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.…
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…
One more circle die cut frame…..
I forgot to include this in my Father’s Day post, but here is one more card I made from the same circle background. I actually made this as a variation on the Father’s Day cards, as I…
Using Leftover Circle Dies….
For my Father’s Day post, I mentioned that I would be sharing how I used all of those leftover outline die cuts. Here it is!!! Basically, I again adhered double sided adhesive to Neenah classic crest solar…
Father’s Day Cards: Inlaid Die Cut
Hello again! Recently, I bought a new die from Elizabeth craft designs and I couldn’t wait to sit down and try it! I decided to pick out a few shades of neutral card stock and create backgrounds…
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…
Watercolor Pencils and Daffodils
Greetings from Michigan! It is a misty spring day and the birds seem to be enjoying it. I took my fur baby for a walk this evening and listened to them chirping in the trees. So we…