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
This is absolutely stunning Erum!
Thank you Carol!
This is so beautiful! Love the water colored flowers & the fun frame element. Thanks!
Thanks Troy!
Absolutely stunning, Erum! Will keep this in mind at my next creative momeny
Tasneem you are very talented, I love this card and the watercolour technique is beautifully executed. Barbara
Sorry Erum for calling you by your surname.
It is fine :) Thank you for the love Barbara!
Sorry Erum for calling you by your surname.
You are must making amazing art work . You are so very talented . Please never stop .
I think that you are very inventive.
I hope I never do! Thank you so much!
Beautiful. Stunning. I love the colors and the gold. The stamp is beautiful.
Thank you Billie!
THIS my dear Erum is positively STUNNING! It is my all time #1 fav. Altenew stamp set (I have a growing wish list of others to get!) but I even have a board JUST for pinning Peony Bouquet card ideas ONLY! A little obsessed with this set? I think, YES! LOL
Very well done as always Erum.
hhaha thnk you Teresa! It’s ok to be obsessed with this stamp set. It is indeed one of the best!
Oh wow, this is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you Tona!
What a stunning beauty!!!
Thank you!
Stunning! Now I feel inspired to try these tricky colours. :)
Yay! Go for it! Thank you!
The colors in this card are simply stunning. Beyond gorgeous.
Thank you!
Your card is amazingly beautiful!!!
Thank you!
just beautiful, love the colors and the gold outlines wow. Love it.Going to try this.
Thank you very much! Please do try! And when you do, dont forget to tag Altenew or me.
Love the gold and turquoise mix. The watercolour looks so natural – stunning really! The frame really helps to set everything off as well.
Thank you Doris!!
OMG! Erin, this is absolutely stunning! You took my favorite Stamp set, peony Bouquet, and made it more gorgeous than I imagined it could be! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing your unique creativity! You are very inspirational! I always love your posts!???
Aww thank you Jan! You are so awesome <3
Beautiful card! I just can’t get over the jewel tone look to the peonies! Would you mind telling me what water colors did you use to get these colors? I love the look especially with the gold! I have the card kit & now am excited to use the dies!
Hey Cathy! Thank you very much! If you ask me everything looks good with gold! :)
I used liquid watercolours (like ecoline or ph martin’s) and also chipped sapphire distress stain because I didnt have a blue liquid watercolour.
I am so glad you got the kit. It’s so awesome. I love mine.
Your card is stunning. I am going to play with my peony bouquet set now. Thanks for inspiring me.
Thank you! Don’t forget to tag Altenew or me!
This card is so beautiful that it takes my breath away. The clarity of the blue and turquoise contrasts with the gold in a stunning way. It’s exquisite Erum!
Thank you very much Carol!
Beautiful card, beautiful colors. Looks like stained glass. I love it. Thank you so much.
Thank you!
I think this is the prettiest card I have ever seen in all my crafting years. Altenew has the best stamps and ink pads I have ever used. I love your artwork, please never stop doing what you’re doing.
Love,Love,Love it.
Thank you for sharing,
Wanda Leeper,
Tennessee
Thank you very much Wanda! You made my day!
This card is beautiful. I especially liked the ink treatment used for the flowers. It is outstanding.
Thank you Denise :)