Diorama Card

These are easier to make than you would think. If you haven't tried it, you really should. The papers are Graphic 45's Portrait of a Lady. The card is for my Granddaughter who is beautiful inside and out.

                                                                

                                                                

                                                                 

How Does This Happen?

I'm surprised that no alarms went off as I walked out of Hobby Lobby this morning. I didn't know that the register would even print out such a small amount. Definitely a first for me!

                                                               

We Craft Cards Challenge

Our Monday challenge this week, Holey Cow, Batman!, was hosted by Golda. The challenge was to make a card with a hole in it. I used my Altenew Henna Elements stamps to create this card.

                                                         

New Toy

I finally bought a hexagon punch. I have the hexagon Spellbinders but that requires a lot of running through the Big Shot to get a handful of hexagons. It was half off at Michael's so I went for it. These are the cards I made using a Heidi Swapp paper pad.

                                                    

                                                            

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Altenew Class Day 6

This was the final lesson in the With A Twist Class at Altenew Academy. The technique is Embossing with Die Cuts. The idea is to cut a bunch of die cuts and adhere them to the card front so that it looks embossed. This was more fun than I thought it would be and I like the result. I think the secret here is not to use a very intricate die. Personally, it would drive me batty to have to glue a tedious die multiple times. It's hard to see the bit of color here; the greeting and border are made from matte rose gold paper.

                                                  

This was the first time I have taken a class with Altenew. I enjoyed it very much and I will take more of their classes in the future. Thanks for stopping by!

Altenew Class Day 5

In this class we were to mix modern with vintage. This was a fun, quick card to make. Although Shabby Chic is my favorite card style, I like this mix of vintage and modern.

                                                      

Altenew Class Day 4

The "Twist" on this day was to cut the front of the card oddly. The point is to show a little bit of the inside of the card and to add interest to the front. I chose to use a die for my odd cut but I could have just cut an angled line for a simpler look. The opening has acetate on it to make it sturdier in that bottom left corner. This is a Happy Retirement card for our friend Bruce who recently received the card that I set on fire. He is an avid trout fisherman.