Tag: Ink
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Craft My Stash: Marbling With Altenew Ink Pads
Marbled Paper Made With Ink Pads One of my 2023 goals is to work through my craft stash and use the things I have or to let them go if they no longer serve my needs. For the past few days, I have been playing with ink pads and glossy papers to make marbled paper.…
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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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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 – 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 Easy Die Cutting Techniques
Hello! Today’s post is inspired by the Altenew Academy’s Easy Die Cutting Techniques course taught by Yana Smakula. The last two blog posts also included die-cutting elements but this one will show an additional way to use die cuts. Inlaid die cut and popped up die cut in white Inlaid Die Cuts This is a…
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AECP Easy Ink Blending Course
AECP Second Submission The Easy Ink Blending Course taught through Altenew Academy by Amy Lee was a fun journey visiting some favorite techniques. I chose to focus on the lesson showcasing ink-blended backgrounds. It never fails to impress when a plain piece of cardstock transforms into a colorful backdrop. The first example is made on…
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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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Pinkfresh Studio – Daisy Wreath and Slimline Cards
Pinkfresh Studio Layering Slimline Frame Stencil Layering Stencils Getting the most use out of your supplies Pinkfresh Studio has some gorgeous layering stencils. Recently, I used the Daisy Wreath and the Daisy Slimline Frame stencils and die-cuts to make cards that will fit into regular business-sized envelopes. These cards measure 9″ by 4″. The…
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Stencils: Making Embellishments With Nuvo Glimmer and Glitz Glitter Gel
Having fun with stencils A few days ago I posted a video about using stencils to make embellishments. This post is a follow-up to it. The main purpose is to show a few still pictures of the process and provide a list of the supplies that I used. The video is posted below the photos.…
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