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
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Altenew Academy Level 1 Final Project
I\'ve been working my way through Level 1 at The Altenew Academy and just completed my Final Project which was to create a set of \"feminine\" and \"masculine\" gifts sets. I have to say I learned so much and had loads of ideas but I would like to show you the cards I created for… Continue reading Altenew Academy Level 1 Final Project
WWC278 – Michelle\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine Twist
Do you ever have a leftover scrap that you just love? That is how this card came to be....I made a pretty background (link to card here) and had a bit left so that was the starting point for this creation. I thought it was a pretty feminine card so I selected it to be my… Continue reading WWC278 – Michelle\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Feminine 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
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
