What a way to start the New Year!!! Welcome to 2020 everyone!!! I’m so excited to be a guest designer this time for the Altenew Scrapbook Blog. Drop by and take a look at how I created these two layouts of my daughters.
I’ve stopped scrapbooking for a couple of years and concentrated on card making but now I realize how much I’ve missed in documenting the lives of my children. Scrapbook layouts are my love letters to my children and I intend to create more layouts this year so that they can look back and remember all the wonderful memories they have as they grow up. Please drop by and say hello! More details and a video on the Altenew scrapbook blog. Happy crafting everyone!!!
Hi everyone!!! I’m so thrilled to be a part of this Altenew year-end blog hop. Thank you so much, Ashlea Cornell, for sending them over here. 💜 We were asked to choose our top 4 favorite projects from 2019 and honestly, it was quite difficult to narrow it down to 4! I’m so grateful to be one of Altenew’s guest designers this year and because of this, I was able to create a lot of cards and a couple of layouts <3 Here are my top 4 projects:
It was an amazingly creative year filled with so much inspiration from all the talented designers and guest designers. If you start with a product that’s already so beautiful, you get so motivated to create and play with it.
I love this card because of this gorgeous Dainty Blooms cover die. You can also make two cards with one die cut by using both the positive and the negative pieces.
This is what I call my yin and yang cards– one card is elaborate while the other card is clean and simple. ❤️ Here I used the Angelique Motifs stamp and die sets and the Mega Alphabet die to create this monogram card.
This is on my top 4 list because I truly enjoyed painting the Inked rosebud for this card. It was small enough not to get overwhelmed in painting it and somehow, I managed to make it look 3D. 😊 I already had this bouquet design in my mind the minute I saw the stamp set. 🙂
I haven’t done a scrapbook page in ages!!! These are my love letters to my children. Special photos inspire me to document a moment and when I saw these photos of my daughter and her cousin, I knew I had to create a layout using Altenew stamps, dies and stencils as embellishments. The layout was inspired by a PageMaps sketch. I used the Weekend Doodles and Ornate Foliage stamp and die sets, Mandala die and the Broken Chevron Stencil.
This will be my last post for 2019 and I’d like to share with you some cards I recently created for a Christmas card swap of My Little Attic Studio. Here are the cards that I made for my swap mate, Jen.
I used non-traditional colors for this Christmas card. This was the first time I played with the Antique Roses Stamp set and I immediately fell in love with it! The Sting Art Rectangle Die was used to create a window for this card.
5 layers of the Fine Frames Cover Die were used to cover the holes of the string art die and embossed with rose gold embossing powder. The flowers and leaves were stamped using Altenew dye inks.
Here are some CAS cards using the Ornate Foliage stamp set and the Bountiful Branch stamp set. A lot of white space was left for these clean and simple cards and I used a combination of oranges and teal green for this set.
I thought of including some non-Christmas themed cards for the recipient using the Calming Bouquet washi tape. I just love how easy it is to embellish a card or scrapbook page using this washi tape.
Rose gold embossing powder was added to the edge of the monogram letter for some subtle shine. The washi cut-outs were popped up using foam squares to add dimension to the cards.
PRIZES
Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 01/03/2020 for a chance to win. Random winners will also be chosen to win a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each stop on the hop. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 01/06/2020.
I’ve gotten to know quite a number of people through this blog, IG and FB and I just want you to know how grateful I am for all the positive and inspiring comments you leave behind. It warms my heart knowing that others appreciate my art. Thank you so much for continuing to inspire me to create! My profound gratitude to May Sukyong Park for inviting me to be a guest designer for Altenew. What an honor. ❤️
Wishing all of you a blessed Christmas season and may your New Year bring you peace, happiness and tons of crafty inspiration!!! Looking forward to a creative year ahead. Wishing you wonderful blessings always! ❤️
Hello everyone!!! We just finished an Altenew Workshop last Saturday at The Nook Co-work space in Alabang and wanted to share with you some photos of the event. I had so much fun teaching the 26 students who attended the workshop. There were a number of newbies who were a bit overwhelmed by the number of steps needed in order to create a card (but the ended up creating beautiful cards!!!) and there were also others who knew the craft. It was nice to share some techniques, tips and card designs for them to follow. The participants got to bring home a personalized loot bag, stamp and die set, cardstocks, envelopes, personalized stamp, pencil case filled with goodies and a number of other crafting goodies. There were raffle prizes from Altenew and other important tools that were given away as well.
