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

ALTENEW ALL ABOUT LAYERING 1 LESSON 5

  Inspiration for this card came quickly. One of my new Altenew stamp sets had just the right stamp for showcasing a single flower. The flower is from the Altenew Build A Flower: Hawaiian Coral set.

I stamped the outline layer on Xpress It smooth cardstock with VersaMark watermark ink and applied Ranger gold embossing powder.  

After this was heat set I stamped the base color using Frosty Pink from the Red Cosmos ink cubes set. 

I then used the middle shading stamp using Coral Berry, also from the Red Cosmos set.

The sentiment from the same flower set was perfect for this card and was stamped with Jet Black Crisp Dye ink.

I really love the elegance of a single element card and this one will be a go to for me.

Finally Completed Altenew Academy Lesson 4

 I was stymied for a while by Lesson four because I could not come up with a design that wasn't exactly like the prototype. 

I went to a craft show and was pleased to find that someone was selling Altenew stamps and dies. I saw a man buying what looked to be Altenew so I engaged him in conversation. He indeed had purchased some Altenew products and accompanied me to the booth selling them and suggested several stamps and dies and showed me pictures of how he had used them. His name is Kevin and, it turns out, he is taking classes from Altenew.

But anyway, with all of my new stash, I thought I would easily figure out a design for lesson four. However that was not the case.

Yesterday I started playing with one of the new sets and decided to try to use it to replicate the design from Lesson 4. Things were going well until I realized I had used colors on one of the stampings that did not match the others. 

While I was annoyed at myself for ruining my project I started playing around with the mistake flower and really liked what I came up with. I decided to utilize the mistake by remaking the card and using the mistake design as the centerpiece. I'm very pleased with the result

The stamp and Die set used for this card is Inky Lily by Altenew

The Altenew dye inks used are from the mini ink Glacier Caves set

Ranger Gold embossing powder was used to embellish the center flower

Altenew All About Layering Lesson3

Some time ago I recieved the Altenew Mini Delight Poppy Stamp and Die set as a gift with a purchase and  The All About Layering Lesson 3 was a perfect opportunity for using this set

Using a mask on the center flower I then stamped the two side flowers. Masking makes placement so easy. 

Flowers and Leaves were stamped with mini crisp inks in Ruby Red, Coral Berry, Chamomile, and Frayed Leaf

                                                                          

 

All Finished

ALTENEW All About Layering 1 Lesson 2

 I wish I had all of the stamps and dies used in the Altenew Academy lessons so that I could exactly replicate what is being taught. However, by not having them I am forced to develop a creative attitude and am finding a creative bent that I have not previously developed. 

So, having said that, here is my version of lesson two :

I used the Altenew Vintage Roses stamp and die sets for the flowers

Pocket full of Sunshine

Golden Sunset

Red Cosmos and

 Green Fields  Altenew mini cube inks for the colored flowers and leaves and 

Warm Gray mini cubes for the shadow layer

Altenew Moroccan Lattice Cover Die

and Altenew Fancy Thanks Die

Although I make a lot of cards I don't consider myself artistic or even very creative. Most of what I make is inspired by the work of others. However, when deciding how to embellish this card, I was inspired to create a shadow layer of the main embellishment and placed it behind the cover die to enhance the three dimensional effect. I am so pleased with the result.

First Altenew Academy Assignment

 My classes finally downloaded and I took my first lesson. I was so excited to get started that as soon as I completed the lesson I dove right into doing the assignment. 

I used some elements from the Altenew Peony Bouquet stamp set and stamped them randomly on white card stock using colors from  the Red Cosmos and Green Fields cube dye ink sets. Backed with red card stock and adhered to white A2 size card.

                               I used gold Wink of Stella to enhance the open leaf stamps

I stamped the sentiment on white card stock with Ruby Red Crisp Ink 

from Red Cosmos Cube Ink Set and backed with red card stock.

This was a very different style for me

 and I enjoyed the process and 

am so pleased with the results. 

I hope you like it also.

Please let me know what you think in the comments!

ALTENEW EDUCATOR ENROLLEE!!!

 This is the most exciting thing that has happened to me since the beginning of COVID. I was recently accepted into the upcoming Altenew Educator Training Program!!! It starts later this month and I am soooo excited to begin.

Besides my love of learning and hopes of successfully graduating, this will have me posting more regularly as we are expected to post our classwork.

So here's a big thanks