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**GIVEAWAY** Two, Three Tone Stamping w/ Dye Inks

February 13, 2020

Happy Thursday! Today’s blog post features two different cards sharing an easy way to stamp various images to create different backgrounds and feels.

Altenew is releasing a great line of new stamps, dies, mask stencils, and awesome watercolor pan set, along with a brand-new cutting mat! I will share more projects in the upcoming weeks showcasing these awesome products, so make sure to stay tuned!

For today’s cards, I wanted to share a way for you to easily create cards with using 1 stamp set and a couple of dye inks.

The first card is using different shades of blue and gray – this would be a quick card you can create for any male in your life. Even if these are floral images, you could easily tone it down with any shades of neutral colors.

This particular stamp set has large and small scales of flowers and foliages that are great for background stamping or focal points. I simply focused on the top left portion of the card to start with and went towards the right bottom corner of the card while filling the space with images.

The white space on the bottom of the card is perfect for making your sentiment shine.

The next card was created with just three shades of one color. This is so easy to create when you work with a dye ink that already comes in different shades!

The monochromatic look is a great way to create a unique look on your cards without too many supplies. You can play with a bunch of different color tones to see which monochromatic looks you like the best!

For this card, I focused the background to be on the bottom and stamped various sized images with different shades. The top portion of the card was left in white for sentiments.

Once I was done with both cards, I wanted to add some sparkles so I took an iridescent ink spray and gold metallic ink spray and splattered the beautiful shiny pigments over the card fronts.

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Do you have a favorite product from today’s release? Share your choice by commenting below and you will automatically be entered into a giveaway!


SUPPLIES

See below for all the products used in today’s project. Click ATN for Altenew, EH for Ellen Hutson, SSS for Simon Says Stamp, orΒ AMZ for Amazon. I participate in several affiliate programs where I get a small commission at no additional cost to you when products are purchased through links I share here. Thank you for your support!



GIVEAWAYS

There are TWO giveaways you can enjoy!

  1. Altenew is giving away SIX $50 gift certificates to the Altenew store! Make sure to visit their blog and leave a comment to win.
  2. My blog readers get another chance to win a $20 gift certification to the Altenew store! Please leave me a comment below by 02/20/2020. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 02/21/2019 Good luck!!

BLOG HOP

I am participating in a fun blog hop to celebrate today’s release! Next stop on the hop is Amber Rain Davis! Make sure to stop by and leave some love for her! Please see below for the full blog hop list.

  • Altenew Card Blog
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  • Erum Tasneem
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  • Nicole Picadura
  • Amber Rain Davis
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Nicole
Cardmaker, stamper, watercolor enthusiast, and planner lover

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74 Comments


Lee
February 13, 2020 at 8:38 am
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Simple. Elegant. Love your use of shades.



Carolyn
February 13, 2020 at 8:45 am
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Love the shades of blue in this “watercolor Roses”



Jen F
February 13, 2020 at 8:52 am
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Super pretty! Love those colors and your Believe design



Claudia K Anderson
February 13, 2020 at 9:20 am
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Love this Watercolor Roses set! Thank you!



maria f.
February 13, 2020 at 9:27 am
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I love all those beautiful blues, especially with the gray tones.



Kristina M
February 13, 2020 at 10:28 am
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I really like the monochromatic look, but both cards are beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talents!



Janis Spear
February 13, 2020 at 10:52 am
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I just love your colour combination. Such an elegant card.



Stacey Kowbel
February 13, 2020 at 11:37 am
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Beautiful cards!



Brenda L. Kuder
February 13, 2020 at 11:42 am
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Pretty card! I might have to buy those flowers!



Jennifer Rasnick
February 13, 2020 at 1:28 pm
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Beautiful cards from a fantastic release!



Lagene
February 13, 2020 at 1:32 pm
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Great Altenew release! Awesome creations! I especially love the combination of blues and gray!



