Altenew July 2018 Stencil Release Blog Hop

Altenew Hop, Shari Carroll

Welcome everyone to the Altenew July stencil release blog hop!! If you’re coming from Crystals Thompson’s blog, then you’re in the right place.

I’ve created two cards using the City Scene and Elegant Swirls stencils with the same selection of Distress inks but different techniques. My first card uses the City Scene stencil where I’ve used a blending tool to create layers of colorful buildings. This card reminds me of a college student moving to the city for school or career.

Altenew Hop, Shari Carroll

I was sure to use colors that blend well together with each layer. I started at the bottom of my cardstock with Squeezed Lemonade, then Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Peacock Feathers, and finally Mowed Lawn. I continued up the card with the same order of colors until I got to the top. I finished the card by using the Simon Says Stamp Miss You die and a stamped greeting.

Altenew Hop, Shari Carroll

My next card uses the Elegant Swirl stencil where I’ve tapped the ink pads directly onto the stencil, spritzed it with water and pressed my paper onto the ink stencil. This gives me a colorful image of the stencil. I finished the card off by using the Simon Says Stamp two part Friend die and mounted it to a black card.

Altenew Hop, Shari Carroll

I filmed a video or how I made the City Scene stenciled card, you can view it below or on our YouTube channel HERE.

We are the last stop of the hop and hope you’ve enjoyed all the inspiration along your way today. If you’ve missed any stops, I’ve include a complete list of of the blogs below.

Altenew Card Blog

Paige Evans

Vicky Papaioannou

Kelly Griglione

Zinia Redo

Emily Midgett

Rubeena Ianigro

Olga Moss

Lilith Eeckels

Gayatri Murali

Virginia Lu

Nicole Picadura

Karin Åkesdotter

Norine Borys

Heather Hoffman

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Erum Tasneem

Enza Gudor

Nina-Marie Trapani

May Sukyong Park

Justine Hovey

Svitlana Shayevich

Sveta Fotinia

Dana Gong

Kymona Tracey

Agnieszka Malyszek

Lydia Evans

Crystal Thompson

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Thanks for stopping by!!

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Simon Says Stamp MISS YOU BLOCK Wafer…
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Simon Says Stamp BIG FRIEND Wafer…
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CZ Design Clear Stamps LOVE YOU LIKE…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad MOWED…
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  1. I love both of the cards Shari has created. The city scene stencil card is fabulous. thank you for sharing.

  2. Such a different take on the cityscape. Love the pastel color blending. I think it really captures the hustle and bustle of a city.

  3. This is so gorgeous! I love your watercolor City Scene! It is so fresh and colorful, and even though the message is sad, the card is really bright and cheerful! I am SO inspired to create something like this!

  4. Very pretty cards and love the colors. Just started using my stencils and will enjoy these techniques. TFS!

  5. the colors in your cards are fabulous. I usually don’t like city anything but your city scene looks pretty good. thanks as always for sharing.

  6. I love the City skyline stencil and how you used in your card Shari! Thanks for the inspiration!

  7. Shari, I love how you created the rainbow effect of the city sky line. Great idea also to use the die cut sentiment which also uses the colors underneath. Thanks :)

  8. Ooh! Rainbow colours – who can resist?! I love the possibilities of stencils … soft, crisp, textures … I’m taken by the city scene, step builder and elegant swirls!

  9. These stencils will aid in creating so many terrific cards for me….I have my three favorites…..and thank you for submitting your great cards…everyone is so talented…..Great Blog Hop!!!

  10. Wouldn’t it be lovely to live in such a beautiful city…. just love it. This release has so many wonderful stencils. If I had to choose now, I might go with the city scene.

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