Hello friends and thank you for joining us for the Altenew 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop (more below). I have a very simple and elegant card created using supplies mostly from Altenew, I incorporated a few of my favorite products plus a favorite technique.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
I am explaining everything in detail on my video, you can watch it below or on my Youtube channel:
CARD DETAILS
A dear friend of our family lost her mother recently and I needed to make a sympathy card. I’ll be honest with you, those are always very difficult to make and even more difficult to give. I tried to make this project as simple as possible and used a few of my favorites. I tried to make this card so that it would be very light and full hope and comfort.
I used one of the flowers from the Botanical Garden stamp set and stamped it using Hero Arts Intense Black ink, which is a waterproof one among other things. The flower was colored using Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors, I used 3 colors only here. Instead of going with traditional green for the stem and leaves I ventured into red and used yellows for the petals.
The flower image was fussy cut (although there are matching dies) and coated with one layer of clear embossing powder. This added a lot of glossy shine and also made the watercolors appear more vibrant and saturated. I adhered the flower onto one of the Altenew vintage trims using Multi Matte Medium adhesive and foam mounted that onto an A2 top folding card base created out of woodgrain cardstock.
Sentiment, we are here for you, came from the Thinking of You stamp set and was heat embossed in Brass Embossing powder onto watercolor cardstock to match the color and texture of the card to the one used for the flower. The card was also embellished using a few mini gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.
BLOG HOP
Hop along with us to find loads of creative inspiration from Altenew designers and guests!
If you arrived from WOW! Embossing Powder the next stop on the hop is my very talented friend Taheerah Atchia.
GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
Leave comments along the way for the opportunity to win one of THREE prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew! There are also 8 awesome companies who are celebrating with Altenew, and they are offering additional prizes (read more about that on Altenew Blog).
Be sure to leave comments on each stop by Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th.
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!
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Gorgeous card and fabulous video. Love the embossing technique, thank you! xxx
Beautiful card. I often shy away from making a Sympathy as I’m not sure it will convey the right impression.
I love this elegant card Yana, thanks for the inspiration as always.
Very pretty card Yana. I’m sure your friend will really appreciate the love that you put into it. Thanks for sharing.
What a gorgeous sympathy card! I MUST try clear embossing over my watercolor – thanks for the tip!
Very pretty. I really like the coloring you did. I am sorry for your friend’s loss.
I like the open white space left around the lovely central piece.
Beautiful card, I am sure it will bring happiness to the recipient.
such a nice card – you are a thoughtful friend
Love the bright colors! Beautiful card, Yana!
That is a great looking card Yana! I always enjoy your videos and this was a good one with a new idea I wouldn’t think of which is embossing over watercolor. That turned out really nice. The flowers look great with the colors you used.
This is such an elegant card with rich colors.
Love your card.
What a stunning card! I love the vibrant colors.
What pretty colors! Great card!
This is beautiful,
Thanks for the lovely card idea. Beautiful
Your card is stunning. I really love the clear embossing powder over the flower.
Love the red and yellow combo on the flower.
Nice.
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing! Congrats to Altenew on 2 years of success! Have many of your products.
Beautiful colors, lovely card.
Stunning. Love the nontraditional colors.
So beautiful! Love it!
Lilian
The Leaf Studio
This is a very elegant card. I absolutely love it!
Unique and beautiful.
Such a beautiful and elegant card!!
Love Altenew! As always, you have shared a breathtaking card! Thanks for inspiring us with creativity.
I really like the unique colors.
I love the bold watercolor flowers. They are beautiful against the white card
Beautiful card
KathleenR
Hello Yana,
Your card is lovely. I am sure it will be a comfort to your friend. Thank you for sharing.
Lovely card 🙂
Гарно і витончено!
Oh Yana what a gorgeous card. Love the colors you have used.
Beautiful colors…love the gold!
Wow- impressive contrasting colors!
Beautiful card!! Love the non traditional colors you chose for the leaves.
stunning Yana. Great video and such a beautiful card.
Great card! So different and unique!
Gorgeous card as always Yana! Love seeing all your work! Always amaze me with your talent!
This is really pretty. I have some of those Vintage Trims and was not sure how I was going to use them (I’lm not a fan of gold) but sitting behind the flowers it looks stunning.
Such a pretty card Love how vibrant the colours are!
That’s so gorgeous! I love the tip about using embossing ink straight from the bottle. Much quicker!
Fabulous card. Love the dimension in it!
Beautiful and elegant, I love it!
Wow, great idea about clear embossing over watercolor. Love that technique. Thanks.
I love your cards,the coloring, the texture and all everything on your card, you’re an inspiration.
SO amazing! Anyway I love watercoloring and this blog hop is really great for me because obviously the Altenew stamps are great to usewith watercolor. And how you finished it with embossing is so lovely. Really really amazing!
Yana, thanks for the tip to clear emboss for brighter colours! That’s a great idea that has never occurred to me! Your card is absolutely gorgeous!