What an unusual color combination! I just knew for sure I wanted to use my newest favorite Delicate Dragonflies Layering Dies and Hot Foil Plates. Under those gorgeous wings is some alcohol ink on Yuppo. The floral is Bewitching Rose. Exquisite Marble Hot Foil Plate on kraft cardstock make up the background. There’s yet more…
Saturday, March 18th Bridget Casey’s Free Saturday Workshop Kristina Werner periodically does a tutorial on a technique she calls Faux Dip Dye. I used it in some projects while I was taking AECP classes and continue to love it. It seemed a perfect technique for the Educators Instagram Hop challenge using Magenta, the Pantone Color…
I am really looking forward to water coloring with you at Bluemoon on February 24th. Class starts at 10:30 and will finish at approximately 12:30. We will be making two cards in class. A 3rd card kit will be provided to make in class, time permitting. Or you can take it home to practice. You…
March 8, 2023 Supplies: Dancing Sunflower stamps, dies and stencils Image without berries gold heat embossed 3 times on white cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2″ cardstock landscape fold Blending Brushes Die Cut machine Sentiment of your choice (Mine is from Just Because) Gold Sequins Double-sided foam adhesive Glue Detail scissors Ink pads listed below…
I had to play along this month with Laura Jane, one of my favorite designers. She came up with some super-gorgeous colors for this month’s challenge. The best way I know to get vibrant colors like these is with Alcohol Inks. I die cut most of the petals from Yupo Paper colored with Alcohol Ink…
Doodle Bouquet Workshop Supplies: Doodle Bouquet stamp set and die Beach Garden Alcohol Markers All About Wishes Word Die Set Black and White Enamel Dots Alcohol Marker-Friendly Black Ink Pad Die Cutting Machine (1) white 5 1/2 ” Square Card (1) Blackl 5 1/2″ Square Card or (1) white cardstock for A2 card (1)black cardstock…
February 18, 2023 Supplies: Swallowtail Butterfly Stamps and Dies Beautiful Day Stamp and Die Set or any floral stamp set *Dreamy Sunset Paper Pack or any pattern paper with soft colors Jet Black or any color Cardstock for die cuts and Photo mats #110 white cardstock whatever size you want your page to be. I’ve…
January 7, 2023 Slimline Card Base 3 1/2 x 8 1/2″ 110# White Cardstock Watercolor Paper cut to 3 1/4 x 8 1/4″ Watercolors or Watercolor Markers of your choice for background color White #110 cardstock for die cutting Tropical Forest or any green alcohol markers for stems Gray, or brown alcohol marker for leaf…
Thank you, Nandini Karmarkar (nanspaintpaperscissors.blogspot.com), for sending Altenew Fans my way. It’s been a year of beautiful Altenew products. I am inspired by what these talented crafters have created with love. It takes a village. That phrase has been the foundation for Bridget Casey’s Free Saturday Workshops where I teach once a month and my…
If I were forced to choose a favorite from the monthly subscriptions it might have to be the Craft-a-Flower. When the beautiful Altenew box arrives, CAF is always the first package I open. Maybe it’s a tactile thing? Assembling cardstock of different color gradients and textures Is instant gratification. There’s also a puzzle element to…