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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

CASE Your Fellow AECP Crafter

February 16, 2021 12 Comments

 Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Saundra and I am a cardmaker. I love to create and I hope you find a bit of inspiration while you are here.

CASE Your Fellow AECP Crafter



I am so excited to be participating in this wonder fun blog hop!

First, If you arrived her from Evette's Blog: Stamp the Fun UP, then I am so happy to have you!

All of the blog hop participants have either completed their Altenew Educator Certification Program or they are still working their way through it. I am still working my way through it.

We were all challenged to CASE one of our fellow AECP crafters.

Here are the cards I created:


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I CASED this beautiful card created by Joy D'Souza from Handcrafted By Joy.


You can find all the details about her card in this Blog Post.

I was really inspired by her background.


To create my card I first took a panel of Distress Watercolor Cardstock and ink blended with Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink. This is such a soft pretty pink and it was a great base for my other colors. 

Next I took some ink daubers and randomly inked the small circular shape on the the panel. For this I used Altenew Crisp Inks in Coral Berry and Ruby Red and more of the Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide. I varied my pressure to get the look I was after.

Instead of using the whole panel for one card I decided to cut it so I could create two cards. This is great way to stretch your supplies and build your card stash. I wanted my cards to be similar but not exactly the same I adhered the background to my card panels in opposite directions.

The flowers I chose are from Altenew's Beautiful Day stamps. These are an older set but I just love them!



I stamped the flowers using Altenew's Crisp Inks in Frosty Pink and Coral Berry. The outline was stamped in Permanent Black. The leaves were stamped in Permanent Black and Lime Crisp Inks.

I used the Beautiful Day Dies to cut out my floral pieces and arranged them on my cards. I adhered them using some Lawn Fawn Glue Tube and foam adhesive. 

Just before gluing everything down I stamped my sentiments. 

I really love how these cam out and I hope you do, too!

I have linked all of my supplies down below.

Now it's time to head on over to Michele's blog: Design's By Michi

Thank you for joining me today and Happy Hopping!!


Supplies Used:

Beautiful Day Stamps (ALT)

Beautiful Day Dies (ALT)

Distress Watercolor Cardstock

Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink

Altenew Crisp Inks: Frosty Pink, Coral Berry, Ruby Red, Lime, Permanent Black

Lawn Fawn Glue Tube

Foam Dots

Ink Daubers
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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Jill Cameron Creations Blog Hop

April 28, 2020 7 Comments

Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Saundra and I am a cardmaker. I love to create and I hope you find a bit of inspiration while you are here.

Create Gorgeous Cards that Shine!

Today I am excited to be part of the Jill Cameron Creations Blog Hop! This hop will feature projects made with Jill Cameron Creations Digital Cut Files. If you have arrived from Jill Cameron Creations then you are in the right place. 

I created 2 card with Jill
Cameron cut files. Instead of using the files to cut I chose to feature her design using the We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill along with my Silhouette Cameo.


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Handmade card featuring Jill Cameron designs using We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill

This card I chose the Tree of Life png and some rose gold foil. The design is not filled in but I used the fill feature in my Silhouette software to fill in the design. This was the first time using the Foil Quill and I am thrilled with the way this came out!


The design was sketched onto dark grey card stock. I created sentiment in my softer and sketched it in the rose gold foil , as well. I kept the card simple and allowed the foiled design to shine!



This card was created with the Circle Layers png and some silver foil.

This design come with several different circles so I chose a few and randomly placed them on my card panel using the Foil Quill and silhouette machine.


I chose to heat emboss a sentiment from Altenew's Sentiment Strips stamps in some silver embossing powder and added it to the center of my card panel.

I could not believe how easy it was to chat these cards using Jill's designs and the Foil Quill.

Please take a look at all of Jill design buy visiting Jill Cameron Creations. 

Products used today:

Jill Cameron Creations Card Making Digital Cut File Package
We R Memory Keepers Foil Quill All In One Kit
Foil Quill Foil Sheets
Silhouette Cameo
Altenew Sentiment Strips
Silver Embossing Powder
Lawn Fawn Glue Tube
Clear Double Sided Adhesive
Mini Score Board

Thank you for joining me today! Your next stop is Scrapbooking Mamaw

Here is today's line up:

Jill Cameron Creations 
Crafted Bliss Studio
Scrapbooking Mamaw 
Golden Goddess Designs
Marie’s Vermont Creations
Liz With Love
Sam’s Crafty Castle
My Inner Creative
Diane Deane
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Monday, April 6, 2020

TCC TP Dragon Blog Hop

April 06, 2020 5 Comments
Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Saundra and I am a cardmaker. I love to create and I hope you find a bit of inspiration while you are here.

