Hi everyone! Today I am SO excited to be back with THREE cards I created for the new Altenew Release blog hop! This release is absolutely amazing and I was so thrilled to be able to create with some of the new goodies! I have three one layer cards and a video for you, I hope you’ll enjoy my inspiration!
card 1 – Coloring florals with alcohol markers
For my first card I used the super gorgeous Statement Flowers. I stamped it on a pre-cut Neenah Solar White 80lb cardstock card front and I did some coloring with my Illustrator markers. Notice how I have the flowers slightly hanging off the card front,for extra interest.
Since I do not have lots going on on the card, I tried to go for a bright, contrasting color palette that would catch the viewer’s attention. Here is a list of the markers I used
- Petals: GY5, GY3, CT4, CT2, LY1
- Flower Center: TN3, TN7, TN5, TN9, EB8
- Leaves: BT9, BT5, BT3
- Shadow: IG3, IG1
I then created a frame around my card front using a Faber Castell black fineliner and a ruler. The frame is drawn at 1/4″ from the card front edge.
As a last step, I stamped one of the sentiments from the Just Jasmine stamp set with black ink and I mounted everything on a pre-cut and pre-scored card base.
card 2 – EASY card with stenciled background
The second card is really quick and easy to make, but I love the way it turned out! It features some masking and ink blending and just the tiniest amount of coloring.
I started by creating a banner in the center of the card front using stamps in the Envelope Art set. The set allows to create different banner designs and it is so easy to use! Everything lines up perfectly and you can use it on cards as well as on envelopes. I also added some shading to the banner using my IG5, IG3 an IG1 Illustrator markers (cool greys), to add some dimension.
Next, I created some masks for the banner, so that I could do some ink blending on the background. For the masks I use removable packaging labels and I decided to use the Floral Wallpaper stencil, because of its whimsical feel. The ink I chose for my blending is Altenew ink in the color Baby Pink.
Next, I stamped the sentiment using one of the greeting stamps in the Envelope Art set. I added some shimmer to the banner with a glitter brush pen and I hand drew a black frame on the card front with a black fineliner.
I mounted everything on an A2 card base and that finished off card number two.
card 3 – coloring over stencils
For the third card I used the magnificent Mega Bloom stencil. This is such a great product to create quick yet stunning cards and I love how this one turned out!
I started again from a pre-cut card front, where I blended the flower in the Mega Bloom stencil with Altenew inks in the colors Baby Pink and Fuchsia. To add even more depth to the image, I added some shading with my Illustrator makers in the colors PV3 and PV5.
Today is the day of hand drawn frames: I added one on this card too, this time trying to make it look like a picture frame. I shaded both the frame and the area inside it with some cool gray Illustrator markers (IG6, IG4, IG2, IG3, IG1).
I finished off the card by stamping one of the sentiments in the Fancy Greetings stamp set and by adding some sequins from the Make a Statement bundle.
video
As promised, here is a video tutorial for you, sharing how to create these three one layer cards! There were a few glitches unfortunately, but now it is all fixed! You can watch the video down below or directly on my YouTube channel!
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blog hop and giveaways!
And now it is time to talk about giveaways!
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 Mixed Media Blog by 4/23/2020 for a chance to win.
Altenew will 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 4/28/2020.
You should have come from Norine Borys and Nicole Picadura is the next stop. Here is also the full hop lineup for you!
Altenew Card Blog
Amber Rain Davis
Terri Koszler
Jaycee Gaspar
Kelly Griglione
Jennifer McGuire
Virginia Lu
Alex Syberia
Nathalie DeSousa
Mindy Eggen
Nicole Watt
LauraJane
Laurie Willison
TaeEun Yoo
Altenew Mixed Media Blog
Emily Midgett
Norine Borys
Laura Volpes
Nicole Picadura
Tania Ahmed
The Hedgehog Hollow
Ashlea Cornell
Vicky Papaioannou
Maryam Perez
Sveta Fotinia
Reiko Tsuchida
Erum Tasneem
Ivana Camdzic
Kymona Tracey
Christine Pennington
Therese Calvird
Neha Aggarwal
Lydia Evans
The items marked with a * were sent to me for free for designing purposes. When possible, affiliated links are used at no cost to you. Thank you for your support! 💖
Comments
These are just so beautiful! Love the flowers 🙂
Awesome release! Gorgeous creations! I especially love your yellow Statement Flowers!
Love the way you made a card with the envelope stamps! So creative!
Your Statement Flower card pops off the card with those beautiful colors! Love them!
Great trio of cards – I love that Mega Blooms card and that bold, coloured frame – they look great together!
Laura che bello vederti nello hop, colorazione top sui fiori..e amo i sentiment per le buste ..grazie per l’ispirazione, hugs Blankina
I just love the Mega Bloom stencil. It is just so perfect!
