Layers of Letters featuring Altenew

As most of you know I've been working on my Altenew Educator certification to teach Altenew classes! Well, they've added some new classes, one is all about Dies! Yeah, me!!  Lydia Evans is the instructor, I love the way she thinks! This is just one of the many classes she has and I totally had to do it! 

  Dynamic Die Cutting Class with Lydia is open to everyone!

Here we go...

As you can see from the image below this card has lots of layers... thus the name of today's post.

Let's start with the color: you can use colored cardstock, or you can use Ink like I did.
Today's card features the brand new ink colors, called Sweet Dreams, these blues are amazing!
They come in two sizes mini ink cubes or full-size oval ink pads and they have reinkers as well. 

The make me happy is the You Make Me happy mini stamp set. I masked off the "you" and inked it in the Jet Black Ink oval pad.  The letters are from the Caps Bold Alpha Die set. 

The cardstock is from Altenew as well, they offer a Classic Crest Solar White in 110lbs which is perfect for any project!  I also used their 3 pack glue tape to pull it all together!

My final touches were to add some Wink of Stella Gold and to add a Hero Arts card base!

Until next time
Eva

Don't forget to check out the classes at Altenew

Altenew Challenge - Feb 2018

I am back with my card for the February Challenge at Altenew.

I was all in for the colors, so here's my card for the inspiration challenge.

I started by inking up Bamboo Roses in Altenew Crisp Inks Permanent Black which works perfectly with their Artist Markers ( G702, G715, R206, R302, R403).  The dies were super easy to line up and cut!  I used the Halftones Circles Nesting dies to cut a piece of  Forest Glades and Cube Cover Die in White Cardstock for a layer along with the same cardstock for the base card.  From there I took the Frosty Pink ink pad and colored the base card with it, to give a soft feel between the layers. I added the Hi in black using Caps Bold Alphabet. Finally, I added the enamel dots and started putting the card together, laying the pieces until I was happy.
I love the finished look and feel of it, I hope you do too!

Until next time
Eva

Be sure to check out Altenew.com

Missing you Hello

When I started on this card, I knew that I needed or wanted it to be a 5 by 7 card! All too often I make A2 which is 4 1/4 by 5 1/2 sized! Not today!  Altenew was the brand that I grabbed, along with a few essentials from my stash.

Layers 2
Hello Card

I started with a layer of 5 by 4 inches stamping my florals on with Floral Arrangement.  used my favorite Red Cosmos and Green Fields on the bigger images and Summer Afternoon in the smaller ones.  I love how there are three sizes of flowers in Floral Arrangement.  From the matching die set, I used some basic black cardstock from my stash for the Hello Die-cut. Next, I grabbed some vellum, photo corners, and my stapler.  I knew I wanted more than just hello, so I selected the Missing You stamp from Label Love stamp set, in Coral Berry, don't ya just love it!  Offsetting the main layer onto the cardbase which is in Simon Says Stamp 120lbs cardstock. I love how pretty it turned out!

Until next time,
Eva

SIP121 Tic Tac Toe - Hello

Hi everyone I'm back again for the latest challenge at SIP! I found it to be a bit more challenging than normal!  Since you have to have all of the elements in your design... well I went for the Leaf, Wood and Vellum option!  Funny story, I had everything on my desk and was ready to get crafty, so here's what I came up with!

I used Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves, Simon Says Stamp Hello Painted Die, ARC Crafts Wood Veneer! 

I started by die cutting 3 leaves and 5 hello dies!
I did the leaves with Angora Watercolor, in green, red, orange, brown and yellow.
The hello die was stacked and glued to create some depth.
I added a simple gold square to anchor my design. Lastly, I ass just a touch of Gold silk!

Here's a side shot of my card :)

Thanks again for visiting my blog

:) Eva

CYCI#143 Sketch & Giveaway

 Happy Holidays my Friends!

I decide to keep as true as possible with the sketch, I designed it to be clean and cute!

The only exception  I used my sentiment as part of my design, in the square area instead of below it.

I also kept the products simple, and easy to recreate

Starting with the New Year stamp set.

I added the black color to the star from the Amazing Accents, they are wood shapes! Totally loved it!

For the banner in the back, I used some of our Licorice Sparkle Tape, and again I used it as a border on the card base to create some simple fun!

Don't forget that this challenge is 3 weeks long, instead of two!

Giving the Design Team plenty of time to enjoy the holidays with family and friends!

I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

As a bonus, I am doing a random giveaway...

 By leaving a comment below, you will be entered to win a

$25.00

Fun Stampers Journey Gift Certificate! US only.

Winner will be announced in my next post for CYCI on January 8th, 2017!

Thanks for a wonderful year... of friendship and crafty goodness!

Eva