Hello and welcome to Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Daffodil Release Blog Hop! We’re releasing today a new wonderful floral set.
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ALTENEW PAINT-A-FLOWER: DAFFODIL
This beautiful stamp set has two floral daffodil images that can be colored or used for other techniques, as well as several universal sentiments.
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CARD
I’m featuring an easy chalkboard technique using the new Paint-A-Flower product. This technique is quite simple and not very time consuming. It’s not exactly very quick, this is definitely not 10 minutes card. I would say it’s an average card in terms of the time spent.
One important tool you need to have for this technique is a stamp positioning tool. I was using my mini MISTI, but any positioning tool would work.
First I stamped an image in the top left corner of a white card base using my mini MISTI using the Permanent Black Dye Ink Pad. I left the stamp mounted in the tool and proceed with coloring the image. Which I did using the Artist Markers. I did quite basic coloring as for this technique you don’t need a superb one really.
After that I did the same in the right bottom corner of the panel. I simply rotated the panel and stamped the image (which was still mounted in the MISTI) in the same spot of the opposite corner. Then it was colored with the Artist Markers.
Next I colored the area around the colored stamps with the Jet Black Watercolor Marker. I decided to using the watercolor marker versus an alcohol one as the last could bleed into the colored image which I didn’t want to happen. Also as i was covering quite a large area with it doing it with watercolor marker was a cheaper option.
After that I stamped over the images with the white pigment ink (the stamp still was mounted inside the MISTI).
To create the chalkboard look I rubbed the whole panel with a paper towel which previously I inked with the white ink. It helped to cover any unevenness I had in coloring the panel with black and also hid imperfections of coloring the image.
Lastly I popped up a sentiment strip which I did by white embossing stamps from the Birthday Builder Stamp Set onto a black strip.
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 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 THIS POST on 06/30/2020.
GET HOPPING!
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BLOG HOP
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Debbie Rumpza
Just so beautiful! I love the contrast.
Jody V
Beautiful card,. Thanks for sharing.
Faith A
I’m in awe at your contrasting colours, an absolutely stunning effect of the so beautiful Daffodils. Fabulous colouring.
Stacey Kowbel
Beautiful card! I love the yellow flowers on the black watercoloured background!
Terri Barto
Chalkboard background is such a unique look. Thanks for sharing!
barbara lassiter
A unique and lovely look for this amazing daffodil set. I have enjoyed seeing all the different looks that everyone achieved with this et.
barbara lassiter
Oops! I meant set! LOL
Tammy Hanson
Love the bright flowers against the dark background.
Teri
So cool! The black makes the tulips stand out beautifully.
Anny Hale
What a cool technique! Thanks for sharing
Sarah Mae Saulsbery
Dont think I have ever seen a video on this technique. Would love to – your card is lovely!
Rachael Shedeed
This is just stunning! I just love how bold this card is! Very artistic and creative.
Cindi Johnson
This is so beautiful! I really love this look.
Vikki H
I love the drama of your colors and the technique. Thanks for the reminder that watercolor is less expensive and more forgiving than alcohol markers.
Carol R
Stunning card! Thank you for sharing your Faux Chalkboard technique.
Jackie T Bednar
What an interesting technique. I love the results you achieved.
Sharon Dolan
One of your best cards ever! I love Daffodils and this is a beautiful set of stamps.
Jean Marmo
Simply gorgeous!
Cheryl Jones
I will have to try this technique. It looks like fun.
Linda BL
The blackboard look is so cool! The last step that you did, really added a lot to the overall look of your blackboard image. The yellow flowers look great up against the blackboard!!
Cindy C.
Stunning !!!
Jade
I love the black background! What a great technique. The flower look amazing against the chalkboard. Fabulous idea.
Linda Rodgers
Lovely effect with the black and yellow.
BECCA YAHRLING
Ooooh, this is so stunning! I love the dark BG against the pretty yellow daffodils. I think this is my fave card today! 😉
Karyn K Siemering
Love the bright flowers on the dark background. POP!
Juanita
Love the background. The depth of color really makes the flowers stand out. Great card! TFS
Carolyn R
Very pretty card. I like the dark background to highlight the daffodils.
Bonnie E
I think this may be one of my favourites – I love that smokey dark background, it looks like charcoal to me.
Meghan Kennihan
The yellow daffodils look awesome against that dark background!!!!!!!!!!!!
maxine perry
your dark background made the flowers pop.
Dena Hughes
Those floral clusters just pop crisp and sunny off your backgroynd. Thank you for the tips you shared about how to create that blackboard technique.
