Welcome to my stop on the Altenew December 2019 Ink Release Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from the wonderful Maryam’s blog. If you get lost along the way, the full list is at the end of this post. Be sure to stay tuned to to see the prizes up for grabs as well!
Altenew has come out with three GORGEOUS ink bundles as part of this release – 12 inks in total. I love the way these inks go together, and don’t forget that you can use inks for much more than stamping. I have a few examples in my cards today, but first here’s a look at the inks, which come in Oval, Mini Cubes, and Re-Inkers. Sugarplums are beautiful pink purple inks with grey tones, Tranquility are dreamy blue-gray shades, and Fall Harvest are perfect warm autumnal tones.
Ombre Ink Stamping
For my first card, I used the Tranquility inks in Misty Morning and Nimbus to do some ombre stamping. I used the Frosted Garden stamps, inked first in Misty Morning all over, then edged with Nimbus, using a mini ink dauber to blend them slightly on the stamp to create an ombre look. I used a MISTI to double stamp and get a nicer blend. I used Dark Night to add the flower centres.
After stamping, I ran my card panel through my die-cutting machine with the Dotted Scales Debossing Cover die then mounted it onto a white notecard. I die cut the Fancy Thanks die from gold mirror cardstock and navy craft foam, adhered together and popped it into the centre.
I ran the Misty Morning ink pad directly over a scrap of white cardstock to create a co-ordinating sentiment strip, then heat embossed ‘sweet friend’ in white over the top and mounted on foam tape. As a finishing touch I scattered a few clear sequins.
Watercoloring with Inks
I used the Sugarplums set for my next card. Using a panel of handmade watercolor paper, I created stripes of color with a flat brush and the inks. This is super simple to do – just smush the ink pad directly onto a craft mat, add a little water, and then paint with your ink! I alternated each of the Sugarplums colors of Plum, Grape Agate, Amethyst and Pale Mauve. I love the sketchy look, so didn’t worry too much about making the lines super straight. I also added a few splatters for good measure.
To make the inks the star, I decided to keep the foreground monochromatic. I stamped the large flower from the Engraved Flowers in black ink and die cut it out with the coordinating die. I also die cut one of the Crystal Frames from black cardstock, and mounted them onto the watercolor panel. I used two layers of foam tape on the flower and sandwiched the frame between them to give it a floating look.
The sentiment is from Engraved Flowers and was heat embossed in white on black cardstock, then popped onto the centre. I trimmed down the panel, mounted onto a white note card, and added some black sequins to co-ordinate.
Ink Blended watercolor Emboss Resist
I used the Sugarplums set on the next card as well (can you guess my favorite colors in this release!?!). I first heat embossed one of the images from the Pen Sketched Flowers in white onto white Bristol cardstock. I then smushed the inks on my mat as before, but this time, used them with a waterbrush to watercolor the image.
To add definition I used the Plum to add dark contrast in the corners. When dry, I used a light hand with an ink dauber to blend out the the color over the edges of the heat embossing and fade out to create a sort of halo around the image. I added a few splatters of ink and water to add a little interest and texture.
When dry, I stamped the sentiment from the set in black ink directly onto the panel. Before mounting, I trimmed it down, and then added the Pale Mauve ink directly to the edges of an A2 white card panel before mounting my watercolor piece on top to create a subtle co-ordinating border. I added more black sequins to tie in with the sentiment and some Nuvo Dream Drops in Fairy Wings which perfectly matched!
Layered Stamping
For my final card, I went back to basics for some traditional layered stamping, because the four set shades of inks are perfect for layered stamp sets. When I saw the Fall Harvest ink set, I just immediately thought of the Sunflower Daisy stamp set. I stamped the petals using the inks, and supplemented with browns in the centre, then die cut the images out with the co-ordinating dies.
On my base panel, I stamped the leaves, and decided to use the Sugarplums inks for a little unusual color combo which I think works perfectly together don’t you!? I also stamped the You Inspire Me stamp from the Crafty Greetings stamp set in black and added a few black splatters before mounting the Sunflower Daisy on foam tape over the leaves. I added a few clear sequins and added to a notecard.
PRIZES
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 12/11/2019 for a chance to win. They’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 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 12/14/2019.
The next stop on the hop is amazing Virginia Lu! The full hop and all the other supplies I used are linked below – have fun!
