hearts. Lots of ways to play with those. Thanks for showing us some. Happy birthday, Altenew!
Vicki Kroll
What a cute idea! Peek-a-Boo Cards. A nice and way to say you are appreciated. Super Spring card.
Debbie Bray
Happy Anniversary Altenew! Love the spring layout
Sabine Honig
Lovely cards – love the simplicity!
Deborah Smith
Thanks for sharing the Peek-A-Boo technique. Can’t wait to use it!
Cindy K.
Love all the cards and especially the layout. Thanks for sharing.
Sally L. Powers
Awesome use of Altenew products. Love the colors.
Queen Mary
Here I am, like so many others, visiting your blog for the first time and I get to see your beautiful layout — it’s cherry blossom the here in D.C. so I love how you chose to show off your photo! Great job! and I think Altenew really allows us to do just that — celebrate our photos!
Kathy Jinkins
Love the hearts halftone!
Nora Noll
WOW!! Your cards are amazing. I LOVE the fun layering and the little windows in the die cuts. Your page is STUNNING!!!
Betty
wonderful cards, Kathleen – especially love the heart cards!
Cindy C.
Awesome projects!!
Brenda Kaufmann
I love the spring card. That was a great idea how u used the word spring on the layout of the card
Julia Aston
Love all your layered hearts on your sweet cards!
Sandra Bennett
Pretty pastel layout.
Linda S.
Thanks for participating in the blog hop. Your Spring layout is gorgeous.
Janet L Smith
Great cards! Love how you used the heart dies.
Suzan Dorchik
great cards. your spring layout is stunning.
Dianna Fitzpatrick
Gorgeous. I’m amazed at your talent. Thank you for sharing.
chark
nice job on these projects!
Kathy Brubaker
I love your Card & Layout, so beautiful. It’s nice to see a Lay Out idea, usually only see cards. I love the Half-Tone Stamp Sets, so many ways to use them
BrendaLea
Kathleen, your cards are so much fun. Love how you used the radial cover die for the one card. And I will be checking out your instructions for the peek-a-boo cards. Now, your page is absolutely stunning. I love how the photo takes up the majority of the page, leaving very little for embellishing, but you still managed to get some stamping and die cuts in there. And yet it doesn’t look over whelmed. I love it!
Wanda Radler
Love your cards and that layout is awesome. I live in the Northern Va area and the Cherry Blossoms’ blooming is always a big deal and such a great place for amazing photos!
Candi
Nice card and layout.
Kristen
That Spring layout is breathtaking, really nice job with your layout.
Sheron
Your cards are fantastic Peek-a-boo cards are always great.
Jeanne Beam
Beautiful cards and layout. Love the hearts.
Thanks so much for sharing…
Denise M Freeman
Beautiful work, beautiful cards. Thanks and Happy Anniversary Altenew. Thanks for all the wonderful products and creativity from great artists.
Linda
Love the Halftime Heart stamp set.
Susan Carlson
Enjoyed your cards – got some great ideas! Thank you for sharing your creativity – a gift!
Rose Mary Smalley
What a stunning tree to have in your yard…it is gorgeous….as was your layout….I loved it. Of course, I am a pink girl…with a dash of purple…lol….thank you so much for sharing your pretty work…and celebrating Altenew’s 5th Anniversay….it has been a great blog hop so far…off I go…
Tiffany Born
Very beautiful layouts! Thank you for sharing!
Patti Bailey
I just love these! Thank you for sharing with us!!
Yolanda F
I like the peekaboo card. I’m going to have to try that
Angela R
I love the colors in the spring card!
Annette Reed
Beautiful photos! And a stunning layout. Your cards look fantastic also!
Mary Collier
Fun ideas. Thanks for sharing your techniques.
Melody W.
How cute the peek-a-boo cards are ! And the layout is so springy and pretty !
Dee
Wonderful colors!
Karren Humphrey
Thank you for sharing. Happy 5th Anniversary Altenew!
Bev
The layout using your photo is lovely. Your artistry complimented nature well:)
Paula M.
Your projects are beautiful!
Janet Durbin
Your creations are so fresh and lovely!
viera
Beautiful spring colours! thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas
Erica
Happy birthday Altenew. Love the cherry blossom layout.
Jean Chaney
You can never go wrong with hearts, and I adore the card you created with those cherry blossoms!
C D Marcantel
Hearts and hugs are always needed!
