Hey friends! Hope you guys are doing well. I have a jewel toned, watercolour card to share with you using Peony Bouquet Stamp Set.
The April Altenew Inspiration Challenge colours are just SO gorgeous I couldn't stop myself from playing with them and hopefully inspire you in the process.
For my card front I used Woodgrain Powder cardstock to which I added black paint splatters for a bit of interest.
I stamped the flowers from the Peony Bouquet Stamp Set with watermark ink and heat embossed them in gold. To get this toned watercolor effect, I added plenty of water to the image. After that I started to drop some watercolour to the wet area without giving it much thought if the colours are mixing. The photos don't do justice to the gorgeous mix of colours I ended up with.
After fussy cutting out all the images I moved on over to the frame.
This gorgeous ornate frame is from the newly released New Day Card Kit. Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE everything in this kit including the die!
I took out two diecuts, one in Woodgrain Powder cardstock and the other in Gold Mirror cardstock. I used the gold frame as offset to my woodgrain one and it looks SO cool in person!
After I arranged all the flowers, I just knew the sentiment HAS to be one from the Label Love stamp set.
I chose to go with “celebrate” since this works for every occasion! I added a few gold sequins and a strip of Gold Glitter Tape to one side to complete the look.
That is all friends! I hope you like the card. It was super quick, except for the fussy cutting of course but everything else came together rather quickly. Actually I keep a stash of heat embossed or plain stamped images in a box and the card making process becomes a little quicker because of that.
Hope you were inspired today!
love and hugs,
Erum
142 comments
Wonderful!
Thank you!
This is gorgeous!
Thanks Shelly!
So gorgeous, Erum!! Totally inspired!
So good to know! Thank you!
Wow – stunning!
Thank you Jean!
This is my favorite Altenew flower set and I have never seen a more beautiful rendition of these flowers.
That is so kind of you to say! Thank you very much!
Absolutely stunning!!!
Thanks Sandy!
Gorgeous flower!!
Thanks Tara!
Stunning <3
Thank you lovely!
Beautiful to say the least!!
Thank you very much!
Wow if the “in person” view of this card is even better, this card is truly stunning. It looks fabulous in the pictures. I love every element.
It is truly better in person! Thank you very much for liking it!
Gorgeous!! Love the colours in the flowers. Absolutely stunning card!
Thank you!
Wow!!! This is Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! Love the colors!!!
Thank you Maureen!
So beautiful Erum!
thanks Kathy!
Gorgeous!! Rich colors! Can’t wait to try it out.
Do tag me when you try! Thanks!
So beautiful, I love the vibrant rich colours, the peony bouquet stamp is one of my very favourites!
Thanks a ton!
That is the most gorgeous card I have seen for a very long time! You nailed it!
aww thats so sweet of you!
Such a beautiful card,love it
Thank you!
Incredible card!
Thanks Amy!
So, so beautiful!!! I am definitely using your framing technique…
Please do! Dont forget to tag me or Altenew when you do! Thank you for stopping by!
Just beautiful!
thanks!
Tis just beautiful!
thank you Sarah!
The colors of the flowers are so beautiful Erum that I cant take my eyes off !! very pretty!!
thank you lovely Parul!
What a stunner!
Thank you Yoorah!
Gorgeous card! Love the colors and the Peony bouquet set, thanks for the inspiration!
Most welcome! Thank you for stopping by!
Beautiful!! Love the color of the flowers, the frame, the off white background!
Thank you so much!
Stunning!!!
thanks!
Absolutely gorgeous! Love your choice of colors!
Thank you!
You did an absolutely stunning job. The flowers look like an artist painted them.
WOW! I am absolutely over the moon after reading this! Thanks!
This is a beautiful card – I love everything about it!!! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you!
This card is just stunning! You are a great source of inspiration, and I love how you added the gold mirror card stick!
Thank you very much! The Gold Mirror Cardstock is gorgeous!
Absolutely stunning.
Thanks!
Erum, what olors did you use?
I cant tell you how lovely i think your card is. I love this look and the wonderful extra steps you took really paid off. I love the gold touches (especially on the frame, it really took it up a notch) I have tried so much to get the look you got on the watercolored flowers. I think I must be over working them. I keep hearing people say that they just drop in the color and dont give it much thought. I might have my husband stand there and carry me off right after i drop the color in. lol i don’t seem to have enough self control to stop. I have a pile of attempts. thanks so much for sharing your lovely card. I’m going back to try again. hugs, treen
I read your comment so many times and laughed every time because I can relate too well! I have a hard time stopping myself too so that I dont mix the colours too much. Your husband will not be able to succeed in stopping you haha I suggest you stamp this multiple times and make a practice sheet. Start watercolouring the first flower in your own way, let it dry and then note what you dont like. Keep that in mind and avoid to do that in your next flower. You will only get better :) Even though I believe that each piece we watercolour has their own unique look. Have fun and good luck!
This card is absolutely GORGEOUS!????❤️
Thank you Julia!
Absolutely gorgeous! I have pinned your card for inspiration. Thanks!
Thats great! Thank you!
wow this is gorgeous
Thank you!
Well I can’t get enough of this color combo!! Your gold kissed card is Splendid! The petal colors magical!
Thank you very much Laura Jane! I hope you take part in the challenge. I have not checked out the entries yet.
Simply beautiful. Love the color of the flowers accented with the gold. Another keeper Erum.
Thank you Anne! That is so nice to read :)
This card is gorgeous! Love the jewel tone watercolor effect you got, and that frame die is amazing with it!
Thank you!! That frame die is the BOMB! :D
STUNNING!
Thanks!
Beautiful card, fantastic design the colors are fabulous!
Thank you Susan.
Love the design and colors. Thank you for inspiring me!
Thanks a ton!
I love those colors together, and how freeing to watercolor without overly worrying about the colors blending. I’m definitely going to try that! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!
It is super easy! You should definitely give it a try! Thanks for stopping by!
This is absolutely gorgeous!!! I love your colors in the flowers and leaves, just stunning with the gold!
It does look so good with the gold! Thank you!
Beautiful Erum! I knew this had to be one of your cards the moment I saw it. Stunning!
Hahaha that is so cool to know you know my style!! Thank you! Your comment made me smile.
I love, Love this gold Peony with all those blues!
thanks!
Breath taking, your colors for intense and gorgeous.
thank you!
What a beautiful card, Erum! I have the Peony Bouquet stamp set too and love it! This is maybe the best watercoloring I’ve seen on it. Great job!
That is so kind of you to say!! Incredible feeling when I read such comments. Thank you!
Erum, this card is exquisite. Love the peony colors and the way you created them. The double framing was a great idea. . .you’re right–this is a great card kit. Thanks for sharing this creation.
Thank you so much lovely Helen!
So pretty!
thank you!