Happy Wednesday! We are creating Occasion cards this week at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Marsha is our hostess. I did some tone on tone Polychromo coloring on this thank you card.I stamped the Inked Lotus with blue ink on blue paper and then used blue, green and white colored pencils to shade the image. I die cut… Continue reading WWC286 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Author: Karen Brown
WWC285 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Hello and welcome! I am so pleased to be hosting this week\'s \"Masculine Challenge\" at the Watercooler Wedenesday Challenge. My husband\'s birthday is coming up and this is the card I created for him. I was going for a playful summery card. My process:I started out by inkblending over a stencil to create the background panel.I then… Continue reading WWC285 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Altenew Academy – Masking Unleashed
Hello! Well, I am still camping out while work continues on my house, but it left me plenty of time to finish my next Altenew class called Masking Unleashed. I did have to run home to get my inks and blending brushes. Svitlana Shayevich taught us loads of useful tips and techniques. For this card, I… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Masking Unleashed
Altenew Academy – Magical Markers
Hello! A little update....I haven’t made a card in the past two weeks because we moved out of our house so some renovations could be done. I did pack up a few crafting supplies and had time to finish another Altenew Academy class. This one was called “Magical Markers” and it was taught by Sara… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Magical Markers
WWC284 – Dawn\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello and Happy Wednesday! I created a card for my daughter, who is moving into a new home, and thought it would be perfect for this week\'s Watercooler Wednesday All About Occasions Challenge. There are so many different cardmaking occasions and we would love to see your card in our gallery.Supplies Used:Altenew Garden Grow stamp and… Continue reading WWC284 – Dawn\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Altenew Academy – Impressive Heat Embossing
Hello! I just completed another course at Altenew Academy called Impressive Heat Embossing. So many great cardmaking techniques from Svetlana Marchenko!This card is from lesson #3, Heat Embossing for Resist.I love to ink-blend so I chose to ink blend over my embossing. For ink blending it is best to start with light colors and then… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Impressive Heat Embossing
WWC283 – Tristan\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist
Happy Wednesday! Today we are making \"feminine\" cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Tristan is our hostess. I\'ve made a floral birthday card:I handstamped the background with three different inks and attached a daisy from Altenew\'s Smile More stamp and die bundle.Thanks for stopping by!Karen
Altenew Academy: Color Your Day
I just finished this card for Altenew Academy\'s Color Your Day and I wanted to share it. This is the second class I\'ve taken with Therese Calvird, and she is an excellent instructor! She is creative, calm and explains her lessons well.Today\'s card was inspired by Lesson #1. Therese showed us some loose watercoloring and… Continue reading Altenew Academy: Color Your Day
Altenew Academy: Beautiful Details
Hello! I just finished the Altenew Academy Class \"Beautiful Details\". I have to say our instructor, Marika Rahtu, is quite the artist and her cards are amazing! Marika taught us that adding details can elevate our cards.My style is more colorful and bold, but I incorporated several of her suggestions into my card.Details I added to… Continue reading Altenew Academy: Beautiful Details
WWC282 – Fifth Week Anything Goes Challenge
Happy Wednesday! \"Anything Goes\" this week at Watercooler Wednesday and I chose to focusing on coloring. This mandala was so fun to Copic color.We would love to see your creation this week on our website!Thanks for stopping by!Karen
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