In this lesson we did some inlaid die cutting. I took a slightly different approach. I stamped a flower on my card then die cut it out. I put the die cut image back into place then positioned another flower stamp, but removed the first […]
Last lesson of this wonderful class. My coloring skills aren’t up to the same caliber as Marika’s, but I can aspire to be. Here’s my card from the lesson. I used the layering stamps just as designed then used colored pencils to add details. I […]
In this lesson she wanted us to use our die cut to dry emboss. This requires that you have an embossing pad to go with your die cut machine. Many machines already come with an embossing pad, and if they don’t, you can probably buy […]
I liked the idea of this lesson but I’m. It sure I liked my execution of it. I decided to use a patterned paper in the background of my card. Then I wanted to used similar colors for the flowers to coordinate with the background. […]
For this lesson we used a cover die to cut out a stencil and then stencil a background. I used the Moroccan Mosaic cover die for my project. I inked the background with Pale Mauve from the Sugarplums ink cubes set. I used the Vintage […]
On to my next Altenew Academy class. I’ve looked through this class, and although I’m a seasoned card maker I know I’m going to love this class. Sometimes, even though you know a technique, taking classes like these reminds you of techniques you’ve forgotten, or […]
