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
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WWC293 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Happy Fall Y\'all...that\'s what we say here in Texas. I have the Jane\'s Doodles Pumpkin Spice stamp set and thought it would be fun to fussy cut three of the pumpkin images and mount them on masked inked squares. This card is up on the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Website and we would love to see your creation… Continue reading WWC293 – Tristan\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
WWC291 – Fifth Week Anything Goes Challenge
Summer technically just ended but I have one more card with the summery colors I love. I had a scrap of striped background left from a card I made a few weeks ago that was too pretty to throw away so I made it into a card for Watercooler Wednesday\'s Anything Goes Challenge. I think bright and… Continue reading WWC291 – Fifth Week Anything Goes Challenge
Altenew Academy – Impressive Heat Embossing
Hello! I just completed another course at Altenew Academy called Impressive Heat Embossing. So many great cardmaking techniques from Svetlana Marchenko!This card is from lesson #3, Heat Embossing for Resist.I love to ink-blend so I chose to ink blend over my embossing. For ink blending it is best to start with light colors and then… Continue reading Altenew Academy – Impressive Heat Embossing
WWC276 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine Twist
Hello and welcome. Today we are making masculine cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Marsha is our hostess. I like the look of grunge/mixed media cards but I\'ve never made one myself. I decided to give it a try with this dragonfly.My Process:I started by inking my glass media mat with various shades distress ink. I… Continue reading WWC276 – Marsha\’s Challenge: Anything Goes with a Masculine 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 – 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
WWC256 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
Hello and welcome. This week is all about \"Occasion\" cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge and Kath is our hostess. I started by making an \"ink-smoosh\" panel. Here was my technique:I liberally inked an 6x6\" acrylic block with Distress Inks. I wanted an ombre gradient look so went in rows across the page. I used Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean… Continue reading WWC256 – Kath\’s Challenge: All About Occasions
WWC253 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
Hello and welcome! I can\'t believe it is a new year...and a new decade. This week we are making \"feminine\" cards at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge Website and I am the hostess.I ordered some Altenew Mega Alphabet dies and the Altenew Large Thanks sentiment so I could make some thank you cards. I wanted a bright happy… Continue reading WWC253 – Karen\’s Challenge: Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist
