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Stacked Stencils for Clean and Simple Cards
Have you layered stand-alone stencils to achieve a new look? That is what today’s post is about. I used two stencils to create a different effect on three clean and simple cards. The idea is from Nicole Watt in her Altenew Academy class titled “Advanced Stencil Techniques”. Her class is filled with a lot of…
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Copper Medallion Card
This die set has been featured in several recent posts (i.e., here and here) because it is easy to work with and provides lots of ways to use it. Any metallic cardstock will give a rich look to the card. This one happens to be brushed copper from Altenew. Stacking vellum, black, and copper…
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Kraft, Black, and White Medallion Card
Kraft, black, and white are a gorgeous combination. It is gender-neutral, striking, and fun to use for card-making. Actually, I also used it when scrapbooking and still use it in my journaling and mixed media projects. It is a good go-to combination. Adding a pop of color takes it up a notch – see…
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Stenciling Two Ways For Beautiful Card Backgrounds
Both of the cards shown today are made using the same stencil and ink colors. By stenciling them two different ways, you can create interesting and beautiful card backgrounds. The first card is ink blended by holding the stencil in place and overlapping the ink. Because the colors are on the cool side of…
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Peek-A-Boo Bookcase Card
Have you seen the stamps and dies that make peek-a-boo interactive cards? This post from four years ago shows the Presents Background stamp set in action here. Today’s post uses the same Peek-A-Boo Doors die. The bookcase stamp set has many wonderful images on a gigantic stamp and also lots of little stamps to position…
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Vellum and Kraft Card
This is a 5″ x 7″ top folding card made mainly with kraft card stock. The vellum overlay layer softens the sharp lines of the medallion die cut. And it also tempers the busyness of all of the stars. I got a bit carried away when gluing the little stars. These would have normally been…
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Stained Glass Medallion Cards
This card came about because I wanted to make the medallion from the Stained Glass Medallion die set look as close to stained glass as possible. Using a high gloss glue over the ink-blended cardstock gives a shiny, almost glass-like look. Ink blending within the parameters of the shapes keeps the focus on the…
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Red and White Hugs Card
This card is easy and very quick to make because it is just layering/stacking die-cuts. Using two high-contrast colors makes a bold statement in a clean and simple way. Red and white are always a good combination. Do you have two favorite colors to try this technique? THIS POST MAY CONTAIN AFFILIATE LINKS. BY…
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Zentangling on Cards
Amber Davis teaches a class for Altenew Academy titled, Zentangle for Cardmakers. It has many ideas about incorporating doodles or Zentangle designs onto card fronts. If you enjoy doodling or Zentangling, add this fun, personal touch to your next project. Here are the steps for Zentangling on the card pictured above. First, choose an…
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Stenciling With Markers
Here are two cards made with the same stencil and dies. The stenciling was done with two different types of markers. First, the card with the negative piece of the ‘hugs’ die cut was colored with Karin pigment brush markers. These are non-pumping, meaning you shake them and they are ready for painting onto…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann
Quilts, Cards, Mixed Media, and Other Stuff
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 