Altenew: A Year In Review Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi everyone!!! I’m so thrilled to be a part of this Altenew year-end blog hop. Thank you so much, Ashlea Cornell, for sending them over here. 💜 We were asked to choose our top 4 favorite projects from 2019 and honestly, it was quite difficult to narrow it down to 4! I’m so grateful to be one of Altenew’s guest designers this year and because of this, I was able to create a lot of cards and a couple of layouts <3 Here are my top 4 projects:

It was an amazingly creative year filled with so much inspiration from all the talented designers and guest designers. If you start with a product that’s already so beautiful, you get so motivated to create and play with it.

I love this card because of this gorgeous Dainty Blooms cover die. You can also make two cards with one die cut by using both the positive and the negative pieces.

This is what I call my yin and yang cards– one card is elaborate while the other card is clean and simple. ❤️ Here I used the Angelique Motifs stamp and die sets and the Mega Alphabet die to create this monogram card.

This is on my top 4 list because I truly enjoyed painting the Inked rosebud for this card. It was small enough not to get overwhelmed in painting it and somehow, I managed to make it look 3D. 😊 I already had this bouquet design in my mind the minute I saw the stamp set. 🙂

I haven’t done a scrapbook page in ages!!! These are my love letters to my children. Special photos inspire me to document a moment and when I saw these photos of my daughter and her cousin, I knew I had to create a layout using Altenew stamps, dies and stencils as embellishments. The layout was inspired by a PageMaps sketch. I used the Weekend Doodles and Ornate Foliage stamp and die sets, Mandala die and the Broken Chevron Stencil.

This will be my last post for 2019 and I’d like to share with you some cards I recently created for a Christmas card swap of My Little Attic Studio. Here are the cards that I made for my swap mate, Jen.

I used non-traditional colors for this Christmas card. This was the first time I played with the Antique Roses Stamp set and I immediately fell in love with it! The Sting Art Rectangle Die was used to create a window for this card.

5 layers of the Fine Frames Cover Die were used to cover the holes of the string art die and embossed with rose gold embossing powder. The flowers and leaves were stamped using Altenew dye inks.

Here are some CAS cards using the Ornate Foliage stamp set and the Bountiful Branch stamp set. A lot of white space was left for these clean and simple cards and I used a combination of oranges and teal green for this set.

I thought of including some non-Christmas themed cards for the recipient using the Calming Bouquet washi tape. I just love how easy it is to embellish a card or scrapbook page using this washi tape.

Rose gold embossing powder was added to the edge of the monogram letter for some subtle shine. The washi cut-outs were popped up using foam squares to add dimension to the cards.

PRIZES

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 01/03/2020 for a chance to win. Random winners will also be chosen to win a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each stop on the hop. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 01/06/2020.

I’ve gotten to know quite a number of people through this blog, IG and FB and I just want you to know how grateful I am for all the positive and inspiring comments you leave behind. It warms my heart knowing that others appreciate my art. Thank you so much for continuing to inspire me to create! My profound gratitude to May Sukyong Park for inviting me to be a guest designer for Altenew. What an honor. ❤️

Wishing all of you a blessed Christmas season and may your New Year bring you peace, happiness and tons of crafty inspiration!!! Looking forward to a creative year ahead. Wishing you wonderful blessings always! ❤️

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Marian
Marian
4 years ago

Amazing cards and a layout!

Mae Lapira
Mae Lapira
4 years ago

Hello Ms.Nenette. I really envy your creativity – pang-world class! 🙂

Betty
Betty
4 years ago

your monogram card is so gorgeous, Nennette – looking forward to more inspiration from you in 2020

Sharon Gullikson
Sharon Gullikson
4 years ago

Your blue flowers are especially pretty

Bonnie Eng
Bonnie Eng
4 years ago

Gorgeous projects. Love your jumbo initial cards, and the stunning cards you made with that floral cover die.

kjwinston
kjwinston
4 years ago

Wow. You get amazing results with the all-over die. I love the one where you watercolored underneath — looks like stained glass. Well done and thank you.

Catherine
Catherine
4 years ago

Beautiful cards! I love your use of orange. I especially love the combination of colors you used in your card with the Dainty Blooms cover die.

Carol McCready
Carol McCready
4 years ago

Very pretty cards. You do such a lovely job of embossing on vellum.

Karthikha Uday
Karthikha Uday
4 years ago

Super beautiful set of cards!! Lovvve them all 🙂

barbara lassiter
barbara lassiter
4 years ago

The bold colors and the design styles of your cards make them beautiful! 🙂

Michelle P
Michelle P
4 years ago

I found Altenew this year and am completely hooked. I just love all the inspiration from the talented design team, especially your yin and yang monogram cards. 🙂 Thank you for all you do, I’m looking forward to another year!!!

