Friday, 13 May 2016

Altenew May 2016 Blog Hop!

Hey!

Wa-hooooo for Friday! I'm here today as part of the wonderful Altenew May 2016 blog hop to celebrate the new release of an amazing 16 stamp sets and 10 die sets! You should have arrived here from the talented, Aga. If you haven't then be sure to start out on the blog hop at Altenew HQ!

I've whipped up two cards to celebrate the release using four new stamp sets. If you're a regular here then you'll know that I love to combine stamp sets to make the most of them. :)

First up is a card featuring the new Painted Rose and Calligraphy Alpha stamp sets:

Aimes Painted Rose and Calligraphy Alpha signature

I'm a huge fan of the layered stamp sets and the brush style of this set will have you stamping on-trend watercolour-style projects with ease! I originally sat down to play with the stunning rose from this set, but I sat playing with the leaves and before I knew it, I'd created a background.

Aimes Painted Rose and Calligraphy Alpha close up signature

So all this card needed was a sentiment and I turned to the Calligraphy Alpha stamp set which I absolutely LOVE! Trendy customised calligraphy sentiments are now at my inky disposal! :)

My next card features the fun stamp sets, Say Cheese and From the Desk of; two more stamp sets that have quickly become firm favourites of mine:

Aimes Say Cheese and From The Desk Of signature

I adore the mix-and-match elements of the Say Cheese stamp set. The hardest part about this card was choosing which style camera to stamp! I couldn't resist those polka dots.

Aimes Say Cheese and From The Desk Of close up signature

I then heat-embossed an arrow and hearts as trendy accents to the design. I  love the sketchy nature of them from the From the Desk of stamp set.

PRIZES! 
Right, there's some serious blog hopping to be done today and prizes along the way. To celebrate the release Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday May 19th 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. Winners will be announced on Friday May 20th.

I'm also joining in the celebrations and have a $30 gift certificate up for grabs! Simply leave a comment on this post by Wednesday May 18th 11:59pm EST to be in with a chance of winning it and I'll randomly select and announce a winner on Thursday May 19th. :)

That's all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by! Next on your hopping adventure is Anna Kossakovskaya. Happy hopping!

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292 comments:

  1. Lovely cards featuring this new - wonderful - release!

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  2. Lovely cards, I really like the background paper with the camera, very pretty.

    Mary L Schreiber

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  3. Beautiful cards, love the new new stamps and your card designs are fabulous

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  4. the green leaf card reminds me of a green leaf dress that was very popular in the fifties. fresh and crisp.
    would love to get this card!

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  5. Loving this new release! Great cards!

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  6. Just got my first Altenew stamp (peony) and just love it. I am using it for my 2018 birthday cards. Trying to decide on the daisy or the majestic bloom for my next purchase. So glad I found this site.

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  7. Clean and chic! Simple and fun cards!

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  8. Fun cards. Love the camera.

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  9. What a good idea just using the leaf as background. Very nicely done.

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  10. Great cards! Thanks for sharing on this fun hop.

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  11. Love the layered stamped card. These stamp sets are going to be so much fun to play with. Thank you for the inspiration:)

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  12. Love these cards! This is a great release.

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  13. Love how you did two different styles...this is a great release!

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  14. love your leafy background - and the calligraphy stamps are in my cart!

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  15. Lovely! This set looks like so much fun.

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  16. Love both your card designs, but florals are always my favourite 😊

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  17. I love the painted rose leaf background! I feel that sometimes that style can look pretty heavy when overused, but you made it look nice and simple, so it complements the rest of the card.

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  18. So beautiful!!! Can't wait for the big release

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  19. Great cards--I love the classy look of the Hello card.

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  20. Great cards! I like the details you have like the pop of gold on the first card and the embossing on the seconds one.

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  21. Lush painted greenery! Geeking out over your camera 😃

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  22. Beautiful cards! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  23. Very cute card. Could be either male or female, a plus.

