Hello and welcome to Altenew December 2018 Markers/Embellishments Release Blog Hop! We’re celebrating the release of new Artist Markers and fun embellishments.
You probably came from Raquel Bowman. If not – you may consider starting from the beginning at Altenew Card Blog and see what other members of Altenew design team and guest designers have created. There are so many beautiful projects from talented designers. Also you on each stop you you have a chance to win a prize.
ALTENEW DECEMBER MARKERS AND EMBELLISHMENTS RELEASE
 Altenew Artist Markers Set E Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Artist Markers Colorless Blender Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Artist Markers Primary Essential Set Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Butterfly Acetate Die Cuts Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Sweet Hearts Adhesive Wood Veneers Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Watercolor Butterfly Cardstock Stickers Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Year-Round Acetate Die Cuts Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Cool Summer Night Enamel Dots Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Green Fields Enamel Dots Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Pocketful Of Sunshine Enamel Dots Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Red Cosmos Enamel Dots Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Rock Collection Enamel Dots Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew December 2018 Release Scrapbook Embellishment Bundle Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew December 2018 Release Enamel Dots Bundle Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew December 2018 Markers & Embellishments Release Inspiration Guide Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew December 2018 Butterfly Embellishment Bundle Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew December 2018 Release Artist Markers Bundle Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Artist Markers 48 Color Set Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Artist Markers 60 Color Set Click A Shop: AN |
ADDING SHADING WITH GRAY MARKERS AND COLOR SPOTLIGHT TECHNIQUE
For my card today I used all (almost) markers from the new set. The idea was to color one big image in different shades for the background and sentiment (which I die cut out of the mentioned background).
But I wasn’t looking forward to coloring them separately trying to match the shading on the background and sentiment pieces. So I used the technique that is very handy in situations like this. Which is creating shades with gray markers and then adding color needed. This way all shading is already there by the tone you add color and there is no need to shade with whatever color you’re adding.
So first I stamped the floral image from the Sketchy Floral Stamp Set onto a white panel using the Pure Graphite Dye Ink.
Then it was colored using two lightest gray markers from the new Artist Markers Set E.
I die-cut a word out of the panel using dies from the Bold Alphabet Die Set.
And then I colored the panel and letter die-cuts. Using green marker for the panel and orange for the letters.
And by coloring I mean just filing the area with a marker. I didn’t do any shading on this point as it was already out down with gray markers.
I adhered the panel onto a white card base, made a sentiment dimensional (by die-cutting with the same die out of an orange cardstock and stacking the die-cuts) and inserted it into its negative space in the panel.
Lastly I added several Snow Crystals.
PRIZES
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 12/12/2018 for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on Sunday, December 16th.
I will also randomly choose a winner from comments left on this post and the prize will be $30 gift certificate to Altenew online store. Please leave a comment on this post by 12/11/2018 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win. I will announce the winner here in this post on 12/12/2018.
WINNER
The winner of $30 Gift Certificate is Daniela May.
Congratulations!
I will be e-mailing you instructions of how to claim your prize.
Thank you everyone for your lovely comments! I really appreciate your attention to my works!
GET HOPPING!
The next stop in the blog hop will be Gayatri Murali. If you got lost, please go back to Altenew Card Blog.
BLOG HOP
SUPPLIES
If you’re interested in the supplies I’ve used – they’re listed below. Where available I use compensated affiliate links (which means if you make a purchase I will get a small commission with no additional cost for you). Click on the letters below to go to a favorite store: Simon Says Stamp (SSS), Studio Katia (SK), Altenew (AN), Ellen Hutson (EH), Scrapbook.com (SC), Amazon (AZ), Spellbinders (SB), etc.
I truly appreciate your support!
 Altenew Sketchy Floral Stamp Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
Altenew Artist Markers Set E Click A Shop: AN |
Altenew Artist Markers Colorless Blender Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Bold Alphabet Die Set Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Altenew Pure Graphite Dye Ink Pad Click A Shop: AN |
 Altenew Classic Crest Solar White Cardstock Click A Shop: AN |
 Hero Arts Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Click A Shop: SSS | SC | EH |
 Altenew Embossing Ink Click A Shop: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder Click A Shop: SSS | AN | EH |
 Altenew 3 Pack Glue Tape Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Mini MISTI Precision Stamper Stamping Tool Click A Shop: SSS | AZ | SC |
 Altenew Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine Click A Shop: SSS | AN |
 Spellbinders Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine Click A Shop: SSS | SC | SB |
 Studio Katia Snow Crystals Click A Shop: SSS | SK |
Debbie Rumpza
Very pretty! Love the rich colors and the way you popped up the sentiment.
Tara Prince
Gorgeous card!! I love the sentiment!!
Karthikha Uday
Such a pretty card! Love the highlight on the sentiment with the change of color! Creative! 🙂
Sandra Stein
Hugs are always welcomed. Pretty card.
Carol Schamerloh
Absolutely beautiful!
Elaine D
Love how the sentiment came out.
Kelsey Thomas
Love the look of this card! 🙂
barbara lassiter
This is an interesting way to shade and the results are beautiful. I don’t have any of these markers but may have to consider them after seeing all the beautiful ideas on this blog hop!
