Sparkle Creations

Hello Crafty friends!! I am excited to make a card after taking the Altenew "Beyond Basic Backgrounds" class. The class had many neat ideas on how to create original backgrounds. I wanted to make my own twist on this one. I have some plates at home with a background which was an inspiration for this card.  For this card I die cut the foilage and decided where I would place these. I used the negative space from the die cuts as a stencil. I used distress inks with the makeshift stencil to color leaves and flowers here and there.   Materials: Altenew Scripted Sentiments Die Set Altenew Flowing Foilage Die Check me out on instagram: @janelle.paper.sparkles

Hello Crafty friends!! I am so excited to pass the level 1 classes and test with Altenew! I am now working through courses on the level II. I was inspired by the "In the Mood to Color Class". I thought about what I do in my everyday life, which is to support people struggling with mental health. I created a card thinking of that using the following colors: Blue: Tranquility Pink: Caring Yellow: Optimism  For this card I die cut the tulips and used Distress Inks to color the flower and leaves. Then I die cut the frilly frame and used the flowers to adorn the frame. I used a cover plate to create the background and there placed the die and flowers. Then I added the sentiment and some baubles. For this card I wanted convey maintaining serenity, care and a bit of hopefulness peeking through.  Materials:   Altenew Craft-A-Flower: Tulip Full Bloom Layering Die Set Altenew - Cutting Dies - Frilly Frame Die Altenew Scripted Sentiments Die Set Waffle Flower Sweet Plaid Cover Die ...

  Hello Crafty Friends! After completing all Academy 1 courses for the Altenew Educator Certified Program (AECP). Now the final challenge includes the following: Create a gift set that includes 4-6 "His" and 4-6 "Hers" Select 3 components from the Academy 1 courses to include for your final project Use upcycled material in the card design element or in the final packaging  For the "Her" cards I decided to create a set of every-day cards. These can be used to say hello, I appreciate you, I love you, thank you etc. I incorporated multiple elements from the classes: Easy Die Cutting Techniques :  I used dies to create and layer the flowers, cover die, and arch die. Easy Ink Blending Techniques : I used a distress inks to blend and create an ombre effect on the flowers. Clean and Simple Boutique:   I created the cards using a modern and minimal esthetic. Let it Shine:  I used sequins as well as pearlized vellum to add shine to the projects Supplies: Altenew Ja...

Hello Crafty Friends! After completing all Academy 1 courses for the Altenew Educator Certified Program (AECP). Now the final challenge includes the following: Create a gift set that includes 4-6 "His" and 4-6 "Hers" Select 3 components from the Academy 1 courses to include for your final project Use upcycled material in the card design element or in the final packaging  For the "His" cards I decided to create a set of every-day cards. These can be used to say hello, I appreciate you, I love you, thank you etc. I incorporated multiple elements from the classes: For the Guys:  I used geometric patterns and a cool color palette Easy Die Cutting Techniques :  I used dies to create all the geometric shapes including circles, hexagons. heart and arch. Easy Ink Blending Techniques : I used a distress inks to blend and create an ombre effect Clean and Simple Boutique:   I created the cards using a modern and minimal esthetic. Stenciling : I incorporated the use o...

Hello Crafty friends! This is my last class for the level 1 AECP. It's been a while I know! For this card  I first used the tulips from the  Craft a Tulip and each petal I shaded with the Altenew inks Woodland escape dye set .  I then inked the flower center and stamen to pieced these together.   I inked the stem and leaves with distress inks bundled sage and shabby shutters.  I die cut the embellished star die using glittered cardstock I then used black cardstock to trace the mandala die and cut this to adhere this behind the glittered mandala Then I used the exquisite marble foil plate  to foil gold onto the background Lastly, I made to layers of the tiny sentiment wishing die , one in black and another in gold. I used the gold behind the black to add a bit of dimensional layering and a pop of color.   

  Hello crafty friends! For this spring/coffee card I used the  Bun-a-Latte  stamp set. I used a die cut to cut a polaroid picture and notebook edge. I stenciled randomly coffee stains using  Coffee Splatter  and used  Mermaid Dreams 6x6 Pattern Paper Pack  to create the sentiment banners. I used the following copics: Bunny: C00, 0, 1 Towel/Sleep mask: W00, 0, 2 Carrots: Y000, 00, 01 Coffee mug: BV0000, 000, 02