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…
Subtlety versus contrast simply by changing one step.
I was playing with Distress Oxide inks one day making some backgrounds and I decided to see what would happen when I simply changed the order that I did my steps in. It was an interesting to…
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…
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…
Three sisters sharing their love of crafting with the world.
