Where do you find your inspiration? I have so many ‘go to’ places but today I was WON over….
But first did you know it’s time for another Craft-A-Flower release from Altenew and this one is the beautiful Cosmos. And did you arrive here from TINA’s fabulous Blog? if you did, then you are in the right place!
Alright, so inspiration where do you find it? Today I wanted to create some white watercolour Cosmos flowers and when I did a search on Pinterest I found this most amazing card HERE so a Big Thank You for the inspiration! And so my whole Watercolor Pencil background changed from grey to green lol.
I also wanted to create my own watercolour effect on the flowers and you can watch the process in the video linked below.
The sentiment is from the Pen Sketched Silhouette Stamp Set and I also a few Satin White Sequins!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at YouTube.
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Giveaway Prizes
$200 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 1 lucky winner and a $15 gift certificate to 10 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 02/12/2021 for a chance to win. Altenew will draw 11 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 02/15/2021.
From here you are hopping along to PREETI’s amazing Blog! Hope are having fun, Craft-A-Flower’y hugs to you,
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I love how you were inspired, Therese, and this gorgeous new layering die set! Off to seee….
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Just lovely in the white Therese! TFS
So pretty with that watercolor background!
Beautiful card Therese! Love how you used this fabulous CAF set 😍! the watercolored background makes the Cosmos pop! Thanks for the inspiration!
How beautiful. I love that background, so stunning!
So beautiful! I love the colors you chose!
Beautiful card! The watercolor background really sets off the flower
Stunning card! Love the soft colors with the white flowers!
Gorgeous card Therese. Your background is so pretty, love those colours, a perfect background for your white cosmos!
Simple & beautiful.Love these dies!
I really like the flower mix with the background. Will watch the video later.
Great video! I can’t wait to try this with my woodless watercolor set!
Wow! This new CAF set is definitely a must have! And thanks for the for the amazing inspiration! Your work is gorgeous!
Your card is so pretty and soft. I love your background. Very inspiring!
Soooo Beautiful!!! I love that you didn’t use the layers, a totally different look!!
The card background is so pretty! I noticed it even with the lovely flowers which normally steal the show. The white flowers are lovely!!!
Beautiful white cosmos, love the spring color backgrounds! These flowers are so pretty even without all the layers, thanks for another awesome video tutorial!
Beautiful! Your light touch for the flower and background REALLY makes a difference. My attempt looks like a 2 year old cat did the coloring is now in the trash. Try, try, again, with LESS pressure. It’s only paper, right?
I have loved Cosmos since I was a child, my mom always planted one huge section of our garden with them. These dies perfectly capture the delicate beauty of the flower.
This is lovely! I need a sympathy card ASAP and wouldn’t this be perfect. I was already thinking I should check some of my craft a flower sets to see if I could use one of them when you mentioned it! Thank you! You always inspire! I do love the look of this set and am thinking it would be a good addition to the stash! LOL
Absolutely GORGEOUS take with this Cosmo set!!!! A definite ‘must have’!!!!
Love the white on white. Very elegant yet simple!
Wow! I love your card! The background is gorgeous!
Love the flowers!
Such a great card, I love the cosmos.
I love the simple white flowers…so elegant!
Love this card! Simple but beautiful
Love your background technique, simple but such an impact behind your beautiful white flowers. Thanks for always inspiring.
Gorgeous design… love it!
So soft and feminine, and absolutely gorgeous!!
Such a soft and delicate card Therese, beautiful! Must give this technique a try.
Thank you for the inspiration.
T x
Thank you so much for this fabulous idea, for the wonderful video, and for a chance to win 🙂 I really LOVE this card, Therese!!!
That is a neat idea. Minimalistic watercolor on the white cosmos is very pretty.
You make it look so easy, yet I know there was a lot of thought put into this beautiful card.
That’s a lovely card, and not complicated to make. Love the Altenew die set and the easy water colouring. Thanks for the inspiration.
love what you did with that flower…thanks so much for always inspiring.
xx Karen
Such a stunning card, love your use of the new die.
This is just gorgeous!
So delicate and magical, well done.
So very soft and pretty. I’d be delighted to receive this card and I’m sure anyone else would be as well.
