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Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway (over $1,400 in Total Prizes)

Hello and welcome to Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1!

You probably came from Simon Says Stamp. If not – you may consider starting from the beginning at Altenew Card Blog and see what other members of Altenew design team and guest designers have created. There are so many beautiful projects from talented designers. Also you on each stop you have a chance to win a prize.

CARD

To celebrate Altenew anniversary I made a monochromatic anniversary card featuring some of my new and old favorite products and one of my favorite techniques.

The new product I mentioned above is the Meadow Bush Layering Stencil Set which I used to create a monochromatic background onto a green cardstock panel. I was using ins from the Green Valley Ink Set as well as White Heat Embossing for one layer.

One of my old favorites is Altenew Mega Happy Die which I used to create the sentiment piece out of the background created on the previous step. This is one of my ultimately favorites techniques ever. Very easy to implement and I’m never tired of seeing the final result.

After creating the dimensional sentiment I decided to play with the background more and kinda went nuts. I was adding dots in the “empty” areas between stenciled florals using my white gel pen. Then I decided to add highlights to the letters using the same pen. After that I toned down the background by applying a white pigment ink onto it. I was using Detailed Blending Brushes for that which happened to be awesome for that task. I was able to blend white ink into all nooks and crannies of my card.

To make the sentiment strip I used the Mega Greetings 2 Stamp Set and several quite sequins finished off the card.

SUPPLIES

If you’re interested in the supplies I’ve used – they’re listed below. Where available I use compensated affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase I will get a small commission with no additional cost for you). Click on the letters below to go to a favorite store: Simon Says Stamp (SSS), Studio Katia (SK), Altenew (AN), Scrapbook.com (SC), Amazon (AZ), Spellbinders (SB), Papertrey Ink (PTI), Ink To Paper (ITP) etc.
I truly appreciate your support!

Altenew Mega Greetings 2 Stamp Set
Altenew Mega Greetings 2 Stamp Set
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Altenew Mega Happy Die
Altenew Mega Happy Die
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Altenew Meadow Bush Layering Stencil Set
Altenew Meadow Bush Layering Stencil Set
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Altenew Firefly Crisp Dye Ink
Altenew Firefly Crisp Dye Ink
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Altenew Grass Field Crisp Dye Ink
Altenew Grass Field Crisp Dye Ink
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Altenew Shadow Creek Crisp Dye Ink
Altenew Shadow Creek Crisp Dye Ink
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Altenew Mountain Pine Crisp Dye Ink
Altenew Mountain Pine Crisp Dye Ink
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Altenew Green Valley Oval Set
Altenew Green Valley Oval Set
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Altenew Green Valley Mini Cube Set
Altenew Green Valley Mini Cube Set
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Hero Arts Unicorn White Pigment Ink Pad
Hero Arts Unicorn White Pigment Ink Pad
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Neenah Classic Crest Smooth Solar White Cardstock 110 Lb
Neenah Classic Crest Smooth Solar White Cardstock 110 Lb
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Hero Arts Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
Hero Arts Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun
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Altenew Embossing Ink
Altenew Embossing Ink
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Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder
Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder
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Altenew 2 In 1 Precision Glue Pen
Altenew 2 In 1 Precision Glue Pen
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Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares Small White
Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares Small White
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Altenew Ink Blending Tool - Large
Altenew Ink Blending Tool – Large
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Altenew Ink Blending Tool - Small - Set Of 4
Altenew Ink Blending Tool – Small – Set Of 4
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Altenew Crafter'S Essential Ink Blending Tool Bundle
Altenew Crafter’S Essential Ink Blending Tool Bundle
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Altenew Detailed Blending Brushes
Altenew Detailed Blending Brushes
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Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine
Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine
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Sakura White Gelly Roll Gel Pen
Sakura White Gelly Roll Gel Pen
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SSS

PRIZES

Over $1,400 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $70 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 15 lucky winners. There are also 19 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Be sure to leave comments by 4/18/2021 for a chance to win one of 41 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 41 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/24/2021.

SPECIAL PROMOTION

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY7TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV21 at checkout. Offer valid from 4/8/2021 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/11/2021 at 11:59 pm EDT. Shop HERE. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

GET HOPPING!

The next stop in the blog hop will be Jenny Colacicco. If you got lost you can find the full list of blog hop participants below.

