Happy Friday! I'm joining in the fun of a special collaboration blog hop as Altenew joins forces with Tombow USA! You should have hopped across here from Beth Watson. If you haven't, then be sure to start out at the Tombow USA blog to join in the fun. :)
Tombow USA kindly sent me their fabulous Bright 10-pen set of Dual Brush markers to play with and I had a blast discovering their properties, especially when combined with water! I paired the markers with Altenew's Sketchy Cities America 2 stamp set to create this card:
The sunset background was created by heat-embossing the cityscape onto watercolour paper then scribbling red, orange and yellow markers on top and blending them with a wet paintbrush. Easy peasy! I simply added a stamped sentiment and strips of corresponding glitter tape across the top and bottom of the scene then secured it onto a card front.
Now a blog hop wouldn't be a blog hop without prizes, right? Be sure to comment on the blogs along the hop as there are two $30 Tombow USA and two $30 Altenew gift certificates up for grabs. Winners will be picked randomly from comments left on the blogs by June 3rd and announced on the Altenew Blog and Tombow USA blog on Saturday June 4th. :)
Well that's all from me today, so it's time to hop along. Next on your hopping adventure is the talented, Anna Kossakovskaya!
Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
164 comments:
I love easy peasy. Great colors, beautiful card.
That's a gorgeous background, I can't believe it's done with markers! I need to try this!
Such a vibrant sunset color! Beautiful card.
What a great looking card. I love your pretty scene.
Wonderful project - just love the sunset colors!
Wow did the colours ever blend beautifully! Such an even transition. Great effect! Very striking card!
what a fun card and wonderful colors
thanks for sharing
Barb Housner
Lovely ca d love your ombré
Love hoe bright this is!
Love the card, I love the colours you used, as you said simple but so effective
Love this beautiful sunset! Great use of the markers and the stamp, too!
wonderful card Amy - and will have to get my Tombow markers out and give this a try!
Wow, this is gorgeous! I love the sunset bg you made with the markers.
Scribble then wet, easy but effective. Looks great!
Absolutely gorgeous backdrop for you city scape. The colors just come out and grab the eye.
Wonderful card! Love the vibrant background ♥
Wow! What a fabulous eye catcher! I love your approach with these markers. They blend much better than I expected.
Love the colors! Beautiful card!
Pure gorgeousness!
Beautiful card, colours are so vibrant! 😍
Stunning colors. Loved it, such a beautiful card.
That's a cute stamp set. Boy, that would be cute to have that ferris wheel spin on the card!
Love the colors! Beautiful card.
Great background for the Ferris wheel - love the colors! Thanks!
Very striking!
LOve that sentiment, and every other gorgeous thing about your card, Aimes!
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I adore your skyline painted in thos gorgeous vivid colours Amy, and the perfect sentiment to finish. x
Tombow markers give such vibrant colour to your card and the Altenew cityscape stamp is so versatile. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous background and I am amazed that they blended so well.
i'm such a sucker for a gorgeous blended background!
Gorgeous blending!
Stunning colourful card!
Love the boardwalk type stamp set perfect for now.
Your card is
so lovely,
great coloring.
Carla from Utah
OOOH love the bright background - perfect for the silhouette buildings:)
Looks like fun.
The background is beautiful!
So striking, simple but love it! Wow those markers are so vibrant!
Simple yet stunning
This is a cool scene!
great backdrop.makes me think of beautiful sunrises and sunsets.
A fun background for the city scape.
Love your card. The colors are gorgeous and I love the stamp. I live at the beach and we have great Ferris wheels here but sadly I can't ride them due to medical issues.
Gorgeous ombre effect! Your card is fantastic and how wonderful that it was done with an easy technique.
Love the bright colors and simplicity.
Gorgeous background colours!!
Beautiful sunset, adore your colors and that fantastic scene!!!
Beautiful colors love the card.
That's a beautiful sunset which makes a stunning card. And it's done so easily. Thank you for the technique and great example.
Gorgeous ink blending!
What a beautiful background!!
Love your background .well done
Beautiful card!!! The background is absolutely phenomenal:))))
Wow, easy you say but the effect was so amazing. Love your card! Thanks for the inspiration.
Pretty skyline created for your stamp set. Thanks for sharing!
I am amazed that a creation so lovely could be so easy! Thanks for the idea!
Beautiful sunset colors on your card, Lovely.
Love your project. Great background for the scene.
Such a gorgeous card, I love your vibrant background.
This card has such gorgeous colours
Beautiful sunset!
Gorgeous. Yes
beautiful background!
I just love the stamp image and I love how you used it to create the beautiful sunset.
Vey nice! I love it!
Great card love all the colors.
Love the bright colours
Such a pretty card!
Very smooth look Amy !
Nice colors chosen.
I love the vibrant colors of the sky. The stamping looks great against it.
I love how the heat embossing made your city scape scene pop out from the background! Stunning!!
