Hello, and welcome to Altenew’s July 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release Blog Hop! If you came from the Altenew Card Blog, you are right on track.
To celebrate a release of new stamps, dies, and stencils, I created a messy yet easy watercolor card using the new Pen Sketched Flowers Stamp Set.
My inspiration came from the loose watercolor leaves and gold foil accents from the Misty Meadows Washi Tape.
However, I almost threw away my card as I felt like I was making a crap halfway in the video. You’ll understand why I didn’t like my half-finished card once you watch my video HERE.
Video Tutorial
I made a video tutorial to show you how to create a watercolor card from start to finish. You can watch it above or in HD on YouTube.
This video includes:
- A quick look at the entire July 2019 release products
- Where I get my inspiration from and how I decide my supplies
- Techniques: watercolor stamping, heat embossing, watercoloring
- How to use Altenew inks for watercoloring
- How to use a stamp positioner to make your watercolor stamping easy and efficient
- How to add interest and depth on your stamped images
- How to fix your mistakes – stamping and heat embossing
- How to choose the right sentiment that goes with a card design
- My craft desk after my project is done – I hope you can relate to my messy desk.
- And more!
I started by inking up my stamps from the Leaf Clusters Stamp Set with Altenew inks, spritz the stamps with a water spray, and stamp the images on to my A2 size Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper.
I used my Original MISTI Stamping Tool as I wanted to apply different colors for each stamping while I was stamping the images on the same position.
I repeated the same process until I created a background of leaves on the entire panel: inking, misting, stamping, and inking again. There were some areas that didn’t stamp well because they didn’t get wet enough. So I softend the stamped images using my wet watercolor paintbrush.
Next, I stamped the images from the Pen Sketched Flowers Stamp Set with Altenew Embossing Ink, making sure that the orientation of my stamps was coordinating with the direction of my leaves.
Then I heat embossed the images with Rose Gold Embossing Powder as I wanted to add a warm tone look to my images.
Then I watercolored my images loosely. I didn’t worry about the colors going outside the embossed images. Once you are done with the first layer, you can apply darker colors here and there to get a more interesting look.
Next, I created a watercolor wash background. You can also start by applying lots of water over the watercolor paper so the color moves around easily when you apply ink. After drying my panel, I mounted it on the A2 size white top folding card base using double-sided tape.
I heat embossed the sentiment from Sentiment Stripes Stamp Set using Pure White Embossing Powder on a piece of black cardstock. After cutting out my sentiment into a thin banner, I mounted it on the card front using 3M foam tape to give dimension.
I finished off by adding some Iridescent Bubbles from Studio Katia to embellish my card, but I’m not sure it was a right decision. I think it would have been look better without sequins. What do you think?
For my watercoloring, I chose Altenew inks because they are water-based so the inks react with water well. FYI, here are the ink colors I used for watercoloring:
- Flowers: Rubellite, Razzleberry
- Leaves: Bamboo, Olive, Moss
Altenew July 2019 Release
These are some of the new products from Altenew July 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil Release. Make sure to visit the Altenew store HERE to check out all of their awesome new products.
Giveaways
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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 7/16/2019 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 7/18/2019.
Blog Hop
It is now time to head on over to the fantastic Therese Calvird’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.
That is it for today. I hope today’s post was inspiring or informative for you guys. If you have any questions, just write them below and I would be happy to answer them for you. Thank you so much for stopping by. Happy crafting!
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.
 Altenew Pen Sketched Flowers Stamp Set Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Leaf Clusters Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Sentiment Strips Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Something Wonderful Stamp Set Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Crafty Life Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Stamping Mat Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Misty Meadows Washi Tape Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Tim Holtz Tonic Paper Trimmer Shop at: SSS | AZ | EH |
 Wagner Embossing Heat Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | EH |
 Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Altenew Glue Tape Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Original MISTI Stamping Tool Shop at: SSS | HA | AN | AZ | EH |
 Altenew Olive Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Moss Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Razzleberry Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Rubellite Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Embossing Ink Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Tonic Nuvo Crystal Glaze Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Altenew Pure White Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Rose Gold Crisp Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | AN | EH |
 Studio Katia Iridescent Bubbles Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Uchida Jewel Picker Shop at: SSS |
 MISTI Cut-Align Tool Shop at: SSS | EH |
 Studio Katia Triangle Tray Shop at: AZ |
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