Jenny x
Full Hop List
Jenny Colacicco <–YOU ARE HERE!
Virginia Lu <– GO HERE NEXT!
Other Supplies
All of the supplies I used are listed below. If you purchase through my links (here or on YouTube) I receive a small amount of compensation which helps me run my blog and channel to bring you more crafty creations! Thank you for your support.
Such a soft and beautiful set of cards! Each one is so beautiful, I love them all 🙂
Every card is simply stunning and truly makes me want all these colors!
Love the colors. Thanks for sharing.
Your cards are just gorgeous! Love these new ink colors! Thank you so much for the beautiful inspiration!
gorgeous colors
OK these are all so beautiful but I especially liked the Pen /sketched Flowers card and need a video please.
Beautiful cards. I love the new ink colors. They are very elegant.
Wow. Just wow. I need to remember that I can use my inks as watercolors. I never think of that and you achieved beautiful effects. Well done.
Layered stamping is so much fun. Well done. The new colors delicious.
Sweet designs! Creative and unique.
Your cards are very unique and pretty! I love them all!
These are all such beautiful cards. I really love the sunflower one the best.
These are all such pretty cards!
Jenny, all of your cards are so unique and beautiful.
Beautiful job on the cards. You have a great talent.
Such pretty cards!!! I especially enjoy the sunflower daisy card. I like the way you used the new Altenew colors.
Your cards are amazing. I love the new ink colors. I think
the purples are my favorite.
Simply stunning cards! Love this release!
All I can say is “WOW”! All of your cards are gorgeous!!! ❤️❤️❤️
All beautiful but I LOVE how you did the GOLD Thanks! Gorgeous florals!
Wow, gorgeous cards with these pretty new ink colors! I love all the techniques you did, especially the water coloring.
I love all your cards. Thanks so much for the explanations. I appreciate the variety of what one can do with the inks.
Lovely cards. Thanks for doing a variety of techniques to show off the beautiful new colours. Inspiring collection of cards.
All your cards are beautiful, but I think my favorite is your third one. The water colored inks look so nice, I love the new inks!
So so pretty! I love these new colors, your cards are wonderful!
I love all your cards but the one of the pen sketched flowers is my favorite.
Wow wow wow! I don’t think I can pick a favorite from all of your beautiful cards. I will echo your last card and say, “You Inspire Me”! Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent.
These cards are so soft and beautiful – love all of the techniques you used!
I so enjoy seeing your sweet and lovely cards! Thanks for sharing.
Such lovely cards, love them x
Lovely cards – I especially love that first Thanks card – the gold looks so bright and wonderful against the blues!
Love how you pair the purples with black and white, stunning cards!
Your cards are all SO lovely. The new colors are great.
I love these! The watercolor stripes are soooo pretty
Wow what beautiful projects! These colors are my favorite, especially the blues!
Wow each of those cards is very different and so lovely.
Hola, Jenny. Remember me? Marisela from San Antonio, Texas. Hope you and your family have a beautiful Christmas. Maybe in warm and sunny San Antonio?? ha-ha-ha Your cards are always rockin’, girl. FELIZ NAVIDAD, MI AMIGA, JENNY!
Thankyou Marisela!! We are off a couple of days in freezing snowy NY! Very jealous! Have a good one!
Your cards are absolutely gorgeous. I love the ombre stamping technique. These new ink colors are so beautiful. I especially love the SugarPlums set.
Love these new ink colours and all your cards are so beautiful.
Your cards are elegant and classy. The colors are so pretty. You did a wonderful job with the designs!
Wow!!! All your cards are incredibly fabulous and so unique. I love that you have showcased the different techniques using these inks.
Your cards are so beautiful! I love your monochromatic Sugarplum striped background!
Wow, such gorgeous cards!
Hi Jenny 🙂 Love these lovely cards!!! You’ve showcased these new ink colors soooooo well! Each one beautiful with a distinction of its own! Thanks for inspiring me 🙂
What a unique idea to leave the focal point in b&w – while using those stunning new ink colors in the background.
All your cards are so beautiful! Thanks for inspiring us with all the different techniques!
Beautiful cards! I love the new colors and how well they work together.
I love the blue yellow collections, and although I am not a “plumish”, purple fan, this collection is growing on me. Mainly because of srtists like you who are showing me all the wonderful possibilities it offers. Thank you for opening my eyes!