Altenew 8th anniversary blog hop – Day 5!

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Welcome to the celebration! Happy Birthday to Altenew! If you are joining in today’s hop, you are coming from Jaycee Gaspar. Your next stop is Amber Rain Davis. If you are interested in checking out the hop list or for more inspiration, head over to the Altenew Card Blog.

I became a devotee of Altenew when I first laid eyes on their layered floral stamps. Peony Bouquet was my first Altenew purchase in 2017 and this set is still a favorite of mine. For the 8th anniversary of Altenew, I am CASEing the first card I made with Peony Bouquet and adding some new favorites from Altenew.

This is the first card I made with the Peony Bouquet stamp set. Notice the gold details.

For this updated card, I stamped the peony using Cherry Blossom inks. I then grounded the peony by masking it and adding the other flowers from the stamp set. The yellow flowers were stamped in inks from the Golden Sunset inks. Martian Terrain and Green Meadows inks were used for the smaller flowers and the leaves. To give the main flower more depth, I used Tide Blue from the Woodless Coloring Pencils to create a delineated space on the design. Finally I added a sentiment from Simple Sentiments 2 that was stamped onto Sentiment Banners foiled sentiment strip using Obsidian Ink. The splatter is from Antique Silver metallic spray.

The Woodless Coloring Pencils and the Sentiment Banners foiling plate and dies are very new products to Altenew. I love mixing up my older Altenew items with new favorites.

Giveaway!: Over $2,000 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $80 Gift Certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy Online Class($8.95 value) to 15 lucky winners. There are also 26 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 50 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 4/21/2022.

To celebrate, Altenew is offering Detailed Blending Brushes with every order over $89.00. Happy Shopping!

Thank you for joining me on this blog hop. Your next stop is Amber Rain Davis. Let me know in the comments if you regularly CASE your card designs. Have a wonderful day!

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130 thoughts on “Altenew 8th anniversary blog hop – Day 5!”

  4. Michele W

    Hi from Maryland! Your cards are beautiful. I especially like the touch of gold on the first card. Thanks for sharing!

  5. sweetknits

    Hi from Texas. Happy 8th anniversary Altenew! Both of your cards are beautiful! It’s great to mix older and newer products. I always get so many ideas when this is done. Usually we see a lot of projects completed with whatever was released at the same time. Always exciting to mix and match!

  8. SSchmidt

    Hi from NJ! That peony stamp is so pretty and I love the two different looks you created with it.

  9. Beth R

    Hi from NY! I love how you CASEd your first card with Altenew products and made an updated version. Both are beautiful!

    1. sevenscrafts

      Oh Thank you – I sometimes CASE my older designs to see how to update it. Thanks for hopping along!

  11. Beverly Sizemore

    Hi from northwest Alabama! Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing AND happy 8th birthday to Altenew!

  16. Helena Stanser

    Hello from Sweden! The peony bouqet will always be a favorite of mine too! Love your card!

  17. Patricia Schoenberg

    Hello from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Peonies are my favorite. Thank you for both beautiful peony ideas. I especially like the gold accents on your first card.

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  19. krvk

    Hello from Florida! Your cards both old and new are so pretty with just a touch of gold that adds so much class.

  21. dorothyayotte

    Hello from Seattle, WA! Your card is lovely- such a gorgeous bouquet colored perfectly!

  22. Patti Feavel

    Hi from Appleton Wisconsin. I love love love Altenew’s floral stamps – so realistic! Your cards are beautiful.

  27. June L Gravitte

    I like the blue border on the left side of the second card. Really grounds the flowers and is a different touch!

  28. Gayle P

    Hello from Arizona. Your cards are beautiful. They are so realistic. You are an amazing artist!

  29. Ashley Cortez

    Hi I’m from Texas, these are some pretty card’s and the coloring is amazing I wish I could color like that

  31. Ana G

    Hello from Portland Oregon!, Oh that beautiful peony! You did a lovely job showcasing it’s beauty! I love the gold embossing.

  33. Rece Hanoch

    Hello from Oklahoma. The peony bouquet stamp set was also my first (and favorite) Altenew stamp. Your card is beautiful.

