Tag: Altenew
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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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The Background Determines the Aesthetic
When designing a card sometimes the background determines the aesthetic. Both of these cards use the same Hero Arts’ Cobblestone Bold Prints stamp. The lighter-colored card was stamped with black ink onto white cardstock. The cobblestones were shaded with gray colored pencils. The card pictured below was stamped with Versamark onto watercolor paper without cleaning…
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Christmas in July: Ornaments from Die-cuts
Many years ago I did a few posts about making ornaments from die-cuts. At the time, I made them using Cricut cartridges. These are some of the most-read posts and most frequently pinned. To read more about those ornaments and gift toppers please visit here, here, here, and here. When I saw the Altenew Stained Glass Medallion…
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Bubble Wrap Embossing
Accidental Embossing An interesting thing happened when I laid a piece of mini-bubble wrap onto the card front when running it through the die-cutting machine to cut a smaller panel. I was trying to maintain the shape of the white splatters and hoped the bubble wrap would absorb enough of the pressure to keep the…
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Mixed Media Hello Card
The background on this card is usually something I do on my art journal pages. This type of mixed-media layering reminds me of old-fashioned wallpaper or deep brocade fabric. It is a pretty quick project. The process starts with stamping, then layering a stencil with glimmer paste. Waiting for that layer to dry takes…
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Stenciled Background with Die Cut Card
Hero Art’s Sweet As Honey Stamped Images The stamp set did all the work on this card. The flowers, bee, and sentiment are part of the Sweet As Honey set. First, I used the alignment tool as a mask for inking the center square. The cardstock die cut from the Chain Link die was…
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Decorative Die – Three Cards
Hello! Today’s post shows how to use one decorative die a bit differently for three beautiful, unique cards. The Decorative Enamels die set has two dies but each card is made with only one of them. This first card uses the large die. Because the rainbow spectrum is always fun, I cut a…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 