Altenew June 2019 Stand-alone Die Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone!!! I’m so thrilled to be a part of Altenew’s June 2019 Stand-alone Die Release Blog Hop. It is an honor to be joining this talented group of cardmakers. (Some have been my idols for years!!! ) You have just come from the talented Kathleen Graumüller’s blog post. In case you are lost, below is the entire list of the designers and guests who are joining the hop today. Make sure you drop by and be inspired by the creativity of all these wonderful ladies and gentleman. <3

Altenew has been on top of my list of favorites because of their beautifully designed stamps and dies. Take a look at these gorgeous June 2019 Stand Alone Dies!!!

COLOR WHEEL DIE
DAINTY BLOOMS COVER DIE
DELICATE MANDALA DIE
STAR FLOWER POP UP DIE SET
VIRGINIA ROSE 3D DIE
LAYERED STARS DIE SET
NESTING LABELS DIE SET

HELLO CARD

Lets get started with the projects. Who among you have watched Aladdin?!?! I just love all the vibrant and colorful costumes!!! The inspiration for this card definitely came from one of the dresses of Princess Jasmine. 🙂

STAR FLOWER POP UP DIE SET

The Star Flower Pop Up die set allows the petals of the flowers and leaves to pop up! How amazing is that?!?! 🙂

MATERIALS:

For this card, I decided to die cut 2 layers of different colored cardstocks simultaneously using the flower dies. The left and bottom edges of both cardstocks were lined up and post it tape was used to hold them together so that they won’t move when I ran them through the die cutting machine. This will allow both die cut images to line up. Sometimes, the cut does not go through the 2nd paper but there will be an indentation of the die so you’ll know exactly where to reposition it. 3 flowers were die cut on the hot pink and orange cardstocks. The petals were then lifted to reveal both colored cardstocks. The leaves from the Rose Flurries 3D dies were die cut using the blue colored cardstock. 2 layers of hot pink and 1 layer of blue were used to die cut the Fancy Hello die and these were glued on top of each other to create dimension. The blue die cut was intentionally adhered slightly off to add a shadow effect. Leaves from the Rose Flurries 3D die Set were added to finish the card.

U ARE SO IMPORTANT TO ME CARD

For the next card, I used the Delicate Mandala Die. Isn’t this die simply gorgeous?!?! The details are so intricate and just beautiful!! For this card, I wanted it to be clean and simple so that the background die will stand out.

MATERIALS:

The wet on wet technique (wet the paper then apply watercolor)  was used on watercolor paper with the following colors: Sea Breeze and  Midnight Violet from the Spring Garden Set, Lagoon, Emerald and Prersian Blue from the Winter Wonderland set and Turquoise from the Tropical Fiesta set. While the watercolor paper was still wet, I sprinkled salt and allowed it to dry.  The salt absorbed some of the inks and created a subtle mottled look.

I adhered vellum onto another piece of vellum to make it sturdier. Using the same watercolors, I painted and added splatters to the vellum to add some color. After this dried, the Mega U alpha die was used to die cut the letter U.

White cardstock was folded to create a top folding card. Circle die was used to cut out the circle for the card base.  I made sure to do partial die cutting on the top of the card to create the hinge flap.

The Delicate Mandala die was die cut 4 more times on white cardstock and adhered on top of each other with glue. The colored mandala was then glued onto the stack to create dimension.  This was then glued to the front of the card base. The sentiment was stamped on black cardstock using Versamark ink then embossed with Altenew’s Pure White Crisp embossing powder. Foam tape was used to adhere the sentiment to add more dimension.

ONE DAY AT A TIME CARD

The Dainty Blooms Cover Die is another beautiful cover die from Altenew.  When I saw this die, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

DAINTY BLOOMS COVER DIE

MATERIALS:

4 sheets of Neenah Solar White Cardstock were die cut using the Dainty Blooms Cover Die and adhered on top of each other to create dimension.
The surface of the watercolor paper was wet with water and then watered down cool colors of watercolor inks (blues and greens) were randomly applied on the surface. Same procedure was done with the warm colors. When both papers were dry, the Dainty Blooms Cover Die was used to die cut the watercolored sheets. The entire die cut parts were carefully picked up using the Press’n Seal. This way, it was much easier to adhere the tiny pieces to the proper slots like a jigsaw puzzle.

The stacked up white outline of the die was adhered to a  4.25” x 5.5” white cardstock. The flowers were identified and glue was applied to that areas of the flowers only. The orange set of die cut was aligned over the mounted white die cut and a spoon burnishing tool was used to push the petals to adhere to the base paper. Adhesive was added to the remaining white areas and the blue/green die cut pieces were adhered using the same method. Pencil markings were added to emphasize the centers of the flowers.

I love the sentiment from the One Day At a Time Stamp set and embossed this onto vellum using Versamark embossing ink and Altenew Rose Gold Crisp Embossing Powder. (You should know by now that this is my all time favorite gold embossing powder 🙂 )The Tim Holtz paper distresser was used to add some texture to the edges of the vellum. This was then wrapped around the die cut cover panel and was glued down onto an A2 side folding card base.

THANK YOU CARD

I love it when I can make multiple cards using the scraps of another card. Here’s another simple way to use the positive die cut of the Dainty Blooms Cover Die.

