Winners of July Blog Hop
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One Kit, Two Cards, So Many Options!
Key Takeaways Maximum Versatility: A single Craft Your Life Project Kit provides all coordinating stamps, dies, stencils, and embossing folders needed to create multiple distinct card designs. Cohesive...
How to Make Two Easy Cards with Just One Craft Kit | Afternoon Spread Tutorial
Key Takeaways Kit Efficiency: You can create two completely different handmade card designs using a single crafting kit without needing extra stamps or dies. Dimensional Floral Design: The...
Fresh & Colorful Watercolor Card with Cozy Mornings
Key Takeaways Technique Highlight: White heat embossing seals line art with clear barriers, making loose watercolor painting easy and keeping stamped images sharp. Color Depth Strategy: Apply concentrated...
Clean and Simple Card Making with Texture & Hot Foil Accents
Key Takeaways Balance White Space: A clean and simple (CAS) design doesn't mean flat; texture adds dimension while keeping the layout uncluttered. Layer Subtle Textures: Combining a press...
Have You Met Altenew’s 4.5" × 6" Stencils Yet?
Key Takeaways Perfect Fit: 4.5" × 6" stencils are tailored specifically for standard cardmaking sizes without unnecessary bulk. Versatile Techniques: Perfect for quick background patterns, subtle focal points,...
Ultimate Stamper Starter Kit
Have you ever looked in awe at beautiful designs, cards, and scrapbooks, wishing you could make them yourself? Have you ever wanted to stamp,...
Altenew July Blog Hop
Good morning, and thank you so much for joining us! Our new stamps will be available to purchase on Monday, July 14th 9:00am EST,...
July Full Reveal
Well, after six days of little peeks into the new stamps, the time has come to reveal the sets in their entirety! Are you...
Sneak Peek Day 6
Hello and welcome to the last day of sneak Peeks! This will conclude the thirteen sets that we will be releasing next Monday. So...
Sneak Peek Day 5
I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s sneak peeks! The party continues… …and what a party indeed! Of course Altenew needed a basic birthday set. This...
Sneak Peek Day 4
Hello! Are you ready for some more sneak peeks? Here we go! A couple of years ago I was making a number of Eid...
Sneak Peek Day 3
Good morning! I’m excited to show you some more peeks of the stamps in our upcoming release! Quilling is a beautiful paper art, and...
Sneak Peek Day 2
Hello and welcome back! Yesterday Jen showed you sneak peeks of three upcoming sets, and today I will show you a little peek at...
Sneak Peek Day 1
We are so excited to start sharing some sneak peeks of the stamps we will be releasing on July 14th! We’ve had many requests...
Virginia's Guest Design (Week 4)
Hello, Altenew friends! How times flies when you are having fun! It is my last week here at Altenew ALREADY! It’s been a blast...
Have you heard of StampNation?
Today we are honored to be sponsoring a challenge at StampNation. Stamp nation is one of the largest online communities of Paper crafters. They...
Fun Flickr Finds!
Hey there! Did you know that Altenew has a Flickr group? There, you can upload pictures of what you have made using our stamps,...
Virginia's Guest Design (Week 2)
Hello dear Altenew friends! It’s Virginia’s 2nd week here at Altenew blog. Thank you for your wonderful comments for last week’s debut. The theme...
Virginia's Guest Design (Week 3)
Hello Altenew friends! I am happy to share more projects with you! Today’s theme is about “Pattern Paper Play”. I know we all are...
Focus: Lace Up
Hello! Today we are focusing on Lace Up. Inspiration: Image source Ever since I saw this image, I knew I had to design a...
June's Guest Designer-Virginia Lu
Dear Altenew friends: It’s Virginia Lu at the Altenew blog today. I am absolutely delighted and honored to be the guest designer for this...
Focus: Sohcahtoa
Hello! Today we are focusing on Sohcahtoa. Name Origin: Sohcahtoa is an acronym to help remember the three most common trigonometry functions, sine cosine...
Focus: Thoughts & Reminders
Hello! Today we are focusing on the set Thoughts & Reminders Creative Ideas: The sentiments from this set are a perfect addition to a...
