Welcome everyone to the new February 2020 release from Altenew! We have inspiration, giveaways and a video for you today!
I have a video to share with you today featuring some of the new products being released including a new stamp set, the amazing new Cutting Mat and the Artist Watercolors! You can view the video down below or HERE on my Youtube channel.
The minute I saw the new Watercolor Roses set I knew just what I wanted to do. A while back I saw Kristina Werner do some watercoloring by first stamping in Distress Ink. This is the perfect set to try that technique out.
I first stamped my images onto Artistico Extra White Cold Pressed paper using Antique Linen Distress Ink and my Misti Stamping Tool. It doesn’t matter if you get a good impression of the images, as long as you can basically see them.
Using my Altenew Watercolor brush and the new Artist Watercolors, I water colored my images.
Once the watercolor was completely dry, which you can help along with a heat tool if you have little patience like me, I trimmed down my card front to 3 3/4″ x 5″.
I heat embossed the “Believe” sentiment twice onto the card and attached my smaller sentiment onto the card front with foam tape.
This technique is a really good way to practice watercoloring if you struggle with it.
For my next card, I’m using the Dotted Diamonds background stamp and New Beginnings stamp set. The background was created by heat embossing the background stamp onto Nautical card stock with Sparkle Embossing powder. Then ink blending the edges with dark colors.
I wanted to try something a little different and instead of coloring the images, I heat embossed them in Gold onto a variety of colors of card stock.
My next card is very similar in which I heat embossed the images in Gold Embossing Powder onto various colors of card stock. This time, I randomly arranged the images onto a 3 3/4″ x 5″ white panel. Then adding to a card front created with Arctic card stock.
I hope you enjoyed today’s inspiration and it gave a few different ideas how you can use your floral stamp sets.
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 2/18/2020 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 2/21/2020.
If you arrived here from Lisa Spangler’s blog you are in the right place! If not, you can start at the beginning over at the Altenew Blog. You’re next stop is going to be Jen Schow.
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Love all of your cards, but that rose one is gorgeous!!!!
I have put the Dotted Diamonds Stamp Set on my “must have” list. It is a perfect background.
I really love how you have used it.
All of your cards are beautiful especially the one on the the navy background.
Those Watercolor Roses are calling my name. Lovely cards.
Love your watercolor roses card, and thank you for the tip!
I love all your cards, but I think your first one if my favourite. I just love the colouring. So gorgeous.
You really showcased the new products beautifully! Your projects make me want ALL of the new things! 🙂
Beautiful cards, especially love those Water color Blooms and your water coloring with these new paints is so pretty.
Your first card is my favorite! I really like those flowers!
What a great way to practice watercolor! Thank you for sharing your talents! All of your projects are lovely!
Wonderful cards! I love the green border on the first card – makes the flowers stand out so much more!
Great Altenew release! Awesome creations! I especially love your watercolor roses and thanks for the video!
Oh MINDY! Your floral watercoloring is incredible! Thank you for the video!
Such wonderful designs Mindi, love all of them, especially the “New beginnings” card. Thanks for the inspiration!
Really lovely cards. Tfs,cheers!
Beautiful cards. The believe watercolor card is stunning!
So very pretty!
Stunning cards. So vibrant and colorful. Very pretty floral stamps.
Wonderful release, and I love what you made with these sets! I especially appreciate your watercolor painting over the stamped image.
It’s the roses! Fantastic video and such spectacular results I love the large size of the roses and it’s my favorite roses style — I already have Altenew’s Rennie Roses and Bamboo Roses . I must add this to my collection.
Beautiful rose! So pretty!
Wow – your watercolor roses are amazing! I also love the New Beginnings Stamp set and that beautiful blue background. Another great release!
These are all beautiful and I especially love the watercolor roses.
Beautiful cards. Loving the watercolor roses and the richness of these watercolors ♥
Really enjoying seeing how everyone is using the dotted diamond stamp, so many different variations with that one stamp
I love how you used colored paper for the flowers. I have so much paper stock, that I forget simple techniques like this will help me to create more projects quicker!
Gorgeous cards! Such a great release!
What pretty cards! The roses are delightful!
GORGEOUS cards! The Navy blue one is awesome.
I loved watching you watercolor those roses, you make it look so easy!
I like the video of the color process. The diamond stamp looks great on that card.
Beautiful! I’m definitely in need of all the watercolor tips I can get, so I look forward to trying the technique of stamping in distress ink. I love the Dotted Diamond background you made and the flowers are gorgeous embossed in gold.
I love the border!
Thanks for creating and sharing your ideas,
Fantastic cards. Love the embossed flowers.
They are so pretty – whether bunched together
or put separately. thanks for sharing
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Thank you for sharing the video. I love the water color rose card.
Gorgeous cards. I think the New Beginnings set is my favorite from this release — so beautiful.
Lovely cards. I like the bouquet arranged on the Nautical cardstock. So dramatic.
Wow, I am speechless. Gorgeous cards.
Such pretty cards. I really like this new release! Thanks for your inspiration.
Very pretty. I like your choice of colors.
I love your cards ! Gold details are magic . Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful cards! I love the watercoloring on the first card. Fabulous.
Beautiful cards
Beautiful cards and I enjoyed watching your video process of water coloring. Fantastic new releases from Altenew.
Gorgeous cards and colors. Love that watercolor rose card. Thank you.
I love your cards and totally need the new watercolors.
Your watercolor roses are so beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful set of cards!! Love the florals 🙂
Love your cards. The ones with the gold embossing are so elegant. Gorgeous work.
Gorgeous cards! Really loving the Watercolor Roses set and the Dotted Diamonds background stamp!