Welcome to Altenew’s third Blog Hop! Altenew is a relatively new stamp company that opened it’s doors in April 2014. Today they are celebrating the release of their third collection of stamps. All the stamps that you will see here are available for purchase at the Altenew store and the Simon Says Stamp store.
I’m sharing a few modern holiday cards using two of my most favorite stamps – Festive Silhouettes and Invisible Aplha. These are super flat white + black + yellow cards. I was going for a non traditional color combo.
For my first card I stamped a holiday message in the background using Soft Vanilla ink from Hero Arts and added a reindeer with a bow and an ornament on top. I did some fake stitching on my sewing machine, or I should say I only pieced holes in my stamped panel, I did not want to add stitching to this card.
I also scattered a few woodgrain looking starts from Studio Calico and adhered my panel to a yellow card base:
For my second card I reversed the design – I first stamped the reindeer in Soft Vanilla, then added a sentiment in black:
I also used my sewing machine and added some random stitching to somehow frame this piece and finally added my panel to a yellow card base:
I also have one more card to share, this one has a more traditional design and is done in white and silver:
If you’d like to know how I made these cards, please watch my video below or on Youtube. Supplies for these cards are listed at the end of this post.
Prizes!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away five stamp sets of choice to three lucky winners! The winners will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.
But wait, there is more! I will choose a winner from comments left on this post and the prize will be two stamps sets of your choice. You have until Friday October 31, 11:59 EST to leave your comments. You may enter up to two comments on each blog:
- Comment on the project, or the stamps.
- Like Altenew on Facebook;
The winners will be selected and announced on Saturday November 1 at 9:00 am EST. Giveaway is now closed. Winner has been announced here.
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Your cards are so trendyand elegant – I love the white embossing on the vellum and the ink colour is very soft and pretty!
Your cards are wonderful!! I really like the white card with the vellum! Thanks for the chance to win!
Great modern interpretation. Thanks for using the letters, I was on the fence about that stamp set.
Amazing projects!!!!
Oooh! I love what you did with the alphabet stamps! I’m going to have to add that set to my wish list too!!
Really like these cards. I would have trouble using these colours but you have made them look very classy.
Absolutely gorgeous! Your cards are stunning! Love Altenew’s new release!
Gorgeous! Love that tag. And really like the backgrounds. Thanks for sharing!
What wonderful cards! Love them all, I really love that font set, how cool. And that double embossing technique? Genius! Thanks for sharing these with us!
Superb graphic awesomeness Yana! Love these!!
Beautiful cards! I love your silver card.
Great use of color – great use of white space with the yellow/black.
Beautiful Cards and some super awesome STAMP sets
Awesome cards Yana. Love the look and designs.
Love your colors on the first card. Thank you for sharing.
*sigh* – beautiful 🙂
Great cards. I can see making a masculine birthday card with some of the stamps also. The white/silver card is just stunning! Thanks for sharing!
Yana, your cards as well as your nails are ALWAYS fabulous.
Ps my favorite is the one with the deer head in the background. Love it!
Absolutely must have those alphas. Wow, are the great! What a great technique embossing on both sides of vellum! Thanks for your great ideas!
I especially love the card with the vellum tag!
I like you use of non traditional colors!
I love the deer silhouette! Awesome cards!
Love the traditional holiday white and silver, but that invisible alpha stops me in my tracks. So very original. You did a great job of showcasing a really fantastic release.
All the cards are wonderful…the white and silver is stunning.
Gorgeous and trendy!! As always, it’s such a treat to see your take on the Altenew Stamps! BEAUTIFUL job, Yana!
Love what you did with the deer head. And the white and silver card is lovely.
Love how you used those alpha stamps! TFS
Beautiful cards! Just beautiful. Love the details, like the stitching and the embossing on the vellum!
Fun fun fun cards! Love the colors!
I really like that silver and white! Very pretty!
Awesome stamps, awesome cards particularly Happy holidays.
Fantastic cards! Love the non traditional look to them!!!
Yana, I love these cards, so different. Really enjoying this new release.
Love what you did with the nontraditional color combo! Thanks for the inspiration to try something different!
The white and silver is stunning!
Awesome stamps!
Beautiful cards!
These are all gorgeous!! I love the the beautiful colors & design!!
I love the inspiration that you share. All three cards a simply amazing… That alphabet stamp set looks really cool.
I adore the stitching and colors on the first two, and your last more traditional card is just gorgeous! You are definitely making me want these stamps!
Lovely cards espeically the one with the stitching.
I love the traditional one the best… so elegant!
Woodgrain, velum and silver together – stunning.
super duper awesome!
Fabulous cards! Love the white one. It is awesome. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Gorgeous cards! The white on white with silver embossing is my favorite!
I love the crisp yellow cardstock teamed with natural colours. Well done!
I have liked Altenew on fb too.
Yana, your cards are simply gorgeous!