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Botanical Illustration Inspired Watercolor
In this class, Jaycee goes over types of watercolor paper, color blending, color lifting, and the use of watercolor for documenting plant species purposes. Card 1 I chose a no-line coloring image from Altenew’s Watercolor Coloring Book for this card and colored the floral images in Shades of Purple from Altenew’s Artist Watercolor 24 Pan…
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Watercolor 101
The third class in my level three course is Artist Watercolor 101 for Paper Crafters with Emily Midgett. Emily goes over the basics of watercolor, the importance of paper, techniques, and creating swatches. Card 1 I used the Wet to Dry technique on a page from Altenew’s Watercolor Coloring Book for my first card. I used Cherry Blossom for…
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Transcending Tattoo Techniques
The second course I selected as part of my level three course is Transcending tattoo Techniques. This course is very interesting and has given me techniques I would have never thought of before. Jaycee explains every detail of each style and shares a bit of history for each technique discussed. I highly recommend this class…
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Stencils Unleashed!
I’m happy to report that I have completed Level 2 of the AECP! It’s official; I am now in Level 3! I have selected the courses for this level, and I will be posting what I create just as before. The first class I will be talking about is Stencils Unleased. Stencils have been tricky…
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Level 2 Final Challenge
The assignment: Create four masculine cards using birthday, Love/ Thinking of you, Anniversary, and encouragement plus one altered or up cycled item. Card 1 I created the first card for this challenge by combining techniques learned in Stencil Techniques, Impressive heat embossing, and With a Twist! Birthdays are one of my favorite things to celebrate, and…
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Masking Unleashed
I can’t begin to say how much I enjoyed this class. Svitlana taught me to use making in ways I had never thought of before. Her examples were stunning, and it took a lot not to run out and simply copy what she made! Card 1 One of my favorite lessons in this course uses…
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Magical Marker Techniques
In this we learn to use our alcohol markers in different ways. Card 1 I wanted to create a card with a stained glass look. I’ve struggled with coloring vellum in the past but felt much more comfortable after watching the instructor color vellum as part of a lesson. I began by prepping white vellum…
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Impressive Heat Embossing
I love heat embossing! I love the new ways of using this technique that I learned in this class. Card 1 I chose to use Altenew’s Build-A-Flower Hyacinth Layering Stamp Set for this card. I first stamped the detail layer stamps onto lilac-colored card stock in white embossing powder and set it aside. Then, I…
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Color Your Day
In this class we learned how to draw inspiration from objects around us, and how to utilize a color wheel when we need a creative boost. Card 1 Card 1 is not a card at all. Instead I chose to make gift tags inspired by my Christmas tree. I have always loved the non-traditional Blue,…
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Beautiful Details
This class shows you different ways to add beautiful details to your cards. I learned so much, and I very much enjoyed this class. Card 1 For this card, I chose Altenew’s Crocus Build a Flower Layering Stamp Set and Sugar Plums Crisp Dye Ink oval set. I started with the first layer stamp and…
When I Ink of You…
Expressing love and creativity through ink and paper.
When I Ink of You... 