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AECP – Masking Unleashed

Hello!!  So glad to see you today!

Today’s card is based on the classes from AECP – Masking Unleashed.

I used two different stamp sets for this card.  A retired stamp set from Altenew called Tulip and another stamp set called Versatile Vases.

I stamped out the tulip images and some of the leaves onto masking paper using Altenew – Permanent Black ink..

Then fussy cut them out staying close to the black stamped lines.  These will be my masks for the layers of stamping.  I needed more than I originally created so I stamped more tulips and one of the vase as well in green ink.

I tested out several ink combinations for my tulips as I wanted 3 to 4 different colored flowers in my vase.

I created a template for my stamping on a plain piece of paper and tested the placement.

Placing the template into the Misti stamping tool I set the bottom stamp later in position on the template.  Closed the door and picked up the stamp, removed the template and placed down my card stock piece.  Inked and stamped that bottom stamp.

Then lined up the detail stamp on the bottom stamped layer.  Ink and stamp the detail, repeat that for the other flowers.  I also placed the mask for the outer edge of the vase.

Once most of the flowers were stamped, I add the masks and begin stamping the leaves and stems.

Placing more masks I added an additional flower in the back at the top that would be behind a leaf.

After removing the flower masks.

I added a large piece of masking paper to create the table line at the bottom adding a bit of color from a blending brush.  I also added a bit of Altenew Fresh Dye Ink – Arctic to the vase to add water in the vase.

I cropped the image down and adhered it to an A2 sized card base from kraft card stock.

Stamped the “hello” from the Versatile Vases stamp set onto light blue card stock to create a sentiment strip, added some foam tape and adhered it to the card front.

Then finished it off with some colored gems.  It turned out more with a  watercolor look than I had planned.

Thank you for stopping by today.  Hope you liked this card.

 

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AECP – Polychromatic

Welcome Back!!

Today’s class is Polychromatic, which means of two or more colors; multi-colored.  I am very excited about this class.  My mind immediately went to butterflies and flowers using two specific Altenew Craft Your Life Project Kits: Butterfly Garden and Seasonal Blooms.  These are both amazing and beautiful kits.

I used the stencils to color blend the butterflies from the kit with Altenew Fresh Dye Inks: Persian Blue, Caribbean Sky, Sapphire, Blush Rose, Mauve Toasted Mauve, Dew Drop, Aqualicious, Alpine Aster, Water Hyacinth and Alpine Aster.  The kit includes a Zero-Waste die to cut out the entire background.  I colored the flowers from the Seasonal Blooms using the stamp and stencils from the set, then cut them out using the die from the set.

Using an Altenew Large Blending Brush I ink blended using Arctic Fresh Dye Ink on a 5.25″ x 6″ card base.  This is a non-standard size but I wanted lots of room for the flowers and butterflies on this card.  I then ink splattered using Altenew Metallic Watercolor using Topaz.

I put the card base and all the pieces in my Misti to see how I wanted everything to be arranged and where I thought the sentiment would fit.

Using glue and dimensional foam tape I added everything at different heights.

I also added a couple Pinkfresh Studio glitter dots to add a bit more dimension and interest.

Using color is so much fun and in these winter months a bit of Spring makes me smile.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card and have a fantastic day.  Thank you for stopping by.