Thank You for Altenew Challenge

I have been dying to use my new (meaning I've had it for at least six months and haven't used it yet) Floral Drape stencil from Altenew and when I saw this month's Inspiration Challenge figured it was the perfect time.



For this card I traced a portion on the stencil onto some watercolor paper with a pencil, and then painted it with watercolors.  Then I used a Versamark pen to add some accents which were embossed in gold.

My original plan had been just to use watercolors, but I didn't get the intensity I wanted, so I ended up going back in with my Prismacolor pencils to pump up the volume so to speak.  I really love the combination of watercoloring and pencil coloring.



The sentiment is from the Floral Shadow stamp set.  Normally I don't emboss on embossing, but I actually started this card over at my friend JJ's house.  This is her Judikins gold embossing powder, it's a little thinner and lighter and has a bit of texture to it.  For the sentiment I used regular Ranger gold, which is a bit darker, so I thought the contrast would be OK.  I also used my MISTI and embossed twice to give it a puffier look.  Finally, to make sure it stood out enough, I added a bit of gray pencil around it to give it that pop.

To finish the card off, I added a bit of AC glitter paper and popped the panel up over it.

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Altenew Stencils, Floral Drape

Altenew Clear Stamps, Floral Shadow

VersaMark Ink Pad

VersaMark Watermark Pen

Kuretake Gansai Tambi, 36 Color Set

Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils, Set of 150

Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, Gold

American Crafts Specialty Paper, Glitter 6x6

Canson XL Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12