Hey Crafty People
Today we are celebrating the release Altenew Plentiful Patterns Stand-alone Dies/Stencils Collection Release, with a super fun blog hop! 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 !
I will have links for the individual products that I’ve used below!
Glittery ‘Waves’…
The new Wave Form Cover Die was just screaming out for some of the stunning new Glitter Cardstock Altenew released recently!
I used different shades of blue and some silver to give the general feel of waves washing upon the sea shore.
All that glitter needs something very neutral to tone it down, just a touch, so I used a mix of vellum and white cardstock for the sentiment.
This is from another of the new releases! It’s this fabulous two layer ‘you’ with a whole bunch of supporting & sub sentiments in the same sort of label style we have seen released previously.
I absolutely LOVE that die set, so I can see that this will be another firm favourite in my craft room!!! ?
Altenew Plentiful Patterns Stand-alone Dies/Stencils Collection Release 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 08/30/2021 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 09/02/2021
Itty Bitty Flowers
These gorgeous, abstract flowers are so simple to put together, and because you can die cut all of the pieces for each colour at the same time, they’re a breeze to die cut too!!! I used two tones of blue, brushed metallic cardstock from my stash and cut the centres from warm grey.
I cut the stem/branch from some burgundy cardstock and also Neenah 80lb.
The easiest way to assemble these sorts of layered die cuts, is to add double sided adhesive to the back of your cardstock, before you die cut it; this just makes it so much quicker to put together.
For my background, I used the same warm grey cardstock, and cut it with the largest die from the new Mix & Match Frames die set. (This is such an AWESOME die set and I’ve used it so many times already!!! I also may, or may not* have sneaked it into my PAF Release card 😉 Yup, I definitely did*.)
The sentiment is from the Seasonal Blooms CYL Project Kit die set.
Ways to get a free gift!
Here are TWO ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! Free gift will be added to cart automatically.
· Get a FREE brand new Plentiful Patterns Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Plentiful Patterns release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
· Get a FREE brand new Plentiful Patterns Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 08/26/2021 through 08/28/2021. Shop HERE!
Butterfly Centrepiece…
Another of my favourites from this release is the Bountiful Butterfly stencil & die set bundle; the stencil comes as two stencils that layer to create a background of fluttering Butterflies, and then a third stencil, which you can use to create one of three single Butterflies.
For my background, I die cut the String Panel cover die, twice from black cardstock and once from the same Burgundy I used in my Itty Bitty Flowers card.
I attached all of these together, but changed the orientation to give me strings that cross the panel at different places.
A quick diagram…
I positioned the panels, so that there was one positioned side A facing, with number 1 end at the top. Then I rotated the other so that the bottom (2) was now at the top, before flipping the other so that B side was facing up.
I made a quick diagram that I’m hoping shows what I mean! ?
I cut a panel of vellum using one of the Mix & Match Frames, then I used foam tape to attach my Butterfly in the upper centre and added glue behind this to attach it to the card panel.
For my sentiment, I used the You Matter die set to cut the second half but I used the ‘you’ die cut from the older All About You die set.
Textured Slimline…
The new Polka Dot Leaves die set is two dies which layer on top of each other, so I cut the top layer from Bristol Smooth, and the bottom layer from Neenah 110lb.
I grabbed a few of my Watercolour Brush Markers, in several shades of green & also the Metallic Silver, then I just added the different pigments and some water from a spray bottle to the Bristol Smooth die cut.
It’s not the prettiest of techniques whilst you’re doing it, but it really does look beautiful when it’s dry, and once it was glued it onto the Neenah die cut.
For an extra textured element, I ran a piece of Buff cardstock from my stash, through the new Connected 3d embossing folder and I attached it to a slimline panel of Neenah 80lb.
After cutting a 3.5 x 8.5 inch panel of Neenah 80lb, I added some splatters from the same green markers.
The sentiment is the Fancy Hugs die, white with a Buff offset and finished the design with a small string bow.
Altenew Plentiful Patterns Stand-alone Dies/Stencils Collection Release Blog Hop
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?
You should have arrived here from the SUPER talented Erin Thompson!
Next up on the hop is the INCREDIBLE Tina Smith so be sure to head over and see what she has to share with us!!
