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
Altenew Academy: Polychromatic
Hello! I just completed the Polychromatic Class at Altenew Academy and I have some cards I would like to share. Our instructor, Nina Marie Trapani, taught us about color and color combinations. The cards in this post are from lesson #4 \"Watercoloring with Similar Colors\". I will say this monochromatic look is difficult to photograph… Continue reading Altenew Academy: Polychromatic
Altenew Academy: Creative Watercolor Media
Hello and welcome. I just completed The Altenew Academy \"Creative Watercolor Media\" class and wanted to share this card with you. In class #4 we were taught how to watercolor with shimmer sprays. I don\'t have any shimmer sprays so I hydrated some shimmer powders and used that instead. In class #5, we learned to make… Continue reading Altenew Academy: Creative Watercolor Media
WWC281 – Heidi\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello and welcome! This is my design team card for Watercooler Wednesday\'s All About Occasions Challenge and Heidi is our hostess.I\'ve created a birthday card using a faux watercoloring technique. I used bright summer colors and added a bold birthday sentiment die-cut using navy cardstock. Supplies Used:Altenew Inked Lotus stamp and die bundleAltenew Golden Peach Embossing PowderDistress Inks: … Continue reading WWC281 – Heidi\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Altenew Academy "With A Twist"
I just completed Altenew Academy\'s Class \"With A Twist\" and I created a bunch of cards. The class was all about trying the unexpected. I am sharing my favorite card from the series and it was from Class #6 \"Die Cutting With a Twist\". Our instructor, Therese Calvird, showed us how to do faux embossing… Continue reading Altenew Academy "With A Twist"
AECP Altenew Academy: In The Mood for Color
In The Mood for Color (taught by Stephanie Klauck) was such an interesting class. We learned to select colors based on the mood we are trying to convey. Adding the right color can add depth and nuance to your project.I chose to make a Thinking of You card and decided to use yellow to project… Continue reading AECP Altenew Academy: In The Mood for Color
WWC280 – Kath\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Hello and welcome. We are making \"masculine\" cards this week at The Watercooler Wednesday and this is my design team card. I was in need of some masculine get well cards and came up with this idea. I started by stamp block inking, but I used a minimal amount of water to get this speckled look. … Continue reading WWC280 – Kath\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Altenew Academy Level 2: Beyond Basic Backgrounds
I was so pleased to learn that I passed my Level 1 Final Exam Project so I am able to start on Level 2. The first course I took in Level 2 is Beyond Basic Backgrounds. My two favorite lessons were Perfect Spacing and Water Bleaching. Lydia Evans had great projects and tips and I… Continue reading Altenew Academy Level 2: Beyond Basic Backgrounds
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