Tag: Bling
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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…
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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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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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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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Ornaments From Cardstock
CTMH Cricut Artiste Page 53 – Accent 2 Folding pretty cut papers into prettier shapes is one of the things I love about papercrafting. To take a flat shape and turn it into a 3-dimensional object is so coo!. These ornaments or gift toppers or scapbook page embellishments are really fun, no matter what you…
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Stamping On Seam Binding Ribbon
Stamped Ribbon This card uses one of my favorite combinations – red with kraft cardstock. In this case, the red is CTMH’s new Ruby color dye ink. I stamped the Pirouette image directly onto the kraft card and then stamped it again onto Colonial White. Since I already had the stamp inky, I thought I…
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Kraft Envelope Book 6" x 6"
The project following this post (Kraft Card Book) used the cards from inside 3 envelopes. I don’t like wasting any scrap of paper, ever. So, I did the logical thing and made a book from the envelopes. Inside cover Inside pages showing envelope pockets and some of the images from the Blue Ribbon stamp set…
Scrappinthread by Beverly Tiemann 