MATERIALS:

The Dainty Blooms Cover Die was used to die cut 4 sheets of Neenah Solar White CS. These were adhered together using adhesive. The positive watercolored die cut from the other card was then pasted onto the white layered die cuts then glued on to a woodgrain patterned paper from the Essential Rock Collection paper pack. The diamond frame from the Geo Frames Stamp set was embossed using Versamark Ink and Rose Gold Embossing Powder. This will serve to ground the die cut sentiment. The frame was die cut and glued to the front panel. 4 sheets of white CS and a coordinating patterned paper from the Alluring Blooms Paper Pack were then die cut using the Thank You Die and then adhered on top of each other. This was then glued onto the frame to finish the card.

ALWAYS THINKING OF YOU CARD

VIRGINIA ROSE 3D DIE

For this card, I wanted it to be clean, delicate and simple so I chose to use only the small 3D rose and some foliage from the Virginia Rose 3D die set. The Layering Guide for the die set can be found below.

VIRGINIA ROSE 3D DIE SET LAYERING GUIDE

MATERIALS:

The small set of Virginia roses were die cut using Neenah Solar white cardstock then colored with Iceberg, Eastern Sky and Ultramarine crisp dye inks from the Lapiz Lazuli set with the use of a blender brush.  I found it best to keep the die cut pieces in place when coloring with the blender brush making it easier to add color especially to the delicate parts of the die cut.

The “water” in the vase was colored using Faber Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils then the vellum was bent to mimic the shape of a real vase. Only the left and right edges of the vase were glued down to make it look like it’s a 3D vase. A slit was cut on top so that I could insert the stems into the vase.

The flowers and foliage were then arranged. I enjoyed this part cause it felt like I was arranging a real floral arrangement! I purposely did not glue down the tips of the flowers and leaves to give it a more natural and organic look. Black splatters were added to finish the card.

~PRIZES~

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 6/24/2019 for a chance to win. Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 6/27/2019. In addition to this, My Little Attic will raffle off an Altenew gift pack to Philippine residents who post a comment on my blog. 🙂

I hope you enjoyed reading through this blog post and that you are now more inspired to use these wonderful Altenew June Release Stand-Alone Dies. Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a gift certificate and a gift pack from MLA! I would love to hear back from you so please find time to say hi. 🙂 Next up is the talented Jeanne Jachna. Make sure to check out her blog to get some inspiration!!! Till my next post. Thank you for dropping by!!! <3

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Anna Lontayné Bodnàr
Anna Lontayné Bodnàr
4 years ago

Beautiful cards.I love the dimensions on them and the colouring.Thanks for sharing them

knurse22
knurse22
4 years ago

Love the bold colors and all the layers on your pop up card. That die is awesome! And I especially love how you created the Dainty blooms card—-so lovely! My fave, though, is the Virginia Roses in the lovely vase. So glad to see them again! Thanks for your wonderful inspiration.

Kathy R
Kathy R
4 years ago

Now I can add the dainty flowers to my favorite list. All cards are stunning!

Tudy Trgovac
Tudy Trgovac
4 years ago

Jaw dropping cards. Altenew you and the cardmaking community are making me a better card maker. Thanks for inspiring. Double Wow

Nenette Madero
Nenette Madero
4 years ago
Reply to  Tudy Trgovac

So sweet, Tudy! Truly appreciate your kind words! <3

Kathy McCluskey
Kathy McCluskey
4 years ago

You are a very talented, creative artist, Nenette! All of your cards are absolutely stunning! I couldn’t begin to pick a favorite…your work really showcases the new standalone dies! Thanks for all the wonderful inspiration!!

Kari Allen VanNoy
Kari Allen VanNoy
4 years ago

Beautiful! Love the blue inked flowers…what a great idea!!

Kathy Dippner
Kathy Dippner
4 years ago

Beautiful beautiful cards! Love the colors and layers you put together.

Divya Bennett
Divya Bennett
4 years ago

Love the idea of sprinkling salt, the embossed vellum band and the way you used the Virginia rose die.

Sue D
Sue D
4 years ago

Love your choice of colors and card designs!

jeanneragan
jeanneragan
4 years ago

OMG, I love both the cards you made using the Dainty Blooms Cover Die! Beautiful! TFS!

Patt H.
Patt H.
4 years ago

Absolutely gorgeous cards! I love the bright vibrant colors on your first card especially! Beautiful!

Johanna T.
Johanna T.
4 years ago

Wow! Love all the creativity and versatility that you put into these cards. They are all wonderful, but my favorite is the “Always Thinking of You” Card.

Lauryne Cunningham
Lauryne Cunningham
4 years ago

Wow! Gorgeous cards! I love the beautiful colors on the first card and the flowers/vase in the last card!

Denise Bryant
Denise Bryant
4 years ago

Fantastic color combos and details on each of your gorgeous creations! Love the way you colored your card with the Dainty Blooms Cover Die!

Darlene De Sario
Darlene De Sario
4 years ago

OMG! Stunning! All are just so magnificent the way you have so much definition and the color pallets are amazing! Tyfs

Carrie C.
Carrie C.
4 years ago

I just love your creations with this release…stunning!

labarrett
labarrett
4 years ago

Your projects are gorgeous and each so unique! You have a wonderful eye for color.

Nenette Madero
Nenette Madero
4 years ago
Reply to  labarrett

Thank you so much, Labarrett!

Cyndi Morris
Cyndi Morris
4 years ago

Beautiful cards. The colors are gorgeous. There are so many wonderful items in this release, it’s hard to pick a favorite, but I so love the Virginia Rose 3-D die set.

Nenette Madero
Nenette Madero
4 years ago
Reply to  Cyndi Morris

Thank you so much, Cyndi! Thanks for dropping by!

Lisa Byers
Lisa Byers
4 years ago

Hi! Your cards are stunning!! Your designs are simply wonderful!! I love your techniques, the coloring is so beautiful!!