Inked backgroundsz
I love inking backgrounds. using ink to blend and backgrounds is one of my favorite things to make. For my Altenew Academy inking class, I decided to try something a little different for me. Using Neenah classic…
“For the Guys”….
If you’ve been following my blog, you are aware I am working towards completing Level 1 of the Altenew Educator Certification Program. The next class I decided to tackle was “For the Guys”. The instructor presented several…
AECP: Clean and Simple Boutique Cards and Altenew January 2019
Continuing my streak of snow days, and my journey through the Altenew Academy….. snow days have afforded me a chunk of time to sit and finish up some classes I had started over winter break. Today I…
Gina K Designs Challenge/Stencil Overlay Technique
Here in Michigan, we are experiencing quite a stretch of ice/snow/cold days. However, it has afforded me quite a bit of extra time to work on my card making craft. The Gina K. Designs monthly challenge for…
Bling! Adding shine, shimmer and bling to cards.
My last blog entry was about simplifying my cards, and I was curious how my sister and I would both approach a simpler style of card making. That last about a week. Shortly after that post, I…
“Clean and Simple”…..
This blog is a shared blog with two of my sisters. Carina and I are the paper crafters. And we decided to challenge ourselves to create cards that require minimal supplies, layers, embellishments, inks, etc. It’s interesting,…
Metallic embossed die cuts
A few months ago, my sister and I went to a paper crafting mega meet and took a couple of classes and did a bit of shopping. I picked up a set of entwined circle dies from…
Ink Blending for a Sympathy Card
Greetings from Michigan. Unfortunately I needed a sympathy card this week. I decided the card I wanted to make needed to have deer in it as he was a hunter and I wanted it to reflect him.…
Ink removal for a striking background
Good Morning from Michigan. It is a crisp fall day and I am planning on apple picking this weekend. Nothing better than fresh applesauce. One would think that would inspire me to make an apple related card…
Using sentiment stamps to create a custom background.
Hello again! In spite of the crazy life September brings, I manage to continue to carve out time to create things. Part of the reason I started making my own cards was purely because I could tailor…
Three sisters sharing their love of crafting with the world.
