Altenew Educator Certification Program, Irresistible Inking Techniques

Recipe: Thanks

Ingredients:

Cream 80lbs to 100lbs cardstock

Black 80lbs to 100lbs cardstock

Altenew Zero Waste: Autumn Leaves Die

Altenew Fancy Thanks Die

Altenew Inks: Olive, Firebrick, and Honey Drizzle

Acetate

Foam Tape

Card Base: From black cardstock create a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” side folding card base. From cream cardstock, cut 2- 4

x 5 ¼” panels. Adhere one of the cream panels to the inside of the card base.

Card Front: Ink the other cream panel with Olive, Firebrick and Honey Drizzle, blending in a wavy pattern

across the entire panel. Run the panel through the die machine with the Autumn Leaves Die, being sure to

keep the leaf and branch cut outs. Cut a 4 x 5 ¼” panel of acetate and adhere to back of panel. Adhere the

leaves and branches back into the panel, the branches and smallest leaves should be directly glues into the

appropriate spaces, the remaining leaves should be adhered with low profile foam tape, in order to lift them up

slightly from the base of the card. Adhere the completed panel to the card base using foam tape.

Sentiment: From black cardstock, die cut 2 of the “thanks” die and adhere together. Once dry, adhere the

sentiment to the front panel.

Recipe: Keep Sharing Your Light

Ingredients:

Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice

Pink cardstock

Light green cardstock

Altenew Flower Arch Outline Stamp Set

Altenew Petite Mountain Aven Layering Die Set

Altenew One-Go Solid Sentiment Strips Press Plate

Altenew Inks: Buttercream, Golden Honeycomb, Honey Drizzle, Lemonade Stand, Misty Sage, Mossy

Meadow, Green Opal, Blush Rose, and Permanent Black

Embossing Ink

White Pearl Embossing Powder

Liquid Pixie Dust

Card Base: From light green cardstock, create a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” side folding card base. Ink the outer border of

the card, about ¼”, with Green Opal, directly applying the ink pad to the paper. From the pink cardstock, cut a

4 x 5 ¼” panel. Ink the outer border of the panel, about ¼”, with Blush Rose, directly applying the ink pad to

the paper.

Card Front: From white cardstock, cut a 3 ¾” x 5” panel. With embossing ink, stamp the large floral, from the

Flower Arch Outline Stamp Set, across the front of the panel; emboss with white pearl embossing powder. On

a water safe surface, such as a glass mat, stamp the Blush Rose and Green Opal inks on the surface and

spray liberally with water. Using a large watercolor paint brush, and a good amount of water, “mop” the Blush

Rose over the flowers and the Green Opal over the leaves; go outside the lines, this is a light, loose water

coloring of the background. Once dry, apply a very light coat of the liquid pixie dust across the front, don’t

cover the entire panel, just a large portion of the florals. From the Petite Mountain Aven Die Set cut 6 sets of

the leaves, flower and flower centers. Ink leaves with Misty Sage, Mossy Meadow and Green Opal. Ink the

petals with Buttercream in the centers and Blush Rose at the ends; use a light hand with the Blush Rose, ink

the outer edge of each petal then blend ink lightly on the ends of the petals. Ink the center pieces of the flower

with Golden Honeycomb, Honey Drizzle and Lemonade Stand. Assemble the flowers according to the

directions. Arrange the flowers and leaves on the panel, raising some with foam tape to create dimension.

Sentiment: Stamp and die cut the One-Go sentiments, use sentiment of choice, adhering to the lower right

hand side of the card with foam tape.

Recipe: Thank You For Your Kindness

Ingredients:

Neenah Classic Crest Cover 100lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice

Black 80lbs to 100lbs cardstock

Altenew Hot Pressed Watercolor Paper

Altenew Hawaiian Coral Stamp and Die Set

Altenew One-Go: Solid Sentiment Strips Press Plate

Altenew Inks: Permanent Black, Antique Gold, Blush Pink Pearl, Coral Bliss, Heart Beat, Frayed Leaf, Forest

Glades, Evergreen, Buttercream, Sunkissed and Silver Sage.

Foam Tape

Rectangular Acrylic Block

Card Base: From white cardstock, create a 5” x 7” side folding card base. On the outer ¼” ends of the card,

use the ink pad to apply Coral Bliss directly to the paper. From black cardstock, cut a 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” panel and

adhere to card base.

Card Front: Cut a 4 ½” x 6 ½” panel from watercolor paper. With a rectangular acrylic stamping block, “stamp”

ink directly to the center of the card panel. Ink the block with Silver Sage, lightly spray with water, and stamp in

the center of the card panel, repeat. Splatter the card front with black ink, allow to dry, then splatter with gold

ink. On a separate piece of watercolor paper, stamp the flower and leaf (using the outline stamp) in black ink

twice. On a water safe surface, like a glass mat, stamp the following inks to use as watercolors: Blush, Pink

Pearl, Coral Bliss and Heart Beat for the flowers, Buttercream and Sunkissed for the flower center, and Frayed

Leaf Forest Glades and Evergreen for the leaves, Use the lightest color for full coverage over the stamped

image and each subsequent color, lightest to darkest, to create shading. Once dry, die cut flowers and leaves.

Arrange and adhere flowers to the top and bottom of the rectangle using foam tape. Glue in leaves under each

flower.

Sentiment: Stamp and die cut the One-Go sentiments, adhere sentiment of choice to the center of the card,

between the flowers, using foam tape.