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Altenew's Celebrating Parents Card Drive Blog Hop + PRIZES

Mar 25 2026 | By: Lea Lawson

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Happy Wednesday, crafty friends! Creating this card for the Celebrating Parents hop brought me right back to the willow tree that stood at the curve of my grandparents’ farmhouse driveway — the place where my cousins and I played for hours and felt completely at home. 🌿

Using the Willow Branches stencil and die set let me revisit those sweet memories and the lasting impact my grandparents had on my life. I was blessed to have them well into my 40s, and crafting this felt like a little way to celebrate the love they planted within me. 💛

This sentiment came to life with the Creative Labels stamp & die and the Twin Blooms stamp set, and it feels like such a sweet reflection of the love they poured into my life. I’m not sure I ever said these exact words to my grandparents, but I hope with all my heart they always knew I felt this way.

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Easy Step by Step instructions:

  • Cut & fold A2 white card base.
  • Trim light blue paper slightly smaller, then mount to the card front with foam tape.
  • Ink blend the Willow Branches stencils to white cardstock in the following ink colors:

Stencil 1: Icy Lemonade
Stencil 2: Oolong Tea
Stencil 3: Aloe Vera
Stencil 4: Matcha Tea
Stencil 5: Oak Moss
Stencil 6: Mocha, Espresso

  • Diecut with the coordinating die, then adhere to the card front.
  • Heat emboss the main sentiment in antique gold to white cardstock.
  • Diecut with two extra layers, then stack & glue together.
  • Stamp the secondary sentiment in obsidian to white cardstock.
  • Trim the secondary sentiment into a thin strip with a banner edge.
  • Diecut the lantern pieces, then ink blend the largest glitter cardstock piece with Sunray ink.
  • Assemble the lantern, referencing the layering guide on the packaging.
  • Arrange and adhere the lantern and sentiments to the front as shown.
  • Accent with crystal moonlight sequins and yellow glitter drops to finish.
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Blog Hop Info

$200 in total prizes! To help support this card drive, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by March 31, 2026 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Blog Hop post on April 2, 2026.

Thanks so much for stopping by—I’m truly grateful for you! 💛

BLOG HOP LINK LIST

CARD DRIVE INFO

  • Date: March 6th to April 17th, 2026

  • Card Drive Details HERE

  • Donation: We'll donate $1 with every order from the Floral Stamps collection from 3/6/2026 until 4/17/2026 to the Food Bank of Central New York to support seniors in need. 

  • Collection Link: https://altenew.com/collections/floral 

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5 Comments

Mar 25, 2026, 3:17:57 PM

Terry White - Delightful card! Love the Spring colors❣️

Mar 25, 2026, 12:23:09 PM

Amy Tsuruta - So pretty!!

Mar 25, 2026, 12:13:22 PM

Daria Zender - What a lovely card, Lea! And thanks for sharing the inspiration behind it!!

Mar 25, 2026, 11:18:00 AM

Melissa Johnson - Cool card! Love the colors!

Mar 25, 2026, 10:49:38 AM

Mary Brown - Lovely design and colors!

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