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AECP – Seasonal Scene Building

The next course in the AECP Level One Certification is Seasonal Scene Building.  This set of classes was a lot of fun and really got the creative juices flowing.  I have a die set I have been so excited to try and a concept that has been in my head I was hoping I could bring to life.  The die set was Altenew’s Calming Koi.

My concept was to add an acetate panel to create a portion of the front of the card.  One Koi fish is attached to the acetate and the other is on the inside card base.  The acetate is sandwiched between a cutaway front panel and a cutaway card base.

I created the water effect with the Altenew Water Builder Stencil and Caribbean Sky, Blue Horizon, Aqualicious and Teal Tempest Fresh Dye Inks.  The Koi fish were cut from white card stock and velum and colored with Fresh Lemon, Honey Drizzle, Maple Yellow, Caramel Toffee and Jet Black Inks from Altenew.

I cut and colored an addition body piece of the Koi in order to hide the adhesive holding it to the acetate panel so you can see the fish from the top and the bottom.  I handcuff the opening and then used that piece as a guide for the cutting of the card base as well as the inside water piece. 

I used the cut out as a mask when I ink blended onto the card front so I did not get any ink on the acetate.  The sentiment is from Altenew’s Billowing Peonies stamp set.

This card was so much fun to create and I was excited that I was able to make something that has been swimming around in my brain for a while (pun intended).

I finished the card off with a couple Stickle dots.

I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did.  See you soon at the next course.  Have an amazing day!!

 

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AECP – Celebration: Stencil Techniques

Today’s course is Altenew’s Celebration: Stencil Techniques.  So many fun ways to use stencils.  I wanted to try out a new stencil I have from Altenew called Modern Circles.

I used an Altenew color family of inks – Sweet Dreams.  I applied  Aqualicious, Teal Cave and Galactic Stream with Altenew mini blending brushes.  The Ultra Sticky Mat is great for holding down the stencils and cardstock.  No need for tape.

I added a thank you sentiment from the Altenew Timeless Sentiments Die Set cut from Altenew Brushed Gold Metallic Cardstock and backed it in white.  I popped the sentiment with foam tape and finished it off with a couple of gems.

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AECP – Easy Ink Blending

This course from Altenew is Easy Ink Blending.  I looked forward to this one as I tend to struggle with the smooth blend of ink and which ink colors to use.  I learned a lot!

 

For this card I chose the Altenew Spoon Daisy 3D Embossing Folder.  The embossed dimension of this folder is just stunning.  I pulled out my color cubes to get the inspiration for which colors to pick.  I decided on Altenew’s Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields and Teal Cave, and added MFT’s Boysenberry.  These colors were blended onto white cardstock using the Altenew medium blending brushes and the Ultra Sticky Mat.

I then embossed the blended panel, as well as, one cut out of white cardstock. I cut down the blended panel and placed it on top of the white embossed panel.  The images “locked” into one another and then I glued them down.

I went over the raised areas with a white ink pad to enhance the embossed image.  I popped up the embossed panel with foam tape and then added a simple hello sentiment to finish it off.

 

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AECP – Clean & Simple Boutique Cards

This card is my project from the Altenew course Clean & Simple Boutique Cards. I sometimes struggle with clean and simple so this class was great for me.

I used the Altenew Peony Sunshine 3D Embossing Folder as well as the Mini Delight Bee Kind stamp and die set. Using the mini blending brush I did light ink blending on the peony with Altenew Blush Rose Fresh Dye Ink.  The bee is stamped with Altenew Permanent Black Ink and Lemonade Stand Fresh Dye Ink.  The sentiment is from the Statement Flowers stamp set.

I cut the panel with the Stitched Indented Rectangles & Fitted Indented Rectangles both from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I added foam tape to pop up the center panel for added dimension.

I embellished the wings of the bee with  Wink of Stella Clear & added a some mini gems.

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Graduation Card

Today I am sharing a graduation card I made with the stamp set graduation2celebrate from The Stamps of Life.  This set allows you to create a cute and quick card.  You can customize it to the colors of each school so the card can be individualized for each graduate.I decided to make this into a shaker card.  The schools colors were red and white, so I chose papers and sequins in those colors.  I stamped the cap with Simon Says Stamp Intense Black ink and colored it with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers DR4, DR5 and DR6.  I also cut out a graduate out using the Taylor Expressions die Hooray Grad to use on the front of the card.  After cutting out a frame for the shaker, I put adhesive on the back and put the acetate on the back of the frame.  To assemble the shaker card, I put the sequins inside the frame and then placed the red star paper over it.  Then attaching this to the black card base, I used A2 size.  Using adhesive I placed the graduate on the lower front corner and used foam tape to add the cap to the upper left corner.

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