Hello friends!
πWarning: Super photo-heavy post π
Today is an exciting day...
Altenew's June Stencil release and the blog hop is on! You can find out all the details from
Altenew Blog. If you arrive from the talented Svitlana Shayevich, you are in the right place. If not, come right in and join the hop.
There is a very helpful visual guide on the package and you can easily create cubes.
Namely, you stencil on one side and then FLIP the stencil over (after cleaning the inked stencil a bit) and match the cubes and you stencil some more....you've got yourself some COOL cubes!

I decided to create colorful cubes with inks and Cube Builder Stencil.
I paired it up with the Crafty Friends stamp set and it worked beautifully.

The Golden Peach Embossing Powder really jazzes up the sentiment, don't you think?
It is easy to create a graphic background with the stencil like this.

Pairing up the ice cream image (from Cake Love)with the Cube Builder Stencil seems perfect.

I first stamped the ice cream image with the help of MISTI. Then I made a mask (with a piece of stamped image on copy paper, cut it out and covered it). After that, it was just simple stenciling.

My next stencil is Watercolor Stripes
This stencil is absolutely versatile. I decided to try a colorful approach.

I used the 2nd lightest shade from the Altenew Inks and applied in various colors.

The cake image from Cake Love was embossed in Antique Silver and colored with Altenew inks and Altenew Artist Markers.

Last, but certainly not the least....it's Mega Rose Stencil
The image is so beautiful that one layer seems to be ideal.
This mail-friendly wedding card is a perfect example how stencils can be the vital arsenal for paper-crafting. The sentiment from Cake Love completes the design.
This mail-friendly wedding card is a perfect example how stencils can be the vital arsenal for paper-crafting. The sentiment from Cake Love completes the design.
I can not stress enough that Altenew Inks blend so nicely. They blend like BUTTER! I didn't even add a single embellishment except to brush it with some Perfect Pearl."

