AECP Level 1 Final Challenge - Part 2 Feminine Card Set

Hello and welcome to Part 2 of my final AECP Level 1 challenge. I'm so glad you are here! Today I will be sharing with you the Feminine card set I created. These cards took a lot less time to make than the Masculine set and I had so much fun making them. As you can see from the photo above I am a big fan of white cardstock. My Masculine cards all had a white base as well. Rarely do I use colored card stock but I think I may go out of my comfort zone and change that this year.  So grab a cup of coffee, sit back and relax. I hope you enjoy my cards!

 

Design elements taken from the following courses:

Clean & Simple Boutique Cards

Easy Blending Techniques

Celebration Stencil Techniques

Let It Shine

Card 1 Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Barely There Cardstock - Gina K. Designs

Distress Oxide Inks

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Altenew Dainty Leaves Die Set

Altenew Gold Cardstoc

Sewn With Love Stamp Set - Sentiment

Altenew Fine Frames Rectangle Die

I kept my first card simple which happens to be my style these days although I do like to dabble in other styles from time to time. I took the leftover rectangle piece of cardstock from the Fine Frames Rectangle die and adhered it to my card  panel. Next I die cut and adhered the smaller Dainty Leaves Die and centered it onto the rectangle die cut. Lastly, I cut a strip of white cardstock, stamped a sentiment in red ink and adhered it to the stem of the leaf. Quick an simple!

Card 2 Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Barely There Cardstock - Gina K. Designs

Distress Oxide Inks

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Gold Sequins

Altenew Dainty Leaves Die Set

 Goldfish Pond Stamp Set

Altenew Fine Frames Rectangle Die

Here is another card I created that took no time to make. Again, I took the leftover rectangle piece of cardstock and centered it onto my card panel. I die cut a couple of the Dainty Leaves smaller die, clipped off the ends and positioned them towards the top half of my rectangle card stock. I cut a strip of cardstock to stamp my sentiment and adhered it to my panel. After I put my card together I added the sequins.

 Card 3 Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Gina K designs Ink

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Gold Sequins

Altenew Geo Frames Stamp & Die Bundle

Altenew Swirly Elements Die

Wonderland Stamp Set

For my third card I took the hexagon die from the Geo Frames die set and die cut my card panel towards the top and set it aside. With the the Swirly Elements die I made a stencil from a thin piece of cardstock and stenciled with various colored inks onto my card base making sure that the design would not reach beyond the cut panel. I then adhered the panel onto my card base and stamped a sentiment.

Card 4 Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Gold Sequins

Enchanting Washes 6x6 Paper Pack

Altenew Swirly Elements Die

Retro Plantines Stamp Set

For my last card I used the Swirly Element die and positioned it over my card panel to cut. I took one of the sheets from the paper pack and cut it to the size of the panel. I adhered both pieces together and added it to my card base. To finish my card off I stamped a simple sentiment from the Retro Plantines stamp set an added several sequins.

Packaging Supplies:

Recycled Acetate Box From Previous Purchase

Recycled Ribbon From Previous Purchase

Clear Cardstock With Gold Dots

Altenew Geo Frames Dies - Hexagon

Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder

Focus On You Stamp Set

After cleaning off the residue from the acetate box, I cut two pieces of the clear cardstock with the gold dots to fit the front and back.  I applyed small dabs of glue to the backs of the dots so the glue would'nt show through. I then heat embossed a sentiment from the  Focus On You stamp set

I adhered small pieces of cardstock to the top and bottow of my sentiment so that it would be easier to slip the ribbon underneath and tie the bow.

That concludes my final assessment for Level 1 of the Altenew Educator Certification Program. I learned a few things along the way and revisited several older techniques I have'nt done in a while. I had fun creating both the Masculine and Feminine card sets. This was a first for me and I will make more sets in the future. 

Have a great day!

Rema:)

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AECP Level 1 Final Challenge - Part 1 Masculine Card Set

 Hello and welcome! I have completed the first level of the Altenew Educator Certification Program. Although I have been creating cards for the last 13 years and I did know most of the techniques discussed in the lessons, I did pick up a few tips along the way. These classes have made me think about the creative process a little differently.

For my final challenge, I am to create one set of Masculine cards and one set of Feminine cards using at least three techniques that were discussed in the ten courses from Level 1. Also, I am to create packaging for my cards using a recycled item. Each set must include at least four to six cards each. Today I will discuss the Masculine card set I created. So let's get started!

