I have recently started swatching a lot of different mediums in my craft room, including cardstock. I never use to create swatches, thinking it was a waste of time, but I have found them very useful. Whilst swatching cardstock, I found these three colours paired well together. I stumbled on these colours together as I only have 3 colours of cards from Heros Arts and this was how these colours came together. Creating the swatches helped me discover the bold colours created a modern but retro feel, perfect for the Altenew Electic Vibes release.
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Bold colours for modern retro cards: pairing with stamped flowers
I created three cards with the same background base. To do this, trim down 3 card panels to a2 size – the colours used are Mustard, Azalea, and Nautical Heroe Hues cardstock. Each panel was cut into 3 on a diagonal at the same points so I could interchange the panels and create 3 background panels by adhering them down onto a white card base.
For this card, I added stamped flowers using the new Altenew Watercolour Extravaganza Stamp set. The flowers were stamped in blues and yellows to match the background: Cove Blue, Juniper Mist, Chiffon, Shea Butter, Over Coffee, and Icing on the cake. The leaves were stamped in Pucker Up as an accent colour.
After using the coordinating dies, the flowers were foam mounted in a cluster onto one of the card panels. For the sentiment, ‘Miss you’ from the All about you word die set was cut out of card and adhered together with the 2 in 1 glue pen.
The sentiment was added to the front a few white Nuvo drops were added to embellish the card.
Bold colours for modern retro cards: vintage stamps
This card uses a stamp to help with the vintage retro style. The roller skate from the Vintage vibes stamp set was stamped in the same inks from the first card and the cut-out with the coordinating die.
For a simple background, add a few white splatters to the background before adding the roller skate to the front. A sentiment from the stamp set was stamped and embossed in white before fussy cutting out.
To finish the card off, embellish the card with a few mat white sequins.
Bold colours for mdoern retro cards: tone on tone with embossing
This card was the quickest and easiest card to make out of the three. Dry emboss the card panel with the new Pressed Flowers 3D embossing powder. Next, adhere this to a card panel.
For the sentiment, die-cut ‘Happy Birthday’ die from the Just A Number stamp and die set. Again, layer this was the 2-in-1 glue pen ad add to the front of the panel.
Again finish this card off with white Nuvo drops.
Bonous card!
This card is very different from the previous 3. This is a much more muted card but still looks beautiful. For the card, stamp the flowers from the Gardenia Duo stamp set. To create a one-layered card, use the coordinating mask stencils to cover the stamp images when stamping a flower that overlaps.
In addition, use the masks to help stamp the leaves. To colour the stamps in, use a blending tool to colour the florals and leaves in. The colour used was: Green Tea, Eucalyptus, Rouge and Rose Petals. Remember to cover a flower up with the mask when colour flowers overlap.
Add a soft blend of Tranquil blue to the background by using the mask stencils to cover up the flowers before adding the ink. To add a little detail to the design, add a dashed border to one corner using the Altenew Fine Liner Pens.
Add a stamped sentiment from the stamp set and finish by adding some enamel dots from the Cherry Blossom Enamel dots.
GIVEAWAY PRIZES & next stop
$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 07/11/2021 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 07/13/2021.
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Bold colours for modern retro cards
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 Eclectic Vibes Full Release Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Gardenia Duo Stamp Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Just a Number Stamp Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Vintage Vibes Stamp Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Watercolor Extravaganza Stamp Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Gardenia Duo Die Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Gardenia Duo Stamp & Die Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Watercolor Extravaganza Die Set Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Watercolor Extravaganza Stamp & Die Bundle Shop at: ALT |
 Vintage Vibes Die Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Vintage Vibes Stamp & Die Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Just a Number Die Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Just a Number Stamp & Die Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Eclectic Vibes Coordinating Stamp & Die & Stencil Release Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Gardenia Duo Mask Stencil – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Gardenia Duo Stamp & Die & Mask Stencil Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT |  Vintage Vibes Simple Coloring Stencil – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Vintage Vibes Stamp & Die & Coloring Stencil Bundle – Altenew Shop at: ALT |
 Altenew Fine Liner Pen Set – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Permanent Black – Altenew Crisp Ink Shop at: ALT |  Tranquil Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP |
 Tranquil Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Tranquil Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Eucalyptus ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Eucalyptus reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Eucalyptus Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Green Tea Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |
 Green Tea reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB |  Green Tea Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Rouge Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP |
 Rouge Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | BP |  Rouge Ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Rose Petals Ink – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |
 Rose Petals Reinker – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD | SB | BP |  Rose Peteals ink Bundle – Catherine Pooler Designs Shop at: CPD |  Opaque Bright White -WOW! Embossing Powder Shop at: CS (UK) | CS (US) | WOW (UK) | WOW (US) |
 White Gloss Crystal Nuvo Drops – Tonic Studios Shop at: CPD | SB | CS (UK) |  Black Cardstock – Concord & 9th Shop at: BP | C9 |  Wild Wisteria Heavyweight Cardstock – Gina K Design Shop at: BP |
 Azalea Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: SB | HA | BP |  Mustard Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP |  Nautical Hero Hues Cardstock – Hero Arts Shop at: HA | BP |
 Original MISTI 2.0 – My Sweet Petunia Shop at: ALT | CPD | SB | HA | BP | CM |  Double-sided adhesive sheets – Altenew Shop at: ALT | BP |  2-in-1 Glue Pen – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |
 Instant Dimension foam Tape – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (UK version) Shop at: CS (UK) | WOW (UK) | WOW! Dual Speed Heat Gun (US version) Shop at: CPD | WOW (US) |
 Crafter’s Essential Bone Folder – Altenew Shop at: ALT | SB | BP |  Tim Holtz 8.5 Inches Comfort Trimmer – Tonic Studios Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |  Trim and Score Board – We R Memory Keepers Shop at: SB | CS (UK) | CS (US) |
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72 thoughts on “Bold colours for a modern retro feel (Altenew Eclectic Vibes Stamps/Dies/Stencils/Embossing Folders Collection Release Blog Hop + Giveaway)”
Bold and Beautiful!!!