Less is more. I think this card is just that.
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners! Please
leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog or/and Scrapbook Blog by Tuesday, June 20th at11:59pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Card/Scrapbook blogs on Thursday, June 22nd.
AND, you also get a chance to win $30 gift certificate from this very post by leaving me a comment. You must comment by June 17th at 11:59pm EST. The winner will be announced in this post on June 19th.
Hope you check out every single stop and be inspired.
Blog Hop Order
Jennifer McGuire
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Sveta Fotinia
Sandra Dietrich
Yoonsun Hur
Erum Tasneem
Laura Bassen
Enza Gudor
Agnieszka Malyszek
Lydia Evans
Kymona Tracey
Debby Hughes
May Sukyong Park
Terhi Koskinen
Svitlana Shayevich
π------>Virginia Lu<------π
Therese Calvird
Lilith Eeckles
Hope you check out every single blog stop and be inspired.
I am planning to have a new series called "Stencil Sunday @Virginia's" starting June 25th. Each and every Altenew stencil from this release will be featured every Sunday all summer long.
You can get the ENTIRE stencil collection here. If you do, I hope that you join me and we can have some stenciling fun together!
Blog Hop Order
Jennifer McGuire
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Sveta Fotinia
Sandra Dietrich
Yoonsun Hur
Erum Tasneem
Laura Bassen
Enza Gudor
Agnieszka Malyszek
Lydia Evans
Kymona Tracey
Debby Hughes
May Sukyong Park
Terhi Koskinen
Svitlana Shayevich
π------>Virginia Lu<------π
Therese Calvird
Lilith Eeckles
Hope you check out every single blog stop and be inspired.
I am planning to have a new series called "Stencil Sunday @Virginia's" starting June 25th. Each and every Altenew stencil from this release will be featured every Sunday all summer long.
You can get the ENTIRE stencil collection here. If you do, I hope that you join me and we can have some stenciling fun together!
Thank so much for stopping by!
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159 comments:
Love the use of these stencils on your cards! The flower one is my favorite!
I love how you used the stencils! The watercolor stripe is my most favorite! :)
I really love the stencils you used and the beautiful cards you created. Such inspiration!
So pretty! I love the water color stripe stencil. The colors you used are fabulous!
I ALWAYS LOVE your photo-heavy posts Virginia! and I'm looking forward to the new STENCILed Sunday posts! Your samples today are soft and lovely:)
Super pretty!
I so love the watercolor birthday cake card. Beautiful!!
Cute cards! I like the colors you used with the stencils.
Lovely selection of cards, the colors and designs are so pretty!!!
I like the cubes and the stripes in the pastel colors.
That cube stencil shows that simple can be amazing. All the examples are beautiful.
Love how you used the stencils and gave the cubes the different color sides - very inspiring:)
Gorgeous cards, Virginia! You always come up with stunning designs.
OK - you got me! I'm inspired and opening up my wallet! Thanks, Virginia. Your cards are always so lovely.
Beautiful cards! Love the Cube Builder Stencil design... so clever and so many possibilities! Awesome Watercolor Stripes and Mega Rose Stencil too! Love the colors you used, and anxious to try out these inks!
I have to say your cards are Gorgeous! I love how you showcase the stencils so that each person looking at them could really see how to use them. So much inspiration!
These cards are so pretty! U did a wonderful job on each one! I so would take a class taught by u! π
Your cards are always beautiful ! I am a big fan .
you always have beautiful cards. I will definitely check in to see how you are using your stencils this summer.
I adore how you used the stencils...creative! The Watercolor Stripes card is an inspiration.
Incredible Virginia...love these stencils and what you've done with them. You know I'll be at your on Sunday's, with bells on.
I adore the new stencils & you've used them so beautifully, Virginia! That rose card grabs my heart--just LOVE it!
Love your use of Summery color combinations! Thanks.
Great cards. Love how you created 2 different designs with one stencil.
Very creative use of the cube builder, definitely will buy that one if I win.
Love your cards! So much creativity!
Love your card, the stamps & stencils.....so pretty!
wonderful job. I just ordered the cube along with others!
Love these fun cards you created, especially the first one!
Virginia your work is a delight. I love them all. The watercolor stripe especially. My list is growing after each stop. Now, if I could only score a prize.....
Stencil-icious projects! Looking forward to Stencil Sundays, too!
Great cards! I love the soft colors.
Love the mega rose card.
All the cards are gorgeous and a great use of these amazing stencils. Wow!
Awesome cards, you used two of my favorite stencils from this release, the colors are so soft and lovely, love the Crafty Friends stamp set with all those fabulous sentiments.
Thank you for sharing.
Maria Rodriguez.
Your use of pastel colors made me think of baby cards. Especially the blocks. Would be fun stamping letters on the blocks
VERY cool cubes, indeed, Virginia ... all fantastic!!! LOve the rose!
=]
Love the way you used the stencils.
Beautiful cards.
Jenny
Love these new stencils! Rose and dahlia my favorites.
really lovely cards-and those stencils are SUPER!!
love these new stencils and your cards are fantastic, Virginia!
This release is AMAZING. Loving all of the projects.
Wonderful cards with these stencils. Love the colorful cubes with the unique cube builder stencil.
What beautiful cards! I love your partial inking of the cube stencil and your rose card is just stunning! Thanks so much for sharing!
