Elevate Your Projects Using Pens & Markers - Tiny Details to Create Big Impact
Key Takeaways Controlled Splatter: Fine liner pens let you draw precise dots that mimic paint splatter without getting liquid or ink everywhere. Mess-Free Metallic...
Ink Blending & Ink Techniques
Mastering Clean and Simple Card Making with the Garden Mix Layering Die Set
Key Takeaways Master Clean and Simple Design: Use ample white space and clean lines to make your floral focal point stand out without visual...
How to Create a Night-Time Owl Scene | Easy Ink Blending
Key Takeaways Ink Blending Depth: Layer fresh dye inks from light to dark (Wisteria to Jet Black) to build a glowing night sky effect....
What’s an Autumn Color Palette You Would Craft With?
Key Takeaways Versatile Fall Palettes: Autumn colors range from traditional oranges and warm earth tones to deep jewel shades, cool dark tones, and vibrant...
Unexpected Colors for Florals | Altenew Educators Video Hop
Welcome to the Altenew Educators Video Hop. The theme of this hop is "Focal Point". Today I’m sharing a colorful card featuring some unexpected yet...
Master Color Mapping in Card Making: The 60-30-10 Rule
KEY TAKEAWAYS Master the 60-30-10 Rule: Eliminate color paralysis by assigning strict roles to your inks—60% Dominant for backgrounds and greenery (Tranquil Reflections), 30%...
Get to Know Altenew’s Brand-New Mini Ink Pods!
Key Takeaways Ergonomic Twist-Lock Design: Prevents lids from popping off in storage and keeps inks fresh without straining your hands. Ultra-Portable & Lightweight: Compact...
One stencil set, two VERY different cards | creativity outside the box
Key Takeaways Masking Saves Time: Built-in stencil masks allow you to seamlessly ink blend background skies or splatter metallic ink without damaging the main...
Easy Fun Fold Floral Cards with Trifold & Z-Fold Designs
Key Takeaways Simple Techniques, High Impact: Easy fun folds like window trifolds and Z-folds add interactive dimension without complicated measuring or assembly. Stretch Your...
Artist-Themed Crafting Supplies to Elevate Your Next Project!
Key Takeaways No Painting Experience Needed: You can achieve faux watercolor, picturesque landscapes, and canvas-textured card backgrounds using beginner-friendly stencils and press plates. Versatile...
CAS Style with One-Go: Solid Circular Sentiments Bundle
Key Takeaways What is the One-Go: Solid Circular Sentiments Bundle? A versatile crafting bundle that lets you stamp, stencil, press, foil, or die-cut multiple...
How to Layer the Altenew Creative Cuts: Lemon Tree Die Set
Key Takeaways Simplified Alignment: Altenew’s Key Hole System makes assembling multi-layered paper diecuts effortless for both beginners and experienced crafters. Realistic Texture & Depth:...
Rich, Dimensional Florals with Simple Coloring Stencils
Key Takeaways Depth Without Extra Layers: Achieve dramatic shading by combining light base colors with targeted dark ink placement using micro blending brushes. Warmth...
Negative Ink Blending - Create Striking Contrast With Simple Masking
Hello there, Michelle here with another edition of Terrific Tags with Michelle. Today I have a fun technique to share - negative ink blending. ...
Cute & Juicy Fruit-Themed Project Inspiration with Dies, Stencils, and More!
Key Takeaways Versatile Crafting Motifs: Fruit designs suit all styles—from clean and simple to bold—making them perfect for handmade cards, scrapbooks, and party decor....
Add Layers to Ink Blended Backgrounds: Eclipse Technique
Key Takeaways Create Dimension: Trim your ink-blended background by 1/4 inch to create a built-in frame using your card base or glitter cardstock. Master...
How to Make a Dynamic Shaped Card | Circular Base Tutorial
KEY TAKEAWAYS Conceal Your Hinges: When engineering shaped card bases, scoring a small $1/4$-inch tab on the back panel allows you to hide the...
How to Create Scenic Cards with Ink Blending & Masking
Key Takeaways Focal-First Design: Assemble your main die-cut focal point (e.g., the Jack Pine Tree) before ink blending so you can accurately match background...
Craft-A-Flower: Ink Blending vs. Colored Cardstock
Key Takeaways Combine Cardstock & Ink Blending: Save time on tiny die-cuts by using Crafty Necessities Colored Cardstock for small flower layers, then use...
From Festive to Everyday: 2 Creative Ways to Enhance Your Die Cuts
Key Takeaways Stretching Holiday Supplies: You can easily repurpose festive/holiday die sets (like the Festive Greenery Die Set) for everyday, non-holiday occasions, such as...
Shaped Cards with a Retro Window Scene Twist
Create shaped cards with a retro twist! In this Take 2 with Therese post, see two arched window scene card ideas featuring side-fold and...
How to Make a Custom Shaped Card Base: A Step-by-Step Guide
KEY TAKEAWAYS Repurpose Existing Dies: Create custom, trendy card shapes (like hexagons) by rotating and realigning standard dies (e.g., pocket banner dies) from your...
Eclipse Card Technique for Handmade Cards
Learn how to create a beautiful handmade card using the eclipse card technique! In this tutorial, I'll share how I combined the Altenew Build-A-Garden...
