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Altenew Dahlia Bright Eyes and giveaway

2/22/2022

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Hello and welcome to the Altenew PAF Dahlia Bright Eyes hop. I love Dahlias because of how many different color combinations they come in and what huge blooms they have. If you are hopping along with us you have just come from Virginia Lu. Your next stop is Bridget Casey. 
Today for my two projects, I played with different coloring mediums. Let me know in the comments below if you have a favorite coloring medium.

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Altenew All Things Handmade hop

2/4/2022

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Thank you for joining us on the hop for the February release. This collection is jam packed with some great products. In addition to showing the products, I’m showcasing the versatility of the Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers. If you are hopping along with us today, you have just come from the amazing stylings of Nathalie DeSousa. Your next stop is the absolutely lovely, Terri Koszler. Please visit the Altenew Card Blog for more information and inspiration from the amazing Lydia Evans. 

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Altenew Educator "For the Love of Flowers" Blog Hop, Linky Party + Giveaway!

3/5/2020

 

AECP Hop For the love of flowers

Hello friends! Thank you for joining me for the Altenew Educator Program Blog hop - If you are following along on the hop, you have just come from the amazing Irina Fonina from CreativeScrapbooking. The next stop on the hop is the very creative Vicki Finger from Twinkling Paper Studio. A full list of the blogs are at the end of this post. If you get lost, please go back to the Altenew Card Blog. Make sure to leave some love on the Altenew Card blog and each of the blog stops along the way for a chance to win a gift certificate to Altenew so you can pick up your favorite floral set. 
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Flowers have a language and can be used to send messages conveying friendship, love and support. Altenew is known for their amazing floral images.  In this post, I use Altenew's floral stamp sets to build cards to convey messages of: steadfast friendship, true love and hope. Please continue reading to learn about the language of flowers and how I put together these cards.

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So you want to teach a card class...

3/20/2019

 

Preparing to teach my first card class

For the final challenge of the Altenew Educator Certification Program, I will be teaching a 2 hour card class full of techniques to 4-10 people. After the class, I will be blogging about how it went but I wanted to do a post before the class to discuss building an idea, setting up for a class and figuring how to break down ideas and make them accessible to others. Please read on for how I plan on teaching this class.
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These are the elements the students will make during the class.

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Watercoloring without stamps

3/4/2019

 

Watercoloring basics and beyond

I’ve been playing around with water color for a little less than a year. I like the look but have trouble with the messy aspect of it. In Altenew’s class, Watercoloring Basics and Beyond, the instructor discussed the importance of letting the paint mix and blend freely. The last lesson encouraged free hand watercoloring without using stamps. When I watercolor, I typically just color in a stamped image. Watercoloring without having the stamped image as a guide freaked me out. In the spirit of just trying this out and learning something new, I decided to go for it. The class is designed to showcase the Altenew Watercolor Pan set. I don’t have this watercolor set so I used ink from the Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers instead. These markers are vibrant with rich colors. Please read on for how I put together this card. Affiliate links are used in this post. If you decide to purchase through these links, I may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Thank you your support.
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One layer cards

3/3/2019

 

Building dimension in one layer

Although cards are a 2-D art, I really try to add dimension to my cards. I typically achieve this through layering papers, die cuts and adding sequins. In the Altenew Academy class, One Layer Wonders, the instructor pushes the boundaries for how to achieve the look of dimension in only one layer. I took this challenge on and using the idea of drop shadows and lines to build a focal point throughout the image, I built a card using only one layer of paper. To be fair, I did do all the work on an A2 panel and then attached that panel to a card base. Please read on for how I was able to achieve dimension and depth using just one layer. 
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Masking two ways

2/8/2019

 

Masking Unleashed

My final class in the Altenew Educator Program, Level 2 is Masking Unleashed. And Unleashed it was! The instructor had some different ways of masking and I was inspired to try positive and negative masking. Positive masking is using a mask of a specific image to cover that image so you can stamp or color around it. Negative masking is using the negative space so you can color inside a stamp or die cut. I wanted to try both of these to see how they worked out. I have two cards for you today using both of these masking techniques. Both cards use Altenew Blooming Bouquet stamp set which is a great floral image perfect for coloring with any medium. I recently purchased the Altenew Watercolor Brush markers and I have been looking forward to trying them out. Please read on for how I put together these two cards.
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Simple Hello Card

2/26/2017

 
Hello and welcome to this simple Hello card. I don't always have a lot of time to craft so I like projects that I can complete at one sitting. This card is quick to make and I make many at a time so I will have some on hand when I just need to send a note to someone.
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    Welcome to Seven's Crafts and thank you for stopping by. I am a mom, teacher and avid paper crafter.  I hope these posts will leave you feeling inspired and ready to do some crafting.

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