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  • Color Your Summer

    Altenew Instagram Reel Hop May 29, 2026 The Altenew Certified Educators are excited to bring you a fun Instagram Reel Hop with the theme “Color Your Summer.” For this hop, we’re celebrating the beauty of summer through color. From bold and vibrant to soft and subtle, join us as we share ideas, techniques, and inspiration…

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    Let’s Start a Journal

    THIS CLASS HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO FALL My Second Wednesday Workshops are announced in Altenew’s Newsletter. Those who sign up within the first two weeks of the announcement receive a 20% discount on supplies used in class. Register by emailing me at grammy2bo@gmail.com. The idea of creating a journal has always intrigued me. I eagerly…

  • April 25th Workshop 1:00 ET

    Bridget Casey’s Free Saturday Workshop To receive the Zoom link for this class ask to be added to the Free Saturday Workshops list by emailing bridget.caseydesigns@gmail.com I recently did a Second Wednesday Workshop using the Honeycomb Haven CYL set. The pink card above was a sample I shared with the class. They requested I teach…

  • April Inspiration Challenge

    Tina Smith went with a tropical vibe in her color selection for this month’s Altenew Challenge. I don’t remember using these colors together. And I’m using Flourished Floral BAG for the first time. I haven’t made a slim line for a while either. That’s what the challenge is all about! new colors to transform something…

  • April 4th Altenew Workshop 1:30 ET

    Bridget Casey’s Free Saturday Workshop Remembering 12 Years With Altenew Many of us discovered Altenew through their signature layer florals which bring depth, highlights and shadows to stamped images like never before. In this workshop we will revisit those “older” Altenew Build-a-Flower sets. We’ll update their potential with the StampWheel and new color combinations. This…

  • May 13 Watercolor Workshop

    Watercolor Fun Sign up by emailing Pam at grammy2bo@gmail.com. Include May 13th in the Subject Line. This is a Free Class. Includes demonstration of making a background with bubbles and water color. Bubble Water Color using the new CYL Coral Reef Wonders. Watch for this in an upcoming Bridget Casey’s Free Saturday Workshop. This is…

  • April 8, 2026

    Honeycomb Haven Supplies: As always, please substitute whatever supplies you have. We love to see variations in our cards. Honeycomb Haven Craft Your Life Project Kit and Add-on Bubbly Bumblebee Die Cut Set Nesting Circle Die Set 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″ top folding card base 4 x 5 1/4″ white card panel for stenciling…

  • March Inspiration Challenge

    Every month Altenew (www.altenew.com) releases a new Inspiration Challenge. This month Aditi Mahajan selected a beautiful color combination I am excited to work with. Aditi’s colors just happened to co-ordinate with a card Jaycee Gaspar presented in Lesson # 4 in Elements of Floral Composition II. Jaycee presented a fabulous technique for the background with…

  • Altenew Inspiration Challenge Feb 26

    February 2026 Lea Lawson’s color palette for this month’s Inspiration challenge coordinates closely with some of Altenew’s recently released color families. I created the card after watching Maryam’s Insiders class using Sunlit Sand, Eartly rose,Frosted Seaglass, Coastal Haze and Misty Harbor as well as Silver embossing powder. I’d love for you to join one of…