The photo for this month’s inspiration challenge is filled with colorful umbrellas. When I laid out my Altenew Alcohol Markers I found the colors to be rather retro. For this challenge I used Altenew’s Tall Tales stamps and dies. The Bold Thanks Die set and Teachers Rule script are used for the sentiment. This card…
(Photos and measurements for those who took my Paper Piecing Workshop on 5/20/21) Supplies: Peony Bouquet Stamps and Dies Summer Garden Paper Pack Sentiments of your choice Gold Embossing Powder Clear Embossing Ink Heat Gun Gold Washi Gold Sequins Gold Paint and Brush for Splatter Gold metallic thread Prepare card bases first. Card # 2:…
You hopped her from the talented Tenia Nelson ‘s blog. This month we were asked to choose an old or new favorite Altenew product to feature in this blog hop. At one time or another every Altenew product has been my favorite. Lately I’ve been enjoying working with the 3D Flower Dies and Altenew Paper…
This is the first card we will be making: This card has an acetate window. It is colored with Altenew 36 water colors as are all of the cards. Holes are punched at each side of the lid so twine can be strung through and wrapped. The jar in card #2 is die cut and…
My new interest in journaling pages made it easy to decide what I wanted to make for the upcoming Instagram Educators Blog Hop . . . a journaling page! I started this artistic journey as a scrapbooker way back when the supplies were limited to stickers, decorative scissors and plastic templates with geometric shapes. Next…
I thought the colors for this month’s challenge were difficult. However, when I actually got out my alcohol markers and started to color, the colors worked very well. This method of coloring with Alcohol markers was introduced to me by Yana Smakula. It is my favorite. I want to color every new Altenew floral stamp…
We used the Cattleya stamp and die set for a workshop with Nicole Watt. Nicole selected the Warm Gray and Sugar Plum families for the inks . . . just beautiful. I used the Leaf Drops stencil and two Mega Letters, BO, which is my granddaughter’s name. The two Mega letters fit the slimline card…
Nicole Watt focused on Simple Coloring Stencils Day One. While I owned a couple Simple Coloring Stencils, I had never used them. So this was undiscovered territory for me. Homework: Kind Reminders was a Simple Coloring Stencil in my stash. I really had to study it, flip it around and hold it on top of…
February 2, 2021 3-4 pm Eastern Time Register at altenew.com go to classes . . . . drop down list and click on virtual Supplies for class include: Gatefold Card: Altenew Torch Ginger Build-A-Flower Real Gray Cardstock Cut 5 1/2 x 8 1/2″ scored 2 1/6″ from each side ending in an A2 size. A2…