Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 5 + Giveaway (over $2,000 in Total Prizes!)

Here’s the Altenew blog link:

https://wp.me/p6Dps1-fK3

I wish everyone at Altenew a very happy anniversary! 8 years is quite an accomplishment. To celebrate , the guest designers are having a fun blog hop!

Before I share my card, this is what my hand looks like. I had surgery last week because of a staph infection in my knuckle. My Doc said it was pretty bad. I’ve been getting IV antibiotic treatments every day since March 29th. I’ll be getting at least 3 weeks of treatments. My hand surgeon is planning a 2nd surgery on this coming Monday. I’m typing this up left handed. Unfortunately, I am not very coordinated with my left hand so it’s a slow process.

Now for the fun part! Let’s celebrate!

Here’s my CAS (clean & simple) card.

For the background, I used the Curving Leaves 3D embossing folder. After I ran the A2 sized card stock through my machine, I used the direct to paper technique to lightly add color onto the background.

The floral image is from the Here for You stamp set. I used Altenew’s Crisp Dye Inks to watercolor the image by smooshing ink onto a clear stamping block & adding a small amount of water. Then I used a paint brush to color the flower.

I didn’t add much shading since it’s more of a graphic image.

Giveaway Prizes

Over $2,000 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $80 Gift Certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy Online Class($8.95 value) to 15 lucky winners. There are also 26 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

• Altenew: 5 x $80 Altenew Gift Certificate
• Altenew Academy: 15 x Online Monthly Class Spot
• Jennifer McGuire Ink: Share Handmade Kindness Goodie Bag 
• A Cherry on Top: $50 Gift Certificate
• Auzz Trinklets N Krafts: $50 Gift Certificate 
• Avery Elle: $50 Gift Certificate
• Bumbleberry Papercrafts:  £25 Gift Certificate
• Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
• CiLi in Papers: €75 Gift Certificate
• Concord & 9th: 1 $50 Gift Certificate & 1 Eclectic Garden Bundle ($38 Value)
• Craft Stash: $100 Gift Certificate
• Dare 2B Artzy: $30 Gift Certificate
• Ellen Hutson LLC: $25 Gift Certificate
• Gina K. Designs: $50 Gift Certificate
• Hero Arts: $50 Gift Certificate
• Lawn Fawn: $25 Gift Certificate
• MarkerPop: 4 x $40 Gift Certificate
• Michelle’s Cards & Stamps: AUD$100 Gift Certificate
• My Little Attic: $50 Gift Certificate 
• My Sweet Petunia: $50 Gift Certificate
• Online Card Classes: 3 Online Class Spots to 1 Winner
• Pink and Main: $50 Gift Certificate
• Pinkfresh Studio: $50 Gift Certificate
• Scrapbook & Cards Today: $50 Gift Certificate
• Scrapbook.com: $50 certificate
• Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
• Studio Katia: $50 Gift Certificate
• Waffle Flower: $25 Gift Certificate

Be sure to leave comments by 4/15/2022 for a chance to win one of 50 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 50 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 4/21/2022.

You should have arrived here from Rosie’s blog http://www.rosieneustaedter.com/ and next on the blog hop is Auzz Trinklets N Krafts

https://atcraft.com.au/blog/

Thanks for visiting. Hope you have a crafty day!