You can make remarkable Valentine cards with our inspiring examples and tips. We share them to help you create your own Valentines. This is the last of five articles that are being written as part of Altenew’s Educator Certification Program. This one shares tips and tricks associated with the cards created while taking Creative Coloring […]
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Watercolor painting is so beautiful! Do you want to learn how? We share hints, tips, and links to help with your water coloring. Don’t put it off, learn now. Inspiration for the cards in this article comes from an advanced watercolor class from Altenew called Botanical Illustration Inspired Watercolor. You can find more on the
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Learn how to use graphite on your greeting cards to create optical illusions of depth and dimension. Step-by-step instructions are here. We’ll begin making the card by doing some partial rainbow blending with a stencil. We’ll do this by taping the A2 card panel to Altenew’s Woven stencil from the backside. Then, we’ll begin to
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We’re teaching how to make 4 poinsettias cards. Choose the one you like and learn how to make one of these pretty poinsettia cards below. Gina K Designs Poinsettia Cards This is a fun, whimsical card. Learn how to make it in the following video: Supplies: Altenew Layered Poinsettia Cards This card is very similar
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4 fantastic masculine cards and step-by-step instructions on making each of them are right here in this article. It’s a long article. Fantastic Masculine Card for Birthday The techniques used for this card are simple stenciling, heat embossing, and “twists.” Altenew’s With a Twist online class challenges us to use methods different from what we
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Three masking methods for making cards are shared in this article. Learn how to use stamped masks, die-cut masks, and fluid masks. Inspiration for this article is Altenew’s Masking Unleashed online class. Aloha This beautiful Hawaiian card is made using masks created by stamping images and cutting them out along their outlines. We use this
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Learn how to make twelve jaw-dropping cards using just three inks for coloring and the same three dies for all. This card set includes feminine and masculine greeting cards making it the perfect gift for that couple that is hard to buy for. This is a very long post but you’ll want to read all
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Learn how to stretch your card-making stash by reading this article on how to create a gorgeous DIY card with dies. Altenew’s Easy Die Cutting Techniques class is jamb packed with six amazing lessons on how to use dies to make beautiful cards. This article touches on just one, stenciling with a die. For more
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Yes believe it or not you too can make your own cardmaking stencils. We’ll show you how right here in this article.
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I had so much fun with Altenew’s class Celebrations; Stencil Techniques that I wanted to share more ideas with you on how to make Greeting Cards with Stencils. The article is quite long but I think you’ll find that there are a lot of really cool techniques to try. Make Magic Cards with Stencils and
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