Here are several courses I chose for my Masculine card set:

For The Guys

Easy Blending Techniques

Celebration Stencil Techniques

Let It Shine

Card 1  Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Distress Oxide Inks

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder

Altenew Skylight Stencil 

Altenew Caps Bold Alphabet Die Set

Altenew Leaf Canopy - Sentiment

First off, I gererously inked up the back of the Skylight Stencil with Distressed Oxide Inks,  spritzed it with a fair amount of water and applied it directly to my cardstock panel. I pressed down gently with a paper towel to pick up any excess water and pulled the stencil off leaving a pop art type of image. I die cut the word HI with my alphabet die set, heat embossed it with Altenew Antigue Gold embossing powder, adhered it to my card front and stamped a sentiment directly below it with Hero Arts Intense Black Ink. The panel was then adhered to my card base.

 A different angle of my card really brings out the shine!

Card 2 Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Distress Oxide Inks

Gold Glitter Cardstock

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Pixie Tape

Altenew Wonderland Stamp Set - Sentiment

Altenew Liquid Marble Stencil

Altenew Fine Frames Rectangle Die

After I die cut a cardstock panel smaller than my A2 cardbase, I sectioned off an area towards the bottom with Pixie Tape. I did some ink blending in that area with various Distress Oxide Inks. Next, I laid the Liquid Marble Stencil over the blended area  and applied Hero Arts Intense Black Ink in the exposed areas. I set the panel aside to dry while I die cut the Fine Frames Rectangle Die from a piece of glitter cardstock. I carefully seperated the frames and adhered one frame to the center of my panel so that it overlaps the ink blended area. Lastly, I stamped a sentiment from the Wonderland Stamp Set and adhere the panel to my card base.

Card 3 Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Distress Oxide Inks

Gold Glitter Cardstock

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Pixie Tape

Geometric Landcape Stencil

Altenew Fine Frames Rectangle Die

Altenew Leaf Canopy - Sentiment

For this one I applied Pixie tape to the sides of my die cut panel to form a rectangle in the center. After ink blending Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink in the sectioned off area I laid down my stencil and with Carved Pumpkin Distress Oxide Ink I filled in the open areas. I adhered another glitter die cut frame from the leftovers of my previous card and stamped my sentiment.

***Note***

I included the link to the Geometric Landscape Stencil as part of a bundle set. There does'nt seem to be a option to buy the stencil on its own.

Card 4 Supplies:

Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

Distress Oxide Inks

Hero Arts Intense Black Ink

Pixie Tape

Altenew Antique Gold Embossing Powder

Halftone Stencil

Thinking Of You Die

For my last card I once again sectioned off a portion of the middle of my die cut panel with Pixie Tape and ink blended the area with Abandoned Coral Distress Oxide. I laid the Halftone stencil over it and ink blended with the Black Intense Ink. This time instead of die cutting my sentiment with glitter cardstock I die cut it, applied Versa Mark embossing ink directly onto it, sprinkled Altenew Antique Gold embossing powder over it and heat it with my heat gun.

 

Packaging:

Recycled Acetate Box From A Previous Purchase

Black And White Twine from A Privious Purchase

Double Sided Sticky Tape.

Gold Glitter Cardstock

Altenew Essential Black & White 6x6 Paper Pack

Altenew Wonderland Stamp Set 

Altenew Fine Frames Rectangle Die

I circled the two patterns I used.

I taped a couple sheets from the paper pack together to wrap around the box.

I cut 4 strips of another pattern from the pack, two strps to wrap around the top portion and 2 strips to wrap around the bottom portion of the gift box.

Next I die cut the Fine Frames Rectangle die out of Glitter cardstock. I kept the 3 smaller frames but at the last moment I just kept the two smaller frames. I then stamped the sentiment from the Wonderland stamp set and glued the frames to the white piece of cardstock.

Here is my finished card box. Twine was added to the top and bottom for a finished look.

That concludes Part 1 of my finale challenge. I hope you enjoyed it. These cards took several days to make and I had fun creating them. Up next is Part 2, my set of Feminine cards. I hope you will join me.

Until next time!

Rema:)

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Framed Scene

 

Hello dear friends! Today's card is a submission for the Seasonal Scene Building course taught by Nicole Magouirk. There are six lessons and I chose Lesson4: Framed Scenes for my card today. This also happens to be the last course in the AECP for level 1 and I am looking forward to starting Level 2 soon.

