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Monday, February 27, 2017

Dahlia Blossoms Blue Altenew Class Card

The first day of class homework for Altenew Academy ( you can find it at altenewcademy.com) was to use the color blue. The mood we should be inspire to feel is calm & tranquility. Blue is my favorite color, so this was an easy color palette for me. I work with blue often. I also love the Dahlia Blossoms stamp set from Altenew & haven't had a chance to use it since I bought it some time last year. I got my stamps & my Gansai Tambi paints & spent some quiet time painting.

I really water down my Gansai Tambi paints for the first layer or two. I'm sure you'll notice that in the video. As usual, I've included a complete supply list for you at the end of this post. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks for stopping by! Jil

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Altenew Congratulations Card With Watercolored Background

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It's no secret that I love water coloring. I've been plying round with my Gansai Tambai watercolors that I got some time ago. I didn't love them at first, but they are growing on me. I really like some of the pre-mixed colors in the set. I made several cards for many different people using the same flower & background & I changed out the greeting. I waited to post this video until after I sent out the final cards. I like that it can be used for so many different occasions. The card I made in the video is a graduation card, but I also made a Thank You, Get Well, Thinking of You & an Anniversary card. I can think of a few other cards this would also work for. It is really easy to make. I chose to fussy cut everything, but you could make the whole process even easier with the die cuts.

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Rainbow Challenge Pretty Pink Posh

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I have been working on my card for the Pretty Pink Posh (P.P.P.) Rainbow Challenge for quite a few days. I got the e-mail June 11th and had several ideas pop into my head. I had my order from P.P.P. sitting out & there were rainbow challenges all over You Tube. I knew I would have to narrow down my ideas before I started anything. I wrote down some ideas so I could sort through them the next day. Well, that next day was June 12th. I woke up to the news that an Orlando nightclub was the location of a mass shooting. We now know that nightclub to be Pulse nightclub & it was the most deadly mass shooting in American history. I didn't lose anyone, but it still shook me. I live in Kissimmee, Florida which is about 30 minutes from where it happened This was WAY too close to home. I have always seen the rainbow as gay pride, but now I will also see how it united Orlando. I didn't feel that I could enter this challenge without mentioning my city. If you can make a donation this is a place to do it. This week has been devastating but it has also brought many people together. There are rainbows everywhere I look. Here is mine.

I used Heather's card as my inspiration. I loved the rainbow colors coming out of the windows. I used my Gansai Tambai Watercolor Paints to make the pastel rainbow in the background. The P.P.P. animals are colored with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers to reinforce the rainbow colors. I made the frame on my Silhouette Cameo using the P.P.P. frame dies as the basis for my designs. I added a stitched border around them. It can be hard to see. I filled my shaker with just the sparkling clear mix of sequins.

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