Notable Nest: Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop + Giveaway

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello Folks! I am super pleased to be participating in the Altenew Color Therapy Blog Hop, which is hoping to encourage people to head to their crafty space and just color something! You may have come from Agnieszka Malyszek's blog (big time fan girl here), but if not feel free to start at the beginning with the Altenew Card Blog.

We all know that Altenew is famous for its amazing floral stamps, and I'm guessing that you've already been treated to a lot of beautifully colored florals on this hop. So in order to mix things up a bit, and because everyone on this hop is a pro at coloring florals, I decided to pull out one of my favorite non-floral Altenew stamps ... the cathedral from Sketchy Landmarks. Sympathy cards are often the hardest for me to make. I stayed within a somber blue palette to make this appropriate for a sympathy card. I was going for a cathedral at dusk vibe, with several stars twinkling high in the night sky.

I embossed the cathedral in white and then went about coloring it in with the set of blue markers from the Altenew Artist Markers Set A. I was so excited to try the artist markers, and I have to say I really love them! The actual marker shape is somewhat triangular, which makes it fun to hold. And the blending is just like blending with Copics.

After blending in the overall color for the cathedral, I went in and added some details to different parts of the cathedral, like the roofs, stained glass, peaks, and windows.

I elected to mount the cathedral with some foam tape to have it stand out against the sky and so the sentiment strips can hang off the edges a little.

I have to admit, when I sat down to complete this project, I was a little unsure of how to color this image since it had so many little sections. I actually started out coloring each section a different color, but quickly gave up because it wasn't looking all that good, and because it would take forever to complete. Coloring the image as a whole and adding a few details, however, was much more manageable, and in my case turned out much more attractive.

If you are thinking about trying some of the Altenew Artist Markers for yourself, they are all 15% off with the code HAPPYCOLORS at checkout. I'd recommend the Set A since it has a complete set (4 different shades) of red, blue and green. Or, you can just get a set of 4 in a single color to try them out. The coupon is valid 7/12/2018 at 12:01 AM EDT through 7/15/2018 at 11:59 PM EDT. Shop HERE>>https://altenew.com/collections/markers Not valid on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with other promo codes.

Prizes:

Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to six lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Wednesday, July 18th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 7/22/2018.

My Giveaway:

The generous folks at Altenew are also offering a $20 gift certificate to one lucky winner who comments on this post! I will announce the winner on 7/18/2018. How awesome is that?

Your next stop on this hop is one of my fellow Ellen Hutson teammates, the lovely Justine Hovey.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Kelly

Altenew Card Blog

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Kristina Pokazanieva

Kymona Tracey

Gayatri Murali

Laurie Willison

Altenew Scrapbook Blog

Barb Engler