Wow! This is a really amazing release. Let’s just say, I couldn’t stop creating with these products. I hope that if you are joining the hop today, you are also amazed at all the projects from the talented creators on this hop, like Eva Bussom and your next stop: Hussena Calcuttawala. If you would like more information on the products or more inspiration, check out the Altenew Card Blog.
Today Altenew is releasing some great new products. Within this release are some hot foil plates. I have recently started hot foiling and wanted to try hot foiling on mediums other than white cardstock. Here are some examples of hot foiling on other media.
Colored card stock
The Chevron Foil plate is such a classic design. I paired with with gray cardstock and moonstone foil. I love this look because it looks like a pinstripe suit!
The sentiment is from the You are Wonderfully Made die which I die cut 3 times and on the top used the Tropical Fiesta Watercolor Brush markers to blend color over the die cuts. Sprigs of vellum cut using the Itty Bitty Florals die set add to the classic look of this card.
This card was actually a huge mistake. I had intended on foiling navy cardstock with the Antique Blossoms die. Unfortunately the foil ended up everywhere. However, I liked the grungy look so I die cut a piece of white cardstock with the same die, inlaid it into the depressions of the image and loved the look. I finished this off with a sentiment I had previously made using the Sentiment Banners foil and die set which pairs perfectly with Sentiment Strips stamp set and Obsidian Ink. The finished card size is 4 1/2″ x 6″.
Vellum
Boy, I love a coordinating coloring stencil. I foiled the Vibrant Florals onto vellum which was surprisingly easy. I attached my vellum to a cardbase by folding over the excess vellum and tacking that to the back of the card front. I then lined up the stencil on top of the vellum, removed the vellum and ink blended onto the card front. I kept repeating this until the entire image was blended. I used the Spring Bouquet ink set and Golden Sunset inks for the flower centers. I finished this off with a sentiment I had previously made using the Sentiment Banners foil and die set which pairs perfectly with Sentiment Strips stamp set and Obsidian Ink.
acetate
Yeah, I wasn’t sure I could do this either. It is hard to photograph the shine and delicate gold foil lines of the image. Trust me, this looks cool. Make sure to cut your acetate with a larger height than your card front so you can fold the acetate over the top and bottom of the card front. I used the coordinating stencil to add some color in these inks: Spring Bouquet, Sweet Dreams, Pocketful of Sunshine, Tropical Forest, Lapis Lazuli and Shades of Purple. The sentiment is heat embossed using Antique Gold embossing powder on the cardstock (not the acetate) and is from the Enchanted Iris stamp set.
Bonus cards
From all the die cutting showcasing some of the products from this release, I had some items left over. Although this project doesn’t show any foiling, I thought I would share it anyway. This is the Detailed Web Cover die which was cut out of a piece of cardstock that had been blended with my version of an Altenew Rainbow: Cherry Blossom, Red Cosmos, Warm and Cozy, Pocketful of Sunshine, Green Meadows, Cool Summer Nights, and Shades of Purple. I attached the You are Wonderfully Made sentiment and a few Antique Gold Sequins for some shine.
Yep, this is a big stamp set and one with a beautiful pair of floral images. The layered floral is stunning and I decided to ink it up with a no line look. This floral is pretty intricate and the outline layer is needed to get the layers to line up. I stamped the outline layer in Vanilla Cream ink which is my go to for no line images. The flowers were inked in: blush, canyon clay, boral berry and velvet and the leaves in: firefly, just green and mountain pine. The flower center: buttercream, warm sunshine and snapdragon.
To complete the card, I used the Organic Linen 3D embossing folder to give the background some texture. I blended Limestone and SilverStone ink over the raised edges. The sentiment is from the stamp set and was heat embossed with Antique Gold embossing powder and then popped up on the card.
GIVEAWAY: $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 05/01/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 05/03/2022.
Thank you for joining me on this hop. Let me know about your adventures in hot foiling…have you tried different mediums? Have you salvaged a few products? If you are continuing along with the hop, your next stop is Hussena Calcuttawala. I hope you enjoyed the inspiration and I hope you get some crafty time in today.
Supply list
For your convenience, supplies are listed below. Affiliate links are used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.
 Altenew Sentiment Strips Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook |
 Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers – Tropical Fiesta Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook |
 Altenew Enchanted Iris Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook |
 Altenew Obsidian black ink Shop at: Altenew |
 Red Cosmos Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Warm & Cozy Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Golden Sunset Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Pocket Sunshine Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Green Meadows Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Cool Summer Night Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Lapis Lazuli Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Shades of Purple Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Cherry Blossom Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Spring Bouquet Ink Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Ink Blending Tool – Small Shop at: Altenew |
 Sentiment Banners Hot Foil Plate and Cover Die Bundle Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Spring Garden Release April 2022 Shop at: Altenew |
Amy, what a great mistake. Glad you didn’t just throw it away.
I really like the rainbow sentiment and rainbow with the web cover. So pretty!
Beautiful cards
The new release is beautiful ! Love your wonderful designs !
Beautiful cards. I especially love the vellum one — the soft colors are gorgeous.
Great cards! Thank you for showing the use of different paper types.
Thanks for sharing your gorgeous cards!
I love your cards! The gold one is really cool!
nice glitters
Gorgeous cards! Love the foiling.
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing cards! I really like your card-making style. TFS 🙂
Oh my goodness! Love your cards-even your mistakes!
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Love your cards!
pretty cards!!
I love how you used all the different mediums. Pretty cards!
Thanks! It was fun experimenting
Nice work!
Really cool ideas
Amy your cards are stunning, I love the card that you weren’t sure of at first with the foiling & the grungy look, it’s awesome, isn’t it funny how sometimes our mistakes end up our biggest treasures! Thank You for inspiring us & sharing your creative talent!
Thanks Tina. You should have seen my face when I pulled the foil off because it was not what I was expecting. It was a different but cool look. Thanks for your kind comments
Very pretty cards. I love the oranges on the last card. tyfs 🙂
Thanks Linda. I’ve been trying out different color combos
Lovely cards and inspiration.
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Beautiful cards!
So beautiful!
Wonderful designs Amy! You did a stellar job showcasing the new products! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Liz! I’m embracing the foil!
Love the foiling! GORGEOUS colored flowers!