Masculine Card Mania with Altenew Education Series Level 1

 Masculine cards are hard for most of us.  If you aren't using tools or fishing equipment, most of us are at a loss.  This card goes in a completely different direction.  Dad gets a colorful and comfy chair on his special day,

SUPPLIES:

ALTENEW: Armchair Stamp Set

ALTENEW: Adorable Anthurium Stamp Set

ALTENEW INKS:  Jet Black, 

ALCOHOL INK MARKERS:  Sea Glass, Ocean Waves, Milk Chocolate, Sand Dunes, Citrus Burst, Soft Lilac, Firefly, Grass Field, Crimson, Ruby Red, Vanilla Cream, Caramel Toffee

Misti Stamp Tool

Embossing folder

White Cardstock , Cream Cardstock, Metallic Cardstock

A2 Card base

A2 Size White Card Layer

Pattern Paper

Let’s get started.  Stamp the plant, the chair an the lamp all on the same white cardstock.

 

There is a tiny leaf stamp on the chair set that we will use later.  You use the markers to color the chair, plant and potted plant.

Now comes the fun part.  Fussy cut all the pieces and trace the outside edges with a black marker.  It makes a big difference if you’re not great at fussy cutting.

Let’s switch gears and work on the background.  I used a plaid embossing folder to start the background.  The imprint came out nice.  A strip of printed cardstock that looks like a rug or tile glued to the bottom will create a landing place for all the pieces.

I added a mat layer in blue metallic cardstock.  Notice the art work hanging over the plant.  That space looked a little empty so I used the tiny leaf stamp and matted it with black cardstock.  I thought the lamp could use a little something too.

I took a yellow marker and drew lines from the bottom of the shade on the lamp.  It’s subtle but I think it adds an air of realism to the card.

I added a hand written sentiment and done.  Thanks for stopping by my blog.  Here’s a final look.

Altenew Academy “Easy Ink Blending”

 You will do some ink blending to make this card but you may also discover a new way to make a shaker card without any special dies.  I love the way this card turned out… I hope you will too.  First a look at the card…

SUPPLIES:

A2 Card Base in White

Altenew Blooms of Friendship Stamp and Die Set

Altenew Fancy Greettings Stamp Set

Copic Markers

Altenew Emerald Ink

Gold Ink

3D Tape

Pop Dots

Wood Embossing Folder

Cover Plate Die

Let’s get started.  First, Cut out the cover plate and stamp the flowers and the sentiment ‘Hello Lovely’.

Color the flowers with Copic Markers.  I used Y04, YG09, G09, and G14 to color the leaves.  I used the lightest blue B000 and light brush strokes from the center out to color the big flower in the middle.  The flowers on either side were colored with Rv55 and RV09.  I used V04 and V17 on the little flowers.  I die cut the flowers and fussy cut the sentiment.

I took an A2 panel and used the Emerald ink to blend a background.  I started at the bottom and worked my way up to the top of the card.  As you add more ink to the bottom and slowly blend toward the top, you start to see a variation in the color from dark to light.

Trim a half inch off the top and 1.5 inches off the bottom.  Then cut a tiny piece, about an 1/8 inch off the side.  Put the card inside a plastic bag, add shaker bits… fold the bag to the back and tape with washi tape or painters tape.  It looks ugly but no one will ever see it.

Use Red Liner tape to adhere the bag to the A2 Card Base, leaving half an inch at the top.  

Add 3D tape to the top and more to cover the open space at the bottom.

I rubbed the wood grain embossing plate with gold ink.  I added a sheet of white A2 paper inside and ran it through a die cut machine.  Cut a 3/4 in strip to cover the top and a 3 inch strip to cover the bottom of the card you’re making.

Glue the cover plate die cut to the card over the bag with the shaker bits and then add your two wood grain strips to the top and bottom.

All that’s left is to glue the flowers into place and add pop dots to the sentiment and you’re done.  

Thanks for visiting.  Here’s a last look at the card.

Altenew Academy ALL ABOUT LAYERING ‘Clean and Simple Boutique Cards’

 Hello again!  I'm taking another spin at the Clean and Simple Boutique Card.  This one turns a plain white base card into something kinda special.  So... let's get started.  Here's the final card:

SUPPLY LIST:

A2 CARD BASE 

GOLD MIRROR CARDSTOCK

VERSAFINE ONYX BLACK INK

GOLD INK

CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER

ALTENEW BOUQUET BASKET STAMP AND DIE SET

ALTENEW SENDING HUGS SENTIMENT FROM THE CLASSIC GREETING SET

DECORATIVE BACKGROUND DIE

Start by die cutting your decorative background die with the specialty cardstock.  I use gold mirror cardstock for this card.

Next, stamp the Bouquet Basket image with the Versafine ink on a piece of white cardstock.

Cover the stamped image with embossing power.  Shake off the excess powder and use your heat gun to melt the powder.  

Now die cut the image.  Also cut extra blank pieces of paper with the Bouquet die.  Use black paper for these extra pieces.  We will glue them together to give a 3D look and offset one to create a shadow.

Now for the sentiment.  Stamp “SENDING HUGS” from the Altenew Classic Greetings set on white cardstock.  Use ink in a gold tone.  Now fussy cut the sentiment out and add 3D foam circles.

Almost there… glue the background element you cut in the mirror paper to the A2 base.

Now you have all the elements for a sweet little card to send to someone you care about.  All you have to do is stick everything down, I placed the sentiment in the circular space in the center of the card and off set that sweet little bouquet.

Here’s a final look.

