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Altenew June Inspiration Challenge

 I was one of the winners for June.  A bit late in posting this, but that's okay.  Life is too short to be in a rush these days.  You want to enjoy the moments you experience with your whole heart and keep them there for times to reminisce later.   A little corny: yes.  True: also yes.  The June Challenge for Altenew was hosted by the Ah-mazing Deepa Robbins .  She chose some beautiful colors from a photo she took of some petunias in her old home's yard.  You can read her touching and oh so sweet story here .  The colors are picked in three's.  The photo she chose for the inspiration can be found here along with the swatches. There were other crafters who won the challenge as well with beautiful entries that you can see here .  Please check them out.    For my card, it came together by an accident of sorts.  I had been playing with the Distress Oxide inks from Ranger.  I was creating different backgroun...

Impressive Heat Embossing

 My first course to post for the level 2 AECP with Altenew Academy is Impressive Heat Embossing taught by Svetlana Marchenko.   I loved all of her creations and how easy it was to follow her step by step explanations for each technique she taught.  I love heat embossing and being able to build up the powder into a glossy shiny wow factor.  So this course was a lot of fun for me.