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Altenew Rustic Charm Release and giveaway

10/5/2021

 
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Welcome to the Rustic Charm release from Altenew. This is a jam packed release with embossing folders, stamps dies and more! In today's post I focus on using a mid century color scheme to make some vibrant holiday cards. If you are hopping along with us, you have just come from Linda Parker and your next stop isIshani. I hope this post gives you inspiration to take a mod stance on your holiday cards.
The supplies I used today were generously gifted to me by Altenew so I could share inspiration with you. I would love to know in the comments if you like to use non traditional colors on your holiday cards.

It's a Mod holiday

When I think of mid century, my mind immediately goes to pastel pinks, mints and aquas. To help create the vibe of the 1950's, I used these Altenew Ink families: Red Cosmos (the Frosty Pink and Coral Berry), Sweet Dreams (Dew Drops and Aqualicious) and Green Meadows (Minty Mint and Sweet Leaf). I added in neutrals from Rock Collection inks and Antique Gold Embossing Powder. Color is really important in setting a mood and giving off a vibe. Check out five different backgrounds I made using the products in this release for some mid century holiday cards. Let me know your favorite way to use color in your designs.
Paper Piecing Background
The Mid Century Cover die is a bold geometric die which I used to cut from white, mint, aqua, and pink papers. On a card front, I applied a piece of Altenew double sided adhesive sheet. By adding the adhesive sheet, I now could easily inlay the paper pieces. The white border was adhered first followed by the pink, mint and then aqua pieces. The tree, chair and sentiment from Mid Century Festivities stamped in Limestone and Silverstone inks really make this background come alive. To recreate a 1950's aluminum tree, I added gems from my stash. 
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Background Stamping
The All is Bright background stamp from this release is a must have. I stamped the background with embossing ink and then used platinum embossing powder to give the wires and filaments shine. I then stamped the bulbs in Aqualicious, Just Green, Coral Berry and Pastel Sunrise inks. This is a gatefold card with a bellyband made from black cardstock heat embossed with the sentiment from the All is Bright background stamp set in Platinum embossing powder. I love the shine and whimsy of this card.
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Embossing Folder Background
The Snowflakes 3D embossing folder is a wonderful product from this release. I love how there is a break in the snowflakes to have a sentiment. The detail on the snowflakes is amazing. I embossed a 6x6 piece of white cardstock with the Snowflakes 3D folder. I then used the Altenew mini blending brushes to add Dew Drops and Minty Mint inks to the snowflakes. I heat embossed the sentiment from the Mid Century Festivities stamp set in Antique Gold embossing powder. The ornament is also from the Mid Century Festivities stamp set and was stamped in Coral Berry, heat embossed with clear embossing powder and then a sequin was added in the middle to replicate the mercury glass ornaments from the 1950s. I sprinkled some Antique Gold embossing powder over the snowflakes to add more shine.
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Stamping a Background
In the Mid Century Festivities Stamp set, there are two layered present stamps complete with bow. I stamped these presents repeatedly over a card front to make a background. The colors are: Dew Drops and Aqualicious, Frosty Pink and Coral Berry, Minty Mint and Just Green. I added a sentiment from the Mid Century Festivities stamp set and a small Antique Gold sequin for each present. Love how cute this turned out. 
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​Stenciling a Background
The Shattered Cubes stencil is very versatile and can create many different stunning backgrounds depending on how you turn the stencil. I decided to use Minty Mint, Just Green, Dew Drops and Aqualicious inks to create a soft, pastel background. The ornaments were stamped from the Mid Century Festivities stamp set using Coral Berry and then heat embossed with Altenew Clear embossing powder. To complete the look of mercury glass ornaments, I added Altenew Antique Gold sequins to each ornament after adhering them to the bard front with dimensional tape. To make the hangers, I added Altenew Gold Foil 1in tape to card stock and cut 1/4" strips and adhered them to the background. The sentiment from the Mid Century Festivities set heat embossed with Antique Gold embossing powder adds to the shine of the card. 
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I have a video that shows how I have made these cards. Thanks for watching and supporting my channel!
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 10/11/2021 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 10/13/2021.
Free Gift
We are running a free gift promotion to celebrate the release. 
  • Get a FREE brand new Rustic Charm Mini Inspiration Guide with every order from 10/05/2021 through 10/07/2021. Shop HERE!
  • Get a FREE brand new Online Cardmaking Class with every order from the new Rustic Charm Stamp & Die Release Collection from 10/05/2021 through 10/11/2021. Shop HERE!
Thank you so much for joining me today on this blog hop celebrating the new release from Altenew. There are more great products and tons of inspiration along the hop so please join us. Your next stop is Ishani and you can check out the Altenew blog for more details! I hope you have a mod day!