 Today I am excited to be participating in the The Creative Collectors TP Dragon Blog Hop. All of the creative collectors in the hop are featuring this cute dragon from Whimsy Stamps called TP Dudley and Sentiment. 

 If you have arrived from LeeAnn's blog: LeeAnn Gets Crafty, then you are in the right place. If you just happened to to be visiting my blog and would like to start from the beginning please head on over to Jill's blog: Killeen House Studio.

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Isn't Dudley the cutest! I couldn't wait to color him up. I haven't colored with my Copic markers in quite a while and this reminded me how much I love to color.

With everything that is happening around the world I think this guy would bring a smile to anyone's face. He, along with this sentiment, make a perfect encouragement card.

To begin with, I printed Dudley and the sentiment on some Neenah Solar White cardstock and then printed him again and fussy cut him out.

I took the panel and used the MFT Mini Cloud Edges Stencil and some Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink with the SBC Ink Blending Tool to create the clouds in my background. I added some Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide Ink to create the ground.

Once I was happy with my background I cut it out using a crazy stitched die from my stash and set it aside while I colored up Dudley.




I used my Copic markers to color him in. I added some sparkle to his tummy and horns using the SBC Glitter Brush Pen. I added him to my inked panel using some Lawn Fawn Glue Tube.

I adhered the panel to a card base and added some finishing touches by adding some doodles here and there with my black gel pen and by adding some Ranger Glossy Accents to Dudley's eyes.

TP Dudley is a free digital stamp that you can find on the Whimsy Stamps website. Go grab a copy and color him up!

I have added a list of Copic markers that a I used below:

Body: BV20, BV02, BV04, BV08
Belly/Horns: Y11, Y13, Y17
TP: C0, C1, C3, C5

Thank you so much for joining me today.

Now it's time to hop on over to Donna's blog: Creative Lady

Blog Hop List

Jill Killeen Killeen House Studio
LeeAnn McKinney LeeAnn Gets Crafty
Saundra Rega  Crafted Bliss Studio
Donna Idlet Creative Lady
Renee Moran Delaney Jane Cards
Jessica Shier Jessica May Day
Marie Bingaman Another Card Making Blog
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Friday, April 3, 2020

Hugs - SBC Cards For Kindness

April 03, 2020 0 Comments
Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Saundra and I am a cardmaker. I love to create and I hope you find a bit of inspiration while you are here.

Today I am sharing another card using the new Cards For Kindness Stamps from Scrapbook.com

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This card was so easy and fun to put together.

I started by using SBC Scattered Hearts Stencil and some SBC Mixed Berry Hybrid Ink.  I washed my stencil and applied it again and covered my hearts with Nuvo Glimmer Paste in Moonstone to give my hearts some sparkle.

While that was drying I applied some ink to some Neenah Solar White cardstock using the Mixed Berry Ink and the direct to paper technique. I gave a few moment to dry and when I was sure I added some anti-static powder so that I could heat emboss a sentiment from SBC Wordfetti: Best Day Ever stamp set. I used SBC Embossing Ink and Ranger Embossing Powder to heat emboss the sentiments.

Now that my stenciled panel is dry, I cut a heart from the middle with SBC Nested Scallops Hearts Dies to create a window for my inked panel.

Before attaching my stenciled panel to the inked panel I heat embossed a sentiment from the new SBC Cards For Kindness set onto some Lawn Fawn Vellum. I wrapped the strip around my card panel and attached it with some tape.


I added some SBC Double Sided Foam Dots to the back of my stenciled panel and attached it to the inked panel and then add more double sided adhesive and attached this to my Neenah Card Base.

For a finishing touch I added a few stamped hearts that I covered with SBC Glimmer Brush Marker using some Lawn Fawn Glue Tube.

I hope you have enjoyed the cards I have created with the new set.

Here is a little bit of information about SBC Cards For Kindness Program:

The Cards for Kindness™ Stamp Set was created to bring awareness to a philanthropic effort that Scrapbook.com has been participating in locally where handmade cards are donated to hospitals, nursing homes, youth centers, crisis centers, treatment facilities and more.
The community in the Gilbert, AZ area has been making thoughtful, beautiful handmade cards and dropping them off at our offices to be packed and delivered to one of several good causes in the Valley of the Sun. But we need your help in expanding this effort to the rest of the world! If you're interested in creating and donating handmade cards, see here for more information.
Thank you for joining me today! I will see you soon!
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Thursday, April 2, 2020

SBC Cards For Kindness

April 02, 2020 0 Comments
Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Saundra and I am a cardmaker. I love to create and I hope you find a bit of inspiration while you are here.

