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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
AECP-Clean and Simple Boutique Cards
Friday, June 4, 2021
AECP-All About Layering 2
It was so exciting to get some new ink colors from Altenew! Yellow is not one of my favorite colors BUT I really love these colors in the Sunflower Field set. The ink covers the stamps smoothly which creats beautiful layers for florals. I am so happy with the way this turned out. The layering stamp set used in today's card is Japanese Mum.
I usually stamp my outline stamp in black ink, but decided to use Caramel Toffee for today’s sample. The other layers were Citrus Burst, Maple Yellow, & Honey Drizzle. I also decided to change up the colors for the leaves a little. The outline was stamped using Hunter Green & the layers were stamped using Dew Drops, Sweet Leaf, & Teal Cove. This gave the leaves a hint of blue.
I then die cut the stamped images using a die cut machine. I added 2 layers of cardstock to one of the flowers for dimension. For the corner piece, I started with a circle die cut from Kraft card stock, embossed it with a basket weave embossing folder & then inked a few areas with Caramel Toffee for a slightly weathered look.
After adhering it to the corner of a top folding A2 card, I cut off the excess, arranged my florals & leaves & then cut off the excess of the Japanese Mum. A few gold sequins were added for a finishing touch.
Wink of Stella adds a little sparkle to these flowers. I hope you can see that in this close up.
Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, June 1, 2021
AECP-All About Layering 1
The Altenew Classes are so helpful and informative. The instructors give easy to follow instructions & the examples are so inspiring. Layering stamps can be intimidating & this set of classes certainly gives you the confidence to give it a whirl. I used the Ranunculus set for today's card. I think this is the first stamp set I purchased from Altenew.
I stamped the outline image using Black Memento Ink, then used Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss & Vineyard Berry for my other layers. The leaves were stamped using Black Memento Ink, Sweet Leaf & Just Green.
I then cut out my stamped images with the coordinating dies. I cut 2 more flower images from white card stock & adhered them to the back of my stamped image for dimension.
For the background, I ink blended Dew Drops from the lower right corner into the center, going lighter as I came to the center. For more interest, I spattered the background by using back ink mixed with alittle water & tapped off the end of a small paint brush.
I adhered my stamped image & then stamped the sentiment using Black Memento Ink.
Thank you for visiting today. I hope this has inspired you to give layering stamps a try.
Monday, May 31, 2021
AECP-Celebrations Stencil Technique
This is my first submission into the Altenew Educator Certification Program. The Stencil Technique Class was so much fun and I learned several new tehniques. The above cards were made using a cover die. Choose one of your favorite cover dies and 110 lb cardstock. Cut as you normally do with your die cut machine. Then place it over another piece of cardstock and use it as a stencil. I ink blended 2 colors of Distress Oxide inks and when finished I had 2 card fronts! Don't you love 2 for 1 techniques!
I started with 2 pieces of cardstock measuring 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. It is a good idea to tape your pieces together with low tack tape to keep them from slipping. I adhered my "stencil" piece directly to an A2 card. I cut my second piece to 4 x 5 1/4, mounted to a matching blue shade of cardstock measuring 4 1/8 x 5 1/4 and then adhered that to an A2 card.
For the birthday card I stamped my sentiment and cupcake using Memento Black Ink. The cupcake was colored using Copic markers. For added dimension, I colored a second frosting piece and adhered it with foam squares. I also added some shine to my sentiment and frosting using Crystal Effects.
For this card, I added a few pearls, popped up my sentiment with foam squares and inked the edges. The sentiment is heat embossed using VersaMark Ink and black embossing powder. It is hard to see in the photo, but the Japenese Mum (one of my favorites from Altenew) has some sparkle. I applied this using Wink of Stella.
I look forward to creating more cards using the techniques and tips I am learning. And I look forward to sharing them with you.
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