You know I love a good standalone die set! They’re such an easy way to add texture and layers to a project. Good thing we have a new lot coming out with Altenew today! You should be arriving from Carol Hintermeier’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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suddenly spring
More like suddenly mid-April! Wasn’t it just January? No. Oh, ok… Well, I’m glad it’s spring! The flowers are blooming and the days are warming. But, it’s always craft season, so let’s see what kinds of bundles we have with this release!
whimsical garden & a mirrror
All of this month’s projects feature different washi tapes in combination with the new dies. This first one features Circular Elements and Whimsical Garden dies. I chose to back the Circular Element with gold mirror cardstock. When you look at it head on, you can see your reflection! It really plays off the “Stay Strong” sentiment from Sentiment Strips!
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woodland reflections
I created this project by bordering the new Reflections die on both sides with the same color cardstock to create a full card-front element. It reminds me of looking into a stand of trees.
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3d banner in a fall of flowers
The 3D Banner die set is a little tricky, but worth it to create something this beautiful, this easily! The set comes with the banner all stretched out and ready to fold, and the background piece to connect it to. The trick is knowing which way it folds and which direction to stamp to make sure it all lines up!
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To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 04/25/2021 for a chance to win.
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Thanks for sharing creativity with the new release. Each card is different and stands on it’s own. Great job.
Really Beautiful cards!!!
Suddenly there is a whole lot more to want from Altenew. Great cards!
Love the “stay strong” card! Really a lovely card.
Wonderful cards!
Great job on the Suddenly Spring Release.
awesome cards – the dark colors really pop
Especially love the simplicity of your Fabulous Friend card with beautiful matching envelope. Very stunning!
These are all lovely, but the dark purple “hello” card is my favorite.
All the cards are beautiful. The last is my favorite, though. I just love the gorgeous colors and the elegant design.
My favorite is the 3D Banner card; that is such a neat die!
WOW is all I can say! You did an awesome job with the samples from this release.
Such lovely cards! I love the dimension and composition of each.
Such a pretty array of cards! Love that you used WT with the new pretty dies! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love your card using the reflections die! Gorgeous shades of color!
Beautiful, beautiful cards! Especially love the one using the reflections die. The colors are just about my favorite!!
These are stunning!
These are unique and beautiful!
Your banner card is my favorite! I thought the washi background was stamped!
I LOVE the colors…. such a unique purple!
gorgeous gold accents
Such vibrant and lovely cards. This new release looks great and you have sure have provided some great inspiration. Thank you!
Beautiful cards especially the peach, stay strong card!
Pretty cards! I really love the style of the 3D banner die! The Circular Elements dies are very interesting and add a nice design and texture to a card, and the Whimsical Garden flower is beautiful! Awesome new stand-alone dies!
You had me at purple! ???
Simply lovely! This hop is filled with inspiration!
Love all your ideas, Nicole! What a fun release!
I love the stunning purple hue used with the reflections die.
Hugs from Canada! ??
Love the purple.
Wow! Stunning cards! I love the Circular Element and all the gold on the first card!
That circular die in the background is very eye catching!
I love these cards! I didn’t think I needed the reflection die, but I absolutely love what you’ve done with the purple card and that die! Thank you for sharing.
I like how you used the gold. It is not a go-to for me, but I really like it the way you used it.
Wow, lovely cards. The first is so elegant, the second is playful and the third is so trendy!
Cool cards! Thanks for sharing.
The reflections card is my favorite. The gold sentiment is the perfect finishing touch. Thanks for the inspiration.
All 3 cards are really beautiful! I especially love the Reflections die and the Botanic washi tape cards. Thank you!
Beautiful cards!
Each card is unique, the gold mirror cardstock adds perfect touch on first card, totally agree looks like trees in second card and love it. Rich colors too. The third is pretty too with black and white floral background and purple 3D banner. Great cards!
Looove the purple in these cards! So beautiful!
I love our wonderful cards. This fantastic release is amazing — so many possibilities.
There is something so regal about gold and pink combinations, and on that first card, it is so elegant ?
I like the ideas for the washi tape. Great layers.
A new favorite – that banner! Awesome card!
Gorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing
I like the reflective mirror idea. Lovely cards all.
Love the dimension of the banner die.
Cool, creative uses for this collection! I love the way you inset the banner and that it still stands above the surface. Seems like a kind of miracle! 🙂
I am in love with the gold mirror paper used as an outline in your whimsy card! And the banner die is just gorgeous. I love how it pops up!
Wow, Nicole, your cards are so striking! Thanks for all the ideas!
Beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards, love the thought you put into the first one, such a great idea!
All so lovely. The banner card is my favorite. Thanks!