Supply list


For your convenience, supplies are listed below. Affiliate links are used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support.
Altenew Enchanted gold ink
Altenew Enchanted gold ink
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Altenew Platinum embossing powder
Altenew Platinum embossing powder
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Red Cosmos Crisp Ink Set
Red Cosmos Crisp Ink Set
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Green Meadows Mini Crisp Ink Set
Green Meadows Mini Crisp Ink Set
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Sweet Dreams Mini Crisp Ink Set
Sweet Dreams Mini Crisp Ink Set
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Rock Collection Mini Crisp Ink Set
Rock Collection Mini Crisp Ink Set
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Altenew clear embossing powder
Altenew clear embossing powder
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Antique Gold Embossing Powder
Antique Gold Embossing Powder
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Altenew Make a Statement Sequins Bundle
Altenew Make a Statement Sequins Bundle
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Layered Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder
Layered Snowflakes 3D Embossing Folder
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All is Bright Stamp
All is Bright Stamp
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Shattered Cubes Builder Stencil
Shattered Cubes Builder Stencil
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Mid-Century Festivities Stamp and Die Bundle
Mid-Century Festivities Stamp and Die Bundle
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Mid-Century Cover Die
Mid-Century Cover Die
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Ink Blending Tool - Small
Ink Blending Tool - Small
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Joni J. Seith
10/5/2021 02:27:51 pm

I LOVE your color combinations that you used on your cards!

Alexandra Young
10/5/2021 05:12:37 pm

Stunning! Love those gems on the tree!

Terri Sandoval
10/5/2021 06:14:39 pm

Your cards are totally awesome!

Marisela Delgado
10/5/2021 11:05:54 pm

So pretty.

Danyelle Dillon
10/6/2021 10:15:14 am


I love LOVE LOVE all of your cards! My favorite is the first one with the Christmas lights! Thanks so much for sharing them!

Carol McCready
10/6/2021 10:46:34 am

Fantastic cards. I'm crazy for that first retro one.

Chark
10/6/2021 11:40:35 am

Fabulous designs and colors!

Jeanne Rice
10/6/2021 04:54:48 pm

Love your cards. The pastel colors are wonderful for Christmas cards. Thanks for sharing

Anne Gozdowiak
10/6/2021 05:08:54 pm

I am loving each and every one of your retro cards!

Sandra Baggarly
10/6/2021 07:37:38 pm

The tree with the gems is so cute!

Nandini Karmarkar link
10/7/2021 01:56:11 am

Beautiful cards. I really love the color combos. The last card is my favorite. I just love that background!

roxanne tellini
10/7/2021 03:18:11 pm

I love the gemstones on your Mod tree. I remember those lights.

Maria Alder
10/7/2021 07:11:00 pm

Wonderful cards, I love them all

merrilyn
10/8/2021 07:52:57 am

The mid century die paper piecing is terrific. I especially like the grey / aluminum tree and arm chair is lovely. I use grey and inky navy rather than black a lot. I also like the way you decorated the tree with sequins. Deck the Halls!

Kelsey Thomas link
10/8/2021 09:18:46 am

Beautiful color combinations!

Donna L Walls link
10/8/2021 09:54:53 pm

I just love these Retro Holiday sets and your inspiration pieces are Fab!

Debbie Witt
10/9/2021 09:39:01 pm

Cute!

Denise Bryant
10/10/2021 12:55:20 am

Awesome cards! I especially love the retro tree and background!

Lauryne Cunningham
10/10/2021 11:10:28 am

I love the colors you used on your cards! The gems on the tree look so pretty!

Dorothy Ayotte
10/10/2021 09:47:38 pm

All of your cards are great, but my favorite is the first one. I loved all of my Mom's retro decorations from the early 60's and you have done a great job making those memories come alive. Great colors and I love those gems as balls.


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