tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79258033947675847132024-03-13T05:02:59.066-05:00My Enchanted Paper CreationsJoyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-36709459809223938892021-06-28T14:14:00.017-05:002021-06-28T14:18:27.851-05:00Final Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) Assignment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RYJhK1VzXXdtt5wsWYLGeEu8ywX3lgvJF1k11HbEdOflBdnoA2tLyiUDf5uEgo4xbWmaIksDBqg4wpRIxGoEkvbX5OkEMsoH4nVZBrtUGnprSxldBGblJ03kBNpyHVzOoMk5-lMPa94/s2016/AFG+Box+Best+picture+of+cards+and+box+copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RYJhK1VzXXdtt5wsWYLGeEu8ywX3lgvJF1k11HbEdOflBdnoA2tLyiUDf5uEgo4xbWmaIksDBqg4wpRIxGoEkvbX5OkEMsoH4nVZBrtUGnprSxldBGblJ03kBNpyHVzOoMk5-lMPa94/s320/AFG+Box+Best+picture+of+cards+and+box+copy.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello All! </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope this post finds you healthy, happy, safe, and of course crafting! In today's post I am sharing my level three
final project for my <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/kits-classes" target="_blank">Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP)</a>. This took me taken a lot longer that I expected,
but you know life… For my final
project, I decided to make a card box.
The challenge to myself was to incorporate an Altenew stamp set with my
card box. I recently purchased Altenew’s
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/wild-free-stamp-die-bundle" target="_blank">Wild and Free stamp set</a>, love, love, love it. In my level
three classes one of the inspiration projects used this stamp set. It is such a fun and whimsical stamp set. I love the open lines for colouring or just
leaving as outlined image. This stamp set
was simply perfect for my project. I
hope you enjoy it as much I do. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">Making the Box</span>: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of make the traditional cardstock box or buying a
box from the craft store. I made my box
from scratch using my Laser Printer.
Last year I purchased a Glowforge Pro (GF) but never really did anything with
it. Just recently I started devoting more time to learning how
to use it. For this project I used some 1/8" Maple Wood
(12” x 20” sheet), Adobe Illustrator (AI) and a box creating application. I was able to create my box and engrave some
of the images from the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/wild-free-stamp-set" target="_blank">Wild and Free stamp set</a> on my box. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the AI part: I designed my box template
in the Box Design application to be 5” x 7” with a 2” depth and saved the design as a PDF
file. For the stamped images, I
stamped the images with Altenew’s <a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank">Obsidian Black Pigment Ink</a> on to some white
cardstock. I left the images uncoloured. Once the images were completely dried
(pigment takes a little longer than dye ink to dry), I scanned the image into my
computer and saved the image as an SVG file. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyw4HigsgOaNQ-YWnyDmQXZz4qe80R8kTRqqrnUQLs4Go1ha3fV4kwAlZTqktL8Ey0EtvP6YyeJy-xnp5ZssiiyLmI3pONlBICeFWBQKusaloVM5quxjVaZyDzGsdyCMklGNiClRnAPZs/s2016/AFG+Box+template+to+AI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyw4HigsgOaNQ-YWnyDmQXZz4qe80R8kTRqqrnUQLs4Go1ha3fV4kwAlZTqktL8Ey0EtvP6YyeJy-xnp5ZssiiyLmI3pONlBICeFWBQKusaloVM5quxjVaZyDzGsdyCMklGNiClRnAPZs/s320/AFG+Box+template+to+AI.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsOohY1rRrH9oQKq8saz2NAV2b8FFf7Vavd8YAKcyXkNmxWwv-DvlhfqLsEZRFEVzN4OpzZNEjvrhoSGN0eQjr5CKnsGHXkQbfGgNASRpW6_xGDn-dKQYyk9nB0-1vR2p5wgHbORtYo0/s2016/AFG+Box+adding+image+to+template.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEsOohY1rRrH9oQKq8saz2NAV2b8FFf7Vavd8YAKcyXkNmxWwv-DvlhfqLsEZRFEVzN4OpzZNEjvrhoSGN0eQjr5CKnsGHXkQbfGgNASRpW6_xGDn-dKQYyk9nB0-1vR2p5wgHbORtYo0/s320/AFG+Box+adding+image+to+template.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I opened both the box template and the stamped image in AI. I sized and positioned the image on the box
sides panels. The size of your image will
depend on how large your box will be.
After I sized my image on the box, I added the “Just A Note” using a
font in my computer font library. To be
able to print (engrave) text in the Glowforge (because I did not purchase their
premium program at $50/month-NOT!) I had to change my text to a path outline. I changed my text to an outline, grouped the
text, the image, the box panels, and saved it in AI and as an SVG file. I saved the project in AI just in case I
need to make some changes or adjustments.
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">Now we are ready to print (engrave
and cut)</span>: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I opened the SVG file
up in the Glowforge application. I used
Glowforge proof grade materials, so I did not have to put in any unknown material settings. If you use materials that they (Glowforge) have
tested, the setting for that material is preset and guaranteed to perform as
expected. If I did not use proof grade
material, I would have to tell the Glowforge what type of material I'm using, how fast to cut, how much power to
use, how many lines per inch to print, and how many times to perform the
task. The wood is covered with masking
paper to avoid or sometimes it just decreases the scorch marks from the
Laser. Below you can see the Glowforge
engraving the one of the box panels, the template engraved and cut (or so I thought...lol). You can see the scorch marks on the finish
engraving and cutting. Unfortunately, there was some "OPERATOR ERROR" on this one. You can see the GF looked like it was cutting out the box template; however, it did not. I for some reason had changed the settings (still scratching my head on that one...lol). So, yep, I had to do the whole thing all over (bummer). After the box is engraved and cut, I removed
the masking paper. As you can see, the masking paper was scotched not the finished wood. This one came out okay, I'm pretty pleased with it. I put the box together with some strong wood
glue, clamped some places to hold the pressure, and </span>and let it sit overnight <span style="font-family: inherit;">until the glue dried. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulFgQrkhWgfkUUOyV0Kl2WkQcOaieuxCXgqTryZp_TteP2EA-qWS8eKhbWGF5xf2l8-HKv5Zh5wCGPoi6ezP_6QSqetqDztulxBv3ny8JU5WwR_S-5xM1UCNB2rE7BoyJUc_3lZNoi0o/s2016/AFG+Maple+Plywood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhulFgQrkhWgfkUUOyV0Kl2WkQcOaieuxCXgqTryZp_TteP2EA-qWS8eKhbWGF5xf2l8-HKv5Zh5wCGPoi6ezP_6QSqetqDztulxBv3ny8JU5WwR_S-5xM1UCNB2rE7BoyJUc_3lZNoi0o/s320/AFG+Maple+Plywood.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95-vzXeif8Tbzh_kgXF6ZQ4g55-9fefjsfdKNBtIw5P_KjX-Un8oiVm6lOQqSokZ4L9NPQx7Lvh7bPLHEg8dAty6hFrWP0DdkqcJSElLRdL6Vh4SlDHHvJlPz0nEVfaxKukA9ljkqA2w/s2016/AFG+Box+Beginning+engraving.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95-vzXeif8Tbzh_kgXF6ZQ4g55-9fefjsfdKNBtIw5P_KjX-Un8oiVm6lOQqSokZ4L9NPQx7Lvh7bPLHEg8dAty6hFrWP0DdkqcJSElLRdL6Vh4SlDHHvJlPz0nEVfaxKukA9ljkqA2w/s320/AFG+Box+Beginning+engraving.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1lvnggnSuAffyGeYfdbSTrgke4IdemfaRJ1IvbeqxrRTj57PmwMAcIUIoMuqV4YMiLIEg-g3ce10WahvWhDw9O6wqzY6AJNz0RGXwSejIJ0mEmaP5wAqAEgdW4oaWHfWn9QncCHNFRI/s2016/AFG+First+Flower+cluster+engraved.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1lvnggnSuAffyGeYfdbSTrgke4IdemfaRJ1IvbeqxrRTj57PmwMAcIUIoMuqV4YMiLIEg-g3ce10WahvWhDw9O6wqzY6AJNz0RGXwSejIJ0mEmaP5wAqAEgdW4oaWHfWn9QncCHNFRI/s320/AFG+First+Flower+cluster+engraved.jpg" width="320" /></a></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI0YRDKUTkGL3_-_d32iDk6xjYWEfRQ18ZV9JdRWLmRwFSNJy2O27XVwT57kLKBJpeN1I9SF6p4JzY5vbJUrhEjvFCgNqkdU096A48eoPNkJUIazuizLpboLNoh05UJHsqOP5oq0UUgI/s2016/AFG+Box+Cut+and+Engraved.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivI0YRDKUTkGL3_-_d32iDk6xjYWEfRQ18ZV9JdRWLmRwFSNJy2O27XVwT57kLKBJpeN1I9SF6p4JzY5vbJUrhEjvFCgNqkdU096A48eoPNkJUIazuizLpboLNoh05UJHsqOP5oq0UUgI/s320/AFG+Box+Cut+and+Engraved.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The pieces should just fall out but they did not, so I had to re-engrave and re-cut the project (sad face).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_KY3Ujqn2QCf68GqQyWYbVYgQPwKTKC6Rq_py0IhIpJGPDyzExrVQopnEzjR01lm02CpP7z9kKYNk9CYfVktRRFqLLCdH95QoNCozn2uv56kA8W9g0v5TVBZoMIrSiebNKZ2XlQEqzg/s2016/AFG+Box+glued+and+completed2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie_KY3Ujqn2QCf68GqQyWYbVYgQPwKTKC6Rq_py0IhIpJGPDyzExrVQopnEzjR01lm02CpP7z9kKYNk9CYfVktRRFqLLCdH95QoNCozn2uv56kA8W9g0v5TVBZoMIrSiebNKZ2XlQEqzg/s320/AFG+Box+glued+and+completed2.jpg" /></span></a></div><div><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Note: You may notice the images look like they are
white. The colour is actually the
masking tape. It looked so nice and made the flowers and butterfly standout so well, I decided not to weed those pieces
out. I was going to attempt to colour
them the same colours as the butterfly on the cards, but I didn’t want to mess the box up
and have to start over again.</span></i></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: red;">The cards</span>: I really loved the butterfly in the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/wild-free-stamp-set" target="_blank">Wild andFree stamp set</a>. I used the butterfly with some of
the sentiments from the stamp set to make a couple of note cards. My note cards are standard A2 or 4 ¼”x 5
½”. I coloured the butterflies using
Faber Castell Pencils, Gamsol, and a blending stump. On the purple butterfly I just added some
dots with a black pen. For the
Bluish-Green Butterfly I used some Altenew <a href="https://altenew.com/products/sea-shore-enamel-dots" target="_blank">Sea Sure enamel dots</a> in various sizes. I added some Wink-of-Stella on both the
butterflies to give a little bit of shimmer.
<i>Note: I used small embellishments that I know would go through the U.S. Post
Office Pitney Bowles machine for metering. </i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBODTMjrv4RF7SqlQK5iYwpZiSlrZAkoL591yvuz4hiq2Zro6ym_6woaWrJuS39BF-J548whoR6PdLCbwdbV5X_OYWIofhoxlqEri8K0vKkC97NwoVV4xfRmyTzcUMLBCyNSChTcYzQ_0/s2016/AFG+Box+card+focus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBODTMjrv4RF7SqlQK5iYwpZiSlrZAkoL591yvuz4hiq2Zro6ym_6woaWrJuS39BF-J548whoR6PdLCbwdbV5X_OYWIofhoxlqEri8K0vKkC97NwoVV4xfRmyTzcUMLBCyNSChTcYzQ_0/s320/AFG+Box+card+focus.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDJ_vS1K5mgkvuW3glYlHMejIbwys6cI8it9qDhY-BecF2Ekpbc539qhkCKQcMCtM848iksH8Hm65fz2TaON4ursYSzMU6Bjcv10Xj0nmoi5YMdWINpUImDHrpI3hTZWqFp2ql9qTJKQ/s2016/AFG+Box+Purple+card.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDJ_vS1K5mgkvuW3glYlHMejIbwys6cI8it9qDhY-BecF2Ekpbc539qhkCKQcMCtM848iksH8Hm65fz2TaON4ursYSzMU6Bjcv10Xj0nmoi5YMdWINpUImDHrpI3hTZWqFp2ql9qTJKQ/s320/AFG+Box+Purple+card.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><i><br /></i><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlyCiy40IlLZpSzUOOXLsFA_FdhDl6tDodFV4E2SdMeNvZLOzhggok2Ia52gucaWHl9FjiwKuRbT2kEaaB3yU-PFoQaTJM9TfxVscnyXJST4XG3BLlfytBFahNgMid-twVOYbAGE9L9Y/s2016/AFG+Box+Blue-Green+card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlyCiy40IlLZpSzUOOXLsFA_FdhDl6tDodFV4E2SdMeNvZLOzhggok2Ia52gucaWHl9FjiwKuRbT2kEaaB3yU-PFoQaTJM9TfxVscnyXJST4XG3BLlfytBFahNgMid-twVOYbAGE9L9Y/s320/AFG+Box+Blue-Green+card.jpg" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;">The envelopes</span><span style="text-align: left;">: I used my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch
Board to make four envelopes. I love
white cards, so I created coordinating white envelopes for each card. I tied them together by stamping the
butterfly again and the large graphic text from the stamp set on the bottom
left corners. I used the bottom left
corner so there is plenty of room for the standard "to" and "from" information, as
well as the postage area. For a
different option I created plain colour matching envelopes. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are some photos of the complete </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">project:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJoilttJ6tVxRfqjMZ21euqbpvVXhv-deEKHSfIU74ijD4AW1OdmFvkc9I9ozJIw55gKHO_YhYbNyBJG9fdT7AFBxQoVzVPiEJH0GSmBZSNzJavgvPpgLvFT_jB4W-O_stE9NNEdNkk4/s2016/AFG+Box+Best+picture+of+cards+and+box+copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJoilttJ6tVxRfqjMZ21euqbpvVXhv-deEKHSfIU74ijD4AW1OdmFvkc9I9ozJIw55gKHO_YhYbNyBJG9fdT7AFBxQoVzVPiEJH0GSmBZSNzJavgvPpgLvFT_jB4W-O_stE9NNEdNkk4/s320/AFG+Box+Best+picture+of+cards+and+box+copy.png" width="320" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSx_x8x2whUan-7lxwNfoC1F94Rm20x5myDlRbJSwUNg8rGqWiCZ7ALPvXuX15guHhnenYeWC42y6LzCHHZ4CjrXWZY3Ip9REBrBdQSH4Ua65g3zXZAtXhJx4V1XIMqy7ML7H5u1FmFbM/s2016/AFG+Box+Open+top+with+cards.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSx_x8x2whUan-7lxwNfoC1F94Rm20x5myDlRbJSwUNg8rGqWiCZ7ALPvXuX15guHhnenYeWC42y6LzCHHZ4CjrXWZY3Ip9REBrBdQSH4Ua65g3zXZAtXhJx4V1XIMqy7ML7H5u1FmFbM/s320/AFG+Box+Open+top+with+cards.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9uNfEgbYq0X-iZylSFWgWfCboT1wNXI6o3W4Uqa8m09VeyyjkgoKJUpLbyo-XBvdAIA7D5vowhiZMRvRGfsXFYCAmsthrvNGQsr2xjbTppfJUiMv-qVMZQwCNPtlo4Z1PMXsb77QP1g/s2016/AFG+Box+and+cards+side+view+of+box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9uNfEgbYq0X-iZylSFWgWfCboT1wNXI6o3W4Uqa8m09VeyyjkgoKJUpLbyo-XBvdAIA7D5vowhiZMRvRGfsXFYCAmsthrvNGQsr2xjbTppfJUiMv-qVMZQwCNPtlo4Z1PMXsb77QP1g/s320/AFG+Box+and+cards+side+view+of+box.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIKAs_949wICLNgrenVv_c3Bv1zjUF6huVGxB3Etg-I7BMz_8ByLkCRlUpIXcih-sjoCjB-UYS8F-fOd9NjbcnLDD3QndNBtGp4g6FF93tovWRurgpwaQ7sozH14aaDpqD3jUKNsDmGY/s2016/AFG+Box+and+focus+on+cards.jpg" style="clear: left; font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwIKAs_949wICLNgrenVv_c3Bv1zjUF6huVGxB3Etg-I7BMz_8ByLkCRlUpIXcih-sjoCjB-UYS8F-fOd9NjbcnLDD3QndNBtGp4g6FF93tovWRurgpwaQ7sozH14aaDpqD3jUKNsDmGY/s320/AFG+Box+and+focus+on+cards.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqKUAR2NyJGtCrmc_26aavpNrgLp5YZ-NsiTza9jh2_XBlWDa8TOczBlLP-PIx1G_AfJJn6_y2k8ZL98itloAwsfqSa00qonewuMgCteuFH3wQsViKNL2wJ9x-N-k6LPbXRYaqji16Xo/s2016/AFG+Box+back+view.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqKUAR2NyJGtCrmc_26aavpNrgLp5YZ-NsiTza9jh2_XBlWDa8TOczBlLP-PIx1G_AfJJn6_y2k8ZL98itloAwsfqSa00qonewuMgCteuFH3wQsViKNL2wJ9x-N-k6LPbXRYaqji16Xo/s320/AFG+Box+back+view.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqk9Wa5HGhEDmBJoMzgDKo8hGmCV5Mhyphenhypheno82edDnZjeH-bxQKvazzcUU3-T5cJQURhyphenhyphenJQXxRjUCpxpDaNhXIKemgRytiS-Sk5JNZwHqdJCYVQoIMBL0zuHBPLh-GH4Lno3NCwsA2DzZF9I/s2016/AGF+Box+complete+use+this+one.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqk9Wa5HGhEDmBJoMzgDKo8hGmCV5Mhyphenhypheno82edDnZjeH-bxQKvazzcUU3-T5cJQURhyphenhyphenJQXxRjUCpxpDaNhXIKemgRytiS-Sk5JNZwHqdJCYVQoIMBL0zuHBPLh-GH4Lno3NCwsA2DzZF9I/s320/AGF+Box+complete+use+this+one.jpg" /></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well party people this is my stop with the Altenew Educator
Certification Program, but certainly not with using their amazing
products. I highly recommend the AECP
if you can. It is a good experience, and
you will take away some valuable information to help you through out your craft
journey. Even if you don’t intend to
teach, the classes are really good quality and highly informative. </span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Til’ next time, <span style="font-size: large;">Joyce</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-81318235391071469772021-04-12T20:45:00.001-05:002021-04-12T20:45:00.171-05:00Cards in Motion<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello and welcome back to my blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, I am going to share all five of my <a name="_Hlk69043814">Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) level III cards
and project</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe this is the
last part before the certification (but I’m not for certain).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am going to share them in five (5)
different post, so if you are not busy get comfy and let’s get-it-in!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Level III is more relaxed in that <b>you</b>
