Hello there and thank you for stopping by to celebrate Altenew October Release – there are several new stamp sets that are sure to become favorites of many!
There are a few stamp sets in this release that caught my eye and forced a bunch of stamping ideas rush through my head! The first one is Bold Blossoms and it features a beautiful detailed and delicate flower and two leaves. I used this set to create both of the cards I’m sharing today.
I stamped flower and leaves outline using Simon’s Intense Black ink onto Neenah Solar White cardstock. For the flowers I used new Rose Petals colors (I skipped the darkest one) and for the leaves I went with traditional greens (I’m linking to all colors below).
I always strive to have some dimension on my projects, so I cut my images out using scissors and arranged into a floral cluster on a white cardstock banner. The latter was foam mounted onto an A2 top folding card base made out of Woodgrain Powder Cardstock.
The sentiment, You Make Me Happy came from a different stamp set, Simple Flowers. This is also a new fantastic set that caught my eye. I heat embossed “Make Me Happy” in white embossing powder onto Pale Gray cardstock and added a U letter behind the flower.
My second project features the same supplies, but different colors and some additional techniques. Here my background was created by stamping the flower repeatedly. I omitted the outline layer and only used detail and solid layers to stamp the flower and leaves. I love that this set can be used both ways.
I had to incorporate masking into this project, but I was able to get away with just one flower mask. I used beautiful teal colors from the Sea Shore ink set (didn’t use the darkest color). You can also spot a few dots in the background – I stamped those using little solid circles from the Simple Flowers stamp set.
My sentiment, You’re So Beautiful, was heat embossed in Simon’s Antique Gold embossing powder onto a layer of vellum. The stamped panel was trimmed slightly and was foam mounted onto a A2 top folding Pale Gray card base.
ALTENEW OCTOBER RELEASE
Here’s a quick look at all new products included in Altenew October’16 release. Which one are you most excited about?
 Altenew Carousel Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Celebrate Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Ferris Wheel Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Tiny Stars Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Bold Blossom Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Calligraphy Alpha Uppercase Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Congrats Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Floral Frame Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Modern Deer Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Bells And Bows Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Geometric Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Holiday Wishes Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Simple Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Sketched Evergreen Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Space Travel Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Super Script Scrapbook Shop at: AN | SSS |
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Wednesday, October 19th at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on Thursday, October 20th on the Altenew blog.
You can also win a $30 gift certificate by leaving a comment on my blog! Let me know which new product you are most excited about. I’ll announce the winner on my blog (here in this blog post) by Thursday, October 20th. I’ll e-mail the winner, too.
The winner is: Sheri K (please e-mail winner@altenew.com to claim your certificate, my emails are not reaching you for some reason). Thanks!
Congratulations!
BLOG HOP
If you arrived from the incredibly talented Lydia Evans, you are on the right track! The next stop on this hop is the one gal who needs no introduction, Jennifer McGuire!
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SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Altenew Bold Blossom Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
Altenew Simple Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Woodgrain Powder Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Pale Gray Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Simon Says Stamp Vellum Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Hero Arts Heat Embossing Gun PW200 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Hero Arts White Embossing Powder PW110 Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS |
 ScraPerfect Crafting Pouch Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Versamark Watermark Emboss Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA | AZ |
 Simon Says Stamp Big Momma Foam Tape Roll Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins Mix Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Pretty Pink Posh 6MM Clear Droplets (medium) Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Altenew Bold Alphabet Die Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Mountain Mist Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Lagoon Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Volcano Lake Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Sea Shore Mini Cube set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Sea Shore Oval Set Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Puffy Heart Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Purple Wine Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Rose Quartz Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Simon Says Stamp Masking Paper Label Sheets 20 Count Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Rose Petals Oval Set Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Rose Petals Mini Cube Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Frayed Leaf Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Forest Glades Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS |
Yana, those Bold Blossoms look great on both cards. Have to admit I missed the “U” on the first one until I read your blog post…duh. Great idea! Your gold-embossed sentiment on vellum looks fabulous and allows your blossoms to stand out on your second card.
Awesome cards!
I love the pink rose on your first card. We used to have rose bushes outside our house until my dad got rose crazy and decided to cut them back. They all died! We had yellow, white, red and pink. Also, my mom’s name is Rose so this would be perfect for a card for her. The second card with that beautiful blue color is also amazing. You did such a nice job on both cards but I really love that blue color. When I win I am going to get the rose stamp and that blue colored stamp pad among other things. Thanks for letting us see what you did!
Wow, you always make the most beautiful cards! I love that blue color on the last card.
I love the beautiful flowers.
Love your cards!
So beautiful!
Lovely cards. I especially enjoyed the turquoise color of the roses.
Such beautiful flowers and coloured perfectly as always!!
I love that blue fleet background. Exactly the right level of vintage feel for me. 😀
I love it and I love the sentiment too.
such pretty cards 🙂 love the florals
love this card….such talent
Stunning cards…as usual!!! Love the first one its simply beautiful!
Wow, what vibrant blues! That’s impressive! Thanks for the design ideas! Beautiful!
Great cards, thanks for sharing.
I really like the modern deer stamp set.
YOU INSPIRE me – WOW – LOVE your BEAUTIFUL cards!!!
I confess, I thought that I was most excited about the Simple Flowers, Geometric Flowers and the Bells and Bows, NOW I’m sure that Bold Blossoms are MUST-HAVE stamps too 🙂
Thank You for sharing!!!
Such beautiful cards, thanks for sharing!
Your cards are always so beautiful,
My favorite is the calligraphy alphabet. You need that set no matter how many other alphabets you own.
Awesome layering!
Gorgeous use of the blog blossoms set!!
Two gorgeous beauties! Love the touch of woodgrain on the first card & the way you created your own background on the second. The Bold Blooms set is so beautiful. Definitely going in my wish list. *_*
Oh I just love your gorgeous cards, stunning designs. That bold blossoms set is an absolute must have, love it!!!!
Your cards are always amazing. The flowers have such awesome details. Love this release.
Yana, I particularly love the roses card—just scrumptious!
Gorgeous cards and great photography too!
I absolutely love that teal card!
Love your cards!
Truly beautiful cards.
Something about blue roses makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. I’m so excited to get my hands on those roses!
Wow. Very elegent cards as usual . Love your cards.
Your cards are stunning!
Such pretty cards Yana! Love these new Altenew stamps!
So beautiful! I love the blue roses.
I can’t decide which I like better; they are both beautiful.
You do such a beautiful job on flowers. Love them both!
Oh these projects are both awesome! But I especially love the blue one. I definitely have a favourite from this release: the bold blossom stamp set!
Such beautiful cards!!! Love them and Altenew:)
I’m a CAS kind of gal so I really love your second card!
Wow! I am never disappointed by your work. I love the teal flowers
Beautiful designs. Love the layering on the first card.
OMG! Your cards are simply amazing, but that’s now surprise… Love your work 🙂
love the design of that first card!
Such pretty floral cards…..anyone would be thrilled to get one of them in their mail! Thanks for the inspiration!
These two card are gorgeous Yana, I love the second card as I love the colour used.
Both the cards are so pretty. I love the dimension on the first and the color in the second is so soothing,
Your cards are very pretty.
beautiful cards as always, Yana!
Beautiful cards. This stamp set and the deer one are probably my fans. The new ink colors are outstanding . Love the techniques you used.