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When Bridget Casey began working on Altenew projects, she could have never guessed how far she would go. Funny in some parts and emotional in others, this lovely conversation brings us back to the beauty of crafting - the friendships it creates and the joy it brings to our lives. Enjoy listening to Bridget's personal crafting journey, learn where she gets her crafting inspiration, discover how she attended her own baby shower, and find out what Bridget says that makes Jen cry in this heartfelt episode.Jen and Bridget mention "Jen's 5 Stages of Crafty Woe" in this episode. You can watch that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQjavtuAJIY&t=19s.Bridget also mentions that she got crafting inspiration from Nicole Watt's Mission: Inspiration Online Cardmaking Class. You can find out more about this class here: https://altenew.com/products/mission-inspirationYou may also find out more about the Altenew Educator program here: https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-programCraft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

How did this talented 19-year-old crafter from Chile rise up the ranks so fast in the crafting world? Enjoy this sweet conversation with the beloved Maryam Perez, an inspirational force at Altenew with behind-the-scenes secrets and an amazing crafting story to share. Find out how Maryam joined the Altenew team, whether she prefers scrapbooking or cardmaking, and if she thinks more young people should be involved in paper crafting. Follow Maryam along on her crafting journey by visiting her blog and following her on social media.Blog: http://maryamperez.blogspot.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryampdesign/Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Why did this talented engineer leave a dream job? How does she manage all her paper crafting supplies? What do her kids' teachers think about her? Where did she learn about card making in the first place? It's time for the exciting moment our listeners have been waiting for. This month, Jen sits with Jennifer McGuire for a tell-all tale about the beloved paper crafter's life story, how she uses her passion to give back, and more. We love this podcast episode, and we know you will, too!Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Altenew fans have enjoyed listening to Therese Calvird's calming voice in her notable Take 2 with Therese video series for years. Her iconic CAS cards are always a favorite, and in this thrilling podcast episode, we get to hear from the master crafter herself! Find out where Therese gets her crafting inspiration, when she finds time to craft, all about her lovable pets, and some fun facts she's never shared before.Watch Take 2 with Therese crafting videos HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtqdOZyj_f0&list=PL81lfYRwRwEK-2z_bSO8C3bSaXHZmzbOv&index=1Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

After years of watching her start the Altenew Academy and getting inspired by her projects on the Altenew Card Design Team, now we get to hear from Virginia Lu herself about her crafting journey. Listen to her describe her "food culture shock" while adapting to a new country, how she experiments with stamp therapy, and her special crafting style. You will also get to hear fun secrets about her wild side - did you know she always wanted to be an actress? Listen in as Jen and Virginia have a conversation you don't want to miss!Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Enjoy a chill, personal conversation with Jen and Nicole Watt as they discuss musical styles, crafting preferences, and unique crafting experiences. Find out about the first time Jen and Nicole met at Creativation, Nicole's long journey from musician to crafter, and the three times she tried out a master's degree. This is a fun episode you don't want to miss!Watch Sketch Starters with Nicole HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP1LWBQeCPs&list=PL81lfYRwRwEIQoH4jiEtEEXSGBEwqrlwK Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

To mark the end of our first year of podcast episodes, we reached out to our customers and fans to find out what your burning questions were!Altenew co-founders Tasnim Ahmed and Jen Rzasa cover everything from the designing process, to stamping recommendations, to their ideal superpowers! This is a fun episode that you won't want to miss!(1:50) Do you ever do warehouse tours?(3:59) How do you design your multi-layered designs? (Stamps, stencils, and dies)(10:11) Are planning on creating SVG files for electronic cutting machines?(13:40) What is the company’s influence to create stamps with a Hawaiian connection?(18:23) I have stamps and inks from years ago, but now, where do I start?(23:34) What would you recommend for stamping on wood?(26:40) What are your favorite ink color combinations?(31:17) If you could install any three languages in your brain, what will they be?(36:57) If you could have any superhuman power, what could it be? Quick links from the episode:Get your FREE Create and Inspire e-book HERE: https://altenew.com/pages/create-inspire!FREE Crafting 101 classes at Altenew Academy: https://altenew.com/collections/crafting-101Altenew Color Swatches: https://altenew.com/pages/color-swatchesAltenew Lookbook: https://altenew.com/pages/catalogCraft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