Margariat Navarro-Rivera
Gorgeous card! That Chalkboard background really makes your flowers pop! I would love to see a video of you creating this beautiful card!
Margarita Navarro-Rivera
Sorry, just noticed that I misspelled my own first name!
Heidi Rees
What a beautiful striking card! I love the black background, great way to color it and hide any imperfections! Gonna remember this!
Dorothy A
What a very intriguing card! Thank you for sharing your technique step by step. I like how you did the background and would like to try that.
Andrea
How nice, difference take on the background, I really like it.
Kailash
Love the dramatic look to your card!
Tessa Serrano
Beautiful colors. I love that you used a dark background. Thank you for sharing.
Carol R
This is gorgeous!
Christine Wilbur
The dark background is absolutely stunning!!
Leo
The contrast between the black chalkboard background and the bright yellow daffodils is very effective resulting in a visually stunning card,
Denise M Freeman
Very Beautiful and Vivid! Thanks, Denise
Marisela Delgado
So pretty!
Joanne M Hoffmann
Delightful daffodils! Love your project(s)! Color palette(s) and design(s) are wonderful!
R Sindhu Manokaran
Beautiful card…love the contrast colors ..
Kathy L
Stunning card with a dark background! Thank you for sharing!
Kathy L
Beautiful and stunning on black background!
Cecie Haxton
Oh, my goodness! This is such a striking card. Thanks for sharing your process, as I would never have thought of this. Absolutely beautiful!
Tara Prince
Stunning card!
Maria Alder
Fabulous card. Love the colours you have used on this card x
Angela Person
Love the “chalkboard” effect you did on this card. So beautiful.
Angela C Posch
Didn’t think of a dark background. Nice.
MaryH.
What a mesmerizing, dazzling effect that dark background has. And the flowers just pop right at you and take center stage. You hit this one right out the park! Exquisite work.
sharon gullikson
That is so dramatic and GORGEOUS!!! You are so artistic.
Joan
Gorgeous card – love how it looks like chalkboard. Thank you.
Dawn Tooley
Love the chalkboard effect! Thanks for sharing!
Inkin' Chickie
Great look to the background. I like the flowers left white.
Teri S.
Wow! What a bold look! The yellow against the black background just pops. Inking over the black permanent ink outline with white chalk ink is a new idea to me & I really like the look of it.
gail
what an interesting technique for the chalkboard effect, never seen this before
gayle
it looks so much more complicated than your directions. Will have to give this a try.
Cyndi Morris
Strikingly beautiful card. I love that gorgeous daffodil and it’s absolutely stunning on the dark background.
Judi Dempton
Your cards are always beautiful and unique!
Lois
Very pretty. Thanks for sharing
Maryam Azhar
So beautiful!!
Mary Holshouser
Spectacular. That says it all.
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Lauryne Cunningham
Gorgeous card! I love the chalkboard-like background- the yellow daffodils pop beautifully against it!
Kathy P.
Your bold yellow daffodils really pop against the chalkboard base! Beautiful!
Kathy Dippner
Fabulous card! I’ve never seen the chalkboard effect. I really like it. Thanks for sharing.
Danyelle Dillon
Very pretty card. Such a great and interesting dark background. It really does look like a chalkboard! I have never seen this technique. Very cool! Thanks for sharing! You are so talented! Yellow is my favorite color so your flowers are very pretty to me! Thank you again!
Maura
Love the drama of this card – fabulous work!
Dawn Jones
Great technique, definitely my favorite. Love this card.
Carol Wortman
There are no words here. I find myself staring at the areas all over hich appears dimensional when it’s not, yet so gorgeous. This is beautifully done. .I love the daffodil so much and never think of it as stunning. Nicely done!
Lisa Byers
Beautiful technique!! I love the contrast!! Awesome card!!
Laraine
Gorgeous! Love the way the flowers popped against the background!
Helen
The chalkboard look of this card is fantastic, Svitlana. Thanks for sharing this card and your directions for creating it. In my opinion, Altenew saved the best for last in this blog hop! tfs-stay well.
Sue D
Awesome results with this technique.
Denise Bryant
Striking effect with the images against the dark background!
Karen Hale
The light/dark contrast really make your daffodils pop of the page….BEAUTIFUL card! Great technique.
tina z
Beautiful technique!
Connie Johnson
Hi Svitlana 🙂 Love the depth that you achieved with this card!!! Stunning! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Sherri Little
Love that daffodil stamp from altenew!