Hey friends! The end of 2018 is near and that means it’s a good time for a little review and a look back at the past year and all of the projects that I created in 2018.
For this occasion, Altenew* is hosting a bloghop where each person on the hop shares their personal favorite Altenew projects of this past year. So you are in for some serious eye candy! 🙂 If you came from the super lovely and insanely talented May Sukyong Park’s blog, then you are right on track. And if you get lost, just check out the blog hop list on the Altenew Card blog.
In the collage above you can see my four favourite projects and none of these are really a surprise, haha. Each of them features flowers (I’ll never get tired of any kind of floral!), lots of white space and some pops of pink and black. But let’s have a look at my personal Top 10 Altenew projects of 2018.
1. “Summer Vibes” Layout
Up first is this layout that I made for the November Release Bloghop. It’s got all of my favourite Altenew things: florals, stamps, and floral dies. The Rose Flurries 3D Die Set will forever be one of my all-time favourite stamp sets by Altenew, together with the Fantasy Floral 3D Set! It’s impossible to create something ugly with these dies! 😉
I also combined it with the beautiful Handpicked Bouquet Stamp Set and the coordinating dies. The stamped flowers fit in perfectly with the die cut roses, don’t you think?
2. Die Cut Florals Cards
Next up is this set of cards for which I used the same dies as mentioned before, together with some of the new Altenew ink sprays. Ink sprays or watercolors are perfect to color die cuts and create the exact shades that you need!
Make sure to check out the corresponding blogpost here. There you will also find more information about the products and techniques I used.
3. Stamped Floral Cards
Next on the list is another set of cards, again featuring lots of florals, but this time I used the Flower Vine Stamp & Die Set for all of them and combined it with some other Altenew products
It’s difficult to decide, but I think the card below is my favorite of this set. For that one I also used the new Mega Love Die and it’s already become a favorite in my collection of dies!
Hop on over to the blogpost for more information and details on these cards.
4. “Celebrate” Layout
This next project is one that I actually haven’t shared on my blog or social media yet. I’ve created this layout for the 3rd edition of the German scrapbooking magazine “Kreativsüchtig” and my assignment was “florals”, which, as you might have guessed, wasn’t difficult for me at all. 😀
The stars of this layout are 100% the flowers that I die cut from scraps using the Floral Fantasy 3D Die Set. It is so easy to create these eye-catching beauties and adding them to any project immediately takes it to the next level, I think. I combined them with some embellishments I had left of various collections but made sure that they would still be the center of attention.
As I said, I will never ever get tired of floral anything! And Altenew is known for its stunning flower stamps and dies, so it’s kind of a match made in heaven 😉
5. Floral Cards with Alcohol Markers
My final two favorite projects from this year are floral cards, too (shocking, right?! 😀 ) but this time I colored the stamp images with the Altenew Alcohol Markers (I used this set).
You can find the blogpost with more information, a supply list and detail shots here. And if you want to see more Altenew projects, you can check out all of my Altenew blogposts here.
The next stop on this hop is Amy Tan and I’m sure we will see some pretty colorful projects there! 😉
Giveaway [closed]
1) Altenew is giving away a $40 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 1/3/209 for a chance to win. 6 winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 1/6/2019.
2) I am also giving away a $20 gift certificate to the Altenew shop! The winner will be randomly selected from the comments on this blogpost and announced here on the blog on January, 3, 2019 (at 8 PM, CEST).
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I hope you like the projects and they inspire you to get creative! And if you’ve mentally added some Altenew products to your wishlist just now, make sure to check out the Warehouse Sale!
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Connie
What beautifully, whimsical cards and layouts Kathleen!!! Absolutely great 🙂 Thanks!!!
Denise Bryant
Beautiful creations! I love the Flower Vine set and just ordered it! Can’t wait to create with it!
Karthikha Uday
Thank you for all the beautiful inspirations! Each one is lovely! Wishing you a very happy new year 🙂
Sheila Bacon
Gorgeous cards and layouts. I appreciate the use of different products and techniques. Thanks for inspiring me.
Denise K Terry
Loved seeing all of your favorites from 2018. Such pretty cards!
Annalisa
I agree that the handpicked bouquet and the rose flurries die cuts work really well together. That turned out so nicely. Thanks for all the inspiration from 2018!
Super Stick Chick
Gorgeous works of art. Love your style, so inspiring!
Annette Reed
Everything is lovely! Your layouts look great and your coloring with the alcohol markers is wonderful.
Sue D
Thanks for sharing these beautiful layouts and cards.
lee
Thank you for sharing your lovely projects!
Chandhini
Your creations are stunning, love the way you make layouts with loads of colors.
