Hello and Welcome! This week we are making occasion cards at Watercooler Wednesday and Kath is our hostess. I\'ve chosen to make a birthday card for my daughter. Kristen has the most adorable Corgi name Newton, and he was the inspiration for this card. A while back I saw this Corgi stamp and purchased it right away. I… Continue reading WWC277 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
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WWC276 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Hello and welcome. Today we are making masculine cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Marsha is our hostess. I like the look of grunge/mixed media cards but I\'ve never made one myself. I decided to give it a try with this dragonfly.My Process:I started by inking my glass media mat with various shades distress ink. I… Continue reading WWC276 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Altenew Academy: Easy Die Cutting
Hello and Welcome! I just finished the Altenew Academy class titled Easy Die Cutting. Yana Smakula was the instructor and she shared six wonderful lessons. I chose to write this blog post about lesson #5: Inlaid Die Cutting, which I found very inspirational. I just purchased this large beautiful scripty thank you die (Altenew\'s Simply… Continue reading Altenew Academy: Easy Die Cutting
WWC275 – Karen\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello! I am so pleased you stopped by. Today we are showcasing \"Occasion\" cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and I am this week\'s hostess.I recently won several stamps from Crackerbox and Suzy and this is my first card with my new haul. I think the tree is just gorgeous. I have been doing a lot of… Continue reading WWC275 – Karen\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Altenew Academy – Irresistable Inking
Hello and welcome! I\'ve been working my way through Altenew Academy\'s Irresistible Inking class and I wanted to share this card. Sara Naumann is the instructor and she provided loads of inking details, tips and techniques to make cards more interesting. I used three of these techniques on my card. After watching all the videos, I… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Irresistable Inking
Altenew Academy – Seasonal Scene Building
Hello and welcome. I just finished Nichol Spohr\'s Altenew class on scene building and wanted to share this card. I love \"scene cards\" so this class was very fun for me. My card concept was \"coffee in the garden\". I was especially inspired by Nicole\'s lessons #1 and #4 on creating scenes and die-cut scenes. My… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Seasonal Scene Building
Altenew Academy: Celebration Stencil Techniques
Hello and welcome. I just finished a wonderful Altenew Academy course and I am excited to share my card with you. Laurel Beard taught us stencil techniques and I loved them all! This is my favorite card from the class. I also used my favorite Altenew stamp and die bundle called Weekend Doodles.My inspiration came… Continue reading Altenew Academy: Celebration Stencil Techniques
WWC274 – Dawn\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist
Hello and welcome! We are making \"feminine\" cards this week at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Website and Dawn is our hostess.I\'ve been admiring \"grid\" cards online and decided I wanted to make a watercolor botanical version. My Process:I decided to make an oversized A6 card since there is so much going on with the layout. I started by… Continue reading WWC274 – Dawn\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist
Altenew Academy – Let It Shine
I finished Altenew Academy\'s Let It Shine Class and wanted to share this card on my blog. As the name suggests, our teacher Clarissa Wiley, taught us to embellish our cards with a bit of shine. I am happy with the way this card turned out....but boy did I put in a lot of work. … Continue reading Altenew Academy – Let It Shine
Altenew Academy – Cards For the Guys
Hello and welcome. Today, my blog post is about making masculine cards and I\'ve chosen to do a color blocking background. Fun, bright and eye-catching. I started by cutting four 2x2 squares from brightly colored card stock. My inspiration came from Jennifer Rzasa and her class on Pop Art Color Blocking. Once the squares were cut,… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Cards For the Guys
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