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…
AECP: Let it shine
I was accepted as a member of the Altenew Educator Certification Program, and have been working hard at completing several of the classes. The first class I took was “Let It Shine”. This was a great class…
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…
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…
His and hers (complementary) cards
I don’t know about you, but we have a few couples in our family who celebrate birthdays fairly close (actually, my parents’ birthdays are within three days of each other, so quite close) to each other. I…
More Inking Techniques
Hard to believe, but here we are, more than halfway through August already! In the midst of prepping my classroom and myself for school to resume, I have continued to try and experiment with new ideas and…
Ink blending
Hello again! I hope your August is going well. So this last week, I worked through another Altenew class, easy ink blending techniques. Here is my journey! The first class was on creating a basic ink-blended background.…
Die cutting
Hello again! I can’t believe it’s the end of July already. This post was delayed slightly as my husband and I went out of town for a weekend. We had a wonderful couple of days filled with…
A beginning water color journey
This spring I registered for a few Altenew classes, and since summer is about moving out of my comfort zone, I tackled a watercolor class last week. Some of the techniques, I have already tried in the…
Three sisters sharing their love of crafting with the world.
