Tag: AECP
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AECP Level 2 Course
Color Your Day There are ten courses to complete for the Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) in Level 2. I just finished the course, Color Your Day, taught by Therese Clavird. One of her suggested guidelines when choosing colors for a card project is to use a 70-20-10 ratio. What that means is that 70%…
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Ombre Card Front Background With Fancy Die Cutting
Beyond Basic Backgrounds is another Altenew Educator Certification Program course for the second level of the certification. Lydia Evans shared six different techniques for making fun and interesting card backgrounds. This ombre card front background with fancy die cutting is easy to do and very pretty. The 4.25″ x 5.5″ bottom layer cardstock is…
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Stepping Up Stamped Images Through Shading
Beautiful Details is the first class I’ve completed in the AECP Level 2 series. Wowza! It is filled with beautiful details showing how to step up stamped images through shading and coloring. This class is available through Altenew Academy and one does not need to be going through the certification process to take it.…
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Altenew Educator Certification Program Level 1 Challenge – Part Two
Ink-Blended Sentiment Strip Hello! Welcome to the final leg of the AECP Level One Challenge. This is Part Two. Part One can be found here. The Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) has a culminating challenge of making two card sets along with gift packaging. The cards or packaging need to include a recycled element. …
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Potted Plants Card Set – Challenge 1 Altenew Part One
Scroll for the Potted Plants 🙂 Masculine Card Set Hello! The Altenew challenge consists of two card sets but because of the length of the posts, I am separating the AECP Level One Final Challenge into two parts. This part of the assignment is to complete a set of ‘masculine’ cards and packaging for the…
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AECP – Seasonal Scene Building
Wow! Today’s post is a celebration of sorts. I’ve completed the last of the ten courses for Level One of Altenew Academy’s AECP. The last class was a jam-packed technique extravaganza taught by Nichol Magouirk. She has many innovative ideas about ways to build a scene on a card. It really was a worthwhile class…
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AECP – Irresistible Inking Techniques
The latest class projects are inspired by Altenew Academy’s AECP – Irresistible Inking Techniques course taught by Sara Naumann. The two cards shown here have center panels that use the masking technique to ink a background. Masking Technique Taylored Expressions makes a Mini Slim Masking Stencil with an inside and outer part to isolate…
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AECP – All About Layering Four
Today’s post is about layered stamping with floral designs from Altenew. I’m more than halfway through Level One of the AECP courses. The latest class that inspired this post is All About Layering Four. There are many different stamp sets from which to choose but the layering genius behind them is the same. Line up…
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AECP – Clean & Simple Boutique Cards
Background from negative cuts Today’s card is very simple in execution but is easy to do. The inspiration for it is from the AECP course Clean & Simple Boutique Cards. Simple cards are usually quick to make. That doesn’t mean that aesthetics aren’t considered, though! Glue on each piece while on Press and Seal With…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 