Hello everyone and thank you so much for stopping by today to help celebrate July 2016 release from Altenew (more about the hop below).
I have 3 projects to share today, all created using identical supplies, but each card is slightly different (all of them are faux-postcards). Supplies I used are linked at the bottom of this post.
FAUX POSTCARD – I CHERISH OUR FRIENDSHIP
For my first project I started by stamping a sentiment that reads “You Are Awesome” and “I Cherish Our Friendship” in Versafine Onyx Black ink onto watercolor paper. The first part of the sentiment comes from the new Painted Encouragement stamp set while the second part is from an older, Lace Up set.
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Once I had my sentiment stamped I knew where I could add flowers and I went on stamping several roses from the Bamboo Rose stamp set. This set features a perfect mix of sketched florals that are ideal for many occasions. I didn’t do any masking, although it might look like I did. These flowers fit together nicely for a seamless stamped look.
I knew I wanted to watercolor these images so I grabbed my Daniel Smith watercolors (I’m still using a sampler sheet – there is enough in one dot to watercolor several images) and a water brush and loosely watercolored these. After I mounted this stamped and watercolored panel onto an A2 card base I felt I needed to add something else and this is where I got the idea to use a postage stamp image from the Happy Mail set.
I stamped a few more images in black, added a round stamp in Morning Frost (it is barely visible on the photo). Instead of using flowers from the Happy Mail stamp set, I added another bamboo rose inside the postage stamp and watercolored it like other flowers. The background of the postage stamp was watercolored in light blue. I also added a bit of silver ink splatter using Distress Mica Spray (I am really loving this products lately!) and adhered several small and medium clear drops from Pretty Pink Posh.
FAUX POSTCARD – SENDING LOTS OF LOVE
My second project is very similar to the first one and is also a faux postcard-type card. The difference here is in the color of ink used for stamping. Instead of stamping bottom florals in black, I used Evening Gray Altenew ink, which turned out to be waterproof.
I used slightly different colors of ink to watercolor these florals, lighter colors. The round “Handmade Just For You” was also stamped in Evening Gray ink. I added silver splatter and clear droplets to dress up this card. Click the thumbnail images below to take a closer look at this card:
MISSING YOU
And finally my last project, Missing You, uses my “perfect cardmaking formula” and again, same supplies. After I stamped flowers and a postage stamp (this time I used Distress inks to watercolor these images), I cut images out with my scissors and arranged into a cluster.
I added an antique trim in gold, used some foam adhesive squares to add a bit of dimension to this card (the other cards are both one-layer) and of course I added several clear drops.
JULY 2016 RELEASE
This release features 16 new stamp sets. There’s a lot to chose from! My favorite sets are Bamboo Rose and Happy Mail (I used them for my today’s projects).
 Altenew Bamboo Rose Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Happy Mail Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Painted Encouragement Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Big World Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Celebrations Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Coffee Love Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Coffee Ring Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Coffee Talk Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Eid al Adha Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Floral Shadow Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Floral Sprig Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Freeform Greenery Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Dancing in the Rain Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Remember This Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Tiny Hearts Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Tulip Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
GIVEAWAY
For your chance to win a $30 gift certificate to Altenew store, please leave comment below and let me know your favorite product from this release! I’ll pick the winner on Tuesday, August 2nd. I’ll post winner’s name in this blog post and will also e-mail the winner.
The winner of $30 gift certificate on my blog is Dee Earnshaw. Congratulations!
There are more chances to win! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Leave a comment on Altenew blog by Friday, August 5, 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. Winners will be announced on Saturday, August 6th on Altenew blog.
BLOG HOP
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SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
Altenew Bamboo Rose Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
Altenew Happy Mail Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
Altenew Painted Encouragement Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Lace Up Stamp Set Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Arches Cold Press Watercolor Pad 9×12″ Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Altenew Woodgrain White Cardstock Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Fenstone Decorative Element Shop at: AN |
 Altenew Evening Gray Crisp Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Morning Frost Crisp Dye Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AN |
 Neenah 80 Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolor 238-Dot Color Chart Shop at: AZ |
 Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Peacock Feathers Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Wild Honey Shop at: SSS | SC | AZ |
 Scrapbook Adhesives White Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad Fossilized Amber Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Tim Holtz Distress Designer Mica Sprays Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Pretty Pink Posh 6MM Clear Droplets (medium) Shop at: SSS |
 Pretty Pink Posh 4MM Clear Droplets (small) Shop at: SSS | PPP |
 Medium Water Brush Shop at: SSS |
 Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | AZ |
 Be Creative Tape 3MM ROLL Double Sided Sookwang Shop at: SSS |
Love the Happy Mail set and your postcards, Yana!
