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 |
joloui
Hi May! I love, love, love your new sets! They are fabulous! I will definitely have to get them! Your new card is amazing! I love all the brught colours.
To answer your question: my desk is looking rather organised at the moment. I have been sorting all my cards into themes as I am going to a market to sell them soon :). By sorting them I am realising that I am lacking in some categories…. any excuse to create more hehe!
May . 19 . 2016Jen B
Your card is great, and my craft table makes yours look neat!
May . 19 . 2016Berina Febin
Your stmp sets are very beautiful!! Love the bright and cheerful card you have made!!
May . 19 . 2016-Berina
Moxie Craftie
April Williams
beautiful stamps and card! I love the bright colors you used!
May . 19 . 2016Laura Rummler
Just a few more hours left to tell everyone how amazing these cards are! Love the colors.
May . 19 . 2016Lindsay w
Very pretty! Thank you for sharing!
May . 19 . 2016Kate B
Gorgeous cards!! My desk is in a state of semi-chaos: there’s an area clear in the middle for crafting, and along the edges are supplies and project idea piles. I need more space to craft and to get more organized, but for now this works! :o)
May . 19 . 2016Suchi
Oh Gosh Amy! These cards are brilliant and so very cheerful! 🙂
May . 18 . 2016Suchi xx
Donna
Really like that Spring Daisy stamp set and the colors that you used.
May . 18 . 2016Cecilia H
Your desk is much more organized than mine. Yours gave me an idea for mine. I don’t have that great storage that you do with your shelves and cubby holes. Sometimes my desk gets so messy when I’m making something that I have to stop and clean up a bit. Plus I have to keep a space open for my kitty cat, Moe. He loves to watch me while I work and he has to have his own bowl of water on the desk so he won’t drink my water for my paint brushes. Your card is beautiful. I love the new stamps.
May . 18 . 2016Sue D.
The Spring Daisy set is gorgeous… my favorite in the new release. Love your water colored card with this set; I can’t wait to give it a go. Will have to clean up my perpetually messy crafting area… I have so many bits and pieces laying around, waiting to be incorporated into final projects. Just never enough time…..
May . 18 . 2016Thanks for your new designs and card ideas!
Barb Macaskill
Beautiful card!!! I definitely need to add Spring Daisy to my stash! I have fallen head over heels in love with this set!! TFS!
May . 18 . 2016Alexandra S
Lovely card May ! the colors you choose and the design for your card is so wonderful ! Love it!
May . 18 . 2016Kathy Mc
May, your daisy card would put a smile on anyone’s face. It’s very striking with the gold and bright colors. Fun seeing your desk after creating because I thought I was the only one who had all kinds of supplies out to create just one ard. Your lotus stamp set also looks like a great one, May!
May . 17 . 2016Nandini
The stamp sets you have designed are gorgeous! And the daisy card is stunning. Looking forward to seeing your take on the Lotus stamp set in the near future. Thanks for the great video tut; I picked up loads of tips. As for my craft desk – it is a huge mess right now! I just finished a month of summer workshops for kids and haven’t had the time to put away stuff! I am a messy crafter any ways. But I try and clean up every day since my mess drives my husband up the wall! BTW, love the cubby holes behind your desk. Must ask my husband if I can have something similar!
May . 17 . 2016Carla
May, as I said on your YouTube channel, I don’t have a craft room. I don’t even have a craft desk. I use a fold out table for all my crafting. Sometimes I use the floor for using the paper trimmer or big shot. Hahaha! So I have to clean my area just enough to at least make a way for my family to get to their beds. Hahaha!
May . 17 . 2016Leonie ChinDuncan
I love all the new release stamp set. My favorites so far!
May . 17 . 2016Miranda Chibwe
Kudos to you May for gorgeous designs. I’m especially impressed with the daisy set. It’s not a flower I would have thought I’d like, but I love the designs I’ve seen it used in, enough to put it on my wishlist. My desk is currently insane. There’s just no other way to put it. Soooooo muuuuuch stuuuuuuuff on it!!!!
May . 17 . 2016Karen P.
May your cards and sets are so beautifu. I really like the Spring Daisies.
May . 17 . 2016Dominika
Congratulations on your design! The daisy stamp set is my favorite of this release and a definite must have for me!
May . 17 . 2016Lieve
Congratulations on the stamp sets you designed !
May . 17 . 2016I especially like the Daisy-set. My grandmother’s name was “Margriet” = Dutch for Daisy. She was a great woman, and that stamp-set would be great to make cards to honour and remember her.
My desk : filled with some stamps, paper, craft-stuff, …; and some ink and pens for the calligraphy-course I follow.
Your card is great ! Thank you for sharing your talent and making the clear video !
And thank you for the great give-away; good luck to all of us !
Helen Gullett
Gorgeous as always! The video is fabulous and thank you!
May . 17 . 2016Chris Tate
Always love your posts as they have videos! Such a talented designer ! My craft area is an absolute shambles with stuff everywhere . . . Definitely not a tidy crafter! 😝
May . 17 . 2016deckle57
Gorgeous card! Love your designs! Thanks for sharing your video. 😊
May . 17 . 2016audrey
luv your two designs for the new release and your cards are awesome! my crafting desk is crowded with all different crafting tools, paper, and snacks!
May . 17 . 2016