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WWC296 – Michelle\’s Challenge: Anything Feminine Goes

 Hello, hello and welcome!  This week we are creating feminine cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and we would love to see your creation in our gallery.  Michelle is our hostess this week.  I\'ve had my eye on the Altenew Hibiscus Garden 3D die set for sometime and finally bought it.  I wanted to use seasonal jewel tones  so I… Continue reading WWC296 – Michelle\’s Challenge: Anything Feminine Goes

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WWC294 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

 Hello, hello and welcome!  This week we are creating masculine cards at Watercooler Wednesday.  I\'ve made a fun mixed media card using Altenew\'s Mega T Aphabet die and thanks die.My Process:I started with a 140 lb weight watercolor panel and then die cut the T. With a wide rough brush (I used a house painting trim brush) I applied a… Continue reading WWC294 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Masculine Twist

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Ink Blending and Inlaid Die Cutting with Altenew\’s Hibiscus Garden 3D Die Set

 Hello, hello and welcome!  I’ve had my eye on Altenew’s Hibiscus Garden 3D Die  for sometime and finally bought it.  I thought it would be helpful to take Therese Calvird’s 3D Floral Focus Class while I was playing with my new dies.  Therese has six wonderful lessons and I would like to share my 3D creations in… Continue reading Ink Blending and Inlaid Die Cutting with Altenew\’s Hibiscus Garden 3D Die Set

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WWC293 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

Happy Fall Y\'all...that\'s what we say here in Texas.  I have the Jane\'s Doodles Pumpkin Spice stamp set and thought it would be fun to fussy cut three of the pumpkin images and mount them on masked inked squares. This card is up on the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Website and we would love to see your creation… Continue reading WWC293 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions

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WWC292 – Dawn\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With a Feminine Twist

 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

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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