Altenew | Watercolor Sympathy Card and Video. 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop
Hello friends and thank you for joining us for the Altenew 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop (more below). I have a very simple and elegant card created using supplies mostly from Altenew, I incorporated a few of my favorite products plus a favorite technique.
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VIDEO TUTORIAL
I am explaining everything in detail on my video, you can watch it below or on my Youtube channel:
CARD DETAILS
A dear friend of our family lost her mother recently and I needed to make a sympathy card. I’ll be honest with you, those are always very difficult to make and even more difficult to give. I tried to make this project as simple as possible and used a few of my favorites. I tried to make this card so that it would be very light and full hope and comfort.
I used one of the flowers from the Botanical Garden stamp set and stamped it using Hero Arts Intense Black ink, which is a waterproof one among other things. The flower was colored using Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors, I used 3 colors only here. Instead of going with traditional green for the stem and leaves I ventured into red and used yellows for the petals.
The flower image was fussy cut (although there are matching dies) and coated with one layer of clear embossing powder. This added a lot of glossy shine and also made the watercolors appear more vibrant and saturated. I adhered the flower onto one of the Altenew vintage trims using Multi Matte Medium adhesive and foam mounted that onto an A2 top folding card base created out of woodgrain cardstock.
Sentiment, we are here for you, came from the Thinking of You stamp set and was heat embossed in Brass Embossing powder onto watercolor cardstock to match the color and texture of the card to the one used for the flower. The card was also embellished using a few mini gold sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.
BLOG HOP
Hop along with us to find loads of creative inspiration from Altenew designers and guests!
If you arrived from WOW! Embossing Powder the next stop on the hop is my very talented friend Taheerah Atchia.
 GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)
Leave comments along the way for the opportunity to win one of THREE prize packs valued at over $100 from Altenew! There are also 8 awesome companies who are celebrating with Altenew, and they are offering additional prizes (read more about that on Altenew Blog).
Be sure to leave comments on each stop by Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win! 13 winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the hop list and will be announced on the Altenew blog on Apr 14th.
SUPPLIES
I’m listing the products I used below. Click on the link to go directly to the product. Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thank you so much for your support!
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Becky W.
April 10, 2016Very elegant card. Perfect for a sympathy card.
Helen Holmes
April 10, 2016Gorgeous colours to make a lovely sympathy card Yana
cjmiller55410
April 10, 2016love your watercoloring, yana!
Karen Walker
April 10, 2016Such a gorgeous card! The gold is such a show-stopper!
julie m
April 10, 2016great design idea
Charlene Dahlberg
April 10, 2016your card is lovely – wonderful colors
Gail Alcorn
April 10, 2016Beautiful card! Thanks for the embossing tip!
Jill A
April 10, 2016Very pretty card!!!!!
Annette Hindes
April 10, 2016Pretty Card!
Carol K
April 10, 2016love the layers
Mimi r
April 10, 2016Gorgeous card, love your color choice.
mandayeung
April 10, 2016The layers in this card are beautiful! I love how the gold is the backdrop for the bold colors of the flowers.
Shannon Howell
April 10, 2016beautiful layout! and thank you for the intense color tip 🙂
Helen F.
April 10, 2016Gorgeous card, Yana! Thank you for the video showing how you created this beauty!
Amanda Picardi
April 10, 2016very lovely card! love the gold.
Eva N
April 10, 2016Wow. Just lovely. I’m bookmarking your site!
MarÃa Alba Negrón
April 10, 2016Lovely Card!!!
MarÃa Alba
Donna Kay
April 10, 2016love the card!
Carla
April 10, 2016That was AWESOME!!!! Yes, I wouldn’t have done the red stem… I’m so TRADITIONAL, but now I’m willing to go different because of what you shared. Thanks for the tips and the very to the point and detailed video!!!!
Mimi
April 10, 2016Love the bright colors. Great tip for getting them.
Marie / Legojenta
April 10, 2016So beautiful! TFS =)
Tamara Ostroznik
April 10, 2016Stunning, beautiful!
Tamara Ostroznik
April 10, 2016Stunning as always Yana! Love it.
Andrea
April 10, 2016Such a beautiful and sophisticated card! And thank you for sharing the tip of clear embossing over water-coloured image!
Aggie
April 10, 2016Wow…so very pretty!
trotskired7
April 10, 2016Fun video and card
Barbara Martin
April 10, 2016Striking color combination!
mjmarmo
April 10, 2016So very prettY! Love this!
Linda Whitaker
April 10, 2016I’ve watched several of your videos and love your card on this blog.
Natalia Vovchuk
April 10, 2016OMG, Yana, you just stole my heart!!!! It’s absolutely fabulous!!!!!
Amelia
April 10, 2016Very striking!
Carrie R.
April 10, 2016Your sympathy card is perfect. I’m sure your friend appreciated it very much. I loved the watercoloring and would never have thought to use red for the leaves and stems, but it was perfect on this card.
melissadawnlane
April 10, 2016Gorgeous design, colors and embossing, Yana. Extremely beautiful. 🙂
quilterlin
April 10, 2016Really lovely! The flower spray against that gorgeus gold medallion is a winner, Yana!
Connie MacFarlane
April 10, 2016A gorgeous card! Love the colours and the technique.
Sandy S.
April 10, 2016Oh, my goodness…what a stunning card! I love your color choices, and of course the gold medallion really is the crowning glory.
Kayla D
April 10, 2016I’m so sorry to hear about your friend’s mother and I send my condolences to their family. I do believe this card will help to brighten their spirits though, as you’ve done a wonderful job with it. I love how simple yet elegant it is and the gold medallion really makes it makes it special.
Annie Solomon
April 10, 2016Love the sympathy card. The sentiment is especially great. I have metallic embossing powder, but never think to use it. Thanks for the ideas.
Shelley C
April 10, 2016Very pretty and unique!
nhorby
April 10, 2016This is awesome! (Although the occasion is never a good one…) Thanks for the tips!
Lisa Smith
April 10, 2016Beautiful card and fun video. Happy Anniversary to Altenew.
Marina
April 10, 2016This is awesome, those colors really pop!
Thanks for sharing this.
laura mm
April 10, 2016LOVE this card! Thanks for sharing your technique 🙂
Katie Palmer
April 10, 2016Sorry about your friend’s loss, it’s never easy making sympathy cards. However, your card is very bright and beautiful with the embossed watercolor. I never thought to do that, thank you for sharing this technique. I’m sure your friend will appreciate it.
Lydia Lee
April 10, 2016Love the use of the Brass embossing powder on the die cut. Stunning with the flowers and placement.
Tami G
April 10, 2016Beautiful card. Love watching your videos.
Ma. Cristina Merino Frias
April 10, 2016Beautiful card, very useful the embossing glue tip, thank you!!!
Jen B
April 10, 2016Your card is lovely, although I’m sorry you had to make it.
Kajcyika
April 10, 2016amazing! Love the gold touch to it
nanagretchen
April 10, 2016Yana you have done it again, coming up with a beautiful card, I too like the brightness of the card. Thanks for sharing your talent with usl.