Masking Unleashed

I just finished my last class for AECP, Altenew Educator Certification Program. All the classes have been wonderful and I’ve learned something new in everyone. This class, Masking Unleashed, shows different mediums for masking and ways to use those mediums. Some I didn’t even know […]

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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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