Spring is finally here after what seems like months and months and months of winter! My family and I spent the weekend in our garden cleaning some branches away from past storms (revealed after the snow melted) and finally getting some sun! And today we kick off the week with a gorgeous new Paint-A-Flower from Altenew blog hop.
This month features the gorgeous Coral Sunset. You can start on over at the Altenew blog if you arrived mid-hop, and the next stop, along with details of a GIVEAWAY can be found at the end of this post.
This is a gorgeous bouquet image fill with two blooms and a budding floral, along with sentiments featuring that gorgeous Paint-a-Flower scripty font we know and love. I kept my card simple to focus on the image. I used layers of watercolor using the Artists watercolor pan set on hot press cardstock.
To get that no-line watercolor look, I stamped in a really pale ink – I used Vanilla Cream. I then built up the color gradually, using the smallest round brush from the Altenew round set. I built up depth by adding darker colors into the folds of the petals, and added lots of splatters for an artsy look and to add interest to the background.
When the image was dry, I stamped the sentiments directly over the top in Obsidian Pigment ink using a MISTI to ensure I didn’t mess it up! I then adhered it to a note card and added a few clear sequins to subtle sparkle.
GIVEAWAY
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $20 gift certificate to 5 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 03/27/2021 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 7 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 03/30/2021.
Your next stop on the hop is always fabulous Norine!
Have fun!
Jenny x
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Stunning card, absolutely gorgeous!
You built up the colors really nicely on this. Great no-line watercoloring.
OH WOW!! This is stunning! You could put a frame around that and hang it! Man…I wish I could color that beautifully!
Altenew’s Paint a Flower is a winner. Fantastic peony to color!
This design is perfect for a no-line coloring look! You aced it with this gorgeous card!
Jennie, your card is beautiful!
Your no line water coloring is amazing! Beautiful colors and the spatter is a wonderful complement
So soft and beautiful! Love watercolor!
So lush! Beautiful card.
Wow! Your watercoloring is amazing and so very beautiful!
Beautiful colors warm this stamp set beautifully!
Very lovely, soft flowers! Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.
That is some seriously fabulous “coloring.” More like “arting.”
Soooo Beautiful!!!
Gorgeous card. The coloring is just amazing!
What a lovely, realistic card. The online coloring technique was perfect for this card, and the colors turned out perfectly! Great job,
I love the splatters!
Oh such a pretty color used. Card and PAF look lovely.
So pretty!
I’m a newbie to card making and this card really inspires me. It is absolutely gorgeous ❤️
An amazing work of art. Your watercolor talent is off the charts. Thanks for sharing this beautiful card.
So lovely!
GORGEOUS!!!! I love how you layered your sentiment directly over the image; it looks fabulous!! And the splatter is perfect!
These flowers look just lovely in pink. Your shading is wonderful
Just incredible colouring. This is one incredible card.
The soft ink is gorgeous, I love the way you stamped the sentiment right onto the flowers, I’d never think to do that and it looks great!
I love your coloring and the splatters!
Such a beautiful card and such soft colors!
Nice work! Your card is gorgeous. Thanks for the tip re: Vanilla Cream Crisp Dye Ink; I have many Altenew ink pads and will have to add this one.
So Beautiful!
Wow! Fantastic watercoloring! Your card is beautiful!
It is so soft. I love it. Very well done. thanks
Lovely watercolors!
Absolutely gorgeous card! Love the colors…
Thanks for sharing.
Your card is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing
Stunning card
Just love that no line wc look. I really have to learn how to do it.
Your no line water colouring looks great- and love the look with the added splatters. Beautiful card!
Brilliant coloring!
I love these soft colors!
What a soft, pretty color palette you chose. The card is so lovely and I just bought that stamp. Can’t wait to try it !
Such a pretty card!
So beautiful! Amazing coloring of these lovely blooms.
Lovely card and good source of inspiration.
Lovely!! Thanks for the tips on no line watercoloring, brush size and coloring!!
You did such an amazing job with coloring the flower. Thanks for sharing
You are so good at coloring. I know that I keep saying that, but it is just amazing to me how you bring your flowers to life.
love your technique. your result is beautiful! what a gorgeous card.
thank you for sharing!
Lovely peach tones! Such beauty 🥰
Great coloring and sentiment placement.
Your card is beautiful. I love the colors. TFS