I like BIG flowers and I cannot lie!
But first, this post is part of a Hop celebrating a new release from Altenew so you should have arrived here from HANNELIE’s wonderful Blog.
How easy is it to create quick and easy cards with a big bloom at hand, I was having such fun that I just had to make 2 cards to share with you!

Say hello to the new Build-A-Garden: Pristine Peonies Stamp Set. 2 HUGE blooms with leaves attached ready to stamp.

It was easy to create some washes of colour using the Watercolor Brush Marker Refills on Watercolor Cardstock.

Then I simply stamped the images over top (one of my fave techniques to get a washy look).

There are some lovely sentiments and fonts in this set too…

But you can take it a step further if you want, there is also an Add-On Die available.

My second card has a little hug for you, from the Hello and Hugs Die Set. And yes, I do love you my friends!


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Giveaway Prizes
$300 in total prizes! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 2 lucky winners and a $25 gift certificate to 8 winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 09/18/2022 for a chance to win.
Altenew will draw 10 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this blog hop and announce the winners on the Altenew Winners Page on 09/19/2022.
Let’s Hop
Altenew Card Blog
Maryam Perez
Linda Westfall
Tenia Nelson
Laurie Willison
Berina Rajakumar
Michelle Short
Emily Midgett
Kelly Taylor
Agnieszka Malyszek
Amy Hill
Nicole Watt
Jaycee Gaspar
Hannelie Bester
Therese Calvird <—— You Are Here
Adriana Arminio
Virginia Lu
Kinjal Trivedi
Lilith Eeckel
LauraJane
Seeka
Terri Koszler
Disha Jain
Nathalie DeSousa
Mindy Eggen
Jennifer Colacicco
Michelle Burnier
Reiko Tsuchida ***Note: Due to strict regulations in Japan, you might not be able to leave a comment on her blog post.
Bridget Casey
Svitlana Shayevich
From here you are hopping along to ADRIANA’s amazing Blog! I hope you are inspired to add a little watercolour to your projects. Hope you are having a fun day,

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Well, these are just stunning.
What a gorgeous flower!
It marvels me how you use that technique and end up with the most gorgeous watercolored flowers, Therese.
Simply stunning
I tried (since I am a newbie) your watercolor background card with other stamps. I am to heavy with my ink. Uggh but my watercolor was great. Lol
Absolutely beautiful Therese!
The loose, messy style works beautifully with these blooms.
Such fabulousness!!! I love your big flowers and colours and style and well everything.
Marie
Love how you colored these flowers!
beautiful!! love these colors –
Hello Therese! Your cards are always so stunning! (These are no exception!) I love how much movement this technique gave you! I always look forward to seeing your next project! Thanks for the hop!
Those peonies are just fabulous. Love them, and also your beautiful cards, Theresa. Thank you for your wonderful inspiration.
This is so gorgeous! I love this!
Gorgeous!
Love that loose watercoloring and the gorgeous flower!
The Wash technique is a fav of mine and your inspiration pieces are lovely…as always!
Just gorgeous. Love your card.
I like your watercolor technique! This is a beautiful card and stamp.
So gorgeous!
Beautiful water colored flowers!
The muted colors you used are lovely
Very pretty cards. The first one is my favorite!
Someday i will learn to wayercolor.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful cards! Love the watercolor wash!
Those peonies are beautiful.