Altenew Educators’ “Clean and Simple” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway

Here’s my CAS (clean and simple) card. I hope you enjoy the Blog Hop and my post! To start off, I used my T-square ruler to draw lines along all 4 edges of the front panel using my Altenew Fine Liner pen. Then on the front panel, I placed a die from the Itty Bitty

Altenew 8th Anniversary Blog Hop Day 5 + Giveaway (over $2,000 in Total Prizes!)

Here’s the Altenew blog link: https://wp.me/p6Dps1-fK3 I wish everyone at Altenew a very happy anniversary! 8 years is quite an accomplishment. To celebrate , the guest designers are having a fun blog hop! Before I share my card, this is what my hand looks like. I had surgery last week because of a staph infection

Level 3 Workshop Summary – Hooray!

I can hardly believe that the workshop is done.  It was fun and quite a challenge, too. To complete the challenge, I needed to create 3 cards, and then teach the workshop participants how to make the cards. I also had to create a workshop survey for the participants to complete after the workshop, so

Level 3: Mission Inspiration

Have you ever been lost down the rabbit hole? I have. Looking at all the cards others have created. Looking and looking and looking. This class helps solve that time waster. I’m not saying that it’s bad to enjoy the beautiful work of others; just that sometimes you can spend more time looking than creating.

Level 3: Elements of Floral Composition

This Altenew class was an exceedingly helpful class. It was such an interesting class, too. I am recommending it to everyone I know in the crafting world. Jaycee did a great job explaining the intricacies of how and why all the card pieces fit together. The flower is from the Beauty Within stamp set. Here

Level 3: All About Layering 6 – Dies Edition

This was another great Altenew class. Using different layering die sets, Lydia showed us 10+ layout ideas. All very unique. Like many other classes, this will be one I will I review again and again. I used the Climber Flowers Layering Die Set. This is my finished card. The sentiment is from the Thank You

Level 3: Creative Coloring with Erum: Advanced Techniques

There were so many techniques discussed in this 6 lesson class! It was hard to choose which technique to use for my card. All of the lessons taught different ways to color and add texture to a card. Here are a few of the techniques that were taught: use a layering set but don’t use

Level 3: Demystifying Mixed Media

I have been playing with some mixed media techniques lately, and it has been LOTS of fun! I was glad to find a class to help me understand it more. This is my 2nd attempt at the technique. The first attempt was too dark, so I used a die to cut out images for another

Level 2 Challenge: Part 2 Upcycled Project

Hi! Erum at Altenew challenged me to come up wih something unique for my upcycled project. So here’s my result – Bathroom Accessories! I know this picture is crowded, but all 3 pieces barely fit together in my photo Shot Box. I created a tissue box cover, an air freshener can cover, and decorated a

AECP Level 2 Challenge Part 1 – Cards

Hello again.  Welcome to my blog.  Today I will be posting about my Level 2 challenge.  To keep the blog from being too long, I am breaking it into 2 parts:  All about the cards in part 1 and all about the Upcycled Project in part 2. I was challenged to make 4 masculine cards