And when I noticed the Sketch, I chose to color the In Bloom: FANCY FRANGIPANIS.. because of the swirls:)) Now, I didn't go rainbow, but I thought of peppermints to make it more Holiday feeling:)) Flowers can be like candy, right?
So, here's my card:
It was quite simple,
Heat set Silver embossing powder with the A Gem stamp set onto watercolor paper
Then lightly linked In Bloom: FANCY FRANGIPANIS over the top, because of the embossing powder, anything that was over the top of the big words wiped off
Then I used my watercolor markers to color the whole thing in.
Hello and welcome to my stop on the hop celebrating the release of Altenew's December 2018 Markers and Embellishments. I am honored to share my creations with you today. If you are hopping from the beginning, you should be arriving from the blog of the lovely Lydia Evans!( the full hop list is at the end of this post)
I'm extremely excited to see the release of moreArtist Markers since they are the only alcohol markers that I have been able to use. Other brands have such strong fumes that give me headaches and hives when using them. And the blending solutions; forget about it! However, I have not had any problems with the Altenew Artist Markers, YAY! NO Fumes, No headaches, no hives..just HAPPY coloring!
Learning to use the Colorless Blender was an interesting process! It was interesting how I could start with R823 and blend it with R702, R318, and Y608 to get a deep burgundy! It was fun mixing the colors to see what I could come up with.
Well, I certainly enjoyed coloring with the new markers!
I have a quick video sharing the unique packaging of the new Artist markers, making it easy to store them horizontally. You can watch the video below, on on my YouTube Channel in HD.
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 12/12/2018 for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on Sunday, December 16th.
Additional Giveaway:
And I will draw winner to receive a $30 gift certificate by 12/12/2018 from comments left here on my blog.
such striking cards - amazing use of color - just beautiful
Congratulations Daniela! Please contact winner@altenew.com by 12/20/2018 with the subject line Altenew 12/06/2018 Release Blog Hop Winner from LauraJane's Blog.
Happy Shopping:)
Your next stop on the hop is the Fabulous Norine Borys!
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Hello Altenew fans, it's December 1st :) and the most beautiful (in my opinion)Buid-A-Flower set is being released today! Introducing the BAF:POPPY.
Beautiful Poppies dancing in the breeze:)
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog for a chance to win. Five winners will be announced on the Card Blog on 12/9/2018.
The layers are SCRUMPTIOUS on these Poppy images! Several tiny outline flowers with leaf clusters are a nice addition to the bold size of the two POPPIES in the set.! And I adore the sentiments;)
Take a look at the multi-step layering guide below. This really is a simple set to line up, achieving two different sizes of detailed poppy blooms.
Yellow Poppy: Peach Perfect, Citrus Burst, Warm Sunshine, Parrot, and Olive for the center
Two Peachy Poppies: Caramel Toffee, Sunkist, Peach Perfect + Blush, Fresh Lemon, Honey Drizzle, and Parrot for the center
Stems and Leaves: mix of Parrot, Bamboo, and olive
Then die-cut them out using the coordinating dies.
The tiny flower clusters are heat embossed with Antique Gold Crisp Embossing Powder.Even those lovelies have coordinating dies to make it easier to cut out:) YAY!!
Selectively inked the sentiment with Corral Berry and heat embossed BLOOMIN' in Gold, trimmed it to a thin strip and snuggled it under the leaves and stems
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My next card was inspired by the lovelyTherese Calvirdand her card from this video, using an Embossed with Dies technique, whichgives an elegant look, but is most difficult to photograph!
You can see a hint of the Embossed with Dies technique in the photo below.
To make the card:
Skipping the solid image layer of the poppies gives a more airy look. These are inked with Peach Perfect and Rouge on an A2 white cardfront to make a background
Then used the coordinating dies to emboss around each bloom for subtle texture. see the video by Therese for more details on the technique.
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