Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil/Ink/Enamel Pin Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hey there and welcome to the Altenew* May 2019 release blog hop! This release is filled with beautiful new stamps, dies, some inks and even some supercute enamel pins!
You should have arrived here from Therese’s blog. You can also find the full blog hop list over on the Altenew card blog.
I have a few projects to share with you today, but I wanted to start with my absolute favorite of them all! You probably know by now that the Altenew floral stamps are always my favorite thing in every release, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that I immediately fell in love with the Everlasting Happiness Stamp Set! This set is so versatile and not only perfect for cards but – as you can see below – can also be used on layouts!
Smile Layout
This layout shows very well why I love Altenew floral stamps so much: you can combine so many different sets with each other and they work so well together! For this page I used the new Everlasting Happiness stamps together with the Perfectly Perfect and Beautiful Day sets.
First, I stamped the large image from Everlasting Happiness directly in the center of my white cardstock base using my favorite black ink pad. I stamped it again up at the top and bottom and let it run off the page.
I then stamped the smaller wreath from the same set on a piece of scrap paper, loosely colored it in using my favorite watercolors and then fussy cut it out. There is no coordinating die set for these stamps, but they are very easy to cut by hand. I adhered it with some foam tape to the top of my layout and used it as a journaling spot.
To fill the wreath in the center of my page and give it more dimension, I repeated the same steps with a few of the floral images from the Perfectly Perfect and Beautiful Day sets. For those two I used the coordinating die sets but trimmed off the white border around the die cut images a little.
I also mixed in a few flowers and leaves from the Botanical Rhapsody washi tape that I had left over from these projects. I kept them black and white because I like the contrast that it gives to the watercolored floral elements.
To finish this page off, I scattered around a few enamel dots and some of the Sweet Hearts adhesive wood veneer pieces. For my title I used a gold foil Thickers word from my stash. I also repeated the gold with some gold splatters on my layout.
Floral Cards
Since the Everlasting Happiness stamp set is my favorite of the May 2019 release, I just had to use it again to make some cards. I combined it with the new A Walk in the Woods stamp set that I used to create a background on both cards.
For the card on the left I used a dark grey ink to stamp the wood grain pattern, for the one on the right I used this light grey ink. I find that with large background stamps like this one, using a stamp positioner tool like the MISTI helps a lot to get it right!
Again, I loosely colored the wreaths with watercolors, fussy cut them out and adhered them with foam pads to the card bases. For the sentiments I used the Beautiful Peony set (left) and the Beautiful Blossoms set (right).
Clean and Simple Cards
This second set of cards is so simple and quick to make – perfect for a last minute card. You know, the ones where five minutes before leaving for a party you realize you don’t have a card. No? Just me?! π
I used the new Dotted Swirls Debossing Cover Die to create the background and then stamped and heat embossed the two sentiments on a piece of colored cardstock. The congratulations came from All the Hearts and the other one from A Walk in the Woods.
That’s it from me today. I hope you enjoyed these projects! Make sure to check out the whole May 2019 release and don’t forget to hop on to Norine’s blog to continue the hop! Thanks a lot for stopping by!
Giveaway
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 5/15/2019 for a chance to win.
2) Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designerβs blog on the blog hop. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 18/5/2019
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Roni
Oh, pretty! I like the idea of mixing the stamp sets into a collage of beautiful blooms for your Smile layout.
Sue D
Love your fabulous projects.
Jennifer K
Your project are all very beautiful! I love the design of you layout, the watercolored flowers really are accentuated by the clean white space and I like that it is not cluttered, so pleasing to the eye. I love the Dotted Swirls Cover Die and the cards you created with it are fantastic, quick but gorgeous!
Rozy
You’re right…that stamp set is beautiful. And so is your art–all of your projects are amazing. Thanks for the inspiration!
Anne lee
Your designs are so lovely! Keeping the card with the Dotted Swirls die design simple was an excellent idea, letting the die shine through. My favourite is the layout though with the lovely organization of flowers!
Surekha Galagoda
Dear Kathleen
The layout and cards are so majestic. Loved them all the moment i saw them. Loved your coloring too. I learnt a tip on layouts. I am doing some for my grand daughter and believe me it is my first time. Leaving white spaces really make the layout stand out. I want to try it. Love and hugs
DJ Doss
Your projects are lovely. I really love that you left white space on the layout. Very pretty.
Jeanne Ragan
Beautiful layout and cards! Love your idea for last-minute cards. No, it’s not just you….lol!
Valerie Ward
I love the watercolor look on your projects! And the 2 CAS cards are fabulaous!
Cyndi Morris
Beautiful, unique projects. I love that page and the layout is wonderful.
Lagene
Awesome release! Wonderful creation, great layout!
Kathy McCluskey
Hi Kathleen! Really love your beautiful scrapbook layout and your beautiful cards. I especially love the simplicity of your last 2 cards using the Dotted Swirls Debossing Cover Plate! I’m adding that to my “must have” list! Thanks so much for sharing your awesome creativity with us…you have inspired me to get crafting!!
