Hey Crafty People
Today I’m taking part in this Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 5!
If you haven’t seen the earlier days of their mammoth celebration, then you should definitely check them out.
Each day is full of inspiration, nostalgia and some seriously awesome giveaways!!! ?
If you want to start at the beginning then head over to the Altenew Card Blog…but I’d love it if you could check out my inspiration before you go?!
Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 5 + Giveaway (over $2,000 in Total Prizes)
Clean & Simple With A Modern Twist
I foiled the gorgeous Golden Days floral in Gold foil using my Glimmer machine and then trimmed the panel down to a2 size.
There is a gorgeous colouring stencil that goes with this, bit I decided to leave it white and add some colour in a more unexpected way. Using the thinnest die from the Slimline Nesting Rectangles die set, I cut three strips from my panel and added three strips of glitter cardstock.
I cut the glitter strips using the same die, from some Gradient Glitter cardstock, choosing three different shades so that my strips would appear to be lighter as you got to the outer petals, as though it was shade & highlight.
I added some extra strips of scrap cardstock behind the foiled strips and put them back, slightly offset.
The bold, black style of Mega Label Love stamped in Obsidian was the perfect sentiment style for this modern design. Black acrylic dots finished the design nicely.
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:
- Altenew: 5 x $80 Altenew Gift Certificate
- Altenew Academy: 15 x Online Monthly Class Spot
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: Share Handmade Kindness Goodie Bag
- A Cherry on Top: $50 Gift Certificate
- Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 Gift Certificate
- Avery Elle: $50 Gift Certificate
- Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 Gift Certificate
- Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
- CiLi in Papers: €75 Gift Certificate
- Concord & 9th: 1 $50 Gift Certificate & 1 Eclectic Garden Bundle ($38 Value)
- Craft Stash: $100 Gift Certificate
- Dare 2B Artzy: $30 Gift Certificate
- Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 Gift Certificate
- Gina K. Designs: $50 Gift Certificate
- Hero Arts: $50 Gift Certificate
- Lawn Fawn: $25 Gift Certificate
- MarkerPop: 4 x $40 Gift Certificate
- Michelle’s Cards & Stamps: AUD$100 Gift Certificate
- My Little Attic: $50 Gift Certificate
- My Sweet Petunia: $50 Gift Certificate
- Online Card Classes: 3 Online Class Spots to 1 Winner
- Pink and Main: $50 Gift Certificate
- Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook & Cards Today: $50 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook.com: $50 certificate
- Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
- Studio Katia: $50 Gift Certificate
- Waffle Flower: $25 Gift Certificate
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.
Foiling The Negative
I never want to let any of that foiled deliciousness go to waste, so I used my Solid Foil Plate to foil the negative of my Golden Days floral. It is super shiny and beautiful, the photos really don’t do it justice!!! Once foiled, I fussy cut the whole thing, leaving a thin golden border that ensures the white lines of the image don’t get lost.
The background might just be a little sneak peek of a new product…so I won’t say too much about that! (Hahaha)
For my sentiment, I used the Essential Sentiment Strips dies, cutting it twice from 110lb Neenah cardstock. The second time I ran it through, I took my metal plate out of my die cutting sandwich so that the die didn’t quite cut all of the way through. This way, the letters stayed in place, and I could easily colour them with an Artist Marker to match my background, before layering the full die cut over the top for added dimension.
The golden foil explanse really doesn’t need any embellishing, so I didn’t add anything that could take attention away from it. The little ends of the Stamens were just calling out for some Glossy Accents so I added a few dots.
Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 5 + Giveaway
Next up on this hop is the fabulous Roteja Galvan..