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  24. Awesome cards, I am a huge fan of Altenew! The more they bring out the more I like. TFS

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  25. Fantastic new release from Altenew - I know I am going to have to make room in my stamp collection for these.

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  26. I love these cards. Thank you for sharing

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  27. Fantastic cards Aimes. Especially love the first one... that background looks amazing. The camera is so cool! :)

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  28. This is such a great release. I love your cards, especially the leaf background.

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  29. Love your color choices in these amazing cards!

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  30. Great cards from a great release!

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  31. Love the green with the black and gold. That camera is so beautifully paper pieced.

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  32. I am captivated by your fabulous cards. I can't watercolour worth a hoot, so the brushed, layered images are especially appealing. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us!
    ~carol

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  33. Loving these new stamps, especially the floral sets - YUM!
    Shame payday isn't till the end of the month...

    Liz M xx

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  34. Hi Lovely to meet you via the blog hop. I just love your background paper you have made with the leaves, and then to add that peg just sets the picture off just right.

    Yes the Say Cheese stamp is now a must for me - can see so many uses for it.

    crafty hugs Pen x

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  35. love your cards
    thanks for sharing

    Barb Housner

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  36. A great Camera for all seasons- the leaves are gorgeous!

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  37. wow...Lovely cards! Thank you so much for the inspirations!

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  38. Just beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  39. Nice cards! Thanks for sharing. Loving the new products

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  40. The new camera stamp is adorable!!! and I love the card you made with it! Thank you for the inspiration!!

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  41. Hi Anna! Your cards are so fun and I love your touch of embellishment on the first card!

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  42. Hi *Amy*! Your cards are so much fun and I love the simple embellishment on your first card!

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  43. Your cards could not be more fun! I love the clean and simple, yet striking Painted Rose and Caligraphy collaboration! The colors and combined elements of Say Cheese and From the Desk of are equally fabulous and playful!

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  44. Love your cards using the new products!!

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  45. Great Cards! I Love Altenew stamps and the artwork you talented ladies produce. You're so inspiring:)

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  46. Thrilled to participate in the Altenew Blog Hop! I am fairly new to Altenew and am looking forward to trying them out.

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  47. Your "hello" card is just stunning with those green colors and pop of gold!

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  48. Cute camera card! I never know what to do with stamps like that.

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  49. So fabulous, Aimes! Your leaf background is fabulous!

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  50. Love your cards! Great new stamps.....want them all! 😊

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  51. Oh my goodness! I love the colors you used. I'm justing loving the NEW May Release. Fantastic job!

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  52. Oh, Amy!!!! I love these cards...especially the hello one. Wow. So elegant with that little whimsical touch of the mini clothes pin. Thanks for sharing!

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  53. Fab cards. Love them both!

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  54. great cards love the colors used in the first one

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  55. Love your cards,especially the first one. Just stunning.

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  56. Such fun cards!!

    Debbie S

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  57. I adore the green, black, and gold card. That is fantastic.

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  58. Lovely card.. I like the way you used Alrenew's new release!

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  59. Wonderful cards using these sets. I love the one especially with the leaves on it.

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  60. Love the layers and
    the twine on your
    first card. Both
    are so fun.
    Carla from Utah

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  61. Nice job on your card today.

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  62. I love both of your cards! I really like the various greens of the leaves on the white background, I think it is so striking and gorgeous.

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  63. Cute cards and I like the idea of using leaves only as a background since green is my favorite color.

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  64. Love your leafy background and fun camera card!

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  65. Love the brush stroke leaf card and the camera is so cute! Thanks for chance at winning.

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  66. Great simple card with the Say Cheese stamp. I really like the use of sentiment that goes so well with the camera.

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  67. I love the card with the layered leaves, so beautiful. The camera is fun too!

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  68. I love the colors on you first card very much. The olive green and the grayish green look really nice with the black and gold.

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  69. Great card designs. I especially love the calligraphy alpha stamp.

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  70. Beautiful cards ! The first one is very elegant !

