As the weather is getting warmer and warmer (almost too hot sometimes!), lots of different flowers are blooming and adding lots of colors all around us. Altenew’s May release perfectly reflects those pretty flowers in my opinion. With more layering stamps, wonderful sentiment sets, and coordinating dies, your crafting time for May will be more fun!
I am so excited to be participating in this blog hop to celebrate the latest release. And I will be sharing one of my favorite techniques of all time – watercolor stamping. This is perfect for when you are short on time but want watercolor effect on your projects.
One of many questions I get is how to get a smooth stamping impression – I talk about stamping season in the video tutorial above so make sure to check it out!
I used one of my new all time favorite for this card – Painted Rose stamp set is really a great one to use with this technique. You can create nicely blended watercolor look with different layers and color shades.
This card was made for one of the teachers I work with and she will be retiring after this year, so I wanted to create something simple yet elegant card to give with a small gift. The result was a perfect satisfaction in my opinion. What do you think?
SUPPLIES
See below for all the products used in today’s project. Click SSS for Simon Says Stamp, EH for Ellen Hutson, or AMZ for Amazon. All the products were personally purchased, otherwise noted. Enjoy shopping and happy creating!
I hope you enjoyed today’s project from me. Next stop on the blog hop is Svetlana Shayevich. Make sure to leave some love on her blog!
GIVEAWAYS
- To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Blog by Thursday, May 19th, 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on Friday, May 20th.
- I am also giving away a $30 gift certificate to a lucky winner! Leave a comment below by Thursday, May 19th, 11:59 PST. I will announce a winner here on Friday, May 20th.
*** Giveaway Winner! Congrats, Valgerdur! Please email Altenew at [email protected] with a subject May Release Blog Hop Winner to claim your prize!