Hi Crafty Friends! I am so excited to be a part of the Altenew x Hero Arts Stampwheel Collaboration Blog Hop Today! Thank you to Altenew for hosting this hop (check out post here) and to Hero Arts for being a part of this awesome collaboration.
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$400 in total prizes! To celebrate this collaboration, Altenew is giving away FOUR $50 gift certificates and Hero Arts will be giving TWO $100 gift certificates! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/03/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew and Hero Arts will draw 6 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/06/2023.
You should have came here from: Jennifer Leonard’s blog
I am last on the hop, so you can start the blog over at: Altenew’s Blog
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I used the same products to make two Christmas cards for you today. For my first card I created my background card panel using the Tone on Tone Blue + Shimmer spray to add some color to a white piece of A2 cardstock. Then I stamped the Jingle Bells Script Background stamp using the Silver Lining Fresh Dye Ink on a piece of 4×5.25″ white cardstock.
Next, I heat embossed the Christmas Foliage Stamp with Platinum Crisp Embossing Powder. Then I used my Mini Ink Blending Tools and my Detail Brushes to color the image using the coordinating stencils. I colored the entire image, as I was not totally sure at this point what I would be using on my card. I used Fresh Dye Inks in Lettuce Celebrate, Olove, Cherry Sweet, Water Hyacinth and Ride the Wave to color the image. I then die cut the images with the coordinating dies as well as cut out an additional blue flower.
I created my own colored cardstock using the direct to paper method with the Water Hyacinth ink. I cut a 1/2 x 4″ piece of this and popped it up with foam tape near the bottom of my card. After heat embossing the Christmas Sentiment Strips with the Platinum Embossing Powder and die cutting the image, I added a sentiment on top of that blue strip.
Then I added some foliage and flowers adhering directly to the card panel or popping up with foam tape. I finished this card with a sprinkling of White Satin Sequins. This was mounted on the A2 panel that I sprayed then I added to a top fold card base.
For my second card, I stamped the Christmas Foliage stamp with Silver Lining Fresh Dye Ink in the middle of on a piece of white cardstock. I splattered on some of the Tone on Tone Blue + Shimmer spray over the image. I used the coordinated stencils to color select parts of the image with the same Fresh Dye Ink colors I used on card one.
Using another piece of the colored cardstock I created with the direct to paper method from the first card, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Christmas Foliage stamp set with Platinum Embossing Powder. I then heat embossed the Christmas Sentiment Strips stamp with black ink and clear embossing powder. I die cut the strips with the coordinating dies. Both of these were popped up with foam tape in the middle of my card front. I added a sprinkling of White Satin Sequins again and mounted to a top fold card base.
I hope you have enjoyed the blog hop. Please make sure to check out all the blog posts for a ton of inspiration. Thanks for stopping by and I will see you next time! Happy crafting!! April
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Beautiful cards!
Thank you!
Very nice clean and cheery
These are stunning ! I LOVE the Christmas foliage! Sooooo beautiful
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Wonderful Christmas cards April! I truly like the touches of blue paired with the traditional colors of the season. The Christmas Foliage is very pretty. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you! I have been trying to add some non traditional colors on my cards this year. I am having fun with it!!
Such classic, elegant cards!
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So clean, pretty, and classic! Really love your design.
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Beautiful Christmas cards!
Thank you!
Gorgeous cards. I love the delicate look of the Christmas Foliage set against the sentiment background stamping… beautiful 😍
Just beautiful! I love your backgrounds!
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Both Christmas cards are so beautifully done!
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Very pretty
Thanks so much!
Beautiful cards! The stamp wheel is a great tool!
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Gorgeous cards! I love the soft script background.
Thanks! It is a great background stamp!!
Love the scripty background and the holly!
Thank you! It is a great stamp!
Both cards are just so beautiful! I love them.
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Great cards! I love the one where you only colored in part of the stamped image, I wouldn’t have thought to do that.
Thank you so very much!!
These are so pretty!
Thank you!
So beautiful! 😍😍😍
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I am a big fan of your foliage cards, especially with that pop of blue color.
Thanks! It was fun to add something a little unexpected with the blue!
So pretty!!!
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Very pretty! The softer colors are nice!
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Beautiful cards!
Thank you!
Hi April. Your cards are very pretty. I like that the Stampwheel holds the stencils. I love the light blue with the platinum. It looks frosty and makes me think of winter. I can’t wait to see your next project.
Thank you so much! I really love the Stampwheel and it is perfect for stencils.
I love the background script! Beautiful Card.
It is a great background stamp! Thanks!
I love all the little details you put into your cards making them so beautiful. Love how you created your backgrounds, it makes the card to something special
Thank you so very much!!
They both look really beautiful ! Love their designs !
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Love these cards! Makes me want to run to my craft room and get started!
Thank you! Have fun!
Love the script stamping behind
the foliage. Makes another layer
of interest. The foliage is colored
wonderfully. thanks for sharing
two great cards.
Thank you so much! I love text background stamps!
Beautiful cards with that gorgeous Christmas foliage! Great collaboration!
Thanks!
Really love these cards. That script on the background is such a nice touch!
Thank you, my friend! I love any background stamp with text on it!
LOVE that foliage behind the line look. That first card is definitely my favourite but BOTH are just stunning. I really like the simplicity of it and I’m really enjoying all the various takes on creating with the stamp wheel. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much!
So beautiful! I love the subtle text in the background!
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Love both of your gorgeous, festive cards!
Thank you!
Fab dimension created on these holiday cards with the stencils, thanks for the inspiration.
Thank you so much!!
Beautiful cards. Love the backgrounds.
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Beautiful holiday cards! I love the scripty background.
Thank you! It is a great script background stamp!!
The colors on these cards are lovely. So peaceful.
Thank you!
These are so pretty! I love the designs you used and the backgrounds! Awesome foliage designs! I’ll be checking out these stamp sets and stencils!
Thank you so very much!
The background stamp is perfect. Loved how you used spray to make the card base. That stripe sentiment die is amazing. I need one of those. Thanks for sharing
Thank you! I love all sprays as they are so versatile and that sentiment strip stamp and die is amazing!
Thank you so very much!
These cards are so very beautiful! And I love that you can use the stamp wheel for stenciling as well. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!!
Beautiful cards ♥️ I love the soft script backgrounds 😍
Very pretty designs! Love them!
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Both cards are just so beautiful!
Thank you!
Beautiful cards! Love the Christmas florals.
Gorgeous cards–I love the soft blue color you’ve used–really sets apart your Christmas foliage in a lovely way! Thanks for the inspiration.
Great cards – love the Jingle Bell script background and it works well with the Christmas foliage!
Your cards are very pretty! Love them!
I love both of your cards. The layering and colors are beautiful.
Such pretty colors on your cards and nice design with that foliage!
Such pretty cards; I love those delicate florals!
Delightful and delicate cards. Love these. Hugz
I like your pretty Christmas card designs.
Beautiful holiday cards.
Beautiful designs
Your cards are so beautiful! I love the way that you colored them! I also love your composition! So pretty!