Jo Anne Malicoat
Love your peek-a-boo card, so fun!
Cyndi Morris
Beautiful projects. I love the fun design on the first one, and those heats are perfect.
Deborah Kaye
What sweet cards! I like the peekaboo window!
Jan Audette Lariviere
So cute!
Brenda L. Kuder
I love the cards and especially the beautiful layout.
Henriëtte
I love your card Kathleen but I love your stunning page even more!! Wow, what a great page to celebrate spring, awesome. And yes the beauriful flowers are to quickly gone.
Thank you for your participation and great inspiration during this 5th Anniversary Blog Hop by Altenew.
Dee Earnshaw
lovely projects – thanks for sharing:)
Deb S.
Love these cards.
Linda Walter
The peek a boo windows on your cards are such a cute idea! Your layout is stunning!
Julie Booker
I love your projects. I might have to ‘borrow’ some of your ideas. Thank you for the inspiration.
Ellie Wilkins
Love the Spring layout!! An amazing milestone for Altenew!!
Kandice J
Wow your Spring card is so dynamic, so beautiful! Awesome job. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
lisa reynolds
Congrats Altenew! Love blog hops! Thanks for such beautiful projects and inspiration.
Lisa luluvision
Your cards and layout are so pretty!! I really enjoyed seeing what you did with the hearts and dies! Thank you for sharing!
Vivian V.
I love the layout and the idea of sending cards for no particular reason. I guess, I’ll adapt that 😉
Melissa
Love the simple lines of the cards! The vibrancy is the layout is stunning!
Sarah Jimenez
Oh my goodness!! Your LO is fantastic! Your photo is beautiful and I love that you incorporated the dies into a layout! TFS!
Lisa Achilles
Love the cards and the peek a boo technique.
Laura Petruso
Beautiful! I love your layout!
Lynda
Kathleen – these are lovely, I like the colours you have used – and I also like to make cards ‘just because…….’ and for no particular reason than to lift someones spirits. 🙂
Kelly Kuharik
These are adorable!
Jennifer Sears
Love your style. Fresh as spring!
Thank you for sharing.
Jane B.
Your heart cards remind me of how much I love Altenew stamps and products. Love your cards, too!
Helen Kalb
All the best to Altenew and many happy returns!
What a wonderful layout and great idea to use the magnolia photograph as the backdrop – it’s beautiful Kathleen!
Ana Daniels
Beautiful design. Love your style and techniques. I can’t wait for your next design
Rema DeLeeuw
Lovely projects!
SueB of Blondin Blogs
love the idea of giving folkes heart cards for other than valentine’s day; happy anniversary to Altenew and thanx for the inspiration!
Mary M
Altenew was a game changer with the multi step stamping. Their stamps bring my cards to a whole new level. Their inks make it so easy also. Congrats on your 5 years.
Kathleen Dippner
Cute cards. Really like the peek a boo one.
Rochelle H.
Kathleen DippnerI.have.never.seen.such.a lovely.page! The spring page is BREATHTAKING! Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! I don’t know why but this page speaks to me! Thanks for sharing your stunning artwork!
Sue Smith
WOW, such a fun idea to have the peek a boo sentiments. Terrific cards. TFS 🙂
Ana Daniels
Sue SmithBeautiful design and great blog. Love your style and techniques. I can’t wait for your next project
sandy M
Wow! Your layout is so gorgeous. It is so spring like and makes me want to spend the day walking through a field of flowers. Your cards are great. Like you I love having cards that don’t celebrate anything in particular. Just something to let them know you are thinking about them.
Veronica Griffin
So beautiful!!!
Mary McCaslin
Lovely projects! Thank you for sharing your talent!
Lin Brandyberry
I’m a heart girl, Kathleen, so I enjoyed your cards today. And your spring layout is gorgeous, just what I needed, as it hasn’t appeared here yet.
Kimberly Asman
Beautiful cards and stunning layout! You are sooooo creative! Thanks for the inspiration! Happy Birthday Altenew 🙂
Donna Wyant
I love cherry blossoms and ours are just getting ready to pop out. I love your scrapbook page with them and makes me realize I have to scrapbook mine also when they are in full bloom.
Martha H.
Love the layout, and gorgeous card!
Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Elizabeth B
You cards are amazing and your layout is beautiful! Great way to showcase Altenew products. Thanks for sharing!
