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Artists' Gouache Set Release Video Hop + Giveaway ($200 Worth of Prizes!)

Hello there everyone! Happy Thursday! Lydia here. I'm excited to kick off this video hop featuring the new Artists' Gouache paints from Altenew! Stay tuned for more card inspiration and watercolor project ideas, plus $200 worth of giveaway prizes!

In case you missed it, we also have a blog hop featuring these new gouache paints! Join the hop here. You can also check out the video below to find out more about this new gouache paint set.

Artists' Gouache Paints on Black Cardstock

I started by stamping the large image from the Gracious Peonies Stamp Set into the center of a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of black watercolor cardstock.

I used Antique Gold Pigment Ink to stamp the image and then heat set using Rose Gold Embossing Powder. Then, I colored the image using the Artists' Gouache: Strolling Through New York Set. For the purple/pink flower, I used Prussian Blue, Ultraviolet and Coral Red, Primary Yellow and Ruby Red for the yellow/orange flower, Prussian Blue, Lagoon Green and Misty Teal for the small bud, and Lagoon Green and Pistachio Green for the leaves.

TIP! Painting with gouache on black cardstock is the opposite of painting with watercolors on white cardstock – with gouache on dark cardstock, you need to add more paint to where you want it to be brightest.

Once I had colored the images and they had dried, I then cut the panel in half, so I then had two 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ painted card panels.

For the sentiments, I used the Versatile Greetings Die Set and Linear Spiral Stamp Set. The splatter was created using Metallic Watercolors and Pure White Ink Spray.

To see how these cards came together, please watch the video below or over on YouTube:

Giveaway Prizes

$200 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $25 gift certificate to 8 lucky winners. Please leave a comment on the Altenew video and/or each designer’s YouTube video on the hop list by 12/14/2022 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 8 random winners and announce them on the Altenew Winners Page on 12/15/2022.

Video Hop List

Here's a list of the amazing designers joining today's video hop. IMPORTANT! Please leave a comment on each video on the hop list below – NOT on this post – to be entered into the giveaway.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy hopping!