Hi everyone!
Today, I’m posting another project for the Altenew Educator Certification Program (AECP). This class was “Celebration: Stencil Techniques” and taught techniques for using stencils in ways you might not have originally thought of. I loved this class because stencils are a very easy, affordable, and reusable craft supply – so finding ways to use them in “nontraditional ways” makes them even more valuable!
I seem to be drawn to making cards with softer looks lately. 😊
I started with some Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock. This is my new favorite watercolor cardstock because it is a bright white and has minimal texture.
I heat embossed the bouquet from the Altenew Our Friendship Blooms set in white on the cardstock.
I then used my Altenew Crispy Dye Inks to watercolor the bouquet.
While I waited for my painting to dry, I created my background using one of the techniques I learned in the class – I used a stencil to emboss an image into the paper. It took a bit of trial and error to figure out the right “sandwich” to use with my die cutting machine, but I was able to use the Altenew Flowing Drops stencil and get a great impression on my Neenah Solar White 80# card stock. You can see the detail in the picture below.
After my water coloring was dry, I added a few details to the flowers in my bouquet with my Copic Markers and then I die cut the image using the coordinating die from the set.
For the sentiment, I used The Greetery’s Let’s Have a Word: Love die. I cut the word “love” from Tim Holtz Ranger Alcohol Ink Cardstock in matte black.
I arranged my bouquet and sentiment on my stencil-embossed background and adhered them with some liquid glue. I then adhered the whole panel the card base using fun foam and Elizabeth Craft’s double-sided tape.
I had so much fun making this card – and I’m excited to have yet another way to use my stencils!
All the best,
You definitely are acing at the softer tones! Love this too!
Thank you for submitting your gorgeous work to the AECP assignment gallery.
Thank you so much, Erum!