Jen K
Jen K
4 years ago

The inked rosebuds are beautifully colored and arranged!

Jade
Jade
4 years ago

Such beautiful and colorful cards! Very cheerful and inspirational!

Rema DeLeeuw
Rema DeLeeuw
4 years ago

Lovely projects!

stampingrama
stampingrama
4 years ago

Gorgeous inspiration and creativity!

Karen B
Karen B
4 years ago

Gorgeous cards and layouts. so inspiring. I want them all!

gilliedog2014
gilliedog2014
4 years ago

Amazing cards!

Melissa Leftrick
Melissa Leftrick
4 years ago

So many beautiful flowers!

Margaret B
Margaret B
4 years ago

Your cards are amazing! I love the dimension and bright colors that you used – very inspiring.

Karen F.
Karen F.
4 years ago

Thank you for sharing your beautiful cards!

Meghan Kennihan
Meghan Kennihan
4 years ago

Your bright colors and intricate designs are jaw dropping!

Sheri Yamauchi
Sheri Yamauchi
4 years ago

Such amazing bold and bright colors – I love your favorite card choices!

TracyM #6773
TracyM #6773
4 years ago

GORGEOUS projects!
LOVE the CHEERY, VIBRANT colours and detailed designs – WOW!
My FAVOURITE from your favourites is your “one day at a time” card, closely followed by your “yin and yang cards”!
THANK YOU for ALL the INSPIRATION you share 🙂

Donna C
Donna C
4 years ago

WOW! I just love all of these projects. The monogram cards are so unique and I love the blues you chose. The layout is beautiful and again, love the colors- the teal and orange are great together. The coverplate cards are standouts, and the string art card is too. All FANTASTIC!

Kelsey Thomas
Kelsey Thomas
4 years ago

These are amazing!

KathleenA
KathleenA
4 years ago

I love the bright vivid colors in your cards and layouts. Fantastic!

Darlene DeSario
Darlene DeSario
4 years ago

Your cards are lovely, stunning and amazing designs using altenews gorgeous stamps. I took forever to find the small comment thing at the top at the very end of that section, just suggesting perhaps making that easier to find.

Marisela Delgado
Marisela Delgado
4 years ago

My friend, Nenette………you always rock it, girl! Your cards are always amazing and so are YOU!

writingwithsharonwatson
writingwithsharonwatson
4 years ago

Your tulips are so realistic, they look like photos! So pretty!

Sue D
Sue D
4 years ago

Love the vibrant colors.

Maura
Maura
4 years ago

Wow – I LOVE your bold use of color!!! Love your use of the string frame die, too – stunning!!

Cyndi Morris
Cyndi Morris
4 years ago

I’m sure it was hard to pick favorites from all the wonderful products and projects Altenew gave us this year, but you certainly picked some wonderful ones. All these are gorgeous!

JoSi
JoSi
4 years ago

I love your cards using the Mega Alphabet Dies! I just ordered some and I am so excited to make my own cards.

Lauryne Cunningham
Lauryne Cunningham
4 years ago

Wow! What gorgeous projects! You do a beautiful job designing with floral images! I love the stained glass look on your first one and the dimension on your string art card!

lisascreativeniche
lisascreativeniche
4 years ago

Your monogram card is stunning! And I love your blue and orange!

Cynthia Cole
Cynthia Cole
4 years ago

Your projects are gorgeous!

Cindy C.
Cindy C.
4 years ago

Thanks for the recap of these stunning projects!! Have a joyous holiday season and a blessed New Year!

Carol Henderson
Carol Henderson
4 years ago

These cards are amazing! I love, love, love the non-traditional colored Christmas cards! Very refreshing.

Marisela Delgado
Marisela Delgado
4 years ago

Gorgeous cards!

Alyssa S
Alyssa S
4 years ago

Wow! Your creations are so incredibly vibrant and absolutely stunning! Love your yin yang monogram cards!!!

Connie Johnson
Connie Johnson
4 years ago

Hi Nanette 🙂 Your cards are terrific!!! Color palettes…compositions…all are lovely! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂

ropazapatosychunches
ropazapatosychunches
4 years ago

These are fabulous! The Antique Rose flowers are so beautiful!

Kathy Dippner
Kathy Dippner
4 years ago

You created such beautiful cards in 2019. I love the colors you used on the cards from the Ornate Foliage and the Bountiful Branch stamp sets.

Nana Griffin
Nana Griffin
4 years ago

These are all so lovely. Great choices.

lvngmydsh
lvngmydsh
4 years ago

These are all so great but the colors on the layout. Just wow! But I love them all!

Inkin' Chickie
Inkin' Chickie
4 years ago

I like the die cut dainty blooms colored card. Also like the contrast of the busy and not so sets your featured. The inked bud mini really does pop on that card. Are there additional how to links for these?