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Alcohol Ink Backgrounds – Part 1

February 13, 2021
Alcohol Ink Backgrounds

Alcohol ink backgrounds are just plain fun! Alcohol inks can be somewhat unpredictable, but fun nonetheless!

I pulled out every single Valentine’s alcohol ink colour I had in my stash and set out to make a bunch of backgrounds. I love how the ink reacts with the Yupo paper, and the effects you get when you add in more colour and more of the alcohol ink blending solution. It is mesmerizing to watch as the ink moves around and blends with the other colours.

Click to watch me make a bunch of backgrounds. And stay tuned for Part 2 where I take one of the backgrounds and make my final Valentine’s Day card for my 2021 Valentine’s Day series.

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Congrats on Your New Home

February 1, 2021
Congrats on Your New Home

Congrats on your new home!

A friend reached out looking for a card to give to a friend to celebrate a new home, a big life purchase. Fortunately, I had just received the Poppy Stamps Winter House Pop Up Easel Card die set from Simon Says Stamp. (You can read about the haul here). I purchased this set while watching a Jennifer McGuire video, and this set has been a hot item to get! Sold out almost all of the time (currently sold out at the time of writing this post). So I feel pretty lucky I was able to score this set!

Watch how the house comes together die-cut piece by die-cut piece! I didn’t use the dies to create the pop up function this time, but will definitely try out that piece on another card. There’s a lot to cut and assemble, but it was worth it in the end. I love how this set will allow for constant customization based on the house of the recipient.

https://youtu.be/1UvK6rTqQL0

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Thank You For Being A Friend

January 24, 2021
Thank You For Being A Friend

Thank you for being my friend!! And thanks for reading my blog.

I made a similar card to this one and posted it to Instagram and I had a lot of people asking how I made the colourful floral falling background, so I decided to make another version using a slightly different colour scheme and a completely different sentiment. I am in love with these stencils from Pink Fresh Studios. They make creating colourful backgrounds easy peasy. I can’t wait to make a ton more…as they are easily mass produceable as well. Pink Fresh Studios FOR THE WIN!

Watch here how the card was created.

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Thank You

January 11, 2021
Thank You

I was feeling inspired by Pantone’s 2021 Colour of the Year: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating and I’m always in an Altenew state of mind. I really like the juxtaposition of the pretty cartoon floral against the grittier background. The label sentiments also add to the grungy look feel.

Check out how it all came together.

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Happy New Year 2021

January 1, 2021

Happy New Year!!!

New year. New blog. New YouTube channel! I’ve been working hard to produce some exciting new content and thought this would be a great way for me to share it with you.

Happy New Year 2021

For my first card, I thought it right to make a New Years card. Black, white and gold always seem like perfect new year colours. Just something about the combo…elegant, sparkly – makes me think of a a fancy outfit at a fancy party ringing in the new year with a glass of bubbles.

This card came together quite easily, and used only supplies I had in my stash.

Check out how it all came together. Including how I struggled with placement of additional sentiment. I tried to make it work, but in the end, it just didn’t make the cut.

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  • Pink Fresh Studio – Nested Chevron Background
  • Waffle Flower – Deckled Frame Die
  • Altenew – Bold Alphabet Die
  • Honey Bee – Thin Frame Die
  • Neenah – Classic Crest 110# Smooth Solar White Cardstock
  • Simon Says Stamp – Intense Black Ink
  • Recollections – Metallic Foil Cardstock
  • Misti Stamping Tool
  • Tim Holtz Retractable Craft Pick
  • Gina K Connect Glue

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