Month: June 2022

In the Let it Shine course I learned a lot about using glitter, embossing powder, foils, metallic paper and other techniques to add shine to my projects. I love having shine and shimmer on my cards! I chose to use Altenew’s “Painted Poppy” stamp set outline, VersaMark ink and Altenew’s Rose Gold embossing powder on… Continue reading AECP Level 1 Let it Shine

Sara Naumann taught this course and the techniques are truly irresistible. She not only taught techniques for the focal point but also for using ink in the matting for the cards. This subtly dressed them up! I chose to do ink faux water color, where I smooshed the ink pads onto my glass surface, spritzed… Continue reading AECP Level 1 Irresistible Inking Techniques

I was inspired by many of the lessons in this course. As I’d never done faux letterpress before, I chose this technique. I drew up many designs and made many presses/stamps of varying thicknesses of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# card stock and stamped several styles on Canson Cold Press 140# watercolor paper. Sometimes… Continue reading AECP Level 1 Clean and Simple Boutique Cards

As I am a bibliophile, and know several others with the same affliction, I chose to use Altenew’s Tall Tale stamp set. I started by using acrylic blocks and masks, but too many times I stamped inaccurately, so I switched to my Misty and quickly made three card fronts with zero mishaps! I then colored… Continue reading AECP Level 1 Seasonal Scene Building