Hi there! Today, Altenew is releasing the next in their Paint A Flower Series: Paint A Flower Lotus. This month’s stamp is a bit different than those previously released in the Paint A Flower series, as it features a full pond scene, complete with bubbles, fish, and rocks. We’re celebrating and inspiring with a blog hop, and your should have arrived here from the Altenew Card Blog, while your next stop is Keren Baker.
If you like to color flowers, you should definitely consider subscribing to the Paint A Flower series; you can get these beautiful stamp sets automatically sent to you each month, and at a discount, to boot! Let’s get started on the details for my project today.
For my project today, I used the fantastic Altenew Artist’s 24 Pan Watercolor set (which you can purchase in a discounted bundle with the Paint A Flower Lotus set!) to create a serene sunset scene. My husband loves sunsets, and he’s always asking me to paint one for him, so I thought this was the perfect opportunity. I began by heat embossing the main image from Paint A Flower Lotus on some of Altenew’s Watercolor Paper, which is smooth enough to ensure beautiful embossing on this detailed image.
I taped the image down to my watercolor board, as I knew I would be using quite a bit of water with this image and so wanted to reduce warping, then began adding lots of color with the Artist’s Watercolor 24 Pan set. I kept things light on the first layer, then added more concentrated color and details to ensure lots of contrast between light and dark, trying to make the lotus flowers beneath the water a bit shadowed compared to those above the water.
Once my watercolored image had dried completely, (I like to leave really wet and saturated watercolor pieces taped down overnight to reduce warping) I removed the tape and added a black cardstock frame that I trimmed with my trimmer. I also added a silver embossed greeting from Peaceful Serenity on another strip of black cardstock, all of which I popped up using Instant Dimension Foam Tape.
Well, that’s all for my project today! Now, we have some fun giveaway information for you:
$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 05/28/2021 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 05/30/2021.
Your next stop is Keren Baker. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and happy hopping!
I really love the impossible hour with the watercolors. I’m not tried this yet but I think I would love watercoloring.
Stunning!
I LOVE the colors!
Really Stunning card!!!!
Stunning. The color combo is awesome. The gold embossing really pops the colors. I will have to try this technique.
Love your use of color I have just started water coloring with Altenew watercolor set and it is so relaxing….results with a water brush are glorious!
Great color share. I like the difference between the water and the sky.
Gorgeous and I love your sunset sky!
Just beautiful! ❤️
Beautiful card. Love the colors.
I love the metallic embossing! Looks like stained glass!
This looks like a stained glass window. It is really pretty.
Emily, this is so beautiful! And just from reading your post here I learned something. DUH…use very smooth watercolor paper when I want to emboss it. Really, I feel silly that this never occured to me. Even when I have used Arches Cold Press, emboss it and am disappointed. I thought it was me. Like I said….DUH. While I am on the topic…I seem to get a lot if pits when I gold emboss (on regular Neenah). Is there a fix for this?
This is really beautiful. I love the colors, too!
Beautiful watercolor!
Beautiful Emily. I love embossing before watercoloring.
The embossing on the card makes it pop! Beautiful card!
Beautifully colored! Love the color combo
Love this set!
This set is incredible. Your card is beautiful.
Beautiful card Emily and the Silver Embossing really adds to the image as well as making watercoloring a breeze. Thanks for the Inspiration!
Beautiful card! I love the awesome coloring!
Absolutely gorgeous
Beautiful!
I love the scene that you created and the colors are beautiful.
Amazing Colors
Beautiful card I love the colors!
Beautiful card & stamp set!
The silver embossing makes it very artistic! I will try since I got the silver stock! Thanks for the idea!
Show stopper of a card!
Reminds me of stained glass!
Beautiful! Love the colors…
Thanks for sharing.
Your colors are fantastic!
I love the colors you chose.
Lovely! What a gorgeous card! I love the colors.
Beautiful card Emily! I really need to break down and use my watercolors! Thanks for the inspiration!
So beautiful!
Gorgeous watercolor!
Your card is just stunning!! I adore lotus flowers!!Thanks so much for your super inspiration! Stay safe! 🙂
Gorgeous, and I love the sunset idea!
WOW, the silver embossing really makes the images pop!! I love your soft coloring, too.
Absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing.
So lovely! The silver embossing goes so well with the colors you used!
Nailed that sunset!
Love your card and your coloring
The watercolors are so fascinating with the metallic embossing.
Beautiful coloring and blending!
Wow! Beautiful watercoloring!
Love your color choices. Fabulous card.
Beautiful sunset with the lotus flowers.
Love the sunset and the card. You definitely achieved the shadow effect for the leaves under the water. Thanks for the inspiration.
This set is definitely “unique” and “beautiful.” Your card is amazing — beautiful coloring.
Love the colors in this card, especilly your sky. the black border just makes everything pop.
Beautiful card, great colors.
Oh wow! This water scene is incredible!
Beautiful design! Love it with the black border!
Love your color choices!
Your water coloring is always so gorgeous!! Love this card!
Love this scene, so serene!
It’s all been said but it’s all true – beautiful, stunning, great colours, love the sunset, the shadows, the embossing, the frame. You’re so talented.
Drop dead gorgeous! Looks like stained glass! Stunning. I’m not familiar with the watercolor set (pan?) you mentioned, do you use it with regular watercolor brushes, a water brush, or something else?
Your color choices are total eye candy. I can’t stop looking at the colors, your shading—and the embossing makes this elegant water scene frame-worthy!
Beautiful stamp design! I love the colors you used!
beautiful card.thanks for sharing
Lovely colors! Such a beauty
Stunning card!!! Love your colours