Tone-on-Tone Magic: Creating Depth with Layered Stenciling
Key Takeaways What is Tone-on-Tone Stenciling? A monochromatic crafting technique that uses varying shades, tints, and depths of a single color family—rather than contrasting...
Less Is More: Creating Impact with White Space
Key Takeaways Define White Space: In card design, white space refers to the open, unembellished areas of a layout—not just the color white. It...
Ink-Blended Pond Lilies Card | Altenew Educators Video Hop
Hello, crafty friends!Welcome to the Altenew Educators Video Hop. The theme of this hop is "Something Blue". Today I'm sharing an ink-blended Pond Lilies card....
How to Create a See-Through Shaker Tag | Interactive Tagmaking Made Easy
Learn how to create a see-through shaker tag in this easy to follow tutorial. Learn how to add decorative elements to make the perfect...
How to Make an Underwater Shaker Card & Spotlight Reef Card
Key Takeaways Maximized Supply Versatility: Learn how to use a single paper crafting collection—the Coral Reef Wonders Kit—to create two entirely different, unique card...
3 Easy Paper Crafting Design Tricks for Layered Cards
KEY TAKEAWAYS Anchor Your Design to 3 Pillars: When facing a creative block, simplify your cardmaking process by focusing strictly on Color, Texture, and...
Save Time on Cardmaking with One-Go Solid Sentiment Banners
Hi crafty friends! It's Mindy joining you today! Key Takeaways Streamlined Cardmaking Efficiency: The One-Go: Solid Sentiment Banners system allows cardmakers to stamp, press, or...
How to Build Clean & Simple Scenes with Die Cuts
Key Takeaways Focal Point Dominance: Building "clean and simple" (CAS) card scenes with minimal die cuts naturally draws the eye to a single focal...
Bringing Paper Flowers to Life with Craft-A-Flower: Forget-Me-Not Layering Die Set
Key Takeaways Altenew Craft-A-Flower Forget-Me-Not Die Set: A layering die set featuring unique, built-in keyhole shapes that act as foolproof alignment guides to easily...
5 Easy Textured Cardmaking Ideas to Elevate Your Designs (With Video!)
Key Takeaways Texture Elevates Designs: Adding physical or visual texture is the easiest way to transform a flat, simple card into a professional, layered...
Elegant Eid Cards with Gold Accents
Key Takeaways Project Goal: Create simple, easily reproducible, and luxurious Eid cards using Altenew products, colored cardstock, and metallic gold accents. Card 1 (Alhambra...
Stop Struggling With Ink Blending - This Vellum Trick Fixes Everything!
Key Takeaways Forgiving Technique: You don’t need perfect blending skills; the vellum acts as a "soft-focus lens" that instantly hides streaks and harsh lines....
Floral Symbolism: Crafting with Intent and Meaning
KEY TAKEAWAYS Symbolic Design: Use floriography (the Victorian language of flowers) to add emotional depth. The Grand Dahlia represents "Inner Strength," making it the...
Layered Stencil Ink Blending: Swan Serenade Card Tutorial
Key Takeaways Primary Technique: Utilizes layered stencil ink blending with the Altenew Swan Serenade set to create depth and dimension. Essential Tools: A 9x12...
Soft Stenciled Layers: Making the Background Part of the Focal Point
Key Takeaways Integrate Backgrounds: Use localized ink blending and stenciling to make the background function as an extension of the focal point rather than...
The Secret Architecture of a Perfect Card: Using the Golden Ratio | Perfect Pairings with Jaycee
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Golden Ratio: Use the Golden Spiral template to position focal points (like the Ornamental Poppies) in the "eye" of the spiral...
Elevate Your Tag Game: How to Make a Fun Folding Tag
KEY TAKEAWAYS Folding Tag Concept: Create a tag that opens and stands like a mini-card by hinging two identical die-cut shapes (e.g., arches) with...
DIY Mother’s Day Card Ideas: Monogram Cards & Floral Ink Blending | Perfect Pairings with Jaycee
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and while it’s a beautiful time to celebrate, I know it can also be a complicated day...
Adding Ink and Dimension to an Embossed Background
Hello, it's Mindy! Today I'm sharing how to create a beautiful background by adding ink and dimension to an embossed background using the Handmade...
CAS Card Using Craft Your Life Project Kit: Garden Gala
Key Takeaways All-in-one project kit for effortless crafting: The Garden Gala project kit includes coordinating stamps, stencils, and dies, making it super easy to...
Selective Stenciling: A Subtle Way to Elevate Backgrounds
Key Takeaways Balance Your Design: Use selective stenciling to add texture to empty spaces without distracting from your main image. Strategic Masking: Use masking...
April 2026 Inspiration Challenge
Each month, a member of the Altenew Design Team (or guest designer) selects a photo that they have taken and then uses that as...
One-Layer Floral Background Card With Build-A-Garden: Posh Petals
Hi everyone, Aga here today! A one-layer floral background card is one of my absolute favorite designs. They are clean, elegant, and allow the...
Silhouette Stamping: An Easy Technique with Beautiful Results
Learn how to add silhouette stamping onto colorful backgrounds to make them pop! An easy technique with beautiful results, perfect for any projects!
March 2026 Inspiration Challenge
Each month, a member of the Altenew Design Team (or guest designer) selects a photo that they have taken and then uses that as...
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