Happy Arty Days

Altenew Love & Friendship Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi Altenew Friends!

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog!

I am super excited to be participating in today's fabulous

Altenew Love & Friendship Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Yay! Such an amazing collection of new products and crafty projects to share! If you just arrived here from the incredibly talented, Laurie Willison's blog, then you're in the right place! If not, or you're feeling a little lost, here's the full blog hop order for you...

Start hop here ---> Altenew Card Blog

You are here ---> Amanda Baldwin

Wow! That's quite the inspirational line up! I am so honoured & thankful to be in such esteemed company!

Like always, Altenew has some amazing giveaway prizes to celebrate today's blog hop & release-

Like $300 in total prizes!!!

W.O.W!

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list featured above by 02/08/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 12 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/11/2021.

Good Luck!

Plus Altenew are running a free gift promotion to celebrate the release!

Here are THREE ways to get a FREEBIE to kickstart your creativity!

1. Get a FREE brand new Love & Friendship Stamp & Die Release Inspiration Guide (worth $5.99) with every order of high-value Fresh Start release bundles. Shop HERE! *Exclusions apply.

2. Get a FREE brand new Creative Jump Start Class with every order from the new Love & Friendship release collection from 02/03/2021 through 02/9/2021. Shop HERE!

3. Get a FREE brand new Love & Friendship Stamp & Die Release Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 02/03/2021 through 02/05/2021. Shop HERE!

Awesome!

With the formalities taken care of, here are my projects - there are quite a few of them, so I'll keep the write up short and just share lots of pics to inspire you with. Enjoy!

For my first project I wanted to share how I have used the mini Bright Bouquet Decal Set...

Oh how sweet is this?!

Such a beautiful adornment to my Watercolor 36 Pan Set & handmade journal!

Altenew supplies: Bright Bouquet Decal Set - Mini, Watercolor 36 Pan Set, & Sugared Candies 6 Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set.

Let's take a better look...

So very beautiful! The Altenew Decals are always so good! Not only do they remove and reseal easily but they also feature such gorgeous florals! LOVE them!

Next up is this sweet scrapbook page of my darling boy...

Oh so awesome!

The Painted Hummingbirds Stamp & Die were perfect for documenting my son's attempts to 'fly' off the boardwalk steps and into the beach below.

Altenew Supplies: Painted Hummingbirds Stamp & Die Bundle, Deep Blue Seas Mini Ink Cubes, Northern Shore Mini Ink Cubes, Ink Blending Tool Small, Classy Stripes Stencil, Enamel Dots Sea Shore , Delicate Stripes Washi Tape & Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection.

There are so many beautiful details to this page...

That embellishment cluster beneath his photograph is simply stunning! It's a mix of the Painted Hummingbirds Stamp & Die cut birds, Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection: Floral Ephemera, Classy Stripes stenciling and a good scatter of Sea Shore Enamel Dots. So impressive!

Those hummingbirds are really amazing, aren't they?

SO cool!

Next is another pretty scrapbook page, this time highlighting the stunning Queen Anemone Stamp And Die Set...

Oh, isn't this sooooo pretty?!!

That layered stamp is beyond words gorgeous!

Altenew Supplies: Queen Anemone Stamp And Die Bundle, Painted Hummingbirds Die Set, Pink Watercolor Washi Tape, Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection & Shades of Purple Enamel Dots.

You'll also spy those sweet Painted Hummingbirds - but this time instead of stamping them, I cut them out from the Pink Watercolor Washi Tape. Here's some more pics for you...

Gosh, that Queen Anemone Stamp is somethin'! So beautifully detailed!

You'll also spy more of the beautiful Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection here too!

Stunning!

Time for some card love!

Oh my goodness, does it get any sweeter than this?!!

The new Sweet Love Layering Stamp And Die Set is perfect for creating Valentine's and romantic notelets for your beloved!

Altenew Supplies: Sweet Love Layering Stamp And Die Bundle, & Permanent Black Crisp Dye Ink

Seriously sweet!

Such a delicious lil set!

And last, but by no means least, a CAS slimline card featuring the new Washi Tape releases...

Oh just look at that Foiled Marble Washi Tape!!! I.can't.even!!! SO Gorgeous!!!

Altenew Supplies: Foiled Marble Washi Tape, Red Sunset Slim Washi Tape Set, Cherry Blossom Enamel Dots, Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection & Crafter's Essential: Bone Folder.

Clean and Simple, and oh-so-pretty!

Stunning!

I really hope you liked my projects today & feel inspired to get creating!

***Please remember to leave a comment on this post to be entered into the Giveaway draw***

Thankyou & Good Luck!

Time to send you hopping over the awesome Svitlana Shayevich's blog.

Thanks so much for visiting,

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Hip Kit Club: Color Kit Fun!

Hi Friends!

Welcome back for more Hip Kit Club inspiration!

Today I have a fun December 2020 Color Kit layout to share with you all! If you're familiar with my creating, you'll already know how much I absolutely LOVE Shimmerz Paints! No surprises that I was over the moon excited to see one of my all time favorite Inklingz in the December Color Kit - Oakie Bear Blue! Oh.my.heart! Don't even get me started on my obsession with intensely pigmented blue paints! Needless to say, Inklingz Oakie Bear Blue takes center stage in today's painty post.

Here's what I created...

"SO Happy"

Whoa!!! SO very happy, indeed! From that darling photo to those painty hues and those brightly colored stripes - this layout is all kinds of happy! As well as the beautiful December 2020 Color Kit paints, I have also featured the December 2020 Main Scrapbook and Embellishment Kit. So much gorgeousness! Let's take a closer look...

