Altenew September 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
Hey friends and welcome to the Altenew* September 2019 release blog hop! This release is a nice mix of Christmas or winter-themed products and ones that you can use all year round! Have a look for yourself:
You should have arrived here from Jenโs blog. You can also find the full blog hop list over on the Altenew card blog.
For my projects today I decided to focus on heat embossing and show you different ways of how you can use it on your cards. So let’s have a look at the possibilities:
1. Heat emboss a background stamp
For the card below I used the new Faceted Stars stamp set and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder. I considered watercoloring it but then decided to leave the background as is. Heat embossing (especially with metallic colors) already adds so much that it can stand on its own.
This would also look great on a dark colored cardstock! There are so many possibilities with this technique.
2. Heat emboss on specialty paper
Sometimes you just want to use specialty paper like vellum or mirror cardstock on your project to give it that little something extra. But a lot of stamp inks won’t dry properly on those papers. So heat embossing to the rescue!
For the sentiment strip on the card above I used frosted silver mirror cardstock and then heat embossed the sentiment from the Brilliant Baubles stamp set in black. For papers with a slippery surface I’d recommend using a stamping tool like the MISTI or the stamping platform to avoid smudging the image.
3. Heat emboss die cuts
Another way to add heat embossing to your cards is by embossing a die cut. You could either first die cut the image (like I did with the Mega Love word below) and then cover it with embossing ink and heat emboss it.
For the background I used the new Layered Snowflake Cover Die B that I cut once from white cardstock and once from a watercolored panel.
Or you can take a small piece of cardstock, press your watermark ink pad onto it and heat emboss the whole piece. Then use this heat embossed piece to die cut your image(s). I’d recommend doing it this way around when die cutting smaller pieces like the letters from the Tall Alpha die set on the card below.
By the way, the background was made with the gorgeous new Flower Garden stamp set that I stamped onto a white card base. I then added some black enamel dots and golden paint splatters. To make the “Love you” sentiment stand out a little more, I die cut each letter three more times from white cardstock and then stacked them all together.
4. Watercoloring a heat embossed image
One of my favorite ways to use heat embossing is for watercoloring! The raised heat embossed edges make it really easy to color an image. For the card below I repeatedly stamped and heat embossed the Modern Poinsettia image, colored them and then fussy cut them.
Next, I adhered the pieces with foam tape to my white card base. I then used Nuvo Drops in Mustard Gold to fill in the empty spaces. Finally, I added a strip of frosted silver mirror cardstock and adhered the letters for JOY from the Tall Alpha die set to it.
5. Use layered stamps for heat embossing
We all know and love Altenew’s layering stamps, right? But have you ever tried heat embossing the different parts with different embossing powders? It definitely makes for a great look!
For the card above I used the Festive Foliage stamp set and heat embossed the three parts in gold, silver and rose gold. I finally added the “warmest wishes” sentiment from the Modern Poinsettia set in black and then mounted the panel onto a side-folding card base. To make the panel pop, I painted the frame around it gold.
So that’s it from me today! I hope you enjoyed these projects and the ideas for heat embossing inspired you to give it a go yourself! Thanks a lot for stopping by ๐ Now hop on over to Kathy to continue the blog hop.
Giveaway
Now on to the fun part!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 9/10/2019 for a chance to win.
Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designerโs blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 9/13/2019.
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting Embossing Machine Shop at: SB | BL | SP |
 Tonic Studios Guillotine Trimmer Shop at: SB | TON |
 MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SB | HA |
 Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy Shop at: SB |
 EK Success Powder Tool Shop at: SB | BL |
 Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad Shop at: SB | BL |
 Bone Folder Shop at: SB | TON |
 Heat Gun for Embossing Shop at: SB | BL |
 Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue Shop at: SB | BL |
 Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares White Shop at: SB | BL |
 Tombow Mono Adhesive Tape Dispenser Shop at: SB | BL |
 Hero Arts Intense Black Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SB | HA |
 Hero Arts Embossing Powder Detail Black Shop at: SB | HA |
 Hero Arts Embossing Powder Silver Shop at: SB | BL | HA |
 Hero Arts Embossing Powder Gold Shop at: SB | BL | HA |
 Altenew Brilliant Baubles Stamps Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Altenew Rock Collection Enamel Dots Shop at: ALT |
 Altenew Mega Love Die Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Hero Arts Dove White Cardstock Shop at: SB | HA |
 Altenew Festive Foliage Stamps Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Altenew Modern Poinsettia Stamps Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Nuvo Drops Mustard Gold Shop at: SB | TON |
 Altenew Layered Snowflake Cover Die B Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Altenew Tall Alpha Die Set Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Altenew Candy Cane Stripe Cover Die Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Altenew Faceted Stars Stamps Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Altenew Flower Garden Stamps Shop at: SB | ALT |
 Altenew Layered Snowflake Stars Cover Die Set Shop at: ALT |
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i’m loving all the xmas tree ones
Love the way you embossed the Festive Foliage stamp. Gorgeous!
