Altenew: A Little Inspiration Using Beautiful Day

Hello friends!

I have a new post over at the Altenew blog for those of you who were having a little trouble with the current inspiration challenge.

Hop on over HERE.

Altenew Bulid-A-Flower: Anemone

Hello friends!

As you all know by now that every 15th of the month Altenew reveals a new Build-A-Flower stamp plus die set and this time we are introducing Anemone.

Isn't it gorgeous?!

Here is what I created.

I went for the no line watercolour look using distress inks as my watercolours.

I wanted to give this card a watercolour illustration look and I think it looks close enough.

I stamped the flowers in Antique Linen and the flower centers are stamped using Black Soot so that they are not crispt but more faded or distressed.

I spent the whole afternoon colouring this layer over layer and waited for it to air dry before adding all the details. I used a very light hand to add my "veins".

I stamped the sentiment over part of the image with Versafine Onyx Black.

When I was gluing down the sequins with Glossy Accents, a big blob dropped on my sentiment and the ink started to run! I had to fix it with a white gel pen and some more watercolouring. You can see the blurry "B".

I added more watercolouring outside the lines to give an illusion of more plants in the distance.

I hope you like my card. I am kinda proud of it since this is a 100% watercolour piece and NO pencils were used in adding details.

You can hop on over to the Altenew Card Blog and the Scrapbook Blog to check out what the other designers made.

Click here if you want to purchase this gorgeous set.

That is all from my side.

Have a great day.

xx

Erum

Altenew: Quick Card Using Remember This Stamp Set

Hello everone!

I have a new card to share over at the Altenew blog.

Hop on over to read how I made it.

xx

Erum

Altenew August Inspiration Challenge

Hello friends.

I am hosting my first ever Altenew Inspiration Challenge this month.

Please hop on over to check out the colour palette and I hope you guys will take part.

love and hugs,

Erum

Altenew: July 2017 Release Blog Hop WINNER

Hello!

It's time to announce the winner of 30$ gift certificate to Altenew!

The winner is...

 KimberlyRae 

many many congratulations!

Please contact me using the contact form on the RHS bar or Altenew at

winner@altenew.com

by 31st August 2017.

- Erum

Papericious: Father & Son Layout

Hello lovelies!

I have a new layout to share over at the Papericious blog.

Youu can check it out HERE.

Thanks a ton.

Erum

Stamp Focus: Blooming Bouquet

Hello friends!

I have a new post over at the Altenew blog.

Hop on over and leave some love for me.

Thanks a million.

-Erum

Altenew July 2017 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone!

You must have reached here Laurie Schmidlin's blog.

Welcome to Altenew July 2017 Stamps, Inks and Dies Release Blog Hop.

I have four projects to share with you today.

Let's start with Parrot Paradise.

I did a bit of masking and stamped all the leaves. I stamped the parrot separately on watercolour paper. I coloured the leaves and my "sky" with a mix of distress stains and Gansai Tambi watercolours. I added quite a bit of shading to give an illusion of dimension. 

I coloured the parrot similar to a green winged macaw, fussy cut it out and popped it on my card front. 

Next up is the smaller 2x3 stamp set called Little One.

This set comes with a coordinating die set. I stamped out the onesie with Versamark and heart embossed it in white on watercolour paper. I watercoloured it using Cotton Candy Crisp Ink. I then went ahead and stamped all the little elements using the same ink.  

I popped all the diecuts on foam tape and heat embossed my sentiment on a dark grey strip.

I added a glittery heart to the onesie and glittery pennants to go with the baby theme.

Next up is the Totally Tropical Stamp Set. 

I used jewel tones on my card. Each piece has three to four tones of colour and looks amazing in person. I just don't like the placement of the images. I tried a few times to get the look I wanted but it just wasnt my day and I gave up. 

I have also use the standalone die "Love" from the Script Words die set.

I cut that out using gold mirror cardstock.

Last but not the least, one my favourites CAS cards using the Script Words die set and Heartfelt Sentiments Stamp Set.

This is a smaller sized card. I diecut the word "hugs" a few times.

I inked one of the layers using distress inks.

I stamped the sentiment from Heartfelt Sentiments directly below my "hugs" diecut.

In the end I added some glossy accents over "hugs".

I hope you liked the cards.

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog or/and Scrapbook Blog by Thursday, July 27th at 11:59 pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Card/Scrapbook blogs on Sunday, July 30th

I will also be drawing a winner from the comments left here for a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew store.

I will announce the winner here on July 29th.

That is all for today from my side.

Please hop on over to your next stop that is the amazing Kathy Racoosin.

Altenew Card Blog

Jennifer McGuire

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Kristina Werner

May Sukyong Park

Flora Monika Farkas

Therese Calvird

Mindy Baxter

Svitlana Shayevich

Debby Hughes

Enza Gudor

Laurie Schmidlin

Erum Tasneem

Kathy Racoosin

Lilith Eeckles

Marika Rahtu

Agnieszka Malyszek

Kymona Tracey

Galina Filippenko

Sveta Fotinia

Yana Smakula

Sandra Dietrich

Lydia Evans

Sandy Allnock

Eunyoung Lee

Laura Bassen

Chari Moss

Yoonsun Hur

Nicole Picadura

Papericious: My One Direction Layout Using Azealian Papers

Hello friends!

Super excited to share this LO with you.

You can check it out HERE.

love,

Erum

Altenew: Pencil Coloured Peony Scrolls + Winner + Sale

Hello everyone!

I have a new post over at the Altenew blog where I am sharing a new card plus the winner of one of my Magnolia cards from last time.

Check it out HERE.

Different Looks of Build-A-Flower: Magnolia + Giveaway

Hello everyone.