BLOG HOP

Altenew Blog
Laura Bassen
Vicky Papaioannou
Kathy Racoosin
Emily Midgett
Amanda Baldwin
Erum Tasneem
Scrapbook.com
Nathalie DeSousa
Simon Says Stamp
Svitlana Shayevich
Jenny Colacicco
Mindy Eggen
Yoonsun Hur
CiLi in Papers
Isha Gupta
Caly Person
Victoria Calvin
LauraJane

329 Comments on “Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1 + Giveaway (over $1,400 in Total Prizes)”

  1. Hi from New Hampshire! What an amazing blog hop to celebrate 7 years. Awesome card Svitlana. Love the layers! Very pretty! Thank you for the inspiration!

  2. Hi from South Carolina. What a beautiful card. I love the “happy” die cut and how you colored it.

  3. Hello from Parksley, and Happy Anniversary to Altenew!
    I love your beautiful monochromatic card and the way the sentiment both blends in and stands out from the background! Gorgeous!

  4. What a beautiful and inspired card! I love how you cut and layered the happy in the middle of the image! Thank you so much for sharing this with us.

  5. This is an inspirational design. Love how you cut the word out and then layered it back into the background.

  6. Hi; I live in a small town in North Central Florida, Lake Butler. This has got to be the most amazing HOP ever. So Much Talent; Monochromatic, something I never think of but always love the look. Your card is spectacular.!

  7. Hi from California! Your cards are amazing! I not only looked at the one posted for this giveaway, but checked out some of your other work as well. Beautiful use of colors! Thanks for participating in the blog hop for Altenew’s 7th Anniversary.

  8. Hi from Colorado, USA! I really, really love all the green you used. It’s the most underrated color in card-making, I think, so I love seeing people use it for more than just small accents.

  9. Hi from Wilmington, DE! This is a beautiful card. I always love your use of color!

  10. Hi from Nebraska, US! Thank you for sharing your talents! Such a peaceful and verdant card! So lovely! 💕

  11. Hello from Wisconsin.. I guess I must be out of touch, I didn’t know Altenew had mega dies. Now I have to go on the website. Thank you not only for the gorgeous card, but for the information.

  12. Hi, I am from Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Thank you for sharing your beautiful card with us. I love the colour combinations.
    Happy anniversary Altenew.

  13. Hi from Gilbert, AZ! I love the muted green with the bright pop from the sentiment placed in front. Gorgeous!

  14. Hello from Nebraska! This card is so beautiful, Svitlana! Your creations are always breathtaking & this one is amazing! Love the colors!

  15. Happy Anniversary Altenew – and Hello from Idaho! Your card is so soft, elegant and beautiful. Thank you for all of your inspirations.

  16. Oooooh! Lol, I was looking at the supply list for clear embossing powder or glossy accents, whatever you used to make the “happy” sentiment stand out so much…then I read how you toned the background down with white ink. It was a real “Ah Ha!” moment.

  17. Hi, from Millstadt, IL
    Love the layering.
    Beautiful card.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  18. Hi from BC, Canada , wishing Altenew a very Happy Birthday! I like your card as I like to do layered cards too. The colors are very sweet.

  19. Hello from Sammamish, WA. I love this beautiful card and your process of making it! Thanks for sharing.

  20. Hello from Texas. I am really into stencils at the moment and I love this one. Doing the second stencil in white was brilliant.

  21. Hi from Seattle, Washington the Evergreen State. What a wonderful card! I love the green colors. Thank you.

  22. Hi from Houston. This is one of my favorite techniques- and I’m putting the meadow bush stencil and die in my cart.

  23. Good afternoon, from Texas! Green’s my fave, and I love that mega happy die, too! Thanks for the inspiration.

  24. Hi from Potsdam (Germany) 😊 I absolutely adore this card! Spring vibes incoming

  25. Hello from Illinois! That background is just beautiful!! Such a wonderful anniversary card.

  26. Hi from Albany,NY
    Hello my friend, your fellow admirer is always happy with all you make. You never can go wrong with an inlay technique. Those greens are just screaming SPRING stay in NY!

  27. Hello from the Hill Country in Texas! I love the use of the layering stencils! A beautiful card 🙂

  28. Hello from BC Canada! Always love your cards! I never did buy that mega happy die but I have always loved it! Another thing for my list 😉 Thanks for all the inspiration!

