Altenew Thanks and Blessings Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Blog Hop & Giveaway

Hello crafty friends! Thank you so much for joining me on this blog help celebrating Altenew's Thanks and Blessings Collection. This is a wonderful release and I have a lot of favorites. If you are following along the hop, you have just come from Therese Calvird and your next stop is Zinia Redo. If you get lost along the way, please visit the Altenew Card blog for details and the hop order. 

The release supplies I used were gifted to me by Altenew to help provide some inspiration to you. As the holiday season approaches, I often think about how blessed I am. I love making and sending cards during the holiday season to give thanks to the people in my life and how they support me throughout the year. Needless to say, I give out a lot of cards at this time of the year so I used the products in the release to make holiday and thank you cards.  After hopping along with all the talented Altenew designers, I hope you are feeling inspired to make some holiday and thank you cards to celebrate the blessings in your life.  

Holiday Inspiration

BIRD OF THE WOODS Stamp Set
There are so many wonderful products within this release. Bird of the Woods is a delightful layered stamp set. I paired this festive bird with Majestic Mistletoe on one card and with Leaves and Berries Stencil on another to make two adorable holiday cards.

Bird of the Woods with Majestic Mistletoe stamp set. The sentiment is embossed with Copper embossing powder

Bird of the Woods with Leaves and Berries Stencil

DRY BRUSH POINSETTIA Stamp, die and masking stencil set
The Dry Brush Poinsettia is my absolute favorite from the release. This is a layering stamp that makes the most beautiful and subtle poinsettia flowers. With different color combinations, you can make this flower bold and bright or soft and elegant. Within the three examples, I paired this versatile stamp set up with different products from the release. Let me know if this is on your must have list, too!

Dry Brush Poinsettia paired with All About Thanks die set and the Greatest Blessings set. This soft background sets off the gold embossed sentiments

Dry Brush Poinsettia paired with Antique Gold embossing powder. This bold flower really stands out.

Dry Brush Poinsettia paired with Gold Stripes Washi Tape and Gold Foil washi tape. Stamping one bright flower with two neutral ones helps make a focal point on your design.

JOY TO THE WORLD TYPEFACE Stamp and die set
I am not usually one for graphic cards but this Joy to the World typeface stamp set is just so cool. In the first example I used just the main stamp, embossed it with Antique Gold embossing powder and set it against a stenciled background that was made with Classic Pine stencil A and B. The second example uses the typeface layers in Limestone, Aqualicious and Volcano inks with the main sentiment embossed in Platinum embossing powder. I set the words against an equally graphic background using shapes from Spheres and Spirals stamp set that were stamped in Mountain Mist, Dew Drops and Limestone inks. 

The stencil is colored with Shadow Creek, Mountain Pine and Enchanted Gold inks.

Giving Thanks Inspiration

ROSE TEA STAMP AND DIE SET
The Rose Tea Stamp has three delightful images that I am showcasing in my cards. For all these cards I used Martian Terrain, Nature Wonders and Northern Shore inks. All three of the large images from the Rose Tea Stamp set were heat embossed with Antique Gold embossing powder. I then made a series of backgrounds using stencils or watercolor to set off the images. See the captions below each project example for details. I love this stamp set because the images could be used separately or together and can be colored or not. These are the perfect images for thank you cards.

The image was watercolored using the dye inks and then mounted on a background that had been blended with the Trellis stencil. The thanks die cut comes from the All About Thanks die set

The background of this adorable tea cup comes from the Block Builder Stencil. This stencil can be turned in many different ways to make a lot of different looks. The thanks comes from the All About Thanks die set

The loose water color background came from picking up the colors on my mat left over from watercoloring a different Rose Tea image. I added water to the colors and picked them up with watercolor paper.

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BLOCK BUILDER STENCIL
This stencil set has two different stencils that can be turned in a myriad of ways to create different looks. Here grays and teals set off Platinum embossed die cuts from All About Thanks die set. I love how a simple coloring stencil can be the focal point on a card.​

Giveaway Prizes
​$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 09/09/2021 for a chance to win. 
Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/11/2021.

Thank you so much for joining me today. Your next stop is Zinia Redo. If you get lost along the way, please visit the Altenew Card blog for details and the hop order. I hope you are feeling inspired. I'd love to know what you think of the release and if you have a favorite product so far (maybe the Dry Brush Poinsettia?). Have a crafty day!

Supply list

For your convenience, supplies are listed below. Affiliate links are used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.

Altenew Classic Pine Stencil A Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook	Altenew Classic Pine Stencil B Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook	Altenew Leaves & Berries Stencil Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook
Altenew Copper embossing powder Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Platinum embossing powder Shop at: Altenew	Tea Party Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew
Pocket Sunshine Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew	Sea Shore Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew	Coffee Break Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew
Rock Collection Mini Crisp Ink Set Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Gold String Washi Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Golden trim washi Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook
Spheres and Spirals Stamp Set Shop at: Altenew	Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Trellis Stencil Shop at: Altenew
Altenew Majestic Mistletoe Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook	Altenew Large blending tool Shop at: Altenew | Scrapbook	Altenew Martian Terrain Ink Set Shop at: Altenew
Altenew Nature's Wonders Ink Set Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Northern Shore Ink Set Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Joy to the World Typography Shop at: Altenew
Altenew Dry Brush Poinsettia Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Rose Tea Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Bird of the Woods Shop at: Altenew
Altenew Block Builder Stencil Shop at: Altenew	Altenew All About Thanks Die Set Shop at: Altenew	Altenew Greatest Blessings Stamp Set Shop at: Altenew