Liz O.
February 13, 2020 at 2:01 pm
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Love this Tri-tone technique Nicole! The new Watercolor Roses set is very pretty, I can see myself struggling to stay within budget after finishing this hope ;). Thanks for the inspiration!



Monique H
February 13, 2020 at 2:09 pm
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The single color family stamping makes for a beautiful card.



Meghan Kennihan
February 13, 2020 at 2:40 pm
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This is my favorite flower of the release! I LOVE it in BLUE!



Peg S
February 13, 2020 at 4:45 pm
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Your single-color cards are gorgeous and make me think I “need” some Altenew inks.



izabelawr
February 13, 2020 at 4:58 pm
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Great Cards Nicole! I love this two/three tone stamping technique. I’m definitely using it with my projects. Thank you for sharing with us your amazing work!



Jean Marmo
February 13, 2020 at 5:56 pm
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Just gorgeous!



barbara lassiter
February 13, 2020 at 6:23 pm
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I love your cards and limiting the colors would make for quicker card making when I’m rushed for time! I really love the Watercolor Blooms stamp set in this release!



Kailash
February 13, 2020 at 6:57 pm
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Really pretty design!



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Jo-Anne Tedford
February 13, 2020 at 9:00 pm
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Beautiful cards



Sheri Hartman
February 13, 2020 at 9:12 pm
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Use of the stamps is excellent. Lovely cards.



Julie Detlefsen
February 13, 2020 at 10:02 pm
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I always get so much inspiration from you. Once again you knocked it out of the park. Beautiful cards.



Julie Detlefsen
February 13, 2020 at 10:04 pm
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I always find so much inspiration from you. You knocked it out of the park with this collection and the incredible watercolors. Thank You for all of our incredible work.



Dorothy A
February 13, 2020 at 10:27 pm
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Lovely cards. I like all the shades of blue, my favorite color.



Inkin' Chickie
February 13, 2020 at 11:52 pm
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I like the color choices and set up for these cards.



Sheri Hartman
February 14, 2020 at 8:05 am
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Sweet card. Your work is wonderful.



Cindy C.
February 14, 2020 at 10:51 am
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Sweet card indeed!!



Margarita Navarro-Rivera
February 14, 2020 at 11:42 am
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Love you CAS card!



Lisa Moline
February 14, 2020 at 1:49 pm
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Those cards are gorgeous! The watercolor roses are so pretty in blue!



Jade
February 14, 2020 at 2:26 pm
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Very pretty cards with great colors.



Paula Haller
February 14, 2020 at 4:30 pm
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Quite lovely! I like the stamps used for background and they are quite impressive with minimal color choices as you’ve displayed here. I do believe the Watercolor Blooms and Watercolor Roses Stamps Sets are my favorite from this wonderful release.



Donna C
February 14, 2020 at 6:03 pm
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Solid stamping is my favorite look for these awesome stamps. Love the looks you achieved with this blue color family.



Nandini Karmarkar
February 14, 2020 at 7:18 pm
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Very cool and elegant cards. I love the gorgeous colors and bold sentiments.



Jen Hill
February 14, 2020 at 9:37 pm
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Simple and beautiful!



Brandi R
February 14, 2020 at 9:58 pm
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Beautiful cards! Love the softness of these shades of blue. β™₯



Rema DeLeeuw
February 14, 2020 at 10:30 pm
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Lovely cards!



Dawn Jones
February 15, 2020 at 4:16 am
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I live the Altenew ink, they stamp so well and blend beautifully. This project really shows how beautiful they are, thanks.



Heather Jacobs
February 15, 2020 at 8:54 am
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Ooh the roses in blue and grey is DIVINE! Have not seen this color combo yet on the hop! So unique!



Marisela Delgado
February 15, 2020 at 1:27 pm
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What wonderful cards.



Jackie Parkins
February 15, 2020 at 2:46 pm
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The roses are beautiful in the shades of blue.