get to pick the classes you want to try as long as they are not classes that
you have taken in the previous two (2) levels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Altenew has a vast library of classes to choose from so you won’t have a
problem finding something that piques your interest with great price points too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose
the following classes: Cards in Motion, Mixed Media for Memory Keeping,
Stunningly Styled Stencils, Muse, and Monoprinting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were all a lot of fun and yes, I do
recommend all of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For now, I left
all the cards blank inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My approach to the projects in this level was to go through
all the classes first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took notes on
things that I had forgotten about and tips I found helpful during the
class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I went through each
classes I started on the cards and had the classes up on the computer for
reference.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My inspiration for the
cards and page was a wide range from the class itself to my K-Pop world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first card I did was for the Cards in Motion class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were several examples of cards with
motion to choose from which was great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
really like the shaker with the large window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I used the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/dearest-friend-stamp-set" target="_blank">Dearest Friend stamp set</a> for my main image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like the open lines and the playful
feeling of the stamp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the sentiment
I used the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/crafty-greetings-stamp-set">Crafty Greetings stamps set</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sentiment is stamp with <a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank">Altenew’s ObsidianBlack Pigment ink</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love the elegant
font mixed with the printed words; the combination of the two fonts really
animates your message.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The image is
coloured with alcohol markers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please enjoy a few photos of my completed card for the Cards
in Motion class from Altenew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are
interested in learning more about Altenew products or any of the classes click
<a href="https://altenew.com">HERE</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEfuN23EaKaxovOkJSZqufm7dNJs6iWVsbojMPuZuL1e8og1o2QuOP3I-V-xhgI4GE0KfscWBxjsd3ovqG-89yssygVusvJFxE9jv9se3GddDsPV_OF-KG2Ak8GCCa_JiiWLl4zi1SIY/s640/Cards+in+Motion+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEfuN23EaKaxovOkJSZqufm7dNJs6iWVsbojMPuZuL1e8og1o2QuOP3I-V-xhgI4GE0KfscWBxjsd3ovqG-89yssygVusvJFxE9jv9se3GddDsPV_OF-KG2Ak8GCCa_JiiWLl4zi1SIY/s320/Cards+in+Motion+1.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHevMg8fVdQpPcJBGnA667EYrvYUrRZjGzcq914mBk_2Yxy3hDrg-V-ej1VAkrmB9T5mX7klyfufQwg3RI1on-tvQNmNLd6oo5NF1m3V2LOX_OhK4mwx_PKvKmyCZuUWNLE3sxzHAlx0/s640/Cards+in+Motion+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHevMg8fVdQpPcJBGnA667EYrvYUrRZjGzcq914mBk_2Yxy3hDrg-V-ej1VAkrmB9T5mX7klyfufQwg3RI1on-tvQNmNLd6oo5NF1m3V2LOX_OhK4mwx_PKvKmyCZuUWNLE3sxzHAlx0/s320/Cards+in+Motion+2.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHh48zK9OtiOTcAHFd5rxLbd-Yf0a2f5WIN3V73_ug_3rG7smECnBeerQuxDudpULH-Ibh39TAWf72tHAwc-C8_lYOva9niDPEFXbOI7iXn86S0LUJAU1L_KAAEAVjoI_1_U5vctCD0o/s640/Cards+in+Motion+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHh48zK9OtiOTcAHFd5rxLbd-Yf0a2f5WIN3V73_ug_3rG7smECnBeerQuxDudpULH-Ibh39TAWf72tHAwc-C8_lYOva9niDPEFXbOI7iXn86S0LUJAU1L_KAAEAVjoI_1_U5vctCD0o/s320/Cards+in+Motion+3.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for stopping, stay safe</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Joyce</span></p>Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-58826041941574788832021-04-12T20:30:00.001-05:002021-04-12T20:30:00.177-05:00Stunningly Styled Stencils<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Alrighty, let’s keep this train rolling! We are checking out
card number two (2) from my Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) level
III class assignments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This card is for
the Stunningly Styled Stencils class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t
you just love the name of the class?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And these ladies did not disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I really like stenciling, but I always felt like they were so much work to
achieve the beautiful results you often see in project and cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think the problem was I was always
rushing to complete the card or whatever I was working on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Making this card was so enjoyable, which certainly encourages me to use my stencil more often.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I created the background for this card in no time! A simple
design with a bold statement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> My</span> tip is
to prepare everything you will need before you begin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything from something to cover your
fingers while you ink (to avoid aberrant smudges) to the damp cloth you’ll use
to clean the stencil when you’re done.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you are using a spray adhesive, include that prep as well. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pre spray (prior to starting the project and
while you are gathering the other items) your stencil in a <u>well-ventilated
area</u>, so it can have time to be nice and tacky (sticky) when you are ready
to use it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did this background in 10
minutes max with one attempt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so
please with the even distribution of ink across the card, this is thanks in
part to Altenew’s <a href="https://altenew.com/products/jet-black-crisp-dye-ink" target="_blank">Jet Black Crisp Dye Ink pad</a> and their <a href="https://altenew.com/products/chevrons-stencil" target="_blank">Chevrons Stencil</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I laid down a fairly good amount of ink and
even when it dried back the colour did not fade out and lock splotchy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To help keep my stencil secure, I used a
TEMPORARY spray adhesive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My inspiration
for this card was the colours of my own crafting business which are Black,
Pink, and White.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also love the chevron
pattern and wanted to make a card using that design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted a note card feel, so I added the
Monogram trimmed in the gold and added a few sequins for the finishing
touch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The colour on the actual card is much darker than what is showing in the photos. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf7x3bnzap89-vp6jGVy4teAtD6LtYXdmSYro3Zi9YZFdxFGcZ5qO3ZfnbIaa-bNUPifQUXc-AJkFMMN4uFC-bqzijzxqiZihMJ1Hdw0TkPXKn13e9ix31Wwfj63eNFci2idrIVtem_o/s640/Stunningly+Styled+Stencils+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf7x3bnzap89-vp6jGVy4teAtD6LtYXdmSYro3Zi9YZFdxFGcZ5qO3ZfnbIaa-bNUPifQUXc-AJkFMMN4uFC-bqzijzxqiZihMJ1Hdw0TkPXKn13e9ix31Wwfj63eNFci2idrIVtem_o/s320/Stunningly+Styled+Stencils+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ0UtG1Ov75LmIUh27ecbx84CdRx0opuHh-zQxJD0kC_ZWcEmL6cnH3lvdS2QSPY-sosgurXbvWiUGe6FoRKQb707X46Ou4EStaGTvF0f8GaQ-qpRM1lNmeazPM2YQcIRjHFNe7vd7KE/s640/Stunningly+Styled+Stencils+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ0UtG1Ov75LmIUh27ecbx84CdRx0opuHh-zQxJD0kC_ZWcEmL6cnH3lvdS2QSPY-sosgurXbvWiUGe6FoRKQb707X46Ou4EStaGTvF0f8GaQ-qpRM1lNmeazPM2YQcIRjHFNe7vd7KE/s320/Stunningly+Styled+Stencils+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTiU5Jl4smPNSFIk2UCQzR8bxg0knE46kUqEc8MuYJkbQM4k3ChWHqzZThCR7TQ361i9HwdU2xM9hku0AFomttHcEvf3JstxyDw496fGnjDwApq-D_R2yB8ygnXFW5R3yGsOevUA6Vi4/s640/Stunningly+Styled+Stencils+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTiU5Jl4smPNSFIk2UCQzR8bxg0knE46kUqEc8MuYJkbQM4k3ChWHqzZThCR7TQ361i9HwdU2xM9hku0AFomttHcEvf3JstxyDw496fGnjDwApq-D_R2yB8ygnXFW5R3yGsOevUA6Vi4/s320/Stunningly+Styled+Stencils+3.jpg" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Joyce</span></p>And it’s on to the next…<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-44801734869374353602021-04-12T20:15:00.001-05:002021-04-12T20:15:00.173-05:00Monoprinting<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for hanging in there with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope you are enjoying the cards and that
you will find something that may be helpful and or inspiring to you in your
crafting journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be card
number three (3) of my Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) level III
projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Card #3 is for the
Monoprinting class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monoprinting or
another name Gel Printing uses as the name is implies Gel like shapes to
transfer different media like acrylic paint, dye inks, pigment inks to
different sub straits such as tissue paper, vellum, cardstock, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can use other things such as stamps to
take your Monoprinting to the next level. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can purchase Gel pads on-line (Amazon) or
at places like Hobby Lobby, JoAnn’s, or Michaels if you are in the U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I purchased a set of pads from Amazon last year but never
had an opportunity to use them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so
excited to see the Monoprinting class in the Altenew crafting class
library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was my first time doing
Monoprinting; although I had seen it done many times on YouTube videos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will say it was not as easy as I thought it
was going to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did several and I do
mean several practice prints before I got to one that I thought might
work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found that I had difficulty with
colour combinations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A tip that was very
helpful was to graduate one colour or you could use the colour combinations by
Kristina Werner on Pinterest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has
put together some amazing colour combinations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After several what I called failed attempts, I decided to monoprint with
a monocolour (lol).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Graduating one
colour was a little less anxiety provoking for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Something to remember is your print
experience is greatly influence by the sub strait and media you use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since this was my first attempt and not
going as I expected, I kept it simple with dye ink and card stock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I like the abstractness of the prints and
using stamps and other items to give the print further definition really helped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I used a blue ink and graduated the colour starting with the
most concentration of ink at the bottom. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept using what was on the pad until it was
nearly gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I added droplets of water
and square stenciling in gold to give it a grunge look.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After it was dried I used <a href="https://altenew.com/products/leaf-canopy-stamp-set" target="_blank">Altenew’s LeafCanopy stamp set</a> add some leaves to the print.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I wasn’t happy with the print while I was creating, but what I learn
during the AECP classes was to keep going eventually something will come to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m glad I kept going.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the end I manage to come out with
something I’m at least okay with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For me
what really made me like the card was the sentiment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think using Altenew’s “A Note Of Thanks”
stamp from the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/many-thanks" target="_blank">Many Thanks Stamp Set</a> trimmed in gold brought the card
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Here are a few phots of my finished card.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp_UQNKRbZpGZKjFPqlyTOKM-x-i6KfgIQalPLGinrtdQyx2SMy5-o0YOS9JlKItqSRieTVFGfL6l_840G1Lm7NzdXqLgQblVf89AOMItS-wMPZiA87PKljYTw5MtNFDzvKfvEfN9TnM/s640/Monoprinting+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrp_UQNKRbZpGZKjFPqlyTOKM-x-i6KfgIQalPLGinrtdQyx2SMy5-o0YOS9JlKItqSRieTVFGfL6l_840G1Lm7NzdXqLgQblVf89AOMItS-wMPZiA87PKljYTw5MtNFDzvKfvEfN9TnM/s320/Monoprinting+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMB3mVUZWdy4DBysKcl0QOy4XB7auGXMrzS6aN52W10OBwSlUP1XfcGYPX49we53LFtNyoAVnh_ISmLhDqF2WIdK71dfQBTSWg2UBXBJjt4CGnnHrmZcSN53YufNhVyeUGIULLajQ5Zs/s640/Monoprinting+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCMB3mVUZWdy4DBysKcl0QOy4XB7auGXMrzS6aN52W10OBwSlUP1XfcGYPX49we53LFtNyoAVnh_ISmLhDqF2WIdK71dfQBTSWg2UBXBJjt4CGnnHrmZcSN53YufNhVyeUGIULLajQ5Zs/s320/Monoprinting+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT3-U2_3wMfz3B3YUNvoKnoVIzJ-zJjIWDZPAMF4H6DIMphA7OgaWb512Aw0YDhSaPSJGQLKdEau5on2c0RlAE4mQKNvI7meBoXFRuF3cewDL7nQdA7w7HcAa0aSYTRLkJ3aGlGVC5vo/s640/Monoprinting+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT3-U2_3wMfz3B3YUNvoKnoVIzJ-zJjIWDZPAMF4H6DIMphA7OgaWb512Aw0YDhSaPSJGQLKdEau5on2c0RlAE4mQKNvI7meBoXFRuF3cewDL7nQdA7w7HcAa0aSYTRLkJ3aGlGVC5vo/s320/Monoprinting+3.jpg" /></a></div><br />Thank you for taking the time to visit. Card #4 coming up.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Joyce</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></p>Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-65667045571812023732021-04-12T20:00:00.001-05:002021-04-12T20:00:00.169-05:00Muse<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Moving along to card number four (4) from my Altenew
Educator Certification Program (AECP) level III projects submissions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now this card was inspired by the Korean
artist Lee Ungno.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was definitely my
MUSE, which is also the name of the class for which this card was created.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her “Bamboo” painting is just so peace to
me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I look at her painting, I feel
like I’m standing in the middle of a bamboo forest and I can hear the soft musical
sounds of the culms and leaves moving in the wind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love this painting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s very clean and simple like the card it
inspired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I stamped several bamboo trees across the card front in
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/jet-black-crisp-dye-ink" target="_blank">Altenew’s Jet Black Ink</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I started off
the card front and ended off the card front to give the look of an endless row
of Bamboo trees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no sentiment
