Hello, and welcome to the Altenew March 2016 Blog Hop! If you came from the talented Lydia’s blog, you are right on track! Today the design team girls are sharing some fabulous projects to celebrate the release of new products: 2 4″x6″ stamp sets, 9 2″x3″ stamp sets, 21 dies, 6 papers, 12 inks, and a set of acrylic blocks.
I created a super sweet card using the Way Too Sweet stamp set along with brand new coordinating dies. Did you notice that I used watercolors to color my focal images? I went out of my comfort zone to try watercoloring and I’m so proud of how my card turned out. 🙂
Actually I’ve made a few watercolor cards for the last few months, but I never shared them here until now as I wasn’t satisfied with the results. Then I realized that my watercoloring skills won’t be improved if I kept my watercolor projects secret, so I decided to share my latest watercolor card today.
Here is a video showing you how I created my card. You can watch the video tutorial here or in HD on YouTube. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up. I really appreciate your support and love.
How To Make a Handmade Card using Watercoloring
- Stamp the images from Way Too Sweet with black ink on some watercolor paper. (Make sure to use waterproof ink for watercolors. Or you can heat emboss the images with white/clear embossing powder.)
- Color the images using Peerless Watercolor Sheets. (I tried to color loosely and not to overcolor the images.)
- Die cut the colored images using the Way Too Sweet die set. (If you don’t have dies, fussy cut the images using scissors.)
- Heat emboss the sentiment from Way Too Sweet with white embossing powder on Dark Chocolate cardstock. (If you are new to this technique, check out the Heat Embossing Technique Tips and Tricks HERE.)
- Die cut the frame out of white cardstock using Scallop Frame Die and adhere it on the sentiment panel using foam tape.
- Mount the die cut images using foam tape. Then add some sparkles with Wink of Stella and Glossy Accents.
Giveaways: There are two ways to win!
- To celebrate this release, Altenew will draw three winners who will each receive a $50 gift certificate to the Altenew store. Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by
by Friday March 18th, 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win.
- And there is more! I have a gift certificates to give away a for $30 gift certificate to one winner. Please subscribe to my YouTube channel or follow my Instagram and leave a comment. I will announce the lucky winner in this post on Saturday, March 19th. Good luck!
It is now time to head on over to the amazing Marika’s blog to see what creation she has to inspire you all. If you get lost along the hop, please start at the beginning from the Altenew blog. All the release products are now available for purchase in the Altenew online store. Thanks so much for stopping by today. Happy hopping!
Giveaway Winner (Edited)
Congratulations! Please email Altenew at winner@altenew.com to claim your prize with a subject line : March 2016 blog hop winner from May’s Blog.
Mayholic in Crafts 
Such eye-catching, beautifully coloured images that POP on that black BG, May – great card!
wonderful card in those gorgeous colors
So cool. The card is indeed sweet!
Well you SHOULD be very proud, May!! The watercolors add just the most clever ‘melty’ goodness to your ice creams!! Too cute … must go watch your video – I wonder what music I will be turning my speakers up for today? xx
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Great fun card, May!!
What a “Happy” card…great job!
Cute card and stamps May!
Super cute and so SWEET! Love the bright colors.
I love the water coloring-it looks great! The whole card is so cute!
Love this colors, May!
Cute card. Your style is so whimsical and creative.
A beautiful card! I’m inspired to give my watercolors a go again!!
Super sweet, May! Love the pops of color on black:)
Great summer card. The ice cream looks like you could eat it off the paper. Yum!
So bright and so sweet!
I just love how all the colors pop off the black card. I love using black in my cards. Beautiful card!
Cute, cute card! Love how you went out of your comfort zone…way to go! The glossy accents are the perfect addition to this card!
Love this design!! xo
This Way Too Sweet stamp set is my dream!!! I love your card!!!
Such a great card. Very Versatile. Love the new release.
Love this card!
Super cute May! TFS!
Just discovering Altenew and watercoloring techniques–and this card is really nice.
Great contrast between the black and the bright watercolor.
Thanks for the video! I love these pretty colors against the black.
Chocolate card stock and ice cream, it doesn’t get much better than that! Nice look!
Gorgeous card!
Your sweet sweets really pop against the dark background! I already follow you on IG
Beautiful!
Love the card! And that Misti tool looks great!
Your card looks good enough to eat. I love the MISTI. It saves so much time!
Scrumptious card! Thanks for sharing a video with us!
Cute card! Your water coloring is great.
Such a sweet card, I love your watercoloring!
I am subscribed to
your U-Tube channel.
