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Alex Syberia Designs | August Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

August 1, 2024

Alex Syberia Designs | August Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

August 1, 2024

Welcome to the Alex Syberia August Release Blog Hop! Come hop along for a chance to win some prizes! (Giveaway details can be found at the bottom of this post.)

I absolutely love this release and I hope that you do as well!

You can check out all of their amazing products HERE.

** All product links can be found at the bottom of this post. Affiliated links were used where applicable at no extra cost to you. **

My first card features the beautiful new Postage Stamps Cover Die and Stencil as well as the Special Delivery Stamp Set. For my background, I used the Postage Stamps Stencil along with a blend of Seedless Preserves, Worn Lipstick, and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks for my background. I made sure to blend my ink before I clipped apart each stamp section. You can easily just leave it alone and not cut each section at all.

To keep things simple, I then stamped my images with black ink using my MISTI and left them open without any coloring. I love how striking the contrast is with the silhouette images when layered over the ink blended background.

Lastly, I added my sentiment into the center of the card after die cutting the pieces from both a piece of black and white card stock. To do this, I used the new Thank You & Hello Die Set.

My next card showcases the adorable new Hog Happy Stamp and Die Set. I stamped my images onto a sheet of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb Card Stock with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Copic Markers.

  • Pigs: E000, E00, E11, E13
  • Pinks: RV02, RV04, RV06, C3
  • Purples: V01, V12, V15
  • Teals: G000, G00, BG34

I combined this set with the new Postage Stamps Cover Die to create a fun collage-styled card. Prior to die cutting my postage stamps, I used the coordinating Postage Stamps Stencil to blend some Salvaged Patina and Milled Lavender Distress Oxide Inks to each rectangle. I then die cut the entire panel out with the Postage Stamps Cover Die before using my paper trimmer to then cut apart each “stamp”.

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 winner and a $15 gift card to 3 lucky winners. To play along, simply leave a comment on each stop of the hop.

Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST August 10th, 2024. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog ‘Giveaway Winners’ page on August 11th, 2024.

Thanks so much for taking the time to drop by! 🩷

  • Sandi MacIver August 1, 2024 at 10:46 AM

    love these new postage stamps dies and stamps and your cards are fabulous

  • Rochelle Schiffbauer August 1, 2024 at 11:53 AM

    Love how you used the postage stamp dies for both cards, the piggies are cute and the floral card is stunning!

    • rachelalvaradodesigns August 2, 2024 at 8:22 AM

      You are so kind; thank you! So happy you like them! 💕

  • Marisela Delgado August 1, 2024 at 8:26 PM

    Both cards are so pretty. 😍

  • Meghan Kennihan August 1, 2024 at 8:32 PM

    AHHHH the pigs are sooo cute! BEAUTIFUL CARDS!

  • Denise Bryant August 2, 2024 at 1:01 AM

    Love both of your awesome cards! The floral postage designs are so beautiful, and I love the colors you used! On your second card, I am charmed by the adorable hogs and can’t wait to order them!

    • rachelalvaradodesigns August 2, 2024 at 8:21 AM

      You are so sweet, Denise; thank you! I appreciate your kind comments! 🩷

  • Gayle Perona August 2, 2024 at 1:11 PM

    Such darling cards that will bring a smile to the recipients!

  • Brenda K August 2, 2024 at 2:42 PM

    I am loving all the makes with the new postage stamp dies and coordinating stamps. I really like the “thank you” card you made.

  • Lauryne Cunningham August 2, 2024 at 11:28 PM

    Fabulous cards! The hogs are super cute!

  • Debbie Frank August 3, 2024 at 11:35 AM

    Both cards are beautiful! But I love your piggies!🐷🐷🐷❤️❤️❤️🐷

  • Carrianne Banul August 3, 2024 at 3:52 PM

    Your cards are gorgeous but those pigs are killing me (in a very good way)!

  • Ann Fong August 4, 2024 at 4:56 PM

    I love your postage themed cards. So cute and love the colors you chose as well.

  • Ann Fong August 4, 2024 at 4:59 PM

    I love both of your cute cards. Love the coloring and color choices too.

  • DONNA K TUSCHOFF August 5, 2024 at 8:11 AM

    Amazing projects…..great designs!

  • Greta H August 5, 2024 at 11:43 AM

    So cute and love the colors!

  • Hello, I'm Rachel! Thanks so much for dropping by and welcome to my blog! I love creating and am excited to share with you my love for card making and paper crafting.

    Rachel

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