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Hello and welcome to Altenew April Release Blog Hop. We are releasing new amazing layering dies and a fun card kit!
You probably came from Isha Gupta blog. If not – you may consider starting from the beginning at Altenew blog and see what other members of Altenew design team and guest designers sharing (and also you have a chance to win a prize).
I made four cards for this release.
CONCRETE JUNGLE
Almost a year ago I made one card using Sketchy Cities America stamp set. On that card I colored New York in gray and yellow, one of my favorite color combos for this city. New York is beautiful any season (although in summer it’s unbearable hot). But I especially love when it’s gray, severe and fogy. Then it looks and feel so mystical and Gothamish. And the only prominent color you see is yellow, from cabs.
For today card I decided to replicate this color scheme. The top is gray, for concrete jungle. And the bottom is yellow, for cabs.
To start off I die cut Cityscape B out of Solar White cardstock. This die has many time elements, I was using Tool N One to clean the die and die cut from these pieces. So convenient!
I inked the top part using Pure Graphite, and the bottom – Warm Sunshine inks. Then I die cut Cityscape A out of Jet Black cardstock and adhered it on top of gray and yellow one.
I inked a white card base using Industrial Diamond ink. I only inked the top part, to have bullring windows white. Then I adhered my city scene on top.
To add it more Gotham like look I also added some “searchlight rays” by applying a stripe of tape and inking over it with Industrial Diamond ink. Which resulted with stroke like pattern.
Finally I die cut hello word using Inline Alpha die set out of Jet Black cardstock and adhered it to the card bottom. These letters fit the city scene perfectly, like they were meant to be used together.
Don’t you think it looks like a cartoon or something?
LAYERED FLORAL
For the next card I used Layered Floral A and Layered Floral B dies. The top layer was die cut out of Woodgrain Powder and the bottom out of Dark Gray cardstock.
I then adhered them one on top another and added a sentiment from Label Love set stamped with Industrial Diamond ink.
Was so easy to do. Which is by the way one of the benefits of these dies. Of course you can be creative and use some techniques to decorate them. Like I did on the card above. But can also just die cut them, layer one on top of another, add a sentiment and call it a card. Or I’d rather say – call it a wow card!
And if you use any special cardstock, like here I was using a woodgrain one, then the result will be even better with the same effort.
DRY EMBOSSING WITH DIES
For this card I used Layered Medallion A and Layered Medallion B dies. First I dry embossed a white panel using Layered Medallion B die.
To dry emboss with a die you need a rubber mat (usually all die-cut machine brands have those, they can also be called embossing mat), which you place under your cardstock. So the sandwich USUALLY would be (from bottom to top) – cutting plate, rubber mat, cardstock, die (cutting side down), cutting plate. When you run such sandwich through you die-cutting machine a rubber mat placed under a cardstock prevents die from cutting all the way through and you end up with embossed design. Very cool technique, I love using it.
A word of advice. Since this cover dies are bigger and cover a card completely – the sandwich will be a bit ticker. And the cardstock you’re using also matters, as it adds to your sandwich thickness. And you’ll need to add more power while running it through your die-cutting machine. As a person who broke two machines I now always am very careful when I feel my machine resists a lot. As the more power I need to squeeze a sandwich in, the more risk of braking my machine. In this case instead of top cutting mat I just used several sheets of thick paper.
Next, using Layered Medallion A die I made a die-cut out of Dark Chocolate cardstock and adhered it on top of the embossed panel. Which in turn was adhered onto a white card base.
I stamped a couple of flowers from Persian Motifs set and colored them with Artist Markers. Then I cut them with my scissors and adhered onto my card. Lastly I added several sequins and a sentiment from the same stamp set.
ALTENEW NEW DAY CARD KIT
A new amazing New Day Card Kit is also a part of this release.
Kit contents:
- Thirty four cardstock die cuts
- Six 8.5×11 inch cardstock (Made in UK)
- Forty eight 6×6 inch pattern paper sheets (two of each design)
- Two alphabet sticker sheets
- 12 wood veneer frames
- 6×8 inch photopolymer clear stamp set (Made in USA)
- One gold glitter tape
- Frame die, hearts and stars die
- Enamel dots and hearts (4×6 inch sheet)
I made a simple card using this kit. The moment I saw this frame die I wan’t able to think of anything else then cutting it out of Gold Mirror cardstock and create an arrangement with flowers.
