Tag: Altenew
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Altenew's AECP Celebration Stencil Techniques
What is AECP? AECP stands for Altenew Educator Certification Program. Even though I have been using Altenew products for many years, I decided to challenge myself by going through their certification program. This post was born out of the first class that I completed. The cards started from an idea based on Lesson One in…
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Spellbinders and Altenew Fun With Florals Review
My version of Yana Smakula’s card Online Cardmaking Retreat Because I knew I would be very sad when my daughter returned to college in January, I booked lots of fun things to keep me busy. Many had to do with some retail therapy and crafting or sewing. The first fun activity/event was the collaborative…
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Washi Tape as a Background with Diecuts for Cards
American Crafts Houndstooth Glitter paper cut with Altenew Caps Bold Alphabet Dies It turns out that I have a lot of washi tape. It is beautiful and I love it. But it mainly sits in a drawer. As I was putting away some alphabet dies from another project, (pictured above) I decided to make a…
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Stenciling Card Fronts
If you are anything like me, you want to maximize your supplies and tools by getting as much use out of them as you can. I love stencils because of their versatility. Mainly, I use them for art journaling. They are fun for scrapbooking, too. Some stencils are scaled specifically for use on cards. However,…
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A few more cards made with the Altenew Floral Cover Die A
Altenew – Layering Dies – Floral Cover A This card looks blurry. That is because the black die-cut image is layered on top of a gray one. In real life, it looks elegant. Online, it just looks blurry. Sorry that I can not fix this. I decided to include it because it really is nice…
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Quick Altenew Card – Also, Tim Holtz Class and Free Distress Crayons
Altenew Floral Cover Die A with Distress Crayons Here is a quick card using a die that is sized for a standard card front. I colored the cut image with Distress crayons and layered it onto a piece of Bristol paper that was left over from another project using Shimmer Powder. There are a few…
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Easy Paper Piecing with Die Cuts
Currently, my favorite tool in my crafting area is the Vagabond die cutting machine made by Sizzix. I have enjoyed using it for a variety of different quilting and paper crafting projects over the past few weeks. It continues to serve my purposes very well. However, I feel like the dies are sometimes a one-off…
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First Scrapbook Layout in Years
12 x 12 Scrapbook Layout It is true! I haven’t done a scrapbook layout in years. Because there were a million leftover hearts from all of the cards made this past week, I decided to use them on a layout. The cards can be seen here, here, and here. The Radial Hearts die cut a…
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Gender Neutral Cards with Altenew's Radial Hearts
I don’t know why hearts are always considered “female” in design. Guys have them, too. When someone uses the term “masculine” in design, it seems as though it is leaving out females who do not care for frilly or blingy things. So in the spirit of including everyone’s aesthetic, I am calling these “Gender Neutral…
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Radial Hearts and Lots of Glitter
Altenew Radial Hearts and Simple Alphabet Wafer-thin Dies When I first saw this die, I knew that glitter was soon going to end up on my floor, face, dog, etc. That is because it is the perfect die-cut image for a glittery background! In keeping with my recent goal of trying to use what I…
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