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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 of images which resulted in a nice full card. Our instructor used an acrylic block as opposed to a stamp positioner so I followed her lead and free stamped all my images. This was great practice for me.

I love paint splatters on other people\’s cards but am not usually happy with the result on my cards, so I decided to practice that technique as well. Because of this, I went very light with the ink splatters. I think next time I will try a few more. Lastly, I heat embossed the sentiment for a rich shiny accent.

I think the end result is a bright, fun and cheerful card.

I am also playing along with: The Happy Little Stampers \”Anything Goes with Dies\”

Karen

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 actually never used layering stamps so this was a great way for me to start. I purchased their \”Bride to Be\” stamp and die bundle and started creating. Since I have never done layer stamping before I thought the best way for me to learn was to just stamp lots of images.

$Class Project for Altenew Academy\'s (AECP) All About Layering 1 Class using Bride to Be layering stamps and dies.$

The background, stems and tan flowers were all stamped using Altenew\’s Coffee Break ink cubes. For the sentiment, I hand inked a scrap of paper with navy ink and die cut it twice because I wanted the sentiment to coordinate with the blue flowers.

I normally stamp with a Misti, but the instructor used an acryllic block so I did also. I think it was good practice to stamp free hand.

I practiced on scratch paper to see which colors I liked and wound up with a simple tan and blue palette.

I am also playing along:

Just Add Ink \”Thinking of You\” (#505) During these uncertain times, I\’ve found myself making more hello/thinking of you/encouragement cards. This card is for a friend who is living alone, which is so hard during the quarantine.

A Place To Start: Create a Custom Background I handstamped my background for this card.

I was so pleased to see that this card was selected as \”The Winner\” at Just Add Ink.

I was honored that this card was selected as a \”Rising Star\” at A Place to Start.

I am so pleased that you stopped by!

Karen

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Altenew Academy All About Layering 2

Altenew Academy All About Layering 1