I made the mentioned frame and also stamped the flowers from the kit stamp set using Rouge, Velvet and Crimson ink and hand cut them.
Next I cut and scored a white card base and foam mounted the frame onto it, adhering the flowers kind of growing from inside of it. Lastly I added a LOVE U cardstock die-cut from the kit.
I’m so in love with this frame die, see me using it a lot in future. I’ll be sharing some more cards made using this kit soon.
ALTENEW APRIL 2017 RELEASE
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 Altenew Layered Cityscape Cover Die A Click A Shop: AN |
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PRIZES
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Friday, April 14th at 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Saturday, April 15th.
I will also randomly choose a winner from comments left on this post and the prize will be $30 gift certificate to Altenew online store. Please leave a comment on this post by Thursday, April 13th at 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win. I will announce the winner here in this post on Friday, April 14th.
WINNER
The winner of $30 Gift Certificate is Jackie P.
Congratulations!
Please e-mail winner@altenew.com to claim your prize. I will also be e-mailing you.
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments! I really appreciate your attention to my works!
GET HOPPING!
The next stop in the blog hop will be amazing Lilith Eeckels. If you got lost, please go back to Altenew blog.
BLOG HOP
SUPPLIES
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 Altenew Label Love Clear Stamp Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
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 Hero Arts Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Click A Shop: SSS | SC |
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 Altenew Markers Set A Click A Shop: AN |
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Like these projects? I created a Pinterest-friendly pictures that give several views of the cards. You can pin them and save for later.
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These are simply, AMAZING! Wonderful cards!
Pretty cards today!
Such a unique release, so excited to try these dies.
Gorgeous cards! These cover dies are a must have!
I love your style. Beautiful designs.
Such Beautiful cards.. loved each of them.. Thank you for inspiring
Your cards are beyond beautiful!
So pretty! I wasn’t sure before but I really want these layering dies now!
Love your samples! Love this release!
WOW Svitlana, you have been busy too! These cards are all amazingly beautiful, esp. the floral cards!
WOW! Astonishing cards. So in love with this release. Thank you so much for the inspiration 🙂
Love your color choices!
Beautiful!!
Gorgeous cards.
I love all your beautiful cards, but my favorite is the one with the gorgeous neutral layered florals!
Beautiful card designs using this new fabulous release!
Beautifully done! Love the yellow for cabs!
each of your cards is so pretty and inspiring
Great cards! I especially like the ones made with the layering dies. I would never have thought to use the color combo you used for the floral card but I absolutely love it. Thanks for sharing!
Great cards! Love this new card kit and the dies. Altenew is amazing!
Such classy creations. Anyone would be lucky to receive them.
Such wonderful works of art!! Wow!!
Love your cards. My favorite is the one you made from the kit.
All of your projects are AMAZING!!! I love the way you combined the old with the new.
Beautifully done
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful cards! That NY skyline card could be a postcard! I also love how you used 2 different colours to create a stunning card with the layered floral die cut. Thanks for sharing your amazing cards!
Amazing work! Love these new dies…that little frame die in the card kit is so versatile and beautiful! You really outdid yourself on these!
gorgeous cards-and I am especially loving the cityscape with that super color combination!
Love these cards x
Great cards..love the Cityscape Cover
Gorgerous cards!!!
My fave is the cards with buildings!!!
Beautiful, beautiful cards! I’ve pinned to Pinterest so I can look at them again! Loving this new die release!
Nice cards. Loved the blue, white, and black card. Loved your explanation of your color choice for the New York best.
Amazing cards….thank you for your creations!
Oh my your cards are so gorgeous. Really love your sky scraper card and how you made the background and the created the glow from the windows:)
This HELLO card…is just stunning! I love it!
Great cards, love your style!
Love the cards you made using the new dies and stamps! Beautiful!!
Absolutely love your creativity with these new “toys”…can’t wait toget them and start playing…thank you for sharing with us…
Your cards are all amazing. I love them all.
