Twinkling Paper Studio: June 2021

Friday, June 4, 2021

Altenew Adventures Ahead Stamps/Dies/Stencils/More Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello Everyone! It's been a minute since I was here for a Blog Hop, but today is a big day! Today, Altenew is releasing a 4th stamp set that I did in collaboration with Tasnim, who illustrated the set for me. I even told her what kind of flowers I wanted and of course, she hits the mark every time and then goes beyond what you are expecting.

I have a couple of projects for you today using the Sisters of the Heart Stamps, Dies, and Stencil Masks. For my first card, I watercolored all of the images and then die-cut them to put on a 5 x 7 gel press print to create a one-of-a-kind card.

Gelly Prints are extremely popular right now with a large group of us cardmakers and I really enjoy creating them with a variety of mediums. For this particular background, I used two colors of Distress Oxide inks with a brayer to blend and merge the colors. I do my prints on Cougar Super Smoooth Digital White 80 lb cardstock.

Many of the ladies in the group use a very high-quality printer paper, but I love the results on the super smooth paper so while I have tried the printer paper, I like the heavier weight paper, especially since I die cut my background panels.

This side view lets you see the gold embossing just a little bit better! I've been working really hard to improve my watercolor this year and I was very happy when I finished this! That practice is really paying off.

For this second card, I used the mask/stencil set that is available with Baby Pink and Grape Agate inks and my two favorite shades of green for the foliage; Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades.

This particular card was made with a specific Sister-In-Law in mind and so she has already received it. She is one of those sisters-in-law who is also a Sister of the Heart. Her house out at the farm has been restored to its Victorian glory and Altenew's Striped Designer Series Papers are just the thing to help evoke that "Edwardian" feel that was so popular during the Victoria Era. I love to use Glossy Pearls for accents on my projects which also lends that lovely, but tasteful element.

There are lots of great projects to see in Today's Blog Hop Release Party, so be sure to stop by each blog in the Hop for your chance to win some prizes!

>>>>> Vicki Finger <<<<<

Joylita Dsouza

Preeti Chandran

If you choose to shop through my affiliate link, this will take you to the latest release:

https://altenew.com/collections/adventures-ahead-stamp-die-stencil-ef-washi-tapes-papers-decal-release

Free Gifts
We are running a free gift promotion to celebrate the release. Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity! The Free Gift will be added to your cart automatically.

Get a FREE brand new Adventures Ahead Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Exotic Garden release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.
Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Adventures Ahead release collection from 6/04/2021 through 6/10/2021. Shop HERE!
Get a FREE brand new Adventures Ahead Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 06/04/2021 through 06/06/2021. Shop HERE!

Giveaway Prizes

$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 06/09/2021 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 06/11/2021.

This is a very long hop list, so I hope you stuck with me here, as we are nearing the tail end of the hop. I always apprciately any comments if you would care to leave one for me.

As Ever,

Vicki