Hello and welcome to Altenew’s December 2018 Release Blog Hop and Giveaway. I am super excited to join Altenew on this markers and embellishments release! To start at the beginning of the hop go to the Altenew Card Blog. You will find the full hop list at the bottom of my post. I am the second stop in the hop so if you are coming from The Altenew Card Blog you are in the right place.
The Altenew markers are wonderful and I really truly love them. I love it when Alenew comes out with a new set of colors so you can imagine how delighted I was that they just released two new sets! Thank you Altenew! For the blog hop today I inked up some of the Altenew beautiful floral stamps and got to work with the markers.
Love how beautiful and colorful the packaging is and how useful the box is with the colors swatched on the outside of the box.
For both of my cards I stamped a background, colored it and added heavy weight vellum to soften the background.
This stamp called, “Engraved Flowers” is so beautiful and the set is full of lots of different flowers. Perfect for coloring!
For the flower I used a little bit of palette blending. Love how adding the green with the blue makes the flower pop! For this card I used the Primary Essential set of markers.
Adding some colored pencil detail is my favorite part of the process and any type of colored pencil will do the trick. Don’t forget a sharp pencil is your bestfriend.
Actually I love coloring a background too lol.
and …. the finished card. Love the soft look of vellum. I opted not to use a sentiment since I have been reaching for blank cards recently.
For my second card I inked up this large stamp called, “Inked Rose” … swooon!
The background was inked up with some Altenew ink and it worked beautifully with their markers.
I knew the rose was going to go in the middle of the background so why spend the time coloring the middle?
The sentiment was curved on my misti to fit on the leaf.
All you need to do is lay the sentiment on the misti and line it up where you want to go. Then take the end of the stamp and curve the end up making sure it still stays flat on the misti.
Using a black pencil I added black to random parts of the rose especially the nook and crannies! I did film me coloring this rose but, I ran out of time to edit it …. and I will try to finish it up for you all if interested.
You can find the December 2018 markers/embellishments release collection page here.
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The release is now live and available for purchase in the shop! To celebrate with you, Altenew has an amazing giveaway.
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. The six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on Sunday, December 16th.
Next stop in the blog hop today is the urber talented Erum Tasneem .Thank you so very much for your visit I am always grateful and I love seeing you pop in. Have an crafty weekend! Hugs, KathyKathy Racoosin (you are here)Erum Tasneem*next on the hop*
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I love the way you add details with pencils. It really. makes the flowers stand out…. and I love the vellum covered background. Gorgeous cards!
So beautiful, Kathy! I love the way the vellum allows the top image to really pop!
These are just stunning Kathy. Love the backgrounds and they were worth all the extra effort! The rose is beautiful.
Beautifully done cards.
How beautiful . Love the markers and using pencil along side. Especially love the
vellum over the art work.
How pretty! And what a neat background with the leaves. Nice work!
I knew before even opening the link that your creation would be stunning. Not wrong!
Beautiful! I also love to see the details you add on top with pencil. It really makes a huge difference and I’ve been trying that more and more since you showed it! Love Altenew and all of their releases. The artist marker colors are great!
Gorgeous cards, Kathy! Your coloring is the best!!
Oh my!! These are super gorgeous!! Love love love your coloring!! <3
These cards are gorgeous. Love how you used the vellum.
Beautiful coloring and so lovely details!! Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Beautiful cards. The vellum was a perfect touch! Genius, maybe! 🙂
Your coloring makes EVERY product a ‘must have’!
Beautiful! I love the combination of alcohol markers and colored pencil. Also love the use of vellum!
Your coloring is out-of-this-world Kathy!! I want to design color-able stamps just for you! <3
Such beautiful coloring! 🙂
Goodness! That blue flower one is just so beautiful!!!! The other one is too, but that blue one is unforgettable! Definitely need to get those markers. I too, love their markers.
Such gorgeous cards! I love the blue flower!!
Adorable cards!
ALL of your cards look so beautiful, but my very favorite is that brilliant inked rose! I love the deep, rich color! There are so many ways to use that big stamp too!
