Altenew January 2022 Vintage Galore Collection

ByPam

Thank you Natasha Davies https://www.handmadebytasha.co.uk/ for sending Altenew Fans to my blog.

This drop dead gorgeous collection is being introduced by
Emily at the Altenew Card Blog https://wp.me/p6Dps1-f5i . Watch her video to see why I’m so in love with these Altenew products. They can now be purchased at Altenew. www.altenew.com

Golden Days Stamps One Layer Card

This is my #1 favorite way to color an outline image. The first time I saw this coloring technique it was a video by Yana Smakula.

The image is first stamped in black Alcohol Ink-friendly ink. Then all of the images are colored with alcohol markers. The last step is filling in the background with black alcohol marker or any dark color. This shows off highlights and really lets the images take the focus.

“I Adore” sentiment is from Adore You Altenew Stamp Set. “You” is a die from All About You die set.

Folk Flowers Stencils and Die

I usually think of Folk Art as being done in primary colors. The images are simple without a lot of layering or texture. This card is not traditional folk art colors though the stamps are quite traditional.

The die word “charming” caught my attention. A NEW and Different word to die cut! That word led me to March and leprechans and St. Patrick’s Day. Which led me to monochromatic green. (Yep. That’s exactly how my brain works.)

There is actually a cut-out window here with an acetate pane though it’s hard to see in the photo. The card front is popped up with double sided foam adhesive tape. This could be a shaker.

The stamped part of the sentiment comes from the Altenew stamp set Family Matters.

Golden Days Stamps and Dies Sentiment Strips #3

Receiving new Crisp Dye Ink Pad colors from Altenew is a big event in my life. This time Tanzanite is my favorite color of the release. It’s close to navy which is just classic and works with most any color. This card background is blended with Tanzanite. The basic outline of the flowers is also Tanzanite. I have stored it as the #5 color with my Tranquility family of inks.

Likewise the new Raw Amber seems to me the #5 color in the Fall Harvest family. I used those stamp pads for the leaves.

The background is my signature gold heat embossing using an outline stamp from the Golden Days set.

Whimsical Peony Hot Foil Plate and Stencil
Card tipped to the side so you can see the colors in the rainbow foil.

This Heat Foiling plate is so classy. It could be elegant just on white cardstock with a black mat. But I needed to try the rainbow foil (Spellbinders). It’s fun to tip the card back and forth to catch the light and all the different colors in the foil.

The stencil makes this such an easy card to make. It’s one that could be mass producted.

No one would ever guess how easy it is.

Colleen Balija taught this way to get a jagged edge on your card front. I put the painter’s tape on my shirt a couple times to make sure it’s wasn’t too sticky. Then I tore the tape and applied about 1/4″ from the edge of the card stock. Then I used a blending brush to apply ink around the exposed edges.

Whimsical Peony with Rainbow Stripe Foil up close

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 01/10/2022 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 01/12/2021.

 
Blog Hop Order
Next on the blog hop is the talented Penny Pynnonen. foldedwithcare.com. I cannot wait to see what she has made with these fabulous products.

Altenew Blog 
Jennifer McGuire
Vicky Papaioannou
Norine Borys
Dana Joy
Jaycee Gaspar
Erin Thompson
Virginia Lu
Erum Tasneem
Jenny Colacicco
Danielle Dunlop
Nathalie DeSousa
LauraJane
Terri Koszler
Svitlana Shayevich
Mindy Eggen
Therese Calvird
Emily Midgett
Michelle Short
Juhi Khanna
Laurie Willison
Tenia Nelson
Fiona Duff
Teri Wilson
Lilith Eeckels
Agnieszka Małyszek
Maryam Perez
Teresa Litchfield
Reiko Tsuchida
Annemarie Caister
Nancy Souza
Natasha Davies
Pam Boedeker
Penny Pynnonen
Rebecca Sogn




 

I’d love to meet you in one of my classes. I teach about once a month on Saturday 1:00 PM EST at Bridget Casey’s Free Saturday Workshop. My other class is the second Wednesday of the month 6:00 PM EST. Check www.altenew.com or Altenew Fans FaceBook page for announcements.

40 Comments

  1. Pam all your cards are gorgeous, the whimsical peony with rainbow foil is amazing. Makes me want to take the foil plunge!

    1. I’d been on the fence with getting a hot foil machine. When Altenew came out with Hot Foil Plates I jumped off the fence and went right to Spellbinders for a machine. With a little practice I became addicted. Now I want that gorgeous shine on everything.
      I think you would enjoy the variety it adds to your cards. Just one more thing, right, Joni??
      Thanks for stopping by my blog.

  2. Beautiful cards!

    I had the Glimmer machine for months before trying it out. Now I love foiling!

    1. I didn’t think I needed a Glimmer machine. Now I know it’s a necessity! Keep on foiling!

    1. Thank you, Jacqueline. I think red is the hardest color to work with but it’s so worth it! I appreciate your nice comment.

    1. thank you Meghan. That was the first time I’d used the rainbow foil. It is a show stopper.

  7. This release has inspired me to start card-making again!! This is such a spectacular release and LOVE the rainbow foil! Thanks!

    1. Yours is my most favorite comment ever! For me card-making is the best “therapy” available. I am so thrilled to hear you are wanting to jump back in again.
      There are so many resources for you at Altenew. The posts on the Altenew Card Blog are inspiring. I always learn something from the Tuesday and Thursday Virtual Classes.
      We’d love to meet you some Saturday morning on Bridget Casey’s Free Saturday Workshop 3:00 EST. I teach there about once a month. Watch for announcements on the Altenew Fan Facebook page. I also teach a class the 2nd Wednesday evening of the month. You will see the announcement for those from Altenew.
      Yes. I am an enabler.

    1. Thank you, Jeanne. That Whimsical Peony is so simple yet so amazingly elegant. I want to try it in every color.

  14. Wonderful cards Pam. I have been on the verge of getting a foiling system, but the more I see the beautiful projects one can create with the new Altenew foiling plates I get closer to taking the plunge…thanks for the inspiration!

    1. Jump right in there, Liz. The Hot Foil adds so much. A little more shine is never bad. I appreciate your leaving a comment on my blog.

  16. Wow! Amazing designs! I love how the flowers pop against the dark backgrounds!

    1. Thank you, Lauryne. That black background technique is my favorite. Whatever you image or color choice, black just makes it better.,

  19. This is such an easy hot foil card but the results are so dramatic. I’m glad you like it too. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

  21. Great look at some of the sets from the release. I like the use of the small tags in the design.

    1. Thank you. I have always loved creating tags. I’m glad you like them. I appreciate your leaving a post on my blog.

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