Altenew 9th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 2 + Giveaway (over $2,500 in Total Prizes)

Hello Friends! And a big HAPPY 9TH BIRTHDAY to one of my very favorite companies - Altenew! As hard as it is to believe it's been nine years, next year will be a decade!! Let that sink in : ) They really are a great company with high quality products that are in craft rooms around the world. I'm so pleased to be celebrating them today! 

You may have come from the sweet blog of Rosie Neustaedter, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with the Altenew blog. 

In thinking what to make in celebration of this big event, I decided to turn to my "extras" pile. I figured that it held a year's worth of scraps, so it would be the perfect way to celebrate this past year of Altenew! In the middle of this photo is the paper I used to mop up leftover paint on a sprayed stencil (Elegant Swirls Stencil) - yep, that's the one I want to use. I also picked up the uncolored flower die and the gold "thanks" frame.

And this is the result! I thought the light olive background color would go well with yellow, so that's what I picked for the flowers from one of my favorite sets Precious Peony. And a dash of purple! 

I often like curling the edges of my focal point and only adhering it in the middle to the base for an extra bit of dimension.

Building on that idea, I adhered the gold "thanks" frame from the Framed Thanks Die so that the edges came in a bit, popping the "thanks" up.  

On the bottom section of the gold frame I added some vellum, which may be a bit difficult to see here, and gems. 

9th Anniversary Special Offers

• 4/5/2023-4/6/2023: Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY9TH or $9 OFF shipping on international orders over $29 with code ANNIV23 at checkout and receive a FREE brand-new Playful Wildflower 3D Embossing Folder ($8.99 value) on orders over $69. Shop here: https://altenew.com/

• 4/3/2023-4/10/2023: FREE Mini Blending Brush Set(worth $26.99) with every order of the brand-new Billowing Peonies Complete Bundle. Shop here: https://altenew.com/products/billowing-peonies

Giveaway Prizes

Over $2,500 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 10 lucky winners. There are also 24 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

 

• Altenew: 10 x $50 Altenew Gift Certificates

• Altenew Academy: 15 x Online Card Classes 

• Artistry by Altenew: 5 x $25 Gift Certificates

• Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 Share Handmade Kindness goodies bag ($100+ value)

• Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Classes

• Gina K. Designs: $100 Gift Certificate

• Hero Arts: $100 Gift Certificate

• Scrapbook & Cards Today: $100 Gift Certificate

• Michelle's Cards & Stamps: $100 AUD Gift Certificate

• Spellbinders Paper Arts: Wax Seal Starter Kit ($50 value)

• Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate

• Lawn Fawn: $50 Gift Certificate

• Pink & Main: $50 Gift Certificate

• Studio Katia: $50 Gift Certificate

• Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate

• Krafters Cart: $50 Gift Certificate

• Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 Gift Certificate

• A Cherry On Top: $50 Gift Certificate

• ScrapbookPal: $50 Gift Certificate

• MarkerPOP: $50 Gift Certificate

• CiLi in Papers: $50 Gift Certificate

• Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate

• Seven Hills Crafts: £25 Gift Certificate

• Bumbleberry Papercrafts: £25 Gift Certificate

• Frantic Stamper: $25 Gift Certificate

 

Be sure to leave comments by 4/16/2023 for a chance to win one of 56 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with "Hi from (city or country where you're from)!" 56 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs on this hop and will be announced on the Altenew Blog on 4/21/2023.

I'm happy to send you to the very sweet Sathya Kala who no doubt has something very festive to share with you!

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Thanks for stopping by! -Kelly

Supplies used (affiliate links at no cost to you, thanks for your support!):

Precious Peony

Framed Thanks Die

Elegant Swirls Stencil