Altenew December 2018 Markers/Embellishments Release Blog Hop + Giveaway.
There are so many fun new products in this release! Not only are there two new sets of Alcohol Markers (the Artist Markers Set E & the Primary Colors Set) and a Colorless Blender, there’s also quite a few new embellishments! Unfortunately I didn’t get the embellishments in time to play with them for today’s projects, so I focused on using the Primary Colors Alcohol Markers and the Colorless Blender.
Coloring Stamped Images
I have never worked with alcohol markers before (I think I tried out Copic markers once but never actually colored anything with them), but I really have to say: it was so much fun using them on these cards! And I can already see myself using them over and over again (and now I obviously need more colors, haha).
It was super easy, and relatively quick (I definitely need some more practice), to color the images from the Handpicked Bouquet and the Engraved Flowers stamp sets. The card examples that you get on the fold-out flyer in each stamp set package was really helpful when it came to see where you should put shadows or highlights.
I kept the cards quite simple. After I had colored the stamped images, I die cut them with the coordinating dies and mounted them onto my card bases with some foam tape to add some more dimension. And to add some contrast, I stamped the sentiments onto a black piece of cardstock and heat embossed them with white embossing powder.
Oh, and since I didn’t have any black cardstock, I just used the black alcohol marker to color a piece of white cardstock with it. And the alcohol markers are perfect for that since they won’t leave any streaks.
For my third card I also stamped, colored and die cut a flower and some leaves from the Engraved Flowers stamp set, but stamped the sentiment (from the Inked Rose stamp set) onto a piece of vellum and then used clear embossing powder to add a little something.
And since nowadays I can’t seem to make any cards without them, I used some Nuvo drops on all of the cards for some final accents.
But had I already had some of the pretty new embellishments, I definitely would have used those instead of the Nuvo drops. Because there are five sets of enamel shapes in some beautiful colors. And if you are like me, you have to have them all because you can never have too many enamel dots š
And here’s a quick look at the other embellishments in this release (by the way, the colors are a lot softer than they are displayed in these images):
I hope you like the cards I shared today, even though I’m really a beginner at working with alcohol markers. But I think these show really well that even as a beginner you can make pretty projects with those markers!
Make sure to check out all the stops on the Blog Hop to enter for the giveaway and of course, to get lots more inspiration! The next stop on this hop is Sveta Fotinia.
Thanks a lot for stopping by!
Giveaway [closed]
Now on to the fun part!
1) To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away 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. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on Sunday, December 16th.
2) I am also giving away a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew shop! The winner will be randomly selected from the comments on this blogpost and announced here on the blog on December, 12, 2018 (at 8 PM, CEST).
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Christine Kiehl
Nicely done color job for a “beginner”!! I hope I appear to do as good a coloring job as you..at least one day! It looks amazing! Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Dana M
Beautiful and wonderfully creative cards!
Linnea Sundstrom
luv the different colored card base
Heather Mills
Beautiful!! I think my favorite is the one with the single, large, bloom; so pretty!
TracyM #6773
BEAUTIFUL cards!
LOVE your flowers and shading!
WOW – if this was your first time with these markers, I cannot wait to see how amazing your technique and style will evolve over coming months => wishing you MAGICAL Marker Adventures š
Diane T.
Pretty. Love the simple coloring that made it so nice!
Jean Marmo
Stunning flowers! Love the new markers!
Jess K
Gorgeous cards, the coloring is perfect.
Linda R
WoW! If you’re a beginner with alcohol markers, I can’t wait to see what you do next. Your cards are just beautiful. I especially like the two from the Engraved Set. I’ve never seen cards from that set look prettier. Thanks for sharing!
cyndi morris
Gorgeous cards. Your coloring is beautiful. Love these new marker colors.
Jeanne Beam
Very pretty cards!
Thanks for sharing…
Kathy P
Love Love LOVE your coloring of these awesome flower stampings! You are a wonderful alcohol marker user! I have both of those stamps, and will be trying to color my stampings as well as you did! Beautiful!
Mirella Rogan
Beautiful cards, all of them – you showcased Altenew’s products brilliantly! Thanks so much for sharing!
Chris W
Your cards are beautiful. Altenew has the best Stamp & Die bundles. Love them.
Mary Holshouser
the cards are wonderful.
these isn’t a lot of coloring
on a couple of them and that
is a good thing. thanks for
sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
Lauryne Cunningham
Your cards are gorgeous! You colored them beautifully and I love the sprinkling of the enamel dots!
Julie Shearer
Are you sure you are a beginner?? Your cards are so pretty!! I love all of them! Great job ! Thanks for sharing.
