Hello and welcome to Altenew A Year In Review Blog Hop! Our design team and amazing guest designers sharing the best creations we made using Altenew supplies. You may saw them before, but still isn’t it a great way to look back one more time at the year coming to its end before going forward?
You probably came from Chari Moss blog. If not – you may consider starting from the beginning at Altenew Card Blog and see what other members of Altenew’s design team and guest designers sharing (and also you have a chance to win fun prizes).
Here are my top 4 Altenew projects of 2017
It was quite hard to choose top 4. I’m pretty critical to my cards and dislike quite a bit of them. But when you work with Altenew products they are so beautiful that already make at least half of a card 🙂
BUILD-A-FLOWER: ASTER
This year Altenew started releasing a Build-A-Flower product each month. All they are very beautiful and some made my top.
Beautiful Aster is one of them. I made this card trying to replicate a look of vintage botanical posters. You can find more details in this post.
UNDER THE CHERRY TREE BLOSSOM
I was lucky to make a focus of Under The Cherry Blossom Tree Stamp Set after it was released. I’m totally in love with Cherry Blossoms, they’re simply magical. You can find the focus post mentioned here.
BUILD-A-FLOWER: CORAL CHARM
Blue and brown shades is one of my favorite color combos and I feel like any card made using this combo is a winner 😉 For the card below I used another BAF – Coral Charm and here is its blog post.
RAIN OR SHINE
This card is my favorite card of this year. You know I like making realistic scenes. And I like storm weather. On this card I was able o create a pretty realistic storm scene. It was so easy to make using Rain and Shine Stamp Set. This card was one of three made for this stamp focus post.
And as I mentioned above – it was very hard to choose only for. So here are some honorable mentions 🙂
The one with another beautiful Build-A-Flower: Rose, one of the most realistic 6 layer rose (blog post).
The tropical one using Totally Tropical and Parrot Paradise Stamp Sets (blog post)
The clean and elegant Mother’s Day card made for Altenew Celebrating Parents Blog Hop using Best Mom Stamp Set.
Coffee Love Stamp Set in a one layer graphic card made for Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.
Cold monochromatic card with Garden Treasure Stamp Set (blog post)
Bright colored paste gradient using Grid Stencil (blog post)
Tree Ring Stencil in this Father’s Day card (blog post).
PRIZES
Altenew is giving away a $40 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Wednesday, January 3rd 2018 for a chance to win. Five winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Saturday, January 6th 2018.
I will also randomly choose a winner from comments left on this post and the prize will be $20 gift certificate to Altenew online store. Please leave a comment on this post by Thursday, January 4th 2018 at 11:59 PM ET for a chance to win. I will announce the winner here in this post on Friday, January 5th 2018.
WINNER
The winner of $20 Gift Certificate is Dawn Jones.
Congratulations!
I will be e-mailing you instructions of how to claim your prize.
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments! I really appreciate your attention to my works!
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The next stop in the blog hop will be Kymona Tracey. If you got lost, please go back to Altenew Card Blog.
BLOG HOP
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Debbie Selby
The cards you picked have such a varied look, but are equally amazing. I like the cherry blossom framing the world the best, I think.
Lori Ritchie
Beautiful cards and so much inspiration using these beautiful stamps from Altenew!
Anna Kosskovskaya
Обожаю все, что ты делаешь для Алтенью! Все работы шикарны, но с молнией прям огнище! И вообще все-все они крутые!!!
Sherri
I like your simple graphic style. The Altenew stamps are wonderful!
Jade stewart
Your cards are beautiful, the one with the moon is my favourite.
Alma D
Wow. What an amazing year you have had.
Teri S.
You are a great crafter of cards & I also think the weather card is my favourite, with the cherry blossom & the earth behind it is my second fave. Thanks for showcasing your talent. Wishing you a happy new year from the west coast of Canada!
Betty
can see why you had a hard time choosing favorites – they’re all so wonderful!!
Tara Prince
Amazing cards!
Dee Earnshaw
love these cards – they are just stunning and so creative:)
Debbie Barba
What a fantastic collection of amazing artwork! Love that moon and your purple sky rocks! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Debbie Rumpza
I have thoroughly enjoyed your work this year! I love the ones you shared today …
Karen Hale
These are all fantastic samples of Altenew stamps, my fave being Under the Cherry Blossom Tree card. Thank you for sharing your creative ideas.
Kathy H
I have enjoyed looking at each one of your wonderful cards this year! Thank you for so much inspiration! Happy Holidays!
