Altenew Academy Level 1 Course: Seasonal Scene Building

Hello Crafty Friends!  Todays card is my submission to the Altenew Educator Certification Program Course:  Seasonal Scene Building.  The course covered various ways to create scenes in order to bring cards to life.  

For my card today, I created a scene using the Altenew Build-A-Flower:  Fashion Monger Dahlia Stamp with Coordinating Die Set and the Altenew Megal Label Love Sentiment Set to create a summer sky full of clouds for my flower to sit against.

To start my design, I ink blended clouds using a Cloud Stencil, blue ink, a blending brush and a light hand on a card panel measuring 3.5" x 4".  The stencil is 4 sided, so as I blended down the card panel, I turned the stencil 1/4 turn in order to get different cloud shapes.

The Dahlia image and leaves are layering stamps so using my stamp positioner, I stamped the images using yellow, orange and green shades of inks.  I die cut the images with the coordinating dies, adhered the leaves and mounted the floral on craft foam. 

I mounted the blended panel and sentiment strip on craft foam and adhered all to a card base of Neenah Solar White 110 lb. card.  Lastly, I added sequins for a bit of sparkle and shine.

This was a wonderful course that reminded me scene building does not have to include lots of images but can be as simple as my design here today...a simple sky and a floral to create a tranquil scene.  

Thanks for visiting me today.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Products Used:

Altenew Build-A-Flower:  Fashion Monger Dahlia Stamp with Coordinating Die Set

Altenew Megal Label Love Sentiment Set

My Favorite Things Mini Cloud Edges Stencil

Catherine Pooler Inks

Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80 lb. and 110 lb. Card

Makeup Blending Brushes - Amazon

Sequins - Hobby Lobby

Versafine Onyx Black Pigment Ink

**Challenges Entered:

Avenue 613

Chocolate Baroque - Fav stamps are Altenew Florals

Stamping Sensations

Moving Along with the Times

NBUS - 1st time using stamp sets

Crafter's Cafe

Crafts Galore Encore

QKR Stampede

Altenew Academy AECP Course: Let It Shine

Hello Friends!  Today I'm sharing 2 projects created for the Altenew Educator Certification Program Course "Let It Shine".  This course teaches tip and tricks for adding sparkle and shine to your projects.  If you know me, you know I LOVE sparkle...it's kinda my thing, so this course was made for me!

My 1st project features the Altenew Way Too Sweet Stamp Set, Alcohol Marker coloring, Patterned Paper and Glitter.

Adding loose glitter to a project is one of the many ways od adding sparkle and shine to a project.  I know loose glitter can be messy but in this instance, it wasn't at all.  I used very little loose glitter and that enabled me to control it.  

I started by coloring the images with alcohol markers and fussy cutting them.  Using a Sakura Quickie Glue Pen, I added liquid adhesive to the areas I wanted to add the glitter.  Using a Multi-colord glitter from Hobby Lobby and Fun Stampers Journey Sparkle Cuts, I adhered a small bit to the images.  To make certain all was adhered, I rubbed over the glitter with a piece of scrap paper, then set aside to dry.

Once dry, I created my layout using strips of patterned paper, black card and craft foam.  I love how sparkly the sweets are; the glitter makes them POP.

My 2nd project uses 3 different techniques of adding sparkle and shine; Heat Embossing, Glitter Tape and Glitter Gel.  

To start, I stamped and heat embossed the large floral bunch from the Altenew Dearest Friend

stamp set onto watercolor paper using fine detail gold embossing powder.  With Arteza Real Brush Markers, I watercolored the image and die cut with the coordinating die.  

To create my background, I cut two pieces of patterned paper from the Altenew Wildflower 6x6 paper pad and adhered to the card base with liquid adhesive.  I remembered I have glitter tape from Cricut, that I've had for ages, so I adhered a strip to separate the two patterned papers.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment; which is from the same stamp set directly to the card panel and mounted the focal image using craft foam.  Lastly, I added Stickles Glitter Gel to the edges of the florals and that completed this card.

With the heat embossing, glitter tape and glitter gel, this card is very sparkly but not overdone.  This was a great course, I picked up tips on techniques I already use and learned new techniques that I will be using on future projects.  

Thanks for visiting today.  I hope you'll try some of the techniques I've shared and comment below what techniques you use to add sparkle and shine to your projects.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Way Too Sweet Card:

Polkadoodles

Paperbabe

C.R.A.F.T

Cute Card Thursday

Craft Rocket

Angie's Digital Stamps Challenge

Thank You Card:

Cardz TV

Outlawz Festive Fridays

Uniko

Creative Knockouts

Crafter's Cafe

 

Altenew Academy AECP Level 1 - For the Guys

Hello Friends and welcome back.  Today, I'm sharing projects created for the Altenew Academy Level 1 Course "For the Guys".  Creating Masculine cards can be challenging however this course provides tips and techniques for creating cards for those men and boys in your life.

For my first card, I wanted to follow a theme from the course and create a card for a young or tween boy. I realized I seldom create cards for boys so it was time to use class inspiration and create a fun card using the Altenew Ori Kami Stamp Set.

To start, I created my own background on a panel of gray card by stamping the Elephant image using Altenew Charcoal Suit Crisp Dye Ink.  I "second generation stamped" or inked up the image, stamped off on scrap paper once and then onto the card panel, using Altenew Silver Lake Crisp Dye Ink. This creates a faint stamped image.

I stamped the Elephant on Turquoise card using the same Charcoal Suit Crisp Dye Ink and fussy cut the images.  I splattered the panel with White Acrylic Gloss Spray and watered Charcoal Suit ink, backed the focal with purple card and adhered to the card base.  I stamped the sentiment in 2 parts, arranged the design and adhered to the card panel, popping up one Elephant and the sentiment strips on craft foam.  Lastly, added gray enamel dots for additional interest.

My second card was created using the Altenew Shattered Triangle Die Set.  I die cut 7 triangle bases and tops from patterned paper and adhered together.  For additional interest, I inlaid a few of the waste pieces back into the triangle tops. 

I created a mat of patterned paper, backed with kraft card and adhered all to a card base of cream cardstock.  I arranged the triangles flat to the card panel and stamped the sentiment on a snippet of Kraft card, popping the strip on craft foam before adhering to the focal panel.

Lastly, adding enamel dots to complete this simple yet effective card.  This was a great AECP course.  Masculine cards are hard for me as my thoughts always go to pretty florals but this course provided the inspiration to think outside the box and the confidence to create some fun designs for the guys.

Thanks for visiting and reading through my post today.  Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

Products Used:

Altenew Ori Kami Stamp Set

Altenew Shattered Triangle Die Set

Altenews Gentlemen's Gray Crisp Dye Ink Mini Cube Set

Recollections Card Stock and Patterned Papers

Art Glitter Glue Liquid Adhesive

Cardz TV Ticket Talk 2 Stamp Set

Cardz TV Mini Messages Stamp Set

Maymay Made It Sittin' Tree Stamp Set

Fiskars Outline Alpha Stamp Set

**Challenges Entered:

Ori Kami Card:

Digi Choosday

TTCRD

Crafting Happiness

Sweet Stampin'

Gem of a Challenge

Polkadoodles

CCC Digi Creations

Let's Craft and Create

Crafty Animals

Cute Card Thursday

Shattered Triangles Card:

Alphabet Challenge

Paperbabe

Happy Little Stampers Die Challenge