Hello friends! Today I’m excited to be joining Altenew in a special blog hop celebrating their 12th anniversary! This hop is filled with beautiful inspiration from so many talented creators, and there are also tons of giveaways along the way, so be sure to hop along and leave comments for your chance to win.
VIDEO
I’m also sharing a video showing how I created my card—you can watch it over on YouTube to see the full process from start to finish.
All of the supplies I used are linked in the video description on YouTube for easy reference. I’ll also include a visual supply list at the end of this blog post, but first I’ll walk you through the main supplies I used to create today’s card. 🎉
SUPPLIES
- Flower Bed Layering Stencil
- Bold Bouquet Bundle
- Sugarplums Ink collection
- Tea Party Ink Collection
- Earth Tones Ink Collection
- Northern Shore Ink Collection
- Obsidian Ink
- Desert Night Cardstock
I love the bold colors of this color palette. I’ve really been enjoying exploring unique color palettes lately.
SPECIAL OFFERS
Get the Sakura Blossoms Complete Bundle and snag the Anniversary Blooms with Mindy Class for FREE until April 6, 2026.
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FREE GIFT: Brushed Copper Metallic Cardstock on orders over $89!
GIVEAWAY
Be sure to leave comments by 04/12/2026 for a chance to win one of 45 prizes! To make the hop more exciting, start your comment with “Hi from (city or country where you’re from)!” 45 winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew Blog on 04/13/2026.
Here’s a look at the sponsors:
- Altenew: 12 x $50 Gift Certificates
- Altenew Academy: 12 x Online Card Class ($39.99 value each)
- Stamp-n-Storage: 1 x Ink Pad Carousel for Altenew Fresh Dye Inks (Valued at $150)
- Online Card Classes: 5 x Online Card Classes (Valued at $25+ each)
- Lawn Fawn: 1x $100 Gift Certificate
- Honey Bee Stamps: 1x $100 Gift Certificate
- Pink and Main: 1 x $100 Gift Certificate
- Jennifer McGuire Ink: 1 x $100 Gift Certificate
- Ranger Industries: 1 x $75 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Simon Says Stamp: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Alex Syberia Designs: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Pretty Pink Posh: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- My Craft Room: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Krafters Cart: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Pinkfresh Studio: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Craft Giraffe: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Scrapbook.com: 1 x $50 Gift Certificate
- Michelle’s Cards & Stamps: 1 x AUD $50 Gift Certificate
- Auzz Trinkets N Krafts: 1 x AUD $50 Gift Certificate
- Bumbleberry Papercrafts:1 x £25 Gift Certificate
- Seven Hills: 1 x £25 Gift Certificate
- Trinity Stamps: 1 x $25 Gift Certificate
- Creative Chick Co.: 1 x $25 Gift Certificate
BLOG HOP
SUPPLY LIST
Hello from California love the way you color!!!!
Mindy always knocks it out of the park with her ink blending!
Hi from Salem, Oregon. What a great card!
Hello from Arizona. Your card is beautiful
Hi from Oregon! Wow! Love this idea of a Blog Hop! Thanks for being here!!!
Wonderful inkblending and details for an elegant card.
Hi from California! This card is gorgeous! Love the color combo.
Hi from Northern California! Love the colors. Beautiful card.
Mindy always creates cards that leave me wanting to buy all the products!
Hi from Texas! Really like that long sentiment strip.
Aloha from Hawai’i,
Very pretty card design. I especially like the way you combined and placed the sentiment. It’s unique and draws the eye right to it.
Hi from Ithaca, NY! What a fabulous card! I love how the flowers cover the entire card so there is no white space.
Hello from New York State! Love your choice of colors here Mindy. I learn so much from you on blending.
Beautiful card
Hi from Ohio! Love those colors together.
Greetings from Philadelphia. Your color choices made the flowers come alive!! Beautiful card!!
Beautiful card!
Hi from California. Lovely.
Hi from Wisconsin! I love the bright spring colors on this card.
Hello from Wisconsin! Beautiful card! Stencils have come a long way!
Hello from Ohio! Beautiful card!
I love that you are appearing in my YT feed more often. Love your work
Hello from NH. Love your approach.
Apologies if this is a repeat. My Mac is not liking the blog hop coding.
Hello from Singapore! I actually live in Florida but I’m working in Singapore for the next few months. This is my first blog hop!
Love stenciling. Makes me look like I know what I’m doing. Your art is always an inspiration.
Hi from NY. What a beautiful card!
Hi from Western NY. Beautiful card!
Your color choices are always stunning, Mindy. These stencils are really fun.
What a beautiful card!
Beautiful card! Happy Anniversary to Altenew!
Hi from The Netherlands! What a fabuleus colour combination Mindy!
Love your color combinations!
Beautiful choice of colors, Mindy! You do such a fabulous job designing cards!
Hi from Highland, CA. This is a beautiful card. I love the colors you chose.
Beautiful card Mindy. Happy Anniversary to Altenew.
Love the colors you used. So bright and cheerful. Thanks for the color combo!
Hi from Hanover, Maryland! I always learn so much from your videos.
This card is gorgeous, Mindy. Thank you for sharing!
Greetings from northern Minnesota. That Sakura Blossoms stamp is gorgeous!!
I love the card and the colors
Woo hoo, Mindy! Love this color palette!
Hello from Florida! Your beautiful card is very inspiring and had given me many ideas.
Great color combo! Thanks for sharing your creativity!
Hi from ON, Canada. Lovely card. Love the blues and pinks
Hi from Texas! Love that color combo!
Hi from Utah! I love the colors in the card and am looking forward to the class for the Sakura Blossoms set
Hello from Manchester PA. You chose a beautiful set for Altenew’s 12th Anniversary. Color palette is fantastic choice – love the inspiration that you share!
I always look forward to your creations! The flowers look 3D!
Hi from Canada. Love your card
Loved the corals on the card. So pretty and seemed to come together so easy.
Hello from the Netherlands! Your card is absolutely gorgeous! I love colors you used. 🩷 thank you for the inspiration!