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My thoughts on the Altenew Educator Certification Program
Earlier this month, I received the exciting news that I had been accepted into the Altenew AECP. I am always looking for ways to improve my crafting skills and want to teach classes, so I am really looking forward to what I will learn in this program. Program link: https://altenew.com/pages/altenew-educator-certification-program-1 I will say I did Continue reading
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Blooming Blooms Challenge
I made this card using the Billowing Peonies stamp set from Altenew. The stamps are big and bold and just beautiful. I used watercolor paint to color them in, and then followed up with a layer of metallic shimmer. I think I was a bit too heavy-handed with the shimmer to be honest. I fussy Continue reading
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April 2025 Altenew Inspiration Challenge
I thought the color palette for this month’s challenge was very pretty. The Altenew blog post can be found here: https://blog.altenew.com/april-2025-inspiration-challenge-pretty-in-pink-handmade-cards/ I used my build-a-flower dies to cut the floral pieces in white and then I ink blended them to the colors I was looking for. Then I layered the finished flowers and glued them Continue reading
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One Technique, Two Different Methods
I have really fallen in love with how gold embossed elements look on darker backgrounds, so I decided to experiment with gold embossing powder. Typically I am a heat emboss first, then color type person, but I know other people also have success with using versafine after coloring and heat embossing last. My inspiration for Continue reading
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Adventures in Watercoloring
I recently started working on the Crafting 101 Watercolor Tubes class from the Altenew Academy and it’s been an adventure for me. I never really tried watercoloring until earlier this month when I tried some cheap supplies I picked up at Five Below. For a palette, I was using a floral plate I picked up Continue reading
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Altenew March 2025 Inspiration Challenge
I am playing along with the March 2025 inspiration challenge from #Altenew and the challenge this month is to create a card with a specific color palette. I find using color palettes in a challenge quite, well challenging, because I have a tendency to take the colors shown quite literally. I am trying to get Continue reading
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Hello!
Welcome to my new crafting blog. Please be patient as I build my content over time. You can view my projects on instagram HERE. I will also be uploading new videos to YouTube HERE. Continue reading
Sunshine Stamper 