For this card I did some watercoloring over heat embossing with Distress Inks. I started by embossing the design on the Altenew Delicate Flower Bed stamp set with clear embossing powder over some Canson XL watercolor cardstock.
I then painted in the flowers and the leaves with Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Shaded Lilac, Dried Marigold and Cracked Pistachio. For the background I added a light wash of Peacock Feathers.
For this card I did some coloring with Prismacolor Pencils on Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. I stamped the image and the sentiment with black ink (the sentiment is part of the new Altenew Bundle of Joy stamp set) and then I went ahead and colored everything.
I trimmed down the kraft cardsock panel to 4 by 5 1/4″ and used a white gel pen to draw a stitched detail all around. I masked the floral image and the sentiment, before adding some splatters with white acrylic paint.
I then decided to take the leap and coat the entire image with Glossy Accents. The doodle-like style of the image really inspired me to experiment this way, and I have to say that I really like the result! I tried to capture it on camera, but in real life it looks even better!
I mounted everything on an A2 card base and that finished off my second card.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I have a video tutorial for you, showing how I created the first card. You can watch it down below or directly on my YouTube channel!
And now it’s time to talk about giveaways!
A winner will also be drawn to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designerβs blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 5/4/2019. Good luck!
Jennifer McGuire
May Sukyong Park
Erum Tasneem
Laurie Willison
Lilith Eeckels
Ashlea Cornell
Virginia Lu
Jen Schow
Therese Calvird
Maryam Perez
Svitlana Shayevich
Vicky Papaioannou
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Irit Landgraf
Nicole Picadura
Zsoka Marko
Laura Volpes β you are here
Lydia Evans
Kelly Janes
Norine Borys
Kymona Tracey
Sandra Dietrich
Sveta Fotinia
Amanda Baldwin
Susan Wymer
Enza Gudor
Caly Person
Zinia Redo
Janette Kausen
Agnieszka Malyszek
Soraya Maes
Amber Rain Davis
Reiko Tsuchida
Jaycee Gaspar
Comments
GORGEOUS! I love all the cards you shared!
Really love the watercolor card and you sharing how easy it is to complete. Thank you.
Thanks for the great inspiration. Love the soft colouring on the first. It looks really pretty. And the second card is so elegant.
I love how you splattered the second card and used the glossy accents. Too gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.
I love your detail work. It really finishes everything!
This is my first ever visit to your blog Laura. I'm glad you are part of this blog hop for Altenew. The new release is fabulous, but then again, most of them are. lol I am very impressed with both of your cards & thank you for the video you made as well.
Awesome cards, what a Great Release to work with…
Love these designs Laura! I gotta try colored pencils on Kraft card stock. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the soft background on that first card you shared. π
Your cards are beautiful. My favorite one is the "Hello". I love that background. Great job Laura!
These are both beautiful!! I LOVE that first one with the water colored background; so pretty!
Nicely done!
Your cards are beautiful!
That card on kraft yardstick is fantastic!
Lovely water colored background. Your flowers are so pretty on both cards!
Loving this new release – especially the beautiful rose spray stamp set & that fancy hello die. Thank you for the lovely inspiration! Your water colouring is beautiful!
Beautiful cards!! Both of them are so pretty, I love this release! π
Really pretty cards! Great water coloring!
I love the glossy accents on your doodle flowers. Very cool, thanks for the inspiration!
Beautiful cards, love this release!
Both are gorgeous but I really love the background of the hello card! WOW!
thanks for sharing your wonderful creativity with these gorgeous cards!
Such different looks but both equally very pretty
Both cards are fabulous and pretty! I love the pretty, Spring colors of the first card. And I adore coloring on kraft and white; one of my fave looks.
Love both of these. The card created from the Weekend Doodles set has a slight edge since I love that set. π
I love your watercolors! Just exquisite!
I just love you're cards but the water colouring card is my favourite!
Love your cards . Liked that you had a video for the water colored card
Thank you so much for sharing your lovely cards today.
Such pretty cards! Thanks
Beautiful card examples. I appreciate the pastel watercoloring you did. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Pretty cards. Love the colors on the first one.
Your cards are so soft and pretty, Laura! Thanks so much for sharing the wonderful inspiration!
Both cards are sweet!
beautiful watercolor background and lovely coloring on the second card!
Such gorgeous cards!
Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Such pretty cards! I love the colored pencils on the Kraft cardstock!
Wonderful cards! Love your fabulous backgrounds.
Oh so pretty and so feminine too – love these cards.
your cards are just gorgeous – thanks for sharing:)
Water coloring gives such a soft look while still maintaining plenty of color. Doodle card is charming. I like the sandy card with the white speckles & am going to order some of that Nuvo crystal drops to try.
Beautiful cards and each one unique. Beautifully done.
Wonderful cards, Laura & what a great release!
Beautiful cards! Thank you for thw inspiration!
So pretty
Wonderful cards, colors, and new release! Love the new hello!
So nice cards!
I love your Weekend Doodles on Kraft paper. Soooo pretty. I need to use Kraft paper more.
Beautiful cards. I enjoyed your process video.
Very pretty cards! I love the background on the first one!
Very pretty samples today! I like your weekend doodles colored on Kraft very much:))
Tricia Podmore here, Laura both cards are awesome. You, my dear, are an amazing Artist and your talents, WOW! I so appreciate your tutorials and how you inspire.
These are very pretty! I like the watercoloring and kraft always looks great!
Such pretty cards!
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful cards, Laura! The Delicate Flower Bed stamp is so pretty and your watercoloring is gorgeous! I love how that card turned out!
so beautiful Laura. Loved watching the process.
Beautiful cards! I especially love the card using the Delicate Flower Bed florals. The way you watercolored them is gorgeous.
I am so in love with your card from the Delicate Flower Bed stamp set. Your watercoloring was so beautiful!! It looks so delicate and lovely. Your other stamp was very beautiful as well!!
Very pretty cards!
Oh what lovely cards! Gorgeous watercoloring and coloring, striking designs.
Your first card is so soft and pretty, and then the black sentiment and matting makes for a really interesting contrast. And then the white on kraft is always a favorite look of mine. Thanks for sharing these beautiful cards with us!
Such pretty cards! I love the subtle peacock feathers background on the first card and I love that you experimented with glossy accents on the second card! Splatters look very artistic π
Love your weekend doodles congrats card! That set looks like so much fun to play with!
Beautiful cards. I love the unique styles and your coloring is gorgeous.
Lovely cards – I love the glossy detail on the second card, and the soft, flowing blue background on the first. Beautiful colour choices on that first card too.
Thank you for the video showing the watercolored card. I also loved the doodle flower on kraft cardstock. The added glossy accents was a nice touch on the flower and leaves. TFS.
Beautiful cards! The Delicate Flower Bed is a favorite!
I too love those word dies. So stunning. And you floral background is amazing!
Such a lovely job, Laura. I do like that Hello die
Dear Laura
Love your simple but elegant beauties. love and hugs
Gorgeous cards, Laura. I love the soft colors.
I love the hello die sentiment.
Thank you – love the watercolor over clear emboss technique. Looking forward to trying it when my Altenew order arrives!
Love your cards!! They're both so sweet.
Stunning projects. Love the soft background on your first project. TFS
Hi Laura π Love your refreshing cards! They bring a smile to my face π Thanks for the inspiration!
I really love these cards so soft and beautiful!