Beautiful cards, I love them all.
Love your cards. Your color choices are beautiful.
Wonderful projects, I think that Sky scraper die is gonna have to make it’s way to my craft room!! Simple and versatile, love it!!
Love your cards! Very creative and beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration and giveaways!
I love them all, but the city view is my favourite
This release is amazing! I especially love those layered dies. And your cards are beautiful xx
I knew I would love your cards, and I do. The city card is fantastic – looks like a real city and I love the spotlight effect in the sky. I love the layering dies. I don’t even know what to say except – wow!
I love the use of neutral colors for the flowers
Awesome projects!
Each of your cards are so extraordinary! Absolutely gorgeous designs and colors. Thanks forsharing your creativity!
Thank you for creating such a wonderful variety of cards. They are truly inspirational.
Wow! These are all amazing. Love your NYC card – so cleverly done. The other 2 are beautiful. Thanks!
Lovely cards.
What a Release! Your cards are fabulous!
Every single one of these cards is just so beautiful!! Love the spotlights you created for your city at night, it’s just amazing! And all those beautiful floral dies and pattern dies are just gorgeous – you used them so awesomely, thanks so much for sharing!
Great projects. I love the blue flower card. TFS
All these are beautiful, but I really love the drama of the taupe and tan card – it’s really striking!
Stunning cards – Very inspirational. You have made us all want to purchase the new releases!
Your cards are beautifully done. Love the gold frame with the flowers. This new release is just fabulous.
So dramatic!
What beautiful cards. I always look forward to seeing what you create. Thanks for the inspiration!
wonderful inspiring card Svitlana – especially love the floral in the neutral tones!
Those cards are incredible!!!! I think my favorite thing is the way you made the lights come out from the buildings. So cool!!!!!!!
WOW…Wonderful cards!
Great release!
These are really beautiful cards. I loved your explanations of why you created them as you did. Thanks!
Beautiful cards! Love the layering dies!
Wow! Beautiful cards! The way you’ve captured the light rays on your Cityscape card is amazing! Stunning inspiration!
This release and your cards are so original and amazingly brilliant!
Beautiful! Love your ideas of mixing layering dies with dry embossing or just using as intended. Thanks for sharing so many wonderful, creative cards.
Stunning cards, love the dry embossing technique. Thanks for sharing!!!
OMG! What awesome cards you made. Great job they are so adorable.
Love,Love the cityscspe card. I have ordered this set. will need to order some of the industrial grey. Love your eork with this set
Love the neutral colored die card, and the way you made the red flowers come out of the frame…beautiful!
Love the color scheme and the reason behind it on the city scape!
Your cards are wonderful!
The ornate gold frame is lovely!
Gorgeous cards. I remember seeing your ‘original’ NY cityscape card. Love how you added a deeper yellow and your nifty technique of adding tape to create the searchlight. I love the colors you used to create the Floral Layered die card – so elegant.
Gorgeous cards! Love the dies and the skyline is so pretty with the yellow. The flower card with the blue flowers is amazing. Wonderful job!
Very nice use of the different layers — thanks for so many great examples!
OH wow, beautiful work!
Love your creative ideas.
OMG, I am so glad to have found you. Your talent is astounding! Thank you for sharing. I LOVE the cityscape card – it is my favorite. So well thought out with the gray and yellow. Just stunning!
I love your cards with a fabulous release.
Beautiful cards. Love them all ♥
Very unique and eye catching cards!
Your concrete jungle is a beauty…then the colors in your layered card are very unique. The dry embossing is a newer technique for me and you inspire me to try this on some upcoming projects. Love the flowers in combination with the layered medallion die.
As I open each blog I think I’m going to start seeing the same things over again but I don’t/ Each creation is something special and I’m in love. My favorite is the one with blue flowers. I LOVE these layering dies.
Absolutely love your cityscape make. Great to see what you and the DT have made with the new releases.