Those torn and distressed paper trims at the top of my page are errrrything! Both patterns are from the Keeping Cozy: My Happy Place paper & clearly I had difficulty choosing a favorite! Not only do they act as an anchor to balance out all the color at the base of my page, but the contrast between spots and stripes really creates a visual point of interest. Spots and stripes for the win! Yay!

I framed my sweet photo with one of the fabulous Keeping Cozy Chipboard Stickers, then layered it onto another Chipboard Sticker, and a bed of black and white Floral Ephemera die cuts from the Embellishment Kit. So simple and yet, such effective and lovely layers of interest!

But it's that mixed media layer that I just can't stop looking at! It was sooooooo much fun to create! I started by masking off the cardstock with some old washi tape from my stash at the 6 inch mark. I then added lots, and lots, of water below the masked area before using a dropper to apply the Inklingz Oakie Bear Blue color. I allowed the paint to swirl into the water pools and react, and then dried it all off with a heat gun.

I then used a round tip paint brush to apply the Shimmerz Christmas Cheer gold paint around the blue areas. Once applied, I held the cardstock up vertically & sprayed the paint with lots of water to encourage more of that drippy paint appearance. I dried this off, and repeated the same application process for the Inklingz Naughty or Nice color. LOVE it!

I added a few paint splatters by flicking my paint brush over my mixed media background, and once all my paint was dry I removed the washi tape to reveal that perfectly straight edge.

I created a mixed font title with the Keeping Cozy Black Puffy Alphabet Stickers & Puffy Word Stickers from the Embellishment Kit. I also scattered some sweet black stars from the Let's Celebrate Clear Stickers, as well as sprinkled some of the Main Kit Keeping Cozy: Enamel Dots. For a finished look, I added a few hearts, and some colored cotton thread from my sewing supplies.

So very striking and SO happy! I really hope that my playful, mixed media layout has inspired you to get a lil paint today!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi Altenew Friends!

Welcome to the Happy Arty Days blog!

I am so delighted to be participating in today's

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Release

Blog Hop + Giveaway

Such a beautiful Build-A-Flower release!

If you've just arrived here from the amazingly talented Jaycee Gaspar's blog, then you're in the right place! If not, or you're feeling a little unsure, here's the full blog hop order for you...

Start here ---> Altenew Card Blog

You are here ---> Amanda Baldwin

Wow! I am honored to be in such company! So much inspiration for today's release!

But before I get too excited, here are the fabulous giveaway details....

How does $200 in total prizes sound?!!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/07/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/09/2021.

Such an awesome giveaway, good luck!!!

Plus, if that wasn't enough, Altenew is also offering the following special promotions...

Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp & Die Set & Ink Bundle

How perfect are those mini ink cube colors?! Plus you save 5% off RRP too! Yay!

Shop this bundle HERE

If you're looking for a greater discount and want early access to the NEW Build-A-Flower design before it is released in the Altenew store each month -

Join the Build-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan!

That's a terrific discount, plus never suffer FOMO again! Join HERE

Okay, time to share some pretty makes with you!

First up, is this super beautiful and oh so elegant birthday card...

Sigh! Isn't this just divine?!!

I couldn't resist combining the Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set with the soft colors of the recently released Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Bundle - so pretty together!

Altenew Supplies: Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set, Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Bundle, Permanent Black Crisp Ink, Crafter's Essential Bone Folder, Trellis Stencil & Ink Blending Tool Set - Small.

So many beautiful inky layers & details! Let's take a better look...

The Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set is really special!

The detailed layers really take this beautiful rose stamp to the next level! Just amazing!

To create this card, I stamped all the Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp image outlines onto smooth white cardstock with my favorite Permanent Black Crisp Ink. For the roses, I layered the Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube colors in the following order: 1. Polar Bear, 2.Icy Water & 3.Winter Lake.

For the leaves, I used Marshland for layer 1, & Sea Forest for layer 2.

The Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Die Set made cutting these stamped images out a dream! Just like a hot knife through buttah!!!

I combined the Trellis Stencil, Ink Blending Tool Set - Small & Pastel Sunrise mini ink for my card base, and then added my sentiment onto this base too!

Simple.Elegant & really Special!

(It's actually for my Mom's birthday - I hope she likes it as much as I do!)

My second project with the Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set is this super sweet 8.5" x 11" scrapbook page...

Celebrating Life's Beautiful Moments!

Amazing, indeed!

Altenew Supplies: Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set, Quiet Reflections Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Bundle, Permanent Black Crisp Ink, Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection, Enamel Dots: Shades Of Purple.

For this page, I used the same ink color scheme for my Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Roses & combined them with the gorgeous Enjoy The Ride Scrapbook Collection. Such a lovely result!

Memory keeping is such a beautiful art form, and this Build-A-Flower release just adds to the precious nature of storytelling!

Crisp stamps with amazing details and layers!

The Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Layering Stamp and Die Set is simply stunning!!!

I hope my projects have inspired you to add this lovely Build-A-Flower set to your Altenew collection!

***Please remember to leave a comment on this post to enter the giveaway***

Time to send you hopping over the wonderful Virginia Lu's blog, she has something really lovely to share with you all!

Thanks so much for visiting & Good Luck with the giveaways!

til next time,

Happy Arty Days,

Amanda xo

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Altenew Love & Friendship Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hip Kit Club: Color Kit Fun!

Altenew Build-A-Flower: Bellaroma Hybrid Tea Rose Release Blog Hop + Giveaway