Altenew October 2024 Blog Hop Release, Blooms of Friendship

Hello Crafters!

Welcome to the Altenew October 2024 Release Blog Hop. This one is especially exciting for me because it includes one of my original illustrations! Blooms of Friendship was originally released for my class, Colorful Expression: The Wonders of Artist Markers, but now it’s available to everyone.

Altenew is generously giving away $300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, They are giving away a $100 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $50 gift certificate to 4 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by October 10th for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on October 12th, 2024.

I’m a long time lover of a clean and simple style Especially when combining bright colors with the addition of black and white. I stamped the images in Obsidian Black Pigment Ink. It’s such a fantastic stamping ink. You do need to give it a minute to dry or hit with your heat tool but the solid black makes it worth the extra effort.

I chose some bright color combinations from the Sunshine Valley Garden and Water Garden Artist Marker Sets. The stamp set includes Prairie Roses and Daisies in singles and an already put together arrangement. I colored them all the same so I could use them interchangeably while I figured out my different flower focal point.

In order to add interest to the background I used the Leafy Splendor 3D Embossing Folder on the white cardstock. Additionally, I watered down some of the Carbon Black Gouache and splattered it onto the background. I love a good shimmer so I also used some Iridescent Spray to add that shine to the background too.

The sentiments were stamped in black as well and cut out with the coordinating “Friendship” die. I used a few black enamel dots to accent the sentiment and finished it off by mounting it on a colored base. You can see both cards from start to finish in the video below.

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