Jeanne Beam
Your cards are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing…
Diana Stocksdale
My absolute favorite card, from those above is the rain or shine card. It came out when hurricanes were devastating locations close to me, and it contained the most perfect message. The purple really pulled the card together and gave it a warmth that was comforting. It’s a card I’ll never forget. Your work is always amazing, but this piece really spoke to me. Thank you so very much!
Terri
Love all of your cards!
Lynne Ingram
Your work is always a delight. Your composition original and enjoyable. My favorite is the You are the best Mom in the world card with the branches over lthe world, so simple, yet pleasing to the eye. 2nd place goes to the brown build-a-flower rose. Merry Christmas
Jennifer
Such great cards, thanks for sharing them with us
Audrey H
Great designs!
Sharon O
Love all of your cards and have really enjoyed watching your talents expand over the year! Especially love the lightning card.
Tracey Magner
WOW, You have done some AMAZING cards over the year with their products. I am in love with their Flower stamps, so awesome. Hope you have a Merry Holiday!
Marianne Boulejiouch
All beautiful, all different, all stunning.
joy meadows
These cards are all so beautiful! Love Altenew and love your card designs.
Lee
I had missed your thunderstorm card and I LOVE it, Stunning. I follow your work and always enjoy seeing what you do. Thanks for sharing it with us.
MARCIE LOVETT
I’m still loving that aster.
Eva Nelson
You’ve shown us an amazing range of cards, from bold to soft, traditional to contemporary. Thank you for all the ideas!
Teresa Godines
Thank you for all of the wonderful inspiration. Stunning projects.
Iris M Soscia
Your cards are unique and beautiful.
Helen
Truly, it must have been difficult selecting cards for this hop. Your cards are always so well crafted–each design just right for the elements you are using! tfs
Kelli
Your cards are so creative! I especially love the storm card – and the coffee card! Very inspirational work!
Lisa Ainscough
It’s so much fun to look back on all the cards that you have made this year.
Such a great selection of work.
Cheers
Lisa
Barbara Lassiter
These are beautiful and unique in design. The moon framed with the cherry blossoms is a good example of this!
geri S.
So beautiful! So much fun! Thanks for the inspiration!
Pamela Parks
Thanks for all the inspiration!
maria c
Awesome cards. Thanks for the great inspiration.
Manda LJ
I’m happy to see you couldn’t really restrict your choice to only four cards! Thanks for sharing your selection of your favourite cards this year. I really liked the dramatic purple sky and lightning and the Grid Stencil cards!
Carla Hundley
Love seeing all of
your creations, always
so lovely. Merry
Christmas!
Carla from Utah
Cindy K.
I love the colors of your tropical card. So pretty!
Denise Bryant
Enjoying all the year in review projects! Beautiful cards! Love the stormy sky!
Christine H
I love your moon card! So striking!
Jean Marmo
Such wonderful cards and inspiration
Carol K
beautiful, such inspiration, it is a year of creativity from Altenew artists … thank you.
Heather Nelson
Beautiful cards! Your Lightning card is stunning. I love the gradient color of your Grid Stencil card.
Linda
Great cards.
RobiW
Wonderful cards! I especially love the grid pattern.
Helen F
So many beautiful cards. Thanks so much for all the inspiration!
Liron Alush
Great cards!
Liron Alush
Great cards with lots of inspiration!
Karen Quinn
Love your cards! Can’t even pick a fave! The coral charm and aster are fantastic! I love stormy weather as well and the rain or shine is gorgeous!
Jo Ann Usey
The cards are terrific. Like you, my favorite is the card with the Rain or Shine stamp set highlighted. Such vibrancy! But truly, all the other cards are just as amazing! That card using the Grid Stencil — SUPER!
Rubeena I
super fab cards! see you in a month!!! 🙂
Patty Eifert
I really love all the colors you use & your card designs!
Stef Perry
I love everything you create! Thanks for a year of wonderful inspiration!
Gretchen Wilson
Your cards are always beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing your talent!
Andrea Hastilow
Love how unique your cards are, from soft delicate florals to that beautiful thunder storm or the pattern in blue. Will be watching to see what follows x
Kirsty Vittetoe
Absolutely an excellent year with all these beauties!
Carrie Erickson
All your cards are so fantastic, they are bold but so beautiful in their colors and design! REally love your work!
Janelle H.
Wonderful variety of cards. I especially like the red “Mom” card AND the lightening. Terrific!
Dayle S
Beautiful, elegant cards… very pretty! Thanks for sharing your talent with us!
Angela Person
Beautiful cards, thank you for sharing.
Cynthia Cole
Sweet cards from this year.
Pai
So many beautiful cards! and yes, that lightning card is AMAZING!
Jen K
What a wonderful variety of styles. The CAS look and the colors of the Mother’s Day card really grab me!
