Altenew December, 2021 Stand Alone Die Release

ByPam
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Thank you to the lovely Annemarie Caister caistercrafts.blogspot.com for sending Altenew fans my way.

I love this release and truly enjoyed working with it. Go shopping for these awesome Altenew products at www.altenew.com. Lydia has a video showing each product at https://wp.me/p6Dps1-eVt. Wait til you see what she does with these dies!

Below you will find my projects along with a little this and that chit chat.

Decorative Tags Die Set

I have been paper crafting for 30 plus years. Yet I still am like a kid at Christmas when my mail woman comes to the door with an Altenew box. Today when I opened the December 2021 Stand-alone-die release package the Decorative Tags were on top. I immediately opened it, pulled out my Glitter Cardstock and excitedly began die cutting.

Glitter Cardstock is in the top of my Altenew supply list. Tags are my favorite holiday paper craft. Inlay die cutting is one of the most amazing techniques to do. It’s like working on a sparkle puzzle. These two tags were assembled in no time! Gorgeous.

Double sided adhesive tape placed on the back of the tag makes inlaying tiny pieces easy peasy.
A finished tag back gives a professional presentation.

I use reinforcements at the tag hole. They can be colored to match the tag.

Mega Stamp Frames

Mega Stamp Frames Die Set

Such a great set of frames! Do you remember when we had to use decorative scissors to attempt this stamp edge? The are two sizes of frames in the set along with some words with the coolest font.

For this card I colored the background using Altenew Blending Brushes. I kind of like the affect of the background extending from inside the frame to the card base.

The frame is cut out with mirror cardstock. It is staked on top of several layers cut with the same die.

The train image comes from Altenew’s Enjoy Your Journey. “Mail” is die cut from the Inline Alphabet Die set. I just did a swipe direct to paper of the same color ink as the background to die cut the word.

Gold Band Lily CAF

If I HAD to choose just one style it would be Shabby Chic. That style gives license to layer and layer with all types of feminine goodness.

While this is a tag it could easily be a slimline card as well. The focus is the new Gold Band Lily CAF. (I prefer to use heavier card stock both on tags and with my die cuts. It give more stability.)

Using Altenew’s blending brushes I applied a light pink background (Pink Diamond ).

The Elegant Motif 3D embossing folder was used three times to cover the entire tag with the raised design. I then lightly dragged the Clear Embossing Ink over the raised portions of the tag and heat embossed that in white embossing powder.

Scalloped Scallop gave the bottom of the tag a pretty edge.

The base die of the lily is die cut from Pink Brilliance Glitter Cardstock. It twinkles under the holes in the next layer. The top two layers were die cut from white card stock and lightly brushed with pink. The little decorative layers are cut from Pink Brilliance and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter Cardstock.

Leaves of the lily are die cut from white card stock and Dazzling Diamonds. I edged them with Minty Mint.

To create even mover texture and feminine elements I die cut berries from Berries and Branches then added White Enamel Dots. It gave me exactly the effect I wanted

Tags and Shabby Chic just make me happy.

Lovely Daisies Die Set

This die set is easy . . . a great choice for a beginner or advanced crafter. There are only 4 dies for each of three blooms plus leaves which are only two dies each. I made it even quicker by leaving off one bloom and one leaf die. Look! The results are spectacular.

Pattern Paper can be the magic in your cards. My scrapbooking experience leads me to pattern paper. I then select the color for my images from the pattern. The background paper is from Rainbow Blots Paper Pack.

By itself the paper is pretty wild and would distract from the images. But placing the black Diamond Frame Cover Die over the pattern lets the bright colors show through without distracting from the daisies. The frame is die cut twice and stacked.

From the 36 pan water color set I found or created the three colors. Tree pieces of water color paper were painted with the three chosen colors. I let it thoroughly dry then die cut the blooms. (One layer was cut fromDazzling Diamond.)

Black Fun Foam is placed under the large center diamond to show off those images.

The sentiment comes from the Congratulations Mini stamp set.

Now I have a card all ready next time my daughter gets a promotion.

Giveaway Prizes

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 12/23/2021 for a chance to win. 

Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/25/2021.

Blog Hop Order

One of my favorite Altenew talents, Rebecca Sogn pandemic crafter.com is the next on the hop. You’ve got to see what she has done with these products!

Altenew Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Vicky Papaioannou

Jaycee Gaspar

Kari VanNoy

Jenny Colacicco

Yasmin Diaz

Nathalie DeSousa

Kelly Griglione

Norine Borys

Erin Thompson

Terri Koszler

Natasha Davies

Tenia Nelson

Dana Joy

Emily Midgett

Fiona Duff

Virginia Lu

LauraJane

Laurie Willison

Teri Wilson

Maryam Perez

Reiko Tsuchida

Teresa Litchfield

Agnieszka Małyszek

Annemarie Caister

Pam Boedeker

Rebecca Sogn

Juhi Khanna

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Watch for my classes the second Wednesday of the month. I’d love to see you there.

54 Comments

  1. The pink tag with the lilies is just breath taking. One of the most beautiful projects I’ve seen.

    1. Thank you. Your comment just made my day. (I’m not giving that pink tag away for a while. I love it too.)

  5. Wonderful designs Pam, there is something for everyone in this collection, thanks for the inspiration!

    1. Thanks for stopping by my blog. When I posted this I remember thinking that I had a lot of different styles in that post. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

  13. Your use of bold colors is so cheerful! Thanks also for the tag ideas. Can’t wait to try using tags on cards!

    1. Many years ago I was taking a tag class. The instructor commented that tags were a fad and wouldn’t last long in the crafting world. I’m so glad he was wrong. I love making tags more than anything else. I love your comments and wish you happy tag making.

  14. Your cards are all beautiful. My favorite is the tag with the lily die set. The colors and layout created a stunning tag.

  15. Lots of inspiration in your projects. I really love the elegant look you created on the tag with the lily dies. The colors are stunning.

    1. Thank you, Dee.
      This die set is going to be a favorite of mine.
      Appreciate your stopping by my blog.

    1. Thank you, Jeanne. I really enjoyed creating with these dies. I appreciate your stopping by my blog and leaving a comment.

  25. How versatile you are! So many different looks, from the masculine train card to the very feminine lily tag. I love how you used that lily die with the different tones.

    1. You are the first to comment about that particular card. Thanks for your nice comment. A good guy card is hard to find!

  30. I can’t believe how many steps are involved in your shabby chic tag! Each step builds and builds to an intricate and stunning finale. Wow!

    1. Sometimes I have a hard time stopping so there is layer after layer. It’s so nice to share this obsession with people who understand. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

  31. Nice project design shares for the set. I like the glitter combo for the tag and the string. I’m so happy for the postage layer cut. Really like the looks created with it.

    1. I agree. That postage die is going to be a favorite. Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment.

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