Breathtaking!!!! These colors are so vibrant.
These cards are dynamic! Thanks for sharing
Beautiful colors and great Altenew release! I love your use of colored pencils with the markers and use of vellum. Stunning cards!
Kathy, the only problem with seeing your cards is that I feel like I’ll never be that good. But the stamps are beautiful and I will do the best I can, even if it isn’t as good as you. But I’ll keep trying.
Absolutely stunning cards. I love the way you blended the blue with green. Gorgeous!!
Hi Kathy!
Just wanted to comment here– not doing the blog hop, too long for me. But, your coloring is GORGEOUS!!!! STUNNING WORK!!!! 😉
Amazing blending and beautiful bright new colours. Love the leaves background.
Both the cards are amazing Kathy.. fantastically colored 🙂
They’re both gorgeous!! I love the colors you chose for the Engraved Flowers card.
I love your use of vellum! The slight muting of the rich colors is beautiful! Thank you.
Very beautiful cards. Love the new markers.
These cards are just stunning! I love that the markers match the inks and are so crisp and original colors!
The flowers are gorgeous.
I love the card with the vellum
that tones down some of the
colors. Makes a fantastic card.
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I loved the rose card, so dark and mysterious, and beautiful. The vellum really made the card perfect. Thank you so much.
Love the results of your technique. I got to try this one day.
Such lush colors!
So beautiful…
Kathy, I follow you all the time. You are the best colorist. I try to copy your technique all the time. Lots of practice. Thanks for sharing your beautiful artwork. Merry Christmas.
WOW, Kathy. Those are fabulous. I mean, you always make awesome cards, but these are fabulous!
Kathy your cards are stunning!!! I just love the way you coloured both of the florals and the background wonderful as well. I really hope you share the video you filmed while making these.
All of your coloring is very pretty. They seem to be very nice markers.
Ahhh I am in love…….with these gorgeous flowers. Both of the stamp sets are awesome and you made them with your great colouring stunning. Love that you used vellum over your background, that is something I have to keep in mind for when I have a to bright coloured background. Thank you so much for showing and I hope you will edit the video of the rose colouring.
These cards are so vibrantly colored, Kathy. Like how the vellum mutes the background so that the focal floral stands out. tfs
Just STUNNING! I love the colors and your coloring is FAB
the vellum overlay and the detail with the colored pencils make these cards super gorgeous, Kathy!
These are Gorgeous!!! I love the pencil details, they really make them pop!!
The cards are amazingly beautiful. The blues are just gorgeous. Some of your most beautiful work. And that’s saying a lot because your work is always so exceptional. Thanks so much for sharing your art.
Blue things are my favorite! The blue flower is another reason I still love blue things! Awesome job!
Blue things are my favorite! The blue flower is another reason I still love it. Awesome job!
Amazing coloring skill. So pretty
Your cards are gorgeous! Especially the one using the engraved flowers! And I am so excited that they came out with more markers! I just completed the previous sets offered and ❤️❤️❤️ Them!
Wow great markers 🙂 I love all the cards 🙂
So pretty
Beautiful work.
I am in LOVE with these cards! The vellum overlay is so gorgeous! <3
Absolutely gorgeous, Kathy!!
I love the colors in your world, so bright and vivid and very energizing. Love the new stamps and new products from Altenew.
Your coloring is very pretty! I would love to see the video of coloring the rose. I have a different brand of markers and have no idea how to use them. I figure they probably work the same way.
wow just stunning designs – thanks for the ideas:)
So amazing! Your colouring is just inspiring. You’ve really shown what Altenew’s new markers are capable of.
Oh my crafting goodness, Kathy, what gorgeous coloring! Your cards are stunning! What a creative idea to stamp a sentiment on the leaf!
I love your cards using these new colors. They’re very beautiful.
Gorgeous coloring Kathy–I’m in love with your cards. I have no idea how you do it–all the coloring, the video’s, editing–you are super woman Colorer!
Kathy, these cards are beautiful. Your coloring is exquisite!
Beautiful coloring, love the shading. Your very talented.
