Annemarie Caister

 My inspiration for this class came from video 5 and gave me another opportunity to practice my water colouring!  I chose to use an image from Altenew Precious Peony stamp set  https://altenew.com/products/precious-peony-stamp-set I began by stamping the image using Versafine Onyx Black ink and applying clear embossing powder over it and heat setting. This forms […]

I really enjoyed all the ideas, tips and tricks in this class. The take home message was that attention to detail is really important in order to take a card from great to fabulous. A big focus was on using coloured pencils which I have enjoyed since childhood. I got the chance to add some

 Polychromatic means “multiple colours” which excited me as I love colourful images. I decided to change the size of my card for this card and made a slimline card. Slimline cards are all the rage currently and I have made a few and have found them a pleasant change from the usual A2 size. As

 I really enjoyed this class by Therese Calvird which focused on changing things up a bit and creating cards which are a little different to the normal!  I was inspired by lesson 4 which demonstrated how to cut your card panel into a different shape, rather than keeping it square. I used the Altenew Flower

 I have always loved the look of watercolour and although I am very new to this technique, this class offered my some wonderful tips and tricks and gave me another chance to practice.  Using the Altenew Precious Peony stamp set https://altenew.com/products/precious-peony-stamp-set I stamped 2 of the images onto a A2 panel of Ninah Solar white 80 lb

In this course, I learned that the colours we choose often reflect a certain mood. I decided to create a card using a classing rose in the colour red. Red symbolises love, passion and energy so I decided to use the Altenew Kind Reminders stamp set  https://altenew.com/products/kind-reminders-stamp-set. I also decided to use alcohol markers to

 Welcome back to my blog! I passed Level 1 of the Altenew Educators Certification Program and I’m ready to share with you another 10 cards which I have made for Level 2. Some techniques I have tried before but some were new to me but I have found this to be the most fantastic way

 Hello and welcome!  Today I am very pleased to be sharing my final challenge for the Altenew Educators Certification Program in Level 1. I really enjoyed this challenge as I got to use lots of different techniques and different Altenew products. The Requirements: Select ANY 3 components from the classes in Level 1 (e.g., layering

 Hello and welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed the post and got some inspiration from my cards. In this post I will take you through the 6 feminine cards I created and at the end there will be a video on how I made the packaging for each card set.  I took

  This was another clean and simple card but one which ended up being one of my favourites! I will definitely be using this idea again in many more cards, I’m sure! I used the Altenew Floral Art Layering Stamp set for this card. I used black ink to stamp all over the card with