Audrey's Reflection: August 2020

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Altenew Enjoy the Ride Scrapbook Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Welcome to the Altenew "Enjoy the Ride" Blog Hop! "Enjoy the Ride" is a brand new scrapbook collection from Altenew with gorgeous florals, leaves, and artsy backgrounds!

You can start the blog hop at the Altenew Blog HERE and see the new collection in the store HERE.

I have TWO pages and videos to share with you today with this release. In my first video, I do a run through of all the products for you to see.

I decided to work with the dark green paper for my background and have the bright florals and leaves pop off the page. I decided to fussy cut these elements instead of using the die cuts because the die cuts have a white border on them, and I liked the look of just the colors on the dark background without the white.

Instead of using mixed media, which I often do, I opted to use the washi tape to get a mixed media look. I made an area to ground my photo, and also added a bit on the left to draw the eye across the page.

I just added some of the chipboard pieces and letters for my title, plus a few splatters of blue paint to pick up on the blue in the camera icon.

You can watch the process for this page here:

For my 2nd page, I also started with one of the "artsy" painted background papers, this time in a light blue.

I fussy cut MORE flowers and leaves from patterned paper, and this time used some inks and mists on my background.

I layered my flowers and leaves so that they flowed diagonally across the page.

And the chipboard icons were perfect for my photo about our long bike ride!

Watch the process here:

Giveaway Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog or Altenew Mixed Media Blog by 9/1/2020 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 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 Winners Page on 09/03/2020.

Altenew Card Blog

Altenew Mixed Media Blog

Audrey Yeager <---YOU ARE HERE

Kim Jeffress

Special Offer:

We are running a special promotion to celebrate the release.

Promotion details: Receive a FREE brand new Washi Tape Mini Inspiration Guide with *every order from 8/26/2020 at 12:01 am EDT until 8/28/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last. The free gift will be added to cart automatically. Shop here --> https://altenew.com/collections/all-altenew-products *Not valid on Altenew Academy class and workshop orders.

Thank you so much for joining me today and stay scrappy my friends!

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Altenew Mixed Media Blog Hop

Welcome to the Altenew Mixed Media Inks Blog Hop! Today the designers will be sharing projects with the new ink pictured here:

You can start the blog hop from the Altenew Card Blog: http://altenewblog.com/ink-lovers-blog-hop-giveaway/

You can find the Altenew Store here: www.altenew.com , and the new inks listed here: https://altenew.com/collections/mixed-media-inks

Scroll to the bottom of this post to see the giveaway information!

Let me share my projects with you!

I created two cards using the Mixed Media Inks, and I wanted to try some techniques that I like to use on my scrapbook pages when using mixed media.

For my first card, I used the Moroccan Mosaic Stamp Set to make some flowers using the Ruby Red, Coral Berry, and Frosty Pink inks.

For the leaves, I used some watercolor paper, stamped the inks on my mat, and used a watercolor brush to create a background with different shades of green. Then I used the leaves from the Garden Picks 3D Die Set and layered the bits together.

For my 2nd card, I repeated the watercolor technique to create a background on watercolor paper, using my brush to create splatters as well.

I used my blending tool to create an ombre effect with the four shades of pink, and then cut out the word "Hello" from the Mega Hello Die.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Special Offer

To celebrate the Mixed Media Ink Lovers Blog Hop, we are offering a free class with every order of the Mixed Media Ink Bundle.

Receive a FREE Demystifying Mixed Media class(Value $8.95) with every order of the Summer Fun Mixed Media Ink Bundle from 8/13/2020 at 12:01 am EDT until 8/14/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last. Shop here --> https://altenew.com/products/summer-fun-mixed-media-ink-bundle The free gift will be added to cart automatically. Not valid on previous purchases.

GIVEAWAY INFO:

Giveaway Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 8/18/2020 for a chance to win.

Here is the blog hop order, where you will have a chance to win on each person's blog:

Blog Hop Order:

Please add a link to the person before and after you in your post. You are encouraged to include the full list as well.