for this card externally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sentiment
will be inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think this would be a
good sympathy or encouragement card.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Bamboo trees are strong, and both losing someone and being motivated in
times of distress take a great deal of strength.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is an implied message of strength in
the image.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I cut a frame four times in beige cardstock and clue them
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted the image to set back
as if it was a picture in a frame like in the museum. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really like the simplicity and the image
that comes to my mind when I see it. You can see a picture of Lee Ungno's painting below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Sometimes less is more...<o:p></o:p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS1TnH046RPRVUfSxHF2V6uPbc8GF76eBnTjWF4fqjHVDYU_NVvp02Cf4TsGhFvmneOrUTMyy4DFQjx_46QtgBtq18PkCwgXP5y3x1I3c_AtolY-cLTYNTE8q0-Yk2e2r5_LpbibbcEk/s640/Muse+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS1TnH046RPRVUfSxHF2V6uPbc8GF76eBnTjWF4fqjHVDYU_NVvp02Cf4TsGhFvmneOrUTMyy4DFQjx_46QtgBtq18PkCwgXP5y3x1I3c_AtolY-cLTYNTE8q0-Yk2e2r5_LpbibbcEk/s320/Muse+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFG8x5VbK-GDMw4DXiBoqlOoHXguEBIUJKO5fj12Yyem6vG7K-1-ImWCliE7u-JcKj4TbThD_9ddb0utv8d2P-vZyYI-ZkVo7t7RR2Ns1-4blMgGuS9Kv1p8DZy7JLzXHuq-7oaZH1G4/s640/Muse+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFG8x5VbK-GDMw4DXiBoqlOoHXguEBIUJKO5fj12Yyem6vG7K-1-ImWCliE7u-JcKj4TbThD_9ddb0utv8d2P-vZyYI-ZkVo7t7RR2Ns1-4blMgGuS9Kv1p8DZy7JLzXHuq-7oaZH1G4/s320/Muse+3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHVYghaQvYFPUpbPN07Hl9-C5pSTSBcFw7PgZRRtTqmVdOccoD8OPRLP_jpsAP7zsDzXLP8wnbfL5-fscGnvK4qjiYqbApKD2Ug7gTtTzTD7FMMJw-EsBJHswHKUSc6GQrvBgKvtKD1s/s640/Muse+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHVYghaQvYFPUpbPN07Hl9-C5pSTSBcFw7PgZRRtTqmVdOccoD8OPRLP_jpsAP7zsDzXLP8wnbfL5-fscGnvK4qjiYqbApKD2Ug7gTtTzTD7FMMJw-EsBJHswHKUSc6GQrvBgKvtKD1s/s320/Muse+4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVip1jhaETMdQJ57XlbFWfKr2tREA2YvAGk0lNeMMEUoganvQdlZiK4d7GFR2wwillAQleRaJUi9W6ZED5K1OQsTJ3m8w3IpCzK-oHuC38EsGvHLX4XGYFxxFxb2hjADJcY-JWly0t08Y/s640/Muse+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVip1jhaETMdQJ57XlbFWfKr2tREA2YvAGk0lNeMMEUoganvQdlZiK4d7GFR2wwillAQleRaJUi9W6ZED5K1OQsTJ3m8w3IpCzK-oHuC38EsGvHLX4XGYFxxFxb2hjADJcY-JWly0t08Y/s320/Muse+5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD49FdkhNWm-ZoDsUTHbiJGSMoMg6D9DUo5URce_SI1X9O4ewM4BMJH7F-1n-tBaSi8W8nNNUTB07_bTCsmnb1BLMKgJD1EBGkUOre4pQfvCGtMcABozZjm19KxHprFuMq2cTWzzuNfrU/s1200/Lee+Ungno+Bamboo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="848" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD49FdkhNWm-ZoDsUTHbiJGSMoMg6D9DUo5URce_SI1X9O4ewM4BMJH7F-1n-tBaSi8W8nNNUTB07_bTCsmnb1BLMKgJD1EBGkUOre4pQfvCGtMcABozZjm19KxHprFuMq2cTWzzuNfrU/s320/Lee+Ungno+Bamboo.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting by Lee Ungno "Bamboo" 1971</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for stopping by...</p><p class="MsoNormal">Mixed Media Page up next!</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Joyce</span></p>Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-16451408618992171982021-04-12T19:42:00.002-05:002021-04-12T19:49:27.496-05:00Mixed Media for Memory Keeping<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">And
last but not least…my Mixed Media for Memory Keeping class.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">I really, really, really enjoyed this
class.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Natalie De Souza is the
best!</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">I love mixed to begin with, but
Nat just really makes you enjoy it even more.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">
</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Her style is more of a cleaner mixed media when you compare her to
people like Diane Wakely and Tim Holtz.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">
</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Natalie does get “inky” as we call it, but her style is bright and
homey.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">She imparts so many tips and
tricks during the class.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">So, let’s jump
into it.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">My inspiration was my K-Pop
idol bias SUGA of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3IZKseVpdzPSBaWxBxundA" target="_blank">BTS</a> (Bangtan Sanyeondan) translation: Bullet Proof Boy Scouts. SUGA is aka </span>Min Yoongi, AgustD, and lil’ Meow Meow.
Can you tell I am lovin’ me some SUGA?!
Okay, I’m focused now… I used the
layout Natalie created because it was perfect for my subject. SUGA loves and cannot live without his
coffee.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I changed a few things to fit my subject for my page. SUGA also loves and writes music. So, for my background I embossed sheet
music. His favorite colour is white, so
I wanted to keep the overall page as light as possible. I added the coffee rings using a mini Coke
can bottom and the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/coffee-with-a-splash-stamp-set" target="_blank">Altenew Coffee with A Splash stamp set</a>. His favorite coffee is Iced Americano (sadly for him, he has had to switch to decaf recently).
To create the Iced Americano and the Decaf, I used the insert packaging
from a Tim Holtz stencil. In the class
Natalie mentions some kind of transparency she uses to make some of the drips
on her page. I used that same Tim Holtz
packing (the outer packing-clear bag) to create some of the drips on my page. I do not journal on my pages, but I wanted to
incorporate his name somewhere. I had
quite a bit of white space left over, so I ink blended some colours to match
the blending under the stencil and cut out his name “SUGA” in Hangul. I also loved the idea of using vellum behind
some of your photos. his was a fun
project. I planned to do a hole lot more
of the clean mixed media. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well,
that is it for my ACEP level III submissions.
I hope you enjoyed my little journey and that myself and Altenew were
able to inspire you in some way. I hope
also to share some exciting news about the Altenew’s Educator Certification
Program soon, so pray for me, stay safe, and stay tuned. Until next time...</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2n6WfianlkYGdihIhcvDXmRAgJaPvZDwefcepVykIzueINt0zuBf0DLEMiMUi6qY7hHQQ5dum-l8Ojk6EsZ03h4lFOPc-X8R1DGoMrPjiN5qixGs42x6G-sr-r6ajWMXnsAJzXeKKhk/s640/Mixed+Media+for+Memory+Keeping+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2n6WfianlkYGdihIhcvDXmRAgJaPvZDwefcepVykIzueINt0zuBf0DLEMiMUi6qY7hHQQ5dum-l8Ojk6EsZ03h4lFOPc-X8R1DGoMrPjiN5qixGs42x6G-sr-r6ajWMXnsAJzXeKKhk/s320/Mixed+Media+for+Memory+Keeping+1.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-G9useSbWmQVZkoVA1SLo024DDSBA7GsggHqjr7bilacB3DOyF5jrVmfbwNmg-X3esPL2mIFDByQROJ4TrnQqiAZ1aThPTSbHeXh8bfGl0P_HcbQ5bcYWGr4_W5RicPmgdHdfwW13oQ/s640/Mixed+Media+for+Memory+Keeping+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU-G9useSbWmQVZkoVA1SLo024DDSBA7GsggHqjr7bilacB3DOyF5jrVmfbwNmg-X3esPL2mIFDByQROJ4TrnQqiAZ1aThPTSbHeXh8bfGl0P_HcbQ5bcYWGr4_W5RicPmgdHdfwW13oQ/s320/Mixed+Media+for+Memory+Keeping+3.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD-hl1Y-Spg4MYhEdAGG11W4hakmnj6Hr3yxfI7RobeGsR8kUh9rG5D0k6-8o_Z5BhC97p8AoJb3S68Yo-jCVqVTJY-zUdhwaUw6Ab4OTRbFsYEKuuzbnqlHIxgbF5TumPI7oBlsI6eY/s640/Mixed+Media+for+Memory+Keeping+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfD-hl1Y-Spg4MYhEdAGG11W4hakmnj6Hr3yxfI7RobeGsR8kUh9rG5D0k6-8o_Z5BhC97p8AoJb3S68Yo-jCVqVTJY-zUdhwaUw6Ab4OTRbFsYEKuuzbnqlHIxgbF5TumPI7oBlsI6eY/s320/Mixed+Media+for+Memory+Keeping+4.jpg" /></span></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Joyce</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Malgun Gothic"; mso-fareast-language: KO; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span></p>Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-63952756568505798102021-02-10T13:55:00.370-06:002021-02-11T10:31:52.631-06:00Altenew Level II AECP Challenge<div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello
everyone and welcome back to my blog.</span></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUJLLHiNsnQcgYpdXXbDiDVoXakLWOvo39CeT7GVmba5IXNqG199k3Laga7TDx3DULnXf23ki4ylMccvyaDNZEy4e8z-r_nSNaWTQ8jde86pYZj4Xowv_6-AVgIYiclO4ezbS6Vf3DBA/s1754/L2+Cards+group.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUJLLHiNsnQcgYpdXXbDiDVoXakLWOvo39CeT7GVmba5IXNqG199k3Laga7TDx3DULnXf23ki4ylMccvyaDNZEy4e8z-r_nSNaWTQ8jde86pYZj4Xowv_6-AVgIYiclO4ezbS6Vf3DBA/s320/L2+Cards+group.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The day is
finally here! I have finished all my </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/">Altenew EducatorCertification Program</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> (AECP) classes (levels I and II) and I have
completed my level II challenge assignment.
The assignment for the level II challenge was to create four masculine
cards with the themes of encouragement, anniversary, love or thinking of you,
and happy birthday. The second part of
the challenge was to either upcycle or alter something. </span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I started
the level II challenge with a plan just like the level I challenge (this will
definitely save you in the end). Give
yourself time to come up with different ideas, keep in mind how realistic is
the idea that you would be able to complete it and still keep up your everyday
activities. The goal is to have fun while
creating your project. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">For me, I typed
out the concept for each card and even drew a little sketch. I chose the colour schemes, the techniques
for each card, card size (all the cards are A2 or 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 finished), checked to make sure I had all the supplies for each
card, and set time deadlines (this was key).
Because I have been pretty busy with work, if I did not set timelines for
myself, I would get behind. I also
built in a little extra time for the unforeseen issues that might pop-up. I was able to stay on course and complete my
projects without panic and frustration.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpe2rwPv4FKDotIYyq4JHTw9tes3DjHxW-aGQd7htiM5HK4AjTREViOJNIBC-Lhf8L0AhmCkIiZ87dJzYz3hn6Kno9w96hIn5i2jAbsQ6re9tdXwzdQUfRqUy53JC1t5jiHcmIOtYtfKU/s1628/L2+Group+cards+flat.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="1628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpe2rwPv4FKDotIYyq4JHTw9tes3DjHxW-aGQd7htiM5HK4AjTREViOJNIBC-Lhf8L0AhmCkIiZ87dJzYz3hn6Kno9w96hIn5i2jAbsQ6re9tdXwzdQUfRqUy53JC1t5jiHcmIOtYtfKU/s320/L2+Group+cards+flat.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt;">So let’s
take a look at the cards and I’ll give more details on each one.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">**********************************************************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Happy Birthday</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Technique: Heat Embossing and Die Cutting</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Colours: Black and Gold</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdrwNeaQmD0U3M7N-CbLJ7Lpeh78MPNfhpt5Dy4SsVtGdfD9b5zkvhOMp1RYr7RBrlur3k-uY-XNL6Ko7aq7tO_reTDbUJcb7Nm4n_Px9wMnvetPWOr6E8u7LI04Xm7TWVAymuhyphenhyphenzh54/s2048/L2+Birthday+Card+single.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdrwNeaQmD0U3M7N-CbLJ7Lpeh78MPNfhpt5Dy4SsVtGdfD9b5zkvhOMp1RYr7RBrlur3k-uY-XNL6Ko7aq7tO_reTDbUJcb7Nm4n_Px9wMnvetPWOr6E8u7LI04Xm7TWVAymuhyphenhyphenzh54/s320/L2+Birthday+Card+single.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I started
with a piece of A2 sized black card stock (cs).
I put a piece of painter’s tape toward the bottom. I dusted the cs with an antistatic powder. I put the taped cs in my misty stamp tool
(just in case I had to restamp the image).
I used a Versa Mark embossing pad on Altenew’s </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/pattern-play-diamond-stamp-set">Patten Play-Diamond stamp set</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. Over a large sheet of
scrap paper, I applied the gold embossing power and tapped of the excess. I pre-heat my heat tool and warmed the back
of the cs, then moved to the front to melt the powered, so there was little to
no warping of my cardstock. I removed
the painter’s tape and wiped the card front with a dry cloth to remove the rest
of the antistatic powder. I cut 2 strips
of the gold cs at 1/8” and laid them along the top and bottom edges of where
the painter’s tape was. I used wet
(liquid) glue to adhere them to the card and clipped the ends to be flush with
the cs. Tape runner will not hold well
on the embossing areas and the strips were too small for double sized tape. I used the Altenew’s </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="Halftone Happy Stamp & Die Bundle">Halftone Happy die</a> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">for
my main sentiment. I cut the happy out a
total of 4 times, 1x in the gold metallic cs, and 3 times in the black cs. I adhered all the pieces together and set
them aside to dry. While the “happy” was
drying. I embossed birthday on the card
front in gold. Then added the “happy”.</span></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Thinking
of You</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Technique: Die Cutting, Beyond Basic Backgrounds, With a Twist (using washi tape)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Colours: Gray and White</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q6QGUsYgFhgfQvG766OinITiSJe37BvRYEWTi_QJKYmppEh55aCFQTGtkFXSb2EkzaHHlzVJy_ttiPOW6csG2fXTPKSAuUZRQmPg9HA3HUSZJyAZO1EOSt3EluyOksyoiMj52FvLdAw/s2000/L2+Card+single+Thinking+of+You.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q6QGUsYgFhgfQvG766OinITiSJe37BvRYEWTi_QJKYmppEh55aCFQTGtkFXSb2EkzaHHlzVJy_ttiPOW6csG2fXTPKSAuUZRQmPg9HA3HUSZJyAZO1EOSt3EluyOksyoiMj52FvLdAw/s320/L2+Card+single+Thinking+of+You.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This card
was really simple and quick. I took a 3 ¾”
x 5” sized piece of white cardstock (cs) and covered it with Altenew’s </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/marsh-land-washi-tape">Marsh Land washitape</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. I cut out a 1/8 strip of
the gray card stock and adhered it to the left side of the card front about ¼”
from the edge with wet glue. I sat it
aside for few minutes to dry, then I trimmed the gray strip down, so that the
strip was flush with bottom and top of the card front. I used Altenew’s </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/thinking-of-you-die">Thinking of You die</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
as my focal point. I cut it out three
times, once in the gray cs and twice in the white cs. I glued the two white die cuts together, then
I off centered the gray (top) Thinking of You just slightly to create a shadow look
and glued it to the other piece. I added a gray mat to the card front. I centered the “Thinking of You in the space
between the gray strip on the left and the gray strip showing on the right side
of the card front. I adhere the card front
to an A2 card based and that was it.</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Encouragement
card</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt;">Technique: Stenciling, Inking</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt;">Colours: Blue and Gray</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwVAyPPBpvISMPxIcNdvm__nmwQBsqm5x07ehhsqvrVbn_KMXdA8Kcm5mno_YGmLWc4oMTjIBIq5hxQjmPCrX1nodn6OcNm50TAtWSIT3mVG1-JPrInxXPbd2vEDCLlHXmcSmpmsLdLc/s2048/L2+Card+single+Encouragement.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwVAyPPBpvISMPxIcNdvm__nmwQBsqm5x07ehhsqvrVbn_KMXdA8Kcm5mno_YGmLWc4oMTjIBIq5hxQjmPCrX1nodn6OcNm50TAtWSIT3mVG1-JPrInxXPbd2vEDCLlHXmcSmpmsLdLc/s320/L2+Card+single+Encouragement.png" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I love
geometric shapes from masculine cards.