Nandini Karmarkar
Gorgeous cards! It is fun having all the best cards in one blog post. It is very inspiring!
jlingraham
Your many designs are so elegant each!!!
Lagene
Absolutely WONDERFUL cards, I love your inspiration! I especially love the Lightning scene from the Rain and Shine set. Fantastic!
Beka L
Beautiful cards and I love your photography too! 🙂
Stacey Kowbel
Such fantastic lightning card is still one of my favourites!
FD91354
I’ve enjoyed seeing Altenew through 2017, I cant wait to see what they have in store for 2018!
Arlene Rose aka Sundaystamper
Your cards certainly show the versatility of the Altenew collection!
Carol Henderson
What beautiful and diverse cards! You have so much creativity it is amazing, because you not only have the ideas, but your “output” is spectacular! Thank you!
Lorraine Turner
Svitlana, not only have you the most wonderful designed cards but you have chosen such thoughtful sentiments for them all, thank you.
Maryam crafter
It was a year full of amazing cards and inspiration.. love your style so much .. wish you all the best in 2018
Nana Griffin
Very lovely. I especially like how you did the brown flower.
Becca Yahrling
Wow, lots of awesome cards here! I’m having a hard time picking only one favorite.
Love the one with the lightning – very striking. The ‘hello’ mosaic card is really cool.
And the one using ‘Garden Treasure’ is just lovely.
Mary Holshouser
Your cards are always fantastic.
The two that I love the post are
the blossoms over the world and
the one with the lightning.
Different and so striking.
thanks for sharing.
Marjorie Dumontier
All your cards are pure delight ! (margessw@icloud.com)
ambecoming
These are all beautiful, and I was overwhelmed by the first 4 and wondering how to comment on all four and keep it brief…then I kept scrolling. You are really amazing. I think the thing that pulls me in is the way you use color…most of my favorites here have very simple color but done beautifully. The ‘beautiful day’ and the ‘weather together’ cards are wonderful. Thank you.
Aimee LaCroix-Slocum
You always have some great, unique cards! I love that you aren’t afraid to try something and are able to share what you do
Sue LD
Fabulous cards. My fave is the storm scene.
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Kris Reeves
I love your DAD card the most!
Kerry
Beautiful cards! Love the backgrounds.
Barb Macaskill
Beautiful! I keep looking back at these trying to choose a favorite but I just can’t do it! They are all breathtaking! TFS!
Stephanie Savidge
Pretty cards! Like the moon and lightening ones.
Miriam Prantner
So many beautiful cards! I just love your style!
TracyM #6773
FABULOUS favourites!
LOVE your variety of designs, techniques and colour combos!
My favourites are your DEAR “dad” and STUNNING “I smile” cards – WOW – they’re AWESOME and make me smile 🙂
Salma
Absolutely beautiful and stunning set of cards. loved all of them.. thank you so much for the inspiration..
F. Andre
You’ve highlighted quite a beautiful selection here. My favourite is the leaves card. Looking forward to more of your creativity in 2018.
Karthikha Uday
Woooww!! Gorgeous set of creations!! Love them all, especially the thunder one and the rose card!! Super stunning they are!!
Christine
You do such pretty, interesting card. I enjoy getting your emails to see what amazing card you have created. Happy new year, all the best for 2018.
Patt H.
Your cards are so beautiful & the designs are always interesting & innovative! Love them all!
Dawn Jones
I love to see how the products can be used, especially the stencils. From ink to paste to embossing, they are so versatile . If you love cherry blossoms, check out Hanko Designs. They have beautiful Asian art designs and great products for paper designers.
Dawn Jones
I love to see how the products can be used, especially the stencils. From ink to paste to embossing, they are so versatile .
Tracy A
You do such beautiful work. I especially love the cherry blossom one.
Cassandra
Everything is just so beautiful, but that lightening card is just so striking (pun intended). Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
Sheila B.
Wow! What magnificent cards. My two favorites are the realistic card @ weathering together and the grid stencil card with the gradients of color. I appreciate the work and creativity that went into the cards.
Kit A
Your cards are terrific. I really like the one with the tropical leaves.
jenny stratton
I like all the cards but I love the card with The Moon and the card with The Lightening.
Mary MacFadyen
If I have to choose favourites they would be the cherry blossom and moon,and the lightning card.
I enjoy your vision. Your cards are all lovely.
Your lightning card is very true to life. There was a time in my life when my job was counting lightning strikes. And this is what they look like.
Belinda
I always admire your work, the cards are beautiful. I like the aster one best.
mjmarmo
Lovely inspiration!
super stick chick
I am a huge fan of your work. It is so fresh and clever. Love all your techniques and great twists.