Hello! Two blog hops two days in a row! WOOHOOOO! I'm so excited for this week - so many fun things happening! Guess what? Another blog hop is coming on Friday! I've been busy! Today is a very exciting day indeed, because I get to help launch a brand new product from Altenew - Artist Markers! Yes, our friends at Altenew have come out with a wonderful new product line and today is the first day you can buy it! I was lucky enough to get one of the first packs of the markers to use, and review for you here today. I hope you've arrived from the very lovely blog of Svetlana Fotinia!
Altenew Artist Markers are alcohol based, allowing you to beautifully blend colors on any stamped images. You can also easily pair them with the Altenew Crisp Dye Inks to take your coloring to the next level! Here are the details of the first set: Altenew Artist Marker Set A - features:- Alcohol Based, Brush tip and fine tip on each end and, Organically designed for easy gripping. The colors included in Set A are: Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Grapevine, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Evergreen, Jet Black, Sea Glass, Ocean Waves, Dusk, and Dessert Nigh. The colors even sound pretty! (and they are!!) The entire set sells for $44.99. The markers come with a clean container to keep them in (more photos below).
I made a clean and simple card today, showcasing one of my favorite Altenew Stamp Sets (Celebrations) colored with the awesome new markers. I wanted to feature the one floral bouquet to showcase the marker colors. My card layout is one of the ones I used often when I want to make a clean lines sort of card. The crisp white really sets off the pretty colors of the new markers.
I started with a white A2 card base and speckled some black mist paint onto it and set that aside to dry. Then I die cut two stitched rectangles, one blue and one white, and one stiched circle. I stamped the white rectangle in London Fog Ink from Memento using the pretty floral bouquet. I tried it in black first, but the grey is much softer and prettier with this image. Next I stamped and die cut another floral bouquet to use as my focal image. I always die cut before coloring - in case I mess up! If you've ever spent an hour coloring something and then didn't die cut it exactly right, you understand... I colored the image using only the markers in Set A. The colors worked beautifully together and blended very nicely. I love these pink shades so much.
I stamped the sentiments in black ink directly onto the card base before layering my other pieces. This is going to be a special birthday card for one of my friends.
These little Doodlebug Clips make great accents! I also added a few shiny silver sequins to complete the card.
The marker set comes beautifully boxed and packaged just like you see here. Twelve colors in a pack.
These are the colors I used in today's project.
I made some color swatches first thing, right after I took the markers out of the box. One very nice surprise is that you can layer the color to get a darker shade. Here I've used R302 to make three different shades. In the top swatch I colored one time. In the second swatch I colored twice and in the third swatch I colored three times. This is a great way to take your supplies further.
The markers are very nice to hold - they feel good in your hand. the tips are very sturdy and sharp. they are good for coloring and writing both. The black is super deep and crisp.
PRIZE ALERT TWO WAYS TO WIN!
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Monday, January 16th at 11:59pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Wednesday, January 18th. Also, I will be drawing a winner here on my blog to receive a $30 gift certificate. I will pull the winner and email the winner on Tuesday, January 17th! YAY! TWO chances to win a prize! Thanks Altenew!
I am the last stop on today's hop! Thank you for joining us! If you want to start the hop at the beginning, CLICK HERE. Or, the full list is at the bottom of this post. XO
SUPPLIES FOR TODAY!
Oh Wow! Such a beautiful card and so beautiful elements atop it. Loved it :) Thank you for inspiring..
Posted by: Alina N | 01/16/2017 at 08:33 PM
I love your sweet card!
The bouquet of flowers is
so bright and cheerful.
Those markers look
so awesome!
Posted by: Lucy E. | 01/16/2017 at 08:06 PM
Beautiful card, TFS
Posted by: Teresa Godines | 01/16/2017 at 04:10 PM
I love your prettily coloured bunch of flowers using the new pens which are great and have such beautiful colours. The background mats show them off so perfectly Wanda. x
Posted by: Pat | 01/16/2017 at 04:00 PM
Everything you create is amazing! Thanks for sharing
Posted by: Linda | 01/16/2017 at 01:03 PM
Beautiful card! These markers look so cool & the colors are perfect - thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Kate B | 01/16/2017 at 08:51 AM
I have just recently discovered Altenew and I am blown away by their products. I definitely have the markers added to my wish list. Loved your coloring with them on the card! TFS
Posted by: joyfuljan | 01/16/2017 at 08:36 AM
Always a pleasure to visit your blog and see your beautiful creations. Thanks for the great details on the markers and your lovely card!
Posted by: Katherine Kloschinsky | 01/16/2017 at 05:32 AM
I really like the card. It is very happy. And I like your site. Thank you for doing the blog hop. This is my first and it was a lot of fun.
Posted by: Dorothy Ransom | 01/15/2017 at 09:10 PM
Great card design! Would also make a great wedding card too, especially if you knew the brides chosen colors. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and impressions on these markers.
Posted by: Jill Reynolds | 01/15/2017 at 08:40 PM
The flower bouquet stamp and colour scheme of your card are breathtakingly beautiful.
Posted by: Michelle | 01/15/2017 at 08:26 PM
Your card is delightful. Your friend will be thrilled. Thank you for the tip about the color swatches and layering the colors.
Posted by: Beth Williams | 01/15/2017 at 07:33 PM
I love your card and the markers look very cool.
