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Hi there! Today, I am super excited to be taking part in the Altenew Watercolor Brush Refill Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Norine Borys‘s blog, and your next stop is Therese Calvird‘s blog.

We all know how much I love my mediums, but I resisted purchasing these, because how many watercolor mediums does a person need? However!! I purchased these watercolor brush markers earlier this year, and I was absolutely stunned by the beautiful vibrance and gorgeous array of colors available! They are available in three different groupings: Spring Garden, Tropical Fiesta, and Winter Wonderland. And now, we not only have the brush markers, but we also have refills so that you can refill your favorite brush marker colors or to use as just liquid watercolors with your own paintbrush!

Altenew is also offering a promotion to celebrate their newest release- $50 off the Ultimate Bundle– which is a great deal if these beautiful watercolors are something you have waited to add to your collection! No code necessary, and this offer is only valid 9/20-21. I have four projects using these new refills today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project, I did a bit of an unusual color combination for my Wallpaper Art flowers. I used the teals and greens from Winter Wonderland to watercolor a few blooms and foliage from Wallpaper Art, then die cut them using the coordinating dies.

I blended a bit of Galactic Stream ink around the edges of a deep teal card base to add a bit of depth to the plain card base, then arranged the flowers in a nosegay in the center of the blended panel. I die cut a simple “hi” from some white glitter paper using the Tall Alpha die set. A few sparkling sequins finished the project off!

For my second project, I wanted to showcase the incredible vibrance that you can achieve with these gorgeous watercolors. I used the purple, pink, and orange shades from Tropical Fiesta to create this sunset-inspired background. To use these watercolor refills with your own brushes, as I’ve done here with a wide, flat watercolor brush, simply drop color onto your palette or silicon media mat (like this one from Altenew), then use the brush of your choice to pick the color up and apply it to your paper.

After my vibrant, watercolored background had dried, I die cut a Dainty Blooms cover plate die from some black cardstock and adhered it to the watercolored panel. I die cut a white Thank You and adhered it to the card front using foam adhesive, then added a few sequins for some sparkle!

For my third project, I used the cool colors from the Winter Wonderland set to create a holiday card! I began by die cutting a Circle Quilt die from some watercolor paper, then used the Persian Blue liquid watercolor to add some mottled periwinkle to the entire die cut. I also used the Winter Wonderland colors to do some vibrant watercoloring on the Festive Poinsettia.

I adhered the periwinkle die cut to a white card base, then used foam tape to adhere a greeting and the watercolored die cut poinsettia to the card front. The final touch was to add some shimmery white jewels to add a bit of sparkle!

For my final project, I used the gorgeous shades in Spring Garden to add color to several blooms from Flower Garden. The super vibrant colors are just gorgeous, aren’t they? And they layer so beautifully! I used two different shades on the fuchsia flowers to create that incredibly vivid shade.

Once I had finished watercoloring the blooms and foliage, I blended a bit of Midnight Violet ink on the bottom corner of a white card base and added a bright blue “love you” cut from blue cardstock using the Inline Alpha dies. A few turquoise jewels finished the card off!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, for some fun giveaway information!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 9/25/2019 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 9/27/2019.

Altenew Card Blog
Norine Borys
Emily Midgett <—- you are here
Therese Calvird
The Hedgehog Hollow
Nathalie DeSousa
Lydia Fiedler
Virginia Lu
Yoonsun Hur
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
LauraJane
Maryam Perez
Svitlana Shayevich
Laurie Willison
Lilith Eeckels
Jen Schow
Agnieszka Malyszek
Janette Kausen
Kymona Tracey
Jaycee Gaspar

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Hi there! Today, I’m super excited to be taking part in the Altenew August 2019 Stamp and Die release blog hop! Today’s Stamp and Die release has a fantastic selection of products to show you today, of course with plenty of beautiful flower stamps and some fun new dies, as well! You should have arrived here from the Altenew Scrapbook Blog, and your next stop is Lydia Fiedler. I’ve created three projects using today’s newest goodies in a fun pink, black, and white color scheme. Be sure to stick around all the way to the end to get all of the info on the prizes available to win!

My first project uses the absolutely stunning new Antique Roses stamp and die set. (You can also buy a discounted bundle of the stamps, dies, and mask stencils!) Altenew is tops at layered flowers, and this newest installment might just be my favorite out of allll of their layered flower sets! (And that’s saying something!) I used the Spring Bouquet ink set to stamp some bright, vibrant pink roses and foliage on white card stock, then die cut them using the coordinating dies.

Next, I trimmed a square of white card stock and a slightly larger square of black card stock. I then turned the square on its side and stamped the Mini Hello stamp and “I admire you” from Sentiment Strips using Obsidian ink. I adhered the white diamond to the black diamond, then layered the sentiment with the hot pink roses and adhered it to a white card front using foam tape. The final touch was to add some black jewels to fill out any bare spots.

For my second project today, I used the new Simply the Best stamps and dies to create a bold and graphic project using the same color scheme. I began by stamping this massive flower twice on an A2 panel of white card stock using the pink inks from the Spring Bouquet ink bundle. I then used a black fineline pen to add some tiny little dots on the background to add a little extra texture to the background. I also stamped two more blooms and die cut them.

I created a black rectangular frame using my Fiskars trimmer (there are plenty of dies that can do this for you, as well, but I was trying to use something that many people have on hand already!). From the center piece, I white heat embossed the greeting from Simply the Best and trimmed it down. I cut the die cut flowers in half, then arranged all of the die cut components and adhered them to the card front using foam tape. A few more black gems finished off the project!

For my final project today, I used the brand new Pleasant Pansy die set to create a super textured and vibrant patterned panel. Using a wide variety of colored card stock, I put together lots of pretty pink pansies and leaves. I also die cut a “hello” from white card stock using the Inline Alphabet die set, as well as stamped another greeting from Sentiment Strips.

I arranged the flowers and foliage all over the card front, as well as the die cut letters and sentiment strip greeting, then used a combination of foam and liquid adhesive to adhere them to a panel of black A2 card stock. The final touch was to add some extra texture and dimension by adding some white Nuvo drops randomly across the card front! It’s amazing how vibrant those pinks look against the black background, huh?

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Now, there are a few giveaways up for grabs:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 8/14/2019 for a chance to win.

We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 8/17/2019.

Your next stop on the hop is Lydia Fiedler, or you can start back at the beginning if you got lost!