For this card I used Altenew’s </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/mighty-corners-stencil">Mighty Corners Stencils</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> as well as the </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/cool-summer-night">Cool Summer Nights</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
and </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/warm-gray-mini-set">Warm Gray Crisp Dye Ink Cubes</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. I started with a 6x6 piece of CS because I was
not sure of the final dimension of the card. And it also the size of the stencil, so I
would be sure to capture all the image. I only wanted enough of the image to use all 4
colours of the inks I chose. I chose
blue and gray for this one as tribute to my favorite artist </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cESARetI9U">BTS (South Koreanboy band)</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-yep…I am ARMY (lol). I started on one side of the CS and then flip
the stencil to the opposite direction to overlap the colours. Tip (1): The line parts of the stencil are
very delicate, so to make sure my lines remained straight and sharp I used a </span><b style="font-size: 14pt;">TEMPORARY</b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
spray adhesive to hold the stencil in place. As soon I was done with the stencil, I put it
in some warm soapy water. Tip (2): I
used Post-it notes to cover the parts of the card stock (cs) that were inked
before moving on to the next colour, in order to keep my colours from mixing. Once I finished the stenciling, I trimmed the
card front down to my desired size. I double
matted the card front with blue and gray cs and adhere the combined card front
to an A2 card base. The sentiment comes
from Altenew’s </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/remember-this">Remember This stamp set</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.
It is stamped with their </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink">Obsidian Black Pigment Ink</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.
I trimmed the sentiment down and backed it with some of the left-over
gray CS and applied it directly to the card front. </span></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><b>Anniversary</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Technique: Heat Embossing, Polychromatic</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Colours: Black, Gray, and Metallic Gold, Silver, and Bronze</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLaaep57JOwd8pfsXEa03ljYkdQWUxfbuZnDmv-mljT52KnqbWmZTUWrR8WJzeq6Vq6KOkzV4dl6MgGPrShsu-NV3KM9969e5zr20H6TgLnykx70QMhULqY7lEbwJ9m_aZujN_x5ToDU/s2004/L2+Card+single+Anniversary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2004" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLaaep57JOwd8pfsXEa03ljYkdQWUxfbuZnDmv-mljT52KnqbWmZTUWrR8WJzeq6Vq6KOkzV4dl6MgGPrShsu-NV3KM9969e5zr20H6TgLnykx70QMhULqY7lEbwJ9m_aZujN_x5ToDU/s320/L2+Card+single+Anniversary.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">This card
was a little challenging. Not because it
is hard but, it was more my supplies did not want to cooperate…lol. I used Altenew’s </span><span style="color: #c55a11; font-size: 14pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/kind-confetti-stamp-set">Kind Confetti stamp set</a></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">
to create a celebration feel. This
really is a great stamp set. I have used
it several times. I have definitely
gotten my money worth out of it! </span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I started
with an A2 piece of cs. I used Altenew’s
<span style="color: #c55a11; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/painted-poppy">Painted Poppy stamp set</a></span> and embossed my sentiment where I
wanted it first.</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> I used glossy black embossing powder as
opposed to mat black embossing powder because I want to give the card a party
feel. I took a piece of Post-it notes
and cut it down to cover the sentiment while I was embossing. I dusted the entire card front with
anti-static powder. Tip (1): Do this
every time you are going to emboss the image.
I started just off the edge of the card front, first stamping the image
with Versa Mark, then applying the embossing powered. Tip (2): It is also important to clean the
stamp after each use. It was a little
time consuming and I had to start over 3 times before I got one that I was OK
with (“Ok with” not thrilled with…lol). I
alternated 5 different colours of embossing powders; however, I have done a
card using this stamp set and 2 colours of embossing powder and it was just as
pretty. I did the bottom of the card
front first, then turned it upside down and added just the top part the image
at the top (the bottom of the image has more concentration of the confetti
dots). I trimmed the card front down to
the size I wanted. Unfortunately, no matter how careful I tried
to be, the powder did not cooperate as much as I would have liked. At the very end, although I thought I got it
all embossed, the sentiment had areas where the powder did not melt, and it
smeared. I used an erase tool and got
off what I could. I mounted it on some
black cs and then on to an A2 card base.
Overall, I really do like the look.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf6RANaQvNmIvsGOzRRyyc6O3Sd3qrfY7mezV1A_tNqRKQ5RjjZlYIuwhubQQm_X91VhKlUTTesbYXbiUtWNkup_A3Vxno9sjB_CV8KRaZJl-tRmIr-YHq7hQFJrDFHIQ22tXA2TbNKU/s1938/L2+Cards+group+on+black.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1120" data-original-width="1938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf6RANaQvNmIvsGOzRRyyc6O3Sd3qrfY7mezV1A_tNqRKQ5RjjZlYIuwhubQQm_X91VhKlUTTesbYXbiUtWNkup_A3Vxno9sjB_CV8KRaZJl-tRmIr-YHq7hQFJrDFHIQ22tXA2TbNKU/s320/L2+Cards+group+on+black.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Altered
Item: <b>ALTENEW Flag Banner</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jsSCqWXFCNox90whg6jtbGHci_f9-BeMovEkjIbW_jJ8-W0MksTiI9g7uhXk_cnY-0yT8WUV8w1yoTJ-x2w2-EUH4K4mFmKNk0GW5v-Y7gFXlHjxf47ueJIfE66SytFHc23tM3HWctc/s2048/Altenew+Flag+Banner+021121.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jsSCqWXFCNox90whg6jtbGHci_f9-BeMovEkjIbW_jJ8-W0MksTiI9g7uhXk_cnY-0yT8WUV8w1yoTJ-x2w2-EUH4K4mFmKNk0GW5v-Y7gFXlHjxf47ueJIfE66SytFHc23tM3HWctc/w400-h286/Altenew+Flag+Banner+021121.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi192vJLdtw2XXO48DtkTFEwWOpxbg3YmwqdzzmB6c05oqrdk3Z7aWyfgq6Z24vjSL8nznbnCVGowfweLisoGnznTREvTSpWUC8-oIs37n6pJ9CPWSSawama5ZBDugTKtCVNDuZNVTBymM/s1940/ALTENEW+FLAG+BANNER.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1940" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi192vJLdtw2XXO48DtkTFEwWOpxbg3YmwqdzzmB6c05oqrdk3Z7aWyfgq6Z24vjSL8nznbnCVGowfweLisoGnznTREvTSpWUC8-oIs37n6pJ9CPWSSawama5ZBDugTKtCVNDuZNVTBymM/w388-h173/ALTENEW+FLAG+BANNER.png" width="388" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt;">For the second
part of the challenge, I wanted to pay a tribute to Altenew. This project ends up serving two purposes. One is the tribute to Altenew and the second
is something to hang-up when I give a workshop! </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I had the
flag banner in my craft lab for some time and would frequently come across them
and ask myself now what was the plan for those again??? Well, the plan eventually came to me and it
turned our perfect (at least how I anticipated). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Here’s what
I did to create my banner flags<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I painted both
sides of each flag with two coats of white acrylic paint. I let it sit for a least a day to see how well
the two coats covered the flags and if I needed a third coat. Two coats worked fine. I then covered both sides with Altenew’s <span style="color: #c55a11; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #C55A11; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent2; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/floral-flurries-washi-tape">Floral FlurriesWashi Tape</a></span> (To be on the safe side I purchased two rolls of the washi
tape). For the total banner I only used a
half of one roll of the washi tape, this included some wasted tape, (I covered seven
flags 5” x 7” each). Before I covered each
side of the flag with washi tape, I added a light coat of Mod-Podge (matte) for
extra hold (optional). I used a rubber
brayer to remove any air bubbles. After
the flags with covered with the washi tape, I sat them under some heavy books
for a day to keep them flat. The next
step was to trim off any extra washi tape and lightly sand down the edges until
smooth. To sand the flags, I used a
polar bar and medium file from the beauty supply store. The flags are about 1/8 thickness, so you don’t
want to use heavy sanding, otherwise you will remove too much of the washi tape
and the acrylic paint. The polar bar and
medium file are gentle enough for hands, so they were perfect for the somewhat
delicate wood flags. To sand the banner
string holes, I used a precision file set.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbpRShrToKTcyEjpGWHnarrIShw2N2s_jhxaTMhsScIKsfBIE-4sYXgbtpH26rO6qugCoik_cpoEFUSLFlIGNMWTsuH2s56yM4zqgUW4Od9ExXO0pBSUCRO-B52CCnu7-f4NfF9hyphenhyphenqJY/s1920/Supplies+needed+to+cover+the+flags.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbpRShrToKTcyEjpGWHnarrIShw2N2s_jhxaTMhsScIKsfBIE-4sYXgbtpH26rO6qugCoik_cpoEFUSLFlIGNMWTsuH2s56yM4zqgUW4Od9ExXO0pBSUCRO-B52CCnu7-f4NfF9hyphenhyphenqJY/s320/Supplies+needed+to+cover+the+flags.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Make sure whatever washi you use, it is wide enough and long enough to cover the object. My flags were painted and dried first. I added a light coat of Mod-Podge Matte to each side before covering with the washi tape</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS156gGUGev-FyAq0X5agATyMYwVijjJSNhCMRjhjnbfS7K9hH7Z1_id-a93e_0RIk-25dTh5ipELNKIJH03wzoPG4SoBREulocUrm9urirI_op1yQaD-huaqeAPA-T4agXt_U6ORo0OU/s640/Process+of+covering+flag+with+washi.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS156gGUGev-FyAq0X5agATyMYwVijjJSNhCMRjhjnbfS7K9hH7Z1_id-a93e_0RIk-25dTh5ipELNKIJH03wzoPG4SoBREulocUrm9urirI_op1yQaD-huaqeAPA-T4agXt_U6ORo0OU/w200-h150/Process+of+covering+flag+with+washi.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Putting washi tape on the flags</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialHEZ2zOYM6qVyx-tRjw70Ej_fbe_dK0amqRSFriX61wMWnzNxiwza0OPWVesL_Dg0K6lzsuubK9tK3jVjxwTXIJ0_ytFkRnkx9bzIUh7YdEn1bP_GTR6v8DTxCBgFpLWFA82V4qj55M/s640/Process+of+covering+flag+with+washi+back+side.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialHEZ2zOYM6qVyx-tRjw70Ej_fbe_dK0amqRSFriX61wMWnzNxiwza0OPWVesL_Dg0K6lzsuubK9tK3jVjxwTXIJ0_ytFkRnkx9bzIUh7YdEn1bP_GTR6v8DTxCBgFpLWFA82V4qj55M/w200-h150/Process+of+covering+flag+with+washi+back+side.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Covering the back of the flag</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J3_Q8Mwfw3cm1myIU7PunR8TfRTUYhzoH9rizGFJuQntE9-ML3VdcSo4df-CvWch5qtu04gCDTtu7JGkOtjtE7BXzbOGvbWlNbgPhYW1DB_UwC8YiSqK5xdg9Ax4pkl967nvSPKAbdA/s2004/Flags+trimmed+and+sanded.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="2004" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J3_Q8Mwfw3cm1myIU7PunR8TfRTUYhzoH9rizGFJuQntE9-ML3VdcSo4df-CvWch5qtu04gCDTtu7JGkOtjtE7BXzbOGvbWlNbgPhYW1DB_UwC8YiSqK5xdg9Ax4pkl967nvSPKAbdA/w400-h127/Flags+trimmed+and+sanded.png" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here I am showing what the flags look like once they were trimmed and sanded and the beginning of the decorating process.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Decorating the flags</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJX9WhANm1lfeSmMKfBztohgWmKSjB52GrN7TWF-AQoGaDeXatUXK46oruWZ37WtHc5Xu9anqWLDgBQ1N4gXHr16W8Oyb2P7yXYheMkdDPVoByGrBPjpVxI51iukPdCS4PaxgpXm6cDI/s640/Altenew+Flag+Banner+close+up.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJX9WhANm1lfeSmMKfBztohgWmKSjB52GrN7TWF-AQoGaDeXatUXK46oruWZ37WtHc5Xu9anqWLDgBQ1N4gXHr16W8Oyb2P7yXYheMkdDPVoByGrBPjpVxI51iukPdCS4PaxgpXm6cDI/w200-h150/Altenew+Flag+Banner+close+up.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibloNYnnl1fwOQbOQZy5TWtoJ7DsLPZzw3CmmO6KFiNS6dG8C5LSYXLotz3ayG7FbbsB188Q4JGdA1BPfSGufGufE-lVoRg3U40piSTx1FFuj3xnFErqnCOHFnj2fFV48_xdv5s1JugaM/s640/Altenew+Flag+Banner+close+up+E.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibloNYnnl1fwOQbOQZy5TWtoJ7DsLPZzw3CmmO6KFiNS6dG8C5LSYXLotz3ayG7FbbsB188Q4JGdA1BPfSGufGufE-lVoRg3U40piSTx1FFuj3xnFErqnCOHFnj2fFV48_xdv5s1JugaM/w150-h200/Altenew+Flag+Banner+close+up+E.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I am a
simple, less is more type of crafter. I
don’t like to journal much, so I pick cardstock, pictures, and other embellishments
that speak for themselves; I just have to know how to put them together. I absolutely love this washi tape and wanted
to make sure my embellishments did not overpower it. I also wanted to pull out some of the rich
colour of the flowers. It’s a banner so it
had to have some celebration feel (without too much glitter of course…not a
glitter girl at all!). I used some
smooth glitter cardstock and cut out the rosettes on my </span><a href="https://cricut.com/en_us" style="font-size: 14pt;">Cricut Maker</a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">I sized them
to 1.75” x 9.75” for the 5” x 7” flags.
