Alcohol Inks With Layering Die Set

Oh my goodness! This card was so much fun to make. This card was inspired by Altenew’s November’s challenge. I went way outside the box on this one. I used alcohol inks for everything except the sentiment. I wanted to do the splatter/drip that I’ve done with dye inks, but while using alcohol inks. ItContinue reading “Alcohol Inks With Layering Die Set”

Die Cut Flower Ink Blending

Honestly, I think I need to rename my blog, as many of my best card panels are from challenges. 😁 Altenew selected me as one of the winners of October’s challenge. 😁 I struggled a bit with the background, as it just wasn’t right. I wasted about 3 other panels before I decided to useContinue reading “Die Cut Flower Ink Blending”

Altenew Educators Video Hop + Giveaway – Anything Goes

Hello, all. Welcome to Altenew’s Educators Video hop. For this hop, anything goes! In this video, I’ll share my project using die sets and stencils instead of stamps.I’ll demonstrate various techniques including ink blending and foiling, and create a beautiful wreath and bird design. I’ll review the ease of assembling the bird using numbered dieContinue reading “Altenew Educators Video Hop + Giveaway – Anything Goes”

Easel Card – Fall Colors

Well, it’s getting cold outside, so I’ve used some fall colors for my next card…to keep with my theme, this is another card created based on a challenge. I think I do my best work when challenged. 😁 This was not a hard card to make. It didn’t take me long at all. I stenciledContinue reading “Easel Card – Fall Colors”

The Misti Alternative – My Review

Hello, all and welcome! For this post, I’m going to review the knock off misti I found on Ali-Express. I’ve searched for this for years, but could never find one that was close to the Misti. There’s a lot of information about the owner, what she’s said to people, and even threatened those who makeContinue reading “The Misti Alternative – My Review”

A Leafy Affair – Altenew Educator IG Hop

Hello, all. Welcome to my blog. This post was created as an extension to Altenew’s Educator Instagram Hop. Altenew Certified Educators are joining a fun Instagram Reel Hop, and the theme is “𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐲 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫” The hop starts from @altenewllc on Instagram, so make sure you start from the beginning! Altenew is giving away aContinue reading “A Leafy Affair – Altenew Educator IG Hop”

Do More With Your Double Sided Tape

Hello! Welcome. For this post, I wanted to show that you can do more with double sided tape than just hold things together. I created some beautiful backgrounds with double sided tape, embossing powder and foil. Scroll down to watch the linked video. For this first panel, I used multiple sizes of double sided tapeContinue reading “Do More With Your Double Sided Tape”

Layered Stamps – Using One Layer

Hello, all, and welcome. I love the idea of layered stamps, but I also love picking one of the layers and stamping it in black, giving that silhouette of the layer. It’s easy to do and takes no time at all – mostly. 😁 Watch the video below to see how I created these beauties,Continue reading “Layered Stamps – Using One Layer”