Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway (over $3,600 in Total Prizes)

Hey Crafty People!

Welcome, creative friends! Today we’re celebrating Altenew’s 11th Anniversary in style with an exciting blog hop filled with inspiring projects, amazing giveaways, and exclusive special offers. Scroll down to uncover your chance to win fabulous prizes, get a step-by-step guide to a gorgeous new cardmaking project, see my favourite creations from the past year, and more. Let’s dive into this creative celebration together!

Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway – New Cardmaking Project

Get ready to create a uniquely beautiful card! Below you’ll find the detailed step-by-step instructions, enjoy these creative tips and feel free to add your personal twist!

  1. Stamping the Butterfly:
    Begin by stamping a Butterfly from your Flutter & Bloom large stamp set using Obsidian ink. Allow the impression to dry thoroughly – taking your time here ensures a crisp image that will shine in your finished piece.
  2. Colouring the Butterfly:
    Next, colour your Butterfly with the coordinating colouring stencils and Northern Shore Fresh Dye Inks. Use mini blending brushes to carefully work into the details. Enhance your butterfly by gently adding darker inks to create natural shadows and extra visual depth.
  3. Die Cutting & Optional Embellishments:
    Once satisfied with the colours, die cut the Butterfly from your card stock. For those who love a touch of sparkle, feel free to add additional details using a sparkly Gel Pen. Dot, draw lines, or create any pattern that suits your creative spirit.
  4. Stamping and Embossing the Sentiment:
    Now, stamp your chosen sentiment from Build-a-Garden Sulfur Cosmos with Obsidian. Act quickly before the ink dries and emboss the sentiment with Clear Gloss embossing powder. Die cut this stamped sentiment and set both die cut pieces aside carefully.

Making the Background

  1. For a textured, eye-catching background, use your Betterpress system and the Essential Textures: Basketweave Press ‘n’ Foil Plate Set. Ink up your plate with Paper Bag Fresh Dye Ink and run it through your machine with an A2 panel of yellow cardstock. (For more information about using the Betterpress System, check out this post: Is It Worth The Hype? | Spellbinders BetterPress
  2. With a blending brush, add extra Paper Bag along the edges to achieve a distressed look. Then, gently blend Caramel Toffee Fresh Dye Ink toward the centre, allowing it to fade naturally to the colour of your cardstock.
  3. For an optional luxurious touch, swipe Antique Gold ink pad directly to the edges to create beautifully gilded borders.

Assembling the Card:

  1. Tear approximately 1/4 inch off each edge of an A2 panel of vellum to produce a charming distressed edge – this will leave a neat 1/4 inch border once assembled. If you’d like to add even more texture, scrunch the vellum, let it relax, and then scrunch again; any slight tears only add character.
  2. Adhere the die cut Butterfly and stamped sentiment onto this vellum panel using foam adhesive to create lovely dimension. Use extra adhesive strategically on the back of the vellum and beneath the sentiment to ensure a secure bond. Finally, roughly centre your assembled elements onto the background panel
  3. Wrap Gold raffetta – or whichever your favourite decorative trim is – around the panel 2–3 times, securing it firmly at the back.Enjoy creating this project and remember, every little detail adds to the uniqueness of your finished card!

Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway – Win Over $3,600 in Prizes!

Get excited – this is your chance to win big! Altenew and 35 awesome companies/crafty friends have teamed up to offer over $3,600 in total prizes. Here’s what you need to know:

• Altenew: 11 x $50 Gift Certificate
* Altenew Academy: 17 x Online Card Class ($39.99 value each)
• Artistry by Altenew: 5 x $20 Gift Certificate
* Glassboard Studio: 3 x $50 Gift Certificate
• Creative Scrapbooker Magazine: 3 x 1-Year Subscriptions ($44.9 value each)
* Stamp-n-Storage: 1 x Ink Pad Carousel for Altenew Fresh Dye Inks ($129.75 value)
• Picket Fence Studios: $25 Gift Certificate
* Ink Blot Shop: $25 Discount Code

* Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Class (valued at $25+ each)
• Gina K. Designs: $100 Gift Certificate
* Lawn Fawn, Honey Bee Stamps, Pink and Main, Brutus Monroe, Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine, My Favorite Things: Each offering $100 Gift Certificates
• Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 x Share Handemade Kindness Goodies Bag
* Amy Tangerine: 1 x Sticker Assortment Pack ($75 value)
• Ranger Industries: $75 Gift Certificate
* Creative Chick Co.: $25 Gift Certificate

• Michelle’s Cards & Stamps: 1 x AUD $100 Gift Certificate
* LDRS Creative: 2 x $30 Gift Certificates
• MarkerPop: 2 x $25 Gift Certificates
* Trinity Stamps: $50 Gift Certificate
• A Cherry On Top, Simon Says Stamp, Alex Syberia Designs, Newton’s Nook Designs, Pretty Pink Posh, My Craft Room, Krafters Cart, Concord & 9th, Scrapbook.com, Pinkfresh Studio: Each offering $50 Gift Certificates
* Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 Gift Certificate
• Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: AUD $25 Gift Certificate


How to Enter:

Make sure to leave a comment on each individual blog in this hop (links provided further below) by April 29, 2025. To add some extra fun, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” A total of 76 lucky winners will be chosen at random from the comments, and the results will be announced on the Altenew Blog on May 4, 2025.

