Altenew 12th Anniversary Blog Hop + Giveaway (over $2,400 in Total Prizes)

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Hey friends! I have a BIG post with multiple cards, a video, and giveways and it’s all part of a big blog hop for Altenew’s 12th Anniversary!! Make sure you get all the way to the bottom of this post as there’s a lot going on:

You can check out Altenew’s blog post kicking off this hop HERE <——-click! in case you didn’t start there already.

OK on to what I made:

I used the ENORMOUS 12th Anniversary Sakura Blossoms set to make these 4 cards. I have a video here below showing how i made them!

SAKURA BLOSSOMS CARDS:

To see how these cards came together check out my video below:

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Check out all the other stops on today’s hop below:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

GIVEAWAY INFO!!

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. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck! ❤️❤️❤️

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Comments

  1. Hello from Cleveland OH. Such a gorgeous card – the colors -especially thst pink!! Wowzer!!

  2. Hi from Portland, Oregon. I love the cherry blossoms. I love how you used the vertical sentiment for more of an Asian look.

  3. Hi from the UK they. Beautiful spring cards. Love the splatter and how you used the white, it really makes them.

  4. Hi from Chattanooga! Beautiful cards Amy! And boy is that one BIG stamp! I love cherry blossoms – they are just so pretty!

  5. Hi from Oxford Alabama. Wow the color on this card is so pretty. I love the splash of other colors too.

  6. Hi From Florida!

    This is such a lovely set! Your use of such bright colors really sets the Sakura off! I love the look of the inside of the card. Love to use this technique!

    Share YOUR Joy!

  7. Hello from Western New York!
    Amy R, I am in love with this Sakura Blossom bundle! I absolutely love how you started out with the light pink cardstock. Your cards are stunning! Thank you for this tutorial.

  8. What beautiful cards! I love this set and now you’ve shown me a new way to use it.

  9. Hi from Montreal! Wow what a stunning set of cards!! One could never have too many Sakura stamps, that one is going onto my wish list. Thanks for the inspiration.

  10. Hi from Michigan, love the cherry blossom cards. Your cards are always a great inspiration. Love your videos. 🙂

  11. Good morning from the PNW! This stamp set was already on my wish list but seeing you use it raised it to a higher want. The pink on pink is stunning!

  12. Hi from Houston, Tx. Love how you took one same and just went to town. Beautiful work. Really enjoy watching your videos. Keep up this outstanding work.

  13. Hello from Georgia! So pretty in pink! Love you splatter that provides such texture to these gorgeous florals. Thanks for your beautiful inspiration!

  14. Hello from Byron, GA.
    I love how you copied the front of the card on the inside. I need to do that in the future. Beautiful touch.

  15. Hi- I am from Syracuse, NY. Thank you for all of your great ides! and beautiful cards!!

  16. Hey, Amy. From Jacksonville Beach, FL. I left my comments on the video. I am excited about the 12th anniversary and all of the lovely treasures there are to possibly win. I have a list of what I would like in my brain. It’s so much fun. Thank you again for the inspiration and the video.

  17. Hi from NH. What a fun celebratory hop! Gorgeous Sakura blossoms Amy! The coloring is amazing and I love the touch of gold.

  18. Gorgeous cards Amy! Happy 12th Anniversary Altenew! These anniversary stamp sets just get better and better each year. Here’s to many more years Altenew.

  19. Hi my name is Taren Ortega from Orange County, CA. I love the four different metallic cardstock sentiments and how they all coordinate with a sentimental stamp on the inside of the card. I also love how you handcrafted not one but four beautifully crafted cards that speak volumes with the Sakura blossoms and the color combination of pink hues is outstanding. Very talented individual.

  20. Hello from beautiful Olde Cape Cod! Gorgeous cards–all of them! Love the beautiful blossoms and your fab designs and colors–the gold sentiments are great!

  21. Hello from Ohio! I LOVE how you did these cards…and love the time savings of this set!!

  22. Hello from Utah. I have been trying to not buy this stamp set, but after seeing your cards and video, I can’t resist anymore! Sooooo beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration!

  23. Hello from Buffalo. I love your cards. The cards are all different ways to use that amazing stamp set. Thank you

  24. From Port Huron Michigan . I have this set coming. Can’t wait to make these cards.

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