Hi, crafty friends! Today I have a set of one layer cards to share with you all featuring the Leaf Canopy Stamp Set and Happy Dreams Stamp Set from Altenew.
Video Tutorial
I made a video tutorial to show you how to create my watercolor card from start to finish. You can watch it above or in HD on YouTube.
This video includes:
- How to create a background on a colored cardstock using the ink blending technique
- Techniques: ink blending, tone-on-tone stamping, heat embossing, ombre stamping, and dot technique
- Example of my cards featuring the dot technique
- A few tips on how to embellish your cards and decorate matching envelopes.
- Behind-the-scenes of my craft desk – I hope you relate to my messy desk!
To create my card, I started by ink blending on a piece of A2 Lagoon Cardstock with three shades of ink from Altenew Sweet Dreams Oval Ink Set: Aqualicious, Teal Cave, and Galactic Stream using a mini ink blending tool.
I applied Aqualicious and Teal Cave inks toward the center of my panel and applied Galactic Stream ink heavily toward the edge of my panel to create an intense color.
To create a gradient ombre background, I overlapped the colors between each shade of purple colors. Your ink blending might look splotchy in the beginning, but believe me, once you keep blending with inks, the background will smoothen out once it’s dry.
Then I stamped the solid images from the Leaf Canopy Stamp Set with Galactic Stream Ink around the edge of my panel using myOriginal MISTI Stamping Tool. You can use the Altenew Embossing Ink for stamping if you want to create a subtle tone-on-tone background.
Next, I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Dreams Stamp Set with Embossing Ink in the center of my panel, sprinkled some Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder over the sentiment, tapped the excess powder off my paper, and heat set the sentiment with my heat tool until it was completely melted.
To finish off my card, I added some tiny dots between the images using a white gel pen as the dot technique gives my card more finished look, while small dots add subtle details to my card design.
By the way, I also stamped the sentiment from the Happy Dreams Stamp Set inside my card and another sentiment from the Crafty Friends Stamp Set on the back with Altenew Jet Black Ink.
I made a matching envelope by stamping the same solid images from the Leaf Canopy Stamp Set on a flap of my envelope. I used three shades of ink from Altenew Sweet Dreams Oval Ink Set to achieve an ombre look of the images. This is one of my ways to dress up envelopes. So simple yet gorgeous!
For my second card, I created my ink blended background using the ink colors from Altenew Warm and Cozy Oval Ink Set: Orange Cream, Autumn Blaze, and Firebrick.
For some reason, my stamped images got blended on the paper and lost the crisp impression. I think it’s because of the texture of my orange paper which I found from my stash. But I still love the look as it looks like I did some ghost stamping.
To add a messy yet beautiful golden accent on my card front, I applied Altenew Embossing Ink directly along the top/bottom of my panel and heat embossed the areas using Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder. It was my first time trying messy heat embossing, and I had so much fun!
It’s a shame that my camera failed to catch the gradient look of my inked background. The colors look more dramatic and beautiful in real life.
Which card do you like better? Red card with gold heat embossed accent? or blue card with white dots? Please leave a comment below – I’d love to hear from you. That’s all for my cards today. Hope you love that I created.
$15 Altenew Gift Certificate Giveaway
I’m giving away a $15 gift certificate to the Altenew online store. Leave a comment below and I will announce one lucky winner on 1/7/2019. Good luck!
Altenew Free Gift Promotion
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Supplies
I have listed the supplies I used below. I participate in several affiliate programs including Altenew(AN), Simon Says Stamp(SSS), and Ellen Hutson(EH). 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.
 Leaf Canopy Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Happy Dreams Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Crafty Friends Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Original MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | AN | AZ | EH |
 Altenew Sweet Dreams Oval Ink Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Aqualicious Ink Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Teal Cave Ink Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Galactic Stream Ink Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Warm & Cozy Oval Ink Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Orange Cream Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Autumn Blaze Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Firebrick Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Wagner Embossing Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS | EH |
 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 |
 Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80LB Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Uni-Ball White Gel Pen Shop at: SSS | PS | EH |
 Teflon Bone Folder Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Altenew Lagoon Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Embossing Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
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