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This AECP class is titled For the Guys.  I kept putting it off as I thought it would be the most difficult of the 10 classes.  When I think of Altenew I think of flowers.  How was I going to make guy cards with flowers?  But when I actually looked through the Altenew stamps there…

Waiting and hoping . . .Our niece is having a girl!  She is going to capture the hearts of her two brothers. Whimsy Stamps and Copic markers.  (Sentiment is from Altenew.  Word bubble is from Lawn Fawn.)

Waiting and hoping . . .Our niece is having a girl!  She is going to capture the hearts of her two brothers. Whimsy Stamps and Copic markers.  (Sentiment is from Altenew.  Word bubble is from Lawn Fawn.)

This class for my AECP is all about Easy Die Cutting Techniques.The first card demonstrates  Copic coloring and die cutting an Altenew flower from Pen Sketched Flowers set.  There are many videos with suggestions as to how to line up the stamped image with the die.  For me it just took a lot of practice….

This class for my AECP is all about Easy Die Cutting Techniques.The first card demonstrates  Copic coloring and die cutting an Altenew flower from Pen Sketched Flowers set.  There are many videos with suggestions as to how to line up the stamped image with the die.  For me it just took a lot of practice….

It is still hitting 100 degrees plus here in Arizona.  Maybe just working with paper snowflakes will bring my body temperature down? I put 3 colors of Ranger Distress ink on an acrylic sheet and spritzed it with water.  A piece of water color paper was then “smushed”into the watery mix of blues.  I tipped…

Copper is my favorite metal.  I’ve had many influences.  My dad worked for a copper company.  Now I live in Arizona where copper is king and my house shines with copper accents.  Copper has been a lifelong love. Altenew’s Frilly Frame Die is cut from copper cardstock as is the sentiment.  The woodgrain cardstock was…

Copper is my favorite metal.  I’ve had many influences.  My dad worked for a copper company.  Now I live in Arizona where copper is king and my house shines with copper accents.  Copper has been a lifelong love. Altenew’s Frilly Frame Die is cut from copper cardstock as is the sentiment.  The woodgrain cardstock was…

No card is complete without a little shine.  This card using Altenew’s Holiday Bow stamps and dies has several examples of ways I like to make my cards shine.The stripes are done with Be Creative Tape and gold foil.  I ran it through my Big Shot just to give it extra pressure.The sentiment from Build-a-Flower…

No card is complete without a little shine.  This card using Altenew’s Holiday Bow stamps and dies has several examples of ways I like to make my cards shine.The stripes are done with Be Creative Tape and gold foil.  I ran it through my Big Shot just to give it extra pressure.The sentiment from Build-a-Flower…