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Sunday, 7 April 2019

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive - Blog Hop

Today, I am so honoured to be taking part in Altenew's Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop. You can read more about the initiative and how you can take part by sending in cards which will be sent to seniors who are in nursing homes or shelters up on Altenew's Blog. By donating card you will also eligible to win prizes!

You might have arrived here from the uber talented Amber Rain Davis's Blog! If you would like to take part in the full blog hop, you can start on Altenew's Card Blog.

The following stamp sets have been chosen that are great for your Mother’s Day and Father’s Day projects: Best Dad, Painted Rose, Extra Special, Lotus, Cross Stitch Flower, and Best Mom. Altenew is also donating 20% from the profits of these stamp sets until Father’s Day, June 16th, 2019, which will be donated to the Food Bank of Central New York to support seniors in need.

For the blog hop I made a rainbow inspired cards using Altenew Inks and Basic Borders Stamp and the Many Thanks Stamp Set!

Using the Basic Borders and Many Thanks Stamp set!

I lined up the Basic Borders stamp using a MISTI Tool and MISTI's Creative Corners Tool to help me make use that the stamps were straight!

You can watch a video tutorial on how I made this here:

These are the inks I have used!

And here is a close up of the cards I made!

Thank you so much for joining in and I hope you liked the projects that I made :)

Take care and have a great day! Your next stop is Aya Elsheshtawy

Prizes

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog 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 Card Blog on 4/17/2019.

Blog Hop:

TaeEun Yoo
Kristina Pokazanieva
Seeka

Tania Ahmed <---- you are here!

Terri Koszler

Supplies:

Tuesday, 2 April 2019

VIDEO TUTORIAL: Stamped Patterns for Cardmaking - Altenew 5th Anniversary Blog Hop!

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to a Blog Hop celebrating Altenew's 5th Anniversary! I remember when the company first launched and I was immediately hooked to their beautifully designed stamps and inks that coordinate perfectly with each other! It would be best to start from Altenew's blog to take part in the hop and get a chance to win some amazing prizes!

You have probably arrived here from the seriously talented Kymona Tracey's Blog!

Prizes

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 10 lucky winners. There are also 14 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Altenew: 5 $50 Altenew Gift Certificates
Altenew Academy: 10 Class Spots
Jennifer McGuire Ink: 2 $100 Altenew Gift Certificates
My Sweet Petunia: 1 Prize Bundle(Original MISTI, a set of Creative Corners, a Cut-Align and a bar magnet)
Pretty Pink Posh: 2 $50 Gift Certificates
Simon Says Stamp: $50 Gift Certificate
Scrapbook.com: $50 Gift Certificate
Ellen Hutson LLC: $30 Gift Certificate
Blitsy: $30 Gift Certificate
Online Card Classes: 3 Class Spots
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
Seven Hills Crafts: £25 Gift Certificate
Chameleon Art Products: 1 Pack of 5 Chameleon Pens
Scrapbook & Cards Today: 1 Copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today Spring 2019 Issue
WOW! Embossing Powder: $20 Gift Certificate
Simply Cards & Papercraft: 1 Copy of Simply Cards & Papercraft Spring 2019 Issue

I made a series of cards using Altenew's Trigonometry Stamp Set which is one of my favourites to use for pattern building. I made a video showing off how to create easy stamped backgrounds for cards and various projects using this set and some of Altenew's Cube Inks!

It's fun to see the different kinds of patterns that you can create using this set!

This is the card that I made in the video. The cube ink colours work so beautifully together! If you are struggling to find a colour palette that you like, you can have a look in Pinterest for colour inspiration!

I stamped with white pigment ink on this card, I love the dimensional look that it gives!

And here's another fun card that I made using the tiny triangles from the set, I love that they look like confetti! :)

Thank you so much for taking part and I hope you all have a great day! Your next stop is Bea Valint!

Blog Hop List Day 1:

Chameleon Art Products

Kymona Tracey

Tania Ahmed <---- you are here!

Special Offer

Enjoy FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY9M or $5 OFF international shipping with code SHOPPING9M at checkout. Offer valid from 4/2/2019 at 12:01 am EDT through 4/5/2019 at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

Friday, 7 December 2018

Pretty Things Survivors Do

Welcome to our Pretty Things Survivors Do inaugural blog hop! We are glad you’re here.

PTSD is a “psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, serious accident, terrorist act, war/combat, rape or other violent personal assault.” (American Psychiatric Association definition)

Although mostly associated with war veterans, it affects 3.5% of the population and 4% of US children ages 13-18 will experience PTSD in their lifetime.  About 8 million adults have PTSD during a given year. (Bran and Behavior Research Foundation)

The holidays are a difficult time for those living with PTSD.  We are participating in the blog hop in the hopes that you may be reminded to reach out to loved ones, neighbors, and friends who could be living with PTSD daily.  If one person is remembered this holiday season, then we have achieved our goal of spreading awareness.  Below you will find different ways you can help those with PTSD.

I have made a video on how I put my card together. I know there are many in the papercrafting community that take a lot of solace from making things by hand and passing along the joy of crafting.

The blog hop list is as follows:

1.  Sandy Allnock

2.  Josefine Fouarge

3.  Rubeena Ianigro

4.   Leigh Houston

5.    Mamie Carson Wadsworth

6.  Tania Ahmed <--- you are here

7.  Ana Reese

8. Tracy Freeman

9. Amy Tsuruta

10. Tracie Pond

11.  Sharna Waksmulski 

12. Alix Davis

13. Janette Kausen

14. Mayra Duran-Hernandez

15. Kimberly Wiener

16. Seeka

17.  Joanne Maree Soukup

18.   Crissy Salima Smith 

Thank you for joining us. If you know someone who lives with PTSD and would like ways to support them, please visit the following sites and remember to reach out to a neighbor, friend or family member during this holiday season, you could make a difference in their day.

The National Institute of Mental Health  https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml

US Department of Veteran Affairs   https://www.ptsd.va.gov/

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Your next stop is Ana Reese!

Sunday, 18 November 2018

Gelli Arts ® - Holiday Cards

This week on the Gelli Arts® Blog, the Artists are sharing Holiday cards. For my card backgrounds, I decided to create a masterboard using the 3 X 5 plate and the 3" round plate.

I have recently been loving making master boards, they are so easy to put together and great for creating backgrounds for a series of projects, in this case cards! The above image is the two masterboards I created before I cut them up to make card backgrounds.

I mounted the 3 X 5 plate and the 3" round plate on to an acrylic block and went to town creating impressions with Gelli Arts acrylics paints, bubble wrap, and various stencils from my stash.

I tried to keep as much white space as possible, which gives the piece a slightly airier look! I love that it makes it look a little less busy as well.