Happy Easter!

Today I am participating in the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - this week there is a mood board (below) for inspiration.

Here is my card:

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Ingredients: Concord & 9th Bitty Burst Turnabout; PTI Bunny Blessings, Keep it Simple: Easter

Favorite Altenew Cards of 2018

It's time for Altenew's Year in Review Blog Hop! 


I adore Altenew and here are my fav cards I made this year featuring Altenew products:

First up a birthday card I made for my dad that features Parrot Paradise (the bird is colored with color pencils):

Next up a birthday card I made for a friend featuring Build-A-Flower: Chrysanthemum and Fabulous Floral:

And finally this card that I made for Altenew Academy's watercolor class (this card was posted here).

I look forward to seeing what Altenew brings in 2019 to further our creativity! Happy New Year! #AltenewBest2018

2018 Christmas Cards

Hello and welcome! Today I'm just posting pics of my 2018 christmas cards - several of these were inspired by my favorite bloggers! Please enjoy and Happy Holidays!

SSS Christmas Card Challenge!

I have a card today for the Simon Says Stamp Christmas Card Challenge!

Here is my card! I will also have another post with all my christmas cards I made this year!

This card uses a technique the great Jennifer McGuire had on her blog: alcohol ink (on watercolor paper) with emboss resist. You can find it here. I used a snowflake stencil for my embossed image. I love how this came out! 

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Ingredients: Altenew Bold Alphabet; PTI Sentiment Staples: Christmas; Echo Park Snowflakes #1 stencil

PTI Make it Monday!

I have a card today for Papertrey Ink's Make it Monday #341 Painted Brushstroke Backgrounds. This was a fun one! I love this look and will try this again. Thanks Dawn!

Here is my card:

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Ingredients: PTI Stylized Autumn, Autumn Pumpkins, Bold Borders: Foliage 

Papertrey Ink September Blog Hop!

It's time for PTI's September Blog Hop! I am so glad for fall! Here is the inspiration pic:

And here's my card:

I made an alcohol ink background and cut it out with Bold Borders: Fall Foliage to mirror the leaves on the table. So pretty!

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Ingredients: PTI Bold Borders: Fall Foliage, Simply Gourd-eous, Stylized Autumn

Card for Altenew Watercolor Class (Day 2)

I'm trying to hone my watercoloring skills for my cards and am taking Altenew Academy's Watercolor Basics and Beyond class. I love their classes - very inexpensive (added bonus) but full of great info and techniques. I have made a card using the techniques from Day 2 - Watercolor Wash - using a stencil - love this! It really came out nicely.

I just got some Arches watercolor paper - both hot and cold press. This card uses the hot press paper - very smooth. The background has a rainbow vibe to it - a happy accident!

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Ingredients: Altenew Layered Medallion B stencil, Label Love