Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers // Winter Garden

Hi there and welcome to my stop on the Altenew January Release Blog Hop! Today I’m working with the NEW Winter Wonderland Watercolor Brush Markers — color me impressed with these colors, especially the metallic silver!

Here are swatches of the new colors — I think they’re like jewels:

Now on to my card — it uses ALL of the colors!

This card came together super fast, all thanks to the new markers and the Magnolias for Her stamps and matching dies! I thought I’d take a minute to highlight a few details for you, starting with the silver marker that I used TWO ways!

First I drew a sketchy background to put behind the flowers like so:

I love making backgrounds like this because they don’t have to be perfect — or even complete — since the flowers cover it up. It’s a great way to see how the marker handles and get some practice in! I discovered that the silver really pops against the navy cardstock, right? I was like whoa!

And then! I used it along with the jet black marker that’s also in the set to color the gray flower for a more subtle shimmer. Love.

The pink flowers were colored with ruby red and rouge — I used the flowers on the packaging of the dies as a guide! There’s also touches of citrus burst in the centers. Then I added a trio of buds using Persian blue and touches of jet black.

Finally, the leaves are a mix of mountain mist, emerald, and lagoon. Love how soft that mountain mist is.

PS. If you’re new to Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers, check out this technique post where I have a video for you!

Giveaways!

I have TWO giveaways to share with you! YES!!! Don’t miss out — follow the instructions below to be sure to enter ’em both: 

• Altenew is giving away a $40 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! They’re so generous! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Wednesday, January 16th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 1/19/2019.
• Leave a comment HERE on my blog by January 15th for a chance to win a $20 gift certificate. I’ll choose a lucky random winner on January 16th. UPDATE! The lucky random winner is Danielle Dietz! Congratulations!!!

Hop On

If you’ve been following along with us already you’ll have arrived here via Laurie Willison’s blog.  If you’re just now joining us or encounter any broken links you can always head on back to the start at the Altenew Card Blog.

Your next stop is Zinia Redo’s blog— I can’t wait to see what she’s made!

Here’s the full hop list — I’m so honored to be among them:

• Altenew Card Blog
• Vicky Papaioannou
• Kathy Racoosin
• Erum Tasneem
• Kristina Pokazanieva
• Rubeena Ianigro
• Kelly Latevola
• Norine Borys
• Lilith Eeckels
• Nicole Picadura
• Agnieszka Malyszek
• Anna Komenda
• Altenew Scrapbook Blog
• Therese Calvird
• Lydia Fiedler
• Kymona Tracey
• Virginia Lu
• Caly Person
• Kathleen Graumüller
• Svitlana Shayevich
• Reiko Tsuchida
• Laurie Willison
• Lisa Spangler <<< you are here! :)
• Zinia Redo
• Yoonsun Hu

Supplies

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The NEW Altenew Winter Garden Watercolor Brush Markers are HERE! Here’s the product description from Altenew:

Create stunning works of art with our Watercolor Brush Markers! The barrel is filled with water-based color, and coordinates with our line of inks. The flexible, yet sturdy bristles on the brush tip allow you to form both broad and fine strokes. Color can be applied straight from the marker, or diluted with water for a softer look.

I also used the Magnolias for Her stamps and matching dies:

Thanks so much for joining me on the hop! xoxo