Altenew Celebrating Watercolors Blog Hop + Giveaway ($300 in Total Prizes!)

Hey there! Welcome back to my blog! I hope you are having a beautiful day. I am thrilled to join Altenew for the Celebrating Watercolors Blog Hop + Giveaway. You should be arriving here from the talented Tenia’s blog, but if not, you can go back to the start, at the Altenew Card Blog and go from there.

Card 1

First, I placed the Mod Vases Mask Stencil on an A2 watercolour cardstock using a washi tape. Then I drew the outline of the vase using a fine liner pen. Next, I drew it on a masking sheet, fussy cut it and stuck it on the card panel. After that, I stamped the flower from the Oriental Orchid Stamp Set in the foreground, masked it and then stamped the flower behind it. I repeated this process of stamping and masking till I stamped all the images.

I followed the wet on wet technique to colour the background. I used a size 2 round brush, dipped it in water, and used it to wet the background. Then I dropped Citrus Burst and Orange Cream colours from the Watercolour 36 Pan Set randomly on the card panel and let the colours flow.

Next, I coloured the flowers and buds using Puffy Heart watercolour for the first layer and Purple Wine watercolour for the second layer. For the leaves, I used a mix of Desert Night and Forest Glades watercolours and for the stem, I used a mix of Emerald and Desert Night watercolours.

After that, I coloured the centres of the flowers using Bamboo watercolour and added the spots using Purple Wine watercolour. I then coloured the sides of the vase using a mix of Persian Blue and Midnight Violet watercolours. Next, I used Lavender Fields watercolour to colour the shadow below the vase.

Once the panel was dry, I masked the areas around the vase and stamped the trees from the Spectacular Adventures Stamp Set using Ultramarine Crisp Dye Ink. Next, I used a damp brush to pull the ink out from the stamped image. Lastly, I stuck this panel on an A2 card base using precision glue.

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Card 2

I inked the edges of a red A2 cardstock using Jet Black Crisp Ink. Next, I placed the card panel in the Winter Foliage 3D Embossing Folder and ran it through the die cutting machine. 

After that, I masked the sides and coloured the tree using white pigment ink and a blending brush. I then coloured the embossed portion using Gold Metallic Watercolour and a round brush. 

To add more dimension to the card panel, I embossed the heart using another red cardstock and inked the edges using Jet Black Ink. Then I embossed the sentiment from the Dry Brush Poinsettia Stamp Set using Antique Gold Embossing Powder.

Next, I embossed the edges of the card panel and the heart using gold embossing powder. Lastly, I stuck the heart on the tree and splattered Gold Metallic Watercolour on the card front.

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Card 3

I started by stamping the images from the Poppy Garden Stamp Set on a sheet of Altenew Watercolour Pad using Obsidian Pigment Ink. Then I sprinkled Crystal Clear Crisp Embossing Powder on it, dusted off the excess and heat set it with my heat gun.

Next, I fussy cut these images and used my Watercolor Brush Markers – Spring Garden and Winter Wonderland Sets to colour them.

For the flowers I used, Ruby Red, Midnight Violet, Rubellite, Citrus Burst and Autumn Blaze Watercolour Brush Markers and for the leaves I used, Emerald and Citrus Burst Brush Markers. To colour the centre of the flowers, I used Jet Black, Emerald and Mountain Mist Watercolor Brush Markers.

Once these images were dry, I splattered Jet Black Watercolor and diluted White Gouache on them using my round brushes.

To create the background, I used a wet brush to wet the A2 watercolor paper and create the drips. Then I used Emerald, Limeade and Mountain Watercolor Brush Markers to add colour to the wet portion of the card panel. Once this panel was dry, I splattered Jet black and Emerald Watercolor on it.

After that, I stamped the sentiment from the Paint-A-Flower: Hydrangea Outline Stamp Set on this panel using Obsidian Pigment Ink. Lastly, I assembled the card using precision glue and stuck this panel on an A2 card base using foam tape.

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Card 4

First, I embossed the images from the Rose Tea Stamp Set using Antique Gold Embossing Powder. Then I embossed the sentiment from the Greatest Blessings Stamp Set using the same embossing powder. Next, I coloured them using my Watercolour brush Markers – Emerald, Citrus Burst, Rouge and Rubellite.

