Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Altenew February 2024 Release Blog Hop + Prizes!

 

Hello Friends! These cards were sneak-peeked in the January hop, and now that the Graceful Gardenias set is released, with the rest of the February goodies, I'd like to share a bit more about them. You may have come from the amazing Jaycee, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with Altenew.

Project Kit - Graceful Gardenias


This large gardenia (my favorite flower, I carried them down the aisle at my wedding and the smell was heavenly!) is detailed enough to be well-illustrated, yet open enough to add your own spin on coloring (see the light polka dots on the orange petals).

The sentiment really says it all, and I love that it's quite substantial. You could absolutely save these three lines for the inside of the card. But on the front, it's a nice secondary sentiment. The Fancy For You die is a staple in my craft room from an old release (but it's still in stock!)

Splitting the giant gardenia in two was a good way to get something for the top and bottom of my card (vs just the middle).

For a second card I inked up the other gardenia in the Graceful Gardenias set and wanted to make a quick card out of it.

I stamped the gardenia first on the base of the card, and then used the coordinating die to place over the stamped image and sponge ink around it. 


Then I added a bit more pizzaz to the gardenia by inking the polka dots a little darker on the orange petals. I rotated the gardenia die 180 degrees from the card base so you'd be able to see the leaves poking through.


Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner who comments on the Altenew blog, and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners from all the comments on the designers' posts! Please leave comments by 02/13/2024 for a chance to win. Winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/15/2024.

You've reached the end of the blog hop (congrats!) but if you'd like to revisit any of the stops, here is the complete list:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Thanks for stopping by!
- Kelly

34 comments:

  1. Very fun color choices today, my friend! A little polka dot pizzazz is always fun!
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  2. Beautiful and unique cards....love it!

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  3. I just love your color combos - very pretty! And I had to immediately add that For You die to my cart!

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  4. Goodness! Love the colors and patterns. So wonderful!

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  5. Your flowers are amazing! JUST gorgeous colors!

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  6. Love your card, the flowers look amazing with the added texture of the patterns you have in the flower petals. Something else for me to try. Thank you for the inspiration! Love it! ❤️

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  7. Fabulous cards! I love the dimension!

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  8. Beautiful card your flowers are so gorgeous.

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  9. What a fun idea to add the polka dots to a few of the petals!

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  10. Gardenias are my favorite too. I don't think there is a better smelling flower. Your cards are so pretty that I can almost smell them.

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  11. You had me with the polka dot petals! Beautiful cards, Kelly, love the colors!

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  12. Both cards are beautiful, but I especially love your idea to split the gardenia in the first card to have the florals at the top and bottom of the card. I need to try that out because it looks gorgeous!

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  13. Your color combination is beautiful! Love that 2nd card with the polka dot petal, very creative. The sentiments in this release are powerful! Thank you for sharing!

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  14. Beautiful colors and patterns ❤️

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  15. Wow these cards are so pretty. I really like the subtle details on the base and petals.

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  16. Beautiful cards. Such wonderful colors.

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  17. Gorgeous cards! I love the beautiful floral designs and the colors you used!

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  18. Stunning cards! I love the texture on the petals of the flowers! It just makes the card pop! Awesome job!

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  19. A lovely card with perfect colors. Looks fabulous!

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  20. So different and cool. I like the colors you chose

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  21. Beautiful cards, thanks for the tip of using the die as a mask!

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  22. Amazing cards! I just love all the colors you used on them.

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  23. Fantastic cards! I love the whimsical polka dot petals.

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  24. Gorgeous colors! Love the florals! There's something about that 'gardenia in full bloom' sentiment--love it!

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  25. Fabulous cards Kelly! Love the color combo! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  26. Lovely cards! The dimension on the second one looks so pretty!

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  27. Super fun way to color the flowers!!!! Beautiful cards!!!

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  28. Beautiful cards! I love the colors that you used!!

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  29. You made some very beautiful cards. I like the unique look of the second card.

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  30. What stunning cards! You demonstrate such creativity on how to color petals with a stencil! I especially like the 2nd card with the amazing dimension.

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I absolutely love reading comments. Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to leave one! - Kelly