Ways to add Glitter and Shine to your cards
This post shows how I make over a dozen cards on 5 easy ways to add gilliter to your cards or projects - by using fine glitter, glitter embossing powder, glitter glue, and glitter brush - and get that wow effect.
Gel Press with Altenew Crisp Dye Inks
This post shows how I use a gel press to achieve a print of smooth ink blended backgrounds with Altenew Crisp Dye Inks. The ink is 'stamped' onto a card with white heat embossed Paint-A-Flower images from Altenew. The heat embossed image reists the dye inks.
Stencil Techniques
This post shows how I use various stencil types (layering stencil, background stencil, builder stencil) with different mediums (dye inks, distress oxide inks, glimmer paste, embossing paste, embellishment mousse) and make many many cards.
Small stamps with stencilling
This post shows how I use to smaller stamps and pair it with stencils to create the focal point of two cards.
Happy Birthday card - Sweet Sixteen using Alpha Stamps & Shaker Card
Two sweet sixteen birthday cards for my lovely niece using Altenew stamps and dies primarily. Tips using alpha stamp and a shaker card.
Die cutting flowers
Die cutting of Alternew Craft-A-Flower Poppy Layering Die Set to create this birthday card for a friend who turns fifty and I purposefully did not put the number fifity on the card,
No line watercolouring for beginners
No line watercolouring for beginners using the Altenew Poppy Garden stamp set. Painted flowers with Distress Inks and Mijello Mission watercolours.
Layered die cutting & two for one card
These cards are made for the Jan 2021 Altenew Challenge. Uses the Altenew Fantasy Floral 3D Dies to create the flower card and Altenew Bold Caps and Bold Numerals die set along with the Tea Party washi tape to make the two for one ‘HB2U’ card.
Vintage Card
A Vintage looking card with distress ink blending and die cutting of the Altenew Pressed Leaf.
SSS Monday Challenge – Unused Product
This post is a special card made for a loved one and I am also submitting it for the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge which requires one to use a new or unused product. For me this was the Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions which comes with coordinating dies. For those in the UK, I got my set from Seven Hills Craft at a reasonable price.