Monday, April 4, 2016

Altenew - Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop

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Hi and welcome to Altenew Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from Altenew Blog. I am honored to join Altenew on this card drive hop. When Altenew planning this card drive, they reach out to me since the goal of his card drive is just like my Caring Hearts Card Drive. But instead of collecting holiday cards, Celebrating Parents Card Drive goal is to send cards for the elderly that lives in nursing homes or shelters to let them know they’re not forgotten. What a great cause, right?

You can check out all the details about the card drive HERE. I hope you will join us and send in some Mother's Day ad Father's Day cards.

For this card drive, Altenew is releasing a special collection of 3 new stamp sets (Best Dad, Best Mom and Penned Rose) which would be perfect for creating Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards. They are available in the store starting today. These stamp sets were designed especially for the Celebrating Parents Card Drive and 20% of the profits earned by Father’s Day will be donated.

I made a couple cards for this hop. First up is this soft beauty using the new Best Mom set.




In person, this card has a very pretty shimmer to it since I used Spectrum Noir Shimmer on all the flowers and leaves. Here's a close up look that showed some of the shimmer.




Next is a Father's Day card that I made using Ori KamiInvisible Alpha set. I can't believe how long this alpha set been sitting in my drawer. I bought them with the intend to use them on my scrapbook page, but I haven't get to my scrapbook page, yet, so it's been sitting there waiting to be used. And boy, it is fabulous!




Altenew is collecting the cards till April 26, 2016. So, you still have plenty of time to join. Let's make this card drive a successful one. Thank you for your support and thank you for stopping by here. From here, your next stop is Svitlana Shayevich blog.



  



Of course, no hop is complete without prizes. There are TWO $50 gift certificates up for grabs. Winners will be picked randomly from the comments left on the Altenew blog by Thursday April 8th, and we’ll announce two winners on Sunday, April 10.

Also, on my end, I am giving away a $30 gift certificate to Altenew store. Simply leave a comment here and I'll announce the winners here on 4/10/2016. Good luck and happy hoping!


Vera Yates <-- you are here

117 comments:

Hussena said...

Absolutely Wow!!Both your cards are just gorgeous... Love them

Judie said...

Love the minimalistic father's day card! Super!

/77!cH3//3 said...

Beautiful cards!

Unknown said...

These stamps are so versatile, great cards.

Nadyunya olenadole said...

so cute!!!! love!!!!

Shelly said...

Oooh, these are fabulous!! Love them!

Jackie said...

These are beautiful! I love the little origami bird on the Father's Day card.

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

So pretty - love that popped up flower!

Unknown said...

Both cards are beautiful!

Kathy H said...

Such a lovely card!

Leanne in Cali said...

Great cards! I really love the coloring of the flowers on the mom card. Thanks for sharing!

blaze said...

I especially love your first card - I'm a sucker for anything floral!Also love the sentiments on the "Mom" stamp set.

Andrea Shell said...

I just love your first card!

Andrea Shell said...

I just love your first card!

Nandini said...

Both cards are so different and so beautiful!

mzjluv said...

Love your cards and the spectrum noir on the flowers gives them the perfect touch.

Nana Griffin said...

Very pretty flowers.

Janet's Joy said...

I especially love your first card!! So gorgeous!!

Linda S. said...

Both cards are great but I just love the sentiment you chose for the mother's card.

Carrie R. said...

Your cards are beautiful. I love the shimmer on the floral card, and the alphabet stamp on your Father's Day card looks fabulous!

Betty said...

your cards are wonderful, Vera - love the coloring on your flower card!

StampinLouie said...

Love your cards. I've been wanting to try the Spectrium Noir shimmer markers.

walchowDesign said...

Two gorgeous cards and love the subtle colouring on the first one, Vera!

Beth H. said...

Love both of your cards! That invisible alpha set looks great on your father's day card!

Marty said...

Beautiful cards--thanks for the inspiration!

Denise Bryant said...

Beautiful cards! Love the pretty flowers in the Best Mom set and how you colored them.... lovely!

clelie said...

