Hi! It's time again for the next ATSM: Make Your Mark challenge. My inspiration for you is a card I made using colored pencils to add oomph! to the image. I was inspired by the recent class of Altenew, the AECP Beautiful Details class, given by Marika Rahtu. This is one not to be missed,… Continue reading Oomph! The AECP Beautiful Details & ATSM Make your Mark Challenge
Welcome! If you are following the Use it Up or Dig it Out blog hop, you have just come from Marla Harris YouTube channel. Due to the state that we all seem to find ourselves in, I now have the time to do the stuff I have been putting off doing. One of these things… Continue reading Mirror Magic: AECP Magical Markers Technique & Use it Up Blog Hop
I just love the tranquil color palette of this ATSM Photo Inspiration challenge. The Altenew AECP In the Mood for Color taught by Stephanie Klauck is the perfect set of classes to take for these type of challenges. In the class, I learned how colors can depict different moods and how I can apply it… Continue reading Botanical Painting with Stamps: AECP In the Mood for Color & the ATSM Challenge
This month's challenge on the Happy Little Stampers blog is Watercolor with the optional Bling! You can interpret bling in many ways, I chose to add the bling on my cards by watercoloring with Nuvo Shimmer Powders. I love this product because its sooo easy to use and adds so much shine and shimmer to… Continue reading Shimmy on the Shimmer! A Happy Little Stampers Watercolor Challenge
The Altenew Academy AECP Masking Unleashed series of lessons is truly inspirational! I learned so many new techniques using different masking mediums. This technique I am showing you today is a technique using masking fluid to create interesting elements for your projects. Masking fluid is usually used in watercoloring - to mask out elements that… Continue reading Peel off your Mask! AECP Masking Unleashed
My mother-in-law casually mentioned that she needed to refresh her note card stash. She used up most of her store bought note cards during the holidays. So I thought I would give her a set of handmade note cards. My MIL is quite an elegant lady and I know her preference is something simple yet… Continue reading An Elegant Gift Card Set for Mom & The AECP With a Twist
I really enjoyed the lessons in the AECP Creative Watercolor Media series, specially lesson 6, where the queen of rainbow cards, Laura Bassen, taught us how to "color" with re-inkers. https://youtu.be/L61hzp56mKU I do not have a wide variety of re-inkers but I thought that this same technique could also apply to the Altenew watercolor brush… Continue reading What a Hot Mess! And the AECP Creative Watercolor Media Series