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  71. Fabulous cards Amy! Especially love the background you created on the first card and absolutely love the flexibility that the new calligraphy set allows.

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  72. I really like your work. I love it when I see a card I can actually make happen in my own studio. Love the clothespin and sequin with twine or anything. Thank you for the ideas.

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  73. So much fun Aimes! Love how you have used the camera stamp (mine definitely needs to see some ink really soon, the problem is so many stamps, so little time... if you could call a real problem lol)

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  74. Terrific cards. Your leafy background reminds me of designer fabric, and I can't wait to play with the camera set myself!

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  75. those greens are just so eye-catching!

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  76. I love how you just used the leaves!

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  77. Love this beautful card! My wish list from this new release is sooooo long. Love them all!

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  78. Your cards are great and I love how you combined the different sets. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  79. I'm really drawn to the beautiful greens in your first card! Just gorgeous!

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  80. Nice to see how stamps can be combined!

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  81. Fantastic cards! Love the color combinations on each of them too!

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  82. Very cute and creative cards! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  83. Wonderful cards. I like the gold accents on the first and the heat embossing on the second.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

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  84. Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards!

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  85. Just loving the color combos on both cards! Beautiful!

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  86. Cute cards, I'm loving that leaf background with the bold black! :)

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  87. Such diverse styles within this release. I'm still loving all the botanicals.

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  88. Elegant yet modern designs! Great color combo!

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  89. Wow, your card using just the leaves is stunning and I love that touch of gold.

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  90. Really beautiful new stamp sets. I love your take on them...great inspiration!!!

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  91. I love the camera stamps! First time I see a camera stamp for cards! =D Looks like I need to get one for my card making soon.

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  92. Loving the water color look! Great idea to use just the leaves!

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  93. Your cards are wonderful!!! Love how you combine stamp sets:)

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  94. Beautiful! I love that strip of gold and the camera stamp is so fun!!!

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  95. You have made some very cool cards with these wonderful new stamps

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  96. I like how you used just the leaves for the background. Lovely work.

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  97. I love the camera card. It's so cute and such a great idea for a atamp set.

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  98. Love your cards. The background with the leaves was simple and beautiful!

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  99. Love your cards, the 'hello' card is gorgeous and the camera card is perfect for a man,

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  100. Wonderful cards! Love the design on the first one ♥

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  101. Especially love your first card. I am always drawn to green!

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  102. Layered stamps are becoming my favorite. Great elements on the Hello card.

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  103. Wonderful cards! I too am in love with the calligraphy alpha set.

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  104. The painted roses set is so beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

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  105. Great cards. Love the beautiful leaves making so much more use of the beautiful Altnew stamp sets.

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  106. Loving these leafy cards!!! Simple and stunning!

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  107. Love your cards! Altenew stamps are inspiring!

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  108. Wonderful cards - love the camera with the cute sentiment. It would make anyone smile!

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  109. I love that you just used the leaves! Great way to stretch your stamps!

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  110. We just click is such a fun card. Love it.

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  111. I enjoyed a look at your unique creations. Thank you.

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  112. Your camera card is awesome!!

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  113. So cute with your sentiment.

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  114. Wow those are so pretty and delightful

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  115. What a sweet camera card! Love the color combo!

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  116. Loving these stamps and what you guys are doing with them.

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  117. I like your cards. I wish I could achieve layered stamping like you.

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  118. Great cards Amy. I especially like the first one. Very nice!

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  119. Wonderful cards! Love your leaf background! Looks fabulous!

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  120. Amazing textures used to create dimension on your cards! I love layering and using different mediums, textures and accents on cards.....it awakens the senses :)

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  121. Great cards! Love the touch of gold with the black panel over the leaves.

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  122. Love ur cards! I'll cheese for u 😊

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  123. Love your leafy card. Very elegant

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  124. Thank you for your creative cards that really show the versatility of these beautiful stamps!

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  125. So beautiful! Thanks for blog-hop!

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  126. Faint astir release, and your cards are really gorgeous!

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  127. Gorgeous cards! Love those beautiful rose leaves!

