Altenew Enchanted Iris – Easy Watercolor Techniques

Sandi MacIver – Papercraft Artist – Altenew Enchanted Iris – Easy Watercolor Techniques

Hi stamping friends, welcome back, I have a NEW VIDEO for you today with more products from my friends at Craft Stash.

Say Hello to Altenew Enchanted Iris.  As an avid gardener, I absolutely adore Iris.  I had a collection of over 50 varieties in our Quesnel B.C. garden, and I hope to start that collection over again here in Drayton Valley Ab.  One of my favourite colour combinations is the purple and yellow one so I had to create that today.

Altenew Enchanted Iris - Easy Watercolor Technique

I admit going slightly to the funky side on this one, haha, so I hope you like it.  I’m blaming this on the Altenew Watercolor palette – with 36 colours to choose from, I had to experiment, haha.  You could also use the Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers for this project too.  NOTE – I am not an expert in water coloring, I’m simply showing you how I like to add the colors to obtain these results.

I also included a New (to me) Altenew background die – Watercolor Stripes Cover Die.  It’s the same size as an A2 card which is kind of cool, and I love how it lets the base card colour peek through!

Altenew Enchanted Iris - Easy Watercolor Technique

The Enchanted Iris stamps are beautifully designed with great details and are easy to colour, with a lovely selection of sentiments to go with – AND, there are coordinating dies – now why didn’t I order those?  haha….live and learn.

I created a video for you walking you through the creative steps for the card.  If you are reading this in an e-mail, you may need to CLICK HERE to view the video – or SUBSCRIBE to my Youtube Channel to get automatic notifications when I load new videos – and you can watch them there in HD – BONUS.

I also created a PDF File for you for today’s card with all the tools listed, cutting instructions, etc.  Click below to download it – and check out my FREE PDF Gallery – for more fun card ideas.

Altenew Enchanted Iris - Easy Watercolor Technique

Here’s a close up of the flowers, I used  a White Gel pen to add the white dots for some wow – highlights.

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Thanks so much for visiting me today and I hope you enjoyed the project.  I’ve listed the products I used below.  Clicking on the image will take you directly to the product.  Where available I use compensated affiliate links which means if you make a purchase through my link, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.  Thank you so very much for your support, it helps to keep my blog and YouTube channel running and I truly appreciate it.

 

for the Altenew Enchanted Iris – Easy Watercolor Techniques Card:

Altenew – Enchanted Iris Stamp Set
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Altenew ENCHANTED IRIS Die Set ALT1706
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Altenew WATERCOLOR STRIPES Cover Die…
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Altenew WATERCOLOR 36 PAN SET ALT1966
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Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers…
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Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers…
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Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers…
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Altenew MEDIUM WATERCOLOR BRUSH ALT2188
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Ranger Inkssentials WHITE OPAQUE PEN…
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Uni-Ball Pen Signo Gel WHITE UM-153
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Buttons Galore and More Sparkletz…
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Tsukineko Versafine Ink Pad – Onyx Black
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Tim Holtz 8.5 X 11 DISTRESS…
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Tim Holtz 4.25 X 5.5 DISTRESS…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# DOLL…
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Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100#…
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Creative Expressions Foundation Card…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
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Ranger ANTI STATIC POUCH ink62332
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Sizzix BIG SHOT MACHINE Gray And…
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Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM Big Shot…
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Sizzix MINT Standard Cutting Pads…
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Tim Holtz Tonic GUILLOTINE COMFORT…
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Tim Holtz Tonic Craft MINI SNIPS…
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EK Success CRAFT TWEEZERS Precision…
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Scor-Pal MINI SCOR-BUDDY Scoring…
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Hero Arts Rubber Stamp SMALL BLOCK…
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MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool…
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MISTI MEMORY MISTI PRECISION STAMPER…
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MISTI MOUSE PAD INSERT 000144
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MISTI CREATIVE CORNERS Positioning…
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MISTI SUPER MAGNETS Disc mistism
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MISTI Neodymium BAR MAGNET 007070
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Tim Holtz Tonic GLASS MEDIA MAT 1914e
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Simon Says Stamp SMALL TEFLON BONE…
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Lawn Fawn STAMP SHAMMY Cleaner LF1045
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Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER…
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8 thoughts on “Altenew Enchanted Iris – Easy Watercolor Techniques”

  1. Two thumbs up, Sandi. I love your cards and tour talented water coloring. I am trying to do more water coloring but I’m still a beginner. Thanks for your inspirations.

    1. aw thanks so much Judy, so glad you enjoyed it and have fun watercoloring, I think we are all beginners, haha

  2. Wonderful video—beautiful cards. FAV stamp! Thanks Sandi, esp for the the tip on the gel pens. Very easy to get really exasperated with those little puppies!

    1. you are so welcome, and yes on the Gel Pens Priss, they have to be warm to work well, and have a clean tip

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