Altenew Craft Your Life Bouquet Bonanza
The last month has been challenging. I had cataract surgeries on both eyes, so crafting was off the table for a bit. This past Saturday, I participated in the Altenew Craft Your Life Virtual Retreat – Bouquet Bonanza 2022, focused on using one of their new stamp sets, Timeless Tulips, and pigment inks. The kit […]
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Jeep Card
To date, I have only used my Brother Scan ‘n Cut to scan images I’ve stamped and cut them, because I have a hard time fussy cutting due to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Recently, I decided I need to try the different techniques available with this machine. To that end, I downloaded some files from svgcuts.com. This […]
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Day 4 – Emboss Resist with a Twist
Heat guns. Embossing powder. Background stamps. Layering stencils. Watercolors. This was a bit of a messy day for my craft area!
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Day 2 – Joseph’s Coat
I love the card I created using this technique! We inked a background, then put a stencil over it and used black ink through the stencil. I chose a mid-century modern stencil from A Colorful Life Designs.
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Day 1 – Ink Lifting
Today’s technique for the Spring Card Camp is Ink Lifting. Here are the cards I created.
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Online Card Classes: Spring Card Camp 2022
I signed up for the Spring Card Camp 2022 at Online Card Classes. It’s two weeks full of different cardmaking techniques. I’m looking forward to the challenge of doing things I don’t normally consider. Hopefully I don’t get discouraged or frustrated, as it is supposed to be fun!
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Llama Birthday
Today’s card is a simple one, with a cute little llama from Lawn Fawn. I used gingham paper, also from Lawn Fawn, layered together. The happy scripty die cut was placed across the top. The circle die is from Spellbinders, and the flag die is from Art Impressions.
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Pop-Up Platform
The pop-up platform die from Lawn Fawn is so much fun. I used the Gotta Have Gingham petite paper pack, and the platform pop-up add-on. The tiny characters fit in perfectly.
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Playing With Alcohol Ink
Last month, I sat on my patio in the sun playing with alcohol inks. One of the things I did was try to make rose shapes with the ink. I had varying degrees of success. I also just dropped random colors onto the Yupo paper and let it mix however it wanted. Here are a […]
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