Chrissie Nicely
Such lovely and vibrant designs with the lovely Altenew products! ♥
Sophie Farah
This is a beautiful layout! And the cards you made are so stunning too! I cannot get over how beautiful and vibrant your colors are. TFS! 🙂
Pamela A
I love Altenew! My ‘wish list” is huge and forever growing. Happy five to Altenew on a job so well done! Let’s buckle in and get ready for another get five.
Beth A Myers
That is a stunning photo. Love what you did with it!
Anne Harada
Beautiful layout and card designs! Thank you for the inspiration and opportunity to win prizes! HB Altenew!
Ericka Strange
Beautiful cards and I love the spring layout with the beautiful colors. Great job and the hearts are so fun!
Michelle Hackett
Beautiful heart cards and spring layout.
Liz Ford
Oh MY! Your SPRING layout is stunning! Such wonderful colors! It reminds me of a cherry blossom festival I was able to attend in Northwest Okinawa two Januarys ago–the blossoms were so pretty and the sky so blue. Just like in your photo. A great layout and love the white to compliment the blooms in your photo. Your heart cards are lovely too. Thanks for celebrating and designing for Altenew! HAPPY B-DAY!
cat c
Wow, this is so beautiful. Gorgeous. Stunning.
Teri Wilson
Love the page layout! So springy and bright!
Corinne
Happy Birthday Altnew.. Beautiful layouts..
hugs
gail fenkell
Thank you for sharing. Lovely
Svetlana Peterson
Happy Birthday Altenew! What a lovely card and layout!
Ashley Ebben
Beautiful work! I especially love the peek-a-boo windows!
Ann Kulseth
How fun … your layout is gorgeous. Happy Anniversary Altenew!
Patricia Gasko
Awesome peek a boo cards.
DGolly
Happy Anniversary Altenew! Love your products.
Sharon White
Kathleen, I’m unfamiliar with your work, so am glad to find you via the Altenew blog hop! Your layout is absolutely gorgeous and the way you enhanced it with the 3-D dies is perfect! Thanks for sharing your talent; I look forward to perusing your blog and gallery! Congratulations to Altenew! 🙂
Jane McGill
The layout is beautiful. Love the large letters and the flower cutouts. I am waiting to see these beautiful blooms where I live.
Sandra Heitman
What fun projects. Thanks for sharing.
barbara lassiter
Beautiful layout and your peek-a-boo cards are adorable.
Donna Oates
Lovely work! Especially the Spring layout! Fabulous!
Chris Handy
Gorgeous layout, it is the epitome of Spring.
Louanne Collins
Lovely creations! Happy 5th Birthday to Altenew and thanks for bringing us loads of wonderful products and inspiration to create over the past 5 years. I look forward to the next 5 years!
Nancy Wilcox
Love the cards! Happy Anniversary Altenew!
Michelle Uhlenhake
Happy Anniversary Altenew! Love your palette.
Evs N
Using Altenew dies is one of my favorite ways to make quick, easy cards. Your peek-a-boo idea is a great design I will be trying, thanks!
Happy 5th anniversary to Altenew!
Faye Smith
Beautiful flowers! Happy Birthday Altenew!
Geri Clark
Love your cards.
Joni M
Love the heart card with the window! And the layout is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Great projects!
Monika.Buzsy
Gorgeous cards and page… those hearts are so sweet… and oh, the de-cut flowers with the letters! The soft pink is lovely. Happy Anniversary to Altanew!
Viveca V.
Beautiful cards!
Love the soft palette.
Happy Birthday Altenew!
Karen Walker
Your cards are lovely, and the layout is spectacular!!!
Janice Hixon
I had no idea what a peak a boo card was. Thanks for the info. Also interesting use of flower dies! You spring photo is beautiful.
Tracy Lustick
Happy Anniversary Altenew , Very pleased to be a part of your success 5 years ago ? , much more success to come . Beautifully done !
Stephanie Stratton
Love the layout and especially your photo of the spring blooms!
Karen Calabrese
Your photo is beautiful. I thought it was a piece of patterned paper.
Sandy G
Love the peek a boo cards and the idea of giving cards just because. Can’t wait to check out the tutorial. Thanks.
Asel B.
Thank for spring mood. Happy birthday to Altenew
Liz O
Happy birthday to Altenew! Thanks for sharing this lovely LO and cards. Have a wonderful day!
Kelly
Love these peek a boo cards, they are awesome!!
Joy Meadows
Your layout is so pretty! Love the peel-a-boo hearts!
