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Embellishment Mousse Backgrounds + Altenew 5th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 1

Altenew 5th Anniversary Hop

Happy Anniversary Altenew! We are so thrilled to be joining in the celebration! Carly is creating with some gorgeous Altenew florals and making two different backgrounds with Nuvo Mousse!

Cards with Altenew and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Carly Tee Minner

Nuvo Embellishment Mousse is a lustrous paste that adds brilliant color and shine to papercraft projects! It can be used is so many ways – with stencils, as watercolor, as gilding paste and more! Today Carly has used it with masking paper and with the Gemini Foil Press. Check out her video…

Cards with Altenew and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Carly Tee Minner
Cards with Altenew and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Carly Tee Minner
Cards with Altenew and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Carly Tee Minner
Cards with Altenew and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Carly Tee Minner
Cards with Altenew and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Carly Tee Minner
Cards with Altenew and Nuvo Embellishment Mousse by Carly Tee Minner

There are so many fun makers hopping today so make sure you head over to Altenew to see everything (and learn about prizes).

And if you’ve already been hopping along, your next stop is Zinia Redo!

We also have a little surprise treat for you…

You can check out the Altenew sale HERE!

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441 Comments

  • Reply Dorthy Barber April 3, 2019 at 8:08 am

    Another neat way to add mousse, would never have thought to use to mask the flowers off first, thanks for giving me some new ways to improve my card making skills.

  • Reply Christine Sheppard April 3, 2019 at 8:23 am

    Have never seen the mousse, what a great idea, will have to get some. those flowers are beautiful, Altnew is the best at layered flowers. TFS!

  • Reply Kim Faucher April 3, 2019 at 8:26 am

    So pretty! I love using that embellishment mousse as a full background especially against these bold Altenew florals!!! ❤️

  • Reply MS CAROLINE LIVERMORE April 3, 2019 at 8:51 am

    Happy Birthday Altenew! Love supporting a US comapny!

  • Reply Jackie Waxler April 3, 2019 at 8:56 am

    Beautiful cards. Great ideas. Keep up the great work.

  • Reply memalagene April 3, 2019 at 8:59 am

    Gorgeous creations, I especially love the foiled background! Altenew, CONGRATULATIONS on your 5 year anniversary! What an awesome celebration!

  • Reply Jody Devine April 3, 2019 at 9:27 am

    My head is spinning. Loved the coloring with Nuvo mousse. That is going on my try next list
    Thank you for such beautiful cards

  • Reply Monia Lisa April 3, 2019 at 9:29 am

    Wonderful cards 🙂 thx for tutorial 🙂

  • Reply Sandie April 3, 2019 at 9:29 am

    I didn’t know you could use the mousse like that, so good to know! Lovely work, thanks!

  • Reply Callie B April 3, 2019 at 9:38 am

    Beautiful cards! I’ve been wanting to purchase some layering dies from Altenew and now I’m going have to add that mousse to my wishlist too!

  • Reply Cheryl Rigney April 3, 2019 at 10:02 am

    Beautiful cards!! Congratulations Altenew!

  • Reply Deborah Kaye April 3, 2019 at 10:03 am

    Lovely cards! Those backgrounds are great! Happy Anniversary to Altenew!

  • Reply MaryAnn Lengerich April 3, 2019 at 10:06 am

    Wow! Wow! Wow! You opened up new worlds for me! I LOVE your cards. I LOVE your site.

  • Reply Jean Cross April 3, 2019 at 10:14 am

    So glad I hopped over to your blog! I LOVE the way you used the mousse. I never thought of that. It looks so good. The way you hid the glue behind the letters on the vellum was brilliant, too. I love learning new things! Thank you.

  • Reply Cathy April 3, 2019 at 10:21 am

    Beautiful cards!

  • Reply Neha Mahajan April 3, 2019 at 10:26 am

    Perfect spring card with a mousse technique. Looks great. Happy 5th anniversary, altenew!

  • Reply Barb Housner April 3, 2019 at 10:47 am

    I love how you used the mouse to color your card fronts. Always great to see other options of use for a product. Beautiful cards using the Altenew Stamps. Thanks for sharing.

  • Reply vjw81e April 3, 2019 at 10:52 am

    I just LOOOVE those cards and the colors!!!! Looks CAS to me, and it is so pleasing to my eye!!!!

  • Reply Barbara Stoneburner April 3, 2019 at 10:56 am

    Love the cards. I will have to try the embellish mousse now.

