Welcome to the June Stamp + Die (+ some other great stuff) release blog hop! You should be arriving from Jaycee Gaspar’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. You know there’s prizes, so be sure to grab the deets at the end of the post
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blooming with love
This month’s release is called Blooming With Love, and it’s definitely full of blooms! Plus there are two extra special bonus products that I know you’re going to love – Metallic Thread AND Blending Brushes!
2-step bloom
I thought I’d start with a focus on the blending brush and the new Calming Reverie bloom. The stamp is HUGE and will help you create a statement card in no time. It’s only two layers – the background color, and the dotted detail layer – so easy!
TIP: Adding Obsidian Black as the detail layer will really tone down any vibrant color you choose.
Though the Calming Reverie set comes with a simple “hello” sentiment, try pairing it with the new Say It With Love stamp set instead. Those sentiments aren’t just for the inside…
Finally, the new Large Blending Tool will blend your Crisp Ink colors flawlessly! I was able to create the soft blue glow (Ultramarine) in no time.
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blush, bergenia & gold
The Bergenia Builder stamp set is ridiculously fun to play with! Not only is there the main stem with multiple blooms, but there’s also individual blooms and leaves to make your arrangement more lush! The individual blooms match up with blooms in the main stem, so you can place them on top to add extra dimension without having to stamp the larger image and fussy cut. Genius! They look just lovely on their own, too!
I chose to color with some Artist Markers, leaving the ends white, and blending back in with the Colorless Blender to create a white/pink bloom.
For the background, I blended in a coordinating Coral Berry spotlight, and then added lengths of the Antique Gold metallic thread. In the angled picture below, you’ll see how the florals are layered for extra dimension.
escape to paradise
The Bird of Paradise set is a builder flower plus sentiments, but I opted to focus just on the outline images. I love that there are two stems that go opposite directions. That really helps to create a more organic look.
I watercolored the stems in a dotty style, and then got stuck with next steps. I didn’t want to add much more, but the background couldn’t be just white. I could have gone for another blended spotlight, but why not show off the versatility of this set by creating a background with just the outline images. To soften up the look, I used a piece of Navy cardstock instead of black. I think it helps bring out the little bits of purple in the flowers.
I wanted to add some more of the beautiful Metallic Thread, so I created a multi-loop tiny bow. Looks magical, right? I’ve got a video below that will show you how easy it is to make that cutie!
amazing in blue
For my last card, I used the Amazing Things set, and stuck to just the outline again. This time, heat embossing in white. The stamp is medium in size, so it can be stamped multiple times to create a patterned background.
I really love the sentiments in this set – bonus for the great swirly font! To really highlight the sentiment, I embossed it on another piece of Navy, and then popped it up. Adding the Enchanted Gold Metallic thread in loose swirls helps to separate the two layers and really adds another level of sophistication to the design.
Do thread swirls get you down? Check out today’s video for tips on how I do it!
mystical metallic thread
A delicate thread detail looks so stunning, but I know that it can also be difficult to use! I put together this video to show you three easy ways to get started with using the thread successfully. Yes – even YOU can make one of those adorable mini multi-loop bows!
Thank You!
Time is precious and I’m truly grateful that you chose to spend a few minutes of your day here!
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now, about that GIVEAWAY…
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 by 6/9/2020 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 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 Card Blog on 6/11/2020.
Time to hop along!
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Great cards. Great release. Thanks for sharing.
Your cards are beautiful! The bergsomething builder card is my favorite! Very nice job! I’m happy I found your blog too! TFS! Congrats being on the design team! You certainly deserve to be!
Matalic thread is such a lovely way to add that extra sparkle to the card I will definitely have to give it a try xxx
All lovely examples for a great release.
Beautiful cards. I love the metallic thread in the last card
Such beautiful cards!
Nicole- such lovely cards, and though I love navy I always forget to use it– thanks for the reminder! Thanks, too, for the thread tutorial– much more straightforward than I thought ; you’ve inspired me to give it a try! So grateful for your contributions to the hop on this, another packed Altenew release ! Be Well.
I love love Adventure in Blue. So elegant but minimalist. Not that I don’t care for the beautiful details…it’s so striking? Thank you, Nichol?
Wonderful cards!
Your cards are gorgeous.
Wow. You have been busy. All of your cards are so different and stunning.
Very lovely, bold and beautiful!
I can’t wait to get these things. I don’t usually get it ALL but this time I might.
Really beautiful cards, that Birds of Paradise one is my fave, thanks for sharing your incredible talents.
I’m waiting with great anticiipation for my first shipment of Altenew products.
Very pretty cards! Love them all but my favorite is the pink flowers one, love how you color the backgrounds. Very nice details
Wonderful cards and tips for using thread. Thanks so much.
Lovely cards! Thanks for the inspiration.
The texture on the calming reverie bloom is print quality, just gorgeous! I really love the bird of paradise stalked like that. Beautiful effect with that blending brush!
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Great colors, and the thread idea is added effect and helpful info in achieving that added shimmer.
Such beautiful cards! I love the birds of paradise card – love the little highlight of colour you used!