Love the optical illusion the Cube Builder stencil gives. Beautiful cards.
Oh my...I am always looking for stencil inspiration and this does it!
that cube stencil is so cool!
Beautiful cards.
All of your cards are absolutely beautiful!
These stencils are amazing! Your cards are beautiful!
So many pretty cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
Really beautiful cards. Love the first one. Thanks for sharing...
The rose card is so beautiful...just breathtaking coloring on that.
Absolutely gorgeous!!
Such lovely cards. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Everything is so sweet and pretty!
Wow this is fablous I can't pick a favourite. Truly they are all fablous I loved the cake one.
Loving the colours that you've used in these cards. Thank you for your inspiration.
MY!!!
Wow - your color choices are so amazing! They make such lovely cards. I love what you did with the block stencil. Thanks
each of your cards are adorable.
Adorable cards!Love the pastel colors!
The cubes and watercolor stripes are my favorites and you used them both beautifully! So much inspiration, thanks for sharing!
Love all the ways you used the cubes stencil. Beautiful cards.
Wonderful -- inspiring. Also like the idea of new stencil series to highlight the new ones.
Love your cards and the beautiful soft colors. I really like the ombre look you achieved on ice cream/Cube Builder card.
Beautiful cards! I love your Stencil Sunday's idea!!!!! I can't get enough stencil inspiration!
Very very beautiful set of cards you've shared in this post...I love how you've used the watercolor stripes stencil vertically and every stripe is a different colour...gorgeous..!!
Gorgeous cards and fantastic colors
Oh I love your cards featuring the amazing Altenew stencil release. I can't wait to see your stencil series
on Sundays. Thanks for sharing your wonderful talent.
The mega rose card is my favorite. Thank you for sharing. What a great release.
Love what you made! Amazing!
Wow, Virginia, so many lovely cards. Your color selections for each one are delicate, yet delightful to see. Like the various ways you used the block stencil--it doesn't always have to cover the whole card, does it? Thanks for sharing all of them.
LOVE you card! I wouldn't have thought to use the WATERCOLOR STRIPE with multiple colors...DUH. It looks wonderful. And of course the flower and block stencil cards are just right. Thank you for sharing your creativity!
A lovely variety of gorgeous cards that really showcased some terrific ideas for using the stencils. Thanks for sharing your wonderful creativity!
Lovely cards. I think the cube stencil is my second favorite to the dahlia stencils.
You're incredible Virginia!! Love them all, beautifully done!!
Love these new stencils!! The Cube Builder card is one of my favorite stencils.
Beautiful cards, Virginia - I really love how you used the Cube Builder Stencil.
Gorgeous cards, LOVE them all especially the cubes. I'm excited for Stencil sunday, yay!
Gorgeous cards! The cube stencil cards are amazing - so versatile! Looking forward to Stencil Sundays!
Wonderful cards, Virginia! I love the great colors. My favorite is the stunning rose! Fabulous!!
The watercolor stripes stencil went from a "maybe" to "must have!" Your cards are soooooo pretty!
Beautiful cards. I especially love the birthday card.
Love the CAS style in using the stencils. My favorite is the birthday card! Great job.
I love the birthday card. Very pretty!
Fabulous Virginia. These stencils are amazing.
so gorgeous...love your colour combos, so summery and fresh! Thanks for inspiring. I just love the new products and my wish list is much longer now.
Such an amazing stencil release! I'm loving all of your cards, especially the one with the watercolor stripes! Just beautiful!
This release may cause a stencil revival among card makers! Yeah!
absolutely amazing creations, you have used the awesome stencils in the most creative manner !!thanks for the inspiration !!
I am just giddy about the watercolor stripes in multiple colors! It turned out just beautiful. Thank you.
Lovely cards! I really like the ones you've made with the Cube Builder stencil!
I love how you used the stencils!!
Fabulous projects, thanks for sharing your creative process! :)
your cards are terrific! I do like the block stencil I can see it used for lots of different cards like building blocks for a baby card.
stamping sue
http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/
Always love your beautiful works of art.
I love how you did the blue & green cubes (I think even I could do that! lol). But I really love your cake card. The stripes make a beautiful BG.
Lovely designs. I look forward to seeing your new stencil blog.
I had no idea that stencils could be *this* beautiful and then, with your creativity, elevated to stunning! Your showcases, as always, are inspired and inspiring! The stripes, especially, see me swooning!
Hugs~carol
The pastel color card is my favorite!
Beautiful cards Virginia! Love your choice of Summer-y colors! Gorgeous work! TFS!
Oooo.... so many lovelies! I especially love that small stack of pretty blocks on the first card!!
Lovely cards Virginia. Love the new designs and you showcased them so well. Love the soft colors and cool backgrounds.
Fabulous cards, Virginia! I am really loving the Cube Builder and Watercolor Stripe stencils.
Beautiful cards. I love the soft colors. These stencils make for such wonderful backgrounds. Thank you for the ideas.
Your cards are beautiful. Lots of inspiration using the new stencils. Your explanations are very clear and helpful.
Really gorgeous cards, I love how you used all the different stencils!
These stencils are amazing. What you did with the blocks is awesome. Your cards are so pretty.