Love the Best Mom set and what a great Father's Day card.

Unknown said...

Your flowers are so delicate, really lovely! Great masculine card too!

Susie Sonnier said...

What fun! Love the new Release...liking the 4 packs of inks!

Shirley N said...

Love the colors of your first card and the simplicity of the second. Great inspiration.

Mirella said...

Your creations are wonderful! Love the first one, with the bit of dimension added!

Sabrina said...

Both cards are absolutely fantastic!!

Karen B. said...

Beautiful cards and thanks for helping with the drive!

Donna Cala said...

Beautiful! I will be honored to make cards for the card drive.

Jaklena said...

beautiful colors!

Rubycat said...

Love your design style... these cards are very lovely.

patscrap said...

Such elegant cards !

Ruchis Crafeteria said...

You have created beauty with these stamp sets. Awesome cards.. specially the soft Mother's day card. Liked a lot. Thanks for the inspiration. Hugs! :)

LauraJane:) said...

soft and lovely! I like the one popped up bloom :)

Nancy Lynn said...

Vera, such a pretty floral card for Mom and a very special card for Dad (so nice to see some masculine cards today). Thank you for participating in this so important cause, truly!

cghundley said...

Gorgeous cards,
loving that
flower.
Carla from Utah

Unknown said...

Lovely cards, Vera. Thanks so much for sharing your talent and inspiration.

Unknown said...

Its a great idea for Parents stamps set! Love your cards!

Harriet said...

Beautiful cards, Vera, I especially love the flower and your bird card gave me an idea. Thank you.

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Beautiful!!! Love how you colored the flowers. TFS

ellyscard creatief said...

Beautiful cards.Love the soft colouring.
Gr, Elly

Anonymous said...

Both cards are fantastic! Love the coloring on the flowers and the shimmer! Great use of the Invisible Alpha set!

Linda Stenzel said...

I'm new to Altenew so your cards are giving me great inspiration for creating. Just lovely!

Tina Z. said...

Such elegant cards!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Fantastic cards Vera. Love the popped up flower and greeting on the first one... cool father's day card.

None None said...

Such lovely cards, Vera! The shimmer on the flowers is beautiful. The Father's Day card is just fab and so masculine with the font you used and the lovely origami crane.

Berina RGA said...

Beautiful cards!! Love the soft and gentle flower branch.
-Berina
Moxie Craftie

Edwige V. said...

Beautiful cards. This flower branch is so sweet !

Farika Pramastij said...

Lovely cards!

Brandi R said...

Wonderful cards! The flowers are gorgeous. The Father's Day card.....I struggle with "guy cards" and yours is fabulous! Love the simplicity of the design ♥

Nora Noll said...

Oh my!! What STUNNING cards!!

A Crafty Person said...

Gorgeous cards! I love the new release florals.

Rose said...

Your cards are so lovely! The colours in your floral card are so pretty & your father's day card is a perfect CAS masculine card.

Helen Gullett said...

Vera, both cards are fantastic! Perfect to celebrate the parents!

Maria Giselle B. said...

Love the simplicity of your cards but your coloring made it outstanding!

greggers said...

Love your beautiful cards. The new Best Mom stamp set looks wonderful.

FeM said...

Your cards are beautiful.

Sue D said...

I like the shimmer on your floral card and the design of the father's day card.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Debbie said...

like how you popped up one of the flowers
upnurse at aol dot com

Kristie Maynard said...

Wonderful cards. TFS!

ScrapaDiddle said...

Great cards and I love the Zakat Foundation!

Unknown said...

These are great sets to launch in preparation for the card drive. Thank you so much for giving them my name to help pass out cards at my local nursing home. I LOVE doing it! :)

Suchi said...

Woww!!! Stunning cards there- thanks so much for the hop! :)
Suchi xx

Barbara said...

Lovely card, beautiful soft colors. Thanks for the inspiration.

Anonymous said...

Love especially your first card!! The coloring and soft colors are SO beautiful!

loulou said...

Beautiful clean designs. I really love your best Mum flowers. The sparkle and touch of dimension is fabulous.