I cut two for each flag for a total of 14 (2 strips make one rosette). For the lettering I used Cricut font Plantin
School Book (multilayer). I hot glued
the rosettes to the flags and used glue dots to adhere the letters to the rosettes. I made some white tool pom-poms tied with
celebrations ribbon. I curled the ends
of the celebration ribbon and my project was complete. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The entire
project could have been completed in about two weeks but, because of my busy
schedule I took the entire month. I’m
glad I did because I was really able to enjoy the challenge and I really love
my end results. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Thank you
for stopping by and allowing me to share my love crafting and Altenew products
and ideas. If you are interested in
becoming a certified Altenew Educator, learning more about card making and
other great craft ideas and products; click <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/altenew-academy-classes">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Tv-FNqGkLxuQYLlP3s32wfzjmmKSD9UEufxXYAxwqApnPDaKo8o2KnA7x7IVJ6tDShAgxbCA7E_VziUQD_Hl4mshfZCzWr0HHiyF10kJHjz3odt_g3a1NzokKu5kTurh-Z5LdXCu8fI/s2000/Altenew+Flag+Banner+and+cards.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Tv-FNqGkLxuQYLlP3s32wfzjmmKSD9UEufxXYAxwqApnPDaKo8o2KnA7x7IVJ6tDShAgxbCA7E_VziUQD_Hl4mshfZCzWr0HHiyF10kJHjz3odt_g3a1NzokKu5kTurh-Z5LdXCu8fI/s320/Altenew+Flag+Banner+and+cards.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">***********************************************************************</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">TUTORIAL</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a picture tutorial for a different version of the "Thinking of You" card. This one is You are Loved.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKxVy5y80dDIhtiiDJDl67ELCkHUa6Cycg8mZlALh_us23iJEn_dNKfwpLLvabfiICQFVRl1dIyN8DQtp-60Stw4trL7h_YWpGs7YidE5L_j4fzfXD0439YkDY04WPhSTEwe4HiVLf3g/s640/Supplies+for+You+are+Loved+card+tutorial.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKxVy5y80dDIhtiiDJDl67ELCkHUa6Cycg8mZlALh_us23iJEn_dNKfwpLLvabfiICQFVRl1dIyN8DQtp-60Stw4trL7h_YWpGs7YidE5L_j4fzfXD0439YkDY04WPhSTEwe4HiVLf3g/s320/Supplies+for+You+are+Loved+card+tutorial.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Supplies: Card based A2 size, cs (card front 3 3/4 x 5 and mat 4 x 5 1/4), strip cs 1/8 wide, washi tape wide enough to cover card front, liquid and double sided tape (optional), die, 3 die cut pieces, sharps, bone folder, craft pick (optional)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZDmVFxZdUCw2OoVoHcdMYTCsRif6_5o5oE2LiEL4MutsMhuhCu0yEP0hsQHLSiQmvybzkfj2qFK_V7OJM99SYL01RQj3IHktH4ApK3ussPNVkTIRuDNo4T3x4UcOz69TuqYpjZmtaIA/s640/Covering+cs+with+washi+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZDmVFxZdUCw2OoVoHcdMYTCsRif6_5o5oE2LiEL4MutsMhuhCu0yEP0hsQHLSiQmvybzkfj2qFK_V7OJM99SYL01RQj3IHktH4ApK3ussPNVkTIRuDNo4T3x4UcOz69TuqYpjZmtaIA/s320/Covering+cs+with+washi+.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cover one side of the card front with the washi tape</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLv-_PnKqy0Kxkyw_IPMv5suw1XWkf-EEVORBjC6X6vx_v1jX989cmfTsjJLapPyFpFXGQAk3wlrWsARu8t_BpofTHtxHQd5PJ-PHoPbj19J589G-4zjMVNIt3wViJplK7vtGbMJJt8c/s1500/Trim+off+excess+washi.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLv-_PnKqy0Kxkyw_IPMv5suw1XWkf-EEVORBjC6X6vx_v1jX989cmfTsjJLapPyFpFXGQAk3wlrWsARu8t_BpofTHtxHQd5PJ-PHoPbj19J589G-4zjMVNIt3wViJplK7vtGbMJJt8c/s320/Trim+off+excess+washi.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Trim off excess washi tape</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswUdpxjJPGVdC9yNZkE14mH26-FABTqahBfmZo9S-USDtgCQ068FCDpeWhd6GUpoTv4XPQ4iyy9rayXSO1-YdZ55V_wQ5GthgwQEuhGSY9JBMMUM3Y7kL-q3dKZ21lN8HtGFl2qq7wx4/s1500/Miter+corners.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswUdpxjJPGVdC9yNZkE14mH26-FABTqahBfmZo9S-USDtgCQ068FCDpeWhd6GUpoTv4XPQ4iyy9rayXSO1-YdZ55V_wQ5GthgwQEuhGSY9JBMMUM3Y7kL-q3dKZ21lN8HtGFl2qq7wx4/s320/Miter+corners.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Miter the corners. This will help with folding the washi and decrease bulk on the back; helping the card to lay flat.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNfBqcEBmAQ797ixEWb81G9P0Zg2d7JBS3dP6RLVbPM8quzlb86AxiQZ5hgMKfl7TPQrMkREwjwpyXgHEQPT89sVMqNCNW6m-Eu6I4YxJRCJ3SUb_jxcRJ_Y5QOyGHYAN7pjoRNzH4uI/s2000/Fold+washi+over+the+edges.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="2000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYNfBqcEBmAQ797ixEWb81G9P0Zg2d7JBS3dP6RLVbPM8quzlb86AxiQZ5hgMKfl7TPQrMkREwjwpyXgHEQPT89sVMqNCNW6m-Eu6I4YxJRCJ3SUb_jxcRJ_Y5QOyGHYAN7pjoRNzH4uI/s320/Fold+washi+over+the+edges.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fold the the remaining washi tape on to the back of the card front.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyranJv7iXT4cxqJJdK5whpVY829DMJwaXJzTXa0cO9e69436IwmVK1Qt5t-f6YmKfEgn5DR6m3scciz4DJR1s3HS65mTUcZ_X3qJiV-PJy7y6C2PWPEgoORVexKgrHacbVBpacUEb_Q/s640/Align+strip+to+the+left+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyranJv7iXT4cxqJJdK5whpVY829DMJwaXJzTXa0cO9e69436IwmVK1Qt5t-f6YmKfEgn5DR6m3scciz4DJR1s3HS65mTUcZ_X3qJiV-PJy7y6C2PWPEgoORVexKgrHacbVBpacUEb_Q/s320/Align+strip+to+the+left+.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Turn the card front so the design side is facing you. Add the 1/8 strip of cs to the left side of the card front about 1/4 from the left side. Adhere the strip with liquid glue.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FFE_7wjGY31tutNJZVxFEKEB2lMEpxGtKr4FQTa6DsTUZfLiAE8BbXDvbc-RodEWW_YokC01mwwHQXxSc2r0imZw7eUnTFXeuXT4QJVwF-gjediTSMIRBEfrUR40R5aqk7dUQ6j7yek/s640/Clip+strip+flush+with+top+and+bottom+.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FFE_7wjGY31tutNJZVxFEKEB2lMEpxGtKr4FQTa6DsTUZfLiAE8BbXDvbc-RodEWW_YokC01mwwHQXxSc2r0imZw7eUnTFXeuXT4QJVwF-gjediTSMIRBEfrUR40R5aqk7dUQ6j7yek/s320/Clip+strip+flush+with+top+and+bottom+.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clip the strip on the ends so that the strip is flush with the top and bottom of the card front.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g5i92310FirKXTtviBci704y8C4hsVVD-24-OnLidoEQ7X6jSlZknnSfuJ51oN91REsT5_jbihMQiZ2OSON8tQFQGTnWp3Rw3qDcBZjehGDRjGAFKG1j9NVVqujoA0l4MbK1lf4Eea4/s1500/Tape+on+back+of+card+front+and+mat.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4g5i92310FirKXTtviBci704y8C4hsVVD-24-OnLidoEQ7X6jSlZknnSfuJ51oN91REsT5_jbihMQiZ2OSON8tQFQGTnWp3Rw3qDcBZjehGDRjGAFKG1j9NVVqujoA0l4MbK1lf4Eea4/s320/Tape+on+back+of+card+front+and+mat.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are using double sided adhesive, apply it to the back side of both the card front and the mat</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita8ymbSEubuQtVVop83rRgzKFPT4-JtSzosiMMPgcyb3i9RrABxXhhgWlhT2od1sMcnvdqCD-mLrnwDVT1OWQPI6dV1Gj963MsZSBw3ivHK6A04B5j7v18hq92VmVJ3Wzlf-peluRZ_U/s640/Die+cuts+3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita8ymbSEubuQtVVop83rRgzKFPT4-JtSzosiMMPgcyb3i9RrABxXhhgWlhT2od1sMcnvdqCD-mLrnwDVT1OWQPI6dV1Gj963MsZSBw3ivHK6A04B5j7v18hq92VmVJ3Wzlf-peluRZ_U/s320/Die+cuts+3.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Die cut the sentiment/greeting out 3 times, once in the coloured cs and twice in the white. Adhere the two white die cut together with liquid glue so that all sides are flush. Then you will add the coloured cs BUT off center the coloured cs just slightly to create a shadow affect.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3Rjk47yVq34TJGzVKAwfLEjwj1f7jXHP-jdUP-rcHxj4v7oYzn51v41JByEij8AtvU5w2j5Aczs36-nCJMutTwaLTjvk0gmbOIBHj3BA3SKzqoL2kc6LycZYY_vEgOnxnz-Gx01_Peo/s640/Off+center+gray+top+die+cut.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3Rjk47yVq34TJGzVKAwfLEjwj1f7jXHP-jdUP-rcHxj4v7oYzn51v41JByEij8AtvU5w2j5Aczs36-nCJMutTwaLTjvk0gmbOIBHj3BA3SKzqoL2kc6LycZYY_vEgOnxnz-Gx01_Peo/s320/Off+center+gray+top+die+cut.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you have the completed the above step, your die cut should look something like this.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSY22wbbMAXppNdAqxe5PtJuSyBmvktORooYIcGhGUHK5y9yOzyuJCC8soESJWo5L8-NJZwKp-88_idNVVxDMv43fwveWIlHt_RTaKhRu6PYLhV5KpmXFzgJmN7CwpPeWjHGlsEafMO4/s640/Add+mat+to+card+front.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSY22wbbMAXppNdAqxe5PtJuSyBmvktORooYIcGhGUHK5y9yOzyuJCC8soESJWo5L8-NJZwKp-88_idNVVxDMv43fwveWIlHt_RTaKhRu6PYLhV5KpmXFzgJmN7CwpPeWjHGlsEafMO4/s320/Add+mat+to+card+front.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Center the sentiment/greeting between the strip on the left side and the gray border on the right. It is best to use a liquid glue to secure the die cut on the washi because of the (slick) surface of the washi. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I8bYAB0gZSOkMny2GOES5RPisWzx5OWVmAHxZKQ2R90jQxln8lckVXNgJk27H3hM650UuMrqVC2qcZV4YDZLC7kDjalxUcF39eFFLODCqjnnrGku3EQXfKkRz472VIWw-0wPtdgQtT4/s1694/You+are+Loved+card+complete.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1694" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7I8bYAB0gZSOkMny2GOES5RPisWzx5OWVmAHxZKQ2R90jQxln8lckVXNgJk27H3hM650UuMrqVC2qcZV4YDZLC7kDjalxUcF39eFFLODCqjnnrGku3EQXfKkRz472VIWw-0wPtdgQtT4/s320/You+are+Loved+card+complete.png" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Add the card front/mat to the card base and you are done!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thank you for taking the time to visit me again. And until next time, stay safe, Joyce.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br />Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-21770870575604471832020-12-07T16:31:00.001-06:002020-12-09T14:01:36.079-06:00Polychromatic<p> <span color="windowtext"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello All,</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, I am sharing my last project for the
<a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> Academy Educator Certification Program.
This project is for the Polychromatic class. This time I wanted to change things up a bit,
so I decided to do a post card instead of traditional card. I was inspired by the water coloured Daisy
card from one of the class lessons. I
used Altenew’s Spring Daisy Stamp & Die Bundle as my main image for the
post card. This is a 6 x 8 stamp set
that comes with 15 stamps total, two of which are cheerful sentiment and a cute
font. One of the pros of this stamp set
is that you can also use it to create beautiful Sunflowers (my favorite flower
by-the-way). You will definitely get
your money’s worth out of this stamp set. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext">Since the plan was to use water
colouring on this project, I started with a piece of Bristol Smooth 270gms card
stock/multimedia (red cover). The card
stock is smooth, bright white, and though it is not a “water colour” card, it
does well with a </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext">limited</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext"> amount of
moisture. It really worked out well for
the water colour effect I was trying to achieve. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I used the smallest Daisy (floweret)
from the stamp set for my main image. To
colour the image instead of my Zig Clean Color Markers, I used Tim Holtz
Distress Markers. I used the Distress
Markers because the tips are a little more durable than the Zig tips. For the floweret I used the colours: Ripe
Persimmon, Spiced Marmalade, and Wild Honey. I love the Distress Markers because they are water
reactive, so they give rich vibrant colour.
I cut a mask using the matching die
and covered the Daisy image before stamping the leaves. To colour the leaves I used Peeled Paint and Forest
Moss. I used Ground Espresso, Brushed
Corduroy, and Wild Honey for the floweret.
I used a Post Card stamp I had on hand and stamped that with Momento
Rich Cocoa. I did not add any other
embellishments because it is a post card and it needs to be able to go through
the meter machine at the post office. I
absolutely love how it turned out. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow! The majority of my journey is
over for the Altenew Educator Certification Program, next up the Level II
challenge. If you are interested in the Program or Altenew products click <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext"> </span></span><span color="windowtext">Altenew Products:</span></span></p>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/spring-daisy-stamp-die-bundle" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Spring Daisy Stamp & Die
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello my crafty friends,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think this is my last card for the Altenew Educator Certification Program (woo-hoo). If not, I have only one to go. Today's card features Markers. I love my markers! The class title was Magical Marker Techniques. In this class we learned about using markers in different ways other than shading. I pretty much use my markers for shading...lol. The instructor coloured on different types of substrate/mediums such as vellum and aluminum (tape). My card was inspired by one of the demonstrations card in the class. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For this card, I did a tent fold slender card. The measurements for the finished card are 6" x 3 3/4". I used some off brand alcohol markers instead of my Copic Markers (way too expensive to just play with). <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> has alcohol markers in a variety of colour families like their dye inks, so if you intend to shade the guess work is done for you. They also come in sets of 12. Another tip is that the price point for the Altenew Alcohol Marker is a little more reasonable as compared to Copics. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided to try something new for me, which was just to use the markers to do colouring. I really liked the technique the instructor used for the card. I also love the look of the shape and the geometry of the image. In order to achieve this look, I had to first create a stencil since I did not have the stencil used in the video. I used the information about creating stencils from an earlier class in the program. The sentiment was created with a die I had on hand. I cut the sentiment out twice once on white cardstock and then on black card stock. I offset the black just slightly to create a hint of a shadow. I used some foam tap to give the "thanks" some dimension. It looked kind of plain initially, so I add some black dots with of course a marker and that really tied it up nicely. It is true for my eyes at least, that odd numbers draw in the vision. Randomly placing the 3 black dots was such a good idea. I think this would make a nice masculine card. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">See you later...</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/collections/artist-markers" target="_blank">Alcohol Markers</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/cube-builder-stencil" target="_blank">Cube Builder Stencil</a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/halftone-everything-stamp-die-bundle" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Halftone Everything Stamp and Die Bundle</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5xxFCFM9w4JSsvYdhvL4rKZATrYMrQRED_Vyn0hBoXVd9-WpHezh7uno8ozt2xSqAPoq8vbajbicANkICkd_68JH-Tr7Snc0Fxmnp-n9KBG8JmP3yO5X3kj9xM6am8ClA-pe5D0FWXA/s1848/Magical+Marker+Techniques.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="1290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5xxFCFM9w4JSsvYdhvL4rKZATrYMrQRED_Vyn0hBoXVd9-WpHezh7uno8ozt2xSqAPoq8vbajbicANkICkd_68JH-Tr7Snc0Fxmnp-n9KBG8JmP3yO5X3kj9xM6am8ClA-pe5D0FWXA/w279-h400/Magical+Marker+Techniques.png" width="279" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is picture of the card with artificial lighting</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNc84cDNdcKfu34xY6BWsYATUIKWCc87K0F8xbHxESROARNg3M3I-wyout5XullHb65hKg6td0d5CV70yxFnuw7PooF6Tg53rhYsz0o-RsEA-3FWTwJpJdgbekt59Wn7_a_giGQHry0NU/s640/Magical+Marker+Techniques+2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNc84cDNdcKfu34xY6BWsYATUIKWCc87K0F8xbHxESROARNg3M3I-wyout5XullHb65hKg6td0d5CV70yxFnuw7PooF6Tg53rhYsz0o-RsEA-3FWTwJpJdgbekt59Wn7_a_giGQHry0NU/s320/Magical+Marker+Techniques+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ETz4jxWbRFKxve-0u6ZH184ugdrkKtv4RpKQ3s9J5E1hLPVMvo0xPs0oovWXXTLUeiaBisKs7Apn5aaXiJGnQ_hcHwnT_8HRON5FrGmUZy_5Qjx0SUSXdZFRGCX3HcNMBTtc6YsZ150/s640/Magical+Marker+Techniques+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ETz4jxWbRFKxve-0u6ZH184ugdrkKtv4RpKQ3s9J5E1hLPVMvo0xPs0oovWXXTLUeiaBisKs7Apn5aaXiJGnQ_hcHwnT_8HRON5FrGmUZy_5Qjx0SUSXdZFRGCX3HcNMBTtc6YsZ150/s320/Magical+Marker+Techniques+3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Joyce</span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-79603176422542028472020-12-07T11:46:00.003-06:002020-12-09T13:51:43.966-06:00Masking Unleashed <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Hello,<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And welcome back. I
am nearly finished with my Level 2 Altenew Educator Certification Program
courses. This card is for the Masking
Unleashed class. While I have done a lot
of masking over my 9 years of crafting, I have to say, this class renewed the joy
and magic of the masking technique. The demonstration
card is so very inspiring and beautiful.
