Hello everyone and welcome to the first Altenew Educators Blog Post for 2022!
First, let me wish you all a Happy New Year. I hope you have a lot of success and happiness and most of all health in the new year!
The star of my show today is Altenew Iridescent Shimmer Ink Spray. I simply cannot get enough of this spray. I used it in a different project but never with stencils and I decided to give it a try. I am so glad I did because this turned out way more beautiful and striking than I expected.
For the slimline card I used Mega Bloom Stencil and Mix & Match Mariposa Die Set. To better match the look of my striking flower, I used vellum for the butterflies and the “Hi”. For my square card, a little more masculine card, I used Altenew Beveled Square Stencil and just added some square embellishments and added sentiment strips.
One tip I have to give you if you decide to use this phenomenal spray with your stencils, is to please make sure your stencil is flushed with the paper for better coverage. If you pay close attention, you will see the difference between the square and the slimline card. I did not use a stencil spray when I was creating the square card and as a result my image did not come as crisp. But I still like how it turned out.
Simple, easy and quick and yet so impactful and different!
This has always been my motto when creating cards and I think that is is going to be my resolution for this year!
Altenew is giving away $130 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 01/09/2022 for a chance to win.
There’s MORE! What’s a hop without YOU?! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for you to enter your gorgeous Altenew “New Favorite” creations. We will pick one of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will receive a $10 Altenew gift certificate!
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 01/10/2022.
This is the Hop list and I encourage you to check all the wonderful creations that our talented educators made.
Lana Taber – YOU ARE HERE
Thank you all for visiting me today and see you soon with another post.
Good luck!
31 Comments
kjwinston
Oh that is GORGEOUS! Love how you manipulated the spray on the flower!
lanabylanadesign
Thank you!
It is fun and easy to do and the best part is that you can make a set of these as a gift super fast. Just love it!
Thank you for stopping by!
Meghan Kennihan
I love your stenciling and backgrounds!
lanabylanadesign
Thank you Meghan and thanks for stopping by!
Donna Walls
Lovely inspiration projects. I’ve got to check out the Sprays.
lanabylanadesign
Oh, Donna, I was so surprised when I used this spray for the very first time and I just cannot get enough of it! Please give it a try and, if you don’t mind, share your thoughts once you do it. Im curious to see what you think of it.
Marisela Delgado
So pretty!
lanabylanadesign
Thank you Marisela! I hope this inspires you.
Thank you for stopping by.
Linda Rodgers
That spray gives such a gorgeous effect.
lanabylanadesign
I agree!
Now you understands why it’s on my list of New Favorites!
Kristine Boydstun
Gorgeous cards!!
lanabylanadesign
Thank you so much Kristine!
Thanks for stopping by!
Linda Wood
Gorgeous! I am new to your work and it is beautiful. Lovely effects with the iridescent ink.
lanabylanadesign
Hello Linda,
Thank you so much for your kind words and thank you so much for taking the time to visit and comment. It truly means a lot!!
Linda Wood
I’ll take iridescence anywhere, anytime! Your cards are beautiful and I love the textures in play.
lanabylanadesign
Oh, I can relate!
I absolute love this spray and can’t get enough of it. I tried making my own with Perfect Pearls a long time ago, but it just isn’t the same. This spray is a game changer.
Sara Fail
Wow. I really appreciate the tip about the stencil spray, too.
lanabylanadesign
My pleasure Sara!
It really makes a difference. I forgot to mention that I used “Stick & Stay” by Crafter’s Companion, and even though it says “permanent adhesive”on the bottle, it did not ruin my paper and I had no issues. I hope you find this useful and please share your creations if you use this technique.
Karen Letchworth
Awesome colors, Lana. Great Altenew inspirations as always.
Lauryne Cunningham
Your cards are so beautiful! I love how the iridescent spray looks on the black card stock!
lanabylanadesign
Thank you Lauryne!
Trying something different doesn’t always end bad… lol
Thank you for visiting!
Jeanne Rice
Very pretty cards. Thanks for sharing about the shimmer spray. Didn’t know it existed.
lanabylanadesign
Hi Jeanne,
Yay, Im so glad I introduced you to something new! This spray is amazing and it is absolutely prefect for wedding cards as well.
I am so happy I found it and I had to share it.
roxanne tellini
I have not tried the shimmer spray yet but Puffy Heart is on my wish list.
lanabylanadesign
Hi Roxanne,
Oh, the shimmer spray is definitely a must have!
Puffy Heart is a beautiful color, for sure! One thing is even more certain, once you get one, you simply have to have them all, lol
Denise Bryant
Love the colors and textures!
Denise Bryant
Awesome colors and textures!
lanabylanadesign
Thank you Denise and thank you for stopping by!
Inkin' Chickie
Thanks for the project share and look at the ink. I haven’t tried the ink sprays yet, but these are a great showing.
lanabylanadesign
This spray is definitely a “must have”; I am totally obsessed! I’m happy to show different ways to give interest to your cards. Thank you for stopping by!