OMG—an absolute stunning card. I love the watercolor background and the watercolor in the flowers and leaves. Thanks so much for the process video!!
Such a sweet card!
That is the most gorgeous card! Love the background and the white cosmos with just a hint of color.
White cosmos are very pretty in real life and I love the way you made such a gorgeous background to put them on, Therese!
It was really fun watching you make the background. And then the way you colored the parts of the flower…amazing!
Love the originality of this card, coloring the background while leaving most of the flower white makes a strong impression.
I love the soft background and gorgeous in white cosmos!
Lovely card! Such pretty shaped flowers, and I like your simple water coloring of the flowers and the background.
So pretty – I love the white flowers on the muted background!
Cosmos is one of my mom’s favorite flowers, so they always remind me of her. 🙂
Absolutely beautiful. Beautiful background and I love the white flower
Beautiful in the white!
Such a beautiful background and a beautiful card.
Gorgeous card!! I love the idea of using just the base layer of these sets. This gave me so much inspiration!
WOW. Love the background. Tip to tip watercolouring is one of my fav ways to watercolour – I feel I have more control. Not sure I have ever been brave enough to use black! Good for you, it gives a stunning result. Yes I did find time to watch the video while waiting for my youngest to finish coaching netball tonight, I had 5 minutes! I finished my walk early.
your card is gorgeous; however i was unable to use your link to the color pencils
thanks for letting me know I will check it out! It is possible to use any of my links to get to the store and then search for the product you need… though that’s the long and clunky way round lol.
Stunning white flowers, Therese! I’m going to try that pretty background!! Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
So pretty!
Thanks for the inspiration!
I never, ever would have thought to only use one part. Now I am thinking of my other Altenew die sets…..THANKS
I watched this video on you tube last night. I LOVE your presentations…They are full of information yet your presentation is light and comfortable to see and listen to….You are painstakingly precise in your card making, I so enjoy learning from you…
You have made my day Tari, thank you so very much!!
This craft a flower cosmos die is awesome and I absolutely adore your clean and crispy cards!
I love the simplicity of the white flower with a little shading and the layered center. Thanks for the great ideas.
Pretty card with these lovely cosmos flowers!
Really like your background and the inspiration for it. I have a hard time with grey shading and your video helped…thanks
So beautiful! I love the delicate effect the white flowers give, makes the card so elegant!
Lovely cards. THe white and shadow flowers on the ink splatter, mixed media back ground is a pretty sample of how to use these beautiful dies. Ty!
Enjoyed the video. So helpful. I really like the CAF sets. This one looks really each to work with. Beautiful cards always.
Totally out of the box thinking. You’ve not used the layers but the flower still looks stunning! It’s the Therese Touch!
Really pretty. Thank you for sharing.
Wow!!! Really beautiful background with the watercolor pencils! It’s fun to see what people are creating with these, and how versatile they are.
Lovely and a quick simple technique!
I love those stunning white cosmos blooms. I don’t have the Craft-A-Flower Cosmos set (yet — it’s on my wish list), but I do have the Stunning Cosmos stamp and die set. I can’t wait to try this coloring technique on them. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love how you used just the one layer and water colors, beautiful card.
I love white cosmos and yours are gorgeous. The background is very pretty and I like how you have set the flowers up off the card – it brings them to life. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Soft and lovely!
This is so beautiful; very refreshing. As always, love and appreciate your process video. Thanks so much for posting that.
This is a lovely card. Thank you so much for the video
The watercolor background colors make those flowers ‘pop’. Beautiful!
How lovely! Can’t wait for my dies to arrive.
Beautiful card. I love the white cosmos and the subtle background created with the watercolor pencils. Thank you for sharing your thought process in the video. It is really helpful to watch how you created the card.
I have never used water color pencils, but you make it look easy and fun to use. I like the colors in your cards.
Lovely card. Really like the watercolor background you created. Makes me want to get out the water color pencils that I just got. Thanks for sharing and for the great video!
Beautiful card Therese! I love Cosmos. We have wild golden ones growing along the roadside. From a distance, it looks like a golden carpet! 🌼
I think those Cosmos need to come home with me but I also want to try that technique on my other Craft-a-flower dies. Thanks for the inspiration, Therese.