Hello, and welcome to the Altenew December 2017 Release Blog Hop! If you came from the amazing Justine Hovey’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 mini diecutting machine.
This is the Peony Spray stamp set I illustrated for Altenew December 2017 release. With a hand-drawn floral image and elegant sentiments, this stamp set has the perfect elements to create beautiful encouragement cards to show someone you care!
Then I created a one layer watercolor card using the Peony Spray stamp set. This large peony flower is a delight to color with any medium, and I decided to color it with my favorite watercolors: Mijello Mission Gold watercolor set.
I stamped my peony image from the Peony Spray stamp set with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink on a piece of Arches cold press paper. To do no-line watercoloring, I did second-generation stamping so that the outline didn’t look too dark, but still visible.
After coloring my flower with Mijello Mission Gold watercolor set, I added some ink splatters in the background after covering my watercolor image. Then I stamped the sentiment from the Peony Spray stamp set with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink on the above of my watercolor flower.
I finished off my card with some white dots and dash lines on petals using Uni-Ball White Gel Pen to indicate highlights. I’m still not sure whether it was the right finishing touch or not. What do you think?
Video
I made a video tutorial to show you how to make my watercolor card from start to finish. You can watch it above or in HD on YouTube.
Altenew December Release
These are my favorite products from Altenew December 2017 release. Make sure to visit the Altenew store HERE to check out the rest of awesome new products.
(Image credit: Altenew 12/8/2017 newsletter)
Altenew Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine is the compact and portable must-have tool for your craft room! It is designed to work with Altenew dies (sold separately) and other wafer-thin metal dies. It can be used to quickly and easily die cut a variety of materials, including cardstock and Altenew specialty papers, and will help you add texture and dimension to your projects. The elegant and clean design will look wonderful on your craft desk, secured on its stable base with suction feet. Click HERE to shop Altenew Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine now.
Giveaways
- To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners. Leave a comment on the Altenew Card blog and/or Scrapbook blog by Friday, December 15th 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 December 2017 release. I will announce one lucky winner on Friday, December 15th. Good luck!
Blog Hop
It is now time to head on over to the fantastic Vicky Papaioannou’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 Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Peony Spray Stamp Set Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Altenew Peony Spray Die Shop at: AN | SSS |
 Peony Spray Stamp & Die Bundle Shop at: AN |
 Mini MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Silver Black Velvet Brush #4 Round Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Mijello Mission Gold Watercolor Set Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 EK Success Craft Tweezers Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Silver Black Velvet Brush #2 Round Shop at: SSS |
 Altenew Real Gray Cardstock Shop at: HA |
 Wagner Embossing Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS |
Tammie Koehnen
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your inspiration! Great release.
Dec . 09 . 2017Megan N
Beautiful watercoloring!
Dec . 09 . 2017Nives K
Gorgeous card, Thank You for sharing.
Dec . 09 . 2017Ruby N
I super duper love this card and all of its details!
Dec . 09 . 2017Jan G.
My favorite has got to be the new Peony stamp set. Thank you for the opportunity to win.
Dec . 09 . 2017Patt H.
So beautiful! Love this simple but amazing design!
Dec . 09 . 2017melissaf123
Gorgeous peony Card, love watching your watercoloring! My favorite of this release is the Frosted Garden set with this peony stamp a close second. Thanks for another awesome video, I learn so much about watercoloring.
Dec . 09 . 2017Kirsty Vittetoe
WOW, WOW, WOW, Super gorgeous!
Dec . 09 . 2017suzvit
Oh your card is lovely! I have added the Peony Spray set to my wish list.
Dec . 09 . 2017Sharon Mattingly
Beautiful card! thank you for the video!
Dec . 09 . 2017marilyn418
You’re very talented…wish I could color half as well! Question: why would Altenew think the crafting world needs another die cut machine? Sort of boggles my mind!
Dec . 09 . 2017Patty Eifert
Gorgeous card….amazing coloring!!
Dec . 09 . 2017Stefanie White
Wow, beautiful painting and I like the highlights!
Dec . 09 . 2017Carol Rossouw
A really beautiful card! And I’m loving all the lovely new flower stamps in this release!
Dec . 09 . 2017Michelle Hackett
I think the Frosted garden is my favorite of all the new sets. Altenew just makes the best flower stamps out there. And I can see this set coordinating with other Altenew flower sets I already have. And I totally love your watercoloring of this peony.
Dec . 09 . 2017memalagene
Gorgeous creation! I especially love your watercolorng Great release!
Dec . 09 . 2017Jennifer Mitten
What a gorgeous card – really, an artistic masterpiece! Thanks for sharing your secrets!
Dec . 09 . 2017ambecoming
This is just simply beautiful! And I do like the white highlights…I am always a little afraid to start when I do it, and a little unsure about how far to go and when is enough enough! Thanks so much for a lovely inspiration.
Dec . 09 . 2017pam
I love your card, and am looking forward to seeing the video after you edit it
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Dec . 09 . 2017Lisa Ainscough
Just a stunning card. Love the flower stamp!
Dec . 09 . 2017Tracy DeLoach
The pink and orange together is lovely May. I was looking through a lot of your creations and you have a beautiful use of color. Thank you for sharing & gfor the chance to win. Merry Christmas to you & your family.
Dec . 08 . 2017Stef Perry
I love that you designed the illustration of this gorgeous stamp, then show us your version of watercoloring it! The colors just warm my heart as do the background splatters. So lovely!
Dec . 08 . 2017Rema DeLeeuw
Beautiful card!
Dec . 08 . 2017MJ
I love your card! It is just stunning. The background really makes the flower stand out. I look forward to the video.
Dec . 08 . 2017