Altenew All About Layering Lesson 9

 I was grateful to realize I had purchased an Altenew watercolor stamp set when I was recently attending a craft show. There were several examples in the package showing ways to use the stamps and I was easily able to transpose one of the designs to a slimline card.

I struggled to get a good stamp image as this is a smooth flat stamp. I kept getting blotchy or missing spots. Luckily I thought to google the problem and found a solution on a youtube by Jennifer McGuire titled "How to get a clear stamped image". The answer was to stamp it first with a clear sticky ink such as Versa Mark and stamp it off. As you can see that solved the problem.

The stamp set used is A STUDY IN WATERCOLOR and the inks are the greens from the mini cube GREEN FIELDS collection

ALTENEW ALL ABOUT LAYERING1, LESSON 8

I was so excited to see the contents of lesson 8 because it used the same set I used on lesson 7. I watched the video and gained even more insight on correct layering of those stamps. I am so pleased with my results and only changed the design slightly from the class version.

 I'm very pleased with the card but not so pleased with my photo arrangement. Trying to be too artsy! In real life the fake candles were flickering. Need to find some better props. 

Altenew All About Layering Lesson 7

 Each time I complete a lesson I think the card I just made is my favorite. And this one from Lesson 7 is no different. I used the Altenew  Vinage Roses stamp and die set, which is the first Altenew set I bought after seeing it used by one of my card class students. Watching the class tutorial was so helpful in placing the stamps correctly and getting a great result.

The coloring of this picture is not accurate as the card layer is white, not blue. I was just so excited to post it that I couldn't wait to take a truer version, but will post that later.

Altenew -All About Layering Lesson Six

I loved making this card. In fact I loved it so much I made it three times! Each time I found a flaw in my placement and vowed to correct that each time. When on the third try I made the same mistake in placement I decided it was just meant to be this way. Seriously though, I really did love the concept of using the same object in different colors and will definately use this technique again.

Flower and sentiment from Altenew Inky Lily

Inks used : Warm Gray collection

Red Cosmo collection