Video: Watercolor Iris Card using Mijello Mission Gold Watercolors
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 |
Diane B
Such beautiful cards. My favourite of the release is the cherry blossom stamp set.
May . 28 . 2017Laraine Randall
Fabulous cards! Love the Iris card!
May . 28 . 2017Beverly Jordan
Such a creative release of different cards and elements! Love!
May . 28 . 2017Denise Bryant
Awesome cards! The irises are spectacular! Gorgeous coloring!
May . 28 . 2017My favorite is the iris set!
Angela W
Both of your cards are great, but the Iris card is my absolute favorite! It is painted so beautifully. Wonderful job!
May . 28 . 2017jintyoo7
Congratulations May – such beautiful design work on both stamps sets and cards! I love to see you create, and whilst you make it all seem to seamless I appreciate all that tips and ideas you share – Thank you 🙂
May . 28 . 2017Debbie B
I love the Iris! It’s a must have! You did an awesome job coloring it! Such a great release and amazing blog hop! So much talent and inspiration! Thanks for sharing yours!
May . 28 . 2017D.Ann C
I can’t imagine YOU being timid about no line watercoloring as your watercolors are always fabulous and this one is no exception!! Almost a life-like iris!! I’ll have to get the modern cats first, then a slew of others, too! >^.^<
May . 28 . 2017trishden
The You Inspire me card is absolutely gorgeous. I love your water coloring technique. So talented! Thanks for sharing!
May . 28 . 2017Patty Eifert
Beautiful as usual May!!
May . 28 . 2017dawnnz
Amazing colouring May. The Iris set is my favourite of all the release stamps
May . 28 . 2017Renee VanEpps
I think my favorite stamp in this release is the Budding Thanks Set! Your “accidental” card is STUNNING, can’t wait to watch the video!!!
May . 28 . 2017Rebecca
I think your watercoloring skills are amazing! It’s hard to imagine that you would be intimidated by any kind of watercolor technique. Your card is stunning and I think the splatters are just right :o)
May . 28 . 2017super stick chick
Wonderful cards, your iris is stunning.
May . 27 . 2017slgibbs1
I loved watching you watercolor. I am a beginner at watercoloring and I need to learn “Less is more”. I noticed how sparingly you applied the paint and that is why your results were so much better than mine!
May . 27 . 2017Nandini
The iris card is really awesome! Thanks for the detailed explanation. Really helps a watercolor newbie like me.
May . 27 . 2017lisascreativeniche
Love the sentiments in this set and the 3D look of the numbers!
May . 27 . 2017Sue McRae
Your water colored irises are just amazing!
May . 27 . 2017Mary-Anne V.
Very nice cards…I love the flowers and the splatter on the first.
May . 27 . 2017Lizzie T
Your iris card is stunning!!!! Very pretty!
May . 27 . 2017Lisa J.
I love the Cake Love and Halftone Hearts sets!
May . 27 . 2017Pam Dunbar
Wonderful cards! Your water coloring is amazing! There are so many great sets in this release! I love the best buds and the halftone hearts.
May . 27 . 2017Sandy Small
Your coloring on the iris card is lovely, I am sure Debbie will be pleased! Altenew has another great product release! Congratulations on your contribution to it.
May . 27 . 2017Debbie Scassera
Everything is beautiful. I love the shark!
May . 27 . 2017violaleary
I just love that cat set. The style is great and I’m a cat person! Great stuff!
May . 27 . 2017