I so enjoyed playing with my watercolor markers and the Art Impressions stamps that I purchased yesterday, that I decided to give it another go today. It is just so relaxing! I decided to put this in a frame today instead of turning it into a card. It felt like a frameable scene and not so much like… Read More »
As you know, I’ve been taking a lot of classes in all kinds of different card making, coloring, and scrapbooking techniques. I have been loving every minute of it and it has been fun to go back and look at my cards to see how my card making and design has changed over the last year. Today I’m… Read More »
Today’s card is my latest coloring practice. I used the free stamp I got from Gina K Designs called Thank You Friend. It’s a pretty little stamp set with 4 sentiments and a truly fabulous image. I added a set of 6 blue Copic markers to my collection that includes a set of 6 skin tones and a… Read More »
I purchased one of the Concord & 9th turnabout stamps a while back and never had time to play with it because I was so busy taking classes. Along comes Concord & 9th’s April release and I fell in love with everything! The new release includes a Wreath Turnabout stamp set and if you place a qualifying order,… Read More »
I so loved the distress oxide ink blending with the stencil on my card from yesterday’s post, I had to create a scrapbook page using the same technique to create my page background. If you missed that card, you can see it here! I have a video that I will post at the end of today’s project to… Read More »
Once again, I have been wowed by the Simon Says Monthly Card Kit! As you know, I’m a sucker for a craft kit and this kit delivers every single month. The April Beautiful Day kit was no exception. I received 2 of the new Distress Oxide ink pads, one of the Distress Blender Brushes, 12 sheets of Lawn… Read More »
I hope you had a wonderful holiday! I took a mini staycation and binge watched some TV and actually read a novel! It was nice to take a couple do nothing days to myself. I did no cleaning or home improvement projects and I did no cooking or laundry. Heaven! I deserved some down time!! I hope you… Read More »
Join this week’s challenge at the Paper Craft Crew. It’s a two week challenge this time since it is spring break for a lot of schools and families. It’s a pretty WOW! sketch created by Pam Staples this week. It’s a fun one that you can get really creative with. Do you think that this card gives away… Read More »
I have a quick share of the second card that I created while taking my current Altenew class in Creative Coloring with the alcohol artist markers that Altenew sells. I’m embracing the imperfections on this one! It was my first time coloring a flower using alcohol markers in this way. We added the stem, grass and sky dots… Read More »
Last week I shared a 3D Tea Light Lantern Project that used Altenew’s Cityscape Cover Dies A and B. By adding velum behind the pieces and attaching 4 panels together, I created a cover for a battery operated tea light or a battery operated candle. If you missed that post and how to video, you can see that… Read More »
I believe I’ve taken every class Altenew Academy offers! Luckily, a new class is starting today in Creative Coloring with Artist Markers and I am looking forward to that one. I’ve gotten so much out of all of the other classes that I just can’t wait to take more! The cards that I’m sharing today are for the… Read More »
This card is most definitely inspired by two classes that I took at Altenew Academy. The layout and card design is inspired by the Last Minute Holiday Card class. The instructor created a Christmas card using a Merry die and I loved it so much that I had to create my own version with that technique. The other… Read More »
Happily, I completed the Altenew Educator Certification Program Level 2 and I am now officially on to level 3. I started with a class on Clean, Simple and Colorful Techniques that was just full of ideas and stunning examples of how to use them. Laura Bassen taught a lesson on Ink Blending and Copic Flicking that takes me… Read More »
If you have been following my blog the last few months, you know that I am taking a ton of classes at Altenew Academy. You also know that I am enjoying them immensely and I believe they are transforming my crafting! I recently completed a couple of scrapbook classes. I completed a class called “Stamps Meet Scrapbooks” and… Read More »
My task for the final project for the Altenew Educator Certification Program for Level 2 is to create a home décor project and a coordinating card. I was also encouraged to include a video. I had so many ideas of home décor projects that it was really hard to decide which one to choose. I made a list… Read More »