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
WWC273 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello and welcome! Today we are making Occasion cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Marsha is our hostess.I wanted to create a 3D village scene by incorporating a fussy cut \"peek-a-boo\"window on my card. I started by stamping two card panels:In the center, a bit toward the top of one panel I stamped the longer… Continue reading WWC273 – Marsha\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Altenew Academy – Easy Ink Blending Techniques
Hello and welcome. I am excited about this new technique I learned at Altenew Academy! I love ink blending but had never done \"faux watercoloring\" like this. This is my homework assignment for lesson #5 and I was very inspired by our instructor, Amy Lee, and the process she walked us through. This card has two… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Easy Ink Blending Techniques
Altenew Academy – Clean and Simple Boutique Card
Hello and welcome. Today I am sharing my third card from my Altenew Academy journey. Jennifer Rzasa taught us about Clean and Simple Boutique cards and I learned a lot. I chose to write my blogpost about my homework assignment for lesson 2 - Stamped Backgrounds. I love pattern stamping, but this card pushed me… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Clean and Simple Boutique Card
Coffee Lover\’s Wreath
I always love the Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hops and I\'ve made this bright cheery card for their Spring/Summer Blog Hop.I wanted to do a springy wreath so I went through my stamp sets looking for images that would work for my idea. I started by dry embossing the background and then I die cut a circle… Continue reading Coffee Lover\’s Wreath
WWC272 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Hello and welcome! This week we are making masculine cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Helen is our hostess. My son-in-law has a May birthday so this card is for Josh. Josh is a big dog lover and the dog in the middle is his sweet dog Asuna. I started by ink blending a blue background panel… Continue reading WWC272 – Helen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Altenew Academy All About Layering 2
Hello, thank you for stopping by. Today\'s blog post is showcasing my class project for Altenew Academy\'s All About Layering 2 class. I am using Altenew\'s Bride to Be stamp and die bundle. The cute little starflowers were my favorite.I had not used layering stamps prior to starting Altenew Academy so I continued stamping loads… Continue reading Altenew Academy All About Layering 2
Altenew Academy All About Layering 1
I\'ve been cardmaking for a little over three years and thought it might be time to see what I could learn at The Altenew Academy Teacher Certification Program. I applied and was pleased to see that I was invited to join their 17th class. The first class is \"All About Layering 1\". I have… Continue reading Altenew Academy All About Layering 1
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