I started off by pulling out an older stamp set by Altenew called Modern Cats. I love this set and its perfect for all my cat loving friends. I'll be sending this card to a friend of mine that has a birthday coming up and this cat looks almost identical to the one she has. I created the frame with 2 rectangular dies and did some ink blending with the Sunburst Stencil and teal ink. I centered my frame on the card front and added a sentiment from the set. 

Here is a close-up view of my card.

Well this concludes my courses for Level 1. I have been stamping since 2009 so even though I knew most of the techniques and material that was covered in the 10 classes I took the instructors were very informative and I did pick up a few tips along the way.

Thank for visiting and have a great day!

Rema:)

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Metallic Paper

Hello and welcome! Today I would like to share a card inspired by Carissa Wiley in my next AECP course called Let It Shine - Level 1. There were six lessons in this course and since I really didn't learn anything new I chose Lesson #5 (Metallic Paper) to create a card. I love to foil but unfortunately I do not own any foiling plates from Altenew otherwise I would have created a card with foils since I recently bought  the Glimmer Hot Foil System from Spellbinders. 

I kept my card clean and simple. This is my preferred card style although I do dabble in other styles from time to time. First, I did some ink blending using the Leaf Burst Stencil with blue and teal inks. Next, I cut out one of each of the dies from the Dainty Leaf Die Set with silver metallic card stock and adhered them to my card panel. Lastly I heat embossed a simple sentiment and with dimensionals I adhered it to where the two leaf branches cross. Very quick and simple with an elegant look.

Here is a closeup of my card.

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Rema:)

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Stenciling With Dies

Hello friends! I'm so glad you are back. Today I am sharing a project inspired by one of the techniques that Yana Smakula demonstrated in a class she taught at the Altenew Academy called Easy Die Cutting Techniques that is part of my Altenew Education Certification Program (AECP). There were six lessons and I chose the one I have not done before which is stenciling with dies. I don't own any cover dies like the one Yana used so I went with a stamp and die bundle called Focus On You. I bought these products a while back and never used them so today was the perfect day to bust them out.

I used one of the flower dies and placed it on a small piece of typing paper with a full sticky note on top. The typing paper was too thin and I wanted to reenforce it a bit, also, if I wanted to do a bit of masking I already had my masking die-cut ready to use. I felt the cardstock I own was a bit too thick so to make a template so I chose not to use it. After I did the stenciling I took the image the die belonged to and stamped it directly on top of the stenciling. The image was then colored with my Faber-Castell Polychromo Colored Pencils. I did a bit of stenciling around the floral image with the Feeling Dotty stencil. Lastly I added a heat embossed sentiment from the set Leaf Canopy. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Rema:)

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Stamp Block Inking

Hello and welcome! I created this card after watching the Irresistible Inking Techniques class that is part of my Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP)  Level 1 taught by Sara Naumann. There were four lessons in this class each showing a different and unique way to use your inks.

  For today's card I am using the Stamp Block Technique. I used Distress Oxide Inks and had to do this several times before I was able to get a good rectangular shape. I was spraying too much water onto my block and the inks were seeping out the sides. I should have used the other side of the stamp block since the side I used is showing the grid marks of the block. 

I do want to mention that I did not use regular cardstock. I used coated cardstock. The video mentioned that it would take longer to dry but it really didn't. I was able to stamp an image from the Starry Flower stamp set pretty quickly. 

The closeup shots shows the grid marks more clearly. I thought it added a bit of interest to my card so I left it. I liked this technique and will try it again in the future using different shaped stamp blocks.

Thanks for dropping by today!

Rema:)

 

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Stencil Techniques

 

Hello and welcome! It's been a long time since I have posted a card for my Altenew Education Certification Program (AECP) for Level 1. Today I created this card after watching a course taught by laurel Beard. She showed four different stencil techniques and I chose the stencil overlay technique for my card today.

The first thing I did was to mask off the edges of my card panel with wide tape. I did some ink blending with yellow ink I had on hand. I then masked off the edges of the card panel yet again with thinner tape, laid my stencil over the card panel and stenciled with red ink. Next, I stamped my vase and floral images and cut them out with my ScanNCut machine and adhered them to my card front. Lastly, I stamped my sentiment under the vase and added several jewels as a finishing touch.

I am a big stencil fan so watching the stencil technique videos was very informative and showed me how to experiment and use them in different ways.

Here is a list of Altenew supplies used to create my card:

Feeling Dotty Stencil

Mod Vases Stamp Set

Hello Sunshine Stamp Set

Thanks for dropping by today!

Rema:)

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