It’s Been Awhile

Hello friends! It has been awhile since my last post! I have not stopped creating, just slowed down in posting! Life just seemed to get in the way. As a family, we have had a lot going on. But I have been in the mood to make Christmas cards and have a few to share.

I chose non traditional colors for these cards but like them both. The pink card uses a technique from the recent online class from J. McGuire and K. Werner. It really didn’t take long to make and I am pleased with the result.  The blue card used a new to me embossing folder that I picked up on clearance from a local box store. Again, I am pleased with the result.  Below are close ups for you.

Blue seems to be my color choice for the season as the following cards indicate. Some products I used may no longer be available, so I won’t go into detailed instructions.  Both were easy and fun to create.

That’s it for now. Happy Stamping!

Altenew Inspiration Challenge

I am participating in the Altenew September Inspiration Challenge.  The background was achieved by combining dry embossing, die cutting and ink blending.  Also a few jewels were added for a tiny bit of bling.

Below is a closer look of the stamped images. These were ink blended and then stamped.

Happy Stamping!

Vickie

Altenew Pair-A-Flower

 

It has been awhile since my last post but life happens. I have been crafting some but not posting my projects.  Both of these cards have been finished for some time but just not shared. I have a long way to go with watercolors but do enjoy the learning process. I hope you do too! 

 

I really like the way my background turned out on this card. I used a little masking to get my bouquet of 3.

 

This card has a tiny bit of shimmer to it and try as I might, I could not capture it as I wanted.  I hope to increase my skills with water coloring this winter!

Happy Stamping!

Vickie

Altenew-Make It Masculine

 Hi friends! Altenew Certified Educators are joining a fun Instagram hop and the theme is "Make It Masculine" showing off projects for the men in your life.  The hop starts from @altenewllc, so make sure you start from the beginning. Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! For a chance to win, please follow @altenewllc and vickie.davis77 and leave a comment by 09/01/2022.

Altenew will draw 5 random winners from the comments left on each stop of this Instagram hop and announce the winners on Altenew's Educator Instagram hop post on 09/02/2022.  

Even though I prefer floral cards, I do have a need for the occasional masculine card. I have several samples to share with you today,

I started this card by ink blending Galactic Stream, Orange Cream and Just Green inks onto a piece of white cardstock.  After this was completed, I dry embossed the piece using the Organic Linen Embossing Folder.  Using a finger dauber, I inked various areas with Versa Mark Embossing Ink, applied Rose Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it.  I cut this piece down to leave a space for my partial sentiment and heat embossed this on my card front using the same embossing powder.  My card is made from the Spicy Yogurt card stock.  This is a card stock everyone should try!  I cut the Happy Die once from some brushed gold cardstock and twice from white card stock.  These were glued together for dimension and then attached to my card front.  A bow and brad from my stash were also added. 

Below is a card I made awhile back using leftover pieces that I die cut from aluminum foil colored with alcohol markers.  I also used the same die to dry emboss on the card.  This is an easy fun fold card.  The design is very adaptable to a variety of stamps and ideas.

 I used the Fine Frames Diamond Die Set for my die cuts and embossing. The Happy Birthday is from the Birthday Greetings set.  I colored the letters with the same alcohol markers to match my die cuts.  The inside greeting is from the Just A Number Stamp Set.

Lastly, I created a card to resemble metal. At least, that is what it reminds me of.  This card is a mini slim line size, perfect for a regular envelope.

After adhering aluminum foil to cardstock, I dry embossed the piece using the Illusion Triangles 3D Embossing Folder.  Even though it was hard to capture in the photos, I ran a black ink pad over the embossed piece to give it a slightly distressed look.  I attached this to my card front, added a black frame and my die cuts.  I used the Bold Greetings Die Set for my Hello.

I used black cardstock with a tiny bit of shine for my die cuts.  I think guys need a tiny bit of bling!

HAPPY STAMPING!

Ink Blending in a Different Way

 

After watching Erum Tasneem on Instagram, I had to give this technique a try.  Below is a quick step by step tutorial.

1.  Rub bright colored ink pads over your cardstock in a random pattern.

2.  Dry emboss with the embossing folder of your choice.

3.  Ink blend brown ink or ink of your choice over the whole panel.

4.  Emboss again with the same embossing folder.  It is easy to line it up.

5.  Attach to a folded card.

6.  Embellish as you wish.

This is a quick and fun technique and I plan to try it again soon with different inks.  I may even try it with Distress Oxide Inks.

HAPPY STAMPING!

Same stamp 2 ways

 

I have so so many stamps that I purchased and have never used.  Today, I decided to take one and play with it.  This is a background stamp from Picket Fence. On one card, I heat embossed the image in clear embossing powder and on the other, I used several Altenew ink cubes to ink the stamp.  I double stamped the image and slightly off set the second time.  

The sentiment on this card is from the Japanese Mum set from Altenew.  I heat embossed in gold.

This background is subtle as I used light inks, but I love the soft look of it.  The sentiment is from the Enjoy Life set from Altenew. This set has lots and lots of great sentiments.

Happy Stamping!

Hot Foiling

 Hello!  I hope everyone is having a great day and looking forward to your weekend.  I recently completed my journey into the Altenew world and am now a certified educator.  This program is fantastic for those wanting to improve their card making skills and techniques.

Today's post is using a new to me technique-hot foiling.  I must say, I am hooked.

This card turned out prettier than I imagined!  I hot foiled the Altenew Eucalyptus Wreath onto white cardstock using silver foil.  I then used the matching stencil to color in the leaves using Sweet Leaf and Aqualicious Altenew inks.  The sentiment is from the Enjoy Life stamp set.  It is heat embossed with silver embossing powder.  To finish the card, I add a few sequins and gems.

The above card was hot foiled using gold foil and the Autumn Leaf Border plate from Spellbinders.  All of the sentiments are from the Enjoy Life stamp set from Altenew and heat embossed using gold embossing powder.  This set has lots of great sentiments.  I colored the leaves using various Altenew Artist Markers in green shades. I added a few gold gems, trimmed the edge, attached a strip of matching cardstock and that's it.

Both of these cards came together quickly and turned out beautifully!  

Happy Stamping!