Michelle P
Youβre right, the everlasting happiness stamp set is a must have!!! Thanks so much for the inspiration!!!
see mary stamp
Beautiful projects. I especially like the wood background paired with the flowers. So pretty!
Vicki Kroll
A great layout that is so clean and crisp looking. The flowers arranged perfectly with a nice message. The cards are creative and great use of the new release.
Irina Fonina
I love how you used new stamps!
Patt H.
Love the smile layout & your use of the Everlasting Happiness florals! The design with the Walk in the Woods background really shows this sets versatility!
Anushree Vaish
Gorgeous and beautiful! Everything is lovely,Thanks for sharing!!
Angie Cammack
Such beautiful work you do! I’m excited for this new release!! And, I’m so happy I found your blog!!
Jeannie H
Gorgeous. I love the debossed cards. Your woodgrain background makes the flowers pop. So pretty.
Carmela Hubler
Kathleen, I love how you use the gorgeous flower stamps from Altenew to create your layouts! Outstanding work!!
Susan P
Beautiful layout and cards. I especially love your floral cards – the gray background with bright pink flowers is gorgeous
Annalisa
I really like how you used the Everlasting Happiness set both on its own and with some added elements. I really like combining stamp sets, but somehow I rarely think of adding blooms to a ready-made bouquet. Thanks for sharing these beautiful projects with us!
Christine Pennington
So amazing and wonderful. I am sold on the Everlasting Happiness set- its a must have. Thanks for sharing your artwork with us!
Dee-Dee Riggs
It’s so funny because most of you stamps look so complicated to me I guess because you use so many different items and then your 5-minute stamps as simplistic as they are are just as pretty. You really used the Everlasting Happiness set so creatively.
Lisa Byers
Lovely layout and the cards are fabulous!! Great designs!! Thank you for sharing your inspiration with us.
Janis Spear
Gorgeous layout and such elegant cards. I think you have shown off the die to wonderful effect. Just gorgeous.
Angie O'Dell
Beautiful, and I love the quick and easy card idea! Several of the new release items are on my wish list. Thank you!
Denise Bryant
Pretty flowers and awesome backgrounds! I’m really excited bout the Dotted Swirls Debossing Cover Die… can’t wait to get it!
Kirsty
Beautiful combo of projects!!! Completely gorgeous!!
Maureen Ladd
Love the woodgrain stamp in grey – how it really makes the focal point pop!
Lauryne Cunningham
Beautiful projects! I really love the card with the subtle light grey wood background- what a pretty stamp!
Kelly Kennedy
Great cards! And the layout made ME smile!
Natalie Godfrey
Such a pretty layout. Great job!
Meghan Kennihan
Great layout and cards! I love the black and white photo with the flowers!
CAROL W BLAISDELL
Your cards are so lovely!!
Susan Strawser
Your flowers are gorgeous. Love seeing them on the layout.
Jenrescuemama
The woodgrain background on the walk in the woods stamp is lovely! Itβs great with bold ink or in more subtle colors. Love that set!
Dee Earnshaw
beautiful projects – thanks for sharing:)
Teri S.
Kathleen you’ve been busy with this release & have created a lovely layout & some beautiful cards. Even the quick & easy cards are classy with the Dotted Swiss Debossing Folder. Thanks for all of the inspiration.
Kristen Snoozy
Love that you gave us examples of some simple cards and more in depth cards. Your layout is beautiful too. I can’t wait to use these new sets
Betty
love your layout and cards, Kathleen – the dotted swiss background certainly is wonderful for a background!
littlen
Very nice projects. Beautiful work.
Marisela Delgado
great project
SHARI CZERWINSKI
Love the pop of color on a black & white combo! Great projects!
Joan Walker
Love your projects.
sandy M
Fantastic layout. It is a beautiful set of flowers. I love the everlasting happiness card and I can always use an idea for a quick card and your’s is perfect.
Sandra Colebank
Pretty cards and layouts
Tricia A Podmore
Love the layout of your page. Great use of the floral stamp set and sentiment set. Such a creativity and obvious you are quite talrntrd in scrapbooking and card making.
barbara lassiter
The Everlasting Happiness is my favorite from this release, so you know I love what you created from it. In fact, all the projects were beautiful. π
Rema DeLeeuw
Beautiful projects!
Jean Goodrich
Love your quick and simple card because, no, itβs not just you. π
Michele W
Love the way you combined stamp sets on your layout. Love your cards, too. The florals against the woodgrain looks amazing and I love the way that new cover die looks great on it’s own. Perfect for clean and simple cards or for when you need an elegant card in a hurry. Thanks for sharing!
Bonnie E
Great cards – I love that woodgrain background! That layout is so pretty and funny! Love your smile sentiment the contrast of the pretty floral bouquet and that very masculine, bearded image π
Sandy Stein
Love the backgrounds on the cards. Great job!
Kanan Pandya
Lovely layout with so many gorgeous details and love those pretty cards too. Beautiful work. π
Hafeeza
Beautiful Projects!! Sincerely Hafeeza
Eva Bussom
Gorgeous designs! I love your scrapbook layout!
Karthikha Uday
Such a beautiful page and wonderful set of cards! π
Kelsey Thomas
Beautiful page layout and cards! π