What nice cards. I like the floral ones especially the bright yellow card using markers. Gorgeous!
Thanks for the happiness you created by sharing your cards!
You did a great job on your cards. Thanks for sharing with us! Beautiful!
Wonderful cards – I really liked the last one with the frame – beautiful
Creative inspiration galore!! Beautiful projects!
beautiful work – love how you have used the floral stencil and the wonderful banner stamps
Beautiful cards! I love the flower over the black frame on the first card – looks fabulous!
I love your stenciling and that beautiful yellow and blue flower! WOW
I wish I could color as nice with alcohol markers as you, working on it though.
Love your beautiful one layer cards.
Lovely, especially the flowers. The hand drawn frames are a great addition.
Oh I love one layer cards! Your yellow and blue combination is beautiful!!
Beautiful cards! My favorite is the first. Love how the flowers go off the page and the bright yellow you chose for them.
Once again, I am loving what was done with the Statement flowers! Fantastic!!
Nicely done. Huge fan of your coloring! Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
Such beautiful work, love your card with the statement flowers!
Interesting color combinations. Creative!
Love the gorgeous bright colour combination on your first card. Would never think to use but it looks stunning. Three lovely one layer cards.
I like the stencil use and the coloring.
I love your 1-layer cards. The first one has great colors! Thanks for the inspiration!
Stunning cards! Your coloring technique is amazing! Love the framing on both cards adds so much to a one layer card.
I really like your one layer cards Laura as they have a CAS look which I tend to favour. The ink blending on the stencilled card is soft & pretty.
Your one layer cards look awesome, wonderful visual dimension!!
Terrific video and beautiful cards! I love the shading you added with the grey marker!
Love your one layer cards and video. I appreciate your tips and attention to detail. I was happy to see how to use the envelope stamp set and will be ordering one for myself. Thanks for sharing your talent.
such dimension to 1 layer cards
Beautiful
Oh the yellow flowers! Gorgeous. Love the blue for the leaves instead of green.
Wonderful cards. I especially love the first one. The colors and the layout are amazing.
Love the card you made with the mega bloom stencil<3<3<3
Thanks for the amazing inspiration! I am totally in love with the new release! Especially the stencils and the gorgeous dies!
Gorgeous cards. Thanks for sharing.
Your coloring is amazing, wish mine was….lol
Your cards are lovely. I especially liked those blue leaves on the Statement Flower stamp.
Thanks for sharing your vision!
Beautiful cards. Such gorgeous colors
Really beautiful cards, this release is awesome.
Beautiful cards!
Love the lovely yellow floral card. So happy and wonderfully colored.
once again Laura you have amazed with the lovely florals.. i am in love wth this mega flower stencil.. this looks amazing.. and your coloring is superb.. thank you for sharing the lacohol markers colors.. XOXO
Love the first card. Yellow and blue combination is so amazing
Amazing set of cards
Love your cards! The first one is so bright and cheery!!
Such beautiful beautiful!
Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards.
I love how you outlined your cards, and the large florals are so pretty!
Lovely cards and color choices!
Wow!! Your cards are stunning!! Fab coloring!!
Bright and creative. Very nice work!
You make it look so easy to make these cards. So pretty!
Your cards are lovely – they certainly don’t look one-layer!
Oh Laura, your cards are amazing!! Love them all!
It brings me joy to watch your coloring! I can’t choose a favorite from your three designs. The combination of colors makes all of it alive!
Love those gorgeous Statement Florals and the CAS look of the banner design! Thanks for sharing Laura! Be well!
lovely designs Laura! The Statement Florals is my favorite set but that banner is moving up on my shopping list ;), thank you for the amazing inspiration! Be well!
Laura what an outstanding design and color choice using that delectable stamp, Statement Flowers! Both cards are winners. Superb Job!!!
I love your cards, especially the florals!
Wow, your card are amazing and each one is stunning. My favorite is the one using the Statement Flowers. I can see endless possibilities for this stamp set. Great blog hop and release. Happy Anniversary Altenew!.
I am loving your cards! Especially love the yellow and aqua combination!!
I am loving the Statement Flowers and the big stencil. These are some beautiful cards you made.
Beautiful cards! I love the mega blooms card and your addition of markers to create depth.
These cards are gorgeous!!!
Awesome cards! Beautiful and creative designs – fantastic!
Beautiful Floral Cards
Beautiful cards! I love the colors!
Stunning projects. Love the yellow flower. Thanks for sharing
I love the yellow blue colour combo, so bright and beautiful.
Beautiful cards. My favorite is the first one.
Awesome cards! I love the yellow flowers on your first card! Beautifully colored!
Beautiful coloring of the statement flowers!
I like te broken frame inspiration. Such beautiful cards! Thanks for the inspiration and please be healthy!