I have the full lineup 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 New Release Links
Affiliate links are used String Panel Cover Die Shop at: Altenew |
 Bountiful Butterflies Shop at: Altenew |
 You Matter Shop at: Altenew |
 Wave Form Cover Die Shop at: Altenew |
 Bountiful Butterflies Bundle Shop at: Altenew |
 Polka Dot Leaves Shop at: Altenew |
 Mix & Match Frames die set Shop at: Altenew |
 Itty Bitty Flowers Shop at: Altenew |
 Gilded Glitter Cardstock Shop at: Altenew |
 Ocean Reflection Glitter Cardstock Shop at: Altenew |
 MINI MISTI Shop at: Altenew |
 Neenah 80lb Shop at: Altenew |
 Neenah 110lb Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Sugarplums Mini Ink Cubes Shop at: Altenew |
 Altenew Bone Folder Shop at: Altenew |
 Seasonal Blooms Project Kit Shop at: Altenew |
 Small Blending Tool Shop at: Altenew |
 Winter Wonderland Watercolour Brush Markers Shop at: Altenew |
 Foam Adhesive Tape Shop at: Altenew |
 Spring Garden Watercolor Brush Markers Shop at: Altenew |
 All About You Shop at: Altenew |
 Gentleman’s Grey Shop at: Altenew |
 Fancy Hugs Die Shop at: Altenew |
 Connected 3D Embossing Folder Shop at: Altenew |
Additional Supplies
Affiliate links are used Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: Scrapbookcom | SBP |
Neenah 80lb Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Altenew |
Neenah 110lb Shop at: Altenew |
 Gemini Jr Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Tim Holtz Scissors 7inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
 Tim Holtz Mini Snips 5inch Shop at: Scrapbookcom |
Winter Wonderland Watercolour Brush Markers Shop at: Scrapbookcom | Altenew |
Spring Garden Watercolor Brush Markers Shop at: Altenew |
All About You Shop at: Altenew |
Full Blog Hop List
Natasha Davies <— You are here 🙂
These are all pretty cards but the butterfly vellum card gave me a chill. Really soft and beautiful.
Thanks so much!! 😀 <3
Fabulous cards! Love that Itty Bitty Flowers die and the colors you chose!
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Beautiful cards, all of them. I love the mixture of geometric and softness on some of them. Not a combination seen a lot. Thanks for sharing.
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I absolutely LOVE to add that juxtaposition in my designs! It makes me so happy when people pick up on it! :D:D:D
Fabulous cards
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Beautiful cards! I love the glitter cardstock!
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Such fabulous cards!
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Great cards. Love the butterfly centerpiece. So elegant. I also love the next card with the leaves.
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I love the glittery blue! Gorgeous cards!
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Fantastic cards!!
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Beautiful!
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Such pretty cards!
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It was hard to choose a favorite, but I went back to the blue glittery waves on the first card. Very nice!
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There is something magical in those glittery waves 😀
Gorgeous cards, I’m especially drawn to the Buttefly on Vellum with the String Die Background.
Thanks so much! 😀 Yeah, I really like that one too! It’s a design I will definitely revisit in the future!! 😀
Beautiful cards.
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love all the cards!!! great release by Altenew
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Great cards!
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Gorgeous cards! I love the colors on the glittery waves card!
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Gorgeous cards. I especially love those “glittery waves.”
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Nice cards.
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Your glittery waves is just what I imagined when I saw that die, I think it’s perfect!! Also love the watercolor used on the polka dot leaves? Thanks for sharing your gorgeous creativity.
Thanks so much, that makes me so happy!!! 😀
I’m so glad you liked my cards, and yeah, I saw waves lapping the shore right away! (Full disclosure, I was a couple of days out from heading to the beach for our Summer Holiday, so I did have that on my mind! ??)
Fantastic cards!!! My favorites are the two with glitter cardstock but I sure enjoyed seeing them all. Thank you!
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Great waves and butterfly. I like the color idea shared for the sets.
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Lovely cards! Wonderful die cutting and layering of these fun new products.
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Love your cards, Natasha. The Itty Bitty Flowers are among my favorites in this new release, so I really enjoyed your creativity using that set. LOVE the stencils in this release as well. Blessings!
Thank you 😀
Just love your cards. The blue & gray is gorgeous!
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Now THAT’s a reason to get the wave form die set. I LOVE the sparkly blues!
Yay! Thank you so much! 😀
Your cards are fabulous!