Posted by: [email protected] | 01/15/2017 at 07:18 PM
Great layering! The markers seem amazing.
Posted by: melissa bi. | 01/15/2017 at 06:20 PM
Very sweet design for your card Wanda. I love the pinks that you used to color the flowers. Thanks for sharing with us.
Posted by: Judy | 01/15/2017 at 06:05 PM
Beautiful card Wanda, love the layering and colours. Just amazing.
Posted by: June Ramsamy | 01/15/2017 at 04:09 PM
Beautiful and creative card. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Becky Reynolds | 01/15/2017 at 03:22 PM
Beautiful card
Posted by: Pennie | 01/15/2017 at 10:11 AM
Sweet card!
Posted by: Avra Williams | 01/15/2017 at 08:09 AM
That spotlight technique really draws attention to your beautiful coloring. I am loving the colors in this set. Simply amazing blog hop!
Posted by: Donna Rinckel | 01/15/2017 at 07:59 AM
Very pretty Wanda! Love your card design and colouring. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win!
Posted by: Connie MacFarlane | 01/15/2017 at 07:57 AM
I love your card - the base is lovely and the coloring is beautiful!
Posted by: Jennifer Mitten | 01/15/2017 at 07:17 AM
Stunning! Love the soft colors that you showcased!
Posted by: Irene | 01/15/2017 at 03:21 AM
Such pretty colors!
Posted by: Caren C. | 01/15/2017 at 01:14 AM
Pretty card! It is nice you used so many colors. Thanks for the tip on layering the same color to get different shades.
Posted by: Karen L K | 01/14/2017 at 10:18 PM
The composition of your card is amazing. Love the melange of colors. So many great ideas. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Heather Lynn | 01/14/2017 at 09:44 PM
It may be simple but very pretty.
Posted by: Magee Dudley | 01/14/2017 at 09:35 PM
Your card is lovely! I liked your use of layering and the gray images to make the main image stand out even more. Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Deborah Kaye | 01/14/2017 at 07:49 PM
Such a pretty card - really sweet. Loving what everyone has created to showcase the new markers.
Posted by: Kathy BM | 01/14/2017 at 07:34 PM
Your card is pretty. Love the black and white background piece.
Posted by: Flo | 01/14/2017 at 05:09 PM
Beautiful card Wanda!! Your coloring is so pretty! Thanks for sharing 😊
Posted by: Amy Vitriani | 01/14/2017 at 03:48 PM
Congratulations. Beautiful composition on your card. I love it. Cannot
wait to try these markers, I love the colours.
Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Tracey Landt | 01/14/2017 at 03:39 PM
Your card is so beautiful. Love the way the markers blend so perfectly! Thanks for sharing and for the give away.
Posted by: Kelly K | 01/14/2017 at 11:28 AM
Beautiful card I just love it.
Posted by: LaDonna Shelly | 01/14/2017 at 09:23 AM
Great card! Beautiful coloring and I love the layout! The colors you chose are so pretty! Love these markers and I can't wait to get them! This is a great blog hop with so much talent! Thanks for sharing yours!
Posted by: Debbie Barba | 01/14/2017 at 09:18 AM
Wonderful card.Love the details!!!
Posted by: Olga Pershina | 01/14/2017 at 08:53 AM
Great techniques. Card is unique.
Posted by: Staci Earl | 01/13/2017 at 10:39 PM
I love your joyful layered card! The composition and the colors complement the message so well. Celebrate! Thanks for sharing this.
Posted by: Pam | 01/13/2017 at 10:01 PM
Beautiful card! Thank you for sharing! These markers seem very easy to use. :)
Posted by: Hsinyi | 01/13/2017 at 09:46 PM
Very beautiful!
Posted by: Diane | 01/13/2017 at 07:09 PM
Lovely card Wanda, and I love the look of these new markers your colouring looks fab! Have a lovely weekend. Cheers Donna Z :)
Posted by: Donna Z | 01/13/2017 at 05:29 PM
SUper scrappy today:)) Liking the looks of the Altenew markers!
Posted by: Laura Jane | 01/13/2017 at 03:45 PM
Stunning!!!!
Posted by: Lurdez Castello | 01/13/2017 at 03:41 PM
Lovely card! Love the soft blending and colors and that the markers match the ink line colors, thanks for the inspiration Wanda! Have a wonderful day!
Posted by: Elizabeth O. | 01/13/2017 at 02:27 PM
Gorgeous floral card. The alcohol markers look great.
Posted by: Donna Lewis | 01/13/2017 at 11:14 AM
Lovely card, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Oliev | 01/13/2017 at 08:47 AM
Love your card, and the layout is very distinctive. Anxious to try out the new Altenew markers! Thank you......
Posted by: Cheri | 01/13/2017 at 06:38 AM
Wanda, this is a beautiful and sweet card. Love your coloring on the flower bouquet and love the design, too.
Posted by: Helen Gullett | 01/13/2017 at 03:46 AM
Very pretty card. Love the colours in these new markers.
Posted by: Jill Sharp | 01/13/2017 at 03:09 AM
This is beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing! Love the choice of stamps, and all the layering looks very pretty. Can't wait to try out these new altenew markers! They look so great! Thanks for all the great info on them!
Posted by: Tanya Barinova | 01/13/2017 at 02:00 AM