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

Welcome to the Altenew January 2026 Release Blog Hop! It’s often the smallest joys that leave the deepest impressions—a flower unfolding, the softness of a stitch, or the beauty of something lovingly made by hand. Inspired by these simple pleasures, this collection celebrates comfort, creativity, and everyday wonder.

This month, we invite you to explore designs that spark inspiration, expand creative possibilities, and bring timeless value to your craft space. From innovative textures to vibrant new palettes, these tools are designed to nurture your artistry in every detail.

Experience the cozy charm of the Craft Your Life Project Kit: Stitched With Love. This set highlights the beauty of handmade details, paired with bold embossing designs Joyful Garden. Combined with the rustic Textured Blocks and the elegant Serene Lattice Stencil, these products bring a tactile, heartfelt feel to every card.

Elevate your dimensional crafting with the innovative Pop-It-Up: Blooming Hydrangea, which invites you to explore fresh, sculptural approaches to your layouts. For a touch of whimsical sweetness, the Creative Cuts: Strawberry Patch Layering Die Set and the Earthenware Vases Die Set offer versatile elements perfect for building charming, everyday scenes.

Florals take the spotlight this month with the intricately layered Craft-A-Flower: Buttercup Bunch and the versatile Build-A-Garden: Happy Blossoms. Joined by the Stencil Art: Majestic Roses, Morning Grace, and the Wildflower Whispers Press Plate, these designs offer elegant silhouettes that you will reach for time and again.

Refresh your stash with three new Fresh Dye Ink families: Chasing Shadows, Earthy Embrace, and Coastal Mist. Complement your ink blending with thirteen new colored cardstock sets and add a sophisticated sparkle with Stellar Sequins. Available in six dazzling shades—including Antique Gold, Crystal Moonlight, and Rose Gold—these sequins add the perfect luminous finish to your projects.

$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 this blog post and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by January 15th for a chance to win. We will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on this post on January 17, 2026.

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

Congratulation to the winners!

• $100 Gift Card – Melissa Leftrick
• $50 Gift Card – Terri Arnone, Lissette Long, Julie Odil, Martha Aschenbrenner

Please email support@altenew.com with your full name and a screenshot of your name on this page by January 23, 2026 to claim your prize. Please include the title of the blog hop in the email's subject and be sure to use the same email address you used to write your original comment.

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.