Sunday, March 22, 2020

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Iris & Watercolor Essential Set Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello, friends!
It's time to share another exciting Altenew Paint-A-Flower with you.
Along with this month's Paint-A-Flower Iris, Altenew is also releasing Watercolor Essential 12Pan Set.
https://shrsl.com/26chb

If you arrive from the talented LauraJane, you are in the right place.
If not, come and join the fun hop for ideas and inspiration. 

For my project, I used the new A2 watercolor paper Loose Sheet and Watercolor Essential 12Pan Set. They are made with great quality!
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I was super impressed with the watercolor paper especially. The color is in true white and the cardstock is heavy yet not bulky.

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I mixed up the red and blue to create purple color for the iris. You will be amazed how easy it is to add colors and mix them.
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I silver-embossed the outlines and that really goes well with the color palette that I did.
 If you like to improve your watercoloring on a regular basis, the monthly plan is likely a very good idea for you. Obviously, Paint a Flower is not just for "painting", you can simply use any color medium that you desire! I have one more example coming up. Please stay tuned.
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👉👉You can get the Wonderful Watercolor Full Release bundle HERE.
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About Watercolor Essential 12 Pan Set product:
 If you are looking for high-quality vibrant watercolors, look no further! This beautiful set of 12 watercolor half-pans coordinates perfectly with our line of inks. The colors have been thoughtfully selected from our 36 pan set, giving you the ultimate versatility in color mixing. They are intensely pigmented, fade minimally when drying, and are stored in a convenient metal tin with a palette in the lid for mixing. Once you get this set, you will never look back!
https://shrsl.com/26cix
2 days only! Receive a FREE Watercolor Brush - Large (value $4.99) with every order of Watercolor Essential Set from 3/22/2020 at 12:01 am EDT until 3/23/2020 at 11:59 pm EDT or while supplies last. The free gift will be added to cart automatically.

Prizes: to celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. 

AND Altenew will draw a winner to receive a $15 Altenew Gift Certificate from the comments left on each designer's blog on the blog hop list (including mine!)! The winner will be announced on the Altenew blogs on March 31st over Altenew Card Blog.


Your next stop is the blog of Nathalie DeSousa. 
Thanks for stopping by!

53 comments:

Vivi Brown said...

I really like your deep purple colors.

Jennifer Taylor said...

Love the embossed silver outline. It really makes the deep purple pop.

ARKtistically Creative ~"Trudy!" Neumann said...

That is lovely. Thnx for sharing with us...I love seeing all the diff colors being used...been trying my hand at it. I NEED practice. Your's look great!!!

MadeByMeghanK said...

Omg! Stunning coloring and beautiful flower! I love the purple!

Happy card crafter and watercolorist said...

Gorgeous! You are an evolving watercolorist with an eye for color that is fantastic. Love your designs. Love Altenew products.

NatQuebec said...

Such a beautiful flower card !

Karthikha said...

Wow! Beautiful flower in purple!! Love it! <3

Barbara said...

This is gorgeous. I've seen that deep color on some Iris blooms and you captured it beautifully. The silver embossing looks beautiful with the colors you chose.

Jade said...

I really the rich dark violet irises. So lovely!

Kristine Boydstun said...

Beautiful card! Love the colors so much!

Verna Angerhofer said...

So beautiful and I love the rich colors.

cengler@wbhsi.net said...

Your colors are wonderful, so bright! Great inspiration, thank you!

conil said...

Simply beautiful...fabulous vibrant color for this gorgeous image. Beautiful.

Carolyn said...

Beautiful purple Iris colors. One of my favorite flowers.

Daria Z. said...

What a beautiful card, Virginia! My "go-to" white watercolor paper is the Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock - how does the Altenew cardstock compare??

Becca Yahrling said...

The Iris is one of my very favorite flowers and the purple ones are also my favorites. This is such a gorgeous card. Love the added textures, too.

Nandini said...

The new stamp set is gorgeous and I love your beautiful inspiration card. I really love the sentiments in this set.

mel h said...

I love your card. I have some dwarf irises exactly this color!

Sue D said...

So pretty--love the dark purple.

Linda BL said...

The silver embossing and the purples of your card are perfect together! Your color scheme is so pretty and the card so elegant.

sharon g said...

Oh me oh my, I LOVE your IRISES!!! The DEEP colors are amazing.

Anna Edwards said...

Such beautiful, rich colours.

A Crafty Person said...

Lovely stamp set! Love this new paint a flower stamp set.

dtilt1 said...

the thing that caught me first was the pretty color you got. Like you used silver emboss, that brought the color out more.

donna mikasa said...

The darker color palette you've chosen adds to the elegance of the irises!

Heather said...

Beautiful!! I love the more artsy feel to this card! The irises are fabulous!

Annette Gordon said...

I love how vibrant the water colours are and the abstract background look. Stunning!

Pennydouph said...

I'm always afraid to mix colors, love your results!

Liz O. said...

Such gorgeous imagery! Your cards is stunning Virginia, love how you captivated the natural "coloring" of these flowers, thank you for the inspiration!

DorothyA said...

This is a beautiful stamp. You created a lovely card with it. Thank you for the inspiration.

Denise Bryant said...

Love the way you colored those gorgeous iris flowers!

Dawn T said...

Looks incredible Virginia. Lovely colouring on a gorgeous image.

Ms. Tamp said...

I like the color created from the mix. Beautiful color with the pop of yellow. It turned out wonderful.

Carol McCready said...

Avery pretty card; love that deep purple. Can't wait for my stamp to arrive.

Theresa said...


These are beautiful, someone is very lucky to receive this.

Laraine R said...

Beautiful!

Helen said...

Just stunning Virginia!!! Thanks so much for sharing!

Brandi R said...

Gorgeous card! Love how rich those colors are ♥

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

I love that deep purple with a yellow background!

Vicki said...

I Love how you mixed the Blue with the Red giving it the the true deep purple with the silver embossing making your card so Exquisite. And the Yellow in the background just like a bright Spring Sunny Day, Stunning absolutely Stunning. Thank You so much for sharing Virginia it is truly Exquisite elegant All of thee above😊😱🤗🥰❤❣

Laurie Patterson said...

Truly inspiring.

Cyndi said...

Gorgeous card. I love that beautiful iris.

Evelyn said...

So beautiful!

Jbee said...

The color of your iris is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing ☺

Daria said...

Beautiful. This looks just like my father's favorite irises.

Kimberly said...

Woweeeee! I cannot wait til I get my set and I will try this right away. What a lovely way to mount it, too -- simple and effective.

MaryH said...

Love the way you outlined the flowers against that deep purple. So pretty!

jcamp2020 said...

Loved the start with the silver embossing. Makes for a much cleaner project, which is what I prefer. And then the artist in you comes out. The coloring was spot on. Not even in my imagination would my colors look like those. Thank you for showing me your finished artwork. You made this stamp set by Altenew just shine. Staying home, crafting, and staying safe. Take care :)

Judy Price said...

BEAUTIFUL work! I have those Iris in my front yard! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your time and talents!

DorothyA said...

What a very elegant Iris card. I do like the embossing and coloring.

KarenC said...

Stunning! love the colors!

Denorah said...

Love that purple, my favorite color..what a beautiful card

Purple Princess said...

so pretty