Judie Attard
Ooh what lovely elegant creations!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Annalisa
Honestly, as a complete newbie to using alcohol markers, it’s possibly even more helpful to see how another newbie uses them. It’s encouraging to know that one can create pretty things even from the get-go! Thanks for sharing with us.
Kathy Ferguson
Beautiful cards. I love how you colored all of your florals using lavender, pinks, and yellows. They look so elegant. Thanks for the inspiration.
Nelya
I like the sentiment on vellum.
Carmela Hubler
Beautiful job on the coloring with markers! I love the clean and simple design and the sentiments. These are all very pretty!
BrendaLea Abbott
I think you did a great job using the markers. I really like the way you left white space on the Engraved Flowers. Beautiful cards… All of them!
Carol Rossouw
Another winning release from Altenew! Your cards are all beautiful. These stamp sets are on my wishlist
Erica A-B
I love how you used the markers to just add a bit of accents to the images. Beautiful cards!
Johanna T.
Lovely cards. Iām impressed by how soft you managed to get the bold primary colors using the colorless blender.
Bonnie Eng
Such lovely soft colours – very elegant cards! I love the boldness of saturated colour – but your softer method shows off the elegant lines of the stamp nicely. Very clean, fresh look.
Christy Hawkins
I especially like the last card. It is very simple and beautiful!
Nana Griffin
These are lovely.
Subhashini
I am happy to know that the alcohol markers are easy to use for the beginners too, love both your cards.
Chandhini
Such pretty flowers you have used in your card, love the soft colors. all your cards are beautiful.
Kirsty Vittetoe
Love this release! Love your cards. They are awesome.
Hussena Calcuttawala
Your cards are absolutely beautiful.love the inspiration you have shared š
SandyK
Love your purple tones. Beautiful!
Rema DeLeeuw
Beautiful card!
Kaye Thrasher
Love the cards and I think you did an amazing job for your first time using the alcohol markers. Just love the stamp set. Thanks so much for sharing your art.?
Sara Nelson
I love all three!
Theresa Petermann
some fun things in this new release. thanks as always for sharing.
Gwen Burns
Your cards are just beautiful.
Brenda Lee N
Love the lavender card.
Amy Lombardo
These cards are so pretty!!!!
Annette Reed
Very lovely cards. Your coloring looks great and I love the enamel dots.
Dee Earnshaw
Love the coloring of this CAS floral cards – very pretty:)
Dawn Jones
Beautiful card. I too love my nuvo drops, but can’t wait to try the new enameled dots from Altenew.
Jane Booth
Love all the new goodies and the blog hop has provided lots of awesome inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
Emmaline
Beautiful cards! I can’t wait to get these stamps sets…<3
Velichka Zheleva
Wow great markers š I love all the cards š
Helen
These are lovely cards, Kathleen. The delicate colors show how versatile these markers can be and how well the dots color coordinate with them. tfs
Meghan Kennihan
I love the soft colors you used! Just gorgeous coloring!
Brenda L. Kuder
Beautiful cards! I really like Altenew products.
Marisela Delgado
What beautiful cards and beautiful colors.
pam edwards
Your card is very sweet. I love alcohol markers. I enjoy the shading and highlighting. So many options. Enjoy.
Daniela May
pretty and feminine – love the cards Kathleen
Nandini Karmarkar
Beautiful cards! Love the new release.
Kim Faucher
Simple and oh so elegant!!! Love the new release
Kandice J
Wow, these cards are so beautiful! Thanks for sharing
Kanan Pandya
Love all your cards!! Pretty designs and details.:-)
Lisa Byers
You did a wonderful job coloring your card. I love the soft look you gave your flowers!!
Laine
So delicate, so beautiful. Love these!
Michele K. Henderson
This is beautiful! I love the soft, light coloring technique you used! The flowers look so light and fresh!
barbara lassiter
Your cards are beautiful. Thanks for sharing all the info on Altenew products as well. š
Mary G
First time with alcohol markers? Your cards are wonderful, especially “Hello beautiful”, which is my favorite!
Kelsey Thomas
These are so pretty! š Love the soft look of the flowers.
Mary McCaslin
I love this stamp!
Tasnim Ahmed
My eyes just popped out looking at these beautiful cards!!!
Karthikha Uday
Soft and beautiful cards! The flowers are so pretty! š
Elaine D
Beautiful cards, love your coloring.
Vivian C
Thanks for sharing these beautiful cards.
Sandy Stein
Very pretty cards. Great use of Altenew products.
Debbie Rumpza
Beautiful cards! Altenew has a way of creating new products that are always elegant!