I will say this card or rather the technique was a bit challenging, but
if you take your time the results are amazing.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I will not give the details on how to the make card for a
couple of reasons. One, I think your
results will come out better if you hear the instructions and watch the person
who taught the class and two, because it is a class. You can take the class individually or you
can apply for the Altenew Educator Certification Program. The class is not expensive and the
information you will receive will stick with you throughout your crafting
years. Click <b><a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">here</a></b> for more
information on this class other Altenew products.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is my second attempt at this card. My first attempt was okay, but I was not so
happy with it and felt I could do a lot better.
I let it go for a couple of days, then gave it another try. This one turned out beautiful! Love, love, love it! The card looks complicated, but it is
not. It is time-consuming; it took me
about an hour and half to complete the card, but the result was worth it. The finished card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼” (A2). I think I am going to keep this one for
myself…lol<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I did not have the die that was used in the demonstration,
so I used something similar. Of course,
you know I have ordered the die, it was just too pretty to pass up. Many
of the other products used to make this care you should have on hand if you have
been crafting for a while or if you are just getting started the products such
as vellum, acrylic paint, masking tape, and blending tool can be found at most
major craft stores and many privately own craft stores. I use Altenew’s Sand Dune and Rocky Shore Crisp
Dye Ink Mini Cube to ink the card stock.
<b>See the list Altenew products below</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/coffee-break-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Coffee Break Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/leafy-wreath-die" target="_blank">Leafy Wreath Die</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/leafy-garland-die" target="_blank">Leafy Garland Die</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/script-words-die-set" target="_blank">Script Words Die Set</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks for stopping by, see you next time.</span></span><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span>
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Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-29943738604524528242020-12-07T10:39:00.000-06:002020-12-07T10:39:08.047-06:00With A Twist<p> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Hello everyone,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It has been a while since my last post for my <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> Educator
Certification Program. Besides COVID in
the world, there has been a lot going on with me personally. Thankfully, things are slowly getting better
and I can return to crafting. Not quite
crafting full time as before, but soon. Today’s card is for the “With A Twist” class. This card was inspired by one of the class demonstrations. I really like the stamp set and the technique. The technique was a kind of faux
embossing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The images and the sentiment are from Altenew’s Bamboo Rose
stamp set. The instructor used the stamp
set and matching dies. I do not have the
matching dies (yet…lol). I used my
cutting machine to cut out my images. This
stamp set has nice thick lines, so if you cannot get the dies and you do not
have a cutting machine that will outline, fussy cutting is a breeze! The card base is a standard A2 size (4 ½” x 5 ¼”). I used Alcohol markers and pencils to colour
the images. Tip: to make sure my
sentiment would fit in the space I wanted, after I cut the images out, I used
some temporary adhesive on the back of my images to arrange and tack them down
to the card base. Then I lightly drew
the outline of the inner edges (the part that would be closest to the sentiment)
of the roses. After I drew the outline, I took a picture of
the arrangement so I could place them back once I stamped my sentiment. I am usually not a wet glue person, but for
this card I had to use glue to make sure all the edges of the images were
fastened securely to the base card. This
way when I cut off any excess the image would not lift from the card;
especially, the outer edge or borders of the card. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I really enjoyed making this card because I got to practice
combining markers with pencils. The
colouring was the most time-consuming part of the card; although, it did not
take long at all to colour the roses. If
you plan to make this card, which I highly recommend you give it a try, I would
definitely make more roses than you think you will need. You could use any extras roses in the inside
of the card or save them for another project.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">If you are interested in the Altenew Educator Certification
Program or any of the Altenew products used to make this card, you can find
information <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p><b>Altenew Products</b>:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/bamboo-rose" target="_blank">Bamboo Rose Stamp Set </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/bamboo-rose-die-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Bamboo Rose Die Set</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank">Obsidian Pigment Ink</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I did not use Altenew for my colouring; however, for your
one stop shopping convenience Altenew has many options for colouring <a href="https://altenew.com/collections/coloring-products" target="_blank">here</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><o:p> </o:p>Until next time, stay safe</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am posting a card for the Altenew
Academy Educator Certification Program’s “Color Your Day” class. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My style of card making is very
simple, less is better and faster…lol.
For this card I used Altenew 2 x 3” Mini Delight: Bold Bloom Stamp and
Die Bundle. This stamp set contains 1
floral image of a set of joined posies with foliage and 2 sentiments. This stamp and die bundle would be great for your
stamping arsenal! A simple elegant floral
image with a bold statement depending on how you use it. I know, I say that about a lot of the stamps…lol,
but it is so true. There are just some
stamp sets that can do so many things, this will be one of those. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This card is a little unique in that
I was just practicing using my Polychromos pencils and Copic Markers. I liked the outcome so much, I decided to use
the image on a card. Since this class
was about colour, a yellow/gold card certainly fits the bill. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="" style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The base for this card is a non-traditional
size of 3 5/8” (w) x 5 1/8” (l). I came
up with size based on the size of the pierced scalloped frame die. I used Momento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the
floral image. The image was coloured first
with Copic Markers: Y19, 17, 15, and 13
and for the shadow I used W3, W1, W00. To
add a little detail, I used the pencils.
This was my first attempt with the Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils…love,
love, love. I chose the following
colours: Yellows 105, 106, 107, 108, Grey 273, 274, and Green 168, 174. I used
Fun Foam to lift the yellow mat up from the base. I also popped the floral image up with foam
tape. The sentiment is from another 2 x
3” Altenew mini stamp set called Mini Branch.
For the inside I used Obsidian Pigment ink to stamp the image again in
the bottom corner and left it un-coloured. </span></span></span><div><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="" face="" style="color: windowtext; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="MsoHyperlink"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxODhHY0MOTIIHptrrNex32nIOwLDzGGE4yVszvr52bEyZaHj_0XXxEuSE91eNiekh5bi6-eUxGAVIOrOD0YbjUF9WezUzVabraXLeEA869XQ1GwwAOpEkqI74EzLgZRfJ9riQkkSTbZ0/s1966/Color+Your+Day+front.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1966" data-original-width="1500" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxODhHY0MOTIIHptrrNex32nIOwLDzGGE4yVszvr52bEyZaHj_0XXxEuSE91eNiekh5bi6-eUxGAVIOrOD0YbjUF9WezUzVabraXLeEA869XQ1GwwAOpEkqI74EzLgZRfJ9riQkkSTbZ0/w312-h410/Color+Your+Day+front.png" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaLMKm25DLht0aNrgrDgXizFsizG9H1MB9rvrqUd-vfpsuU9B2irpF-KC0LWQzGzdQqOn9ukPl9fV5uWnWp2bGEwvgBi3BqDw4bLACZGTwcthLbFP8O_guvz7YKqzGUtVHeXy4DI80ms/s1500/Color+Your+Day+inside.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1500" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaLMKm25DLht0aNrgrDgXizFsizG9H1MB9rvrqUd-vfpsuU9B2irpF-KC0LWQzGzdQqOn9ukPl9fV5uWnWp2bGEwvgBi3BqDw4bLACZGTwcthLbFP8O_guvz7YKqzGUtVHeXy4DI80ms/w328-h265/Color+Your+Day+inside.png" width="328" /></a></div><span color="" face="" style="color: windowtext; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="" style="color: windowtext; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Joyce</span></span></span></div>Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-6632022754077496752020-08-23T15:14:00.001-05:002020-08-23T15:14:38.411-05:00Beautiful Details<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello All,</span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just popping in with a post for the <a href="https://altenew.com/">Altenew</a> Educator
Certification Program (AECP) Beautiful Details class, taught by the fabulous
Marika Ratu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is my colouring hero.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Love, love, love her work!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For my card I did a (very modified) version
of one of the inspiration projects from the class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this class we coloured and embossed on vellum. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought this was going to be a disaster, but
it turned out okay. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or at least I’m good
with it…lol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The main image is from Altenew’s Spring Daisy
stamp and die set. Click <a href="https://altenew.com/products/spring-daisy-stamp-die-bundle">here</a> for details. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am not one for mixing pencils and my Copics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, if Marika’s says it is good, it must
be good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was my first try and
though it wasn’t horrible, I will certainly have to practice, practice,
practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think starting with black
and white or Sepia type colours helps you get a feel of shadows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once I master the black, white, and sepia I
will feel comfortable doing imaging using other colours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another helpful tip is not to be in a rush to
complete the colouring. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It can take a
couple of hours depending on the image and the level of detail you want to
achieve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For the Copics I used E44 down to E40 for the brown (sepia).
I used YG97 down to YG93 on the leaves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
the pencil details-Marika used her Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils (oil-based
pencils).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used Prisma Color pencils (wax-based
pencils).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[<i>But, now of course you
know mama has already ordered the the Polys…lol</i>].<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do
believe there will be a noticeable difference in using the oil-based pencil vs
the wax pencils with the Copics-looking forward to trying them out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing about the Prisma Color is the wax
build up-can’t stand it!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You almost
have to use a Gamsol type product to achieve the smoothness (I did not for this
card), it would have added more time to the project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, I say again, give yourself plenty of
deadline time.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Card sketch and assembly-The card base is #110 card stock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I chose to do an A2 side fold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not elevate any of the layers or the
images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted the card to have a quiet,
solemn feel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really like using gray
from Sympathy cards whether they are for a male or female. The front mat looks
like a greenish colour in the photos, but it is actually a light gray and goes
very well with the charcoal gray mat underneath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also liked the look of transparency through
the main image, for some reason it reminded me of Wild Flowers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used Versa Mark and clear embossing powder
for the sentiment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the inside of
the card, I don’t have a message just yet (still thinking) but, I wanted the
stillness to tie the inside to the front, so I used the Versa Mark and clear
embossing powder and stamped one of the smaller flowers from the Spring Daisy
stamp set in the inside bottom corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks for stopping by and until next time…<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9OC60jgelGrZoG2jq7t3toMdmuppcHG59o1VxzC1mPYiUiWTHQSzyNa6CX3oRN2Sh7cI-B4TEgXFsyKlnCIfXeaQizblZIlcYulSnMddGitkIduFn9jF4KiVh9JVRC1jigyAZuWYNxc/s2048/Beautiful+Details+.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9OC60jgelGrZoG2jq7t3toMdmuppcHG59o1VxzC1mPYiUiWTHQSzyNa6CX3oRN2Sh7cI-B4TEgXFsyKlnCIfXeaQizblZIlcYulSnMddGitkIduFn9jF4KiVh9JVRC1jigyAZuWYNxc/w293-h410/Beautiful+Details+.png" width="293" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2bLayWmre6XUxAr40VQOVf5sUk-vDnY_5Dkr52p_gLHhlKzcUDLFp_IhsuU5i_NCu0N-g4kgZHvcnsh9lbZ9hl_TKWVnn1DpzYIvRckQsTM6hEKQzYNiK8MQJUOBd8kJAx2qv-aQfUE/s2048/Beautiful+Details+inside.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2bLayWmre6XUxAr40VQOVf5sUk-vDnY_5Dkr52p_gLHhlKzcUDLFp_IhsuU5i_NCu0N-g4kgZHvcnsh9lbZ9hl_TKWVnn1DpzYIvRckQsTM6hEKQzYNiK8MQJUOBd8kJAx2qv-aQfUE/w293-h410/Beautiful+Details+inside.png" width="293" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9g1SwHCPUwy2aq0H2RpvNA2AGBFgzPM4aJqZd8-nteL_S8oQopqCFkLIxE1pfCIerZLhH91ktgnp1-7cOLnHSMyeta1u9POfac6zunCPUsaI5wF_8VkD7PsLSK9RtHIUOawdiMKZpkk/s1500/Beautiful+Details+vellum.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1500" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9g1SwHCPUwy2aq0H2RpvNA2AGBFgzPM4aJqZd8-nteL_S8oQopqCFkLIxE1pfCIerZLhH91ktgnp1-7cOLnHSMyeta1u9POfac6zunCPUsaI5wF_8VkD7PsLSK9RtHIUOawdiMKZpkk/w262-h242/Beautiful+Details+vellum.png" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Joyce</span></div><p></p>Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-85285143365901424792020-07-11T20:27:00.000-05:002020-07-11T20:27:28.454-05:00In the Mood for Color<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello and welcome back to my
blog. Today, I am sharing my In the Mood
for Color card for my Altenew Educator Certification class. In this class we went over different colours
and the moods that are commonly associated with them. My favorite colour is Red. For me, the colour red represents life, love,
faith, hope, and strength. Most often we
associate the colour red with love, like on Valentine’s Day or a relationship
Anniversaries (marriage, dating). Either
way you cannot go wrong with red. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My card was totally cased from class
project video. I absolutely loved this
card when I saw it! I know the card was
meant for me to do because I had everything the instructor used to make her
card…lol. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I started with a A2 sized (4 ¼ x 5 ½ “)
white card front, 80# cardstock. I used Altenew’s
Vintage Roses stamp set. This is one of
my first stamp sets and one of my favorites.
This is a 6 x 8” layering stamp set with loads of images and a couple
sentiments. This stamp set creates
beautifully detailed roses with foliage in a couple different sizes. Altenew has several different colour mini cube
sets in the red family. I used the Tea
Party Mini Ink Cubes (my favorite) for the roses and Green Fields for the foliage. I don’t want to give away too much detail in
how I created the card. I think It is so
worth it to take the course and I do not want to spoil your fun and
excitement. I will say that I stamped the layered images,
then I masked all the stamped roses before I started on my branches. I created a border that tied in with the main
image, added a little detailing to connect the border strip with the main
image. The sentiment is from the ever
popular “Label Love” stamp set, this is another definite must have stamp set!
The black background with the outlined sentiment can dress up or dress down any
card. I stamped the “love you” with Obsidian
Pigment Ink.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once all the stamping was completed,
I adhered the card front and the border strip to a gray A2 card base and added
some clear cup sequins in a couple areas. I left in the inside blank for now. What a beautiful card!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For more information on card making, scrapbooking,
or if you are interested in the Altenew Educator Certification Program, visit
Altenew <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Altenew Products used in this card:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/vintage-roses" target="_blank">Vintage Roses Stamp Set</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/tea-party-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Tea Party Mini Cube Set</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/green-fields" target="_blank">Green Fields Mini Cube Set</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/label-love" target="_blank">Label Love Stamp Set</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank">Obsidian Pigment Ink</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello, I hope you are all staying safe and feeling well
during these most challenging times.
Thank goodness we have crafting! Today,
I am posting my card for the <a href="http://www.altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a>-AECP Level II course Beyond Basic Backgrounds. This is a quick and simple card. To create my background, I started by inking
some white card stock (CS) with Altenew’s Glacier Caves Mini Cube Set. I used blending brushes to lay down my colour.
I used all four colours in the set to
create an ombre effect. I took my time
with the blending to make sure the colour gradient transition was smooth (no harsh
demarcation lines). Once the CS was inked, I used Altenew’s
Shutter Cover Die to cut out my piece. The die cut is a little smaller than a A2 size
(4 ½ x 5 ¼ “) card. I used a glue pen to apply adhesive to some
areas on the back of the inked die cut and then adhered it to the card base. Since I started taking Violin lessons just
recently, I thought this would be a perfect time to use Altenew’s Treble Love
Die. This die set comes with three metal
dies, a Treble Clef, the sentiment “love you”, and a staff. I cut out the Treble Clef and the “love you”
twice in black CS. I doubled-up each
piece to make them a little more durable.
I added some tiny (and I do mean tiny) pieces of foam tape to the back in
a few places and adhered them to the front of the card. I let the Cover Die parallelogram
bars represent the staff. Here are a couple
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/treble-love-die-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Treble Love Die Set</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></a></span><br />
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Cards (ATCs) that I created for my Altenew Educator Certification Program
(AECP) class <b>Impressive Heat Embossing</b>. For more information on the program click here <a href="http://www.altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew I was going to water colour, so I started by cutting
two pieces of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Watercolor-Block-Press-Sheets/dp/B004O7E678/ref=sr_1_2?crid=PQK4KZ5FIPK9&dchild=1&keywords=strathmore+cold+press+watercolor+paper&qid=1592667243&sprefix=Strathmore+cold+press%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Strathmore Cold Press</a> </span></div>
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2 ½”. I applied some anti-static powder
to the surface of both the little card fronts.