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Great colors for the cards. The roller skate is cute and like the the embossed backgrounds.
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Love the retro colors
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Love those bold colors on the retro cards! I have those inks so will definitely be trying those color combos
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Fabulous cards Verity! Love the bold color combo of the retro designs and the soft look of your masked design. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I love those bold cards…..simple to create and the stamps and dies dress them up so well! I also love the last card….so soft and elegant, and awesome pen work! Thanks for your inspiration!
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Love your bold color blocking designs!
Awesome and inspiring cards from this release!! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
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Great cards! Love the bold colors on the first cards, but the last one is my favorite. Love the light pink gardenias–sweet card!
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Beautiful cards! Thanks for the amazing inspiration!
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Your bold colors really do give off a retro vibe. Great card ideas.
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Great cards and love the colors! I’m really liking the retro 50’s colors like pink and mint green.
Oooh that is good colour combo too!
Stunning creations! I LOVE the retro look!
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Your retro cards are just adorable!!
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I love the colors of bold cards as well as the pastel look of last card. Thanks for sharing!
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A nice retro vibe and lovely cards.
I love them! You used colour so well ❤
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Wow! Love those colors! They really pop!
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Absolutely love your use of bold colour. Your cards are striking. Thanks too for the one layer card design. Is will definitely try this out.
Love the bright colors.
I especially like the “you’re the best”
Beautiful cards. I love the “bold” colors on the first three, but I think my favorite may be the bonus card — so gorgeous.
Fantastic cards!! Love the colors!!!
Beautiful and bright colors
My favorite is The Best Gardenia Duo. I love all the doodle accents you have added.
What beautiful cards – Altenew’s watercolor wonder set is my all time favorite stamp set, so am thrilled they have a new one! I love the fine detailing you get with the fine liner pens too – adds a great touch of whimsy.
Gorgeous cards using the bold colors. Very cheery combinations.
Never ever would I have thought to use those colors together. Thanks for showing me to think outside the box. the cards are awesome!
I really like the bold colors, and the background panel. Great idea.
Love the color combo—very striking!
Nice.
such lovely collection of cards – love the bold colors you have used
NICE! The 3 colors for your background work together perfectly
A lovely mix of cards showcasing the versatility of this set and how adaptable it is!
Oh, loving the bright, coloured, bold look of your cards! Great colours!
I love your bold color choices, they really make your cards pop!
Wow! Colors and design that make one stand up and take notice! Very nice!
What’s fun selection of cards! Your use of colours highlight both your work and the lovely set!
Love the bright bold colors. The roller skates made me smile.
Your soft colored flowers look really pretty. Nice coloring.
Love these bold colors together!
I love the bold colors! 🙂
Love the bold block color cards, such fun colors and a great technique!
So pretty!
Nice color share for the cards.
Yaaassss…the bold the better!
Your bright and bold cards are a party in paper!
Fabulous Cards! I am so inspired by your retro/vintage/modern color combination and can’t wait to try this out. The floral stamp set is just beautiful!
LOVE the bold colors you have used on your cards – awesome creations!!!!!
Awesome cards with these pretty designs! Great color combos!
Great projects with the new products. Your hand stitching is lovely. I am feeling the good vibes. Thank you in advance for the upcoming card maker summit.
So many beautiful, bright colors! I love the backgrounds!
Gorgeous! Love the trio of cards with the bold background retro colours, each one different from the other!