Wow, you have really mastered the art of coloring. Your highlights are amazing!
What eye-catching cards! Love how you colored the flowers and backgrounds and used vellum! Look forward to the possibility of creating with the new markers.
Stunning coloring as usual Kathy!! All your examples are so beautiful!
Absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing these beautiful cards.
Oh wow Kathy, these are just stunning!
Love your cards!
You have out done yourself on these. I have seen others use these markers from Altenew and I do love the new colors. I love how vivid they are. Of course your added goodies really make them awesome. Thanks for that.
Very pretty! Love to try these markers.
Love how you used the heavy weight vellum to soften the background. Love both cards!
Wow, those cards were awesome. Love your coloring and the addition of vellum makes the flower stand out.
Gorgeous cards!
The marker release from Altenew this time is just so amazing and you have as usual created magic with them.Your cards are beyond gorgeous.Totally in awe of your coloring!!
You do such beautiful work! These markers look great.
Beautiful deep colors.
Beautiful cards!
Awesome cards! Love the rich colours and velum overlay!
Stunning creations, love the flower with the blue and green petals.
Awesome release too.
XO
Maria Rodriguez.
Kathy, I love how you used the velum to highlight the beautifully colored images. Your coloring is impeccable! Beautiful cards!
Wow; the depth of colour is amazing – your colouring is gorgeous. I agree, I love that hint of green with that gorgeous blue. I also love how you softened the background with the vellum – it makes the focal flower pop.
Beautiful cards! The vellum is a wonderful look, although it seems like a shame to cover up all that gorgeous coloring you did. Love the leaves background too, thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful flowers.
Absolutely stunning colouring, Kathy!! Both cards are amazing!
Another winning release from Altenew! Your cards are so beautiful I don’t have words to describe them. Wow!
Will have to try using pencils with this technique. Amazing definition. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! Your cards are absolutely amazing! I love the way you colored the background and added the vellum. I love the orange flower- those shades of orange are so lovely! Can’t wait to get the new markers in my stash!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!
Love the blending! So gorgeous and the vellum adds such a soft touch to your cards. These are amazing, Kathy!!
Beautiful colors and I like the use of vellum.
Love that large rose, awesome stamp!
Gorgeous cards. I love how you colored your background and covered it with vellum to make it look softer leaving a darker image on top. Your coloring is amazing. I struggle with brush markers because I am heavy handed. Thanks for inspiring me to create.
I’m amazed at how you fully colored the background as well as the foreground! I’m not sure I would have had the heart to cover the background even with vellum, but it is an amazingly classy look. I always love seeing you color and getting inspiration from you. Thanks for participating in this bloghop!
Amazing colouring!!! Stunning cards!
I absolutely love how you have created these cards, Kathy! Very creative layering with the vellum, which gives an ethereal look to your gorgeous cards! I have the engraved flower set, and can’t wait to try out your ideas myself!
Oh Kathy, you are absolutely amazing, and your artwork and colouring skills are out of this world!
Beautiful cards and love your coloring techniques.
Thanks so much for sharing…
Oh man… Amazing. I will be back to look at this post more than once. Amazing.
Your cards are stunning! As always, your coloring is beautiful and I love the vellum.
Kathy, you are such a talented artist that you are the perfect choice to demonstrate how to get the best results from these markers! Your designs are beautiful!!
Oh my Kathy, you sure know how to make a girl smile! I love both of your cards and the bright, cheery coloring! The vellum really does make the cards look fancy, takes them to another level. ; ) So very pretty!!!
Such creative work and beautiful cards
Beautiful cards Kathy. Love how you added pencil details. The florals really pop off the cards.
Your ink coloring is amazing! I love the added detail with the color pencils and also the soft touch with vellum. So pretty!
A brilliant card!
STUNNING flowers and GORGEOUS cards Kathy!
You have convinced me, I can see a new marker addiction starting at our house 🙂
These are gorgeous!! I love how you made the backgrounds and then covered them with vellum. It softens the background but still lets it shine through.
Wow! What amazingly beautiful and creative cards! Happy Holidays!