I love all cards simple but beautiful.
Beautiful cards! Can’t pick a favorite. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards, thank you for the great embossing ideas! Too difficult to choose a favorite.
Great cards. I especially liked the JOY card. Right up my alley. Great job!!! Thank you so much for sharing your pretty work today.
What beautiful cards. I love the simplicity…although I know much work was involved in creating them. Thanks for sharing.
Love your cards especially the Christmas tree card!
Beautiful colors on all of your card!! I’ve totally added the alphabet dies to my wish list!! They will be so versatile with any season or project. Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations!!
Kathleen, I am so impressed with each one of your cards!! They are gorgeous & all so different one from the other.
I have a growing wishlist from this wonderful release.
very creative work – love these cards
Very pretty assortment of cards. I really love the poinsettias.
Such unique Christmas cards! I love the colors and backgrounds!
I really like your designs. Great ideas for great products!
Lovely cards! I like the colorful ones!
These are all impressive and beautifully created. I think heat embossing is the reason I started making cards because who doesn’t love watching the magic happen. Watercoloring is another of my reasons for card making and that with heat embossing and beautiful floral designs(like any from Altenew) make the magic happen too! ๐
I especially love the Christmas Foliage card!
Love, love, love the different embossing powders on the tree.
Beautiful cards! Love the colors you used for the tree card.
I love the new release and all the inspiration <3 Thanks to Altenew and all the Designers
Stunning cards, Kathleen! My fave is the Joy card… beautiful!!!
Beautiful cards!! I love heat embossing a background and inking over it!!
Altenew is really “thinking outside the box” on their designs lately, so awesome
I love to heat emboss, and itโs great to see your different cards. I love that star background in gold. Looks awesome!
Lovely cards! Love the Christmas tree!
Absolutely gorgeous cards! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
such pretty cards
Oh wow, such a lovely cards – love all these colors – Christmas, here we come! ๐ The new Flower Garden stamp definitely is my new favorite! Thank you for sharing!
Amazing cards, all so beautiful! Thanks for all the heat embossing tips and ideas, itโs my favorite technique. Thanks you for all your inspiration. My favorite is your water colored poinsettias, so merry and bright.
Gorgeous cards! I love all of the designs!
How pretty are these cards! Love the poinsettia!
Absolutely gorgeous poinsettias! Love the geometric backgrounds.
Fantastic set of cards! They are all so beautiful! <3
The look and feel of this whole release is so organic and rustic! I loved your coloring and designs! Thanks for sharing!
A gorgeous set of cards that are so eye-catching! Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration!
Very pretty poinsettia card with the two different colors, looks like that in nature.
And yet another great release. Love all the projects made. Great creations!
I just love the techniques you used to create your cards. Thanks for “refreshing” my stagnant mind and encouraging me to revisit some techniques that I haven’t used for a long time. Your cards are just beautiful!
Your cards are beautiful, Kathleen! I think my favorite one is the poinsettia card…so beautiful!! Thanks for sharing your awesome creativity with us!
Your creativity is truly inspiring. Thank you for sharing with us.
Gorgeous – I especially love your poinsettia/joy card – it *is* colourful and joyful!
These are beautiful cards!
Beautiful cards. Your coloring on those gorgeous Poinsettias is amazing.
What a stunning collection of cards! Classic and clean designs – fabulous!
Loved all the cards and appreciate you sharing the various embossing techniques. Learned new things.
An amazing release which you have highlighted very well!
Beautiful cards
Cute cards. Thank you for sharing so many embossing techniques and providing so much inspiration.
I love the Joy card, those colors are gorgeous!! Just wow!!
Great backgrounds.
Beautiful cards! I love how you colored the poinsettias! And, what a great ideas embossing the Christmas tree in different colors- so pretty!
Tis the season for beautiful card making. Such an amazing new release, so many beautiful stamps and dies this month. And it’s my birthday month.
These are fabulous cards! Love the poinsettia card especially.
Love your work, thanks for showing these awesome techniques for incorporating heat embossing on projects!
great ideas! luv all of the gold!
The cards are absolutely lovely! The flowers using embossing powder are definitely the right call, it makes them pop!
Your cards are so beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration.
Great use of EP. These are lovely.
What did you use to color the poinsettias? I would love to try this as soon as I can get the stamps! Thanks…Dorothy