Your cards are beautiful. This is a great release from Altenew. thank you
Wonderful release and your cards are lovely! Beautiful color palettes and card designs!!
Absolutely stunning cards! Loved them all!
Lovely cards, beautifully colored
Love all the Altenew flower sets in this release! Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing!
The texture on the calming reverie bloom is print quality, just gorgeous!
I really love the bird of paradise stalked like that.
Beautiful effect with that blending brush!
Beautiful cards! I love the large flower!
I love how you laid out the bird of paradise on your card, very unique. Thanks for sharing.
Oh gosh….love, love, love the Bergenia and Bird of Paradise. As always your work is an inspiration.
Wow what incredibly beautiful cards! They’re all so amazing, I absolutely love the Bergenia set & card!
All the cards are gorgeous, Nicole! I love the different techniques you have used.
Love your Bird of Paradise card! I tried to order that bundle this morning, along with two others, but unfortunately, Altenew is already sold out of the new bundles! I will have to wait patiently, which is hard for me to do! Thanks for participating in the hop.
nice simple cards
What pretty cards. Your flowers are lovely! Wonderful colors and layout.
All of the cards you created are so pretty. I especially like the card using the Bergenia Builder. I think I have to put that one on my list! Thank you!
Your cards are absolutely amazing. Beautiful colors and beautiful styles. Great showcase of this fantastic release.
Stunning cards!!!! Love this release!!!
I love the touch of metallic. Thanks for sharing
Really striking cards!
So very beautiful! The birds of paradise card is my fave. I love the selective coloring.
Very pretty cards! Thank you for the bow tutorial.
Your cards are stunning. I thought the Birds of Paradise was my favorite but you Bergenia stamp is so beautiful.
Lovely cards! Great techniques using the new metallic thread.
I like how you shaded your flowers. So soft and pretty. And I also like how you only colored a couple of the Bird of Paradise flowers…
Ya know, I’ve never been a fan of bird of paradise BUT….your card has changed my mind. Simply beautiful as are all the cards.
Love your cards! Thank you so much for the thread tutorial!!!!
Love your cards! Thank you so much for the thread tutorial!!!! It was very helpful!
Very beautiful cards! I love the partial coloring on bird of paradise card!
You have been busy! Your cards are amazing!
Your cards are beautiful! I especially like what you did with the bird of paradise!
Such beautiful cards!! I love your mini bow, and that large flower is amazing on your card! I also adore your watercolored bird of paradise. Such inspiration!! 🙂
So beautiful! Gorgeous cards!
Thank you so much for the video and these examples. I love the metallic threads.
So much beauty! Your cards are wonderful, I love the bergenia, even though I never heard of them.
Gorgeous cards, love all the designs!
I love the glowing blue and pink backgrounds! And lovely Navy card!
The bergenia flower card is so pretty! Looks like the lovely flowers bought from a shop! I also like the rose in your first card- has a very old fashioned look.
Cards were beautiful and I really enjoyed the video! Thank you!
I love white on navy, all day, any day. But that tiny gold thread bow, squeeee!
Such wonderful tutorial tips for us today Love all the twine creations. I am always all thumbs using that slippery twine, but I am going to try your bow idea and see how it goes for me. I love the messy look of the twine behind an element. Thanks for sharing in such detail!
I really liked the spot highlighted birds of Paradise card. That stamp set is incredible! I really like all the layers in it, and every card I see with it, is STUNNING!
Pretty cards! Love your use with the beautiful gold threads!! Wonderful release from Altenew!!!
~Vanessa W
Gorgeous cards!
Wonderful cards Nicole. Love the use of the metallic thread on your cards.
Beautiful cards and great ideas.
I love the fun graphic look of the Amazing Things card – it is a simple but very impactful look. LOVE the layering of the gold thread on the pink Bergenias card – so pretty and elegant!
Love the blue tones!
thank you for focusing on the thread. needed this.
Absolutely gorgeous cards! Love the Bird of Paradise…
Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards!?
Great cards. Love the bird of paradise. Thank you.
All four cards are fabulous…Loved that metallic thread so much!!Thanks for sharing!!
Wow! All your cards are gorgeous! Love them! <3
Your Bird of Paradise card is so crisp and elegant! Lovely.
Love the use of the thread.
Hi! This is my first time visiting your blog. I am so thrilled that I did! Your cards were stunning! Each one looked so different from another. The Calming Reverie card is my favorite! It is splendid! I love the colors and the layers look 3D. ❤ the blue bg! Gorgeous!
The card with the smaller flowers, that was do much fun to use is my favorite image in this release! The Bergernia Builder image can look different just by changing the bg or flower colors.
Your Bird of Feather piece looked amazing! I loved how the flowers in the bg were black and white, calm, if you will. And then, a burst of bold color and life!
I really enjiyed seeing the different layouts, techniques you used, and especially the gorgeous Altnew images!
He IS Able!
Traci Starkweather
Lovely cards. Love these new Altenew products.
I like the metallic thread ideas and love the Amazing Things card! Such beautiful designs. I send several cards a week to relatives in nursing homes and to my friends and extended family. I would put this gift card to good use!