Laine
Very clever with the grey shading. I love that. A great way to stretch your marker range.
Michele K. Henderson
Ooooh, I love these pop-out letters! This is so much fun and it looks absolutely amazing!
Lisa Byers
Love your Hugs card!! The colors are beautiful!!
Kim Faucher
Such a beautiful card. Love those tonal grays in that new marker set!!! ❤️
Kanan Pandya
Beautiful card and so pretty design. 🙂
Jean Marmo
Simply stunning!
Daniela May
wow – this card is so striking – love your style – very unique
Darlene Jessee
This is stunning, love the technique with the gray shading. I need to try this soon.
Marisela Delgado
Great card
Kandice J
The subltness of the hugs is awesome. Stunning card!
Vivian C
Thanks for sharing this lovely card.
Meghan Kennihan
Beautiful! I love how the hugs comes out from the gorgeous coloring!
Linda R
What a beautiful card! Your choice of colors is just perfect. Your “hugs” work so will in your design. Thanks for sharing your artwork.
Rema DeLeeuw
Beautiful card!
Brenda L. Kuder
I love your card. I have the large alphabet and need to make a similar card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Helen
Svitlana, this is such a lovely card–so beautifully colored. Like how you’ve cut and given dimension to you single word. tfs
Velichka Zheleva
Wow great markers 🙂 I love this card 🙂
Emmaline
I love the two-tone inlaid look – so unique! You always create such beautiful cards!
Jane Booth
Love the unique card! Can’t find things like THAT in stores! It is so eye catching with the “eclipse” technique, your wonderful use of color, and of course the sketchy florals is a fave! Beautifully done…and I am going to have to remember the trick of using the grays!
Dee Earnshaw
stunning coloring and amazing design!!!
MandaLJ
Gorgeous card – I love how you’ve inlaid the HUGS!
Dawn Jones
I love how you die cut the sentiment out of colored cardstock to help it stand out more.
Brenda Lee N
Very pretty card. Great colors.
Theresa Petermann
love how you split the coloring, looks very dramatic. thanks as always for sharing,.
Nandini Karmarkar
Very beautiful card. And I love the technique.
Martha Gunckel
What a beautiful card. Your colors make the floral pop but your using the orange on the parts of the words is very creative. Very well done.
SandyK
Striking greens.
Hussena Calcuttawala
Your card and coloring is just so amazing !! I love the way you have popped up that sentiment!
Carla Hundley
Great way to use the
markers. Made a vety
lovely statement.
Carla from Utah
Kirsty Vittetoe
What a gorgeous card !
Linda BL
Coloring and shading with the gray Artist Markers is a really neat technique. It sure seems like one to try! Your card is beautiful and the greens are amazing with the smaller amount of orange.
Nana Griffin
So lovely.
Carol Rossouw
Another winning release from Altenew! And another beautiful and unique card from you.
Bonnie Eng
I love this – it is so beautiful, the colours so bright, and the layering is wonderful!
Johanna T.
A beautiful card! I love how the sentiment matches the pattern but is in a different color.
Carmela Hubler
Such a cool design, Svitlana. I love the stamping and colors.
Nelya
Wow, this looks so neat!
Annalisa
I think this is what I’m most excited about for this release: the grey set. I love a drop shadow, but it can take so long with pencils, which is what I usually use, so I think this might be my answer. Thanks for sharing this lovely card and technique with us; the alternating of the green and orange is really striking.
Chandhini
This card is gorgeous, I love the technique you have used. It stole my heart.
Subhashini
Stunning creation! Love how the sentiment pops up against the background. Thank you so much for the inspiration.
Judie Attard
Beautiful and super unique card!
Becca Yahrling
Absolutely love the pretty colors you used here together and also love
the technique with the popped up sentiment.
Mary Holshouser
Stupendous. Love the layering
The technique makes a fantastic
design and the colors are fabulous.
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Lauryne Cunningham
What a cool card! I love the colors and how you popped up the sentiment!
Chris W
Love your card. Great release from Altenew.
Mirella Rogan
I love your clever designs, and this one is no exception. Very nicely executed, too! Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Kathy Ferguson
I love your card design with the word cut out of the background and popped up on the design. Beautiful card and technique. Thank for sharing your time and talent with us.
cyndi morris
Love this card. Your coloring is amazing.
Jess K
great card, love the colors and the different inlay!!
BrendaLea
I love the way you do the spotlight technique. It is always so mazing.
Jean Marmo
These cards are gorgeous!
Jeanne Beam
Wonderful card!
Thanks for sharing…
TracyM #6773
BEAUTIFUL card!
LOVE the design and colours!
Thank You for sharing your CREATIVE Marker INSPIRATION … I look forward to giving your “base shading” technique a try 🙂
Heather Mills
What a beautiful and unique card with a fun technique.
Tina Mathisen
How clever to make the shading with the grey colors first. Going to try that next time. Beautiful card, the orange letters really “pops” on the green background.
/Tina M.
Linnea Sundstrom
such a fresh, pretty, eye-catching look!!
Natasha Louissaint
Nicely layered
Dana M
Absolutely gorgeous. Fabulously artistic and stunning colors.
LAURA CASSELMAN
These colors look so good together and especially with this technique!