Hello friends! I am so pleased to be participating in my first Altenew Educator Blog Hop! I went through the certification program last year and loved every minute! For this post, I wanted to focus on two favorite stamp sets that I purchased while I was a student in the program, Doodle Blooms and Inked Lotus. Using Stencils… Continue reading Altenew Educators "Favorite Old/New Altenew Stamp" Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway
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Altenew Academy Level 3 Workshop
Hello! I am so excited to share the final project for my Level 3 Altenew Academy Educator Certification Program. At left I am talking about my samples for the ink-blending card we created. This has been such a fun journey for me! I started the certification program in May and since then I have taken 25… Continue reading Altenew Academy Level 3 Workshop
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
Multi Media Cards With Loads of Gorgeous Texture
Hello, hello and welcome! I am excited to share a couple of cards that I made after taking Demystifying Mixed Media at Altenew Academy. I think I can safely say this is the most fun class I\'ve taken to date. Tania Ahmed is a wonderful and inspiring instructor and I went crazy making backgrounds! I made… Continue reading Multi Media Cards With Loads of Gorgeous Texture
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
Quick and Simple Cards
Hello, hello and welcome! I just completed Laurie Willison\'s Altenew Academy Class called Quick and Simple Cards and I wanted to share two of my creations. I love making backgrounds and both of these cards focus on the backgrounds. This first card was my homework assignment for Faux Watercoloring. I recently purchased Altenew\'s Block Print stamp set and… Continue reading Quick and Simple Cards
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
Altenew Academy Watercolor 101
Hello, hello and welcome! I was so pleased to learn that I passed the Altenew Academy Level 2 Final and can now begin working on Level 3 courses! For my first level 3 class I chose to take Artist\'s Watercolor 101 taught by Emily Midgett. It may be my favorite class to date! Emily\'s explanations… Continue reading Altenew Academy Watercolor 101
Altenew Academy Level 2 Final Project
Hello, hello....so pleased you stopped by! I finished Altenew Academy\'s Level 2 Classes and wanted to share my final project. I was challenged to make four masculine cards for four different occasions. I had loads of ideas and had a lot of fun creating. To make my cards masculine, I used my husband\'s favorite colors....aqua,… Continue reading Altenew Academy Level 2 Final Project
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
