ALTENEW: EASY DIE-CUTTING TECHNIQUES, FINAL PROJECT

Die-cutting can be so fun!  I forgot just how fun!!  

I created two different cards for this class' final project.  I used these Altenew stamp & die sets: Warm Heart (Penguin) stamp set & die and Wild & Free stamp set & die.  I've used dies before but never to create dimension or a background in this latest class.  Have a look!

On this penguin card, I wanted to add something to the background, so I pulled out my cloud stencil and used Salvaged Patina distress oxide ink and mini blending tool to create a cloudy sky.  Then I used white pearl paint and added some splatters with a small paintbrush.  I then stamped the penguins on white cardstock and adhered it to the grey card base.  Then I took the cloudy sky layer and used double-sided foam tape to give it some dimension.  It came out soooo cute!
For this wild & free card, I used the flower dies included in the die cutting set and positioned them on white cardstock to cut out the various shapes.  I had to do this several times to create a background for my sentiment to sit on.  After cutting everything out, I used Altenew's Woven Stencil and Spun Sugar distress oxide ink and a mini blending tool to create another dimension to the background.  Then I adhered it to a piece of white glitter cardstock and then onto a plaid printed cardstock.  Finished it off with some matching sequins and liquid pearls.
Now onto my next class...

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ALTENEW: EASY INK BLENDING TECHNIQUES, FINAL PROJECTS

This was a fun class and gave me another chance to play with my Distress Oxide ink pads.  For this class, I created two different cards.

Supplies used: Altenew Sentiments & Quotes, Vintage Flowers and Tea Time stamp sets.

For this first card, I ink blended to make a gradient (dark to light) background for these flowers to sit on.  I used Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink and a blender brush.  I stamped the sentiment using Versamark ink pad and silver embossing powder to make the sentiment pop.  After that, I added white and pink liquid pearls to tie all the colors together.

For this second non-flower card (yes, no flowers...can you believe it?  😄) I cut strips of cardstock and ink blended them with Scattered Straw and Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I stamped the leaf pattern with Scattered Straw behind the stamped images.  And then stamped the sentiment directly onto the card front with black ink.  For the super cute tea kettle, cups and cupcake, I used a blue and aqua stamp pad and my trusty water brush to color them in.
Lots of fun...now onto my next class! 

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ALTENEW: CLEAN & SIMPLE BOUTIQUE CARDS, FINAL PROJECTS

This course was all about creating clean & simple cards.  For this courses' final projects, I used the Painted Flowers stamp set. I love this stamp set because it has flowers (of course!) and it includes a separate 'outline' stamp. So, it is really easy to layer this floral and create beautiful images.
For this fun, hot pink, floral Happy Birthday card, I used one of the flower stamps and created a clean and simple floral background.  To add some bling, I used some colorful pink and pink clear sequins.  I backed the card front onto a light pink cardstock.

For the Happy Anniversary card, I used an embossing folder to create a pretty white background for the flowers to sit upon.  Then I stamped and die-cut multiples of each different flowers in this stamp set.  I clustered them in the top portion of this card along with some black and white stamped leaf images.  I embossed the sentiment with silver tinsel embossing powder on vellum and attached it to the card front.  Then I added tiny sparkle gems.  

I'm loving the courses and learning so much!  Now, on to my next class!

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