Lesson 3 for the Level 1 AECP is all about celebrating stencils and all the fun you can have with them! I used the Altenew Watercolor Stripes cover die to make these two for one cards. Using an A2 panel of 80 lb Neenah with the die I ink blended over it with Altenew Paper… Continue reading Celebration & Stencil Techniques
Author: Touch of Magik
Ink Blending Rainbow Fun
With the end of the school year fast approaching, I thought it was time for some teacher appreciation cards! Or at the very least some pencil themed ones ! ✏️ I used the Hero Arts / Ink Blot Shop collaboration set called Please Deliver. Sadly there are no dies so I steadied myself and prepared… Continue reading Ink Blending Rainbow Fun
All About Layering 2
I was very happy to revisit one of my favourite Altenew stamp sets for this card, the Peony Bouquet . It may well be the first stamp set I ever bought from them. I tried to keep it simple with a basic background style. I masked the flowers to blend the background with a soft… Continue reading All About Layering 2
An Exciting Adventure!
I’m so very excited to say that I’ve been accepted into the most recent group for the Altenew Educator Certification Program. After my first class in Layering, these are the 5 cards I created while playing with my various sets of layering stamps. I really loved making this card. I don’t often have so much… Continue reading An Exciting Adventure!
Mother’s Day Cards 2022
I have been loving the new stamp and stencil combinations so many companies are offering. They give a lot of flexibility in design choices and a variety of finished cards. These are done with a few different sets from Taylored Expressions including: Full of Flowers, In Bloom & Best Buds as well as their Mom… Continue reading Mother’s Day Cards 2022
A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step…tho maybe it was more of a shuffle.
I've heard that the destination isn't the important part of that trip.... it is the sights and stops along the way. My journey has often felt like a very complicated old English maze.... many twists and turns and even a few dead ends and reversals. But I wouldn't change a thing, because then maybe I… Continue reading A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step…tho maybe it was more of a shuffle.
week 5 almost done!
Wow! Where did that go? wooooosh and it's week 5 It's been amazing, hard, fun, stressful and crazy. We've learned ( or relearned in some cases), basic knife skills in our labs. More things about safety and sanitation than any sane person would ever want to know...but boy do you see the world differently after… Continue reading week 5 almost done!
Day 2 wrapped up!
This first week proves to be and continue to be interesting. Lots of where's my class, what do I bring, uniform or no uniform etc etc. Classes range from Culinary Techniques - basically watch and learn because you'll be using this stuff in your labs this week approach. To the history of baking and cooking -… Continue reading Day 2 wrapped up!
and so it begins
today is my first day of College. How astonishing that seems to me. 47 years old and I am going to college for the first time. More astonishing combined with the fact that my youngest son starts his 2nd year at the same time. I am grateful that life often hands you crappy cards to… Continue reading and so it begins
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