Altenew has a brand new monthly subscription – the Paint-A-Flower! Today we’re celebrating the inaugural release featuring the Paint-A-Flower: Poppy with a Blog Hop and Giveaway which i’m thrilled to be part of! You should have arrived here from the amazzzzing Jaycee’s blog. If you get lost, the full hop list is at the end of this post along with details of prizes you can win!
Today I have two cards to share. My first one uses heat embossing and Altenew’s Watercolor Brush markers to create a paint explosion! I’ve created a video which you can check out on my YouTube or here.
I really wanted to go bold with this image, that’s the fun of the wide open line art – you can go for hyper-realistic if you’re so inclined, or whimsical, or messy with bright colors like I’ve done here – just have fun!
You can purchase the Paint-A-Flowers individually, or as I mentioned there is a monthly subscription available for the Paint-A-Flower, with some savings!
My second card features the main Poppy image stamped three times. I stamped the first image towards the bottom left of a card panel of watercolor cardstock with Altenew Vanilla Cream ink for a no line coloring look. I then stamped onto masking paper, trimmed it out and masked my first poppy, before repeating the stamping and masking twice more to create a little poppy ‘field’. I also added in some of the extra leaf sprigs in and around the poppies to build up a ‘frame’ around the sides.
I colored the poppies with the Altenew’s 36 Watercolor pan and a traditional brush, using hot press watercolor cardstock, building up the layers. I also went in and added some details using a couple of colored pencils in red and green, and some white gel pen for highlights.
I went around the background with some very pale brown and added some splatters for good measure. I wanted this to look loose, but a little more realistic than my first card. I stamped a greeting in black ink and as a finishing touch, added some black crystal brads for the poppy centres for something a little different!
Prizes
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 1/28/2020 for a chance to win.
Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog on 1/30/2020.
I’m the last stop on the hop! If you’re a regular visitor to my blog, and haven’t already hopped along, I’ve included the full list below. Enjoy!
Jenny x
SUPPLIES
All of the supplies I used are listed below. If you purchase through my links (here or on YouTube) I receive a small amount of compensation which helps me run my blog and channel to bring you more crafty creations! Thank you for your support.
HOP LIST
Altenew Card Blog
Erum Tasneem
Keeway Tsao
Ashlea Cornell
Nicole Watt
Norine Borys
Emily Midgett
Jen Schow
Kelly Griglione
Virginia Lu
Maryam Perez
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Nathalie DeSousa
LauraJane
Lilith Eeckels
Mindy Eggen
Kymona Tracey
Vicky Papaioannou
Jaycee Gaspar
Jenny Colacicco <–YOU ARE HERE
Really beautiful cards. Love the unusual colours used in the first card.
Ooh I love your choice of colors and coloring!! Super beautiful cards! <3
I’m so glad I found you Jenny! Your card is just wonderful-your “messy” approach creates something very beautiful.
Both really charming!! I want to see more. 🙂 Thanks for the inspirations.
Gorgeous-ness creative and inspiration projects! Coloring is absolutely stunning!
Love your loose watercoloring style!
Love both cards & so different. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love your choices for both card versions and colors! Cheery, happy and pretty! What’s not to love? 🙂
You are definitely the Queen of Splatters. I’m still trying to learn how to get splatters rather than blobs. Love the versatility you showed with such different color stories!
Beautiful color choices. Thanks for the idea of putting the faint color underneath. It gives a gorgeous underpainting effect. Great work!
I love both cards. The artsy look is just gorgeous.
Beautiful work! I really love the no-line coloring look with this stamp set!
OMG Jenny! your cards are out of this world! love your coloring style, the color combo you choose. Also Thank you for the video tutorial!xoxoxo
Wow – your cards are amazing and so different. I really love the deep purple “messy” one. It is fun and gorgeous.
Love both these cards! Beautiful color combinations!
Two really gorgeous cards using the set and definitely a wonderful way to end this fun blog hop. Love to color and especially watercolor and this Paint-A-Flower series is going to be great for this! 🙂
Thanks for the tip about warping. Love your messy technique which ends up with a very neat card!
Wow. I am just astonished at the two very different looks you got. And thanks for the video — I know they are maybe a pain to make but they are so helpful. Love the colors you chose and the way you colored the backgrounds.
Both of these are just stunning, so stunning I can’t choose a favorite.