Beautiful cards, thanks for sharing
You designs are beautiful. I never thought of stamping the sentiment first like you did. There have been times that tip would have saved one of my card attempts from being a big disappointment.
What a perfectly clustered focal point. Great design work!
Fabulous – so pretty. What a great new release from Altenew.
Beautiful, as always. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Your cards are so pretty! Love so many things from the release
Wow, lots of inspiration…but I think my favorite is the globe set, but I like a lot of the rest of them, too!
Your cards are so beautiful!
How creative! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great cards as always! Thanks for the inspiration.
My favorite is the Bamboo Rose stamp set. I’m glad you chose it to do a card with. I think those small roses are so pretty! Of course I like all of them! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Your postcards are amazing!!!! Love them all:)
Love love love the bamboo rose designs!
LOVE the way you put the flower as a postage stamp. I really like that card.
I love the post card element in these cards. The colors are vibrant and oh so stunning.
Such beautiful cards.
Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing them
Kathleen
Always love your work Yana! Bamboo Rose is on my list and now I love the happy mail set!
The perfect cards keep that recipe it works really well
Beautiful creations with these new sets! I love your coloring, it is so soft and lovely.
Beautiful cards! My favourite this release is Remember This.
I think the Bamboo Rose is my favorite. But I love all of them! And I’ve used your suggestion for getting the perfect card, many times 😉
Great cards – love the colors and designs. I do make postcards to mail and these are great designs! I’d love to get some of those Altenew stamp pads – colors are lovely!
Three great projects. Thanks for the technique and colouring tips.
I knew you would make something wonderful and I was right! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous cards!! Thanks for the inspiration!
You are absolutely amazing. Absolutely love the classic look and love the mail set.
So much pretty here. Lovely creations with the new goodies. So fresh and clean too.
Oh, Yana! Your postcards are so lovely! I subscribe to your YouTube channel and so appreciate each of your videos. You are so inspiring with each design! I particularly love this Bamboo Rose set, too! What a fantastic release!
Just so pretty! I love these florals and you use them so well!
Thrilled that you featured the Bamboo Rose stamp set … both cards are fabulous!
I love the combination of the two stamp sets–one with clean and delicate lines (postage); the other with a loose style! Perfect!
Beautiful postcards, so inspiring !
I love your postcards! They would be fun to send to friends just to say hello. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous cards! I love the bamboo rose set!
love the use of these stamp sets and colors are so tranquil.
I love the coffee talk set so different from all the others out there
I love the floral shadow stamp set. I can think of so many ways to use it, and it looks simple. Right now I am into simple! Thanks, Yana, always love seeing what you are creating.
Love the faux postcards.
How beautiful! These flowers are really beautiful and can be used for many different occasions.
Hugs,
Kris
Swooon! Absolutley beautiful Yana! Another phenomenal release – I am unable to pick a favorite – hope that doesn’t exclude me – lol! I am very drawn to “all the things” 🙂
Beautiful inspirations and creative use of the new stamp sets Bamboo rose is one of my favorites! Thank You for sharing and being a part of a very inspiring release blog hop!
Such sweet designs!
As always, your creativity is amazing!
I always enjoy seeing your new projects, Yana! Awesome!
Yana your cards are always so fabulous! Love them!
I always love your work, no exception this time! I especially love how you chose to use the lighter colour for stamping the flowers on the bottom of the second postcard. It really seems to suit the watercolour work better. Gorgeous!
Prettiest post cards ever! I especially like the one with the die cut layer cluster. Well done. I pinned,
I really enjoy seeing your gorgeous cards. They are very inspiring! From the new release by Altenew I can’t decide between Bamboo Roses and Tulips to say which is truly my favourite, although I think I’m leaning more towards the Bamboo Roses.