Altenew Academy ALL ABOUT LAYERING ‘Clean and Simple Boutique Cards’

 Hello.  It’s been a while.  I’ve been busy going back to college to study digital design.  What fun!  But my love of papercrafting remains strong.  So hey!  Let’s make a card.  

This card uses techniques I learned in Altenew Academy's Clean And Simple Boutique Cards Class.

SUPPLY LIST:

Red Cardstock

Gold Mirror Card

Neenah Classic White Cardstock

Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Clear Embossing Powder 

Any Stamp and Die Set, I used Fun Stampers Journey “Herald Angels”. But it’s old and hard to find.

Decorative background die.  I picked one I liked from my stash.

Start by making and A2 size card base out of the red cardstock.  You do this by cutting an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper in half along the long side.  When you fold those pieces in half you end up with 2 card bases that are 4.25 x 5.5.  Now die cut the decorative background die and glue it to the card base you made.

So far, so good.  Next stamp your image on a piece of the white cardstock and while you’re stamping add your sentiment.  Stamp them with Versamark ink, cover them with embossing powder, (shaking off the excess)  and emboss them with a heat gun..  (Hint:  use antistatic powder on your white cardstock before you stamp and add embossing powder.  This will insure goof proof results). 

Die cut the stamped image but don’t add color.  If you happen to have the ‘Herald Angels” stamp you may notice that I ended up fussy cutting it out because I didn’t like the amount of white the die left around the image.  

 I added pop dots to make the image and the sentiment stand out against the decorative background.

Peel off the stickers and you’re ready to add them to your card.  Inside just add a strip of white paper to include a personal note.  And you are good to go!

Thanks for crafting with me!  

 

All About Layering 4: Lesson 8

 Hi.  Thank you for checking out my blog.  I am crafting my way through the Altenew Academy.  I have created lots of cards that I'd be happy to find in my mail box.  Here's my latest creation and how I made it.

Love this layering stamp set.  At first glance it looks challenging to align all the stamps but that part turned out to be pretty simple.  Love the sentiment style.  In this lesson, I learned how to cut that tag so that the angles line up with precision.  Let's get started!

Supplies:

• Altenew layering die set:  Birds of the Season
• Ink:  Jet Black, Bamboo, Parrot, Grass Field, Blush, Limestone, Paper Bag, Burnt Red 
• A2 Card Base
• Black Cardstock cut to 4.25 x 5.5
• White Cardstock cut to 4 z 5.25 
• Decorative Cardstock cut to 4 z 1.5
• Decorative Cardstock cut to 4 x .25

Start  by stamping the open wreath in jet black.  You're going to want to stamp it on the white layer near the top of the paper.  The illustration above shows the stamping progression from right to left.  The next leaf stamp gets bamboo ink and the final stamp colors half the leaves in Parrot.  

Next you add the pear.  I stamped the pear with Grass field and used blush on the stamp that looks like half a pear.  

The Birds of the Seasons stamp set comes with three different bird choices.  I stamped this one left to right to illustrate how you get eventually get something that looks like a bird.  The first stamp uses the color Limestone.  Next comes the cheek stamp that adds Burnt Red.  The body stamp is Paper Bag and when you stamp the last image in black you get a bird with an eyeball, a beak and tail feathers.  Nice.

This set comes with a die to cut out the birds.  I also cut two extra blank birds that I glued together so that it gives a popped up look.  

Check out the Sentiment.  I found the "Have A Nice Day" stamp in my stash.  Look at how the Layers are all Cut at the same angle. I learned the easiest way to do that is to line all the layers up together.  Make the cut and then shift each to the left to expose the one underneath, the angles are precise.  Love it! 

Glue the strip of decorative paper across the bottom.  The tiny strip is glued across the top.  Add the sentiment.  This panel is centered on the black layer which has been glued to the card base and that's the card!  thanks for stopping by.  Now... go make something pretty.

All About Layering 4: Lesson 7

 In this lesson I learned how using mirror images can create balance in your design.  Here's what I came up with...

Supplies:

• Build a Flower:  Hawaiian Coral Layering Stamp and Die Set 
• Altenew Inks:  Pure Graphic, Arctic, Caribbean Sky, Persian Blue. Sapphire, Fresh Lemon,
  Grass Field, Shadow Creek.
• Versafine embossing ink
• Nuvo fime detail embossing powder
• 3D tape or pop dots
• Cutting die that creates a doily
• Sentiment from your stash
• A2 White Card Base

This card was pretty easy to make... you just need two of everything.  I started with the background.  I used a tonic die that looked like half a doily.  The other option is to use an actual doily die and cut it in half.  

Because of the size I placed the two dies on my card base so the straight edges created a space for my sentiment to go.  I'm using one from my stash that says "Have s beautiful day"

I used removable tape to hold the die cuts in place so I could get correct placement for my sentiment.  Next, I powdered the area and stamped the sentiment.  Then I removed the taped die cuts, added embossing powder and used my heat gun to melt it.

Now I was ready to glue the doilies into place.  So far, so good.

Now I was ready to tackle the flowers.  There are six stamps that layer up to create this beauty.  I stamped the detail in Pure Graphite and then starting with the lightest color, I followed the instructions that come with the set to align and stamp the layers.  I added each successive color layer ending with the center of the bloom stamped in Fresh Lemon.

The Leaves for this flower have four stamps, but I opted to only use three.  I started with the detail stamp in Pure Graphite and then stamped the fill color with Grass field.  I skipped the next stamp and used the last detail stamp in Shadow Creek.

Almost there... I added 3D tape to the back of the blooms so they would stand out against the White on White background. I glued them into place, along with the leaves and got a card I was quite happy with!

Thanks for looking!  Now... go make something pretty!