i stamped the outlines of the flower images onto watercolor paper, then started layering the colors with the lightest inks first, adding darker colors on top. The stamp label and backing sheet give you complete instructions for successful layering!
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Hi from Oregon. Shari, your background is just the bomb on this card! I love the color, texture and the subtle brick stenciling. The contrast of the background with the organic flower shapes is really striking. Thanks for sharing your process.
Hello from Huntsville, Alabama!
Sooo…. I am absolutely going to go broke after this hop… thanks to your gorgeous card, I have yet ANOTHER Altenew floral stamp set I want to add to my collection!! This is stunning, and your color choice?! YUM.
Hi from beautiful Northern Colorado! Love the card and the narrow brick stenciled background look awesome! Simon Says Stamp and Altenew are my favorites! Happy 7th Anniversary Altenew!
Hi, from Cleveland, Ohio! Love the flower but especially the background. Wouldn’t think to have a brick background with a flower on top! Great idea. Thanks for sharing and stay safe!
Hello from Bangladesh,brick patterned backgrounds are my favourite thing, I usually struggle to our light elements in dark backgrounds, you’ve done an amazing job! The flowers are vibrant and beautiful!
Hello from Bangladesh,brick patterned backgrounds are my favourite thing, I usually struggle to our light elements in dark backgrounds, you’ve done an amazing job! The flowers are vibrant! Love it!
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Hi from Switzerland!Beautiful card!I love the color contrast!
Hi from California! Love the soft blue!
Hello there from Idaho! I loved watching Shari’s video with such an easy watercoloring technique! So inspiring to see her gorgeous card come together!
Hi from India! Love this card. The color combo is amazing!
Great video of the process. I like the water spray for the color layers. Nice background and splatter.
Hi from Oregon. Shari, your background is just the bomb on this card! I love the color, texture and the subtle brick stenciling. The contrast of the background with the organic flower shapes is really striking. Thanks for sharing your process.
Hi from Calgary!
This is quite a dramatic card, I must admit, I wouldn’t have thought of this deep gray but now I think I have to try. Cheers!
Gorgeous card! I love the background. Thanks for sharing. ?
Hi from Rochester, NY, USA!! Such creative inspiration and wonderful papercraft project(s)!! LOVE everything about Altenew!!
Hi From Stellenbosch South Africa! Stunning card! Love the splatter and texture on the flowers.
Hello from Huntsville, Alabama!
Sooo…. I am absolutely going to go broke after this hop… thanks to your gorgeous card, I have yet ANOTHER Altenew floral stamp set I want to add to my collection!! This is stunning, and your color choice?! YUM.
Hi from Arizona! The card is beautiful happy 7th Altenew!!
Hi from Ohio!Love the watercolor effect and the color is my favorite.
Hi from Pennsylvania! Beautiful card! Thanks for the video tutorial.
Hi from Michigan. What a lovely card.
Thank you for the inspiration. I am going to try that technique.
Hi from Pennsylvania. What a lovely card. And SSS is my favorite stop to shop.
I love the colour and texture on these flowers! ?
Hi from beautiful Northern Colorado! Love the card and the narrow brick stenciled background look awesome! Simon Says Stamp and Altenew are my favorites! Happy 7th Anniversary Altenew!
Beautiful card! I love Altenew
Hi from Tenn. Nice card!
Hi from Russia! Love how this card turned out! I think it would make a good masculine card as well due to the soft colors.
Hi, from Cleveland, Ohio! Love the flower but especially the background. Wouldn’t think to have a brick background with a flower on top! Great idea. Thanks for sharing and stay safe!
Hi from Melbourne, Australia. Great card Shari, love the sentiment.
I just love your card. You always have such good ideas and colors. Love Altenew products…7 years…WOW
Hi from Indiana, love this card, flowers are beautiful and I love the gray background!
Absolutely LOVE your work. So drawn to the blue/gray color schemes you tend to use. Always a pleasure!!
Hi,from Florida! Great card! Thanks for sharing.
Hello from Switzerland ?? I love this card! You make it look so simple to color with watercolors. Thanks for the inspiration ??????
Hi from the Florida Panhandle! Such a gorgeous card!
Thanks for sharing…
Hi from Wilkes Barre, PA, USA. Beautiful card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Hi from Montreal, Canada. So enjoy seeing this beautiful inspiration card.
Hi from Memphis, TN. I love the watercolor look. It is so easy with the Altenew layering stamps. Beautiful card as always.
Hello from Cincinnati! Beautiful card! I love all of the extra touches you included.
Hi from NW Ohio. Beautiful card!
Hello from Oregon! I’ve been eyeing this flower set and I love your card! Thanks!
Beautiful card. Love the stamp set. The colours are beautiful. Thank you.
Hello from Oregon. Beautiful card!
Really love the teal with the gray brick background.
I love your color palette — and big thanks for the video.
Hi from Dublin, Ireland! Love the artsy look with the splatters!
Hello from Bangladesh,brick patterned backgrounds are my favourite thing, I usually struggle to our light elements in dark backgrounds, you’ve done an amazing job! The flowers are vibrant and beautiful!
Your talent knows no bounds!! Beautiful card!
Hello from Bangladesh,brick patterned backgrounds are my favourite thing, I usually struggle to our light elements in dark backgrounds, you’ve done an amazing job! The flowers are vibrant! Love it!
Hello, from Sacramento, CA. Love what you did on this card. Colors are wonderful. Happy Anniversary Altenew! Love this card coloring.
Hi from Charlotte, NC. Love what you did with stencil. I have this stencil but have not yet used it. You have inspired me.
This is so fun and pretty! Love all the layers of texture from using the brick stencil and the watercolor flowers!
Very pretty.
Hi from Clymer NY. I absolutely am in love with your color choice and will be using it soon. So very pretty!