Altenew Educator Certification Program , Level 2 Class Submission: Beautiful Details

Recipe: An Amazing Day

Ingredients:

Neenah Classic Crest Cover 110lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice

Black cardstock, at least 100lbs

Dancing Sunflowers Stamp Set

Bloom & Grow Hero Arts and Altenew Collaboration Set

Embossing Ink

White embossing powder

Inks: Coral Bliss, Grapevine, Galactic Stream

Foam tape

Spray bottle with water

Paper towel

Instructions:

From black cardstock, create a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” card base and a 2 ¾” x ¾” panel for the sentiment.

From white cardstock, create a 4” x 5 ¼” panel.

Emboss a flower from the Dancing Sunflowers Stamp Set on the white card panel. Once cooled, ink the panel

with Corla Bliss, Grapevine and Galactic Stream being sure to blend the colors. Spray the panel with water

and cover with a paper towel to soak up the water, the goal is to have the water droplets lift the ink; repeat until

the desired result is obtained. From the Bloom and Grow Stamp Set, emboss the sentiment “have an amazing

day” on the 2 ¾” x ¾” black panel, but do not stamp the “have”, just the “an amazing day” portion of the stamp.

Adhere the floral panel onto the black card base. Using foam tape, adhere the sentiment strip to the bottom

right-hand side of the card panel.

Recipe: Live Life in Full Bloom

Ingredients:

Neenah Classic Crest Cover 110lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice

Canson Mixed Media paper

Bloom & Grow Hero Arts and Altenew Collaborative Set

Inks: Mist Gray, Jet Black and Cosmic Berry

Artist Markers: Aloe Vera, Matcha Tea, Swamp Green, Oak Moss, Citrus Burst, Fresh Lemon, Maple Yellow,

Rose Quartz, Puffy Heart, Purple Wine, and Cosmic Berry.

Instructions:

From white cardstock, create a 5” x 7” card base. Using Cosmic Berry ink, ink the outer ¼” edge

of the card base. From the Canson mixed media paper, cut a 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” panel.

Using the Mist Gray ink, stamp the flower from the stamp set in the center of the mixed media panel, make

sure the panel is in the landscape orientation. Mask the flower and using the leaf stamp, stamp three sets of

the leaves under the flower. Color the flower and leaves using the artist markers, applying the darkest colors

at the base of the flower petals and leaves, the medium shades in the middle and lightest at the ends.

Using black ink, stamp a sentiment in the top right corner of the panel. Adhere the panel to the card base.

Recipe: For You

Ingredients:

Neenah Classic Crest Cover 110lb, Solar White/White or cardstock of choice

Altenew Hot Press Watercolor Paper

Black cardstock

Orange cardstock

Sulfur Cosmos Outline Stamp and Die Set

Embossing Ink

Clear embossing powder

Ink: Jet Black

Altenew Watercolor Brush Markers: Fresh Lemon, Citrus Burst, Autumn Blaze, Moss and Sea Forest.

Altenew Woodless Watercolor Pencils: Yellow, Van Dyke Brown

Altenew Woodless Colored Pencils: Fresh Lemon, Orange Cream, Maple Yellow and Autumn Blaze

Instructions:

From white cardstock cut a 5” x 7” card base. From orange cardstock, cut a 5” x 7” panel and

adhere to card base. From black cardstock cut a 4 ¾” x 6 ¾” panel and adhere to the orange panel, then set

aside. Cut a 4 1/2” x 6 ½” panel from the watercolor paper.

Emboss the floral stamp onto the watercolor paper in the portrait orientation. Once cooled, begin water

coloring the panel. With water and a small to medium size watercolor brush, add water to the flower petals,

just enough to see the sheen of the water. At the base of the petal, drop in Fresh Lemon and pull out to the

middle of the petal, then, drop in a small amount of Autumn Blaze at the end of the petal and pull towards the

middle, blend for a smooth transition. Repeat for each of the flower petals. Use the same technique for the

stems and leaves, putting Sea Forest closer to the flowers, where the shade would be, and the lighter color,

Moss, for the tips the leaves and bottom of the stems. For the center of the flower, brushing with water first,

color with Citrus Burst. Let the entire panel dry completely.

Use the pencils to darken and enhance the flowers. For the flower centers, use the watercolor pencils, add a

layer of Yellow and use the Van Dyke Brown to add spots to mimic stamen. From the Woodless Colored

Pencils, use Fresh Lemon to enhance the base of the flower petals, transition colors, starting mid-petal, using

Maple Yellow, Orange Cream and Autumn Blaze.

Using black ink, stamp the sentiment on white cardstock. Die cut sentiment and two additional die cut pieces,

glue together. Adhere the sentiment to the lower right-hand side of the card with foam tape then adhere the

watercolor panel to the black cardstock on the card base.