Today I am sharing a birthday card using the new Cards For Kindness Stamps from Scrapbook.com

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The Cards for Kindness stamp set is filled with sentiments that are perfect for many occasions. I paired the Happy Birthday sentiment with SBC Mid-Century Florals to create this happy card.


The Mid-Century Floral stamp set is so cool! It comes with many different shapes that help to create a fun card. I used SBC Hybrid Inks int he following colors:

Ballet Slipper
Carnival Pink
Daffodil
Succulent


The Happy Birthday sentiment was stamped in SBC Black Hybrid Ink and then again with SBC Embossing Ink. I added some Ranger Clear Embossing Powder and heat set it. I also stamped the flower layer with the clear embossing ink and added embossing powder. I love the shine that it gave to these flowers!

Once I had my panel stamped I used a wonky stitched rectangle die and my Big Shot to cut out my panel. Unfortunately this die is no longer available.

I used SBC Clear Double Sided Adhesive Roll to attach my card panel to my card base.

To finish my card I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops in Bubblegum Blush and that was it!


The Cards for Kindness™ Stamp Set was created to bring awareness to a philanthropic effort that Scrapbook.com has been participating in locally where handmade cards are donated to hospitals, nursing homes, youth centers, crisis centers, treatment facilities and more.
The community in the Gilbert, AZ area has been making thoughtful, beautiful handmade cards and dropping them off at our offices to be packed and delivered to one of several good causes in the Valley of the Sun. But we need your help in expanding this effort to the rest of the world! If you're interested in creating and donating handmade cards, see here for more information.
Thank you for joining me today! I will see you soon!
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Monday, March 2, 2020

In The Mood For Color ~ Altenew Educator Certification Program

March 02, 2020 3 Comments
Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Saundra and I am a cardmaker. I love to create and I hope you find a bit of inspiration while you are here.

Today I am sharing a card I created for the In The Mood For Color Class at Altenew Academy. This is the second class in Level 2 of the Altenew Educator Certification Program.

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This class taught the importance of how color can affect a mood. With that in mind, I decided to use yellow for my inspiration. 

Yellow reflects warmth, happiness, energy, optimism, and friendliness.

This was perfect for a thank you card.


To begin, I chose to use Altenew's Painted Flowers (ALT). I stamped the images with Altenew Inks in the following colors: Obsidian Pigment Ink (outlines), Buttercream and Warm Sunshine (flowers), Olive and Moss (leaves).

These were all die-cut using the Altenew Painted Flowers Dies (ALT) and  the Altenew Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine. I set these aside and worked on my background.

For this I simply ink-blended some Buttercream and Warm Sunshine inks concentrating on the opposite corners of the panel. Once I was happy with the blend, I splattered the background with some Altenew Antique Silver Metallic Spray.

Once the background was dry I adhered the flowers to the card panel with some Lawn Fawn Liquid Glue Tube.


I chose the Altenew Thank You Die (ALT) to be my lone sentiment. I die-cut this out in black cardstock and some Neenah Solar White Cardstock  I used my yellow inks to create a gradient on my thank you sentiment. I chose to off-set the layers a bit and adhered these to the center of my card panel with some Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares.

I added my panel to a card base with some SBC 1/4" Adhesive and finished the card of with some Altenew Pocketful of Sunshine Enamel Dots (ALT).


I really enjoyed putting this card together. 

If you are interest in the Altenew Educator Certification Program be sure to check out all of the information --> HERE

All of the supply links are listed below.

Thank you for joining me today! I will see you soon!

Supplies:


Classes:
In the Mood for Color
Altenew  Educator Certification Program

Altenew Supplies:
Altenew Painted Flowers Stamps (ALT)
Altenew Painted Flowers Dies (ALT)
Altenew Thank You Die (ALT)
Altenew Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine
Altenew Antique Silver Metallic Spray

Altenew Inks
Obsidian Pigment Ink 
Buttercream 
Warm Sunshine
Olive
Moss

Cardmaking Supplies:
Neenah Solar White Cardstock
Lawn Fawn Liquid Glue Tube
Scrapbook Adhesives Foam Squares
SBC 1/4" Adhesive
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