We are so excited about this fun series of throwbacks as we take a look at some of our travel memories over the years. Where do you think we should travel to next when we start taking our suitcases out again?Watch the video version of this bonus podcast episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjxClNRyouYGet your FREE Create and Inspire e-book HERE: https://altenew.com/pages/create-inspire!Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Tune in as Jen and Jaycee discuss everything from his Perfect Pairings video series to his Altenew Academy classes. You'll also learn about his unique perspective when it comes to crafting, and how he finds inspiration. As an added bonus, you'll learn some interesting (non-crafty) fun facts about both Jaycee and Jen!Watch Perfect Pairings with Jaycee on YouTube! Take Jaycee's Altenew Academy classes here.Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Have you always wondered what it's like to design Altenew stamps? For this bonus podcast episode, we get to hear some behind-the-scenes secrets from the Altenew Product Development Team for the first time! Listen to Jen share fun info about the design process, her inspiration for Altenew products, and what Altenew is working on for the future.Watch the video version of this bonus podcast episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYHhNQKvxJE&t=701s Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Enjoy an entertaining conversation with Altenew Video Team member (and AECP Certified Educator), Amber Rain Davis! Learn about how she got started with paper crafting, and how she incorporates Zentangle into her art. You'll also be sure to share a few laughs along the way!Check out Amber's Zentangle for Cardmakers Online Cardmaking Class here:https://altenew.com/products/zentangle-for-cardmakersAltenew Educator Certification Program application link: https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-programCraft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

You may know her from her incredible coloring and painting skills, her unique and stunning cards, or the huge role she plays as AECP (Altenew Educator Certification Program) Coordinator. Listen in as Erum Tasneem and Jen discuss inspiration, photography, and her journey as an artist.Join Erum's class at Altenew AcademyWatch Creative Coloring with Erum on YouTubeSign up to Altenew Educator Certification Program here: https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-programCraft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Learn more about what happens behind the scenes at Altenew with our CEO, Nabil Rab. Listen as he and Jen discuss working at the warehouse, attending trade shows, and other facets of running the business. Are you wondering how much has Nabil learned about paper crafting over the years? Jen will put him to the test!Watch the Altenew Warehouse Tour here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoNT20kPu3o&t=3sAltenew Educator Certification Program application link: https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-programCraft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

The guest on this episode may sound familiar - she is the wonderful Sara Naumann, a frequent presenter on our live videos and workshops! Listen as she discusses her creative journey, both in and out of paper crafting, as well as her experiences living abroad.Join Sara's cardmaking techniques classes at Altenew Academy.Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

On this round of Craft Your Life with Altenew, enjoy a special conversation with former Marketing Team member and current Product Development Team member Zinia Redo. Listen as she discusses how she got into crafting with a virtual international community, her transition from scrapbooking to card making, and how she made it into the Altenew family. You will also get to learn the unique story behind her real name (was she named after the flower?).Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

On this round of Craft Your Life with Altenew, enjoy a special chat with Altenew Academy Coordinator and Mixed Media Design Team Member Lilith Eeckels. Listen along as she discusses her kids (she has twin boys!), shares relatable distance learning experiences, and mentions her musical preferences. Hear how music has inspired her creativity, about her experiences with crafters' burnout when she was on 7 design teams, and what brought her to Altenew. Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

In this fourth installment of Craft Your Life with Altenew, enjoy a delightful, personal conversation with the popular May Park, Marketing Director of Altenew. Listen as she shares her favorite crafting memories and how her journey with Altenew began. Learn how long it takes May to make a handmade card, and find out her best tips to get invited to a blog hop as a guest designer.Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

What is it like as a crafter to work at your dream job? Join us for this personal conversation with Altenew Operations Director, Nicole Picadura, and learn all about her crafting journey. Does she still get time to craft?Enjoy taking a ride through the story of Altenew Academy and learning about the special relationships Nicole has developed with Altenew fans over the years. Find out lots of interesting fun facts about Nicole, including the funny story about her husband's name!Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Enjoy lots of laughs as you join Altenew Co-Founder Jen Rzasa for another round of Craft Your Life with Altenew. This time, you will get to hear from our Creative Ambassador Lydia Evans who is full of fun stories to tell and funny tidbits to share with Altenew fans. Learn a bit about what it is like to be on TV, Lydia's challenges with technology, and more behind-the-scenes fun facts.Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.

Where does Altenew's name come from? What is Altenew's Design Team philosophy? When did our co-founders first meet? Welcome to Craft Your Life with Altenew podcast! You will find the answers to these and other BIG questions you may have about your favorite paper crafting company. This is your chance to find out some juicy Altenew secrets!In this episode, join Jen and Tasnim as they reminisce the moments on how they started crafting up until the day they co-founded Altenew. Gain insight into what it's like to be in the crafting industry, and share a few laughs along the way. Craft your life with Altenew! Follow us for more design inspiration:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altenewllc/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/altenewYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/altenewPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/altenew/Card blog: https://www.blog.altenew.comScrapbook blog: https://www.mixedmedia.altenew.comVisit www.altenew.com to shop for your crafting stash.Contact our Customer Happiness Team at support@altenew.com if you have any questions.