  • Reply Sophie Farah April 3, 2019 at 11:00 am

    Oh wow this card is so vibrant and so beautiful!!! I LOVE that bright green and the CAS design! 🙂

  • Reply Claudia Griffing April 3, 2019 at 11:13 am

    Love these cards. I have to try those blending brushes- soon.

  • Reply Taya V April 3, 2019 at 11:26 am

    Love Altenew!

  • Reply Peggy M April 3, 2019 at 11:40 am

    Love the background with embellishment mousse…..such a pretty card! Thank you for sharing!

  • Reply Carol Rossouw April 3, 2019 at 12:08 pm

    Well done Altenew! And congratulations! I really love your wonderful projects – especially your pretty flowers. Thanks for the card inspiration!

  • Reply Marlene April 3, 2019 at 12:15 pm

    Beautiful cards! Looking forward to seeing the video.

  • Reply Aimee LaCroix-Slocum April 3, 2019 at 12:22 pm

    Love the green with those flowers!! It really does say Spring! I never thought about adding foil to the bottom layer of the 3D flower, it is such a nice touch.

  • Reply Amber P April 3, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    Congratulations to Altenew! Happy 5 Year Anniversary!! 🙂

  • Reply Diane T. April 3, 2019 at 1:00 pm

    That is a nice card using Altenew stamps and Nuvo mousse. I also like how you did foiling. Very pretty!

  • Reply Annalisa April 3, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    What a great way to create a CAS card! I love techniques like this, because I’m perpetually behind in my card needs. Fast and beautiful is my favorite type of card! Thanks for sharing with us.

  • Reply Curly Makes April 3, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    Pretty cards! Love the green color background ❤

    ~ Priyanka Kantak

  • Reply Magdalena Zaremba April 3, 2019 at 1:30 pm

    Really, really nice

  • Reply Terenia Fleischman April 3, 2019 at 1:41 pm

    Awesome samples and awesome products from Ellen Hutson. Thx for sharing!

  • Reply alyca sheen April 3, 2019 at 1:43 pm

    I’d not yet seen the mouse applied that way, I like it. Thanks for sharing your techniques

  • Reply Patricia M April 3, 2019 at 1:43 pm

    Using the mousse is a very different approach. Works great. Really makes the flowers pop. I’m going to give this a try.

  • Reply gardenia889 April 3, 2019 at 1:59 pm

    Love your cards! That Nuvo mousse and the foil look like so much fun to use!

  • Reply Kathy McCluskey April 3, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    Love those Altenew flowers! Both cards are beautiful with that Nuvo embellishment paste on the background. The gorgeous flowers really pop off the card!

  • Reply Judy Hale Everett April 3, 2019 at 2:25 pm

    Love the bright colored mousse. Love the Dogwood flowers. It is almost Dogwood season here in KY also known as Dogwood Winter as the weather will warm then turn cold for a few days. – Judy

  • Reply DJ Doss April 3, 2019 at 2:34 pm

    Very nice backgrounds! I never would have thought to use a brush with the mousse. Lovely cards.

  • Reply Marsha Stehle April 3, 2019 at 3:18 pm

    Beautiful cards! Happy anniversary Altenew!

  • Reply Erin Thomas April 3, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    I am in love with the layering dies! Oh, my, and the foil center! Nailed it 🙂

  • Reply Pat Holcomb April 3, 2019 at 3:39 pm

    Thanks for the “brush” tip. I love the contrast of the white flowers against the shimmery green background. Thanks for the inspiration, Happy Birthday, Altenew!

  • Reply Marie Simard April 3, 2019 at 3:39 pm

    Happy Birthday Altenew!!! 🎉🎂💐

  • Reply Susan D April 3, 2019 at 4:04 pm

    Altenew flower stamp and dies are so pretty! Lovely cards!

  • Reply Maureen Reiss April 3, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    Beautiful cards!!!

  • Reply Sheri Lekan April 3, 2019 at 4:16 pm

    Beautiful! Happy 5th!

  • Reply Traci Money April 3, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    That mousse looks so easy to use … love the card and color choice

  • Reply Robyn Ikemoto April 3, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    Love these cards and the combination of products used! Thanks Ellen Hutson for supporting such great stamp companies!

  • Reply Marisela Delgado April 3, 2019 at 5:17 pm

    I have always shied away from green, but these are awesome.

  • Reply Cynthia Koop April 3, 2019 at 5:26 pm

    What a great tutorial! So much new information and beautiful cards too!!!

  • Reply Michelle Walpole April 3, 2019 at 5:28 pm

    Very pretty. Love the mousse. Happy celebrations to you all.

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