I finished another class for AECP Level 3 and this time I did the All About Layering 7 class, which is all about layering with stencils.
For the card I created I used the older Layered Dahlia Stencil Set that has beautiful details. I colored the layers with the Woodless Watercolor Pencils and I love how it turned out like a gorgeous watercolor painting.
To add some texture and more interest to my card, I used a glitter paste with layer B of the stencil over the watercolor.
For the sentiment I used the Sentiment Strips stamp set. There are three different Sentiment Strips stamp sets available and I used the first one. You can also buy the bundle of three overhere.
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I'm back today with an AECP class that I did for Level 3: Elements of Floral Composition. This was such a fun class with lots of interesting elements. I actually ended up creating three cards for this class and I tried to get as many of the class elements as possible in each card. With the description of each card, I will briefly mention how I used the different elements of the class.
For my first card I used the Garden Picks 3D Die Set and die cut all the different layers from yellow, orange and red ink blended card stock. A fun idea I picked up in the class is to die cut the foliage out of washi tape, I used Gilded Ombre Washi tape. The background is the Watercolor Stripes Cover Die and I inked it up with some blue and grey inks.
Color: 60% blues/greys, 30% yellows/oranges, 10% gold Value: bright colored flowers and lighter toned foliage and background Texture: 3D Layering Die Form: Cover Plate adhered with foam tape Space: rule of thirds
I created my second card with the Hibiscus Garden 3D die set and used a mix of pinks and reds for the big flowers and yellows and oranges for the small flowers. In the background I added a subtle detail with the Color Block Triangle stencil in light pink. As a finishing touch I added silver metalic watercolor splatters.
Value: brighter flowers, lighter foliage and stenciled background
Shape: triangle
Texture: 3D layering die
Form: foam tape
Space: rule of thirds
And last but not least I created a third card for this class. I started ink blending my background in a light grey, dried it and then used the same grey with the Vintage Tapestry stencil for a subtle detail in the background. This stencil has two layers and I added the second detailed layer with glitter paste. The flowers are from the Sweet Rose Bouquet stamp set.
Color: 60% greys, 30% yellow, 10% glitter
Value: brighter flowers, lighter background
Shape: circle
Texture: glitter paste
Form: foam tape
Space: rule of thirds
I highly recommend this class. Not everything was new to me, but I definitely picked up some new ideas and tricks!
If you remember, in 2021 I started the Altenew Educator Certificate Program but along the way I got stuck and never finished it. Now 2 years later I finally decided to continue and I did my Level 2 final assignment.
To finish Level 2, I had to create 4 masculine cards in the themes birthday, anniversary, love/thinking of you and encouragement. I also had to pick 3 classes that I did so far and use them on my cards. The classes I chose are Let it Shine, In the Mood for Color and Beyond Basic Backgrounds.
Besides the 4 cards, I also had to do an altered item.
In this video I'm showing you how I created my cards and altered item. Below the video you can find pictures of my projects with a description of the products that I used.
Birthday card
For the birthday card I used the All Things Sweet stamp set and used some more masculine colors to stamp the images. The sentiment is from the Gradient Sunset stamp set and in the background I used the Splatter Hot Foil plate.
Anniversary card
The next card is the Anniversary card and I used the Gradient Sunset stamp set, along with the Splatter Hot Foil Plate.
Love/Thinking of You card
For this card I decided to use the 'missing you' sentiment from the Gradient Sunset stamp set, along with the Wooden Rowboat die set. Somehow these empty rowboats represent some sort of loneliness to me, which I thought would be a good match to the sentiment. In the background I used the Splatter Hot Foil Plate, but this time I used the negative print.
Encouragement
I love the All Things Orange stamp set for multiple reasons. First and foremost, the island stamp is almost a perfect image of the island Saba, where I live, and that cloud hanging over the top is almost always present. Second, this stamp set has some beautiful encouragement sentiments that you can use for a wide variety of cards. For this card I used the Splatter Hot Foil Plate's negative print again, as it represents water so well.
My dog Blink has some really close friends that she had to give some Christmas presents. So I decided to make some small bags with dog treats and create some cute Christmas dog tags to go with them.
I used the Stitched Arch Dies from Sunny Studio Stamps for the base of my tags. This die set also has a separate little hole die so that you can die cut it wherever you want it in your tags, to pull the twine through. This adorable doggie was a special edition from Sunny Studio this year: Dashing Dachshund.
The patterned paper and sentiments are from Lawn Fawn.
The presents were a success, so I guess we will have to come up with something again next year ;)
