Last week I hosted a Live session on the Altenew You Tube channel, featuring the Winter Wonderland Watercolor Brush Marker collection. These are just what they sound like: Water brushes, with watercolor inside. Of course you can use them to…
Category: Handmade cards
Happy Monday, friends! Here’s a quick, easy, and high-impact design to start off your week. This card uses simple white-on-white layering, crisp black ink stamping and spattering, plus a pop of bright pink color. I started by using a dye-based…
Hi friends, today I’m having a look at some of my favorite PaperArtsy card-making techniques—this time, it’s a simple paint-brayered background with stenciling, stamping and foiling. I’m using the following: Every Leaf stamp: PaperArtsy Eclectica ESN41 Circles stencil: PaperArtsy PS176…
Happy Monday, friends! Today I have a *new* technique that I absolutely adore: 3-D die-cut layering. You’ll see the floral card focal here has been die cut from several layers of patterned paper. These are all from the Peony Hello…
Hi friends! Floral stamping is a classic, no matter the card-making occasion. And it’s even better when you have a stamp set that gives multiple looks from one design. This week I have a really beautiful stamp-layering set that can…
Stuck inside this Halloween? Want a festive activity to brighten up the rainy October days? This week Anna and I were on assignment to create something fun (and virtual) for a kids’ Halloween activity. I’m in the American Women’s Club…
Ever stamp a large image that’s not quite perfect? It’s still salvageable—and can be put to good use for die-cutting! Take a look: This die-cut “hello” is stamped with an image from the Blooming Bouquet stamp from Altenew. It’s the…
Hi friends! Love the look of striped backgrounds on your cards? Want a super-easy way to make them? Try a stripe stencil + watercolors + a flat paintbrush! (This is a project I made in last week’s Altenew You Tube…