Diana Isle
Really love your ‘Spring’ card! Happy Anniversary to Altenew!
Heidi Rees
Beautiful projects! I love the spring layout! Happy Anniversary to Altenew! They bring so much to this industry! I love their products!
Krista Dorsett
Wow 5 years. Happy Anniversary Altenew! Love supporting small companies.
Judith Valerio
Lovely Spring layout!
SH
Love the peek-a-boo cards, can’t wait to see the video!
Niki L
That Spring layout is amazing!! tfs!
roni
I love your techniques! The peekaboo heart die cuts are adorable. And I can’t get enough of your spring layout, it’s just beautiful!
Jackie Parkins
Beautiful projects!
Carol
Love the peek-a-boo cards. The color palette in the spring time layout is simply gorgeous!
Jannette Davis
Love the spring time card!
kre8tivekate
I love this – it’s exquisite!
Cindi Flass
Beautiful cards and layout!
Sue Symens
Oh how I am wishing spring looks as beautiful as your page.
Rachel Duong
Oh I love the heart cards – they are so unique and pretty. The halftone heart is awesome. It is so nice to see them on a card and how great they are stamped out. Thank you!
Jannette Davis
Very pretty, anyone would love to have that card on display!
Jeri
Amazing designs! So creative and inspiring.
Rachael Shedeed
Love this spring layout. Gorgeous!
Jett
Such glorious creations and made me think of spring! Thanks for sharing.
becky eberts
This gives me great ideas to think outside the box in placing my word letters. Thanks!
Kristen P
Happy 5th Altenew! Love your card creations especially the peek a boo hearts! I just made peek a boo chicken cards and I’m gonna “steal” your heart idea and make something similar! You’re right! It is nice to make cards that can be used for any/many occasions.
Kim Salito
Beautiful spring layout. Happy Birthday AltEnew.
Becky Partan
Amazing spring layout. The colors are spot on. Thanks for sharing. And Happy Birthday to Altenew.
terrie rodrigue
I agree with you that mailing a card isn’t just for birthdays, I mail cards for Just because..
I also love your Spring layout it is beautiful….well done and tfs
CHRISTINE JOPLIN
Cute! Love the colors and the hearts. The spring layout is adorable.
Dawn Block
Love your Gorgeous Spring Card!! Congrats Altenew!
Beth Schiller
I’m so in love with Altenew!! Can’t earn money fast enough to buy all the ones I want but I do have quite a few … about 70 sets to be exact! So happy to be able to purchase them here in Germany!! Congratulations Altenew! And thank you Kathleen for all your ideas and know-how!!
Kailash
Beautiful work!
Sandy Stein
So beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Betty Sherman
Very pretty!
PAMELA R GIERTZ
Wow! The color and detail are amazing!
Susan P
Nice cards and a gorgeous layout!
Tanna LoHouse
Just love that heart stencil from altenew!! And that spring pic for the layout is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!!
Jennifer van Ginkel
Happy 5th Birthday Altenew!
Great cards, and that spring layout? Gorgeous!
Scott Pegg
Happy Birthday, Altenew!
Debbie Rumpza
Love both your cards AND your spring layout!
Jeannie Boudet
lovely projects! Happy Anniversary to Altenew!
Mary Glanz
Spring tree – fabulous! Photo is amazing and set off so well with vertical lettering. The halftone hearts are a wonderful staple to add to many projects. Happy 5th Altenew!
Susan P
Mary GlanzNice cards and layout! The layout is making me wish it were more like spring here!
Angie
Such beautiful projects with beautiful products! Love Altenew – Happy 5th Birthday!!!
Delia Wilkes
Lovely cards and layout. Very fresh and springlike.
Michele K. Henderson
I just LOVE the gorgeous spring tree design! The die cut flowers pair so beautifully with the sky blue background, and it all looks amazing! Thanks for some beautiful inspiration with Altenew!
BILLIE SUE WOOLLEY
Your cards and layout are beautiful. I like window cards and the hearts are very effective for this.
Yvonne Fecher
BILLIE SUE WOOLLEYTolle Karten und ein wunderschönes Layout hast du da gewerkelt. Altenew ist halt einfach toll.
Kelsey Thomas
These are really cute. 🙂
KRYSTAL OVERBY
Beautiful cards! And I LOVE that spring layout! So beautiful and perfectly describes my type of spring! Happy Birthday Altenew ♥️