Altenew New October 2023 Stamps, Dies, Stencils, and More Release!

 Hi all!

Welcome to Paperfiori, I'm so glad you're here!  Today I'm honored to be participating in Altenew's October 2023 Marvelous Monthly Series Release Blog Hop + Giveaway!  You should have arrived here from the amazing Agnieszka Malyszek, but be sure to hit all the AMAZING artists on this hop by starting here.

I am featuring today the fantastic Joy die, foil and stencil bundle, the Festive Greenery embossing folder and stencil bundle, and a touch of the Joyful Greetings stamp set. These products are wonderful for holiday projects or even for everyday happy occasions.  They are perfect for quick and simple cards when you're busy with life...or the holidays!

Each of the cards above are created using the same layout and processes.  However, with a change of color, a switch of the coordinating sentiment and embellishments, the possibilities with these products are endless!

This first card is my traditional holiday card.  The Joy bundle includes a foil plate, dies and a stencil.  Such variety!  The stencil allows you to create a bold statement stripes or solid colored if you want some variety.  I used the die set and stencils from the bundle for this bold sentiment.  The sentiment strip in the center was created from the new Joyful Greetings stamp set, which has a great combination of sentiments that coordinate.

I also adore the Festive Greenery layered stencil background! I love layered stencils, as you can make endless patterned papers in any color combination of your choice, which makes them a fantastic investment.  

This second card layout and technique is the same as the first, but using non-traditional holiday colors and actually is geared more toward New Year celebrations. 

I only used the Joy foil plate and the background die for the large sentiment and again the Joyful Greetings set for the center sentiment.  With a few added sprigs of 'greenery' from Altenew's Create-A-Wreath die set using vellum paper lightly inked with a coordinating color and Blue Crystals Gradient Glitter Paper set, the sentiment really shines!  

This final card moves more toward an everyday celebration instead of the holidays.  I used the Festive Greenery again for the background with pale pinks and greens making it perfect for celebrating a new addition to a family.  The foreground white panel was embossed with the coordinating folder and laid out to continue the pattern.

The Joy die bundle again is featured in the center, with the background die cut out from the white panel and the Joy outline pink to complete the bold sentiment.  If you'd like to see more cards non-holiday cards using the Joy bundle, check them out on my  Instagram @kristinsluhan.  

Now for the fun part! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog AND each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/10/2023 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left along this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 10/12/2023.  That's $300 total in prizes!!

THANK YOU so much for taking the time to visit, read and comment here and at the other stops along the hop!  It really brings each of us so much JOY...yes I went there😉...to share our work with you! 

Now head on over to the lovely Amy Tsuruta for your next stop on the hop!

Have a wonderfully colorful day!