One more post today

I finished two more cards I wanted to show. These were for Altenew’s Magic Markers Technique class. I don’t use alcohol markers too much. Not my favorite coloring medium and I’m not good at it anyway, nor do I have many alcohol markers, but I […]

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Impressive Heat Embossing

Wow, what a wonderful class this was. So many great ways to use heat embossing. I made two cards for this class. The first one was a sympathy card. For this card I used Altenew’s Beautiful Bergenia 3D embossing folder and heavy weight black cardstock. […]

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Creative Watercolor

I don’t know what the weather has been where you are but here in Massachusetts it’s been unbearably hot and humid. Last week it was almost 100° here! I’ve been making lots of cards but not posting so much. Today’s card I did for Altenew’s […]

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Color Your Day

Oh my it been a long time since I last posted. So sorry about that. I spend the month of April with my 94 year old mother helping her out. Then I spent the month of May birding (and recovering). I have taken an Altenew […]

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Altenew April Challenge

I haven’t posted in while because I’ve been busy with other things, although I have been making cards. Several people have ordered cards from me so I’ve been busy with those. I’ll also be celebrating a bunch of family birthdays, now that we’re all vaccinated, […]

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Beautiful Details

Oh my, another one of my favorite classes, Beautiful Details taught by Marika Rahtu. She is a remarkable artist and I can only inspire to be as good as her. She adds details to stamped images to make them really pop. I’m using the Dainty […]

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I LOVE Color

The next class I took was Polychromatic. What a wonderful class using so much color. Easter is just around the corner and my mom wanted me to make her some Easter cards. I decided to make a set to pastel cards for her, and what […]

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Cards with a Twist

When creating a card I like to try something different or unique to make my cards stand out from others. I’m not always successful but I do this to try to stretch my creativity. This is why I loved this class called With a Twist. […]

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Moving Right Along

The next class I took for AECP Level 2 was “In the Mood for Color.” We explored the way color can enhance the mood of your card. I decided to use blue, meaning quiet, reflective, sad. I made a sympathy card using pearlized cardstock I […]

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