Hello, crafters! I l love a bold, graphic diecut, don’t you? Well, if so, you’re in luck! There’s a whole bevy of them available starting today with the new Altenew Summer Adventure standalone die release. Of course, we’re hopping, so you should be arriving from Seeka’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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summer adventure
If your summer is heating up like ours is here in the middle of the US, then there’s always time to spend a few hours cooling off inside and catching up on some cardmaking or other crafts! And, standalone dies are a great way to spice things up and clean out your scraps and background stash!
cool moroccan vibes
As I alluded, I did a little scrap-busting for this release, pulling out some really cool background pieces from my stash to pair with these new dies. That means that I didn’t actually do any stamping or inking – just lots of diecutting!
This first project pairs an alcohol ink background on Yupo paper with the Moroccan Tile cover die in white. It really gives off the oceanfront vibe with an opulent, refined feel. It’s paired with the Hello die from Hello & Hugs which I made pop with a simple strip of black cardstock. It doesn’t have to cover the whole sentiment, just enough to let the words come to the front.
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words + letters
For my second look I enhanced a background that I had started with some stencils and ink sprays on photo paper. I added in some additional colors, Distress Oxides and Distress Glaze embossing to create a gorgeous, tactile experience. You’ll really catch all of the texture in the second picture below. It really looks like a piece of oxidized and rusted metal.
It was the perfect organic background to complement the Peeking Leaves cover die. And, keeping with the “hello” theme, the sentiment is from the new All About You word die set. These are diecut words with coordinating shadow layers. That little bit of vellum mutes the background just enough to pop the sentiment.
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hey rings
Last, but not least, I took another piece of Yupo with alcohol ink from my stash and diecut it with the new Rippling Rings border die and adhered it on a piece of rust orange cardstock. I loosely cut it out and then distressed the edges for a casual, earthy look.
The background is also from my stash – a piece of extra rough watercolor cardstock with a gold watercolor wash. The sentiment is another from the All About You word die set. I had some extra circles from the diecut, so I added them behind to add more dimension.
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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 06/23/2021 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 06/25/2021.
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Oh my goodness! I love all of these great cards!
Those backgrounds are gorgeous!
Great cards! Thanks for tip on the hello sentiment on your first card. Will be trying that. Your second card made me say ‘wow’ out loud. That is one neat card.
Gorgeous cards, Nicole!
Wonderful cards!
Love the organic look of these designs Nicole, especially the second background! Thanks for the inspiration!
These cards are absolutely gorgeous!!
Love your background on the peeking leaves card!
Awesome cards. The second one is possibly my favorite, but it would be hard to choose just one!
i always look for your work, very inspiring.
Love the Peeking Leaves card. The background is fabulous!
Lovely cards with interesting techniques, thanks for the inspiration.
Loving these new release products so much! Several already in my cart! Thanks so much for your creative ideas using them!
Love the backgrounds and color combinations
Lovely cards and colors
Love these stashed backgrounds you had. The teal and gold one really suits the Moroccan Tile.
The Moroccan look is cool. That is one place I have never been….I like the look.
Very different that what I usually make, but I’m willing to give it a go!
I love the look of your second card!
Very unique, thanks for walking us through the creative process.
Love your artistic take on the cards. Very inspiring
Love these dies. Your cards are inspirational!
Really cute card!
All dies are a great base for cards and any crafting projects . Your colorful cards and good inspiration are lovely. Very nice.
Hey! Great card!
Beautiful backgrounds and designs!
Great cards!
All of you cards are gorgeous! I especially like the one using the Peeking Leaves Cover Die. I must have that die!
Nicole, your cards are wonderful. I love all the details you put into your cards.
So many good ideas for making cards into little pieces of art! My preferred method of cardmaking is to use diecuts instead of stamps, so I particulary love your organic design elements.
Love your backgrounds! The peeking leaves card is fabulous!!!
Beautiful creations!! I love all the texture and colours on the peeking leaves card!
Beautiful colors and amazing textures with this great Altenew release!
Love your colorful stash backgrounds!
Nice work.
Interesting choice of colors and backgrounds. Very different.
All 3 are colorful, bold and fabulous designs. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards. Love your color scheme.
Really beautiful and fun cards! Love the artsy look.
Fabulous cards!!! Your backgrounds are Amazing!!!
The backgrounds look so cool behind these dies. I like how you put the strip of black behind the sentiment on the first card. Great ideas!
Fantastic cards! I love the distressed paper around the rings!
Beautiful cards. I, too, have a stash of backgrounds I’ve created and that cover die is perfect for using them. I think those word dies are my favorites from this fantastic die release.
Love the way you featured these pretty dies! Beautiful cards!
Great cards love the background on the Hello card thanks for sharing
Gorgeous backgrounds! Wow!
Wow; I love the leaves card.
Such vibrant cards!
Love the cards and the colors!!
Your mosaic tile card is beautiful!
I love these fabulous new dies & your creations show them off beautifully! I need to go check out my paper scrap pile!!
These new dies are really beautiful.
Love the circles.
Love your gorgeous backgrounds and use of alcohol inks and sprays. Beautiful!
What great cards! I have new ideas to try.
Absolutely love your cards!