Bri Kay
February 15, 2020 at 10:24 pm
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Amazing!



Valerie Hayden
February 15, 2020 at 10:39 pm
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Not my favorite color, but great idea with a monochromatic look. Thanks for sharing.



Dawn T
February 16, 2020 at 12:18 am
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what a great idea to just use the one colour family. Great cards.



Jenny N
February 16, 2020 at 5:10 am
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The cards you have created with the new February products are stunning, love thoese blue tones.



Cyndi Morris
February 16, 2020 at 10:53 am
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Beautiful cards, gorgeous colors (love the blues!).



Carol McCready
February 16, 2020 at 11:31 am
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Thank you for sharing how to create those backgrounds. Love your cards.



Kathy Dippner
February 16, 2020 at 4:53 pm
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Beautiful card! I love this blue color palette. Going to add it to my wishlist.



Michelle P
February 16, 2020 at 5:22 pm
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I just love this new release. Your cards are beautiful. Thanks so much for the inspiration.



Sue D
February 16, 2020 at 6:31 pm
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So pretty in shades of blue.



TRACEY LANDT
February 16, 2020 at 8:59 pm
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Beautiful colours and composition on your cards Nicole. Very hard to pick just one favourite!
Thank you for sharing.
T x



Denise Bryant
February 16, 2020 at 9:21 pm
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Love these pretty flowers! Beautiful cards!



Ana G
February 16, 2020 at 10:27 pm
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What an amazing color palette. So unique. I really like the greyer of the two.



Gail Spresser
February 17, 2020 at 4:48 am
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I really like your use of colors with the roses in this card. Thank you.



Susan Babcock
February 17, 2020 at 8:42 am
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Your blue tones look perfect on your cards with the gorgeous Altenew stamps!



Kimberly McField
February 17, 2020 at 8:45 am
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I love your monochromatic color scheme, and your cards are beautiful.



Sheryl L
February 17, 2020 at 9:14 am
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The blues are soo stunning! I love this look and happy to see more blues now it is the color of the year.



Karthikha Uday
February 17, 2020 at 1:36 pm
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Very pretty in blue!! Love the monochromatic choice! πŸ™‚



Jane B.
February 17, 2020 at 5:23 pm
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Blue is my favorite color and I loved the way you used it with the Watercolor Rose stamp on your first card. CAS makes for a lovely card with a quick turnaround! And, sometimes that is just what you need.



Cynthia Cole
February 18, 2020 at 7:12 am
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Loving your cards and that blue color scheme!



Maura
February 18, 2020 at 9:01 am
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This is such a simple stamp set, but the results are SO eye-catching, love your color choices too!!



Dana M
February 18, 2020 at 9:52 am
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Lovely cards! I love the color palette and graphic designs.



Kimberly Ligocki
February 18, 2020 at 10:42 am
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Love your use of those colors to make the flowers. Really cool.



tina z.
February 18, 2020 at 11:56 am
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so beautiful, I love blue colour!



Janette Cole
February 18, 2020 at 6:37 pm
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Love the iridescent spray



Maureen Reiss
February 19, 2020 at 8:08 am
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Really Beautiful!!!



Janis in ID
February 19, 2020 at 8:48 am
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Oh, those Watercolor Roses look fabulous. I esp love the card using the monochrome grays…which look like a blue-gray to me. What a wonderful serene look.
<3 J

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HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com



Carolyn
February 19, 2020 at 12:01 pm
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Love these colors, Nicole. I am thinking more and more I have have to have this stamp set.



Theressa C. Hudspeth
February 19, 2020 at 2:39 pm
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Very pretty



Donna Lindner
February 19, 2020 at 4:36 pm
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the cards are so pretty. love the colors the shades are great



Jeanne Beam
February 19, 2020 at 6:13 pm
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Beautiful cards! Love the colors.
Thanks so much for sharing…



Vicki T
February 20, 2020 at 7:52 am
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Very creative and Inspirational…



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