C &S Boutique Cards

Today I'm sharing some projects from my latest Altenew Academy class Clean & Simple Boutique Cards.  I have to say this class flustered me just a bit. There were some great new techniques that I've never done before and it did make me a bit nervous.  I chose the two I had supplies on had for and got crafting.

I've never made an envelope before so I was happy to pull out my envelope punch board and get making.  It was surprising easy and I ended up making two (I still need to make a card for the second one).

I started with this card first. I used pink cardstock for the base.  I pulled out my favorite Altenew cover die dainty blooms and cut it out of silver shiny cardstock. I did have a bit of issue getting some of the smaller pieces out so I left them in.  To keep it on the simple side I stamped the Canterbury bells largest image, die cut it out and adhered it to the front. To finish off the card I stamped my sentiment from Ranunculus stamp set and embossed in silver and popped it up.

I used a smaller image from the Canterbury stamp set and stamped two corners on the front of the envelope and a even smaller image on the back flap.

And here is a closer look at the front of the card.

My next card is a truly clean and simple card.  I used Daffodil stamp set and just two layers of each stamp to create the front focal point of my card.  This card came together quite fast and would be an easy one to make in multiples and send to friends. 

And here is a closer look at the stamping.  I used my black LePen drawing pen .5 to draw around the leaves and add some interest.

Amazing Happy Memories

I finally took a break today from card making to create a layout using some old photos from when I was a kid.  I'm putting all of my mom's photos together in a book since they were originally in magnetic photo albums and most are so discolored that I don't want them to get damaged more.

I love flipping through these photos and picking the ones to work with.  Looking back I had no idea I spent so much time with my one aunt (she always said so, but littles don't remember). She is and has always been my favorite so it's neat to see these and know why I always felt so close.

I was three in these photos and my sister was five. We still look the same just all grown up lol.

For the layout I decided to use a die cut file from Hip Kit Club. I've been enjoying their videos and the monthly club is amazing. I really wanted to use some of the paints that I received so I decided to paint behind the flower. I think I should have used a black pen and marked around the flower cut (I might still do so) to help it pop off the background better.

Here is a close up of the top embellishment cluster and some of the painting I did.  The purple and blue have some shimmer and the pink is a flat paint. They really worked well together and went on the paper really well.

Just For You

I am getting crafty again here today (really, I have nothing else to do). I'm really enjoying the new class by Altenew called Layering Dies 3d and More.  Today I pulled out one of my 3d die sets and got to work. I had to figure out what colors I was going to use first, so thankfully I have a whole tower of different scraps to choose from.

I cut two leaf images out of my base piece and added green behind it. I then layered cut out the rest of the leave images and layered them on top. This gave me a inlay look so that I could pop up my flower and one more leaf image.

I love how this turned out. For my first try I am pretty darn happy with it.  The only thing I'd change for next time is doing the sentiment on a separate piece of cardstock and popping it up.

Here is a close up of the 3d images and inlaying I did.  I added some sequins to give a little sparkle.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY!!

Congrats Grad-layering dies lesson 1

So, I am just having a blast with all the different classes at Altenew and when they offered the Layering dies 3d and more class I couldn't wait.  I have quite a few of the 3d dies from Altenew and learning how to use those as well as other dies in my stash is awesome. 

I so want to be able to grab any of my dies and just create. I have such a hard time using them for anything other than what they were made for.  I like that this class gives some out of the box ways to use them. 

For my first card I decided to use two different cover plates and layer them to create my background. I used the lots of dots and dainty blooms cover plates.  I decided on all white to keep it simple and clean. I also used the framed congrats die for my sentiment. 

Here is a close up of the cover plates. I really love how these two look together! My next purchase will be some of Altenew's two step cover plates.  I can't wait to give those a try!!

Altenew Academy All About Layering 2 Class

Hi everyone! I'm back with two new projects for the All About Layering 2 class that I finished this morning (being home on quarantined really helps).  I'm really enjoying learning about all the different kinds of layering stamp sets Altenew has to offer.  I had no idea!!


I've been purchasing mostly new products that have been getting released lately that I haven't had time to look through the older stamps that were released. Taking these classes is helping me fall in love with not just flowering sets but other types as well.  I can't wait to get my hands on a few and share them here!

Here are the two cards I created for this class.  They came together pretty quickly and the layered look is so pretty.  I tried to used some different ink colors to showcase how well Altenew's ink pads blend together to create one of a kind projects.

For my first card I created a cluster of different flowers from the Garden Treasure stamp set.  Once I stamped and cut out my images I clustered them together and then took some other images and stamped them directly to my card for a larger cluster and a bit more interest.

For my second card I used Beautiful Day stamp and dies. I started with the image directly on the card base and decided it just wan't enough. I stamped and die cut another flower and some leaves and used dimensional's to "pop" up the images and then used the antique silver spray. I had a piece of marsh land washi tape left from a different project and added it to the two edges.

All About Layering 1 Project Fun

Hi everyone! I just finished taking All About Layering 1 and wanted to share my finished projects.  This is a great class teaching how to use all your different layering stamps and the different things you can do with them.  

The simplicity of this first card made it come together quickly.  I wish I would have stamped the larger leaf cluster with a darker green and a bit off set but I can always do that next time. 

I used a medium grey for my base card and popped up the three flowers and two ferns.  I then went in  with a smaller stamp and stamped some extra leaves around the images. After stamping the sentiment I finished off the card with some sequins.  I love how they add just a little sparkle to the design. 

