Welcome to a fun blog hop! The April release by Altenew is here and we celebrate with an inspirational blog hop and lots of giveaways.
video tutorial
You can enjoy the video below or at my YouTube channel
close-up photos
For my projects today I went with 2 die cut panels that are so pretty, they are the Dog Rose panel A and the Dog Rose panel B. You can get them separately or as a bundle and can also be used together or alone. Below I have 3 card examples on how you can use these panels and how they would look in any combination.
card 1 – using both panels
For this card I combined both panels and used a “gradient layering die cuts” technique.
card 2 – using panel A
For this card I used only panel A and the “inlay die cut” technique
card 3 – using panel B
Finally, I went for a shaker card using just panel B
supplies
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giveaway
There are many ways to win prizes:
- 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 Mixed Media Blog by 4/23/2020 for a chance to win.
- They will also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 4/26/2020.
blog hop order
Altenew Card Blog
Amber Rain Davis
Terri Koszler
Jaycee Gaspar
Kelly Griglione
Jennifer McGuire
Virginia Lu
Alex Syberia
Nathalie DeSousa
Mindy Eggen
Nicole Watt
LauraJane
Laurie Willison
TaeEun Yoo
Altenew Mixed Media Blog
Emily Midgett
Norine Borys
Laura Volpes
Nicole Picadura
Tania Ahmed
The Hedgehog Hollow
Ashlea Cornell
Vicky Papaioannou
Maryam Perez
Sveta Fotinia
Reiko Tsuchida
Erum Tasneem
Ivana Camdzic
Kymona Tracey
Christine Pennington
Therese Calvird
Neha Aggarwal
Lydia Evans
WOWZERS! Great release! Gorgeous creations, I especially love the pink flower card!
Simply gorgeous! I just absolutely love the pink/gold inlay card. Love the inlay look and it’s so much fun to do. The pink with the gold makes such an elegant card!! Thank you, Vicky
OMG, Vicky! These are gorgeous! Great inspiration to follow!
Ooh these are super beautiful! Love your takes on the dies! <3
Shaker Cards are my weakness, beautiful!
Gorgeous trio of cards – thank you for showcasing such different looks with the same die!
Beautiful trio of cards. Thanks for your many videos showing techniques!
Vicki’s inspirations are my favourites. I love watching her videos.
Some more goodies from Altenew! Love them.
Oh my this Dog rose dies are just amazing. Such beautiful work, Vicki.
So very pretty!!
Vicky these are so pretty, Your third card with the gold shaker is so elegant,
Love your creations, and thanks for the video too!
These are all gorgeous cards! I love how you use a product in different ways to get different looks. So inspired by your work!
Creative inspiration galore!! Beautiful projects!
Thanks for sharing these beautiful cards – these are just elegant works of art!!!
I love the gold ones! The last one is so beautiful and looks like you spent much more time on it than you really did.
Your card designs are absolutely gorgeous with this die set. Thanks so much for sharing with us!
Hi Vicky, so pretty cards, but my favorite is the third one, I love shaker cards.
Wow! I’m not sure that I can pick a favorite- they are all absolutely beautiful! I love the texture on your first one, the pale pink and glitter on your second one and the gold shaker is so elegant!
Altenew just blows me away with all of their great releases! Thanks for more inspiration!
Love your work, as always! Lovely cards.
Thanks for sharing three versions of this beautiful die!
I love the second one.
Wow, fabulous cards! I love the gold on card 2 and 3 – such an elegant look!
These cards are all gorgeous. I cannot pick a favorite from these although I do like the golden one.
This die cut is amazing! I LOVE what you did with it! Especially the pink one!
Hi Vicky, this is the first time I’ve ever been to a blog, I’m very much enjoying this experience. I had no idea you had so much more wonderful projects ,products and such amazing work to look at. I will be returning soon I also enjoy watching you on Youtube and are just amazed by your beautiful craft. Jeliena from Tasmania
How exciting. I love your cards especially the gold one. They are eye catching. Thank you!
Gorgeous cards Vicki! Love those new floral layering dies!
Well these are truly stunning!! And of course I wanted those dies more than anything and of course they are already sold out!!
Wow-I love these! Those dies are stunning and I loved how you used them in different ways!
These are all beautiful! I think my favorite would be the inlaid one. Thanks for sharing them with us.
I am absolutely in love with these dies! So gorgeous. Love the size of them. That last one is my favorite, love the mix of gold and the crystals inside!
Gorgeous loved all of your cards today, I like the inlayed one because you only used some of the pieces and used the glitter. I have another die from Altenew that I am going to try this on.
What an amazing set of cards! I am so inspired, I love the foiled layers. Very elegant! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Absolutely beautiful cards. The gold one is just gorgeous and would make a wonderful wedding card.
Stunning!
Love your creative use with this gorgeous die!
Fabulous cards and
great ways to use
the different layers.
Carla from Utah
Creative use of that die set.
These cards are so beautiful. I like die cut cards and these are so elegant. I couldn’t pick a favourite, they are all great.
Gorgeous cards Vicky! Stunning and elegant designs with fabulous techniques.
Hi Vicky ?
I love your fabulous cards ? The card with white glitter is my favourite ❤ Thanks for sharing your creativity Hugs xx
Great video showing a few takes at the die. I like the idea for the shaker card.
Hi Vicky! Simple yet very elegant cards – really love them all – the gold “just for you” is fabulous! Thank you, Denise
These are so pretty! I love the Gold one, I even like it so the shaker element. Altenew has such beautiful floral products.
Hi Vicky
Beautiful florals as always!, My favorite was card 2 with inlayed die cutting….really elegant, especially with the added glitter. Always inspiring to watch your card tutorials.Have a lovely Easter tomorrow with your family.