  29. Hi from the central Gulf coast of Texas. Love your card colors, and that happy die is one of my favorites too! Thank you for sharing!

  30. Hi from northwest Alabama! Pretty use of the Altenew layering stencil! Love all the pretty greens in your card too!

  31. Hi from Michigan! You card is very lovely and so unique. Thanks for sharing your talent.

  32. Hi from Franklin, TN! It is very obvious you put a lot of technique into this card. Beautiful.

  33. Hello, I am from the central west coast of Florida. Where was I when that stencil set came out? Love this card. thank you

  34. Hi from Iowa! This is such a beautiful card! I have an anniversary coming up within a couple weeks and this is great inspiration, thanks!

  35. Hi from Reno, NV (USA). I cannot stop admiring this masterpiece! I would love to see a video of your process if it’s available, as I am enamored and blown away by the little details you added, and the different techniques utilized. Just gorgeous!!!

  36. Hi from FL. I love how you treated your large diecut and made it blend right in yet due to dimension stand out from your background.

  37. Hi from Tennessee! I love the Anniversary card you posted for the Altenew 7th Anniversary Blog Hop. I just love the card and the gorgeous colors used on it. Thank you for the wonderful idea!!

  38. Hi from Pennsylvania! Love how the words blend with the background, yet at the same time pop because they are brighter.

  39. Hi from Dayton and Happy Anniversary to Altenew! This is such a lovely card-I definitely need to try this.

  40. Hi from Michigan. I really like what you did with the layering stencils and the lovely green inks to make your card.

  41. Hi from Minnesota! I looked at your card and said, wow, how did she do that?! Clearly I need to use my white ink more often…sooo cool!

  42. Hello from Virginia. I love this card, of course I am a green fanatic so that makes it go to the top of the list. Love all the extra dots and white that you added–really makes the green shine.

  43. Hello from Indiana. Happy 7th Birthday Altenew! You’re one of my most favorite companies! Can’t wait to see what comes out next.

  44. Hi from the Pacific NW! Love that stenciled background, and I’m pretty sure I NEED the Happy die ASAP.

  45. Hi from Orange County,CA. I LOVE the way you made this card. The flowers, the popped out sentiment. I am always impressed with your creations.

  46. Hi from Oregon,
    This is so cool how the sentiment blends but it is also popped out for dimension!

  47. Hi from Illinois! Love this technique! It reminds me of the eclipse technique. Love the way the card turned out!

  48. Hi. I’m from Bend Oregon. Love just all the green. Is one of my favorite colors. And I actually don’t craft with it much. Thanks for inspiring and happy anniversary altenew

  49. Hi from Colorado! I like the way that the word “happy” blends into the background more, making “anniversary” really pop out. Nice!

  50. Hi from Des Plaines, IL! I love the technique you used – it’s very cool looking. Thanks for sharing!

  51. Hi from California. The soft greens are absolutely beautiful and i also love creating large focal point w fonts

  52. Hi from California!
    Pretty design and technique for your beautiful card! Love it!

  53. Hi from Castro Valley, Ca! I love the layered stencils. Great idea to do the white embossing for one of the layers!

  54. Hi from Snohomish Washington. Wow! That is a beautiful card! I love the highlights on the letters.

  55. Hello from Idaho! Your card is spectacular, I love every bit of both the old and new techniques you used to make it! Thanks for sharing your artistry!

  56. I like the cut out sentment. Great addition of white to fade out the background.

  57. Hi from Rochester, NY, USA!! Such creative inspiration and wonderful papercraft project(s)!! LOVE everything about Altenew!!

  58. Hello from Stellenbosch, South Africa! Stunning card! I love how the green colours can be soft as well as vibrant at the same time!

  59. Hi from Russia! Such a lovely card! So fresh and summerish! This is a great technique, I should give it a try))

  60. Hi, from Cleveland, Ohio! This card is beautiful. I love the colors ! Thanks for sharing and stay safe!

  61. Hi from Michigan. The card is unique that it both draws your eye to the sentiment and connects to the background.

  62. Hello from Switzerland 🇨🇭 I love the result! This card is so simple but so impactful 💚 Love Love Love it

  63. That is so cool the way you did the camouflaged Happy. I like the way it blends into the background but is still able to be seen.