I have a bunch of cards to share over at the Altenew blog focusing on various colouring mediums and Altenew Crisp Embossing Powders.

I will also be giving away one of my cards.

You can check out my post HERE.

xx

Erum

No Line Pencil Colouring Dahlia Blossoms + WINNER of June 2017 Release

Hello everyone.

I have a new card to share over at the Altenew blog.

You can check it out HERE and read up on the details.

Also, I have to announce the winner of June 2017 release.

The winner is

 Amy's Card Obsession

CONGRATS!!!

Please send me a message using the contact form on the right hand side or write to winner@altenew.com by 7/31/2017.

You can also attach a link to my post confirming you are the winner.

Happy shopping!!

Altenew Build-a-Flower: Ranunculus Release

Hello friends.

Like every month on the 15th Altenew releases a new flower+die combo.

This time it is a beautiful Ranunculus.

I heat embossed my flower using Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder.

Watercoloured it using Warm Sunshine Metallic Shimmer Ink Spray.

The leaves were watercoloured using Pumice Stone distress ink.

I diecut all the images and popped them on my card front using foam tape.

I have used Spicy Yogurt cardstock for my card front and to it I have added a light colour wash with Pumic Stone distress ink and a few black splatters.

The sentiment is also heat embossed using Pure White Crisp Embossing Powder. I added a thin strip of gold glitter tape to it.

I hope you like it!

I really like the colour combination of my card.

The flower is oh so shimmery!

I will be sharing a video of the shimmer on my Instagram if you wish to check it out.

See you soon.

Erum

Loose Watercolouring with Metallic Ink Sprays

Hello friends :)

I have a new post over at the Altenew blog.

You can read how I made this card HERE.

Altenew June 2017 Release Blog Hop + GIVEAWAY

Hello!!

Welcome welcome to my humble blog.

I am SO excited today.

Like always this release too is AWESOME!

Altenew has knocked it out of the park with this stencil release.

I love it and I know you will too!

You must be here from the amazing Yoonsun Hur's blog.

Lets start with my first card using the Tree Ring Stencil.

I used the stencil to emboss the tree ring.

I had to use a metal shim for the lines to really show up properly.

I cut out the embossed area and inked it just like a wood slice would look.

After I was done inking, I popped it over on to my Spicy Yogurt card front using foam tape.

I stamped and diecut a sentiment from Halftone Hearts and popped it over the tree ring cut out.

I added some hearts (from the die in New Day Card Kit) with some glossy accent to add a pop of colour.

Next up Graffiti Scribble Stencil.

I made two cards out of one panel that I coloured using Crayola Markers.

I first outlined the stencil with a permanent black pen then shifted it a bit to offset it and added more lines to make one side of the drawn line bolder.

I hope you understand what I am saying.

I turned one card into a shaker card and kept the other very CAS,

Here are the cards individually.

I added a bit of shading in the white areas, "the scribble" with a grey colour pencil.

The "hello" is cut out by Bold Alphas dies. 

The sentiment is from Crafty Friends stamp set which is popped over Silver Glitter Tape.

Here is the next card.

This one looks SO GOOD in person.

I used the cut outs from the first card on this one by layering them four times.

All letters are straight except for the "E" which is a little tipped to the left.

I have added glossy accents on the letters and it looks great.

The enamel dots are from the New Day Card Kit. You can also purchase them individually.

The sentiment is from Crafty Friends stamp set.

My final set of cards featuring the Layered Kaleidoscope Stencil - B.

Again I did the same thing and made two cards out of one panel.

Here I watercoloured the panel using Gansai Tambi watercolours.

I cut out a strip from the panel after watercolouring. Placed the pieces on my base with foam tape.

Placed the diecut "everything" in silver foil from Halftone Everything like it's holding the two pieces together. Added a smaller sentiment on a black cardstock which was embossed using Pure White Crisp embossing powder.

Again, I really like this one. I have noticed I am leaning more towards CAS, less cluttered cards.

I have used the Halftone Everything stamp set again for this card.

What makes this different is that I added glossy accent to the watercoloured areas.

It looks like ceramic, vintage crockery with embossed fruits if you can recall?

Take a look.

I am loving the clean look of this card.

Thats all!

Now on to the prizes.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to FIVE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog or/and Scrapbook Blog by Tuesday, June 20th at 11:59pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Card/Scrapbook blogs on Thursday, June 22nd.

In addition to this, I will be giving away a $30 gift certificate to Altenew store.

The winner will be picked out from the comments left on this post till June 20th.

I will announce the winner on June 21st here.

Hope you liked the cards!

See you tomorrow over at the Altenew blog,

I have a lovely floral card to share with you.

Now hop on over to the lovely Laura Bassen's blog.

much love,

Erum

Altenew Card Blog

Jennifer McGuire

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Sveta Fotinia

Sandra Dietrich

Yoonsun Hur

Erum Tasneem (this is me)

Laura Bassen

Enza Gudor

Agnieszka Malyszek

Lydia Evans

Kymona Tracey

Debby Hughes

May Sukyong Park

Terhi Koskinen

Svitlana Shayevich

Virginia Lu

Therese Calvird

Lilith Eeckles

WINNER Altenew May 2017 Release Blog Hop

Hello everyone!

Just a quick and short post to announce the winner from May release blog hop.

The winner of the $30 gift certificate is

 Isabelle

YAY!!!

Please get in touch with me via the contact form on the right hand side. Or you can contact Altenew directly at winner@altenew.com with a link to this post by 7/31/2017.

Thank you everyone for leaving comments and liking my cards, you guys are absolutely amazing.

-Erum

PS: In case you missed it, original post is HERE.