Hello Friends, How are you? I haven’t stopped praying that you all are good, happy and well!
Today I am popping in to celebrate Altnew’s newest release for a Paint-A-Flower Blog Hop plus giveaways. It’s always exciting to see what the monthly Paint-A-Flower will be each month. This month it’s the beautiful Carnation!
Click here to check out previous months.
To start at the beginning of the hop go to the Altenew Card Blog. If you are coming from the Altenew Card Blog you are in the right place. I am the second stop on the hop.
Included with the stamp is two color printed carnations that you can cut out to create cards or use as inspiration. I used one of these as a springboard for the colors on my card today. Thank you Altenew!
Even thought it’s “Paint-A-Flower” you can use any medium to color these pretty florals. My choice today is markers and pencils! To order the Carnation Outline Stamp Set click here.
After coloring the Carnations with markers I like to add finishing touches with pencils. I find it a time saver and more forgiving than adding highlights or shading with markers.
If you are interested in the Paint-A-Flower Monthly Subscription Plan click here. This is a monthly subscription plan the Altenew Paint-A-Flower. When signed up, you are guaranteed a spot in their monthly Paint-A-Flower releases and will receive a set each month – at a specially discounted price! ($15.99 →$12.99)
Adding white pencil on some of the petals and under the sentiment made my coloring pop. One thing I do NOT do is pay attention to where the light is coming from. When adding the white I just go with the flow and I don’t over think where to add the white highlights.
Giveaway Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 9/27/2020 for a chance to win. Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from EVERY designer’s blog from the blog comment section on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/30/2020.
Special Offer: Altenew is running a special promotion to celebrate this release. Yes please! Get 20% off on the Soothe and Smooth Watercolor Paper Bundle from 9/22/2020 at 12:01 am est. until 9/23/2020 at 11:59 pm est. (While supplies last. Not valid on previous purchases.)
Next on the hop is the oh so talented Erum Tasneem. Thank you so much for your visit it’s always appreciated. Wishing you a good week. Hugs, Kathy
Blog Hop Order:
Crafty Hugs Blog Hop & Giveaway – Simon Says Stamp
Day 3. Work in Progress & Recipe
texture with colored pencils
Beautifully colored and I love it on the kraft cardstock.
Thank you so much
I dont think theres anything you cant do.This is stunning.
Very kind. Thank you Valerie
Kathy, this is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Absolutely beautiful. Love the flowers on kraft cardstock. Thanks for sharing
This is a beautiful coloring example. I like the added highlights.
HEY, BC!!! So happy to see you in the hop! This card is simply GORGEOUS!! I love that you did such a detailed interpretation on kraft card stock!! Love it! Stay well and be safe! xo
Wow! I love these flowers! Your coloring is soooo realistic and PERFECT!
Fantastic! Such great coloring. I’m in awe.
I love your coloring on the craft cardstock. It gives such a soft look. You are such a talented colorist. Thanks for the inspiration.
Kathy, This is AMAZING!!!!1
Really pretty mix that you achieved with markers and pencils. Thanks for the tip
This card is beautiful! Love using the white pencil for accents!
Another beautiful creation of yours!
Your card is lovely and I love it on the Kraft. The white really does make it pop. Beautiful card.
Absolutely AMAZING! What more can I say!!!!!!
whenever anyone sends me flowers, they know to send
me carnations. I love them – such pretty colors and
they last so much longer than others. Your flowers
remind me I need some right now. thanks for sharing
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
That card is stunning! And the pop of white under the sentiment sends me over the moon.
Beautiful card and how you colored the carnations. The hi lights really make the flowers stand out. Thanks for the inspiration.
STUNNING – you did such an amazing job on this card!!!! TFS!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Your card is absolutely AHHHHH-mazing!! Color palette is gorgeous and your card design is so pleasing to the eye! LOVE
Beautifully colored, Kathy, as always. Interested to know what brand Kraft card that is holding your design. It’s kind of different, and beautiful as well.
So beautiful. This stamp set is one of the most realistic flower sets yet and you did it justice.
Wow!! So stunningly beautiful!!
Nice job. Love the color choices
This is so beautiful! I love the coloring and the gorgeous colors you have used. I also love the white highlights under the sentiment.
Beautiful coloring as always, Kathy! You are such an inspriation!
Awesome stamps and GORGEOUSLY colored!
Your card is absolutely gorgeous, Kathy! The coloring is so perfect, and I love the white highlights; they really make it pop!! Thank you for your inspiration.
Absolutely stunning work of art!
This card is so pretty.
Oh, Kathy, your card is absolutely stunning! The white accents were brilliant.
Gorgeous card! Love the addition of the white highlights, it really makes the flowers pop!
Gorgeous coloring!
I think carnations are under rated… they are such a happy flower. So many colors available. Yours are simply lovely. Wonderful job Kathy.
These are the most beautiful carnations I’ve ever seen! You colored them beautifully. Should be framed!
Beautiful–I like the coloring on kraft.
You’ve done an exquisite job coloring these carnations!
Wow! Gorgeous work! Thank you-
I love the use of the white colored pencil. Such a great idea. Beautiful carnations!!
Beautiful Carnations. So much inspiration in using pencils and markers. I’ve used both on some of my florals, and it does help with my final look. I like the sentiment shading, definitely makes it all POP ! Thanks for sharing your talent.
Lovely.
I love the colored pencil work and the highlights of white pencil. So pretty
Absolutely beautiful! The white pencil highlights are the crowning glory of your wonderful arrangement.
Beautiful coloring! Love how you combined markers and pencil – the result is stunning!