Love the way you showcased the Poppy, what an Awesome idea.
Lovely coloring on both of these.
Love big and bold. Pretty cards.
Great techniques!! I love the creativity of it!
So pretty! Love the colors.
Wow! I could gush all day over your lovely color combos and layout. Lovely cards. I cannot wait to get my set.
Your cards are so beautiful! The purple one is festive!
These colors are beautiful!
So gorgeous 💞Poppies are one of my favorite flowers! Thanks for the chance to win
Your first card was absolutely a plethora of purple. I liked the batik look you created on the leaves.
Your cards are absolutely beautiful. But purple is my favorite color; so of course I like the one featured in the video best. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration.
Ah!!! Your coloring is amazing! I LOVE the purple!
Beautiful cards! I love the no-line coloring card the best. It’s a technique I really want to try. Thanks for sharing.
Your two cards are awesome. My favorite one though is the second one. It is so stunning.
Beautiful card!!!!
The colors are lovely!!
Love love LOVE! This is a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing, I love this stamp set!
Birthday card… so bright so fun! Just love everything about it.
Both water colored poppies are gorgeous but the purple one is my fave! Thanks for another awesome video tutorial
Really like both cards. Each inspires a different emotion. Nice work
Your coloring is amazing! You’ve inspired me to get out my watercolors and play!
Beautiful cards. Love the soft feel of the second. The first…well, I’m a huge fan of all that messy splatter. LOVE ♥
lovely techniques and cards! My, I have seen these poppies in many different styles and colors along the hop- and they all are just fantastic-what an awesome stamp set!!
Such gorgeous work on both your cards!
Very beautiful cards. Love the lavender flower and splattered background. Fanciful and fun!
I like both of these cards. The video had great explanations during the creation of the messy look background. I like the color pop.
Both of your cards are beautiful
I absolutely love the colour of the cards – both the flower and the backgrounds. I also really love the unexpected touch of the brad as the flower centre. <3
Absolutely love the white outline and choice of colors in the 1st card. So unique and beautiful.
I love your cards. Your first one is stunning. I enjoyed your video, I picked up a few tips!! I love the deep purple and the mixture of other none traditional colors. Beautiful!!
Oh the colours! The cards are stunning. Especially love the spatters to finish off the effect.
Beautiful cards! I enjoy watching the process of coloring with the watercolor markers because I’m new to using them and need all the tips I can get!
I love both of your techniques !! You really show how versatile the stamp set really is ! Thanks !
These are stunning cards! I appreciate seeing different techniques to use with the same stamp set.
Beautiful cards. Your colors and coloring are amazing. I love your backgrounds.
I love both of your cards. Lots of creativity!
Gorgeous cards!
Love the creative color wash and the dimensional flower centers. Both excellent ways to draw attention to the lovely flower stamp.
Great coloring and beautiful cards!
Great colours and what a fun sounding technique – the card seems so sweet and colourful!
Love the very different colors you used on the first card. A real standout. However, the watercolor is excellent too. Thanks to Altenew for creating the Paint A Flower series. Should be so much fun.
Your cards are fantastic. The colors are bright and vibrant and I love the “messy” approach.
gorgeous flower and colors.
Your first card is my favorite of the whole hop. The colors are fabulous. TFS
Your two cards show the versatility of this classic beauty of the Poppy!
Wowzers!!! Blown away! Love love! I also have a similar watercolour card video coming up, like your first one, and it doesn’t look as good LOL.
You handled the brush markers like a pro. You rock!
Ha I’m sure that is NOT true, but THANK YOU for saying so – I’m not worthy x
Lovely cards! Thank you for the watercolor tutorial and tips!
Love those pinky-lavenders, and watercoloring techniques. Also love your trio of poppies card. Hope Altenew gets more of these great stamps.
Beautiful card! 🙂 Love the colors.
That purple & blue of the watercolor brush markers is absolutely gorgeous on this card! Love it!
Love what you made and love your process video. I would never think of mix the turquoise with the purple but it looks amazing.
Two lovely cards. What a special way to end this Blog Hop!
love that purple
Love the choice of colors on your cards.
Gorgeous!!! I LOVE the black crystal brads as the flower centers!!
Your birthday card is so pretty. What a great way to end this blog hop but with two great cards from you using the new paint a flower Poppy. Great release Altenew.