Below are the cards that the participants had to make. Although we didn’t have enough time to finish all the cards, they were able to bring home all the card kits and the instructions on how to make these cards.
It was made extra special by the presence of the Altenew Philippine team– Karen, Jho and Irick 🙂 Thanks so much for joining the workshop!!! Special shout out to my DT members Ime, Marian, Karen, Daniel and the newly appointed DT member, Anna Mahtani for helping me out!!! Couldn’t have done it without all of you!!! ❤️ Hope to see all of you again for My Little Attic’s next Altenew Workshop!!! Happy crafting, everyone!!!
Hello everyone! You have just come from the talented Lilith Eeckels . Altenew is collaborating with the amazing Kathy Racoosin from The Daily Marker to inspire crafters to find joy through coloring. Kathy is celebrating her 14th 30 Day Coloring Challenge until the end of November 2019. If you have time, come and participate in the 30 Day Coloring Challenge by coloring something and share it on social media using the hashtag #thedailymarker30day. I hope you will find some “me time” and enjoy the benefits that coloring will give.
I’m in the middle of preps for an Altenew Workshop that I will be teaching in but still wanted to join this hop so I created some CAS cards using easy coloring techniques that didn’t take too much time to create.
I enjoyed doing no-line coloring with these plants using the technique that I saw some days ago by Erum Tasnim. I stamped the leaf image on watercolor paper using Sand Dunes dye ink or any light colored ink to define the outlines of the image then I used both dye inks and watercolor brush markers to color in.
Faber Castell Polychromos colored pencils were also used to add depth. The ombre background was colored using Altenew dye inks and a blender brush.
I wanted this potted plant to be the main focus of this card so I kept the background pretty simple. The image was stamped with a light colored dye ink then colored using watercolor brush markers and polycrhomos colored pencils. The leaf frame cover die was adhered to a dark-coloured cardstock. It helps adding an image to a dark colored cardstock for more contrast. The image was added using foam squares for more dimension.
I liked the look of the dark background against a stamped image so I made 2 more cards using the same navy blue cardstock. You probably know by now that blue is my FAVORITE color 🙂 I used some blues and greens from the Distress crayons to color the watercolor paper then added water to activate the colors. After drying it with a heat tool, I stamped the images using Versamark Ink then embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder. I then colored specific areas with brush markers and metallic watecolors. The letter N was die cut 4 times and stacked on top of each other to add dimension.
Don’t you just love gold on blue?!?! 😄 I had extra watercolored paper so I stamped another image from the Weekend Doodles Set then embossed with rose gold embossing powder. Certain leaves were made darker using the watercolor brush markers and the metallic watercolor. The sentiment was stamped on vellum then added behind the colored wreath. These were attached to the card front using foam squares. The sides of the circle quilt cover die cut was embossed using Versamark ink and rose gold embossing powder to add high contrast.
PRIZES
Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners and Kathy from The Daily Maker is also giving away her original 5”x7” watercolor artwork(including a custom frame). Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog by 11/22/2019 for a chance to win.
Altenew will also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left here and on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 11/24/2019.
Special Offer Receive a FREE brand new Like Family Stamp Set($4.99 value) with every order from 11/18/2019 at 12:01 am EST until 11/29/2019 at 11:59 pm EST. The free gift will be added to cart automatically. While supplies last. Shop here.
I hope you enjoyed viewing the cards I made for this hop. Please say hi and leave a message. Would love to hear which one is your favorite. I truly enjoy hearing from you😄 If you haven’t subscribed to my blog, please do so. I’ve gotten to know some amazing and talented people through this blog so thank you for signing up! Next stop is Norine Borys. Happy coloring and thanks for dropping by!!!❤️
Hello everyone!!! If you are following the hop, then you’ve just come from the blog of Zinia Redo. Thanks for guiding them over, Zinia! <3 So excited to share with you another new release of Altenew– the Metallic Watercolor 14 Pan Set!!!
