Hi there! Altenew is releasing a new Paint A Flower set, and some new shades in the Artist Markers line, so we are celebrating with a blog hop! You should have arrived here from Vicky Papaioannou, and your next stop is Jenny Colacicco. You can also go back to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning of the hop.
Each month, Altenew releases a new floral stamp set perfect for coloring (you can subscribe here for a discounted rate each month!) This month’s new Paint A Flower: Clematis set is so beautiful, and features clematis blooms climbing up a trellis.
To start, I heat embossed the lovely main image from Paint A Flower: Clematis onto some of Altenew’s watercolor paper using some white pearl embossing powder. I watercolored the image using the Artists’ Watercolor 24 Pan set, keeping things light and not fussing too much (as is my normal wont, haha).
I trimmed the panel down and matted it on a very, very slightly larger piece of periwinkle blue cardstock to help make the periwinkle in the watercolored panel pop. I white embossed a greeting from Sentiment Strips 2 on a strip of the same periwinkle cardstock, then adhered it to the watercolored panel.
I mounted the entire thing on an A2 panel of pale lavender cardstock using foam adhesive, then added a few gems for some sparkle!
Altenew has two new sets of alcohol markers releasing today, as well: Sunshine Valley and Water Garden. Both sets contain companion colors to some of my absolute favorite shades in the Dye Ink line, so I was quite excited to use these!
I began by stamping the Forever In Love onto a panel of white cardstock using Permanent Crisp Black Ink. I used markers from both Sunshine Valley and Water Garden to add color to the beautiful rose swag.
After I’d finished coloring the image, I used Wisteria Ink and a mini blending brush to add some very subtle color around the edges of the colored panel, allowing the white to remain untouched around the image to create a kind of halo around it. I added a white embossed sentiment from Forever In Love on a strip of black cardstock, which I adhered using foam adhesive. Finally, I finished the card off with a few black gems scattered amongst the floral swag.
Well, that’s all for my projects today! As always, Altenew has some splendid giveaways to celebrate their newest release:
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/28/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/02/2021.
Your next stop is Jenny Colacicco. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!
Gorgeous cards!
Your purple and pink ones are just magical!!!!!! They GLOW!!!
Cards are wonderful. Loved the alcohol marker coloring and the touch with the wisteria ink (a gorgeous ink color) around the edged
Such a lovely card! The lightness of the color and background make me remember that more is not always better. (I have ruined many cards by adding ‘just one more thing.’) Mixing the alcohol markers with ink!! I forget also there are no rules about only using one medium. Thank you!
Gorgeous PAF set, beautiful marker colors and amazing inspiration! Love both designs, but especially the dreamy look of your first card Emily, thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous just about says it all! Loving the lavender color. Thank you for sharing your beautiful talent with us all
You captured the softness of clematis your see in nature, beautiful.
Simply gorgeous!!
Beautiful cards – another great release!
gorgeous coloring!!
What a neat look! It is not quite no line watercolor because you can see the white outline of the embossing powder. Is there a name for that I wonder?
The new release is so exciting! And I love the gorgeous inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
The new release is so exciting! And I love the gorgeous inspiration! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards!!! Amazing colors!!!!
Beautiful cards! Your first one is such a stunning design!
Both cards are beautiful, but the watercolor floral is stunning. I love Altenew’s floral designs.
Beautiful coloring on these gorgeous creations!!
Love the soft springtime colors. Thanks for the inspiration.
So beautiful, Emily. The clematis stamp is a dream–your card illustrates the beautiful possibilities. tfs-stay well.
Simply stunning! Loving this release!
Your water colouring with the clematis stamp is stunning! So pretty
STUNNING coloring!
Great coloring. Enjoyed so far how each artist using same markers and getting a different look. So talented. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards. I’m especially enamored with the watercolor card. It is absolutely stunning!
Eautidul cards, love the soft purple water coloring of the clematis and the softly blended edges of the alcohol marker roses card is such a beautiful detail.
That first card is just a spring wonder! The lighter shades are so beautiful and it’s so hard to achieve the depth that you did with the pastel tones! The second card is just a straight up beauty. I love the halo/vignette effect as well! Lovely, as always!
P.S. I am so happy to see how prolific you’ve been lately!…though I have no idea how you are getting all of this done with all of your babies, I am glad to be benefiting from your inspiring work!!
Your cards are so pretty. I love the vibrant colors of these alcohol markers.
Your card is simply STUNNING!
So pretty! I especially love the soft background on the first card!
I love the embossed and watercolor card with the colors muted. Looks so beautiful.
Ah your lavender flowers and background are so so yummy! I could look at them all day.
Beautiful cards, your an amazing colorist with alcohol markers!
Beautiful floral images! Love the soft colors on the clematis card!
So beautiful!
Your watercolored clematis card is beautiful. Love the soft colors you used. Love your second card, too. Your coloring with the new markers looks great and I like the way you added some soft color around the edge of your panel instead of adding color around the flowers themselves. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous cards Emily! The beautiful colouring really bring these gorgeous flowers to life! Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration! Stay safe!
I love the softness of the 1st card and then the boldness of the second. Always love your inspiration!
Your first soft card is so lovely. The vibrancy if the new alcohol markers is stunning! Beautiful coloring!
Beautiful cards! Love the colors…
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful! I love the way you embossed in white the Paint A Flower Clematis and then used watercolors! That card needs framing! 🙂 I love this new Altenew release!
The softness of the watercolored clematis is magical. Beautiful cards!
Love your cards. The first card is so beautiful
That is a BEAUTIFUL CARD!!! i so love the colors and the soft blending of the colors….
I love the softness of your clematis card, wonderfully delicate! But the vibrancy of the roses colored with the alcohol markers are also beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Your coloring is lovely! I really like the colors in both new sets of markers!
Great look to the coloring and nice showing of the new sets.
Lovely! Your watercolor card looks ethereal and the roses created with the new markers look so real. I appreciate you sharing your work.
Your watercoloring is always lovely, Emily, today it is a splendid reminder of my white picket fence in summer.
Beautiful !!!
Beautiful watercoloring. Love the soft colors of the Clematis
I am so bad at watercoloring, but I sure do love seeing yours! And I am totally in love with the newest marker color release—-already in my cart! Thanks for sharing your lovely cards with us here today!
I love both cards! I especially like the color of the clematis. Exquisite! Lovely!
I love how soft the first water color card is. The second card is so vibrant; it looks amazing!
Gorgeous cards., The flowers are beautiful and the sentiments are wonderful.
Love your cards – especially the way you watercoloured the clematis. Absolutely stunning!
The soft coloring of the Clematis is just beautiful. Then there is the vivid coloring of the roses in the next card. It’s amazing that the different effects came from the same markers!
Such beautiful cards! I love the colours you chose for the first one
Your clematis card reminds me of Hawaii. The Forever in Love stamp was a great choice to show off a variety of the new marker colours.
Your cards are beautiful! I love the lavender!
Your coloring is amazing!
Absolutely gorgeous! That watercolor image is just incredible!
Great presentation of the new Paint-a-Flower: Clematis, Artist Marker Release.
I just love the delicate watercolors. Thanks for sharing!
Your first card is my favorite. The colors are so soft and relaxing. Eye candy for me.
I really love the soft look on that first card!