Hello, hello and welcome! I created this card for this week\'s Watercooler Wednesday Challenge. I recently took Altenew\'s Artist\'s Watercolor 101 course taught by Emily Midgett and the last class was on painting \"white\" flowers. Such a pretty look but I had never attempted anything like it. I started by heat embossing these big beautiful blooms… Continue reading WWC292 – Dawn\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist
Author: Karen Brown
Quick and Simple Cards
Hello, hello and welcome! I just completed Laurie Willison\'s Altenew Academy Class called Quick and Simple Cards and I wanted to share two of my creations. I love making backgrounds and both of these cards focus on the backgrounds. This first card was my homework assignment for Faux Watercoloring. I recently purchased Altenew\'s Block Print stamp set and… Continue reading Quick and Simple Cards
WWC291 – Fifth Week Anything Goes Challenge
Summer technically just ended but I have one more card with the summery colors I love. I had a scrap of striped background left from a card I made a few weeks ago that was too pretty to throw away so I made it into a card for Watercooler Wednesday\'s Anything Goes Challenge. I think bright and… Continue reading WWC291 – Fifth Week Anything Goes Challenge
Finding and Incorporating Inspiration Into Your Project
Hello, hello and welcome! Today I am blogging about a fascinating class I took at Altenew Academy called Mission Inspiration. Nicole Watt was our instructor and instead of focusing on technique, this class was all about finding inspiration for our creations. For this post I wanted to use a combination of color and layout inspiration for… Continue reading Finding and Incorporating Inspiration Into Your Project
WWC290 – Michelle\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello, hello...so glad you stopped by! This week we are making occasion cards at Watercooler Wednesday and I was in the mood to do some fun coloring. This card was very relaxing and therapeutic to make. I\'ve wanted this stamp for a while and finally took the plunge and placed an order at Taylored Expressions. Supplies Used:Taylored Expressions… Continue reading WWC290 – Michelle\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Altenew Academy Watercolor 101
Hello, hello and welcome! I was so pleased to learn that I passed the Altenew Academy Level 2 Final and can now begin working on Level 3 courses! For my first level 3 class I chose to take Artist\'s Watercolor 101 taught by Emily Midgett. It may be my favorite class to date! Emily\'s explanations… Continue reading Altenew Academy Watercolor 101
WWC289 – Heidi\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist
Hello, hello...so glad you stopped by! This week is all about masculine cards at Watercooler Wednesday and Heidi is our hostess.I created a silhouette card with a darling die-cut puppy and cake toting bear. My background is a second generation wash using three colors of distress ink: Twisted citron, cracked pistachio and lucky clover. I made a… Continue reading WWC289 – Heidi\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist
WWC288 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello! I am excited that you stopped by to see this card...I love how bright and bold it is! This week at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge we are creating Occasion cards. Talented Kath is our hostess. There are so many occasions and we would love to see your project in our gallery.I started by stamping, Copic coloring and… Continue reading WWC288 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
WWC287 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
Hello, hello and welcome! I can\'t believe it is September already. This week at Watercooler Wednesday we are creating feminine cards and Helen is our hostess. I did a bit of loosed watercoloring with Nuvo Shimmer Powders. I very loosely painted the wreath and then made a coordinating background by sopping up the leftover pigment with watercolor paper.… Continue reading WWC287 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
Altenew Academy Level 2 Final Project
Hello, hello....so pleased you stopped by! I finished Altenew Academy\'s Level 2 Classes and wanted to share my final project. I was challenged to make four masculine cards for four different occasions. I had loads of ideas and had a lot of fun creating. To make my cards masculine, I used my husband\'s favorite colors....aqua,… Continue reading Altenew Academy Level 2 Final Project
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