I used some Versa Mark ink to imprint the images on the card fronts. On both the cards I used white embossing powder. Then I heat set the images using my (standard)
heating tool. For the “hugs” card I used
the </span><a href="https://altenew.com/products/dearest-friend-stamp-set" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Altenew Dearest Friend stamp set</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. The Dearest Friend stamp set is a 6"
x 8", high quality photo-polymer, clear stamp set containing 17 stamps
total. This stamp set contains floral,
greenery, greetings and sentiments. Oh yeah and don’t forget the </span><a href="https://altenew.com/products/dearest-friend-stamp-die-bundle" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Dearest Friend matching die</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">
for the two floral images. I created the colouring using a moderate
amount of water and </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kuretake-Gansai-Tambi-Watercolors-Colors/dp/B07R7XGHJW/ref=sr_1_2?crid=189SU86L57DYK&dchild=1&keywords=gansi+tambi+watercolor&qid=1592667086&sprefix=Gansi+Tam%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-2" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Gansi Tambi</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> water colours (yellows and oranges). After I finished the water colouring, I
helped the drying process using my </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-HIT00471-Heat-Craft-Tool/dp/B00083OZQY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Tim+Holtz+heating+tool&qid=1592667167&sr=8-1" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Tim Holtz heating tool</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> (this has less
concentrated heat than a standard heating tool). If you don’t have the Tim Holtz heat tool,
you can leave to images to dry in room air or use your standard heating tool but,
I would make sure you have quite a bit of distance between the heating tool and
the image to avoid warping. To further minimize
warping, once the images where dry, I placed them both between the pages of a very
heavy book and put another heavy book on top of that and left them overnight. I cut
the “hugs” twice using a small Momenta die, one in white and the other in light
blue. I wanted the hugs to really stand
out from the background, so I off-set the two “hugs” and then popped them up on
some foam tape. It also brings the eye directly to the embossed image.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For the Sending Love & Hugs ATC, I followed the same
process as I did for the “hugs”. This
time I used </span><a href="https://altenew.com/products/breezy-bouquet-stamp-set" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Altenew’s Breezy Bouquet stamp set</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and the sentiment is an Altenew
exclusive gift stamp set called "</span><a href="https://altenew.com/products/best-sentiments-stamp-set" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Best Sentiments</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">". The
Breezy Bouquet stamp set contains 12 stamps.
You get images to create a stand-a-lone floral image, a bouquet in a
vase, or a wrapped bouquet. You also get
words and phrases in a beautiful soft font. And just in case you really want to
impress the recipient, you can cut out some of the images with the </span><a href="https://altenew.com/products/breezy-bouquet-stamp-die-bundle" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Breezy Bouquet matching die</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">!
I used my Gansi Tambi water colours, in
greens, browns, reds. I stamped the
greeting with </span><a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Altenew-OBSIDIAN-Pigment-Ink-Pad-ALT2652-alt2652/0" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Gina K’s Amalgam ink</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></div>
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Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-65421433898271014792020-06-14T19:30:00.000-05:002020-06-14T19:45:00.873-05:00Creative Watercolor Media Cards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I am sharing my assignments for the <a href="http://www.altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> Creative Watercolor Media Class. I used my Altenew Crisp Dye Ink cubes to color both cards. I love, love, love water colouring. I did an A2 size birthday card and a 4 x 4" any occasion note card. After I finished the birthday card, I sealed the water coloring with some Tim Holtz Micro Glaze. If something is spilled on the card the colors will not run. For information on<br />
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For the Birthday card, I started with Arches Cold Pressed Water Colour (WC) card #140, cut to A2 size. I dusted the WC card stock with my anti-static pouch first. I used my Altenew Peony Bouquet stamp set and Versa Mark ink pad to stamp the outlined images in random places on the card front. The Peony Bouquet Stamp is a 6x8* layering set. There are nine images and each has it own layer or set of layers. Including the layers you get 24 total images. This is a excellent stamp if you want to practice layering. I used Gold embossing powder and my heating tool to set the images on the card front. The Gold embossing not only adds to the dimension of the image when water colouring but, it also acts as a barrier to keep the water colours from mixing and causing an uncontrolled muddy appearance. I coloured the images and background with the following Altenew Crisp Dye ink cubes: Citrus Burst, Maple Yellow, Honey Drizzle, Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss, Heart Beat, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, Eastern Sky, and Ultramarine. After I finished with the images, I did the background in small sections at a time by adding a little water to the WC and washing the background in colour. This card took a little while as I was trying to get some detail in the flowers in the leaves. <br />
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For Altenew classes and educator program click <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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Altenew Products used in this card:<br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/peony-bouquet" target="_blank">Peony Bouquet Stamp Set</a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/summer-afternoon" target="_blank">Summer After Mini Cube Set</a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/tea-party-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Tea Party Mini Cube Set</a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/lapis-lazuli-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Lapis Lazuli Mini Cube Set</a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/green-fields" target="_blank">Green Fields Mini Cube Set</a><br />
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The Blessings card is a 4x4" not card (blank inside). I followed the same process as above for the colouring with WC. I used Ruby Red, Coral Bliss, Heart Beat, Paper Bag, Espresso, and Sweet Leaf. I got the majority of the color choices from Yoonsun Hur from <a href="https://rejoicingcrafts.com/2019/09/20/altenew-watercolor-brush-marker-refills-release-blog-hop-giveaway/" target="_blank">Rejoicing Crafts</a>. The sentiment is from Hero Arts DC212 Blessing Stamp & Cup. I cut the image twice with white card stock, once with Gold card stock and glued all 3 pieces together to give the sentiment some depth.<br />
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Altenew products:<br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/peony-bouquet" target="_blank">Peony Bouquet Stamp Set</a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/tea-party-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Tea Party Mini Cube Set</a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/coffee-break-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Coffee Break Mini Cube Set</a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/green-meadows-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Green Meadows Mini Cube Set</a><br />
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Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-40826019935436927562020-05-21T18:36:00.000-05:002020-05-21T18:36:25.960-05:00Altenew Gift Stamp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Welcome back to my blog. Today I want to share a card using a personalized gift stamp set from <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a>. This is a 3 x 4 inch, high quality photo polymer stamp set that comes with 2 stamps. You have the main image, which is a single layer, outlined, double flower with leaves, and the personalized stamp with my name. It is a beautiful stamp set. I don't know what I did to receive it, but I appreciate it so very much. Thank You Team Altenew! I couldn't wait to play with it. I went right to work and made a little 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 inch Thank You card with a matching envelope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To make the card, I used #80 Neenah CS cut at 3 1/4 x 4 1/4. I stamped the image with Momento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the pedals of the flower with Copic Markers R89, 59, 46, 29, 27, and 24. I left the leaves, center, and stamen white for more dramatic affect. I used Copic Markers C3, 2, 1, 00, and the Colourless Blender to lift the flowers off the CS and add a little shadow. I used Altenew's <a href="https://altenew.com/products/many-thanks" target="_blank">Many Thanks Stamp Set</a> and <a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank">Obsidian Pigment Ink</a> to stamp the sentiment inside and outside. I also stamped a portion of the flower image in the inside of the card but left it uncoloured. I did the same for the matching envelope. I created a custom envelope (<i>for the non-standard base card size</i>) with the help of my Punch Board Envelope Maker app (<i>for I-phones</i>) and the We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board. I mounted the card front on to some Dark Heritage Gray 65# CS (<i>from JoAnns</i>) and then mounted that on to my card base. This was a quick and simple but elegant Thank You, easily reproduced and even faster if you scan the card front into your computer (Of course I didn't think of that until just now...duh me). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some more great news...I passed my Level 1 Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) challenge on the first attempt (God is good)! It's on to Level 2. Well, that's it for now, I hope you enjoy the photos of my Altenew Thank You card. Until next time... </span><br />
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Howdy everyone,<br />
This is a quick post for this weeks Divine Diva's challenge. The Divine Divas are a special group of ladies I craft with. We host a challenge each week among ourselves to help get us through this rough time, as we cannot craft together in person for now. This weeks challenge theme was flowers. It could be anything from a live flower arrangement to cards. Lately, I've been into Altenew and Rubber Stamp Tapestry (aka as Peg Stamps) and both companies specialize in flower images (love, love)! <a href="http://www.altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> does high quality photo polymer stamps, most with matching dies. <a href="http://www.pegstamps.com/" target="_blank">Rubber Stamp Tapestr</a>y (RTS) does the awesome and faithful red rubber. Both companies manufacture right here in the good ole' US of A! To find out more and to order from these amazing companies, click their name links above.<br />
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My card was inspired by several things, (1) the challenge, (2) Mother's Day, and (3) the video on how to make this card (which can be found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk0NbTF7KFY" target="_blank">here</a>). I started with a card front of 4 ins. x 5 1/4" ins. cut from 80# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I used RST's <a href="https://pegstamps.com/product/delicate-rose/" target="_blank">Delicate Rose</a> and <a href="https://pegstamps.com/product/secret-garden/" target="_blank">Secret Garden</a> Peg Stamp Sets to create the clusters and green stems. The ink is from Altenew's <a href="https://altenew.com/products/tea-party-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Tea Party Mini Cube Set</a> and <a href="https://altenew.com/products/green-fields" target="_blank">Green Fields Mini Cube Set</a>. I also used, some painter's tape, 1/8 in. Score Tape, a Versa Mark Ink Pad, and gold embossing powder. The sentiment is from Altenew's <a href="https://altenew.com/products/wild-hibiscus" target="_blank">Wild Hibiscus Stamp Set</a>. The matting is some very old gold specialty card stock from Paper Pizazz (2002)-Metallic Gold. The gold mat is cut to 4 1/4 ins. x 5 1/2 ins. and adhere to a 4 1/2 ins. x 5 3/4 ins. card base. It is a little larger than a standard A2 card. I will make the envelope on my WRMK envelope punch board. HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">OK! let me start this post by saying wow! I finally finished my level 1 Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP) challenge assignment. My assignment
was to create a male and female set of cards for various occasions to give away
as a gift and to create the packaging from some recycled item(s). Both sets had
to tie-in with a similar theme. The similarities are they both use geometric
images and they are sets of note cards.
I decided to create a set of masculine and feminine notes cards with matching
gift bags for each set made from scraps of Muslin I had from a quilting
project. My inspiration for the
masculine set of gift cards came from a card I saw in the AECP
gallery. The inspiration for the
feminine note cards came from the stamp set insert that I used to make the
cards. The techniques I used from the
level I courses where dye ink stamping, stamp layering, and die cutting. Tip: As I went through the program, I would
often go into the previous galleries and I also visited the previous examples
of Level I challenge examples to get ideas (think ahead). I started building my stamp inventory in this
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I Challenge Work plan. This helped me to focus
and group the necessary items needed to complete each card. You might end up deviating from or adjusting
your plan a bit, but it will at least keep you on target. By creating a work plan, even with interruptions
to my workflow or limited time to work on the project, I was able to map out
what I could get done, when I could do parts of the project, and at times come
back and pickup where I left off. You
are probably thinking this is supposed to be fun and a “work plan” does not
sound like fun at all. It makes the
project fun because (1) you can envision the end results and (2) the plan cuts
down on confusion, frustration, and anxiety.
You know exactly what technique, colours, stamp set(s), etc. you are going to use. Once I had my plan, I was able to work quickly
through the cards. In following the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For both the card sets I used various Altenew stamp sets and ink families. One of my goals was to use only Altenew products if possible (goal met). Tip: when you are doing a
large project like this one, minimizing manufacturers certainly helps. Familiarity with a manufacturer and their
product characteristics means more consistent outcomes with your project. You know what you can do, on what type of
medium, with whatever product, and the most likely results.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The female cards are a little smaller than the male
cards. The finished size was 4x4 inches.
I started with a card front that was 3 ¾
x 3 ¾ inches. I used 65# (pound) white
card stock for the front panel and card base.
Tip: Even with high quality photo polymer stamps you are going to get
beading from dye inks. The best way to minimize (<b>not resolve</b>) this and to do
less repeated stamping is to use a heavier weighted card stock like #80-#110. I used Altenew’s Crystal Frames to stamp the
geometric shape on the card fronts. Crystal Frames is an awesome stamp set. Altenew has a few good geometric stamp sets all
of which can be used for both male and female cards and projects. This stamp set comes with 14 total stamps, 9
sentiments and 5 multi-jointed geometric shapes. I used Altenew Crisp Dye Inks to stamp the
shapes in the lightest colour in the colour families. For two of the cards I did not use an ink
from the same colour family (the purple and the blue cards), instead I used inks
in the gray families. I just liked the
grays better for those two. I stamped
the branches on the card fronts using the Delicate Cluster stamp set and the Tropical
Forest mini cube set. The Delicate
Clusters stamp set comes with 17 total stamps.
You get 2 long stemmed flower cluster sets composed of 14 stamps, 2
sentiments and 1 connecting word. This is
an alpha-numeric guided layering stamp set which makes it so easy to use. The colour
families I used for the cards were: Pocket Full of Sunshine, Warm and Cozy, Tranquility, Cherry Blossom, Enchanted
Garden, and Delectable Delights. Once
the card fronts were completed, I matched up some scrap cardstock from my stash
to the ink and cut the mats 1/8<sup>th</sup> larger than the card fronts. I adhered the coloured cardstock to the card
fronts and attached them to the card bases. For the inside of the card, I stamped a
cluster of flowers to match the card front colour in a different position on
each card. And no card is complete
without the matching envelope, so I stamped another cluster on the outside
front of the envelopes. See the links
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/crystal-frames-stamp-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">CrystalFrames Stamp Set</span></a></span><br />
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<a href="https://altenew.com/products/pocketful-of-sunshine-mini-cube-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">PocketFull of Sunshine Mini Cube Set</span></a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/warm-and-cozy-mini-cube-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Warm and Cozy Mini Cube Set</span></a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/tranquility-mini-cube-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">Tranquility </span><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Mini Cube Set</span></span></a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/cherry-blossom-mini-cube-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">CherryBlossom Mini Cube Set</span></a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/enchanted-garden-mini-cube-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">EnchantedGarden Mini Cube Set</span></a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/delectable-delights-mini-cube-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">DelectableDelights Mini Cube Set</span></a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/rock-collection-mini-cube-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">RockCollection Mini Cube Set</span></a><br />
<a href="https://altenew.com/products/warm-gray-mini-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">WarmGray Mini Cube Set</span></a><br />
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for feminine cards</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">:</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ObsidianPigment Ink</span></a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/crystal-frames-stamp-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Friend-Crystal Frames Stamp Set</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/dotted-blooms-stamp-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Birthday-Dotted Blooms Stamp Set </span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/mod-vases-stamp-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks-Mod Vases Stamp Set</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/floral-sprig" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Encouragement-Floral Sprig Stamp Set</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/precious-peony-stamp-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Congratulations-Precious Peony Stamp Set</span></a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/dotted-blooms-stamp-set" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prayers-Dotted Blooms Stamp Set</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The male cards started with 2 card fronts cut to 3 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches. I centered Altenew’s Geo
Frames dies on one set of the card fronts to cut the various shapes creating a
window. I used a thin shim to make sure
I got a good embossing on the windows (the negative piece). I used
some temporary adhesive to attach the windowed card fronts to the second set of
card fronts. Then, I used </span>the Geo Frames
stamp set in the corresponding shape to stamp the image within the window of
the card front. The Geo Frames stamp set
has 4 bordered frames with a combination of sentiments and connecting words, you
get 17 stamps in all. The stamps are great by themselves, but If you are
looking for a good bundle, this is definitely one to purchase! Just like the Crystal Frames, you can use this
set for both male and female cards. With
the matching dies you can achieve a crisp deep etching for depth and dimension
on your projects. Since I had to make 6
cards, I decided to use 2 of the 4 geometric shapes and repeat them each 3
times but in different colours. The
colour families I used for the male cards are: Black Obsidian pigment ink, Cool
Summer Night, Gentlemen’s Gray, Warm and Cozy, Deep Blue Seas, and Fall
Harvest. I followed the same plan for
the masculine cards as I did for the feminine cards. I used some scraps of cardstock in (nearly)
matching colours to create a ¼ inch mat and adhered them to a 4 ¼ x 4 ¼ inches card
base. I stamped the same shape on the
inside of each card in random places. I
created a matching envelope for each card by stamping the image again on the
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut the card base 8 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in. and score on the 8 1/2 in. side at 4 1/4 in to create the card base. Cut 2 pieces of white CS at 3 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in., cut 1 pieces black CS at 4 in. x 4 in. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Center the die on one (1) of the 3 3/4 in. pieces and tape down with a light tack adhesive such as Washi Tape. Run it through your die cutting machine. <b>Follow the</b> <b>manufacturer</b> <b>instructions</b> to get a deeper embossing. You can save the positive piece for another project or you can use it for the inside of this card.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Center the matching stamp from the Geo Frames stamp set in the center of the die cut area and stamp. A stamp re-positioner is helpful but you do not have to use one. An acrylic block will do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After you have stamped your shape image, you can stamp your greeting/sentiment. For this card I liked the straight lines of this stamp, so I used one of Altenew's 2 x 3 in. sets called Rosie Posy (see link below)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Center the card front on to the 4 x 4 in. black piece of CS. I used 1/8 in. score tape. You can use the adhesive of your choice.</td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;">Supplies used to make the masculine note cards:</b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt; text-align: left;"> </span></div>
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<a href="https://altenew.com/products/cool-summer-night" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11pt;" target="_blank">Cool Summer Night Mini Cube Set</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/warm-and-cozy-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Warm and Cozy Mini Cube Set</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/deep-blue-seas-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Deep Blue Seas Mini Cube Set</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/fall-harvest-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Fall Harvest Mini Cube Set</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><b>Sentiments for masculine cards:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/floral-sprig" target="_blank">Birthday- Floral Sprig Stamp Set</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/many-thanks" target="_blank">Thank You- Many Thanks Stamp Set</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/dotted-blooms-stamp-set" target="_blank">Prayers- Dotted Blooms Stamp Set</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/floral-sprig" target="_blank">Encouragement- Floral Sprig Stamp Set</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/crystal-frames-stamp-set" target="_blank">Friend- Crystal Frames Stamp Set</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/precious-peony-stamp-set" target="_blank">Congratulations- Precious Peony Stamp Set</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">* Sentiment for Masculine Demo Card</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://altenew.com/products/rosie-posy-stamp-set" target="_blank">HELLO- Rosie Posy Stamp Set</a></span><br />
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last tip (I am sure I will think of more after I post this)- Keep your
expectations realistic, remembering life happens! It would be great if we could sit everything
else aside and just play in the craft room, but more than likely it's not going to happen.
