Happy Sunday! While you’re hopefully relaxing this Sunday morning, grab a cuppa and hop along with us as we celebrate the new Paint-A-Flower release from Altenew! This month, the featured florals are Spider Mums! If you arrived here from the AMAZING Erum’s blog, you’re on the right path, stay tuned for the next stops and details of a giveaway!
Before I get to my card, I wanted to mention that Altenew is also releasing an Apron!! Here’s a close up look at it. I have been wearing mine for crafting (and cooking – shh) and love it – great big pockets at the front which are super handy for putting things you need to grab throughout cardmaking ( have my tweezers and masking tape in there!), and stops you messing up your clothes (I have so many jeans with permanent glitter paste on them!)
I absolutely love the print (recognise the set?!) too!
So onto my card. I decided to heat emboss the floral image before I watercolored it. The Spider Mums image is super detailed so I was sure to use a Superfine grade of embossing powder.
I used white embossing powder on hot press watercolor cardstock. I then used Altenew’s Watercolor Brush Markers (the colors from the Winter Wonderland Set) to color in the image, using the full depth of the color and blending out with a lighter color of brush marker. I also used the Silver watercolor brush maker in the set to go around the edge and in the gaps, then fussy cut it out, leaving a border. I used the Silver because I’m going to back the Mums onto Silver cardstock and this will help me avoid fussy cutting those tiny stems!
I stamped the sentiment on vellum in embossing ink and heat embossed with a red-orange toned embossing powder to match the orangey color in florals (I used Metalline Flame by WOW!) and trimmed out a strip, wrapping it around an A2 trimmed panel of thick matte silver embossed cardstock from my stash, securing at the back with tape. I then adhered it to a white notecard. I popped the Spider Mums over the top with foam squares – you can see how well that Silver watercolor brush marker allows the trimmed out piece to blend in!
GIVEAWAY
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/28/2020 for a chance to win. We’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 Winners Page on 11/30/2020.
Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Nathalie! Have fun hopping!
Jenny x
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Stunning card! Wow! On the fussy cutting. I really like how the silver background accentuates the flowers.
So pretty!
Beautiful! The white embossing really makes the colors of the flowers pop.
What a beautiful card!! Stunning!
What a great background what that beautiful floral image!
This is beautiful! I love that texture in the background. 🙂
Beautiful card, I have some cardstock like your background & now I know how to use it! Thanks!
Your work is always exceptional, as usual. Very realistic and I admire your ability so much. Thanks!
Such a pretty card! Love the apron!
OK, I NEED this stamp set! I love the look you got from white embossing! So pretty!
Beautiful. I like the white embossed flowers and it was so clever how you colored them, especially the silver in between the stems. The background paper is pretty, and the sentiment on vellum so delicate and nice.
Wow! Love those colors with the white embossing! That silver background is just stunning….
Gorgeous card! Love this new set!
Oh what a masterpiece! I love your flowers, background and the words in orange. The colors are perfection!
Beautiful job on the card.
This is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
Great card. I think I will really like this months PAF. Lots of inspiration here. Thanks for sharing. OOOH the apron is a great buy as well.
Wow Gorgeous!!!!
Beautiful mums and fabulous textured background!!
Beautiful card, so cheerful! Great tip for fussy cutting, too.
Wow, that is some texture!! Fabulous card.
Just love this!! The colors & background are exquisite.
Like your card very much. You have made the flowers look like they are popping off the card and I love the colors you have used. That embossed background is different and looks good in the silver. A very Happy card – thanks for sharing your talent with us and inspiring us all to try different things and to have fun with our card making. Isn’t that new apron lovely? I will have to put that on my wish list. 🙂
Gorgeous card! 💜
Beautiful card. Love the background. Thanks for sharing
Love love love what you did with this stamp! The colors, the technique, and that awesome bubbly base paper are so lovely, and the sentiment color is perfect! I think the spider mum will become my new fave in the PAF collection.
And while I am very nervous to get paint, glue, and other items onto my new apron when it comes, I will feel like a queen wearing it!
What a beautiful stamp set! I also love your background!
Love the yellow and teal color combo with the silver embossing, soooo pretty!!
I LOVE the yellow! These flowers are stunning!
Love your card Jenny! , the mums are lovely embossed and watercolored, the textured panel is a great addition, thanks for the inspiration!
What a clever idea to use the silver pen to avoid the mess of cutting narrow stems then trying to get the foam tape behind them. It looks lovely.
I am not ready for winter yet and this beautiful card makes me think of springtime!☺
Beautiful card with the spider mums and a pretty craft apron too!
I love the colors you chose for this pretty flower, especially for the leaves!
Look at you and all those colors. Being bold. And it worked! This stamp by Altenew is a winner.
The yellows you used look so bright and fresh, they make me happy 🙂
It looks great with that silver cardstock!!
What a gorgeous card! The mums really pop against the silver background! Love the orange sentiment!
This is so beautiful! I love the mums and their color, plus the silver background!
Lovely card!
Nice background. I like how bright the flower and leaves look. Great combination.
Sharp sharp sharp card! Love the background. Is that what inspired you?
Thank you! Actually I wanted to use the silver brush marker!!
Your card is stunning! I love the beautiful Spider Mum and that silver background is amazing.
Love everything about your card!
So cheery with the colors you chose, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful card! Love the colors you used!
Beautiful card. I just love the bright bold colors with the silver.