Hello, and welcome to the Altenew May 2016 Blog Hop! If you came from the uber talented Lydia’s blog, you are right on track! Today the design team girls are sharing some fabulous projects to celebrate the release of new products: 16 stamp sets and 10 dies.
I’ve designed Spring Daisy and Lotus for the Altenew May release, inspired by the photos my older brother took in South Korea. He takes really beautiful photos like a professional photographer. 🙂 Anyway I can’t wait to see what you’ll create with my new stamp sets.
I created a bright watercolor card using Spring Daisy and Halftone Smile along with coordinating dies. I spent almost whole day to complete this card from brainstorming and sketching out the designs to testing out the cards. I really hope you love what I came up with.
I made a video tutorial to show you how to make this watercolor card from start to finish. I also filmed a behind the scenes video you don’t want to miss, inspired by Yana’s video. 🙂 You can watch it below or on my YouTube channel. Hope you find it helpful.
How to Make a Watercolor Card using Gold Embossed Images
- Stamp the images from Spring Daisy stamp set with VersaMark watermark ink on a piece of Arches cold pressed watercolor paper.
- Heat emboss the images using gold embossing powder. (If you are new to this technique, check out the Heat Embossing Technique Tips and Tricks HERE.)
- Watercolor the images with Mijello Misson Gold 36 watercolor set. (Before brining in color, wet your watercolor paper first with water. Use paper towel to remove the pigment between adding more colors. Let the paint dry with a heat tool before adding more colors to the images.)
- Die cut the flowers and leaves using Spring Daisy die set.
- Stamp ‘Smile’ from Halftone Smile stamp set with watermark ink, heat emboss it using gold embossing powder, die cut it with coordinating die.
- Adhere the die cut images and word on the card front using foam tape. (I used Woodgrain white cardstock for card base.)
- Heat emboss the sentiment from Halftone Smile with white embossing powder on a piece of Dark Chocolate cardstock.
- Finish off the card by adding some clear droplets from Pretty Pink Posh.
Giveaways: There are two ways to win!
- To celebrate this release, Altenew will draw three winners who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to the Altenew store. Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by
Thursday, May 19, 11:59pm EST for a chance to win.
- And there is more! I have a gift certificates to give away a for $30 gift certificate to one winner. Leave a comment below and tell me what your desk or craft space look like at the moment. (If you watch my video above, you’ll know why I’m asking this question.) I will announce the lucky winner in this post on Friday, May 20th. Good luck!
It is now time to head on over to the amazing Nicole’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. All the release products are now available for purchase in the Altenew online store. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Happy hopping!
Altenew Blog
Agnieszka Malyszek
Amy Gray
Anna Kossakovskaya
Lydia Evans
May Sukyong Park (you’re here!)
Nicole Picadura
Svitlana Shayevich
Sveta Fotinia
Therese Calvird
Yana Smakula
Giveaway Winner (Edited)
Congratulations, Sue! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com to claim your prize with a subject line : June 2016 blog hop winner from May’s Blog.
Supplies
 Be Creative Double Sided Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS |
 Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Silver Black Velvet Brush Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS |
 Hero Arts Embossing Gun Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Versamark Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Ranger Multi Medium Matte Shop at: SSS |
 3M Foam Tape Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine White Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh Clear Droplets Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Spring Daisy Stamp Set Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Halftone Smile Stamp Set Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Halftone Smile Die Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Spring Daisy Die Set Shop at: SSS |
 Ranger Embossing Powder Super Fine Gold Shop at: SSS |
 Mijello Mission Gold Watercolor Set 36 Colors Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Woodgrain White Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Dark Chocolate Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Fiskars Compact Staming Press Shop at: SSS |
 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS |
 Cuttlebug Die-Cut Machine Shop at: SSS |
 EK Success Craft Twezzers Shop at: SSS |
Tona
Love these stamps! Love your card too 🙂
May . 15 . 2016jlingraham
Beautiful daisy and lotus cards as you always do such wonderful things
May . 15 . 2016Carrie R.
Your card and stamp sets you designed are gorgeous. The Spring Daisy set is my favorite from the entire release and I love the lotus flowers as well. I am looking forward to more stamp sets designed by you!
May . 15 . 2016craftcradle
Gorgeous stamp sets – I have been looking for some lotus stamps and this couldn’t make me any happier! Thanks for the inspiration! Love the behind-the-scene too!
May . 15 . 2016Daisies Girl
Beautiful, beautiful cards – love the Spring Daisy card – incredible!!! My craft space is actually quite clean at the moment but that is only because I spent a lot of the past week cleaning up and putting things away!!
May . 15 . 2016Melissa Friedrich
My desk space looks like yours! I’m in the middle of designing a card to make a ton of with our new address since we’ve moved. I’ve all kinds of possibilities out right now so everything is at my fingertips.
May . 15 . 2016Flo
Loving the spring daisy stamp set and the smile die on your card. Thanks.
May . 15 . 2016Janet Newberry
I love the card. The colors are great.
May . 15 . 2016Linda F
Your stamps sets are fabulous – such gorgeous design. Beautiful card. Thank you for the peek into your process of card making and your craft space. My desk is a disaster I have only just enough space to layout my card. I so often muck up something I’m working on my smearing it before it dries. I really need to clean up.
May . 15 . 2016Sandy d
Beautiful card – love the bright colors!
May . 15 . 2016CarlavdM
Wonderfull card, like the colours you have used very much.
May . 15 . 2016Thank you for your how-to-do-it explination on how you made your card.
Vicky W.
Thanks for sharing the gold embossing tips! Love your card.
May . 15 . 2016Ericka Strange
Beautiful card! Love the bright colors you chose for the daises. So pretty
May . 15 . 2016knurse22
Congrats on the release of your designs! Beautiful flowers, and your cards show them off so well. Thanks for the tutorial video, too!
May . 15 . 2016Lee Higbee
Love your cards! Just subscribed to your stuff.
May . 15 . 2016Evelyn
Oh May I just love the daisy stamp set and to see it in watercolors by you makes it even more special. Thanks much!
May . 15 . 2016Rowena M.
Thank you May for creating this two beautiful stamp sets!!! I’m in love with the Daisy Stamp.
May . 15 . 2016Natalie Godfrey
Such a pretty card! Great job!
May . 15 . 2016Rosemary D
beautiful card! I always have to clean up when Im done since I make my cards in the kitchen.
May . 15 . 2016Erika
I’m lucky to have a dedicated craft space so I only have to clean up when I want to! It’s actually usually pretty clean, but I like to leave out photos and projects for inspiration. I can’t wait to see the lotus set in action, it’s my favorite so far.
May . 15 . 2016Teresa Godines #6857
Your card is so pretty. I love the way you water colored the images. I too have a messy work space. I am not sure how anyone can create without leaving a mess behind. Thanks for sharing
May . 15 . 2016Donna Phelan
WOW! That Spring Daisy card is beautiful! I don’t know if I should stamp and color or garden, you’ve got me all confused…lol Beautiful creation!
May . 15 . 2016Alison Henderson
wonderful use of bright colour flowers, i can see how versatile the daisy is. thank you
May . 15 . 2016Marsha S.
Beautiful card! Love the bright springy colors! Spring Daisy is a must have for Me!!
May . 15 . 2016Christine
The water colour look just appeals to me so much.I need to try it for myself!
May . 15 . 2016