Altenew Educators “Anything But A Card” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

Hello and welcome to the Altenew Educators Anything But A Card Blog Hop and Linky Party. Today, our Certified Educators have created amazing projects to share with you. The hop is filled with so much inspiration for you so do not forget to hop along with us. Plus, there are tons of prizes too!

Before we move forward, let me tell you a bit about the Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP). Through AECP, you not only become a representative of Altenew but also a part of a loving and supportive community of talented crafters. And not only this, if you have not been crafting for a while or feel like you have been stuck in a rut, this is a perfect program to brush up on your skills! This program is perfect if you want to enhance your paper crafting skills, master new crafting techniques, and are open to sharing your passion for crafting with others.

But if you want to take it a step further, the Altenew Educator Certification Program aims to help you realize your crafting dreams and turn your passion into a career! Join the program now!

Below is a gorgeous collage of a few of the projects you will be seeing along the hop! Don't they look incredible?

Project Inspiration: Bookmark

I used the Tall Tale Bookmark Die and the Leaf Clusters Stamp Set for my project. First, I die-cut the 9 x 12 Watercolor Cardstock using the Tall Tale Bookmark Die. Next, I applied water onto the bookmark making sure I covered the left side a tad higher up than the right. After this, I dropped in Fuchsia Crisp Dye Ink diluted with water. To add interest, I also added splatters of the same while the panel was still wet. Then I added color from Hydrangea Crisp Dye Ink.

I kept building my base layer till I was happy with the look. Once I was done, I used the heat gun to dry the panel. Next, stamp the images from the Leaf Clusters Stamp Set onto the bookmark in Fuchsia Crisp Dye Ink. Then use a fine paintbrush to apply water to the leaves and drop in Magenta and Ultraviolet Crisp Dye Ink pigment. I also used a bit of Cosmic Berry Crisp Dye Ink in some places.

I didn't add the Ultraviolet Crisp Dye Ink to all the leaves. Most of the leaves only had the Magenta Crisp Dye Ink. After the leaves were colored, I used a very diluted pigment of Andromeda Crisp Dye Ink and added freehand sprigs. The intention behind this was to make the foliage appear fuller.

Then I dried the panel and added more prominent splatters. I also added very fine black paint splatters. To finish, I tied a couple of matching ribbons.

Video:

Watch the process video below or on YouTube.

Prizes:

$200 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $35 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 07/04/2021 for a chance to win. 

There’s MORE! What’s a hop without YOU?! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your gorgeous Altenew “Anything But A Card” creations. We will pick 2 of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will each receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate!

Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 07/06/2021.

Hop list:

Our talented Educators are sharing their incredible creations with you. Hop on over to check out their work and make sure to leave a comment on their blog. The first stop on the hop is the talented Terri Marie Koszler.

For your convenience, you will find the complete hop list below.

Altenew Card Blog 

Terri Marie Koszler 

Neha Aggarwal 

Bridget Casey 

Tenia Nelson 

Nandini Karmarkar 

Teri Stokes 

Rachael Shedeed 

Fiona Duff 

Eva Bussom  

Nenette S. Madero 

Roteja Galvan 

Karen Brown 

Sandra Woodson 

Helen Kalb 

Penny Pynnonen 

Rosie Neustaedter 

Irina Fonina 

Rebecca Sogn  

Nancy Souza 

Virginia Lu 

Leaf Clusters Stamp Set [ ALTN ] Tall Tale Bookmark Die Set [ ALTN ] Watercolor Paper Pad (9 [ ALTN ] Artists' Watercolor Brushes – Detailed [ ALTN ] Magenta Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Fuchsia Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Hydrangea Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Ultraviolet Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Andromeda Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Cosmic Berry Crisp Dye Ink [ ALTN ] Watercolor Palette – Large [ ALTN ] Crafter's Essential Stamping Mat [ ALTN ] Crafter's Essential Cutting and… [ ALTN ]