I attended another course with the talented Denise Van Deventer (who is on many design teams and whose blog is here) to show us how to make a mini-album. The album itself is fairly easy to make, but as always, the trick is in the detail. I always struggle to finish my projects like this … [Read more…]
Today I am sharing a card I made for my next class in my certification progress – Clean and Simple Boutique Cards. (I am working my way through the Altenew Educator Certification Programme, and each step of the way I feel I am getting more and more knowledge, practice, and experience. It is a lovely … [Read more…]
I went to a class today with Marie from The Purple magnolia for a mixed media class and had such fun. We used all sorts of metal findings, some embossing powder, and some deliciously coloured waxes. I am in love with the new waxes <3. After a layer of gesso, we laid all the textured … [Read more…]
I have had a beautiful mixed media journal for a few years now, but have been too chicken to use it in case I “ruin” it. Well, last night Colin encouraged me to start using it both as a way to collect and keep my projects in one place, but to journal thoughts and project … [Read more…]
As I sit here tonight I can bearly sit still on my chair. This is my very first formal attempt at the Layering 1 class for feedback and progress in the AECP. It has taken me a few months to get started, but here I go. The layering courses show both how to layer the … [Read more…]
Starting the year as I mean to finish it – I have been crafting up a storm. Another free, and un-missable course from Altenew (go here to find the free All About Layering 4 class, and go here to catch up on the bundle of the previous three – also free). The course focuses on … [Read more…]
One of the latest classes at my local craft store was to make a sweet mini album with masculine-themed paper and embellishments. As with any class, you could choose any paper and theme, but I thought it would be fun to make one for Jabu. I used some old autumn-themed papers in browns, greens, and … [Read more…]
**This is an image-heavy post** Douglas, my stepson – just recently got engaged to Nikkie, a lady living at the farm commune in Potchefstroom. We went down to visit today, and apart from his birthday gift (it is his birthday today) I wanted to give her a little gift too. I made a tag for … [Read more…]
Sorry I have not posted much recently. Here is a card for you from another class from Altenew.com – Stenciled Multiple Ways. The course was brilliant, and I learned a lot. There are so many ways to use stencils, and this course showed many more of them. My homework covers only one technique – using … [Read more…]
Heavily inspired by a beautiful Celtic knot tutorial I saw on Instagram by zen.linea on THIS post, I have been drawing and drawing and drawing trying to make as beautiful an image. I decided to try to draw it onto my craft mug which is a blackboard mug I got from the local thrift store … [Read more…]