Eny Dunn Designs

  Hello everyone! I'm back with another Altenew Educator Program class project, and this one is by far one of my favorite classes. Not only is Therese Calvird an absolute gem of an instructor, but she made it fun and interesting with new (and some well known) techniques. I begin by trimming a heavy weight sheet of white cardstock down to 6x6 and lay the Altenew Woven Stencil right on top, and secure it with some washi tape. I will be using Distress Oxide Inks Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick and Seedless Preserves to transfer the stencil image on to my paper. I will go from lighest to darkest colors, making sure to blend each color as I go.  Once all the color is applied, I remove my stencil, and then trim the cardstock down to a standard A2 American size card (4.25x5.50) . Using a circle die, I will cut a portion of the left side of my panel, and I will be left with an opening or window.  Using the Altenew Crisp Dye Inks Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris and Midnight Violet ; I begi

  Hello everyone! Today I'm sjaring another fun Altenew project, for the Altenew Academy Educator Program. Magical Marker Techniques is a wonderful class, that teaches you how to use markers, beyond coloring images. We learned how to use stencils to add an extra fun tough to cards/projects, and upon seeing that technique, I immediately knew I wanted to make an Abstract card. For todays make, I will be using Altenew Splatter Stencil, Aletnew Coffee With A Splash stamp set, and ArtnFly Alcohol Sketch markers. I began my project by trimming a Neenah 110lb Solar White sheet, down to 4.25x5.50 (Standard American A2 size card panel) and using VersaFine Onyx Black ink, stamped one of the coffee mugs and "stain" images from the stamp set. I then placed the stencil over my panel, and with a very light brown/orange alcohol markers, i traced a few of the splatter details. I used several shades of brown to add extra color to the splatter and stains. I always make sure i have a nice b