Happy 4th Anniversary, Altenew!! (+Prizes!)

Hello and welcome to my stop on the Altenew 4th Anniversary Blog Hop! We’re so glad you’re here! I have a super fun card and a video to share with you, so let’s hop to it!

As soon as I was invited to join in the hop I just knew what stamp to use — the Stunning Cosmos set! It has such pretty flowers and a beautiful Happy Anniversary message, too! It’s a 6×8″ set of stamping goodness — check it out:

I paired it with Altenew’s Happy Blooms set and I used their new watercolors directly on the stamp to “ink” them up. I just may have gotten a little carried away making flowers — I was having way too much fun! :)

Here’s a quick video so you can see how it’s done — I just love this soft watercolor look! Watch below or over on YouTube.

Here are the key tips:

  • Mist your watercolors about 10 minutes before you use them for this technique. They’ll form a thick paint so that you can apply them with your brush and they won’t be too wet. I used Altenew’s new watercolor set which will be coming soon, but any pan watercolors should work just fine. I’ve tried this technique with a set from the craft store and many others.
  • Then as soon as you’ve stamped it, go over a few petals with a damp brush to pull some of the color out.
  • Be sure to leave a little white space so that the flowers sparkle!

Annnnd here’s my finished card!

I used a pale pink cardstock to make my base card and then heat embossed the sentiment with rose gold — love that tone-on-tone look! To get the proper positioning I used my trusty MISTI tool like so:

Did you notice my fancy cutting? I trimmed off little bits of the petals and even the sequins for an unexpected touch.

Can’t wait to make another card with all those leftover flowers — I’m thinking I’ll get a head start on Mother’s Day since the Stunning Cosmos set has a sentiment for that too!

Special Offers & Prizes!

You can get FREE U.S. shipping with code HAPPY4TH or $5 OFF international shipping with code ANNIV at checkout. Offer valid from April 3rd until April 8th at 11:59 pm EDT. Not valid on prior purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

And that’s not all! 

Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and one Altenew Academy class to 5 lucky winners. There are also 13 awesome companies/crafty friends who are celebrating with us, and they are offering so many awesome prizes! See the list at Altenew!

Hop On!

Your next stop on the hop is Galina Filippenko’s blog — just wait until you see what she’s made. Here’s the full list if you encounter a broken link or are just now joining us:

 

  • Happy, happy anniversary, Altenew!! Here’s to many more! xoxo

Supplies

Note: [AN] links to the Altenew Shop and [EH] links to Ellen Hutson. These are my affiliate links so if you make a purchase by clicking the link I’ll receive a small commission at no charge to you!

  • Altenew Stunning Cosmos Stamps [AN] | [EH]
  • Altenew Stunning Cosmos Dies [AN] | [EH]
  • Altenew Happy Bloom Stamps [AN] | [EH]
  • Altenew Happy Bloom Dies [AN] | [EH]
  • Altenew Watercolor Paint 36 Pan Set [EH]
  • Altenew Embossing Ink [AN] | [EH]
  • Altenew Crisp Rose Gold Embossing Powder [AN] | [EH]
  • 6mm Cupped Metallic Rose Gold Sequins [EH]
  • 4mm Cupped Metallic Rose Gold Sequins [EH]
  • Pale Rose Cardstock [EH]

261 Replies to “Happy 4th Anniversary, Altenew!! (+Prizes!)”

  1. Cheryl Cain says:

    Beautiful card, I love the pale pink with the rose gold embossing powder. Your coloring on the flowers is lovely!

  2. Barbara Thompson says:

    I can’t wait to try waiting for 10 minutes to let the water work its magic on the paints. Great technique. Thanks so much.

  3. Absolutely beautiful card! This whole hop makes me happy & crazy at the same time!! I have so many Altenew stamp sets, mostly flowers, but not this set, and every card made with a set I don’t have makes me crazy & want it LOL!!!!

    1. Hahaha I know exactly how you feel!! There are so many sets I want to try this technique on!

  4. Your flowers look great! I will have to try that technique. Your cards are great too.

  5. Brithzi Sandy says:

    Beautiful card and great technique. Thanks for providing video.

  6. I’ve never tried watercoloring but you’re inspiring me to try.

  7. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing your talents.

  8. Denise Rhoden says:

    The watercolors really make the flowers stand out! Of course your fancy cutting made them pop! :) I am enjoying seeing the different projects and techniques used on this blog hop. I agree that those designs will work wonderfully with Mom’s Day cards! Thank you!

  9. Kris Reeves says:

    I adore watercoloring and yours is amazing!

  10. Love the embossing on the cards! Thanks for sharing!

  11. Anushree Vaish says:

    Your card is adorable..i love watercoloring and will try this loose coloring soon…thanks for sharing!!

  12. Beautiful inspiration. Thanks.

  13. pam edwards says:

    i love all the great products and the way you show them

  14. Very nice card, love the idea of watercoloring on the stamps.

  15. Boryana Yankova says:

    Gorgeous flowers!

  16. Charlotte Deerborn says:

    This birthday card could easily be made in to a beautiful mother’s day card. TFS.

  17. I love blog hops because they inspire me to create!!!

  18. You have anew take on these products- thank you

  19. Lisa, what a cool technique! I love it because you can pull the paint to the edge of the diecut petals since the dies leave a white border around the flowers and leaves. Can’t wait to try this technique!

  20. Geneviève says:

    I can see many stamps getting this technique a try.
    This altenew watercolor set looks yummy .

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