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  128. Wonderful creations, Amies! Super stylish!

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  129. Love the cards! The camera stamp is sooo cuteď

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  130. I'm really loving the look of the new products. I haven't tried any stamp layering sets yet, but I am definitely eyeing the Altenew sets! Love all the color combos you have used for your cards :)

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  131. Very pretty cards! Love them.

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  132. A wonderful fresh design...would be so perfect for a masculine card, too! Love it.

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  133. Wow. I like your cards. The second is generally unrealistic

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  134. Ooh, I'm a real calligraphy fan, so I know what's on my wish list! The camera's are just so cute. Great cards.

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  135. Good choice on the polka dots!

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  136. I love that you knew when to go with the direction your leaf-playing took you! Beautiful as a background! And the calligraphy letters are a great touch- by Altenew and you! Thanks!

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  137. Love this new release, love your cards so fresh n funky!!

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  138. Gorgeous cards! Love the touch of glitter on the first one!

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  139. Your cards are so beautiful and fun! Great design!

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  140. I love the lush green leaves with the gold detail- looks really stunning!! The new Altenew stamps are amazing!! Yours, Steph
    www.CraftedBySteph.blogspot.com

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  141. Love the green leaves card. So pretty

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  142. Wow!!!! I love this new release!!! Great cards!!!!

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  143. Your cards are great. You have shown how diverse your cards can be with the new sets. Thanks for doing a giveaway and being part of the blog hop.

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  144. Leaves never looked lovelier and I can see so much potential in the Alpha set, like how you used it for 'click'.

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  145. Great cards! I can see why the camera set is one of your faves. So fun!

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  146. Love love love the first one so simple but just gorgeous with layered stamps.

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  147. Altenew has hit this one out of the park. Thank you for the opportunity to win some of these beautiful stamps.

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  148. Loved the hello card :) the layered stamping looks lovely. Thanks for sharing

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  149. What a fun little camera...so many uses for this image.Great cards Amy.

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  150. What great inspiration...how versatile these images are...
    Hugs from Germany,
    Tina

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  151. WOnderful cards and my favorite is the one with camera !

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  152. "Whipped up"? LOL! These are beautiful :-)

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  153. You're so creative! Such different styles and both fabulous designs.

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  154. Amiee, just LOVE your hello card with the leaf background and touch of shine that makes it super classy! Thank you for sharing inspiration!

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  155. The background is great! You taught me something. Thanks!

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  156. Great job on both cards! Love it!!!

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  157. These can be or anyone, well done.

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  158. These are nicely done and can be used for anyone.

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  159. Wonderful cards! Love the paper you created for the first one and the bit of sparkle and love the woodgrain with the camera on the second!

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  160. Ma. Cristina Merino Frías14 May 2016 at 19:10

    Great cards, and I Love how you show the green one!!!

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  161. Ma. Cristina Merino Frías14 May 2016 at 19:11

    Great cards, and I Love how you show the green one!!!

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  162. Oh I LOVE that first card with the green!! SO COOL!!! Stunning design!!

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  163. I love your cards and I think the polka dot camera would be my favorite as well! Great job!!! I'm thinking the Caligraphy Alpha set is going to have to make it's way to my craft room!

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  164. Ma. Cristina Merino Frías14 May 2016 at 19:54

    Very nice cards!!!!!! And the new stamps are great!!!

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  165. Love how sophisticated & trendy your cards are. I also love how with some minor tweaks both can be made appropriately masculine.

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  166. Great cards. The more I see of the camera stamp set the more it grows on me.

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  167. Cute cards! I love the camera.

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  168. Just love how you used the new release products, especially the camera on the woodgrain. And thank you so much for the chance to win, would love to be able to afford to buy some more Altenew!!

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  169. Gorgeous cards, loving the camera.

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  170. Beautiful, I love the colors you used.

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  171. Really pretty cards. I really like the leaf card. Looks like I need to make an order

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  172. Love your cards. This is a wonderful release!

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