Happy October! I’m back with a new Altenew release full of cool new stamp & die sets that I know you’re going to love! You should be arriving from Nenette’s blog. If not, you can track back to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning, or continue around until you loop back here.
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fuzzy, floral & fall
I love that Altenew is mixing it up this month with some new illustration styles! It’s what keeps all of us creatives coming back for more! #amiright? If you saw the heroes sets from earlier in the year, you’ll recognize the style in some of the animal sets. There’s also a bold and chunky line style which gives florals a whole different look, and is perfect for a new coffee themed set.
There’s also a few surprises for you! How about small ink blending brushes! A new, smaller size to work smaller areas and images. AND, labeling stickers for your Artist Markers. They’ll help you find the color you’re looking for more easily!
Of course, there’s bundles, so you have lots of options to pick up some of your favorites at a discount!
coffee & friends
Coffee and friends go hand in hand! This new bold illustration style is paired with fabulous handwritten sentiments that are just perfect for all the friends that need to hear from you! I thought the bold line style really called for bright colors, so all of my projects today feature a freestyle watercolor drip background and bold watercoloring of the images. I turned an oops into a design choice when the red went outside the lines on my hearts. I went with it and just exaggerated the look and made it intentional.
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simply beautiful
Another bold illustrated set is the Simple Rose stamp and die set. I really love the chunky lines as they make it super easy to color! The large, bold imagery means that you don’t need a lot to make a statement in your design. A little goes a long way!
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your comfort zone
This last set is an absolute stunner – Birch Forest! It is bold in its own way, and it holds so many possibilities. I heat embossed the image on this one, then did some more ink dripping. To add in the foreground trees, it was a simple matter of stamping the image again on some gray cardstock, and fussy-cutting the trees I wanted to accentuate.
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Join me LIVE on YouTube at 4PM US Central today, October 5th, to see these new products up close and personal! If you miss the live broadcast, the replay will be below, or on my YouTube channel!
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Now, about that GIVEAWAY…
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 10/11/2020 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/14/2020. GOOD LUCK!
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Gorgeous cards – I love the graphic, drip backgrounds with the subtle patterns, and love the “oops” on the hearts – they look glowing and growing, and purposefully done that way.
Great cards with a modern look. I really like the forest scene with the birch trees!
Fabulous cards! I really like your freestyle watercolor drip backgrounds. This technique makes a card very special and unique. I’m going to try it. Thank you!
Love that messy background look!! Terrific cards!! Great release!!
Like your birch tree card
Oh gosh I love your birch trees and roses. I must go watch your video!
I really like your style so different from others. Love them all!
Great cards. Love the different style. Thanks for sharing
I love the backgrounds you did! The coffee cup set is soooo cute!
Love how you created each of your backgrounds & then tied in the stamped images!
Nice.
Amazing cards!
Thanks for the amazing inspiration! I really love the second card with the Simple Roses stamp set! I also love the bold backgrounds.
Very unique backgrounds, Nicole!!! My fave is the birch tree? Thank you so much for the inspiration!!!
These are just awesome. I really like the coffee cup and the saying. They are all great! Thank you as always your wonderful selection.
Great cards—I love the freestyle watercolor drips that simple rose set is my fave!!!
I like what you did with the birch trees. It could have just looked repetitive, but the bright blue and the stream of color gave it life and movement.
Love these cards with the watercolor dripping effect
I love the birch trees card. The image, the color drip, and the awesome sentiment combine into a striking card.
Your birch tree card is amazing! I love the grayscale contrast to the bright blue. ?
What beautiful cards!
Oh, I LOVE the comfort zone card!!! Not only is it gorgeous, but I ADORE the sentiment!!!!!!
Loving the silver birch stamp set – your card is so striking. Looks like it’s snowing in the background.
LOVE your cards! The watercolor drips are just up my alley and I never think to just “do it” and incorporate into my overall card design! You did it and achieved it and I absolutely adore the look!! Never would have noticed your “oops” until you mentioned it…Awesome cards!
I love these cards! I hadn’t seen the watercolor drip technique before. It really made an amazing background for the birch tree card. Thank you for sharing!
Great cards. Interesting effect with the watercolor drip backgrounds. TFS
Your cards are beautiful!
Thanks for sharing the technique. Like others, my favorite card is the birch forest. It is so cool! Great for a masculine card.
Thank you for the video Nicole. I’m sorry I missed the live chat. I really like the loose watercolour backgrounds & even the red bleeding out of the two hearts on the coffee cup looks like it fits right in. Your roses are lovely. Yes, I too like the birch trees card the best though.
I love that you added a video thanks!
Lovely! I already ordered the roses and can’t wait to get started.
Fantastic cards! I love the drip backgrounds!
Beautiful cards…love the loose backgrounds..
Wow, gorgeous cards and LOVE LOVE LOVE the backgrounds too! The birch tree card is my fave but I love them all. Thanks for another awesome video tutorial.
beautiful cards, thanks for the inspiration
Fabulous designs Nicole! Love the mixed media touches, thanks for the inspiration!
I like the mixed media combination. The idea for the tree set is beatutiful.
Great video- thanks for showing how you make the drippy backgrounds! Your cards are gorgeous!
Beautiful, sweet cards. I totally love the florals in this release, and your second card using the Simply Rose set is my favorite.
Beautiful backgrounds! Very fluid and great color choices!