Always beautiful cards. Love them all, but if I’m pushed to choose it would be the Best Wishes card. Love the colours ❤️
Good morning from Fort Myers, Florida! I absolutely love the new flower stamp. I also really enjoy going through the blog hop presentations. All are soooo different and it really gives us a ‘big picture’ view of what we can do with each of the new items! Thanks so much for sharing!
Your cards are stunning! I love how different your designs are using the same die. The 2nd card with the in-layed die cutting is my favorite!
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing with us.
Lovely examples of using the layered dies Vicky! I really like the inlaid one with the bit of glitter & the shaker card is truly elegant. Thank you for the video too.
These are all stunning. I cannot pick just one favorite. I ordered this die bundle as soon as I saw it, but alas, it was already out of stock. I think it will be worth waiting for and when I get it, I will watch this video again! Thanks and stay well!
love all 3 ideas – best shaker!
Vicki you never cease to amaze me! All three cards are jaw-dropping-stunning.
Great cards!
Your cards are AMAZING!!! I LOVE the colors and techniques you chose!!
As always, your cards are gorgeous. I love the Dog Rose dies! (And I really need some of the gradient card stock.)
Love all the cards!!! My favorite is the inlay with the gold and glitter<3<3<3
These are ridiculously beautiful! That gold! I have to try that with my Altenew dies. Just lovely.
Three very pretty cards. Hanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for the amazing inspiration! I am totally in love with the new release! Especially the stencils and the gorgeous dies!
I love the gold edge at the flower image, what a great combination!! I like all cards that you have showed here, thanks for sharing.
These cards are stunning! I can’t wait to receive my dies.
Thanks for the inspiration and the eye candy! Always an inspiration.
Your cards are beautiful!!
Love your cards. So great to see how you can use them 3 different ways
All your cards are so beautiful, thanks for sharing.
This is my favorite of the new release and I love all three ways you used them!
Gorgeous!!
So, so lovely! Enjoyed your video. I loved the gold shaker card best- so elegant and special for a wedding or other very special occasion.
Wow, I love the the ways you used this die, and it’s definitely on my wish list!
Vicki.. your cards are so gorgeous.. cant just pick one.. and the inspoirations are so alluring.. that i think the wait for the bundle die will be worth waiting for.. beautiful cards.. XOXO
Hello Vicky,
the cards are beautiful as always. I love all of them. You are so inspiring to make something beautiful yourself.
Beautiful floral cards
I absolutely LOVE the ways you used this die!! SWOON! Gorgeous!!
All three cards are great, but since you asked us to pick, I have to say I like the inlaid die cut card the best. I like to do the inlaid ones as well but struggle with the little pieces. Your idea of the glitter for the tiny pieces is the perfect solution. Thanks for the tip and the great video!! The Dog Rose Dies are really versatile and showing us 3 ways to use them helps.
Your cards are stunning!! I love the gold shaker card.
These cards are beautiful as always!! I love the gold shaker card the best!
As always such beautiful cards! Wonderful release.
Thanks so much for sharing.
These cards are stunning! I love how you used the dies by themselves and together. I also thought it really neat that you used glitter to fill in some of the spaces. When I have tiny inlays to do I go crazy! This is such a great idea. Going to be using this on my next inlay card!
Gorgeous!! Great ways to use the die set!!
so wonderful!
Absolutely fabulous cards. Excellent technique and design.
Beautiful cards! Thanks so much for sharing!
Beautiful, elegant cards. Love them all!
Stunning cards!
I really love card #2
Vicky for cards like your first card, try using sheet of sticky micro dots – so much easier than glue and no mess, Enjoyed the cards and video. I had really overlooked this product but you made it a must have; so, on my list to purchase it goes. Thanks for the tips and inspiration and the coupon – a bonanza!
Simply stunning!Love this die set, thanks for the inspiration Vicky!
WOW. The gold is just incredible in this panel die. I didn’t think to use anything so bling for a main part of the image and I LOVE it! It’s modern and natural at the same time. thanks for opening my mind to a new idea.
Wow! These cards are amazing. It’s hard to pick a favorite but I think I will go with the pink and gold inlay card. These dies are already on my wishlist because they were out of stock when I went to order them but you have given me even more ideas as to how to use these truly versatile dies. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love these ideas! You are so, creative!
I knew before getting here that I would love your cards (and I do)!
OMG!. I loved seeing this Dog Rose Die Set!. I love how you showed how you could make three different cards using the Set. So versatile and beautiful. Happy Anniversary!. Stay safe.
Beautiful cards! I love the second card on the sticky paper and then the glitter. I looks awesome and less fussing with the tiny die cuts. Thank you for sharing.
Wow! Your cards are so unique! I love the beautiful ways you used gold as an outline. And great idea creating a gradient card!
Beautiful all the different way you used that. Amazing creations. Love them all!!
Lovely, clean, and beautiful!!
Very Pretty Cards.
Very pretty. Love all of the gold accents. Thanks for sharing
Spectacular cards with these beautiful layering dies! Gorgeous details and color combos!
The dog rose really gives a framed art feel – beautiful cards!
Full card fronts are so stunning. Now add gold and glamorous and WOW. Thanks for the inspiration and please be healthy !
Love love love card 2!! ? bravo!
Hi and I’ve been a fan as well as follower of yours for years now. Beautiful work as always and you never disappoint me.
Stay Safe,
Sue Ann
So pretty love the design tyfs
Eww La La Vicky 🙂 These cards are absolutely gorgeous and look sooooooo totally different from one another! These are most definitely winners! They’re so elegant and sophisticated! Love’m! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
Gorgeous as always Vicki! Love this!
Beautiful cards and love the use of gold cs.