Carla from Utah
Lovely work on your
watercoloring. Very
cute card.
Carla from Utah
super yummy card!!
Love the vibrant colors against the back background! Fabulous!
What a sweet and lovely card!!!
SUPER sweet and cute!
Fantastic job. Great job with your watercoloring.
Oh wow, this card is so beautiful!
Love all the bright colors on the black.
nice very much
Adorable card! Your watercoloring looks great! I’m already subscribed to both your Instagram and YouTube channel 🙂
Love all that sweetness, May.
Wonderful watercoloring! Love that stamp set…Great card ♥
Keep up the watercoloring! Your chocolate ice cream looks real and ready to eat! 🙂
Love this card and I always love your videos! Thank you so much for sharing.
You did an amazing job. Love your card and this sweet stamp set.
Your card is adorable! Great job!
“need” that ice cream NOW!! 😀
Super fun card. I am following you on Instagram and I can’t wait to see all of your creations!
Super Sweet…..I’ll come back and watch the video with coffee in hand this afternoon! TFS!
The ice cream looks so real & yummy!
Cute and the frame really sets it off.
Hi May,
I have long been an admirer of your work, and I love all your videos, but this watercolor card is too cute for words. THANK YOU, for sharing your amazing talent — you so inspire me !!
I could actually TASTE all that wonderful sweetness on your card.*
Such a sweet card 😉
The extra touch of glossy accents adds so much. Love it!
Such a sweet card and love the extra touch of gloss on the tops!
Lovely.
Delightful card! Looks awesome against the dark background!
Such a fun and cute card!
loving this coloring!
Beautiful watercoloring, May.
Your water coloring is fabulous! Love how the brightly colored sweets really pop off of the black bg.
cute card!
Wonderful card! Love your coloring!
Such a sweet card – great shading!
Sweet card!
Gorgeous card! This ice-cream looks so yummy 🙂
I love the fact you told us a secret..I love your cards they are beautiful !!😃 I love the details that artists do to showcase their work. I love stamps and color now add some delicate fussy cutting and I will be on my way. Thanks for sharing.
May I think your water coloring is great. Love your card. So Sweet!
Amazing!!! Love the black background!
Beautiful card. Love how the brightly colored goodies pop against the dark background.
Very nice May. Love the sweetness!
Gorgeous ice-creams! And great watercolouring!
I’m ready to dive into those marvelous treats you’ve prepared for us…gorgeous colours, especially against the black background. Delicious!! Thank you!
~carol
These are so bright and yummy looking!
You should be proud of yourself. The watercoloring looks perfect to me. And the final card is just to SWEET (pun intended). You’ve done an amazing job on it.
Such a fun card, looks so good, I feel like ice cream now 😄😄
So beautiful! I love the watercolor against the black background!
What a fun way to thank someone…cute images and love the black background to allow the images to pop.
SWEET card! Love it!
always love your cards and your videos thanks for the inspiration
Lovely coloring! I already subscribe to your Youtube and IG accounts! 🙂
Such a cute,cute card May. Great video as well!
Darling card! Love your coloring. Thanks.
this is so adorable perfect with spring coming and summer too
Wonderful card…makes me want to visit the ice cream store!!!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Great card! It reaches the essence of the message.
This is such a fun, yummy card!
Yummy card and great video May!
I love the bright ice cream treats against the black paper! Super-cute!
Such a “sweet” card, May!
Great job on the water coloring! Such a happy card!
Super YUM! Love this!
I love the vibrant colours against the black, such a fun card!
Lovely card! The colours are gorgeous against the black & highlighted beautifully with the white scalloped frame.
I love that new die! Your colours are Gorgeous!
May, your watercoloring was great. This card makes me anxious for summer.
I,like,that black background. You sweets really pop!
Such a bright fun card!
Sweet card…enjoyed watching your video…thanks!
Yummy! Your card is so adorable.
so “sweet”!
I like how you framed these colorful sweets and the dark background.
What a great card. Beautiful coloring.
Luv your colorful project card from the new release – super!
Like your use of watercolor
Such a happy card.
yummy!
I saw that process video!! I love your creativity. Those stamps are super adorable.
Kudos on the watercolouring – they’re lovely! I’m already following you on YouTube and Instagram!
Totally yummy!
Great cards love the bright colors against the black background. Thanks for sharing your tips!
I really enjoy your use of bright colors and the black background! I subscribed!
So pretty. Your ice cream stamp set is perfect for watercolor!
Wow. The glossy accents really make the ice creams treats look real.
