Altenew May 2024 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)
Today I am very excited to be taking part in the Altenew May Release Blog hop!!
The blog hop is going to blow your mind with all the amazing inspiration so make sure to check that out.
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Giveaway Prizes
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 05/14/2024 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 05/16/2024.
*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.
Ok, so with all the fun stuff out of the way I’m going to talk a little bit about some of the cards I made for this release. I only have two to share today, and they are both black and gold, totally inspired by the Art Deco vibe.
This card is so much nicer in real life, it was difficult to photograph it properly with all that black and still have the shimmer show up.
I have used the Deco Cover Die Set with both Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock and a Matte Black one, and oooooh, the D-R-A-M-A these two create together? It’s cardmaking excitement on a whole new level. Perfect for Art Deco.
For the first card I have used the Matte Black cardstock as a background. On top of this I added the gold middle frame and to avoid craft waste I used the negative bit from the inside of that frame to add my sentiment to. This is heat embossed in gold, because anything else would be crazy, right?
The sentiment is from the small but mighty Deco Greetings set. There is a few stray gold embossing specks around the sentiment but you know what? I think it actually makes it look even better because it says dazzling, and there is a sparkling dazzle around it!
This inside piece was layered up using Instant Dimension Foam Tape and I love that little detail. Of course I had to add some bling because… I don’t need a reason, ha!
These are from the Smoky Quartz Gem Sparkles and they are the darkest of the three colours. They have just enough gold in them to stand out against that black cardstock.
On my second card I have used the black Deco Cover Die Set frame and that luscious background is done with the Deco Fan Hot Foil Plate. I hot foiled black opaque foil on the Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock and the results did not disappoint.
I heat embossed another sentiment from the Deco Greetings stamp set, again in gold, but this time on white cardstock.
I wanted a little something else for this card and I think the Streamlined Sprig Die Set has quite the Art Deco vibe too, so I cut it out of the Matte Black cardstock and added that as well.
This card is shiny enough that it didn’t need any more bling (insert shocked gasps here)
Well, that’s it from me for today, thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you like my cards as much as I do. Don’t forget to check out the rest of the hop and see you soon again!
With love and light, sparkle and creativity
Erica