  36. Susan Babcock

    Hi from Chicago! What a lovely card. I have that peony stamp set, I’ll have to pull it out and make a card. Thanks for the inspiration.

  38. Linda Wood

    I love your beautiful peony and the creativity that went into it. Hi from Eugene Oregon

  40. Bridget N

    Hello from Jax, FL! What a clever idea CASEing an old card of yours. Both are lovely! TFS 🙂

    1. sevenscrafts

      Thanks. I thought it was a good idea to review some older designs and see how my aesthetic has changed.

  43. Dee Earnshaw

    Hi from Brookfield, WI – super card – love how you updated this card by grounding the peony – beautiful design

  46. Sharon Youngblood

    Hello from Pennsylvania. Thank you so much, Altenew, for sharing this celebration and all the beautiful inspiration with us. I love peonies and you have made them so beautiful!

  48. stampingrama

    Hi from Rochester, NY…Altenew is my neighbor to the east on I-90! Lovely card!! So creatively inspiring!!

  49. Marci Wood

    Hi from Oregon! I’m new to stamping and die cuts, but your tutorial was informative and turned out stunning! Can’t wait to start my own journey! My order is on its way!

  55. Ronda

    Hi from Colorado. This is such a beautiful stamp set and you have shared not 1 but 2 gorgeous cards with it!

  59. Audrey

    Hello from Washington state. Beautiful card with such soft colors. Thank you for resurrecting a “vintage” set.

  69. Donna Phelan

    Hi from Cape Cod! Beautiful cards….Altenew gas the most magnificent floral stamps! Love them!

  70. Lauren A

    Hi from Orchard Park, NY. What a beautiful card and thank you for adding details of how you used the stamps and the colors used to create it.

  71. Lori

    Hello from MN!
    Pretty flowers! I like how you mixed and matched Altenew products.
    Thanks for sharing.

  72. Catherine Marie Derouche

    Hello from Maine ..Beautiful cards, the peony stamp was my first purchase to, I love it

    1. sevenscrafts

      Thanks for your comments. Actually all those other flowers come from the Peony bouquet stamp set. It’s a wonderful set.

  76. Audja

    Amy, your peony stamp set from Altenew creates a very pretty card. Hello from Syracuse, NY, Altenew’s hometown!

  77. hecator

    Hi from England in the UK. I love your updated card. The use of the blue woodless pencil is a great idea.

  78. Lillian Child

    Hello from Colorado … what a lovely card! thank you for sharing your talents with us.

  81. Margi Chesbro

    Hello from Portland Oregon USA! I love the peony flower too. You card is very beautiful! Thanks for sharing your history with Altenew!

  86. Liz O.

    👋 Hello from Ohio! Beautiful card Amy! the Peony Bouquet is one of my favorites from Altenew, I appreciate you bringing it to the party! thanks for the inspiration!

  88. Pat

    Hi from Long Island, NY. Peonies are my favorites and your beautiful use of the stamps and colors are wonderful!

  90. Roblyn Henry

    Hello from Colorado! I love the peony bouquet and how you used it. I’d like to try the masking technique.

    1. sevenscrafts

      Masking is such a great technique to make one layer cards have a lot of dimension. The Altenew masking paper is fabulous.

  91. Diane Poch

    Beautiful cards. The peony bouquet was one of my first Altenew sets. Love getting new inspiration to use this set.

    1. sevenscrafts

      Hi Diane. I’m so glad there are more people out there who also love peony bouquet. When I need an inspiration kick, I typically grab it and play with that set.

  92. Teresa Doyle

    Hi from Canada.
    Amy, MY first Altenew stamp set was Peony Bouquet too and it’s still my favourite (but now I have many more 😉)!
    Your cards are beautiful both your older one and the new one. Beautiful job!

    1. sevenscrafts

      Oh thanks so much for your lovely comments. That peony bouquet is such a stunner. Glad you love it too!

  95. Kay Furnish

    Hi from California. Your card is beautiful! I rarely use gold embossing powder, but you’ve given me inspiration to dig mine out and give it a go. Thanks for sharing!

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