greeting card featuring i really miss you by altenew

Altenew Eclectic Vibes Release


Ready for something fun and retro?! This month’s release has TONS of fun looks to spice up your stamp and die collection! You should be arriving from Reiko’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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retro & eclectic vibes

Sometimes you gotta mix it up a little! This month’s release has some fun doodle patterns, retro imagery, and of course, beautiful florals! If you’re looking for fun, fresh imagery to add to your stash, definitely check out my projects below!

dripping galaxy birthday

For all of today’s projects, I’m experimenting with my new set of Windsor & Newton Gouache watercolors. These are opaque colors that, as you will see, look amazing on black cardstock or watercolor paper! Yes, you can use it on white (or any other color) paper too.

For this first design, I created a cool rainbow-galaxy-ish ink dripping look over the new Illusion Triangles 3D embossing folder. I diecut the Just A Number dies from the same panel – both the sentiment and the shadow layers, and then just placed the sentiment layer inlaid into the shadow space. A few enamel dots from the Pocketful of Sunshine set finished off the look.

greeting card featuring just a number die set by altenew
greeting card featuring just a number die set by altenew

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friends in my galaxy

For this second look, I started by creating a circle element in the background with a lighter, blended wash of gouache. It looks like a planet! Then, I decided that I wanted to add the Thank You For Being My Friend die set. That’s seriously all the card needed – except for a few enamel dots from Shades of Purple. This big sentiment die make the whole project come together super fast!

greeting card featuring thank you for being my friend by altenew
greeting card featuring thank you for being my friend by altenew

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missing you doodles

Believe it or not, this is the project that took the most time! I started by embossing black watercolor cardstock with the Cool Doodles 3D embossing folder. Then, I used a small brush and various shades of gouache to paint the doodles. Looks perfect, right? Black gouache makes a great “black-out” for mistakes! 😉

To play off the bright colors, I got creative with the I Really Miss You mini stamp & die to get a perfect coordinating look!

greeting card featuring i really miss you by altenew
greeting card featuring i really miss you by altenew

Thank You!

Time is precious and I’m truly grateful that you chose to spend a few minutes of your day here!
I would love to connect with you on Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest where we have the opportunity to share and interact even more!


Now, about that GIVEAWAY…

$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 07/11/2021 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 07/13/2021.

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40 thoughts on “Altenew Eclectic Vibes Release”

  1. Great cards. I don’t think I have the patience to do something similar, but your black gouache retro design is fantastic! Definitely need the Doodles embossing folder.

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  2. Great cards. Love the black with such vibrant colors. Missing you doodles is just fabulous. Thanks for sharing

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