Focus: Super Script
Good morning everyone! Today we are highlighting Super Script. Design Inspiration: Brush script, handwriting Image Source Image Source Image Source Image Source Creative Ideas:...
Stamps are back in stock!
Great news! The following stamps are currently available for purchase in the Altenew shop! …
Focus: Figure Effects
Hello! Today we are focusing on Figure Effects Design Inspiration: Stick figures are great for telling stories. Back in 2012 I used this concept...
Focus: Sketchy Cities America
Hey there, everyone! Today we are featuring our Sketchy Cities America stamp set! Design Inspiration: Boston, Manhattan, skyscrapers Image Source Image Source Image Source...
Designer Spot: Iwona Palamountain
Hello, I’m super happy to be back today! Are you one of the card makers that has trouble stopping at one layer and embrace...
Focus: Magnolias for Her
Hello! Today we are focusing on Magnolias for Her Design Inspiration: Image Source Image Source Image Source Creative Ideas: Just because the Magnolias are...
Focus: Ori Kami
Good morning! Today we are sharing some projects using Ori Kami. Design Inspiration: Origami, Folded Paper Image Source Image Source Image Source Image Source...
Designer Spotlight: Cristina Kowalczyk
I’m totally honored to have been asked to guest host the Altenew blog today. This is going to be a big ‘ole geometric lovefest...
PaperCraft & Scrapbooking Feature
Good Morning! Today, we are being featured at the Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking blog! Their Creative Editor, Susan R. Opel has made beautiful projects...
Focus: Painted Flowers
Hello and welcome to another Focus feature. Today we will be highlighting Painted Flowers. This set is out of stock at the moment, but...
Focus: Simple Shapes
Good morning! So happy that you could join us today, as we feature the stamp set Simple Shapes. Design Inspiration: Patterns, Tangrams Image Source...
Designer Spot: Laura Bassen
Hi there! Laura Bassen here and I am so honored to be guest blogging for Altenew today. Jen and Tasnim are two of my...
Focus: Hennah Elements
Hello and welcome back to another stamp set focus. Today we are highlighting the set Hennah Elements. Design Inspiration: South Asian Hennah designs Image...
Focus: Faux Veneer
Good morning! Today, we are featuring our Faux Veneer set. Design Inspiration: Wood Veneers image source image source image source Creative Ideas: You can...
Designer Spot: Iwona Palamountain
Hello, Altenew fans! Iwona here, and it’s my pleasure to be a blog guest today. Now that you had a chance to acquire your...
Focus: Dodecagram
Hello! Today we will be shedding some light on our stamp set Dodecagram. Name Origin: The set gets it’s name from the fact that...
A Few Updates
Hello! It has been over a week since we opened our store. We have been very busy sorting and packaging stamps, but due to...
Winners of the Blog Hop Giveaway!
Wow!! We were simply BLOWN away by your response on our premier blog hop! Thank you very much for all your support and feedback!...
Altenew Premier Blog Hop
Hello, and welcome to our very first blog hop! A number of talented designers have gathered to showcase some of our brand new stamps....
Full Reveal
For the past two weeks we have been showing you bits and pieces of our upcoming stamp sets. The time has come to reveal...
Sneak Peek Day 7
Hello everyone! Just three more days and we will open shop! We couldn’t be more excited! I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at...
Sneak Peek Day 6
This set features two of America’s iconic city skylines – Manhattan and Boston. The sketchy style is an urban twist on a skyline stamp,...
Sneak Peek Day 5
When we think of lace, we generally think delicate, feminine and vintage, but in this set, we have looked at lace with a whole...
Sneak Peak Day 4
We just love stamp sets that allow you to create different patterns. This one contains an array of basic shapes that can be used...
Sneak Peek Day 3
Not only does this set have trendy triangles that can be used in a variety of ways, it also has many everyday sentiments in...
Sneak Peek Day 2
Hello and welcome back! Yesterday I introduced you to Altenew and showed you a little sneak peek of two stamp sets from our first...
All about Altenew
Hello and welcome to our first post! This has been a long-awaited event, and we are so happy to finally launch our website! We...
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