In the program you are going to get sooo many good ideas, you will want to do everyone on every card, you will
purchase great products, and you will want to use them all. Just keep it simple, but noteworthy, and most of all remember to have fun. </span></div>
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down the top to create a cuff and tie with Jute. I stamped the shaped images on the bag just
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Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-73745881677976545812020-05-03T21:33:00.000-05:002020-05-03T21:33:21.759-05:00Hello Friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello All,<br />
Just popping in to say hi and share a card I did for a crafting group I belong to. I hope everyone is well and keeping the faith. It's like a delayed Spring thaw in Texas. This past Friday, stores and other businesses began to open. We are still following the health and law enforcement guidelines related to COVID-19 but people are getting out. I am hoping that the spirits of the people will continue to rise. Hear our prayers LORD...<br />
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The challenge theme for this card was Red, White, and Blue! The best flag colours I do believe! However much I love those colours, it is was a little tough for me to come up with a card idea at first. I didn't want to do a military card because I want to save those ideas for later in the year. It just so happened that I found a stamp company that has been around for sometime, but I just did not jump on board. I've had a couple of their stamps sets from when I first started stamping but again, I was busy with something else and forgot all about them. I happened to be looking for something on YouTube and came across one of their videos....and she was hooked again. The company is called <a href="http://www.pegstamps.com/" target="_blank">Rubber Stamp Tapestry</a>. You can either Google Rubber Stamp Tapestry or go to <a href="http://pegstamps.com/">pegstamps.com</a>. You can also check out their YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/RubberStampTapestry" target="_blank">here</a>. Their stamps make some really beautiful cards. I really love stamps that do the work for you. <br />
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I did a single layer (stamped directly on the card base), 4x4 inch Friend card. The card base is 110# <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Neenah-Classic-Crest-110-LB-SMOOTH-SOLAR-WHITE-Paper-Pack-25-Sheets-63610" target="_blank">Neenah Classic Crest Solar White</a> card stock. The images are from <a href="http://www.pegstamps.com/" target="_blank">Rubber Stamp Tapestry</a> stamp set-<a href="https://pegstamps.com/product/little-posy-basket/" target="_blank">Little Posy Basket</a>. I used <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/search?currency=USD&q=the+ranger+tim+holtz+distress+ink+pads" target="_blank">Tim Holtz Distress ink</a> colours Gathered Twigs, Fired Brick, Faded Jean, and Bundled Sage. To achieve the lighter green for the sprigs I used second generation stamping. To ground the basket I used <a href="https://www.oozak.com/copic.php" target="_blank">Copic markers</a> W3, W1, and W00. The sentiment is from the <a href="http://www.altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> stamp set <a href="https://altenew.com/products/mini-atlas-stamp-set" target="_blank">Mini Atlas</a>. This is a 2 x 3 inch photo-polymer stamp with 3 total stamps, an image of the continents and 2 sentiments. The sentiments were just perfect for this little card. The sentiment was stamped with <a href="http://www.altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a>'s <a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank">Obsidian Black</a> pigment ink. To get the heart shape, I stamped the basket first, then I used a <a href="https://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/nestabilities-classic-heart-etched-dies/" target="_blank">Spellbinder's Classic Heart Etched Die</a> and lightly traced the outline of the heart around the basket. After I was done stamping I used my electric eraser (purchased on Amazon) to remove the pencil trace. I love, love, love these stamps!<br />
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Til next time...<br />
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Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-10886786486619051212020-04-25T20:07:00.000-05:002020-04-25T20:07:41.641-05:00A Rainbow of Thanks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank you for stopping by.
It has been a minute since I have posted something. That does not mean I have not been busy
though. With the current events of the
world, we have all had to shift gears quite a bit. I am starting to settle in to the new normal
(as folk say). For me I have been favored,
as there has not been much interruption to my day to day. I have been praying hard for the physical and
mental health of the world and know that all things happen with purpose (though
we may not know what it is or understanding it…HE does). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that the shock of the situation has passed, it is time
for me to get it going again. I want to share
a card I did for a special challenge. This card is also close to my heart as I
am a healthcare worker. I am NOT on the front lines,
but I want to send the front line workers a message of gratitude and thanks for
every moment they have given to this cause.
They have not asked much of us (the general public) and whatever they
have asked is FREE! STAY YOUR TAIL INSIDE! Not much in the way of an ask when you
consider they are putting their lives on the line to save ours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I cannot take credit for the design of the card. The design was created by Mindy Eggen. Mindy was a guest designer for <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a> some
time back. When I looked at her card, it
brought to mind the new symbolism of the rainbow. The rainbow has become a symbol of hope and
encouragement. To me the branches of the
wreath represented the extension and preservation of life. As the branches touched it made me think of
how the Corona Virus has touch every one of us (the world). And the formation of the branches creates an
unbroken circle, to me it says we can not and will not be broken. So, MANY
THANKS to our front line workers from the small businesses struggling, but still
pushing through to serve us, to ALL the healthcare workers (worldwide) and EVERYONE
on the front line serving in any capacity in between. And thank you to Mindy Eggen for such an
inspirational design. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A Rainbow of Thanks card: to find the items used to make this card, click on the links.</span></div>
<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To make my card, I started with a card front using
<a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product?id=75581&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_6788OqE6QIV2vvjBx1CJwRcEAQYBCABEgLVkfD_BwE" target="_blank">80# Neenah Classic Crest Solar White Card stock</a> (CS) cut to A2 size or 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inches. I taped my card front down onto my <a href="https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Tonic-TRAVEL-GLASS-MEDIA-MAT-2633e-2633e" target="_blank">Tim HoltzTravel Glass Media Mat</a> at with some Washi Tape. I
took <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a>’s <a href="https://altenew.com/products/wonderful-wreath-stencil" target="_blank">Wonderful Wreath Stencil</a>, centered the wreath stencil image over
the card front and taped the corners down with pieces of Washi Tape. (Optional)
on the Wreath stencil there are some little holes, which represent berries. I
did not cover them; however, if you want a clean center, you will need to cover
the holes with a piece of paper before you start inking. I am
not sure what colours Mindy used on her card. I decided on the colours that I thought came
close to the ones in the photo of her card.
I used my <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crafting-Blending-Brushes-Brush-Crafter/dp/B07ZF94Y6R/ref=sr_1_17?crid=108G5Y96K7NA4&dchild=1&keywords=life+changing+blending+brushes&qid=1587860119&sprefix=Life+Changing+Blending+%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-17" target="_blank">blending brushes</a> to lay down the initial colour with medium
pressure. After the first layer of
colour was complete, I removed the Washi Tape from the stencil ONLY. I rotated the stencil image so that the
branches would touch or overlap just a bit, then I taped the corners of the
stencil in place using the Washi Tape as before. To get the shaded or lighter colour, I used a
lighter pressure and the ink that was left on the brush from the first layer. The
colours I used were <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a>’s Crisp Ink Cubes-<a href="https://altenew.com/products/golden-sunset-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Marigold</a>, <a href="https://altenew.com/products/pocketful-of-sunshine-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Honey Drizzle</a>, <a href="https://altenew.com/products/green-valley-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">GrassField</a>, <a href="https://altenew.com/products/deep-blue-seas-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Tide Blue</a>, <a href="https://altenew.com/products/enchanted-garden-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Ultraviolet</a>, and <a href="https://altenew.com/products/sugared-candies-6-mini-cube-set" target="_blank">Magenta</a>.
The greeting is from <a href="https://altenew.com/" target="_blank">Altenew</a>’s <a href="https://altenew.com/products/halftone-circles-stamp-set" target="_blank">Halftone Circles stamp set</a>. This is a 6 x 8 inch, high quality, photo polymer stamp set that comes with 14 total stamps, 8 graduating circle images with textured gradient dots and 6 sentiments. I used the <a href="https://altenew.com/products/obsidian-pigment-ink" target="_blank">Obsidian Black ink pad</a> (my new
love) to stamp the greeting. I trimmed the card front down by 1/16<sup>th</sup>
and mounted it onto a white A2 card base.
The sentiment (inside) is something
I made up and used my <a href="https://cricut.com/en_us/machines/cricut-maker.html#page-title-heading" target="_blank">Cricut Maker</a> to write on the base of the card. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I am posting my card for my last class in the level I
courses for the Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP)-Irresistible
Inking Techniques. I used ombre water colouring and direct to card
stock dry inking to create my card. My
inspiration came from a photo I saw on the Altenew.com website. It was a photo using the Altenew A Study in
Watercolor cutting dies and a dotted background (I think they used a cover
plate). I love the images available for
inspiration on the die description. The A Study in Watercolor dies set comes with 8
cutting dies total consisting of silhouette floral, foliage, and floral with foliage attached images. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started with some Strathmore Watercolor cardstock (CS) 140#. I wet
the CS with a good amount of water. I have
found that in water colouring if you have a good water colour CS with a lot of
tooth, giving it lots of hydration will give you a smoother colour appearance
when it dries back (Heavy weight Strathmore and Arches Cold Press VS. Bristol
Smooth-<i>Joyce’s opinion only</i>). I
wanted an Ombre affect without using many inks colours. Using less colours
gives less of a chance of getting a muddy appearance or harsh demarcation lines
when the CS dries. I used Altenew’s
Ruby Red ink cube to lay on some colour to the wet CS. I concentrated the colour toward one end of
my CS and added more (clean) water as I worked my way toward the opposite
end. On a second piece of the water
coloured CS I followed the same technique but this time I used the Forest Glade
ink cube. Once I achieved the colour
gradients I was looking for, I used my Tim Holtz Heating tool to dry the CS
pieces. When the pieces were dry, I
chose two dies from the die set. One
which reminded me of an open flower, this one I used the pink water coloured CS
and another that looked like a small branch of leaves I used the green water
coloured CS. After I cut the images out of the water
coloured CS, I arranged the images the way I wanted. I put the pink flower on top of the foliage die
cut so that a small portion of the foliage stem was sticking out of the bottom of
the pink flower die cut. This gives the idea
that the flower was snipped from a branch of foliage. I took a picture with my phone to help me
remember the arrangement. When I placed
the die cuts on the paper, they just looked too flat. I took a white Gelly Roll Pen (something I
remembered from the Seasonal Scene Building class) and added a few white dots
on the foliage die cuts. I thought the die
cuts needed a bit more shading, so I used Altenew inks Coral Berry and Frayed
Leaf and the Tim Holtz Distress Blending Brushes to deepen the colours of the
flowers and the foliage. That helped
some but it was still too flat once I placed the images on the plain white CS background
(see photo below). I pulled out my Altenew
Dainty Swiss Dot background stamp to create a 4” x 5 ¼ “dotted background. This is a great background stamp. It comes with 10 total images, 8 sentiments,
1 punctuation, and a 5 ½ x 5 ½ large dotted stamp. After I re-arranged the flowers on the
background it was like a totally different card! Love, love, lovin’ the card now! And the way the die cut images are arranged helped create its own dimension (no foam tape required). I added a small
amount of the white Gelly Roll Pen on the pink flowers, to give them some
animation. Because of the bold colours, I
needed a sentiment that did not overwhelm the card. I used Altenew’s Label Love- “Happy Birthday”
which I stamped with the Jet Black ink cube.
I cut the sentiment down without a border and popped it up on some 3M foam
tape to finish the card. Instead of
using a standard A2 sized card based (4 ¼” x 5 ½ “), I cut the based flush with
the card front to 4” x 5 ¼”. I love this
card!!! (I think I said that about the last one as well…lol). For more card making and scrapbooking
inspiration as well as information about the Altenew Educator Certification
Program be sure to visit <a href="http://altenew.com/">Altenew.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Easter (my favorite holiday) is on its way, Glory to God in
the highest!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This year I thought I would
share some cards to hopefully inspire a renewed devotion to Christ and his
message of repentance, forgiveness, love, and alms giving.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is an image I coloured a long time ago. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was just keeping up my Copic colouring
skills. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can quickly lose it if you don’t
use it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turned out so well I put in
my stash. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I kept saying to myself I’m
going to make that into to a card one day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It has been a least 2 years and today was the day that I was moved to
make a card. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing fancy, just a card
of faith because I know someone will need it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I coloured the image so long ago,
I don’t think I wrote down which colours I used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I can, I will list them down below or at
least the colours I remember.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been
so long; I don’t remember if it was a stamp or a digital image. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know the cardstock is Neenah Classic Crest
Solar White (at least 80#).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today, to
complete the image, I added a sentiment from the Prima stamp set “Creating in
Faith” by Jamie Dougherty and brought in some dept using Copic Markers colours
W3, W1, W0, W00.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I popped the focal
image up on 3M Foam Tape and used Spellbinders Triple Floral dies for the
frame.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The card front is mounted on a 4 ¼
x 4 ¼ white card base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The inside of the
card is empty for now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I created a plain white envelope using my We R
Memory Keepers punch board. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanx for
stopping by and until next time…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Joyce Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16909878799676926257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7925803394767584713.post-61035418353590913452020-02-13T17:46:00.001-06:002020-02-13T17:52:00.896-06:00Season Scene Building Revisited with Altenew<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am so excited to share a re-do of one of my class submissions. I got my Altenew Stamp Set GARDEN GROW in the mail and could not wait to do the card example from
the class. I got as close as I could to
the demonstration. I absolutely love how
the card turned out! I followed the
class tutorial, so I won’t be able to give you step-by-step; you'll just have to take the course "<a href="https://altenew.com/products/seasonal-scene-building" target="_blank">Seasonal Scene Building</a>" to see how this fabulous creation was made...lol. I think you will
really enjoy this class if you take it, it is sooooo worth it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Plant G93, 95, 97<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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