I love ice cream so I really love your stamp set. Your card is cute I like how you put the heart right in the middle of the ice cream.
So cute, love the water coloring!!!
That’s a pretty and cute card 🙂
Lovely bright and happy card!
Such a cute and colorful card. Loved it
Such a “sweet” card May…teehee! Hey, you should be proud of your watercoloring…I wish I was that good! Keep up the fabulous work May! TFS
I’m so glad that I got the matching dies to this set, there are soooo many possibilities, you are the most wonderful papercrafter May!
These pop, such a cool effet! I already follow you in IG. 🙂
Such a fun card. Love the music too 🙂
Beautiful card! Love the colours. 🙂
Awesome card and video!
Beautiful placement of your water coloured sweets and I love the video!
I love how you have done the stamps in such pretty colours and then mounted them on the black background. They really ‘pop’
Thank you for the inspiring and informative video tutorial. I love anything to do with ice-cream and this is such a sweet card! 🙂
I love stamps of ice cream and candy. I MUST have that scalloped frame die. The black background makes the colors on the sweets pop.
So very cute!
That is a fabulous card that you should be super proud of. You really rocked the watercolors. : )
So sweet May.
Very cute card.
So cool and perfect for summers! Love your watercoloring!
The way too sweet stamp set is still one of my favorites !! So cute !
Very sweet card!
This card is sweet enough to eat!! LOVE the watercoloring and the images are scrumptious! This is an awesome release!! TFS!
Cute card, maybe I should say sweet ! I always find inspiration while I read your post or see your videos ! Thanks for sharing with us.
Adorable card in bright colors!
super sweet card! pun intended. 😀
Fun card; so whimsical!
That sweet card is so cute. That is such a cute idea.
What a nice sweet card, thanks for show the way you did it!!
love all you cards!
Cute card May!
Wow!! Super Duper SWEET card!!
Lovely idea, :). I was excited to see your name on the hop, I already follow your YouTube channel and instagram, I find you cards sincerely inspiring 🙂
such an adorable card, ty!
Sharp looking card with that black background and the frame. Really makes the ice cream “pop”!
Yum, what a tasty cluster of treats! Love them against the dark background!
Yummy. The chocolate background is really great.
Those stamped images are so cute. They really pop against that background.
Love this card. The treats seem to pop off the card. Love it.
Cute card. Think it’s time for ice cream.
I so love your work, you are simply unique!:) This card is another great one, thanks so much for sharing!
Love this card!! cant wait to get my set from my latest order!!
Fun card! Love The colors you used! I’m a follow you on Instagram and YouTube! Your cards are always awesome!
Sweet is really the word! Thank you for the inspiration.
Enjoyed seeing your process on your Instagram. You did great stepping out of your comfort zone.
so yummie card, so beautiful!
Such an eye-catching card. Lovely!
Great, love the way the colors pop. Thanks for sharing, it’s so inspiring.
Love your cards and your style!!! You are an ispiration to me! xx
Love you’re Card style.so nice work
Adorable! I love the black background and how it makes the sweets just pop out!!
Very sweet card. Thank you for taking the time to do a video. 💗💗💗
I like how you chose a dark background to use with the watercolored images! Makes them pop.
Very cool card. Love the black background it really makes the images pop!
Your so incredibly talented.I always enjoy your INSPIRATION and designs.
May, the use of black base, makes the images pop right away, great choice of colors for this yummy card.
Love your background selection for the cards. These Way Too Sweet stamp set sure is amazing and looks yummy.
Such a fun card! That black background really makes the colors pop.
CUTE and TASTY card May 🙂
THANK YOU for sharing your SWEET INSPIRATION and tutorial – WOW – a little watercolour goes such a looooong way and the colours look FABULOUS against the black background, sitting within the white frame!!!
PS – I’m already subscribed to your YouTube channel, don’t have Instagram {yet}
Super cute card May…
Beautiful card. Love the watercoloring. Thanks for sharing how you created the card.
lovely…
This is such a stunning card, May! I love how the colors pop against the black-will really have to try out something similar! ❤
Love everything about this card! The colors….wow! The stamps…amazing! And the scalloped frame…love!
Wow what a sweet card. Lol. Love how the colours make these images jst pop off the chocolate card stock. Love it
Love your card ..The images pop so wonderfully against the black background… Off to check your video…Thank you so much for sharing 💜
Beautifuls cards!
Always love seeing your creative cards! I’m a YouTube subscriber and new Instagram follower!
Beautiful cards May! Always love your work! Thanks for sharing!
