Hey Crafty People
Today we are celebrating with an Altenew Mighty Kind Stand Alone Dies Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway! I will have the person you should head over to next at the bottom of this post. Or you can head over to Altenew’s post to start from the beginning.
The hop will be packed full of awesome inspiration using the products in this release! If you’re already in love with what you’ve seen you can head over to the new collection page here!
Dimensional Die Cuts
One of my favourite ways to jazz up some die cuts is by adding some really simple shadows with Artist Marker/Copics. You really don’t have to add a lot to completely transform them from flat to fabulous!
I cut the envelope from some grey cardstock and added shadow in all of the folds. To make it a little quicker, I cut all of the envelope fillers from Neenah 80lb and added the lighter colour all over and a darker shade at the base of the petals/leaves/stems/hearts.
For a SUPER simple background, I added some strips of the thin dots washi tape, letting some of the strips cross over each other for added interest.
My sentiment is from the new Mighty Alphabet set, and I chose ILY because that’s a phrase I’ve always said to my closest; it just stands for I Love You. ?
Die Cut Inlay
This is a pretty time consuming technique, but it does make my heart happy to see the finished backgrounds! ?
I ink blended s full panel with each of the four inks from Sea Shore set and then cut those, along with a white panel using the Simple Shapes cover die.
Then the quickest way to put them back together, was to stick the white ‘frame’ portion onto some double sided adhesive sheet, so that the spaces all had adhesive exposed and I could easily pop random pieces back in until the panel was covered. (I did this a few times to give me two backgrounds that I’ve used today and more that I will use for future projects!
I cut the ‘way to go’ words from Neenah and some grey metallic cardstock from my stash and offset them to give me a drop shadow and vellum for the die cut shadow layer.
Giveaway!!!
$300 in total prizes!
$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 10/25/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop, before announcing the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/27/2021.
Free Gift
- Get a FREE brand new Mighty Kind Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 10/19/2021 through 10/21/2021! Shop HERE!
Using Leftovers!
I used another of the die cut inlay backgrounds, with a stacked up die cut leaf that I had leftover from a previous crafting session.
To make the die cut stand out more I added it to some vellum, with torn edges for extra texture. (Also because I’m just really LOVING the torn vellum right now!)
The little congrats is from the Way To Go die set that I used on the last card.
Subtle Texture & Sparkle
I LOVE the new Pop Up Dahlia die; it’s just so clever!!!
I cut it into the centre of an a2 panel of Neenah 80lb and gently teased up all of the petals and leaves so that you would see more of the gold glitter cardstock that I glued to the back of it. I LOVE the subtle pop of glitter!!!
The sentiment is also from the new release, and I cut it from more Neenah, layered onto a vellum shadow; I’m loving that tone on tone subtlety!
I trimmed down the Dahlia panel to 4in x 5.25in so that I could layer it onto an a2 panel of teal cardstock from my stash.
To add notes of the teal & gold I embellished the design with some circles of each that I cut with a hole punch.
Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered into the Giveaway; I’d love to know which of the cards I made for this release is your favourite?
Next up on the hop is the INCREDIBLE Jenny Colacicco so be sure to head over and see what she has to share with us!!
You should have arrived here from the SUPER talented Michelle Short however, if not don’t worry! I have the full line up linked below, at the very bottom of the post.
*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.
Altenew Product Links
Affiliate links are used Simple Shapes Cover Die Shop at: Altenew |
 Lovely Letters Shop at: Altenew |
 Mighty Alphabet Shop at: Altenew |
 Pop Up Dahlia Shop at: Altenew |
 Way To Go die set Shop at: Altenew |
 Be Kind Shop at: Altenew |
 Large Ink Blending Tool Shop at: Altenew |
 Gilded Glitter Cardstock Shop at: Altenew |
 Neenah 80lb Shop at: Altenew |
 Neenah 110lb Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Delicate Polka Dots Washi Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Just Leaves Die Set Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Sea Shore Mini Ink Cubes Shop at: Altenew |
 Sunshine Valley Artist Markers Shop at: Altenew | ||
Crafty Stash Items
Affiliate links are used Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP |
 Gemini Jr Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Full Blog Hop List
Natasha Davies <— You are here! 🙂
You have a unique eye Love your cards!
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The die and inlays are so pretty and I know how hard it is to get these right.
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Love the backgrounds
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I don’t have the patience for die cut only, but it looks amazing! Fantastic cards!! Thanks for the inspiration.
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Yeah…it does take patience but some days I enjoy the opportunity to slow down! hehe!
Adding those copic shadows to the flowers makes such a difference they are beautiful. And, the ‘cograts’ with the inlay and vellum is stunning; love it.
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Your cards are wonderful. There’s so much to love in this fantastic release, and so many amazing possibilities.
Thank you! 😀 There really is…it’s a great release! 😀
These are all stunning!!! I love these new dies! The envelope one is precious!
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You really showcased this release! Great work.
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I love all of your cards! The shadowing adds so much.
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Love the way you used these great dies. Love the grey cardstock for the envelope — the flowers really popped.
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Beautiful cards! I love that first card with the pretty envelope and fabulous background.
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The die cut inlay speaks to me.
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The leftovers card is the one i like the most!
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So awesome!
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Such amazing cards! I love what you have created!
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Loving these dies and how you used them! Gorgeous cards and inspiration!
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Fantastic cards! I love how you shaded the envelope and flowers with the artist markers!
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The 3D dahlia die is so cute!
It really is! <3
Great use of the leftovers with that card you made!
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What a delightful collection of card projects. Especially like the envelope/flowers design…and how you used up the scraps. tfs-stay well.
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Great cards. Love them all. Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks so much! 😀 I’m so glad that I inspired you! <3
Wow!! Your creations are amazing!! I love these stunning dies! The flowers are my favourites but the geometric die is so eye-catching! Thanks so much for the great inspiration. Stay safe! 🙂
Thanks so much! 😀 I’m so happy that I could inspire you! 😀
Happy crafting!
Beautiful cards! The geometric background seems time consuming but when you showed your left over card it makes more enticing. I love making multiple cards at the same time. Thanks for posting!
Thank you 🙂
Yeah, it is time consuming – for sure! But I do enjoy it , so I don’t mind it so much! 🙂
Love these dies, especially the Mighty Alphabet but your card with the sweet envelope makes me want that die too!! Amazing creations as always Tasha! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much! 😀 That makes me so happy! <3
Gorgeous cards, Natasha! I love them all & love your torn vellum addition especially!
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Oooo, hard to pick a favorite here. I like them all for different reasons. Well done on all counts.
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Another round of great release. I definitely need a larger craft room. Ha!
I know the feeling! ?
So appreciate you showing several techniques. Lovely!
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Thanks for sharing your crafty inspiration! Now I’m regretting not adding the flower-filled envelope to my order today!
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Wow Tasha, great inspiration here!
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Love what you created with these dies.
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Nice project shares. Good look at the sets and a few combinations.
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That second card with the torn vellum and metallic leaves is sooooo cool! Thanks!
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Amazing cards!
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Beautiful cards great release…
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Your card with the envelope die is fabulous. And I love that you showed a card using your leftovers from a previous crafting session, too.
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