I'm loving these stencils!
Oh so pretty are your cards! I love the pastel colors you've used--gorgeous!
Your duo of cube builder cards are awesome! Especially the second one! Great colors! The delicate rainbow π of stripes on the third card is quite lovely and the fourth and final card is simply spectacular! TFS!
the cubes are fantastic - love that one
is pastel and the other is bold.
The pastel stripes really highlight the
cake.
All are great cards.
thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards with beautiful colors and designs! The stencils are fantastic!
The cube builder stencil is a must have. Love all your cards.
Just love this release and adore all your cards! Love your use of color always so beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration ^^
Really Awesome and Fun cards!! I love the one you only partially stenciled
Great cards! Looking forward to the new stencil series!
Great cards. These stencils are awesome !!
I do like the stripes stencil. Your card with it is just plain fun and happy. I look forward to Stencil Sunday!
Wow - lots of wonderful cards - I particularly love the soft pastel colors on the cube card - really beautiful!
Such pretty cards and fabulous inspiration. Thank you
Cute cards.
Such amazing products and inspiration!
Love all your gorgeous cards! Great use of colour & design! Especially love the multi-colored watercolor stripes!
Thanks for sharing your card designs and coloring techniques. Beautiful!!!
Your cards are awesome. Love the cake. That stencil is one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing your fabulous ideas.
Love what you did with the partial stencil of the cube builder and the soft colors and especially the beautiful ink blending on your rose. Thank you for the inspiration.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing π
All gorgeous cards! I can't pick a favorite! Thanks for the inspiration!
Fabulous cards. Love the cube builder stencil - clever, clever design. I'll have to come back and check out your stencil sundays. I'm so unimaginative in my stencil use.
beautiful cards! love the soft colors you've used :)
I love how you played with your stencils, Virginia! Beautiful soft inking and I love your choice of colors...I'm putting more than a few on my wishlist, for sure :)
Love your card! Hon with the pastel stripes is my favorite. Thanks for the inspiration.
Your cards are all beautiful with these new stencils. Thank you for sharing.
So pretty! You always do such a wonderful job! My favorite stencil is the Create a Cube ;-)
Pretty CAS cards.
What a wonderful idea. I will join you on Sundays, thank you.
Hi Virginia ~ I just love how you've used the Cube Builder and Watercolor Stripes stencils. The boldness of the cubes is fun and the softness of the stripes is incredibly lovely. And that Mega Rose card? Outstanding!! This release has thrilled me with all the fabulous stencils and your cards are all beautiful examples of how impactfully they can be used. Thanks for the inspiration. ~HUGS~
#kindnessmatters
love your soft summery colors! The cubes are really cool1
I love the soft colors that you used for your cards with the stencils today. All of your cards are fabulous!
You are a talented lady. I love your work!
Your cards are just wonderful! I am having a hard time picking a favorite. But I think it has to be the striped background with the cake stamp! Just something about your color choices really made that card jump out at me!
Such beautiful cards!
Virginia, these are fantastic cards. Well done! (I just got my first stencil yesterday! I KNOW! A shocker!LOL)
I love your use of the stencils. Although all the cards are beautiful, I think my fav is the striped one. There is something about it that just really stands out for me.
So beautiful! Your creations are stunning
Wow, you did get really creative as you said and I love, love, love it!
I love the cube stencil and how you used them. I love stencils but I don't think I use them properly. They say you should stick it to the paper but I don't know what to stick it with. It obviously has to be something that won't ruin the paper. I've done some stencils on flour sack dish towels and they came out so cool!
I love the stripes too and not to many people used that one. The cake looks perfect on there, like it just belongs. Love it!
The rose stencil would be great for my mom as her name is Rose. A lot of people used that one and I like how you used it.
All your cards are so beautiful and creative. Thanks for showing us all of them and for giving us the chance to win something. I want some of the stencils you used when I win and then I can get creative too.
I am going to have to have that cube stencil, it's so cool and love the bold softness of that last card!
Beautiful cards, Virginia!! Love the card with cube stencil and the rose one. so so pretty. :-)
Wow, so many gorgeous cards! I really need to get some of these stencils :D
Altenew has done it again! These are wonderful stencils and I love what you've done with them on your cards!
Lovely cards. The new stencils look so good But the cube builder is so clever!
Fabulous cards!
Love the backgrounds you created with the stencils. Thanks for the inspiration
Wonderful cards, love the colors & fabulous stenciled backgrounds.
So pretty! I am totally loving the way you've used the Watercolor stripes stencil. Love love love those soft pastels.
I love your cards!
The stripes and cubes are some of my favorite stencils and I like ve the way you only used a portion of the cubes on your card. Too neat!
Your cards always put a smile on my face, Virginia! I love how you show the versatility of these stencils with your beautiful art work :)
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