Tag: Watercolor
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Making a Card with Leftover Mixed Media Pieces
Yesterday’s post was about using one stamped image, and one die on several cards. There was a leftover stamped and watercolored image. This piece is what makes the butterflies on this card. The post, with three cards, is here. Cutting up mixed media pieces gives a new life to the work. The butterflies are die-cut from…
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3 Cards Using the Same Stamp and Die
Maybe it is because I am lazy but when I have a stamp already out that I like to use, I will make several projects before cleaning it and putting it away. In this case, the project is cards. And because I have a short attention span, they need to be different from each other.…
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Metallic Watercolor Cards
Splatter/Stipple Painting Erum Tasneem’s Creative Coloring class is the latest Altenew Academy class which I’ve completed. I was not familiar with her teaching style or videos prior to the class. The class was a lovely adventure of fun techniques and trying new things. I was inspired to apply some of the watercolor techniques on an…
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Art Journaling – Hands
Art journaling is a very personal pursuit. I only show a small number of journal entries to other people. This set of pages uses my traced hand as the focal image. Even though the content of the text is not very personal, using an actual body part is! I used Altenew’s masking paper to trace…
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Watercolor Takes Practice
Recently, I completed two Altenew Academy classes on watercolor for card makers. After viewing the two different instructors’ creations, the main takeaway is that watercolor takes practice. In my case, a lot of practice! The workshops are titled Botanical Illustration Inspired Watercolor, taught by Jaycee Gaspar, and Artists’ Watercolor 101 for Paper Crafters with Emily…
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Floral Stamp Three Ways
Large image stamps are wonderful for cards, art journals, and scrapbook layouts. The floral stamp from the Sweet as Honey Hero Arts set measures about 6.5″ from the base of the stem to the top leaf. Stamping the image and heat embossing it on different types of paper allowed for exploring three different ways to…
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Venetian Neighborhood Using Three Different Coloring Techniques
This Hero Arts stamp is an amazingly detailed large stamp that is perfect for many types of coloring techniques. I could have chosen more but stuck with three very different ones to showcase very different looks. And one of them is kind of a failure. The stamped image is a Venetian neighborhood. I wanted something…
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10+ Cards Made with the Same Stamp/Die Set
Hello! This is a recap, with many pictures of the cards I created for Level 2 of the Altenew Educator Certification Program. My personal challenge was to use one stamp set for all ten courses. Here they are, and my shiny new badge which shows that I passed Level 1. Original Post here Original Post Here…
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Polychromatic Watercolor Layers on Cards
There have been many blog posts here about watercolors and cardmaking. However, they usually discuss specific media and techniques to achieve pleasing results. Today’s post is a little different because the focus is on polychromatic watercolor layers on cards. Polychromatic means multiple colors. The inspiration for this card and a variation of this technique is…
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Creative Watercolor Media Card Made with Re-inkers
Creating a Watercolor Card with Re-inkers The latest AECP class that I completed is the Creative Watercolor Media course in Level 2. There are many different ways to achieve a watercolor effect. Watercolors come in many forms: liquid, pan, pencil, crayon, dots, tubes, and sticks. However, this class is all about using ink with water…
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