Bergenia Builder stamp set is awesome and your card is beautiful. TFS
Thanks for the tip I will try that out
Gorgeous cards! I love how you wrapped the thread around the whole (pink) card! What an awesome video with great tips that I will definitely try!
These are fabulous! I really like your compositions!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards! I enjoyed the video showing how to add the metallic thread. It adds just that extra bit that finishes the cards!
What beautiful cards, Nicole! I’m especially in love with that begenia stamp! Wow!
Your Cards are so stunning! I love the outline contrast detail you’ve added. I need to go stamp something . Thank you for the inspiration.
Lovely cards! I wasn’t sure I was going to like the calming reverie bloom but seeing it used I really like the look of the bloom and the way it fills up the front of a card. Thanks for the great video showing us different ways to use the metallic threads. I think my favorite technique is the first one but I plan to give them all a try.
What lovely inspiration! The bergenia card is my favorite – love the coral and metallic thread! The birds of paradise is a close second – the graphic look is so cool!
Wow! What a variety of techniques and looks. Your blending is beautiful. I love the metallic threads.
Beautiful cards.
I can’t pick a favorite. I like them all. I am liking the metallic thread technique. Thank you.
Wow, great creations.
Love the bird of paradise the most…
Your cards are lovely!!!! Your Bird of Paradise card is my favorite. Thank you for sharing, and for posting the video, as I wondered what to do with the thread.
Beautiful! I can’t wait to get some of the gold thread. It really adds a nice touch and isn’t bulky.
Your cards are beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing.
The rose is so realistic it’s like looking at a photo. Great tips on using the thread as well!
Really nice inspiration! Love the cards so much! Love the way you use color and the Calming Reverie card is stunning!!
The bergena is next on my wish list! I love how you used it so many different ways.
Interesting tutorial on use of thread. I’m making myself a couple of those templates to make bows!
Live the metallic thread ideas
Beautiful cards, the pale pink is my favorite!
Love the gold thread embellishment!
Such a calming and beautiful card.
Nice for a friend pick me up.
Totally love your second card, I must get this stamp! I enjoy seeing all your creations. Thanks for sharing.
Wow, Wow, Wow! These are all amazing cards!!
Great inspiration and techniques. Love your bow templates.
Absolutely gorgeous cards! I have some mettalic thread that I need to start using more!
Gorgeous cards! I really like all the techniques you used. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous creations, Nicole!! Way too many things I want from this release!! 🙂
Your Bergenia is gorgeous. Such lovely color. And that stamp set has some wonderful sentiments.
I love the new release sets- not sure which one I would pick IF I could have only one!!! Your card samples are so wonderful- beautiful inspiration!
Absolutely gorgeous! My favorite is the bergenia flower card -it is so fantastic!!!!
Your cards are lovely but the Bergenia is my favorite (perhaps it’s because I’m waiting for that stamp set to come!).
Your cards are beautiful! Thanks for the video about the thread. It was very helpful.
Loving your gorgeous
cards! The stamps are
wonderful.
Carla from Utah
Gorgeous blooms and coloring! The Bird of Paradise set is a favorite!
Girl, you amaze me. So darn talented!
Thanks, bella! Right back at’cha!
I really like the three dimensional layout of the second card. It really makes it look like a bouquet of flowers.
Beautiful cards! Thank you for the metallic thread demo. I will definitely be trying them on my next card!
The first card rose just jumps off the card and looks so realistic. The rest of your cards are so beautiful too and the Metellic thread makes a very nice touch.
I am in love with all of the navy you used. The bergenia card is gorgeous!!
Beautiful cards. Gives me inspiration. Thank you for sharing them.
Wow. You really out did yourself on all these cards. The Bergenia card is my favorite. ❤️
Super fabulous cards. I love each and every bit of the cards. So much variety and so many different techniques. I can’t pick a pickle one because you’ve made them look so so beautiful.. From the Bergenia with soft hues to the bright flowers of the paradise.. I love the dark blue card and the bold flower.. I love it thoroughly.. Super amazing inspiration
Beautiful cards! Thanks for showing different ways of using the metallic thread. I will have to give it a try!
Your cards are beautiful… I especially like the Bergenia card and the way you used the metallic thread. The video on using metallic thread was very helpful…thanks!
Love your cards! I love all the new flower sets. Altenew always designs beautiful flowers!!!!
I love all the different ways you used flowers. Sometimes I get really locked into needing to do only coloring, or only the stamp layering and forget the simple beauty of an outline. Also, the stippled flower is a stunner, especially with the bright colors you chose. Thanks for all the ideas!
Great mix of projects. I like the use of thread.
Your cards are so beautifully done!
Love what you did with the Bird of Paradise — not a flower I usually like (so garish!). But you made it subtle and elegant. Love it.
Beautiful cards! I love how soft the colors are on the Bird of Paradise.
Love the cards. But the thanks goes for the metalic thread video. Much needed by this gal. Great products, Altenew.
so beautiful!
Fabulous creations!
Thanks for sharing the ideas for adding the metallic thread ! Love all your cards ! The flowers in this release are great!
Lovely cards.