February 2026 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Welcome to the Altenew February 2026 Release Blog Hop! There’s a quiet poetry in ink-stained pages, pressed flowers, and candlelit studies—the beauty of contemplation and creation intertwined. Inspired by the moody elegance of Dark Academia, this collection invites you to create with depth, reflection, and timeless artistry.

This month, we invite you to explore designs that celebrate intellectual romance and botanical grace. From architectural structures to painterly petals, these tools are designed to help you slow down, savor the process, and craft stories of quiet emotion.

Experience the literary charm of the Build-A-Garden: Scripted in Bloom, where painterly petals feel lifted from a poet’s sketchbook. This pair’s beautifully with the Craft Your Life Project Kit: Frozen Moments, which captures stillness and nostalgia through silhouette blooms and ornate frames. For a touch of natural warmth, the Craft-A-Flower: Sunflowers Layering Die Set brings the glow of sunlight to even the moodiest designs.

Florals meet vintage texture with the delicate Lenten Grace and Twin Blooms stamp sets, perfect for sending messages of radiant connection and encouragement. For those who love a "found object" aesthetic, the Mini Delight: Apothecary Garden, EZ Arrangement Antique Leaves, and the Love Preserved 3D Embossing Folder evoke the warmth of a botanical conservatory.

Add structure and history to your projects with the Gothic Arches Die Set and the Traces of Yesterday 3D Embossing Folder. These designs offer timeworn motifs and architectural beauty, providing the perfect backdrop for a release rooted in depth, intention, and timeless grace.

Elevate your artistic ritual with our newest professional tools. We are thrilled to introduce the Luxe Watercolor Sketchbooks, crafted from 100% cotton cold-pressed paper—the perfect canvas for mindful painting. Pair them with the new Artists’ Watercolor Foundation Brush Set to achieve effortless washes and intricate details, transforming your creative time into a soulful experience.

$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by February 15th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew's Blog Hop Post on February 17th, 2026.

*The winner of the $100 gift certificate will be chosen from comments left on the Altenew blog.

Here's the list of the amazing designers joining today's hop. Make sure you drop by each stop and leave them lots of love.