Altenew 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop!
Hi everyone! Welcome to the Simon Says Stamp portion of the big three-day Altenew Anniversary blog hop! We are very happy to congratulate Altenew on their second anniversary, and also very happy to be part of the party! Today is day two of the event. CLICK HERE to visit the Altenew Blog to make sure you don’t miss anything. There are so many great projects and tons of prizes! Simon Says Stamp is one of the proud sponsors and all of us here at SSS love their products.
The card I’m sharing for the blog hop was made with the beautiful Brush Art Floral stamp set. I saw this one at the Altenew booth at CHA in January and wanted it right away! Pretty, soft brush stroke florals. That’s always a good thing! I used some of my favorite colors of Distress Inks to make a vintage inspired card.
I inked the large rose image with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and stamped it directly onto watercolor paper. Then I stamped the leaves in Crushed Olive Distress Ink. I took my water brush and wet the colors and moved them around the paper to look as if they were watercolored. Next I took the smaller stamped pieces and stamped them in Candied Apple Distress Ink over the Lipstick ink. Then I blended some more with the water brush. You can see that adding the second color really gave the rose some depth.
I used the Label Love stamp set to make a crisp black sentiment for my card. Then I had fun layering pretty vintage papers and a doily. I gently inked the edged of all of my paper panels with a sponge dauber and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.
I used four copper brads to ground the bottom layer. The layer with the flower on it is adhered to the card with foam tape.
Here are the links for today’s hop! Remember this is a three day celebration! So be sure to check in on the Altenew Blog each day!
Altenew
Kristina Werner
Anna Kossakovskaya
Simon Says Stamp
Agnieszka Malyszek
Melania Deasy
Marika Rahtu
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
Nicole Pikadura
Darlene DeVries
Pamela Ho
Leave comments along the way for the opportunity to win one of THREE prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew! In addition, there are 8 companies who are celebrating with Altenew, and they are also offering awesome prizes! Be sure to leave comments on each stop by Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th. We are all using the hashtag #AltenewAnniversary on social media, so be sure to check on Instagram, etc for more inspiration!
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I love Altenew stamps and this card has such lovely colors!
I love the look of distress inks and this gorgeous vintage inspired card!
Love your card, Wanda! Altenew has certainly come a long way in just two years.
Love the pretty look on your card, wonderful colors too!!!
Very Pretty.
How different perspective on these stamps. You are in an unusual DT and you promote excellent stamps. Thank you for the opportunity to play for a prize.
hugs,
BozenA
Oh Wanda, this is so gorgeous! What could be better, I mean really Altenew’s flowers and you, dynamite together. I love the shabby vintage feel, thanks for sharing and always inspiring.
Oh wow. Gorgeous!
The colors are so soft and pretty.
Love them.
thanks for joining Altenew to celebrate their anniversary.
Happy Birthday, Altenew! I just they have stamp sets that are meant for other race/religion/festivals!
Beautiful and colorful card!!
I love the vintage feel of this beautiful card!
Awesome card! I sure wish the altenew products would have been chosen for your sale, I want them all!!
Beautiful, and even though this is a vintage style card, it still has a light airy design :-)
This looks very vintage Wanda and I love your color choices. Altenew is a great company and their stamps are amazing. Thanks for sharing, off to the hop I go.
I love the way this card looks … Stunning :)
Beautifully done! Love the vintage style! :-)
Gorgeous vintage inspiration, I agree with you about the beauty of this set….but then I love all of Altenew’s stamps. Tfs….
so pretty and vintage – just lovely!
Great application of embellishments to add texture!
I am loving all I see from Altenew. I see such beauty in their floral sets!
Love your card!! Such beautiful colors!
Great card and layers! ;-)
Beautiful card! Love all the vintage-y details!
This is such a gorgeous vibrant card, lovely design x
I’m gonna have to dig out my brads again, they’re a nice touch to the card.
Oh, such pretty cards:)
Lovely card. Congrats to Altenew.
this card has so many details!! I love it!
Beautiful card.
What an interesting technique. Very pretty.
Love doilies on a card! Pretty, Wanda! :)
What a beautiful card. This release from Altenew is fabulous!
Great ideas for backgrounds!
Lovely card! So many little details work together to make the Altenew stamps really pop! I love the colors you used, too. A nice balance of bold and neutral. Very nice design!
What a beautiful card.
Beautiful flower!
Love altenew products , happy birthday congratulations!
Love the loose watercolor technique and the vintage look of this card!
Lovely! Happy Birthday Altenew.
Oh wow! Just… WOW!
Lovely colors and a fun design! Great card and such a fun hop!
Great card! Happy birthday Altenew
what a beautiful painted card-lovely stamp design too!
Nice use of distress inks. Like your coffee pics on Instagram.
So much fun. Thank you for the chance to win!
What a unique card, I love it, thanks for the inspiration! Happy anniversary to Altenew!
Thank you for the chance to win! So much fun!
Love the Altenew stamps . . . Great card!
Love your project. I love the Altenew stamps and inks.