You should have arrived to me from the lovely Rachael Shedeed…
— SUPPLIES —
 Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink Shop at: Altenew |
 Essential Sentiment Strips Die Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Mega Label Love Shop at: Altenew |
 Foam Adhesive Tape Shop at: Altenew |
 Water Garden Artist Markers Shop at: Altenew |
 Essential Black & White Enamel Dots Shop at: Altenew |
 Nesting Slimline Rectangles Die Set Shop at: SB.com |
 Golden Days Hot Foil Plate Shop at: Altenew |
 Solid Foil Plate Shop at: ScrapbookCom | Pinkfresh Studio |
 Gold Foil Shop at: SP | SBCom |
 Quick Trimmer Shop at: SP | SBCom |
 Tool ‘n’ One Shop at: SP | SBCom |
 Platinum 6 Shop at: SP | SBCom |
— My Basic Supplies That I Use On Every Project —
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 MISTI – Original Shop at: Scrapbookcom | PBP | SBP |
 Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP |
 Gemini Jr Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Tim Holtz Trimmer 8.5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Tim Holtz Scissors 7inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Tim Holtz Mini Snips 5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Tidy Tray Shop at: Trinity |
 Pick Up Stick Shop at: Trinity |
 Reverse Action Tweezers Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP |
 We R Trim & Scoreboard Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Pressure Tool Shop at: Trinity |
*Affiliate links are used, where available; this means that I may get a small commission if you purchase using one of these links, at no extra cost at all to yourself. A huge thank you goes to anyone who does purchase using my links, it is so highly appreciated.
Hi from Louisiana. Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards.
Thank you! 😀
Hi I am from Missouri and love your talents and inspiration using Altenew beautiful products.
Thanks so much! 😀
Hi from Central Florida! lovely design; this is a gorgeous foiling plate.
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Love them both
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Greetings from Michigan! I haven’t gotten into foiling yet but I sure love the look! Beautiful card!
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Hello from Maine. Your card is stunning. Such a beautiful blooms!
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Such a beautiful flower!
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Hello from Charlotte, NC! Such a beautiful card!!
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Hi from Oregon. Beautiful card. Thanks for all your inspiration.
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Hi from Colorado! I don’t have a foiling system but I love your ideas.
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Hi from Long Island, NY. Your cards are gorgeous!
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? Hello from Ohio! Beautiful cards Tasha! Love this foiling plate, I might need to get me a solid one too to use all the foil bits and negatives, thanks for the inspiration!
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Hi from TX! Wow! Love the negative foiling- so pretty!
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Hi, from Millstade, IL.
Clean and simple is always wonderful.
Love the card. thanks for sharing
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Hi from Florida nice card – Thanks for sharing
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Hi from Virginia. Your cards are beautiful and inspiring. Love the foiling.
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Love your unique designs. Clean and simple with a modern twist is beautiful! Greetings to you from Texas!
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Hello from Colorado … what a lovely abstract card! thank you for sharing your talents with us.
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Hello from Chicago, Illinois! Happy anniversary on blog day 5! Love your glitter and shimmer!
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Very modern clean and simple card with Altenew products. Happy 8th Anniversary from Altenew’s hometown, Syracuse, NY!
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Hi from England in the UK. I live the idea of using the colour in the strips
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Hi from Canada
WOW Natasha, both your cards ARE gorgeous. I wouldn’t waste any of that beautiful foil either!
Thanks so much! 😀
Hi from Escondido, CA! Gorgeous CAS card with a unique touch.
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Hi from Texas! Those thin glittery strips add so much.
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Hello from Maine, I love CAS cards..they are sometimes the best, lovely TFS
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Hello from MN!
WOW! Love how you foiled the negative space, spectacular card!
Thanks for sharing your talent.
Thanks so much! 😀
Hi from Orchard Park, NY. I have had bad luck with foil but I see it may be worth it to keep trying! Your card is beautiful.
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And thank you!
It can be a little tricky at times…it is worth persevering though because the results can be spectacular!!!
Hi from Cape Cod! Gorgeous Blossom, love the gold foil!
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Hi from Canada! Loving the negative foiling!
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Love the simplicity! So pretty.
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Hi from St. Paul, MN. What a fabulous way to add color on your first card and the second card is so elegant with the full foil!
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Hi from Auckland New Zealand. I just love this stencil and hot foil plate set! Thanks for the inspiration, I love it!
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Hi from Calif. What a good idea to use the negative. I hate to waste, and this is really pretty.
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Hi from Kentucky! Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards!
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Love the subtle beauty of this design
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Hello from Utah! Thanks for sharing your card ideas!
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Hello from Washington state. This is a clean and elegant card. Thank you.
