Altenew' s new Trailblazing Fresh Dye inks are fantastic!

I was hoping the new Trailblazing fresh dye inks would be different from their original inks and I was not disappointed. I can't wait for other colors to be released. I am a fan!!! They are easy to open and close. Thank you Altenew, from an arthritis sufferer. What a game changer! The Crisp Dye inks are beautiful in color , have an okay ability for coverage the first impression, but ultimately need a second application for a more crisp image. The lids are almost impossible for me to open without a tool to pry between the lid and base which frustrates me and I end up not using them as much. I still love the inks but am happy they have a new design and way better coverage the first time stamping an image on paper. I planned on starting with the mini's and sadly didn't get to try them out before I finally just took the plunge and got the full size pads. I saw Jennifer McGuire do a demo video on the ink pads and was convinced I would love them.

I also finally tried the layering stencils and have to say, once I figured out where they needed to go, it was very easy and I love the results. I also think using the mini blending brushes by Altenew made a difference. The card below is using the Cativating Blooms stamp and stencil set from Altenew. The sentiment is from the Paint-a-Flower Fashion Monger Dahlia set. I embossed the stamped image with Obsidian Black and the thought I would try to emboss it with silver embossing powder. For the most part, it worked but...next time I will use Versamark instead. The embossing powder chipped off here and there and I was too impatient to emboss it a second time. I fussy cut the image out and added Morning Frost alcohol ink marker to the white space still showing on the image to give it a little more depth. Otherwise it's a very simple card, mounted on a 5x7 side fold card with foam tape and craft foam. I dry embossed a frame around the edge of the card panel before adding the floral images and mounted them with foam as well.

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