Kathy, the coloring on these carnations are magnificent! Carnations are a bit tough for me, as even though I think they are beautiful, I’m very allergic to them! My Father-in-law grew them for his business, so was not happy that I didn’t carry them on our wedding day.
What a lovely card. Carnations are my birth flower so I adore this set.
I just love the card you created. It is very beautiful.
Your coloring is always so stunning. Thanks for the wonderful inspiration…as usual. 🙂
Absolutely stunning! These flowers are gorgeous!
Simply gorgeous!
The examples and inspiration offered by you and other artists is what makes all of us continue to try to improve . . . to learn and experiment. These are absolutely lovely. Thanks.
I love the colored cardstock and white highlights! Great card!
Always beautiful! I love carnations!
You never disappoint! Your card is stunning! I love that you don’t worry about where the light is coming from and you still have great results!
Sweet card. Always love carnations.
Your shading is wonderful as usual!! You are so good at coloring…
Ooh, Kathy, when I saw your name on the hop, I knew you’d come up with something lovely…and you did not disappoint! Your coloring is so gorgeous, and I love the card stock you used. It looks like more of a handmade paper than just the usual cardstock. If you have a chance to reply, can you let me know what it is? It adds so much to the natural feel of the piece, and I’m sure would be great for many floral images . Thanks as always, Kathy! Be well.
This is so pretty Kathy
Great coloring and
love the white highlights.
Carla from Utah
Another wow, Kathy!! Just love your gorgeous carnations on the greyish card & what lovely shading to the sentiment too!!
Really love the shadows you created with white.
Beautiful coloring. Love the carnations.
This is truly a work of art. You are so talented. I would love to have this stamp if you come and color it for me…lol!
The white pencil makes these pop of the page and the coloured cardstock is fabulous. Great card.
As always your colouring is amazing, Kathy!! I love the pencil on coloured card and your wonderful hightlights on your petals! Thanks for the great inspiration! Take care! 🙂
Absolutely stunning!!! I love the way you used the same shadowing in the sentiment.
Kathy, your carnations are gorgeous!
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous!!! The colored pencils add a nice touch. I love the shading and fine details!!! A wonderful and fantastic card!!! Thank you.
Wow, absolutely stunning, Kathy!
Beautiful! Enjoy the coloring and layout.
Love the softness of this card. TFS
The cardstock color is the perfect foil for those wonderfully vibrant colored flowers to bring them front and center. Using a spotlight effect on the flowers by adding the white on the petals and puddled white under the sentiment, you further intensified the focus to these lovely flowers. I am taking away so many ideas – Thank You!
Love your card and the colored pencils really have the flowers pop…adds so much more to the markers..
Your name is dropped by orther blogger for amazing color techniques and I see why, this is amazing and I love it. Carnations are my birth month flower and really didn’t like them growing up but I might I like them a lot in stamping form!
What a beautiful card! Your painting is absolutely gorgeous!
I love that you chose kraft cardstock for your lovely card & the flowers are awesome! The added white highlights really bring the carnations to life & underlining the sentiment with the white is the perfect touch!
Absolutely gorgeous!
I always forget about coloring on darker cardstock! Thank you for the reminder! Love your card!
Your card looks gorgeous. Love that the flowers are on the Kraft card stock.
Blooming stunning to excuse the pun please. So realistic, great as to highlight the sentiment. Stay safe, healthy and happy creating xxx
That is gorgeous!
Beautifully colored and on kraft cardstock, so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
I love these gorgeous carnations and, as always, your coloring is amazing.
Love your use of markers and pencils, you did such a great job adding highlights and coloring
LOVE the beautiful marker and pencil coloring on kraft and the white highlights on the flowers and under the sentiment look awesome!
So very beautiful. Love that kraft cardstock and the coloring is fantastic.
The card is beautiful, love the highlights, plus saying you don’t worry where the light is coming from. My kind of coloring! I have trouble finding a white pencil that shades enough white to notice. Always looks to faint.
Your highlighting is beautiful. Thank you for the encouragement to just go with it.
Kathy,
First, happy belated birthday and second – WOW! These carnations are just gorgeous! Thanks for all the inspiration you constantly provide.
Lori in PA
Wow! Just gorgeous! I love the white pencil detail under the sentiment!
Stunning card!
Love the colors you chose ,
Thanks for sharing
Gorgeous! Your coloring is amazing!
Gorgeous carnations! I love the way they’re colored!
Such an elegant card! Love the 3 colours of carnations you did.
Oh my gosh, your carnations are so beautiful! I love how you did that with the white outlines around the flowers. I’ve tried this with my white Prismacolor pencils but it doesn’t show up much. I’ve tried the white gel pens that come with my gel pen sets & they don’t work so well either. I want to get mine to look like yours! I’ve been doing tons of coloring & right now I am making greeting cards with coloring of course, for Matthew & Gunner Nelson, rock star Ricky Nelson’s sons. They gave me an address to send it & I will post what I’ve done here & on Facebook. I have to do this blog hop as I haven’t done one in a while & they are fun to do. I’ve been so busy with life & none of us is sick, thank the Lord, but I color all the time! Mom has therapy twice a week for her knees so for an hour twice a week I get to color! I love it! You always do the best coloring but I’ve been getting better & better at it myself & it’s all because of you & all the other colorists I see. Oh yeah & God too! I don’t have any carnation stamps & I like this one a lot!
gorgeous card!
Beautiful! Love.
The only thing left to say about your card is: DITTO everyone else’s comments!!!!! Just brilliant!
Just beautiful. The highlights make everything just pop!