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Hi from Rumford, Maine. Very pretty, tyfs 🙂
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Hi from Colorado. Thanks for sharing both the positive and the negative cards. I like the pop up slices.
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Hi from Cedar City, Utah! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, ALTENEW!
This design is exquisite and so chic! Thanks for the inspiration.
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Hi from TN! Love your cards. The foiling is beautiful!
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Hello from Houston, foiling is such great technique, love that you used both positive and negative , great cards
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Hola from San Antonio, Texas!
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Hi from Rochester, NY…Altenew is my neighbor to the east on I-90! Pure beauty!!
Hi from Rochester, NY…Altenew is my neighbor to the east on I-90! Pure loveliness!!
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Hello from Wisconsin. Beautiful cards! Love the negative foiling of that flower. 🙂
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Hi from Brookfield, WI – love both cards – the negative foiled card is simply gorgeous – awesome that you can save this negative foil with the solid hot foil plate – wonderful invention
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Yes, it’s amazing!!! Total game changer!!!
Both versions are simply stunning! I am too intimidated to try hot foiling at the moment…
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I honestly felt the same at first, but I really am loving it!!! <3
Hello from Jax, FL! Thanks for sharing your creativity. You made me look at products in a new and different way!
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That makes me so happy!!!
Happy Crafting!
Hi from the Florida Panhandle. Such a gorgeous cards! Love the foiling.
Thanks for sharing.
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Hey! :DThank you! 😀
Lovely cards. That’s some very fancy fussy-cutting going on there!
Nothing like gold to get one’s attention.
HI from Florida! Beautiful cards. Thanks for the fabulous inspiration!
Hi from North Carolina! That hot foil plate gold is gorgeous!
Hi from WA. What a cool idea for foiling! Love the cards and love CAS ones, too. Happy 8th Altenew!
Hi Tasha,
I love 2 for one cards! I do not have the solid plate and I tried to do it with using a back of a big plate, but it didn’t work… perhaps I should invest in one after all…
Thank you so much for sharing!
Cheers
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful work! <3
Hello from Arizona. So simple, yet so attractive! Great work!
Hi from Texas! Love the “clean and simple card
Very elegant.
Love your use of foiling!
These are beautiful! I love how you use the negative of the foil too! Thanks so much!
Hello from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I can’t wait to try using thin strips of shimmery paper on my projects. Thanks for the inspiration. Love the big golden flower and the sneak peak. Thank you.
Beautiful card! I have just started hot foiling and this plate is on my wishlist!
Hi from Ohio. Love you pretty and creative card designs.
Hi from Dublin, Ireland! These look great, I love the foiling and the sparkle!
Hi from Janesville, WI! Your cards are gorgeous!
I’m going to have to get all the gold foil stuff, aren’t I? Can you hear me sigh from CA?
Hi from northwest Alabama! Pretty card! Thanks for sharing AND happy 8th birthday to Altenew!
Hello from Florida! Your cards are delightful and I love the look of foiling always adds a touch of class.
Hi from NH! What a great way to celebrate! Love these blog hops. Happy Anniversary to Altenew! Beautiful card Natasha! Love the touch of sparkle and shine. Thanks for the inspiration!
Nice project shares. The design for the first is interesting. I like the small touches of glitter.
Hi from NY! Your use of the golden days hot foil plate to create two cards is terrific! Both are beautiful!
Hi from NJ! Great two-for-one. Never let that shiny goodness go to waste.
Hello from Washington State. Love the foiling, and this flower is so stunning, both the positive and negative.
Hello from Oklahoma. I loved how you used the solid foil plate. Thanks for sharing
Hi from MA. Thank you for sharing your lovely cards!
Hi from Texas. Happy 8th anniversary Altenew! I agree with you that the solid gold foiled flower doesn’t need much else to make a beautiful project.
Hi from Maryland! Love your clean and simple card. Also love the way you used the negative foil. thanks for sharing!
I love seeing both designs done.They are gorgeous!! I love how simple and classy the first one looks.
Hello from Northern Kentucky! Awesome clean and simple cards! I have yet to jump on the foiling bandwagon, but continued top be tempted when I see all the inspiration using foil.
Hi, from Wakefield, RI, USA! These are simple and beautiful!! Love the foiling!