Black magic

 Black Magic

Black magic is a technique back is a technique I learned back in 2017, I think. It could have been earlier than that I don't remember. I did a blog post here with a video.  I'm bringing it back for Jen Rzasa midnight magic #altenewchallengelive.  I used Altenew stamps for all of these tags, and bookmark.

 Basic instructions:

1.  stamp solid style images onto black cardstock with white pigment ink.  Let it dry.
2.  add color over pigment ink with color pencils.

My first entry are two tags.  

My second entry is a bookmark I did on dark blue cardstock.

It was fun doing this technique again.

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Soft Focus

 Soft Focus

This week Jen Rzasa  Altenew #altenewchallengelive theme is Soft Focus.  She explained Soft Focus as pastel colors ... that's not usually my style but sometimes you just need to get out of your comfort zone.

As I mentioned it was a little out of my comfort zone, but it was nice to play with pastel colors for a change.  My pastel colors were mostly a light pink.  I did stay in my comfort zone by making a couple of cards, and a bookmark.

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Scrap busters

Scrap busters

This week with Jen Rzasa from Altenew Tuesday #altenewchallengelive  I made tags.  Of course, if you know me if I'm not making cards I'm making tags.

I had fun making these tags with all my scraps ... but if you know me I have lots of scraps.  Basically what I did was put sticky sheet onto the tags, then lay different shaped scraps on the tag.  When I have enough scraps stuck to tag I then sprinkled on embossing powder to the sticky parts left on tag.  Heat set the embossing powder.  The embossing powder is supposed to represent grout in between the scrap pieces.  

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Duoprinting Chlorophyll cards

 Duoprinting chlorophyll cards

Here are pictures of my latest cards from my duoprinting chlorophyll fun. 

All the sayings are from Altenew stamp company.

To get instructions look back here for video, too.  If you type duoprinting chlorophyll in search bar you will see lots of posts.

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Pop of color

 Pop of Color

 This week for Jen Rzasa #altenewchallengelive theme is Pop of Color.  

I had a bit of fun with this challenge because besides the pop of Color I did a spotlight technique.  Haven't done this technique in years!  Used Altenew 3D embossing folder named Daisy bed for these two cards.  The inks are Catherine Pooler ink pads, they are still my favorite right now.  These inks are so bright and beautiful.

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Duoprinting chlorophyll again!

 Duoprinting chlorophyll again!

I did this Duoprinting chlorophyll technique for the first time back in July 15, 2017  but if you search my blog you will see several posts including ones with video.

Here are several pictures of panels and tags I did this week.

Basic instructions:

1.  fold a piece of copy paper in half - open it up.

2.  cut two pieces of cardstock (I did 4 1/4" x 5 1/2") - place one of them inside the copy paper.

3.  place your leaves or herbs or any combination on cardstock.

4.  place another piece of cardstock on top of leaves/herbs.

5.  fold the copy paper over the two pieces of cardstock with the leaves/herbs sandwiched inside them.

6.  run them through Big Kick (whatever machine you own).

7.  peel the two pieces of cardstock apart and VIOLA!  beautiful nature cards.

Just know that different leaves/herbs react different to the pressing so you never know what it will look like till you peel them apart.  You get a positive and negative ... two for the price of one.

go make art with nature!

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Geometric genius

 Geometric genius

This week Jen Rzasa from Altenew  Tuesday #Altenewchallengelive is Geometric genius.

I used Altenew Modern circles circles for my geometrics.  I made an easy set of four cards. 

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Pattern clash

 Pattern clash

This week for Jen Rzasa Tuesday #altenewchallengelive with the theme pattern clash.  Create a project using two or more patterns that would not normally go together, and make them work beautifully. Play with color, scale, and placement to bring harmony to the mix. 

For my card I used cardstock, fabric tape, pattern paper, stamping, and pitcher cut out with metallic cardstock. The kraft carstock was embossed with an embossing folder. 

I also had to make a tag, because that's me.  I do like my tags.  I punched out different size circles with several pattern papers, and glued them to the top of this oversized tag.  I added a scallop black circle.  The bottom of the tag was embossed with an embossing folder.  I also glued on a strip of washi tape, and ribbon below all the paper circles.  I made what I call a funky house.  That just means it is created with different papers, and cardstocks.

More tags

 More tags

Yes, I made more tags for #altenewchallengelive with Jen Rzasa on Tuesday Tag You're It challenge.

These two tags are my favorite of all the tags I created for this challenge.  First I stamped, stenciled color, then die cut the Altenew Dancing Poppies.  Next I glued the poppies to tag, then ran it through die cutting machine with embossing folder to get texture on the tags.

 

Here I collage printed tissue paper onto a manilla tag, glued paper collage pictures from CB Afternoon Tea junk journal & ephemera book ... that I cut out. Glued on one of the Dancing Poppies on it, too.

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Tag You're It!

 Tag You're It!

This week for Jen Rzasa Tuesday #altenewchallengelive  the theme is Tag You're It!  This is right up my alley ... because I really like to make tags ... any size and any shape.  To start off I did a 5 1/2" square tag, next is a layered arch tag.

The next two tags are again arch shaped tags.  For all four of these tags I used Altenew Dancing Poppies stamp/die/stencil set.  

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3 cards 1 stamp set

 3 cards 1 stamp set

 This challenge is for Altenew Fan group on Facebook for Niki's challenge .  She took over the Fan group this past Saturday, and showed us how she made 3 cards using only one stamp set.  So she challenged all of us, who were watching to do the same thing. 

 I used one stamp set,  Altenew Dancing Poppies for this challenge. For my 3 cards I did the spotlight technique.

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Grid cards

Gird cards

I've been making grid cards since 2009 ... yes, that far back ... 17 years!  There are different names, and ways to do the grid technique. 
 

This most recent technique I saw Gina K  do on one of her weekly LIVE event.  This one uses masking paper to create the grid sections, but back in the day before maksing paper we used post it notes.  If you go here where I used post it notes.  You can type grid in the search bar, and a lot of post will show up for you to check out.

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