After that, I masked the images and placed the Wavy Grid Stencil on the card panel. I then inked the cardstock using Just Green and Mountain Pine Crisp Dye Inks. Next, I splattered water on the panel using a round brush and dabbed off the excess. As the last step, I stuck this panel on an A2 card base.

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Card 5

I placed the Inline Leaves Die Set on watercolour paper and ran it through my die cutting machine. Then I coloured it using Emerald, Limeade and Citrus Burst Watercolour Brush Markers.

While it was drying, I cut the watercolour paper to 3 1/2 * 7 inches. Then I inked an Acetate sheet with Just Green Crisp Dye Ink, sprinkled water on it and used it to ink the card panel. I repeated this process with Fresh Lemon Crisp ink. Once the panel was dry, I splattered Jet Black ink on it. After that, I stamped the sentiment from the Positive Vibes Stamp Set using Obsidian Pigment Ink and assembled the card.

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Card 6

I coloured an A2 watercolour cardstock using Lagoon, Midnight Violet, Persian Blue and Sea Breeze Watercolour Brush Markers.

Next, I stuck the double sided adhesive sheet on white cardstock, placed the Moroccan Lattice Cover Die on top of the adhesive sheet and ran it through my die cutting machine. I then removed the protective sheet and applied gilding flakes on the die cut panel. Then I used a rough brush to remove any excess gilding flakes and also add texture to the panel. 

For the sentiment, I stuck an adhesive sheet on white cardstock and die cut the inner portion using dies from the All About You Word Die Set. After that, I applied gilding flakes on it and followed the above process. I then die cut the outer portion of the sentiment from Jet Black cardstock.

Next, I stuck the Moroccan lattice die cut panel on the watercolour background using precision glue. Then I stuck a strip of vellum on the panel and stuck the sentiment on top of the vellum. As the last step, I stuck this card panel on an A2 card base.

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Card 7

I started by stamping the outline image from the Mini Delight: Winsome Bloom Stamp & Die Set few times on a sheet of watercolor cardstock using Obsidian Pigment Ink. Next, I embossed them using clear embossing powder. I then used my Watercolor Brush Markers – Rubellite, Citrus Burst, Limeade and Emerald to colour them. After that, I die cut them using the coordinating die set.

To create the background, I inked the edges of an A2 card base using Firefly Crisp Dye Ink along with my large ink blending tool. Then I stamped the edges using the Dotted Diamonds Stamp Set with Obsidian Pigment Ink. 

Next, I stamped the sentiment from the Wings of Hope Stamp Set using Obsidian Pigment Ink. I then splattered Jet Black Ink on the background. Lastly, I stuck the images on the card panel.

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Card 8

First, I stamped the image from the Paint-A-Flower: African Daisy Outline Stamp Set on an A2 watercolour cardstock using Obsidian Pigment Ink. After masking it, I stamped the image one more time. To create the background, I coloured the flowers using the Citrus Burst Watercolour Brush Marker and the leaves using the Emerald Burst Watercolour Brush Marker. Then I sprayed water on the panel.

Once the panel was dry, I used the below Watercolour Brush Markers from the Spring and Winter sets to colour the images:
Flowers: Citrus Burst, Autumn Blaze
Centres of the flowers: Emerald, Limeade
Leaves: Emerald, Limeade, Mountain Mist

After that, I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set using Obsidian Pigment Ink. As the last step, I stuck this panel on an A2 card base.

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Giveaway Prizes
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this special blog hop, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 08/05/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 08/09/2022.

I really appreciate you stopping by and participating in this blog hop. Your next stop on the hop is the awesome Karen’s blog! Below you will find the complete blog hop list should you encounter any broken links!

Altenew

Jenny Colacicco

Kelly Taylor

Therese Calvird

Amber Rain Davis

Seeka

Virginia Lu

Tina Smith

Ishani Sai

Isha Gupta

Tenia Nelson

Joylita Dsouza <<< YOU ARE HERE

Karen Brown >>> GO HERE NEXT

Sandhya Iyer

Terri Koszler

LauraJane

Hussena Calcuttawala

Nenette Madero