Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil/Ink/Enamel Pin Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, and welcome to Altenew’s May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release Blog Hop! If you came from the super talented Laurie Willison’s blog, you are right on track.

To celebrate a release of new stamps, dies, stencils, inks, and enamel pins, I created a one layer watercolor card featuring the new Ornate Foliage Stamp Set and Fancy Greeting Stamp Set.

I started stamping the images from the Ornate Foliage Stamp Set with waterproof ink, Permanent Black Crisp Ink, on the A2-sized Arches cold press watercolor paper. I left some areas in the middle to reserve the space for my sentiment.

I stamped off the images on a scratch paper first and stamped them using the second generation stamping as I didn’t want to have intense black outlines for my no-line watercoloring technique. But you could also use a light color of water-based ink instead of black ink.

Then I watercolored my images using the Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set and #3 watercolor paintbrush.

FYI, here is the list of colors I used for my watercoloring:

• Flowers: Fresh Lemon, Warm Sunshine, Forest Glades, Paper Back
• Large Leaves: Bamboo, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Paper Back, Industrial Diamond
• Small Leaves: Forest Glades, Dusk, Desert Night

After my coloring was done, I stamped the sentiment from the Fancy Greeting Stamp Set with Permanent Black Crisp Ink. I chose this specific sentiment to remind myself that I can do anything including no-line watercoloring. 🙂

To add interest on my background, I splattered the background with some of the paint colors I used on my flowers and leaves. I really love how my splatters add interest and details on my watercolor card.

This is a photo of me working on my watercolor card a couple of days ago. My husband was testing out a new camera and this is one of his random photos he took.

Please let me know in the comment section below if you are interested in a video tutorial on how to do no-line watercoloring.

Altenew May 2019 Release

These are the new products from Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release. Make sure to visit the Altenew store HERE to check out all of their awesome new products.

Giveaways

• To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 5/15/2019 for a chance to win.

• And there is more! Altenew will draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop. Make sure to leave a comment below for a chance to win. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/18/2019.

Blog Hop

It is now time to head on over to the fantastic Nathalie DeSousa’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. You can always start at the beginning of the hop on the Altenew Card Blog.

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 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.

Ornate Foliage Stamp Set Shop at: AN	Fancy Greetings Stamp Set Shop at: AN	Altenew Watercolor 36 Pan Set Shop at: SSS | AN	Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH	Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH
Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80LB Shop at: SSS | EH	Original MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | AN | AZ | EH	Altenew Permanent Black Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH	Altenew Watercolor Artist Bundle Shop at: AN	Waffle Flower Water Media Mat Shop at: SSS | EH