Today I have 8 quick card ideas with one small stamp set. I recently purchased the Altenew Lavender Bud stamp and die set. It is 3 stamps in total and one die. The set was less that ten bucks. I made 8 quick cards in less than 45 minutes to refresh my thank you card stash using Altenew’s… Read More »
The challenge this week for the Paper Craft Crew is to create a simple single layer card that a beginner could make with minimal supplies. This card used a precut and pre-scored notecard in white card stock, a bone folder (although not necessary), a black ink pad, a stamp set and a clear block. That is it! The… Read More »
About a year ago, I picked up a book about Zentangle Pencil Drawing Techniques. I really wanted to learn to add these fun drawings to my bullet journal pages. You know how it is…life happens. You get busy, the kids need you to do this, you have to go visit family, the house needs a good cleaning, work… Read More »
Have you ever browsed an online stamp shop like Altenew and you think you’ve seen all the possible stamp sets they have. Then you look again and there is stuff you’ve never seen before and you wonder how you missed that fabulous stamp set? That happened to me a couple of weeks ago when I found this cute… Read More »
I love clean and simple one layer cards. This is a quick and easy one! I used a stamp set that I love from Altenew called Dandelion Wishes. It has fabulous sentiments to go along with the images. Isn’t this just a beautiful image? I love it. There are several other images and some layering pieces that go… Read More »
Once in a while I like to experiment with new techniques and new products. Well…I like to do it all the time. I really enjoy getting sucked into experimenting with techniques and products that I’ve never tried before. I LOVE the card that I made from just such an experiment! This may look like a hot mess to… Read More »
I wanted to create a quick and easy card that hints at spring. I can’t wait to see green on the trees again! This was so simple! I used some scraps from my stash and a stamp set that I had not used yet. This is Altenew’s Blooming Branches. I used their Milk Chocolate and Mountain Pine ink… Read More »
Yesterday at lunch I needed a brain break so I watched a video Debby Hughes made about no line coloring. Honestly, it was the most gorgeous card that I have ever seen. She is my very favorite watercolorist. She makes it look so easy. When I got home from work, I pulled out my Peony Scrolls stamp set… Read More »
Altenew has done it again! They have come out with the Winter Wonderland Watercolor Brush Set of 10 colors that are just gorgeous. I swatched them out to see what they look like: This is the same mixed media swatch book that I’ve been putting all my watercolors and marker swatches into. It’s been so handy to have… Read More »
I’m really excited to be participating in this week’s CAS(E) this Sketch challenge as a guest designer. I won one of the challenges last fall and they invited me to participate is the sketch for this week. I decided to create a watercolor piece for this card using Altenew’s watercolor brush markers. They just came out with their… Read More »
Last winter was long, cold, and dreary. It was the first time I ever thought I might be suffering from seasonal affective disorder. I just found the entire season to be dark and bleak. Needless to say, when I found Altenew Academy and started taking online crafting classes it perked me right up! It’s amazing how learning something… Read More »
A big thank you to Altenew! Altenew sent exclusive free stamp sets to customers with a nice card and lots of coupon codes. I finally had time to play with this gift yesterday and boy, did I have fun! I used a technique that I learned maybe 18 years ago from my Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Peggy Parpan. At… Read More »
After having used Stampin’ Up! inks for my entire adult life, it was ridiculously fun to start exploring what else was out there. I found 3 brands of ink pads that I love and now own the complete sets…until they add more colors! Brand 1: Catherine Pooler Designs The foam pads, the colors, the ease of opening them,… Read More »
Over the summer, I purchased 3 or 4 little stamp sets from Altenew for less than $5. They were all Christmas or winter stamp sets that I thought I could make little Christmas scenes or gift tags with. It turns out that they are super versatile little sets that work perfectly for all kinds of projects. Altenew released… Read More »
I created this flower on Friday to participate in the Flower Challenge. Their challenge was to create a floral card with an older stamp and/or die. I pulled out the Artistic Dahlia stamp that I had purchased from Hero Arts some time ago and never got around to using. I bought it to practice coloring techniques with it… Read More »