Hello, and welcome to the Altenew May 2017 Release Blog Hop! If you came from the amazing Joni Andaya’s blog, you are right on track! Today the design team girls and guests are sharing some fabulous projects to celebrate a release of stamps, dies, and embossing powders.
I created a one layer card featuring new stamp sets from Altenew: Enchanted Iris and Crafty Friends. These flowers are a delight to color with any medium, and I decided to color them with my favorite watercolors: Mijello Mission Gold watercolor set.
I’ve felt intimidated by no-line watercoloring for a while, and I accidentally tried no-line watercoloring for today’s project. You can watch my happy accident in my video tutorial below. 🙂
It took me about two hours to watercolor entire images. Of course I had so much fun watercoloring. Don’t you just love those paint splatters? I just love the beauty of randomness.
By the way, I made this card for my super talented friend, Debby Hughes. She taught me how to watercolor florals while we were on the craft retreat last month. Since then I became more confident with watercoloring.
I stamped the sentiments from the Crafty Friends stamp set. That’s exactly what I wanted to say to Debby.
Video
I made a video tutorial to show you how to create my card using the Enchanted Iris and Crafty Friends stamp sets. I’m also sharing an overview of Altenew’s new products and some watercoloring tips in the video you won’t want to miss. You can watch it below or on my YouTube channel:
Watercolor Card using Altenew Stamps and Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors
- Cut down Arches cold press watercolor paper slightly larger than A2 card size using Tim Holtz paper trimmer.
- Prep the watercolor paper with the EK Success Embossing Powder Tool to prevent any stray powder from sticking to unwanted areas.
- Stamp the flowers and leaves from the Enchanted Iris stamp set on the watercolor paper with Versamark Watermark Ink.
- Color the images with Mijello Mission Gold watercolor set. (I created a gentle gradient by starting with intense colors first with less water and then using a paint brush wet with clean water to diffuse the color. If you make a mistake with your watercolors, you can fix it by adding some clean water on the paper and picking up the colors with the paper towel or paintbrush.)
- Cover the images with scrap paper and add paint splatters over the background.
- Stamp the sentiments from the Crafty Friends stamp set with Altenew Crisp black ink.
- Mount the watercolor panel on the A2 sized folding card using double sided tape.
I also created a clean and simple card using the Layered Letters AFG stamp set. You can mix and match the letters and sentiments for endless possibilities.
I couldn’t stop playing with the Layered Letters AFG stamp set and ended up making more than 40 mini cards. Hehe..
These are new stamp sets from Altenew May 2017 release. Make sure to visit the Altenew store HERE to check out the rest of awesome new products.
Giveaways: There are two ways to win!
- To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. Leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday, June 1st at 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win.
- And there is more! I have a $30 Altenew gift certificate to give away. Leave a comment below, telling me what’s your favorite stamp set from Altenew May 2017 release. I will announce one lucky winner on Thursday, June 1st. Good luck!
Facebook Giveaway
- I’m giving away the Crafty Friends stamp set on my Facebook page. The lucky winner will receive one Crafty Friends stamp set and some crafty goodies. Enter HERE by June 1st.
Blog Hop
It is now time to head on over to the fantastic Lydia’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Happy hopping!
Supplies
I have listed the supplies I used below. I participate in several affiliate programs including Simon Says Stamp(SSS), Ellen Hutson(EH) and Altenew(AN). It means I get a small commission at no additional cost to you when products are purchased through links I share here. Thank you for your support.
 Altenew Enchanted Irs Stamp Set Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Crafty Friends Stamp Set Shop at: AN |
 Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Versamark Watermark Ink Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Mijello Mission Gold Watercolor Set Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Altenew Jet Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Dahle Self-Healing Cutting Mat 18×12 Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Be Creative Double Sided Tape Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Silver Black Velvet Brush #2 Round Shop at: SSS |
 Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80LB Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Hero Arts Blush Mix Layering Papers Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Teflon Bone Folder Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Hero Arts Acrylic Block Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Absorber Cleaning Cloth Shop at: AZ |
 Altenew Layered Letters AFG Stamp Set Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Crisp Dye Inks Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
Altenew Jet Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
Dahle Self-Healing Cutting Mat 18×12 Shop at: SSS | EH |
Absorber Cleaning Cloth Shop at: AZ |
 Altenew Moonrock Cardstock Shop at: AN |
Mary Holshouser
The letters are a fun addition to our stamping collection.
May . 26 . 2017Love the iris. the shading is fantastic.
thanks for sharing.
Belinda
The iris is beautiful great coloring and stamp
May . 26 . 2017Jennifer K
Your Iris card is gorgeous and you coloured it so beautifully!!! I really enjoyed seeing how you watercolored it in your video and all the new products up close. Your letter cards are amazing and I love how you matched the letters with various words, very clever idea.
May . 26 . 2017Holly S
I ordered the bud set because I loved it but the more I see the other released sets in use the harder it is to pick a favorite! I want them all!
May . 26 . 2017Stanlee R
Wonderful cards. The iris is beautiful and the alphabet is really fun!
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May . 26 . 2017Cynthia Cole
Love your iris card!
May . 26 . 2017Erika
what a beautiful inspiration!
May . 26 . 2017Sarah M
Great cards! Love the pink iris! Thanks!
May . 26 . 2017Krystal Showalter
I love both of your cards and the story behind the water color card. Happy accidents are the best!
May . 26 . 2017Andrea Shell
I love, love, love the iris card! Gorgeous watercoloring!
May . 26 . 2017DGolly
What a great collection of cards. Love the soft colors. Thanks for the inspiration!
May . 26 . 2017Hema
Your watercolor of the iris is absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing the video. The new release from Altenew is amazing!
May . 26 . 2017genmil
Wondering job you did I need to give my mission gold some love .
May . 26 . 2017Anna Boros
Oh,this watercolor work is perfect!
May . 26 . 2017bev p
WOW! Thanks so much. I love to play with watercolor, but still haven’t quite figured it out, but yours turned out so lovely. I have finally figure out I need to have a versamark pad for only brand new stamps, and one for everything else! I have discovered residual ink on stamps that I was sure were clean using the versamark method! And, I have about 4 grungy pads for my opaque embossing powders. I am most impressed by your happy accident. Thanks.
May . 26 . 2017Lorna C
That was a happy accident, your card is stunning! I think the Enchanted Iris is my favourite!
May . 26 . 2017Cherie
Your Iris watercolour is beautiful, a favourite.
May . 26 . 2017Valerija
Your Iris card is so wonderful. I love it!
May . 26 . 2017Valerija xx
heidimakeyourlifecolourful
I love the Enchanted Iris stamp set! Gorgeous cards by the way!
May . 26 . 2017rhowell2
Love the cards and your coloring is always great
May . 26 . 2017creativemidlander
I really love your no-line watercolouring, May. The Enchanted Iris is such a delightful stamp set. I think you put in just the right amount of splatters!
May . 26 . 2017Haris
Your watercolouring of the Enchanted Iris is beautiful. Iris is my fav from this release.
May . 25 . 2017Gilda (McStamper)
Your Iris card is so beautiful. Wonderful coloring and what a great sentiment. Love your alphabet card. Very creative.
May . 25 . 2017momrc
OMG the iris card is gorgeous …. it is definitely my favorite stamp.
May . 25 . 2017