  64. Hello from Bangladesh, this is such a cool idea, it looks like a 3D lettering onto the card, absolutely awesome!

  65. Hello from Port Moody, BC, Canada. Love this card, so beautiful and fresh.
    Happy anniversary to Altenew!

  66. Hi from rural Iowa! Altenew has such fantastic products and your art really brought out the best. Love your greens!

  67. Hi from Maryland. I like that you used the white pigment ink to tone down the background. It definitely helped to make the Altenew sentiment “pop”. I never think to use my white ink until someone else does it.

  68. Hi from California – beautiful card; love the similar colors, but in different hues to showcase the die cut

  69. Hello, from Sacramento, CA. Love your card and colors. Made a wonderful anniversary card. So, Happy Anniversary to Altenew.

  70. Hi from North Carolina! I love monochromatic backgrounds! Thank you for an example of one that is monochromatic but really interesting!

  71. Hi from New Hampshire! Creating backgrounds like this are so fun and exciting. The final result, after blending on the white ink, is so wonderful!

  72. Hello from southern Indiana, USA. TFS your beautiful card. I love this technique… you did an awesome job!

  73. Hi from Ohio, but originally from Peru.. Let me tell you, your are so talented and your card is beutiful!!

  74. Hello from Oregon! You did go a bit crazy on this card. It’s crazy good! Lovely, thank you!

  75. I fell in love with this gorgeous card the minute I saw it!! Just stunning with all those layers! Thanks so much for the inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂

  76. Hello from North Carolina! Your card is very beautiful, thank you for sharing your creativity!!

  77. I love this idea of using same paper for background and diecut with enhancements. Beautiful! Happy Anniversary Altenew!

  78. Hi from NYC. This monochromatic card turned out lovely. Well done. Happy Anniversary Altenew.

  79. Hi from Georgia USA. I have always loved that happy die. It’s on my list of must haves!! Your card is beautiful!! Love the greens!!

  80. Greetings from Michigan. . . love the green color you used. The bold sentiment really is nice.

  81. Hi from Arkansas! Beautiful project! Love the Altenew products! Happy 7th Birthday Altenew!

  82. Hi from Maryland! Love the whitewashed background. Really makes “Happy” stand out. Thanks for sharing!

  83. Hi from Indianapolis, Indiana! Thank you for sharing this pretty card. I love all the shades of green. Congrats to Altenew on their seventh anniversary!

  84. Hi from Lititz PA! Love that monochromatic look, Svitlana, and I agree, the hello word die dresses up any card front so easily! Thanks for a great idea!

  85. Hi from Helena, Montana! What a great card! I knew your card would be wonderful, because everything you create is. This card is perfect for Spring.

  86. Hello from Ohio! I love the ethereal look of the background and the “camouflaged” sentiment. Thanks for the inspiration and happy anniversary to the Altenew family, wishing you many more successful anniversaries to come!

  87. This is a beautiful card. Doing a monochromatic background with a clear embossed large sentiment on top is an amazing look. Just gorgeous. I want to try this with blues. From San Antonio TX. ❤️❤️

  88. Hi from Arlington, VA! Such a pretty card! i love the monochromatic look, what a great idea to tone down the background with the white pigment.

  89. Hi. Yvette from Illinois. Happy to e-meet you. Didnt know you were here. Thanks to Victoria Marie and Altenew anniversary, I get to explore your talent.

  90. I love your card. I was curious as to how you got the “happy “ to stand out so well so I appreciate you sharing your technique! I will have to try this soon.

  91. Hello from Australia. Your favourite technique definitely catches my eye, Svitlana. It is simple yet intriguing. I am not very good at the monochromatic look – you have done a lovely job. Keep up the lovely work!

  92. Hi from Ohio! I like your happy card and all the details you put into it! The detail blending brushes are something that I really want, but don’t own yet! Happy 7th Anniversary, Altenew!

  93. Holy cow. I just did a card this week using this technique. It never dawned on me to powder emboss or glossy accent the word to make it stand out even more. Seriously—Thank you for the inspiration.

  94. Hi from Missouri! Love the green! Green is my go to color for a lot of things! Thanks for sharing!

  95. Hi, Svitlana from Lancaster County, PA (Reamstown) –

    I will have to look for the Meadow Bush stencil. It produced beautiful results. Your card is so interesting and pretty – very fresh looking and floral but not overpowering.

