Category: cardmaking
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Merakiversary 2024 Giveaway Blog Hop
🎉✨ As Crafty Meraki celebrates its 4th anniversary this month, we’re throwing a huge party with our Brand new #Merakiversary Release! 🥳🎂 It’s been an incredible journey, and we’re beyond grateful for your unwavering support every step of the way. Thank you for FOUR AMAZING years of crafting adventures, and your unwavering support. Here’s to…
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Meraki Hugs Blog Hop and Giveaway
🌸✨ Get ready to fall in love with crafting all over again with Crafty Meraki’s #MerakiHugs New Release! 🎉 Experience the ultimate crafting joy as we introduce a delightful twist to sentiments and unveil stunning new layering floral dies – a first for CM! Discover the ease of use and beauty of florals, guaranteed to…
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Give Thanks- Heartfelt Harvest
I created a card using three of my favorite new products from the Heartfelt Harvest release from Honey Bee Stamps. I started by stamping the Give Thanks stamp onto kraft cardstock with the Bee Creative Clear Embossing ink. I heat-set it with white embossing powder and cut it with the coordinating dies. Next, I stamped…
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Pixi Dust Designs Bergenia Card
I created a single Bergenia card on a rich inky background. I started with an A2-sized background and masked the edges with low tack tape. I blended Catherine Pooler Inks in Aquatini and Minted onto the exposed card stock until I achieved the desired look. Next, I lightly inked the edges of the floral petals…
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Altenew Educators’ “Secret Card Recipe” Blog Hop and Linky Party + Giveaway
Prizes: $130 in total prizes! Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 3 lucky winners and a $15 gift certificate to 4 winners! To win, please comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or each designer’s blog post on the blog hop list below by 10/30/2022. There’s MORE! Join our party! We have included an Inlinkz at the Altenew blog for…
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AECP Final Challenge
In April 2021, I stumbled upon a three-year-old card-making video by the fabulous Jennifer Mcguire. I watched and listened, and she explained the steps to create your beautiful card. At this point, I had never seen a manual die-cutting machine, an embossing folder, or a die-cut. My curious nature and love of learning new things…
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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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