Acetate, Betterpress Letterpress Plates, die cuts, Fussy cutting, Glitter, Heat embossing, Ink blending, Layering Dies, Layering stamps, paper flowers, simple cards, Stencils, Uncategorized, Vellum

Delightful Die Cutting

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another day of crafting! Altenew Educators are part of an Instagram Reel Hop this month featuring die cutting. Those of you who love die cutting, this one is for you! If you do minimal die cutting, I have three simple featured cards where the die cutting is minimal. If you… Continue reading Delightful Die Cutting

dry embossing, guy cards, Heat embossing, Layering stamps, nature, paper flowers, simple cards, stamped background, Stencils, Uncategorized, Vellum

Altenew Background Bonanza March 2024 YouTube Hop

Thank you so much for joining us today for the Altenew Background Bonanza YouTube Video Hop! We appreciate it so much! In this theme, we are looking at ways to make creative backgrounds by using dies, stencils, embossing folders, and stamps. If you want to watch the tutorial, click below. If you prefer reading the… Continue reading Altenew Background Bonanza March 2024 YouTube Hop

Christmas, die cuts, Glitter, Heat embossing, Ink blending, Masking, stamped background, Stencils, Uncategorized, Vellum, Winter Holiday

Altenew Snowflakes & Sparkle Dec 2023 Instagram Hop

Thank you so much for joining us today! We appreciate it! Today is all about the sparkle! Both cards feature a makeshift snowflake and lots of sparkle! Sparkle makes everything better, right? Click here to view my Etsy Shop - https://cardsbycandyco.etsy.com This blog post coordinates with a fun Instagram Reel Hop from Altenew Certified Educators,… Continue reading Altenew Snowflakes & Sparkle Dec 2023 Instagram Hop

Alcohol markers, die cuts, Ink blending, Layering stamps, paper flowers, simple cards, stamped background, Uncategorized, Vellum

Beautiful Details

Hello! Welcome back to another fun day of card making! The focus for today's card comes from my Altenew Educator class about Beautiful Details. I truly enjoyed this class! The tips from the lesson I will be focusing on for this card will include the following: using artist markers for the ink, use 2nd and… Continue reading Beautiful Details

Heat embossing, Ink blending, simple cards, stamped background, Uncategorized, Vellum, Watercoloring

Polychromatic

Hi everyone! Welcome back to another day of creating cards! The next class I took in the Altenew Educator Program was called Polychromatic. There were so many wonderful tips in this class on adding color or leaving it simple by creating a monochromatic card. The three points from the different lessons I will be using… Continue reading Polychromatic

die cuts, Fussy cutting, Heat embossing, stamped background, Vellum, water bleaching

Beyond Basic Backgrounds

After passing the Level 1 Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP), I am ready to move along to Level 2! For this class we learned many different tips on creating backgrounds that go a step up. Several examples given were to use DIY stencils, using stencils and stamps together to create dimension, foiling, vellum, water coloring,… Continue reading Beyond Basic Backgrounds