Wowza, the detail in all your card creations is phenomenal. I love the background in the Skyline, the use of your dies & colouring. Such inspirational cards. Hug Jo
Fabulous new release and great interpretations! I love the yellow light blending in the cityscape and the gorgeous grey on grey die cut card. Thanks for sharing.x
Svitlana, all your cards are absolutely stunning. Every time I look at your blog I see totally inspirational magic. Your creations just keep getting better and better. I know the new Altenew goodies are fabulous but you really know how to make them shine.
You are an artist! Love your choice of colors and layers.
Svitlana, you are so very talented, your cards are absolutely gorgeous. Love the cityscape card. Thanks for sharing.
Your cityscape card is wonderful!
Love love love all four of these fabulous cards! I really love how you made it look as if their are lights on in the buildings and your awesome colors are perfect! My favorite is your second card! The muted colors are fantastic! TFS!
The Altenew layered cover dies are really something. Love how you have used them especially the Cityscape.
Fantastic cards Svitlana. Love the cool design with the cityscape die… the new alphabet set is so pretty! The floral plates are amazing… such pretty card you created with them. I also love the kit, especially the pretty frame die! Sweet!
Lovely cards! I really like your color combinations!
Stunning. No other words.
Fantastic release… as usual Love those dies!
Beautiful cards – Love that Floral die set!
Fantastic city scape! Thanks for sharing
Love the concrete jungle.
The background is fantastic
and the yellow at the bottom really
glows.
thanks for sharing so many
wonderful flowers.
When I saw your four cards, I think I said “wow” out loud. I loved what you did with the skyscrapers. Yellow for the cabs….genius.
Wow! Just look at these beauties!! Love ’em all, but that Cityscape is FABULOUS!!
Love those flowers popping out of the frame!
I love blog hops because I get so inspired by all of you amazing artists.
Wow, your cards are amazing!
Gorgeous cards! I especially love the Layered Floral Dies! Can’t wait to try out these awesome new dies… so many possibilities!
I love every single one of these!
Oh.My.Goodness. I don’t care for cityscapes, but yours is so great! And you are right it does look like a cartoon!
All fabulous cards! I really love the searchlight background on the cityscape and the muted colours of the floral layers and the blue flowers against the black medallion background.
Your cards are all wonderful, Svitlana! I LOVE the Cityscape scene and of course, the beautiful flowers!
these cards are all stunning, thank you for sharing
Awesome cards!! I LOVE that cityscape card; it is amazing!!
Love the unique cards you created with these new products.
Svitlana, each of these cards is exquisite but I was amazed at what you did with the light, Gotham” effect on your first card. It’s a true attention getter. Thanks for sharing each of these wonderful cards.
Svitlana your designs are stunning!! Love the background you created for your Concrete Jungle card, and how you chose to add dimension to the pieces you created with the layered dies! Absolutely and simply amazing, thanks for the inspiration!
Gorgeous use of these dies. Love the creativity on each!
Your cards are just AMAZING! I keep look at one thinking it’s my favorite and then the next one, and it’s now my favorite and on it goes. I just can’t choose! Your cityscape card is my favorite using this product in the entire bloghop! The grey and yellow are perfect, then the grey shading in the sky is the perfect addition. The almost monochromatic look you created with the floral die plates is so elegant. Just lovely work on these – thank you for being on this hop today!
Stunning cards – so very pretty and creative ! Thanks for sharing !
Gorgeous cards! The concrete jungle is my favorite…it’s so breathtaking!
Very beautiful cards
Gorgeous card!
Love the layering dies! Your cards are just beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Gorgeous cards. This is an incredible release and you made some incredibly inspiring pieces to highlight them. I especially love the blue flowers over the black background die cut!
Great color and texture!
Your concrete jungle card is amazing! I love yellow and gray. It looks stunning with the dies. I’m putting that on my to do list.
Wow. Absolutely stunning cards.
So many fun inking ideas here! Great to see how you put your own stamp on the new Altenew release!
The new layering dies are awesome, and you created some spectacular cards using them. I just love your black over white layout using the medallion set. It’s stunning with the Persian blue floral additions. TFS your inspirational talent!
Beautiful designs. I love the new two step dies.
Your cards are incredibly beautiful. I especially like the cityscape card; I love the way you shaded from yellow to black, and the way the inking at the top reminds me of the way those huge spotlights used to announce grand openings streak the night sky. I love the colors you used on your layered floral card, lovely and elegant. TFS.
