Altenew All About Layering 6 Using The Altenew Climber Flowers Die Set

Planning for my latest assignment for the Altenew Academy I chose

the Climber Flowers Set as it is the largest of the flower die sets I have

so I thought it would make the best presentation.

 I chose the slim line card as I thought it provided the best venue 

for  the smaller flower.

After finishing the card I felt it it was too plain so I added a yellow outline.

 

Altenew All About Layering 5

 I was so excited to make this card. Having never used this layering technique 

before I was both excited and nervous. 

I have to say that I am very pleased with the result and am anxious to try it again!

Next time though I will start my layering from the top instead of the bottom!

I used the large flower and the leaf cluster 

from the Altenew Beautiful Day

layering stamp and die set.

Groups of three were colored using

Altenew Crisp Dye Ink Cubes

in Red Cosmos, Golden Sunset,

and Pocket Full of Sunshine.

The leaf clusters were colored using

the Green Fields Cube Set

                                                           

                                                    

                                                                     Using an alphabet die set

                                                                     I cut the sentiment letters

                                                                     and used low tack tape to

                                                                     transfer that to the card front.

                                                        The leaf clusters were stamped 

                                                        using the Altenew Green Fields

                                                       Crisp Dye Ink Cubes and cut with 

                                                        the coordinating die                           

                                                           

                                                         I was nervous about being able 

                                                         to place the die cuts in a pleasing

                                                        arrangement, but was pleased with 

                                                                         my results.

                                                         However, next time I will work from

                                                         the top down rather than from the

                                                                          bottom up.

I was a little nervous about

cutting the overhanging bits

but pleased with the result

I used the prototype to

help me with placement

of the lettering and was

pleased to have a set 

similar to the example

                                                         I worked in some blue sprigs from the 

                                                         same stamp and die set

                                                            as well as the leaf sprigs

 

Final Assignment for Altenew Academy Level 2

 My final assignment for level two of the Altenew Academy was to make four men’s cards and an altered project. I decided to make a card box as the altered art project. The assignment called for specific topics for the cards, but since I will be the one using them I wanted to keep them generic so I could use them for occassions that might arise in the future. Any one of these cards could easily be adapted for any occassion. 

For this I cut the box using my Cricut Maker. I then embossed the box lid using the  Altenew Shine embossing plate. To keep the project masculine, but also add interest, I used both shiny and glittered gold ribbon to add a geometric design to the lid.

For the first card I, again, used the geometric embossing plate for the front. I then added a black panel and heat embossed the SHINE LIKE THE STAR YOU ARE sentiment to the center.

Below is the embosing plate I used for the card box and the first card as it makes it so much easier to pass the sandwich through the embossing machine.

                                                                                                                                                         

                       

             

The second card was inspired by a birthday card I received from a friend. I was so excited to recreate using altenew products. I quickly ordered one of the Altenew Plaid Cover Dies ( I can't wait to get the other one). Before adding the die cut to the A2 card base, Using the large flower stamp from the Altenew Fragrant Flowers Stamp and Die set  I inked it using a light gray from the Altenew Crisp Die Ink mini cube set  to serve as a background under the Altenew Plaid Die cut. The plaid die cut in medium gray card stock was then adhered to the front of the card. I next placed a diagonal piece of the same gray card stock used to cut the plaid die to the right side of the card. The Wonderful wishes sentiment was stamped and hand cut and then placed at the top center of the card. Lastly I stamped and cut an outline die cut of a flower and leaves stamp from the Altenew Beautiful Day stamp and die set to the lower part of the card.

                                   

I am so grateful to a fellow crafter who encouraged me to buy the Altenew leaf collection and thought it made a wonderful addition to the men's card set. In hindsight I would have preferred to have the two side leaves angled and closer to the center leaf. Having said that I still love this card and am happy to include it in the set!

Last, but not least, is the HUGS card. I LOVED using the Altenew Slim Line large stamp which was used to make the squares placed diagonally onto the card front and then overlapped with the Altenew Fancy Hugs Die. When my card class made this card some of them added a rectangle of red card stock behind the design and I thought that was a wonderful addition to the card. (Wish I had thought of it!).