Welcome to the Altenew Paint-a-Flower: Iris, Watercolor Essentials Set, and Watercolor Paper hop where you’ll find loads of inspiration.
I’m sharing a Watercolor Essentials and Artist Marker Paint-a-Flower: Iris cards. So whether you like neat and tidy or loose and dreamy there’s a card for you!
If you made your way here from the lovely Maryam Perez’s blog, then you’re right on track. Go to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning.
Watercolor Essential 12 Pan Set
This beautiful set of 12 watercolor half-pans coordinates perfectly with Altenew’s line of inks. The colors have been thoughtfully selected from our 36 pan set, giving you the ultimate versatility in color mixing. They stored in a convenient metal tin with a palette in the lid for mixing.
Also in this release are two cold-pressed watercolor paper options. The Watercolor Paper pad is 100% cotton 9×12 bright white sheets. The Watercolor Paper Set is 50% cotton A2 sized, 4.25×5.5-inch, bright white sheets.
YouTube Tutorial | Altenew Paint-a-Flower: Iris Two Ways
This card making video tutorial has all the details to make to completely different cards with Paint-a-Flower: Iris. Watch here or in HD on Youtube.
Altenew Watercolor Essentials & Watercolor Paper
First up, I wanted to give the new Altenew Watercolor Essentials and Watercolor Paper Set a test run. Check out the swatch comparison between the Watercolor Essentials and Artists’ Watercolor set in the video.
This sentiment is so appropriate for this card! There were phases that I just didn’t like, but I kept trying different things until I loved the result.
Lol, check out how far off my stamping was above. The moral of this card making experience was to embrace the mistakes as opportunities, let go, and moveon.org.
Spraying the card with water created a cool effect but washed the card out so much I needed to add shadows with color pencils. Before adding the color pencil, I set the card aside and moved onto the Artist Marker version.
Altenew Artist Markers
Before I added color pencil to the card above, I set it aside and visited my alcohol marker comfort zone.
Aaaahhh, a nice and tidy card gives me the warm and fuzzies. This was significantly easier for me to pull off. I used Rose Petal, Summer Afternoon, and Tropical Forest Artist Markers.
I drew the vertical and horizontal stripes with the bullet nib of the Jet Black Artist Marker and the help of a ruler.
That’s all folks! Let me know your favorite in the comments down below. Thanks for joining me today and I’ll be back soon with more inspiration!
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Oh my goodness – the single pink petals on the yellow iris! Inspired. Love these cards.
Thanks so much, Kimberly!
I just love the yellow Iris card! It’s so ethereal and fun, and the yellow blurriness is enchanting. I just am crazy about how you combined clear imagery with soft.
Thanks very much, Dorothy!
Wow! I love both cards! The dreamy yellow, like you said, fits the sentiment perfectly. It looks to go through hardship but is still remaining cohesive. The “comfort zone” card is so sharp! Clean lines definitely goes a long ways! You are so talented – thank you for sharing with us!
Thanks so much, Judy!
Wow! That yellow Iris is fantastic! Such a great flower and the design of this set really highlights the nuances of the petals and leaves.
Thanks so much, Jen!
On my goodness what beautiful cards. I’m a purple girl but the yellow is beautiful as well. Thank you for sharing ☺
Thank you, Jan!
Wonderful cards ! One is more beautiful than the other. Love your work !
Thank you, Iza!
Your cards are gorgeous. I love the watercolor technique on the first one, and the style of second one is so striking. Beautiful stamps, gorgeous coloring.
Thank you, Cyndi!
Both of these are gorgeous and I love the look of the loosely colored watercolor card. Never say never with watercolor! Lol!
Thanks a bunch, Barbara!
I love both your cards, but the flowers colored with the markers are truly awesome.
Thanks, Laurie!
I love the torn edges on one and the nice drawn lines on the other!
Thanks, Lisa. I don’t tear the edges often but I love the look!
Your cards are gorgeous. I love the colors,
Thanks, Carol!
These are both gorgeous! Love the loose watercolor and the richness of the markers. Just fabulous cards ♥
Thank you, Brandi!
I watched the video and am impressed by the way you saved that watercolored card. Thought you had finally gone too far to save the project. It was getting to be a hot mess. Then, look what you went and fixed. Ta DA!!!! That, takes talent. (Me clapping!) Thanks for crafting for us this week. Staying home, crafting and doing the blog hop, and staying safe. Take care 🙂
I’m right there with you, LOL!! I was like what is happening here? But I’m glad I kept going. Thanks so much Jeane!!
Wow, these are so different but both so gorgeous!
Beautiful cards. The soft outlines on the yellow iris is stunning. You did a fantastic job of ” saving ” this card!
Thanks so much, Jennifer. It was a labor of love for sure.
Thanks so much, Nelya!