A close up of the dimension. I really like how this looks. I always feel like I need big images on my cards. Now I know I can so have smaller ones and have a beautiful card. 

I must admit this card gave me a bit of trouble. I was able to stamp and layer the larger flower but the smaller one just didn't want to work for me.  It took me a few try's before I finally got this card.  I triple layered the white behind the black happy and adhered it to my card. I added a few sequins to give a bit more flair. 

This stamp set is one of my new favorites. Spring Daisy has such beautiful blooms and the script on the two sentiments is so pretty.  I stamped two of the flowers in the lighter blue and one in the darker. For the smaller closed blooms I used a water color brush and ink pad to color in since they don't have a second image. 

I have to say out of all the cards I made this one is my favorite. I used jet black and stamped off four different times to get the greyish looking flower.  I will definitely be doing this technique again

I've never been one for masking. I always thought it was to much work.  During this class we did masking on a couple of the cards and this was one of them.  I love how it turned out. I always thought the detail image was supposed to be in black but now I tried it using the darkest color in the color family and it turned out great. That left the black open for using on the sentiment. 

My final card is using a newer stamp set called Watercolor Blooms. It took me two tries to get the arrangement the way I wanted. The first sample I did I ended up with two even rows lol.  Not what I was going for. This one turned out way better. I stamped the image in embossing ink and used the gold embossing power to make it pop.  I added some gold sequins to finish it up 

Thanks for taking the time to look at my projects. I hope you'll come back again to see what I create in the next level of All About Layering 2!!

Artist Watercolor 101 Lesson 4 Miss You

Back at it in the Altenew Academy working on my Artist Watercolor 101 class. This week I learned the wet on wet technique.  I loved doing the background as it was basically just adding colors to make it look like tye dye.  Coloring the flowers in, on the other hand, was a lot harder for me. 

Learning what colors go well together and how to blend them is going to take me some time to get the hang of but I'm happy with how my card turned out. 

Love & Hugs

Hi. I'm back with another card using a new set (to me) that I got this week. I am having so much fun making these beautiful flowers and can't seem to get enough of stamping! 

I was watching a bunch of Altenew youtube videos yesterday and got a great idea to leave some white space on one of my flower to give it a little different look. I love how it gives the flower a little added dimension. The pictures make it look as if I used blue hues but I used purple. 

I wanted to use some of the new washi tape that Altenew came out with this month and I have to say, I love it!! The sweet pea palette is such a pretty tape with a hint of gold to it. Unfortunately, my flowers cover most of it up so I'll have to use it on a different card soon.

I took this close up to show a bit more of the dimension that I created using foam tape and one less color on the upper flower. I did this on a couple sets of the leaves as well.  I used the two lightest colors of the green family and, for me, it didn't give enough of a contrast. Next time I'll do the lightest and the third darkest. 

Supplies: All By Altenew unless otherwise stated (these are affiliate links at no cost to you)

Stamp/dies: Build-A-Flower: Ranunculus

Ink: enchanted oval crisp die set, green valley oval crisp die set, jet black oval crisp die

Access: marsh land washi tape, sweet pea palette washi tape

I had a lot of fun making this card. I hope you found something you liked and think about adding it to your next card or layout!

Ombre background Hello

Hi everyone! I'm here again with another Artists Watercolor 101 for Paper Crafter's project to share.  I had so much fun making this ombre background.  I have to say it was one of the easier techniques for me.  I can't wait to give it a try with some of the other paint colors.

I used my mega hello die for the front and it's just way to big for this card. I added it anyway as I didn't have much time to finish this card and I didn't want to leave it unfinished and forget what I was doing.

I also used the Watercolor Roses stamps and die bundle. This was the stamp set used in the class as well as the Mega Friend die (I don't have it, hence the hello). I also used the Artist's watercolor 24 Pan set. 

I had so much fun with this card and I would love to do this class along with you! Check out the link at the beginning to see if this is something you'd like to give a try.

There's no one like you

I just finished my second project for my water color class (actually my first card).  I am still trying to figure it out so this is a little raw but I'm happy with it being my first actual water colored project.

It definitely takes some practice and patience. Both of which I sometimes forget to have.  I took my time on this card and used the same colors she did in the class video just so I didn't have to guess about color matching.

The stamp set that I used has some large blossoms in them and this made it so much easier to get the color going.  I have some more blending to do on future blooms but I would still mail this card out.

Supplies: All by Altenew unless otherwise specified
Incredible stamp/die/mask bundle - http://shrsl.com/258r7
Delicate Mandala die - http://shrsl.com/258r9
Artist Watercolor 24 Pan Set - http://shrsl.com/258ra
Tinseltown sequin mix-Catherine Pooler Designs
Primary ebony embossing powder-Catherine Pooler Designs

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Watercolor 101

HI everyone! I have started a class over at the Altenew Academy called Artists' Watercolor 101 for Paper Crafter's.  

I recently got Altenew's Artist Watercolor 24 Pan Set and didn't have any idea of what to do with them.  I have always wanted to learn how to watercolor but just couldn't quite get it down.  I love that they have classes you can take to help you learn to use your supplies and then go beyond and learn more techniques so that you'll keep using them.

My first lesson was to see what the paint does when using different techniques. This was pretty cool to watch the instructor do and then doing it myself.  I already feel a lot more confident.

Here is what I did following the instructor. I can't wait to share with you the next lesson's!!

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