    Happy birthday to Altenew!
    Lori S

  96. Hi from TX, Svetlana! Gorgeous card – I love the green shade and the die cut matching the background is stunning.

  97. Hi from Jasper, GA! I like how you made the die cut word stand out by muting the rest of the background. Clever idea!

  98. Hi from southern Minnesota, Happy Anniversary Altenew!
    Wonderful card, very pretty. Thank you for sharing how you created it.

  99. Hello from Falls Church, VA! I LOVE the tone-on-tone / pattern-on-pattern design. And the greens are so fresh!

  100. Hello from Los Angeles, California! Beautiful card. I’m really love the results from the layering stencils!

  101. Hi from Sacramento, CA – gorgeous card! I am loving that new stencil set and you’ve used it in the best way. I’m partial to green so the colors are perfect for me. Outstanding!

  102. Love the colors and the technique is one of my favorites. Stunningly put together. Thanks from Montana.

  103. Hi from Rochester New York. I think that technique you used is very cool. I also got a kick out of how you just couldn’t stop fiddling with it.

  104. Hi from San Diego, CA! This is such a creative card! I love green and plants so this card really speaks to me! Happy anniversary Altenew!!!

  105. Hi from the UK!
    Wow! this is such a pretty card and you have used so many great techniques 😀
    Thank you for the inspiration.
    Huge hugs

    Amy xx

  106. Hello from Michigan. I love this card, I don’t know how you got the word to look darker than the rest of the background, but it’s great.

  107. Wow. Such a beautiful card using the Meadow Bush layering stencil set!. All the shades of green is amazing. I have recently got into stencils and love that it can make a quick background for cards!. I especially love since I mass produce cards and donate to military overseas. 8th year donating!.

  108. Hi from Eugene, Oregon! I am fascinated by the glossy raised-appearing word that exactly matches the patten on the background. I wish I could have seen a video of your technique!

  109. Wht a dreamy, green background. I really enjoyed reading how you created that beautiful look.

  110. You do such a beautiful job with this technique! One of my favorite products is the HAPPY die also. It really makes a card pop!

  111. Hi from Iowa USA. I just love that technique of using while pigment ink to lighten the color. It definitely makes the word pop out. Thank you for sharing.

  112. Hi from Beaver, UT! Congratulations to Altenew on their 7th anniversary! Your card is beautiful! Eclipse cards are so cool! Thanks for sharing! 😊❤️

  113. Hi from Las Vegas. This is really pretty. I love that you added white ink to the background. It really makes the sentiment pop off the card!

  114. Hi from San Francisco, California. Happy 7th Anniversary! This will be your best year yet. Thank you for sharing your lovely art. I love the happy die and the meadow bush layering stencil set. Beautiful card. Thank you for the inspiration.

  115. Hi from USA (Kentucky)! So very lush and lovely. Love the greens and the white pigment ink has such a nice effect.

  116. Hi from Ottawa Canada! Love the technique that you used. I have to give that a try.

  117. The visual focus of this card is sooooo unique. Thank you for sharing this beauty!
    Congratz Altenew for 7 years of awesomeness.

  118. Hi, from Rhode Island, USA!!! This is so beautiful!! I love how you “doctored up” the background piece; it makes the die cut sentiment piece look extra bright and shiny!

  119. Hi from Michigan!! HAPPY 7TH BIRTHDAY ALTENEW. The background Bush stamp is gorgeous. Behind the eclipse tone on tone is stunning!

  120. Hi, I am from the Irish Capital of Nebraska. Such a beautiful card design! I need to get this stencil.

  121. Hi from Taipei, Taiwan. Congratulations and Happy 7th Anniversary to Altenew! As years go by, I’ve become addicted to Altenew stamps, dies, stencils, even embossing folders,…and even Altenew Academy classes. They are so well designed. And I like all the inspirations you’ve given using Altenew products.

  122. It’s Danyelle from North Carolina stopping by to say Hi! Holy Moly that is a lot of comments! Gorgeous card! You must be proud! Great job! I honestly I never thought to do a card all one color like this! It’s actually really cool! Thank you for sharing! Congratulations Altenew you are a wonderful company! Thank you for this awesome opportunity!

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