LOVE both your cards, the softly water colored one is my fave though – perfect sentiment too! Thanks for another awesome video tutorial and for the swatch comparison.
Thank you, Melissa!! I thought the sentiment was perfect too!
I enjoyed the video of the cards. I’m still working on my watercoloring, so it was interesting to see the project save. I went a bit wide eyed when you spayed the card and all the color started washing away. Great looks on both.
Lol, spraying it was a scary, but I’m glad I did it. Thanks, Indira!
Your works of art are simply stunning in every way.
Thank you, Becca!
Smashing colours!! I’m loving that purple with a touch of yellow & the yellow with the reddish purple!! Brilliant! I Love the Iris Paint a Flower set!! Watercolours & Iris=Absolutely Gorgeous!! God Bless & the Love of Christ to you all!!
Thanks so so much, Beth! It’s such a great set!
I love both cards…very different from each other but wonderful in their own right! I (chuckle) LOVE the double stamp on the yellow card. I thought you did it on purpose and thought it was ‘brilliant’. 😀 I appreciate your ‘saves’ and that you share the creative process on video…your struggles and successes. It is encouraging and totally inspirational! ♥
Thanks so much, Clelie. Definitely not on purpose but it worked, LOL. That’s great feedback on sharing the process I’ll be sure to do that more.
I love the black lines in your design. They are very interesting.
Thanks so much, Tammy!
Stunning designs Amber! Love the ethereal look of your keep going card and the crispness of the design of the second one. This is certainly a must have set, I cannot wait to try the watercolor paper! Thanks for the inspiraton!
Thanks, Liz! It’s such a fun set to play with!
Both cards are very pretty, the yellow one takes me way out of my comfort zone. I love the look when other people do them!
Thanks, Penny! Me too, LOL!
my absolute favourite card is the watercolour one. It was so encouraging watching you create at, as it didn’t turn out quite how you imagined it should be. As that is how many so many of my cards can be and that you can turn it still into a wonderful work of art!
Thanks so much, Annette!
Both are STUNNING! But I love the yellow! Just so unique!
Thanks, Meghan. It’s definitely one of a kind.
What a pretty set of cards. Love these colouring mediums.
Thanks, Mary-Anne!
These are both gorgeous! I have to admit that I prefer the marker colored one as well, but the water colored one is so artsy–it looks fabulous!
Thanks so much, Heather!
Two gorgeous cards! I love the yellow iris card.
Thanks, Angela!
I love both cards. Thank you for sharing
Thanks, Anna!
Your yellow irises are beautiful…like sunshine!
Thank you, Vivi!
So pretty! I love the alcohol colored purple irises.
Thanks, Nancy!
I am loving your work. You are very artistic…
Thanks so much, Sharon!
Both of your cards are absolutely gorgeous!!
Thanks, Cheryl!
You went on quite a journey with the watercolour card. I don’t think I would be brave enough to spray it with water. Gorgeous result
Thanks, Christine. Give it a whirl sometime and see what you think.
What amazing cards using watercolor and alcohol markers! How creative.
Thank you, Jade!
I agree with you regarding alcohol marker versus watercolor. You managed to complete your watercolor iris beautifully! I like how you “didn’t give up” and finished it. Your techniques for finishing the watercolor project were very helpful for those of us who “never like” how we watercolor. Thank you for your help!!
Aw, thanks so much, Carol! I’m so glad seeing the process was helpful!
Love your projects and the Altenew products. Thank you for the opportunity to see your work and participate in this giveaway.
Thanks so much, Rita!
Love the gorgeous inspiration! The new stamp set is fantastic. I really love the sentiments in this set!
Thank you, Nandini! Hugs!
Your cards are so striking! I’m kind of scared to get into watercolors, but I love the look. Thank you for sharing your creativity and encouragement.
Thanks, Sue! I know the feeling. Slow and steady practice. My best advise is to get the best paper and watercolors you can afford. I experienced a lot of frustration with lower quality products.
I love that you choose watercolors and markers. Both are extremely effective. Thank you.
So glad you like them. Thanks, Carolyn!
Wow! Gorgeous coloring! Your cards are fabulous!
Thank you, Lauryne!
Both your cards are stunning but I absolutely love the iris colored with the markers!
Thanks, Kailash!
I loved watching you process! Sometimes I start a card and don’t like it. It was inspirational to watch you transform something that wasn’t working, to something beautiful!
Thank you, Kristine! I usually try to make it work and love to share that with you guys. Of course there have been times when I just couldn’t savage it.
I found this stop on the Blog Hop to be the most inspirational To me. I particularly like the diversity in the two coloring choices. I also liked the persistence in the watercolor card—-misting it, using colored pencil to define the flower, and finally a little splatter… oh, and tearing the paper edges. In the more formal approach, I liked seeing the brown added to the purple and the lines for a “graphic” touch.
Oh, thanks so very much Nancy! I’m thrilled the process has inspired you.