Subhashini
You have left me impressed with the use of my two favs, pink and florals.
Lisa Byers
Nice clean projects!! Love them!! Looking forward to see what you have in store for us next year!!
Lisascreativeniche
Love the use of white space!
Sue
I love that “love” card – so simple and so pretty!
cyndi morris
I love these beautiful, clean cards and the page is amazing.
Linnea Sundstrom
thank you for all of your inspiration!!
Dana M
Stunning, fresh and gorgeous! Amazing projects and fabulous inspiration!
TracyM #6773
FABULOUS favourites!
LOVE your variety of designs and all your GORGEOUS flowers!
Thank You for sharing and INSPIRING 🙂
Daniela May
Lovely work Kathleen – love your style.
Dawn T
Stunning projects.
Nelya
Love all of these! I recently started 8.5×11 scrapbooking, and I’m definitely going to scraplift your first layout!
Kathy Ferguson
Gorgeous scrapbook layout and cards. Your coloring is exquisite. Thank you for inspiring me in 2018. I’m looking forward to seeing your creations using the new Altenew product line for 2019.
Heather Nelson
Lovely creations. Thank you for sharing your creativity and talents!! So pretty!
Terri Clark
Kathleen, your beautiful designs are so lovely and inspirational! I just adore them all and how you incorporate your stamping in your scrapbook layouts. Just gorgeous!
Meghan Kennihan
You know how to color flowers! STUNNING! EVERYTHING
joy meadows
Your projects are each so beautiful, Kathleen! Happy New Year to you.
Michele Clay
Each project is beautiful and sweet, Kathleen. Lots of inspiration.
Andrea Hastilow
Thank you for sharing this fantastic, colourful, detailed inspiration. I look forward to seeing even more in 2019.
Betty
all beautiful creations, Kathleen – looking forward to seeing more of your lovely projects in 2019!
Liz O
Gorgeous designs Kathleen! Thanks for the inspiration! Happy New year!
Nana Griffin
Love the flower layouts but all your favorites are great.
Debbie Rumpza
I have thoroughly enjoyed all of your work this year! Looking forward to more stunning creations!
NANDINI KARMARKAR
Your cards are so gorgeous! Very delicate and feminine!
Eva N
Your floral projects are so fresh and pretty. I love all the 3D & layered flower dies, so your use of them inspires me to keep using them in new and different ways.
Kirsty Vittetoe
I LOVE these projects! Oh wow, they are so amazing!!!
Linda R
Your work is beautiful. I like the “vine” cards the best and the “love” card is my favorite too. I am so impressed!
Teri S.
So much loveliness to look at with Altenews fabulous stamps & dies you’ve used to create these pages & cards! Thanks & Happy New Year!
Brenda Lee. N
Great projects. Thanks for the inspiration.
Carmela Hubler
Love the delicate florals and your love die cut out of the floral paper.
Lagene
Awesome projects, Thanks for all the inspiration! I especially love the Hugs & Kisses card!
Amy Brown
Your projects are great! Thanks for sharing some inspiration from this past year. I look forward to seeing what you create in 2019!
Cheryl Rigney
You have created such lovely projects!! The Mega Love card is my favorite!!
Lisa G Moline
I love all of your projects! Cards and layouts! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Marisela Delgado
Your cards are so pretty. Happy New Year!
Tammy L Davis
These are all so beautiful! That Love card is amazing!
Brenda L. Kuder
I love your cards! That large love die is so awesome!
Peggy M
Beautiful cards & layouts! Thank you for sharing & Happy New Year!
Carol Rossouw
This has truly been a year of amazing products from Altenew and wonderful inspiration from all the designers. It never ceases to amaze me how one product can be used in so many and different ways! Thank you for your special inspiration over the year!
BECCA YAHRLING
Lovely inspiration. I love the floral vine set so those cards are my favorite.
roni fajardo
Love the “love” die cut card! a new idea for me to use not only plain card stock! Thank you.
sandy M
Great layout. I especially love the card with the xxoo background.
Helen
What a delightful collection of projects. Thanks for sharing them on this blog hop!
Bonnie Eng
Beautiful cards and layout, especially that sweetly decorated LOVE!
Dee Earnshaw
Love your projects – awwsome work:)
Sandy Stein
Thanks for sharing your creative ideas.
Teri Ives
Nice projects. Thanks for sharing
Pooja
I loved the clean and graphic look of your projects a lot !
Sara Nelson
Your three designs with the flowered vines set are amazing! Three totally unique looks with one great stamp!!!
Vicki Kroll
The “Love Card” is so simple yet elegant. Thank you for your giveaway and this great idea.
Mary L Makinen
Stunning. Thank you for the inspiration.