Best of luck to everyone, and be sure to check out all the participating blogs for even more inspiration!


Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway – A Look Back at My Favourite Creations

Take a moment to journey back through some of my most-loved Altenew projects from the past year. These posts have fueled my creativity and may just inspire your next cardmaking adventure!

I invite you to explore these posts, enjoy the video tutorials, and follow along as we continue to share creative inspiration. Every click is a chance to find your next idea!


Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway – More Blogs, More Chances to Win

Keep exploring—this is your gateway to even more creative insights and cardmaking tutorials from across the blog hop!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway – Exclusive Anniversary Special Offers!

Don’t miss out on these limited-time special offers exclusively for this celebration:

Offer 1 (04/14/2025 – 04/17/2025): Get a FREE brand-new Lace 3D Embossing Folder (worth $11.99) on orders over $89. The free gift will be automatically added at checkout while supplies last.

Offer 2 (04/14/2025 – 04/18/2025): Enjoy FREE U.S. Shipping on orders over $29 or save $10 off International Shipping with code ALTENEW@11 at checkout.


Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway – Thank You and Keep Creating!

Thank you for joining me in this creative celebration! I hope you enjoyed the detailed cardmaking project, found inspiration in my past creations, and are excited about the chance to win over $3,600 in prizes.

Before you head off, be sure to:
• Shop the featured products for your next project,
* Explore the other wonderful posts in this blog hop, and
• Dive into more inspiration on my site.
I’d love for you to join our creative community—connect on social media below, and let’s keep the creativity flowing. Thank you for reading and happy cardmaking!


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Have a lovely, happy, safe, WONDERFUL week.

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Please be aware:

As part of my Design Team and Guest Design work I do often receive free products to use, but I only ever recommend products that I genuinely love.

Also, I know how incredibly lucky I am to have these opportunities, but you don’t always NEED the newest products or the ‘full set’.
So please don’t feel that you need everything.
I like to show a variety of brands and products; this way there will be something for everybody to enjoy.


— SUPPLIES —

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Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink
Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink
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Antique Gold Pigment ink
Antique Gold Pigment ink
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Summer Afternoon Fresh Dye Ink Mini Cube Set
Summer Afternoon Fresh Dye Ink Mini Cube Set
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Build-A-Garden: Sulfur Cosmos
Build-A-Garden: Sulfur Cosmos
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Build-A-Garden: Sulfur Cosmos Add-On Die Set
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Build-A-Garden: Sulfur Cosmos & Add-on Die Bundle
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Flutter & Bloom Stamp Set
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Flutter & Bloom Die Set
Flutter & Bloom Die Set
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Flutter & Bloom Simple Coloring Stencil Set (10 in 1)
Flutter & Bloom Simple Coloring Stencil Set (10 in 1)
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Flutter & Bloom 3D Embossing Folder
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Flutter & Bloom Collection Bundle
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Essential Textures: Basketweave Press 'n' Foil Plate Set
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Polar Bear Fresh Dye Ink
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Icy Water Fresh Dye Ink
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Northern Shore Fresh Dye Ink
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48 thoughts on “Altenew 11th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 3 + Giveaway (over $3,600 in Total Prizes)

  1. I love your card! Thank you for the step by step instructions on how you made it! I appreciate that.

  2. Hello! From Enola, PA! Happy Anniversary Altenew! I LOVE the flower! Gorgeous card and design!

  3. Hi, its Jenesis from Kentucky hopping along for your 11th Birthday/Anniversary! I love the basketweave background!

  4. Love the card you made for the hop as well as the cards you shared as your favorites! It’s always fun to look back at highlights like that!

  5. Hi from Seattle! Wow! So many incredible cards. All are masterpieces. Amazing.

  6. Hi from Ft Wright KY! Beautiful card! Love the background…it really makes that beautiful butterfly stand out!

  7. Hi from Santa Ana, CA. I really like the woven background. The butterfly is also beautiful

  8. Hi from Florida. So many beautiful cards. Love that I was able to see all of them again by clicking on the pictures.

  9. Wowza Natasha! I love this card, everything about it! Your background is so cool, your composition really caught my eye, and that is the whole purpose! You never dissapoint when making your cards, I’ve seen them through the years and yours always catch my eye. Thanks for sharing & inspiring us all!!
    Happy 11th Anniversary ALTENEW!!!

  10. Hello from Indiana! Thank you for sharing all your beautiful card inspiration!

  11. Hi from Lake Balboa, CA. Love your card. The texture created on the background is perfect with the butterfly.

  12. Hi from the Florida Panhandle. Such gorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing.

  13. Hello from NH! Such a pretty card. Love the background and the sweet butterfly.

  14. Hi from PA. That butterfly just pops off. Great color usage. Very creative.

  15. Hi, from OH! Tasha, your butterfly card is beautiful. It is really fun to look back at all your favorite Creations, thank you for sharing with us.

  16. Hi from New Jersey! Natasha your card is GORGEOUS! I love that background! Thanks for sharing th edetails on how you created such a lovely design!

  17. Hi from Arizona! Lovely butterfly card and all of your cards are so lovely! I love that blue butterfly!

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