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”

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”

August 2023 Challenge – Another Crepe Paper Flower Card

Hello fellow crafters. I’m going to be using my left-over crepe paper petals and leaves from my previous project (you can see the project here) and created a new card for Altenew’s August challenge. Inspiration photo I also did a bit of watercoloring for this little hummingbird, which is so cute. You can view theContinue reading “August 2023 Challenge – Another Crepe Paper Flower Card”

July 2023 Challenge – Crepe Paper Flower Card

Hello fellow crafters and welcome back. For this post I’ll be sharing my card for Altenew’s July Challenge. Inspiration Photo I did something I’ve wanted to try for a while now, and it’s using my dies to create a flower. I used some inks and small blending brushes to add the color for both theContinue reading “July 2023 Challenge – Crepe Paper Flower Card”

Die Cutting Techniques – AECP Level 3 Final

All right! I made it! This is my final project (and post) for AECP (Altenew Educator Certification Program) Level 3. This will be a long post, as there’s a lot to get to, so lets get started. What is the AECP? The AECP is something I started in late 2020…I know, I know, you’re thinkingContinue reading “Die Cutting Techniques – AECP Level 3 Final”

April 2023 Challenge

Hello and welcome to April’s challenge. I’m excited about this challenge, as the inspiration image really got my juices flowing. I usually only create 1 card for these challenges, but I was so inspired I created 4. The image below is used. The Cards Card 1 For this card, I used dye inks and Altenew’sContinue reading “April 2023 Challenge”

The Magic of 3D Embossing – AECP

Well, this is it. This is the last course in the AECP – The Magic of 3D Embossing. This course was fun, and I embossed a lot of card panels. I tried all the techniques from the classes. Some worked for me, and some didn’t. I think the problem I had with one of theContinue reading “The Magic of 3D Embossing – AECP”