Beverly Perdue said...

Love the soft coloring on the flowers. Such a beautiful card! I also love the font on the Father's Day card. Thanks for the inspiration.

Sheila H said...

I love the delicate look of your card!

Lori Kobular said...

Your cards are lovely and what a great idea for a card drive!

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! Perfect cards for both of parents!

joy said...

Fabulous cards, Vera! Love the new release.

linf54 said...

Great cards for a great cause!

Teresa Doyle said...

Oh my goodness Vera your cards are amazing, especially your first one. That is a stunner!

Vanessa M. said...

Your card with the Best Mom set is just stunning!

kartelene said...

simple but so beautiful cards thank you for sharing your work with us

Unknown said...

Love the mother card!

Becca Yahrling said...

Gorgeous cards! Love the first one & it's soft & pretty palette. And I love the origami bird on the father's day card.

Melinda Sweetman said...

I love your cards!

Mary-Anne V said...

What a pretty soft floral card and great graphic feel on the father's day card.

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Love how soft those flowers are!

Lindsey said...

How perfect that you are part of this hop! I love the holiday card drive you do. The shimmer you added to your beautiful floral card is fantastic. And your masculine card is equally awesome!

SparkleByMonica said...

So many sparkle-tastic stamps and sentiments! Love the cause senior cause donation aspect, too. I was raised by my grandparents and they are the reason my sister and I survived! Greatest generation! Thanks for the opportunity to win some goodies and see other designers projects in the hop!

Linda Carson said...

These are awesome sets and you've showcased them beautifully!!

Piyu said...

Both the cards are so pretty. The shimmer on first card looks gorgeous!

Piyu said...

Both the cards are so pretty. The shimmer on first card looks gorgeous!

Sindhu said...

Both cards are beautiful..I love the soft colors...

TracyM #6773 said...

BEAUTIFUL cards and such a THOUGHTFUL cause!!!
Your floral card is a DELICATE DELIGHT and your Father's Day AWESOME, a GREAT font for the sentiment and FABULOUS design!!!
THANK YOU for sharing Vera :)

Rosemary said...

what a beautiful set of cards!!

Kathy Mc said...

Kudos, Vera, for assisting with this drive! Seniors need and deserve our attention. Your cards are beautifully done and truly showcase the new sets.

Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Joni M said...

Both cards are great! I really love the look of the Father's day card. It's clean and simple and just what my dad would like :)

sawgy44 said...

I especially liked the "Dad's" card!

Patty said...

I love the soft colors you used on the flowers!! And I really love your father's day card!

Gina H said...

Very nice cards. I love the shimmer!

Unknown said...

Im in love with the images in best dad stamp set, and the floral coloring in your card is just amazing

Unknown said...

Your cards are so beautiful! Thank you for sharing and caring...

Jen Barnard said...

Lovely cards, I really like the alphabet on the Dad's card.
jen dot barnard at btinternet dot com

Cards of Art said...

I like how you bring dimension to your cards

Kris in Alaska said...

Those cards are so lovely!

Daria Z. said...

Love the soft look you gave the first card - and popping up just one flower - perfection!

Miriam Prantner said...

So soft and pretty! I love how you popped out one of the flowers on the mother's day card!

Erum Tasneem said...

so gorgeous!!!

Anonymous said...

Love, love this card!! The colors and coloring are so pretty!

Gaylynn said...

Wow, these are lovely florals. And the Father's Day card is nice too. Wonderful hop.

Kate B said...

Wonderful cards - I love the colors!

Unknown said...

Awesome cards. Thanks for sharing your creation with us.

Kathy H said...

This orchid stamp makes a beautiful card, especially for Mother's Day!

jan metcalf said...

The flower pop is nice touch!

patti said...

Your cards are lovely!! I really like the Fathers Day card with it"s simplicity.

jeb said...

What a great release of stamps and your cards are soo nice. I really like the origami bird. He/she is soo cute.

Allene said...

Thank you for a Father's Day card idea!

Andrea Shell said...

Lovely cards! This drive is u have a wonderful idea.

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