Hello crafty friends and welcome to this year’s Altenew Celebrating Parent’s Card Drive. Each year Altenew gives back to the community by collecting and distributing cards to people in nursing homes. Follow this link to learn more about this inspiring action.
You can join in the fun by mailing your cards to Altenew. Check out the information on their website to participate.
To give you some inspiration, Altenew is hosting a blog hop. I wanted to share this card made using minimal supplies so you can make a lot of them to share.
The background of this card comes from the Altenew Alcohol Ink Backgrounds Paper Pack. I ran the paper through my die cut machine with the Dotty Circles 3D Embossing Folder. The sentiment is from Mega Greetings and was cut from Altenew Brushed Silver Metallic Cardstock. For some added bling, I added some Crystal Clear Enamel Dots in between the smaller circles.
Giveaway Prizes
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by March 27, 2024 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on March 29, 2024.
Altenew Gives Back!
In addition to sending your donated cards to nursing homes, Altenew is giving back even more. When you order any products from the Altenew Alcohol Marker Collection through April 30, 2024, Altenew will be donating $1.00 from each order to the Food Bank of Central New York. In addition, I will donate any affiliate sales from this blog post to the Food Bank of Central New York as well.
I am linking the supplies I used below. The links are affiliate links. If you choose to shop through these links, I may receive a small commission. I will be donating the affiliate sales to the Food Bank of Central New York.
 Altenew Brushed Silver Metallic Cardstock Shop at: ALT |  Altenew Alcohol Ink Backgrounds 6×6 paper pack Shop at: ALT |  Altenew Mega Greetings Stamp and Die Set Shop at: ALT |  Altenew Crystal Clear Enamel Dots Shop at: ALT |
Love the colors and background. Fantastic card
Wow, what a great design and beautiful card using basic supplies! Thanks for sharing 😊
Very cheerful and bright card, it will bring smile to anyone who gets it 😊
Very Cool background with the eye-catching colors and crystals! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card! The paper is really neat and looks great with the dotty circles!
What a fun background! Love to do this with local retirement centers.
Love the colors
Beautiful colors and blending!
I love the colors
I love the colors in your card
Gorgeous card! Beautiful colors.
This is a gorgeous card! I love your colors!
Embossing the Altenew paper really makes it tie in with the bright white sentiment. Great idea!
Such a gorgeous card! Thanks for sharing.
Love your embossing folder technique over paper! Must give that a try! Gorgeous colors! Thanks for sharing!
I hope you do try it! I love how the white core of the paper came through when I used the embossing folder.
LOVE this technique using embossing folder on paper! brilliant! Gorgeous colors too!
Thanks so much for your lovely comments.
I love your idea, Amy! Just received an order with some embossing folders from Altenew to try out as I create for this wonderful card drive. Thanks for the inspiration! Vibrant colors and larger sentiments are perfect for older adults…
I hope you do try it out. Please tag me if you do. I’d love to see what you come up with. I was surprised that the white core came through when I used that embossing folder.
Beautiful card!
That is such a lovely card. I have this embossing folder and am so inspired to use my pretty paper with it. Great, bold sentiment!
I hope you do use it…I love how the white core of the paper showed through. It was totally unexpected!
Love the background paper.
So pretty! I love the embossed background and colors!
Such a colorful card with that lovely ink blending, and I love the texture in the background!
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. The background is actually from an Altenew paper pack.
Beautiful combination of sets! The mix created a lovely effect.
Thank you so much!!
love the blending on background, great vibrant colors
Hi Debbie. Actually the background is Altenew paper! I wish I could blend like that.
Love this paper pack! It makes quick and perfect backgrounds every time. Adding the texture and large sentiment makes this a perfect design for quick mass producing 🤩 thanks for sharing Amy!
Love the look of the alcohol ink background, this paper pack is my favorite. Adding the texture and the big sentiment creates a fantastic design with minimal steps, love it! Thanks for sharing Amy!
Liz, this paper pack is amazing. I love using it for dramatic backgrounds like this.
I love the bright colors and texture on the background! Beautiful card!
Love how you used minimal resources that are easily put together to make multiples but have a wow effect! TFS!
You are so welcome! When I mass produce cards, it’s easier to have minimal supplies
Fabulous! Beautiful yet CAS!!! Great blog hop inspiration! <3
Hugs,
Karen C
Thanks Karen. I’m actually hosting a CAS card class in April. Check it out under shop on my website.
Beautiful card!
Gorgeous colors!
Love the background.
Gorgeous card and so simple but an amazing effect! Thanks for sharing!!
Such a pretty card! I love the detail from the embossing folder!!
Such a pretty card Amy!
Thanks so much!!
Very pretty 😍
What a gorgeous card, but most of all, how great off you to participate in this action, thank you so much!
Awesome background and thanks for sharing your card and contributing so much in this hop!
Thanks for stopping by!
Love the colors you used!
Hi Amy: What a fabulous background. Thanks for inspiring us in this special Blog Hop celebrating parents and helping to raise money for the Food Bank. What a perfect time to purchase some more Altenew markers!!!
Love the blending in your background.
Thanks! The background is actually paper from Altenew!
Awesome card. I love the blending in the background. I always enjoy participating in this card drive. I mailed my cards out yesterday.
Thanks for mailing your cards out! And the background is actually Altenew paper!
wow this blending on this card is amazing – love it
Thanks Dee! It’s actually Altenew’s Alcohol Ink paper. Check out that paper pack. It’s a must have!
Such a pretty card! I love the vibrant background!
Pretty card Amy!