Take a look at these gorgeous metallic colors!!! You can paint directly or add to your other Altenew watercolors and by doing so, your stamped image catches the light and reflects it to achieve a shimmery look. Take a look at some of the samples I made using this metallic watercolor set.
For this card, I chose to do a no-line watercolored card. All the images were stamped on watercolor paper using Antique Linen distress ink then colored using Altenew’s watercolor brush markers. I chose 3 colors to work with. Make sure that the colors are analogous so that they will blend nicely. Line up the 3 colors on your palette. Color one petal entirely then pick up another color and drop it on the wet colored petal. Allow the colors to blend. You can also mix two colors to create a fourth color. Dry the petal before starting the next or just skip the petal next to it and paint another petal using a different color.The key here is to make sure that the petals next to each other are colored differently. I just used the metallic watercolor as a glaze over existing dry colors to add a bit of shimmer. The flowers were dried then I carefully added in some rose gold from the metallic watercolor as a subtle wash with minimal water so that the details of the flowers will not disappear. After, the images were fussy cut. I die cut the frame from the Crystal Frames stamp set then proceeded to create a geode for the sentiment. I got this idea from one of Danielle Donaldson’s watercolor classes. The lightest watercolor wash was used to color the entire paper. Next, I chose a darker shade then colored the paper leaving a little bit of the 1st layer seen around the edges. I continued layering a darker color and leaving an irregular edge of the previous color untouched. The center was the darkest color. I interchanged blues with purples and pinks. I made sure to add some gold metallic watercolor to the mix to give it some shine. The sentiment was stamped using Versamark Ink then embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder then adhered to the card front with foam squares. I made sure to leave a lot of white space to give more emphasis to the flowers and sentiment. The Fine frame was watercolored with the metallic watercolor as well.
I’ve made a similar card like this before but wanted to share it again using the Metallic Watercolor. I love the design of the Needlework Motif stamps set and thought it would look good against black cardstock. The image was stamped using Versamark Ink then embossed with Rose Gold embossing powder. The image was then colored in using the metallic watercolor set. You can also choose complementary colors for more contrast. When it was dry, I went in a second to add a 2nd layer of paint.
The image was then die cut using the coordinating die. 4 more die cuts were added then glued on top of each other for added dimension. The Moroccan Mosaic cover die was used to cut black cardstock then layered on top of a gold cardstock to create the cardfront. The sentiment was stamped using Versamark Ink then embossed with Rose gold embossing powder.
2 pcs 4 1/4″ x 8 1/2″ Neenah Solar white Cardstock scored at 2 1/8 and 4 1/4″ to make the 2 sides of the folded card front
Since I had leftover flowers from the first card, ( I always like making more embellishments that what I need 😊) I created this double gatefold card– and idea I got from Jennifer Mcguire. To look at how she did them, click here. The card was assembled to create a double folded card front. The feeling dotty stencil was used with a embossing paste tinted with Mountain Mist brush watercolor to add some texture to the card. The hand-cut watercolored flowers were then arranged in front . When I was happy with the arrangement, Press ‘n Seal was placed on top of the arrangement to pick up all the flowers. Adhesive was carefully placed at the back of the flowers making sure no adhesive was added on parts of the flowers/leaves that were crossing over the middle/opening of the card. The sentiment was stamped on black cardstock then embossed with rose gold embossing powder and adhered to the card front using foam squares. This is how it looks when you open the card.
I added a purple cardstock cut out using the Nesting labels die and added the leftover watercolored flowers for more interest when the card is opened.
I just love how the metallic watercolor added some subtle shimmer on certain areas of the the petals and leaves. ❤️
PRIZES
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 10/15/2019 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 10/18/2019.
Next stop is my amazing and super talented friend, Amber Rain Davis. Again, thank you so much for finding time to visit my blog. I love hearing from all of you so do say hello through my FB or IG links or please leave a comment below. I will be gone for a bit to attend a wedding of my niece but I promise to be back in a couple of weeks with more to share. Happy crafting everyone! ❤️