Wow!!!! Amazing release!!!! I love your beautfiful card!!!! Already subscribed on YT as Arianna Barbara and Following you on IG as raggiodiluc3
I Love your art work…these new releases are amazing…I watch all your videos…Thanks for sharing so much with us
Beautiful!
I can’t imagine how all of you come up with such awesome ideas !! thanks for the chance to win !
I love the “sweet” card. So pretty and colorful!
Love the pop of colors against the black background! Thanks for the tutorial!
Fun card. Love all of the sweet elements. TFS
Love the card! The colors look so good with the black background. I look forward to more on u-tube. Thank you for sharing with us.
I always enjoy watching you, always very pretty.
What a cute card!! I love the brightly colored treats, thanks for sharing.
Such fun! Thanks so much for the detailed instructions.
Those sweets looks so bright and desirable!
Yummy card !! The colors just pop out of the black background
Lovely card! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
I love the contrast – black BG and bright colors in the middle. Amazing card. Thank for a chance to win 🙂
Love the “sweet” cluster of ice creams on the black base 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS Kate – HAPPY Shopping & Crafting 🙂
Love the bright colors against the black….just a great card! Thanks
One more sweet card, very cute.
The scalloped frame makes the card. Love it!
Such a fun card!
Those watercoloured ice-creams really stand out against the black background – fabulous!
Remarkable idea and magnificent execution. Such appetizing card have turned out. Thanks!
Super sweet card, love the colors you used!
Such a cute card, fun stamps and colours. The colours really pop against the black background x
Such a very colorful and cute card! Thanks so much for sharing your creativity with Altenew stamps!
Your card is sooooooooo sweet, the colors are excellent.
What a cute card–so summery!
Sweet card – in more ways than one! Lovely colors!
I love this card!! Love the colors!
Nice to meet you May, you did an excellent job with your watercoloring. Adorable card.
I love the colorful images on the brown chocolate!
What a fun card. Great colours too.
Cute and sweet card!
Great job again, May! Thanks for participating in these blog hops. Such inspiration!
Your work is so inspiring. I began following you about 2 months ago and I’m always amazed at what you create!
Love it! The colors make me happy!
Your ice cream cones look good enough to eat. Great job with the watercolors!
Wonderful card!
So cute & sweet! Great card!
Absolutely beautiful!! Love your watercoloring! 🙂
What a neat card – the bright ice cream colors really pop against the black!
Such a sweet card!!
Love your card, looks so beautiful
Omg I love this! Makes me miss summer!
Just Gourgous Thais for giving us a shot at winning. Hopping along! Hugs, Heather
Your focal images on black are perfect!
Wow that black is striking for that card. Awesome!
Love your ice cream images! I can’t wait for summer weather to get here! Thanks for sharing with us!
Beautiful colors on black. Nice!
Love the vibrant colors – the ice cream looks yummy!
This looks great and well done on the watercolouring, it looks brilliant and really pops against the background x
Lovely!!!!
These look good enough to eat. I love the colors.
I love your watercoloring! This is a fun and beautiful card.
So cute! Love your card!
I’m following you both on instagram and youtube!
How cute and the background makes the colors really stand out.
Beautiful Card….. neat n clean…..
Cute card! Love the choice of colors and your water coloring!
Just want to eat it, gorgeous
Super sweet and yummy!
Adorable
Love the colour combination. Such a great pop of sweetnes 🙂
Your watercoloring is beautiful, and the frame you chose is perfect for this sweet card.
Thank you so much May for creating this super cute card. Love it. 🙂
What a FUN way to use watercolor!
I love the way too sweet stamp set. You did an wonderful job creating an adorable bright card.
Such a fun card! Love the shiny treats against the black background.
Subscribed to your U Tube channel! Thanks for sharing your ideas, Altenew has fabulous products!
So pretty. The colors are bold and bright.
Looks great.
thanks for sharing.
Love the sweet treats card. The colours really pop!
What a fun card and your watercolours just pop against the black background.
Beautiful!
This “sweets” stamp set is one of my favorites!
Lovely card. I think your watercoloring looks great!
Your watercoloring is amazing and the black background really makes the treats pop of the page. Thanks for sharing your wonderful card.
This card is really “sweet”! Thank you for the chance to win.
The black and rich colours are fabulous
I love your cards, the black really makes the watercoloured images pop
What a lovely bright happy card….
Beautiful card. I would never have thought to use watercolor for ice cream. Thanks for the inspiration
Maybe I might try water coloring again and see if I can make it work next time around. Your water coloring was perfect, no worries there. You are such an inspiration to me!