Wow! Wow! Wow! This is my first time seeing your work and it is amazing! The colours you chose for each card are wonderful. I can’t decide which one I like the most. Thank you for your incredible work and inspiration?
You are so very talented Svitlana, love, love, love that gray card !
wow! lovely designs!
Wow, stunning!! Your colours and shading on the cityscapes card is gorgeous and I love love love what you did with the card kit. Beautiful!
Brilliant works and great inspiration too!
They are all so gorgeous! Love all the inspirations that I have been reading along the blog hop. Thank you for sharing!
I’m not a city person but I love those cityscape dies!
Your cards are so different but all so beautiful!
I love how you did your city scape!! It’s absolutely amazing! It looks like there are spotlights in the air! Beautiful!
Lovely cards.
Fabulous inking on the city scene card, you captured the search light rays perfectly!
All of these are gorgeous. Wonderful inspiration!
Your cards are great! I love the Gotham cityscape and the one using the frame from the kit the best. The flower layering dies also make a lovely card.
Cute cards! Thanks for sharing!
Your cards are just amazing! Especially love the gorgeous ink blending on the first. Actually I am totally in love with this fabulous new release.
Your cityscape card looks amazing!
All of your designs are breathtaking! I loved seeing your creations. TFS
Love all your cards new cover dies really make beautiful cards.
Wonderful cards, love all your creativity.
I love the elegant cream and white card. The layered flower dies are incredibly versatile.
Love the yellow and gray of the cityscapes die.
Wow simply beautiful
Beautiful cards, I especially like the last one, such a pretty arrangement,
Gorgeous cards!
Wow, absolutely gorgeous! The blue floral is just stunning and I love the subtlety gray and tan – who am I kidding – I love them ALL!
Lovely cards! I love the die backgrounds!
All I can say is ‘WOW!’, If I’d seen your blog before I’d ordered the floral dies I would have been tempted to order the medallion die instead. It is just stunning! Unfortunately I couldn’t afford both dies. Thank you for being so inspiring!
Your cards are really nice.
Your cards are stunning and shows your artistic talent!! Wish I had just a small amount of the artistic ability you have. Thank you for sharing your work.
I love your cards, they are beautiful! I also love this release! The layering cover plate dies are beautiful! Thank you for inspiring me, I can’t wait to get my order so that I can begin designing a few cards myself!
Thanks for all the inspiration and to Altenew for the giveaway!! I love how the card turned out with the gold foil frame with those pretty stamped flowers!!
All four of your cards are so striking! I love the pops of color on the card with the red and blue florals! The floral layering plate is beautiful in neutral colors, which I probably wouldn’t have chosen on my own. Finally, the cityskape looks like it’s beginning to light up in the new morning and is gorgeous! They are all fantastic!
Thank you so much for your ideas. They are gorgeous.
OMG beautiful cards.
Jenny
Wow! I love all the cards! The city scape is amazing! The colors are simply amazing! Thank you for the tips on dry embossing, I’ve been afraid of breaking my machine a couple of times! This has been a great blog hop with tons of amazing talent! These are wonderful stamps and dies and such a great company to purchase from!
These are stunning! I especially love the cityscape yellow & gray!
I love, love, love your cards. The blue flower with the black layering die cut is gorgeous. I like your search light effect with the cityscape. Thanks for sharing.
Your cards are all stunning!!! Your card with the frame die is gorgeous, I love how you designed that card, the beautiful red flowers coming out of the gold frame looks incredible!
Wow so many amazing creations! I love the concrete jungle one!!!
You have unusual and pleasing color choices for your cards. Thanks for sharing.
I live in rural Newfoundland 0 and we also have a lot of fog . You captured the feel of it perfectly. My favorite though is the blue flowers. They look like the petals are about to flutter in the summer breeze. Great job!
What ana amazing range of cards, love it
Amazing cards!Trully inspiring!I fell in love with the first one!Thank you for sharing.
Роскошные работы, как всегда!
Great cards. Such pretty papers for backgrounds.
Wow, all your cards are gorgeous. Such a beautiful release.