I love how intense the color is, despite it being watered down! These markers are great!!! Your card is beautiful!
So pretty! Awesome stamp and colors!
such a pretty ombre card!
Great card.
★☆★☆ Absolutely Fab ★☆★☆
Bright joyous card
Beautiful colours and doesnt that sentiment go with the scene perfectly.
So glad I stopped by your blog, this card is FANTASTIC! Love!!
What a beautiful and vibrant background, love the whole scene!
Beautifully created BG and that sentiment is the perfect fit for your card image!
Great card i love cityscapes makes you want to travel
What a lovely background for your city scape ! These colors are so bright and mix so well together ! Thanks for sharing.
Great vivid colors with Tombows!
Vibrant - lovely - thanks for the entry.
FUN & VIBRANT card Amy!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your INKY INSPIRATION ... I look forward to giving markers a try now :)
Love the Colors in this card.
You have great blending on this card....
Your card is very unique and highlights the details of the stamps - beautiful!
Here comes summer and all the fun that goes with it, fairs, amusement parks and a great card sharing this excitement. The colors are a knock out!
LOVE how EASY it is to achieve ombre with those markers!! Flawless blending:))
Love the colors, beautiful card.
Lovely card....your color blending is WONDERFUL!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
Such a beautiful, smooth fifnish with those markers!
That blended background looks just stunning! Gorgeous card!
Wow! Gorgeous and easy peasy!
The markers seem to blend very nicely; the sunset on your card is bright and cheerful.
Love the colors!
Great card. Two of my fav companies.
Such a fun card!!! Love it:)
I love your comment : easy peasy ! Such a card is everything but not "easy peasy". Your work is fabulous, the colors are vibrant. Your card is really great.
Isabelle Baudin
This is awesome Amy!
Love the vibrant colors from these markers, they blend beautifully!
Gorgeous and yay for easy techniques with gorgeous results!
Your background is stunning!
Love the blending of the marker colours - could be a much simpler way to blend colours for me than using ink and a blending tool (I always end up with crescent shaped marks!)
Beautiful blending and love how you highlighted that fun city stamp.
Awesome! Nice Work!
Really striking! The background complements the stamp so well!
Two of my favorite colors!
I love easy peasey! Beautiful!
Gorgeous use of bold coloring with Tombow markers! Truly stunning creativity. You brought a pop of WOW to Altenew's Sketchy City scene.
Love the colors in this card!
Awww!!!! Love the sunset colours! Beautiful card!
Beautiful card! Love the background! :-)
Great card! Love those pretty warm colours.
I wish I could blend that well! Superb!
Love this card! Such a great techniques for that type of image.
Stunning!! LOVELOVELOVE the yellow and orange background!! TFS!
This is gorgeous and easy peasy is my favorite 😉
Great Sunset
Love the simplicity of the card. Very pretty.
Lovely coloring of the sunset!
Those colors work great with that stamp set.
A great card Amy, love the colours you've used!
So cute! Love the background colors!
Wonderful blending. A red hot night on the town. Sunsets do give the best opportunities to use some great colors.
The blending on your card looks like a bright sunset over the ocean!!
An entirely different look than the other designers on this blog.Love the way that have blended the colours and it does make a super back gound for your city scape stamps.Great card.r
Wow, such vibrant colours. It seems to me that these markers blend superbly.
Interesting use of color on this card.
Beautiful coloring.
Love the orange background.
WOW... absolutely stunning background! Love the scene stamp too :)
Those bright colors sure do "light" up a card. Delicious.
Fabulous card! Love the colors.
That's what I call a lot of bang for your buck! Absolutely beautiful.
That card is breathtaking!
So bright and wondeful! I think these are as good as and even more versatile than the Zigs.... and after seeing your card I believe it even more!
Fabulous background!
love this different way of using color with stamps!
Very dramatic card.
Gosh, this is such a pretty, striking card! Love the technique and the colors chosen! TFS!
I like how you used the pens to make the background.
That card is fantastic - from the colors to the sentiment - it's just fantastic. You make it sound so easy too!! Love it!
Totally fabulous card, Amy!!! I love everything about it!!! Thanks for your awesome inspiration!!!
Wow! I can't believe how seamlessly the markers blend! It is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
I love this card! The colors really pop with the black scene.
Love the vibrant colors!
The city in the last rays... Romantic!
What a wonderfully bright card. Beautiful.
love your colors..great use of the Altenew stamp images!
Beautiful background. TFS
What a HAPPY card!!!
Love the sunset effect here!
Always excited to get inspiration from new designers.
Great colours! Makes me want to go on a holiday...
This is just amazing! Love the colors!
What a stunning card with an absolutely radiant and awesome sunset over your city scape!! Truly beautiful!!! Love to see your designs!!
Beautiful card!! Love the vibrant colors!! Awesome scene!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Wonderful card!
Awesome card! Loving the shades of colors for the background! Thanks for sharing!
LOVE the bold colors of your background. Wonderful card.
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