Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Altenew Paint-A-Flower: Carnations Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello my friends!
It's time to share another exciting Altenew Paint-A-Flower with you.
We are celebrating this month's Paint-A-Flower Carnations with a blog hop!

If you arrive from the blog o Nichol Spohr, you are in the right place.
If not, come and join the fun hop for ideas and inspiration. 
Altenew-PAF Carnations- StringArt Die

I absolutely love the outlines of the carnation and thought it would look really beautiful with white -embossing.
Altenew-PAF Carnations- StringArt Die-002

I anchored the stamps and stamped them strategically on the corners to achieve the maximum blooms.
This set of stamp is rather large and yet it still allows you to move around to get it positioned. 

Altenew-PAF Carnations- StringArt Die-001

For water-coloring, my go to is almost ways the Altenew 24 Pan Set. I don't use the color red enough. I am glad that I did because the red carnations truly stand out.

Altenew-PAFCarnations-String Art Die
I hope that you are enjoying the blog hop.

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Prizes: to celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by Sept. 27th for a chance to win.
AND Altenew will draw a winner to receive a $15 Altenew Gift Certificate from the comments left on each designer's blog on the blog hop list (including mine!)! The winner will be announced on the
All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on Sept. 30th, 2020
 
Thanks so much for stopping by!

63 comments:

MadeByMeghanK said...

Absolutely gorgeous coloring! I LOVE the blue background!

Ms. Tamp said...

Such a beautiful background. Nice coloring example for the flowers.

Lois said...

Beautiful cards. Love the colors you used. Thanks for sharing

Maureen Reiss said...

Really Beautiful!!!

Peg Frushour said...

Very pretty card! Love all the color!!

Bernadette said...

Such beautiful colors!

vickie said...

Oh My! Love, love, love this colorful card!

Brenda said...

I love this card especially the way you did the watercolor background. Just beautiful.

conil said...

All these carnations are so delicate scattered across your card. Simply lovely.

Retta said...

This stamp set is beautiful embossed in white! Lovely card. I love hat carnations can be any color! I remember as a girl - a long, long time ago - that carnations were always sprayed with color to match whatever you were wearing.

Sandy M said...

I love the assorted colors on the carnations. The beautiful blue really made them pop.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful background!

Joanne Hoffmann said...

Gorgeous card! I love the water colored background and carnations...those frilly blooms are so realistic!!

Nandini said...

Beautiful card. I love the colors.

Becca Yahrling said...

Love how the pretty colors of the flowers pop against the blue BG.

Lagene said...

Awesome stamp set and beautiful creation, I love how you created the carnation background!

Kelsey Thomas said...

I love how colorful your card is! :)

brandco2450@gmail.com said...

Beautiful! Love the colours, they make the flowers
look very real and lifelike!

Karen H said...

Absolutely gorgeous! Your carnations really stand out with the blue background.

DorothyA said...

So colorful and just lovely! That bright blue sky makes those flowers pop!

Karen W. said...

These carnations look like they are floating on water. Beautifully colored!

Carolyn said...

Lovely carnation card. I really like the blue watercolor wash in the background.

Whiteibis said...

Nice realistic coloring of the carnation stamp. Lovely card as always.

Linda BL said...

Very pretty card. I love carnations and the more colors in a bouquet the better! The blue background is so nice with the bright flower colors. Your card reminds me of the many lovely carnation bouquets I have had over the years!

Denise Bryant said...

Love these pretty carnations and the colors you used! Beautiful card!

Jean said...

Simply gorgeous!

Nancy said...

Love the card, love the color, love how happy it makes me feel!

Michelle said...

Pretty watercolor card. This PAF set is amazing!!!

Giselle said...

Your card is so pretty and cheerful!

sharon g said...

Well this is fun. It looks like someone threw a bunch of Carnations into the sky in celebration!

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Beautiful carnations embossed in white, Virginia!! Just love your watercoloring too!

cindybearj said...

I love your colorful card! The flowers really pop with the blue background.

Cheryl O said...

So colorful and cheery, lovely card!!!

Sandy said...

So pretty! I really need to learn water coloring.

cosie said...

The blue background makes these gorgeous flowers really take centre stage. Beautiful

Helen said...

So stunning, Virginia! I love the washy blue background behind your beautiful carnations! I love to see what you create! Thanks for the great inspiration! Take care! :)

Maura said...

You created such a "playful" look with your placement and colors of the flowers, love it!!

Karen Brown said...

So dreamy and beautiful!

Jade said...

Wow! I love your carnation card!!! The carnation colors are magnificent and the blue background is perfect. Thank you.

Kimberly said...

That white embossing really makes the card, doesn't it???

Wanda said...

Pretty card. Love all the color. TFS

Dawn Cooksley said...

Great card...so lovely...I have the Altenew 36 pan watercolour set and totally love it...such a lovely watercolor to paint with...

Laura said...

Awesome card! Love how the color of the carnations make them stand out on the card.

ummekulsumhk said...

Lovely card!

Dawn T said...

so beautiful Virginia. A great stamp and love your watercolouring.

MaryH said...


I besotted with the blue, watery background; perfect to show case those attractive, vividly colored carnations. You certainly took advantage of the wonderful PAF carnation design and made something memorable! I think the red sealed the deal...

AniRey said...

What an organic card, & so cheerfully colored. Very pretty.

Kate Skonieczna said...

Gorgeous card and amazing water coloring 😍

Jenny said...

I love all of the bright, happy colors you used!!

Carol McCready said...

Your card is beautiful. I love those colors.

Barbara said...

Your card is so pretty, thanks for sharing.

Cyndi said...

Gorgeous card. I love the beautiful, colorful carnations and the background is amazing. Love that sentiment.

Sue D said...

I like the white embossing and colors.

Kristen Snoozy said...

Your card is dreamy with the watercolor blue background. Love it!

Mendy said...

Your coloring is beautiful and your card is amazing.

MelissaF said...

Beautiful water colored carnations, love the blue background and the diagonal corner design too!

Kathy Raker said...

Beautiful cheerful card. Love the blue background and watercolored carnations. This card would brighten ones day for sure.

Lauryne Cunningham said...

Beautiful design! I love the blue background!

Sra. Spitzer said...

Hi, Virginia -
First, thank you for making it easy to leave a comment. I just had to hunt and search for how to do it for the last crafter (whose work is, like yours, exceptional). I LOVE your card. I think the blue background is striking and oh-so-pretty! My very favorite part of your card, however, is the way you colored the flowers' green portions. They are just gorgeous... almost like stained glass or something. So stupendously beautiful. I like the petal parts a lot as well, but the green parts are perfection.
Blessings on you now and always......
Lori in PA

L said...

Love the cheery colors!
This card would be a real day brightener for someone!

Amber Bissonnette said...

Such a pretty card! Love the blue background you did!

Amy H said...

Your water coloring is beautiful.

Amy H said...

They saved the best for last! Your watercoloring is beautiful and inspiring.