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…
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 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 |
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