Using a Card Sketch to Make Batch Cards.
Greetings from Michigan. I am currently prepping for a craft sale so I have been making as many Christmas themed items as I can to be ready. I made a bunch of vintage style cards recently and…
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…
Miniature landscape card
Greetings from Michigan! Fall is approaching and the school buses are back on the road. Where did our lovely summer go. In a wistful moment I decided I missed the pretty spring flowers so I decided it…
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.…
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…
Stencils, stamps and one layer cards.
One of my favorite techniques for adding interest to cards is to stencil and ink blend. While I do have traditional “stencils”, I wanted a more geometric feel for this set of cards. So I went to…
Mother’s Day Cards using stencils
I know it’s almost Father’s Day, but I am out of school, and able to finally get some of my spring card projects posted. For my Mother’s Day Cards this year, I decided to use my Altenew…
FINALLY! Using My Backgrounds and Stamped Focal Images.
Hello from Michigan! I am so excited we finally have a sunny day to enjoy. Spring just doesn’t seem to want to come and stay this year. Today is gorgeous and the plan is to get out…