Another quarter has come and gone! That means that the Altenew Certified Educators are back with an inspirational blog hop, link up and giveaway, just for you! You should be arriving from Neha Aggarwal’s blog. If not, you can track back to the Altenew Card Blog to start at the beginning, or continue around until you loop back here.
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become an educator
Have you heard of the Altenew Educator Certification Program (or AECP)? I started this program in February 2019 as a way to familiarize myself with Altenew products and to learn and refine my crafting skills. I worked through all of the classes in about 6 months, working at my own pace, to finally become a Certified Educator.
Since becoming an Educator, I’ve partipated in these hops, have been asked to be a Guest Designer (and now a Design Team Member), and even created my own Altenew Academy class – Mission: Inspiration.
There are many reasons for applying to the AECP program. Perhaps you’re just looking to expand your skills and knowledge, or maybe you want to do local classes, sponsored by Altenew. Whatever your reason might be, I encourage you to explore the opportunity and see if it’s right for you!
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sky for miles
I love that stencils can provide depth and detail in just a single layer. My project for the hop really showcases how much movement and depth you can create with a stencil and with pencil shading on a stamped image.
Can we talk about that sky for a minute? Did you get the Cloud Scene stencil a few months ago, only to push it to the back of your stencil stash because you just don’t know how to use it? Well, now’s the time to dust it off and give it a try. There’s no reason to be scared of cloud stencils! They’re so easy to use!
Start from the bottom, using one side of the stencil and blend lightly. Then, rotate the stencil 90-degrees, move it up a bit and blend some more. Continue on until the panel is complete. And, voila! A sky full of clouds!
Thank You!
Time is precious and I’m truly grateful that you chose to spend a few minutes of your day here!
I would love to connect with you on Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest where we have the opportunity to share and interact even more!
Now, about that GIVEAWAY…
Altenew is giving away a $20 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment here on the Altenew Card Blog by 9/19/2020 for a chance to win.
We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew Winners Page on 9/22/2020.
There’s MORE! We will pick 2 of our favorite handmade creations from those who joined the linky party and they will each receive a $15 Altenew gift certificate!
GOOD LUCK!
Time to hop along!
Be sure to hop over to the talented Erin Thompson for another amazing project. And don’t forget to leave comments along the way to enter all the giveaways!
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Absolutely beautiful! thanks for inspiration!
Very pretty! I love simplicity! stencils. stamps. paper. ink!
& the pencil shading was genius! ☺
Such a great card! ?
Your clouds are beautiful Nicole, I love your card!
Love the simplicity of the card!!!
Lovely card. Thanks for sharing
Nicole, this is brilliant!! I love the softness of those clouds! Thank you for sharing your talents as an Educator and VDT member! Your knowledge is immense and the way you teach is brilliant! xx
Your clouds are beautiful … so soft … and the scene you created for that sentiment is perfect. Thanks for the inspiration!
You scene card is beautiful! Love all the details & shading!
Wow, those clouds are perfectly blended, Nicole!
Another gorgeous card Nicole!
Beautiful clouds with the stencil!! So realistic looking! And I love that sentiment!
LOVE the cloud stencil! Thanks for sharing your video.
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing
What a beautiful card, Nicole. It seems to show peace to me.
The clouds are so peaceful and wonderful! Looks like a great and versatile stencil to have.
I need that cloud stencil! I could never make a sky scene before but now I will be able to. Your work is beautiful.
Love the depth you achieved with the cloud stencil. I need to practice more, my clouds don’t seem to have that much depth.
Wow! The sky you have created with the stencil is so pretty. It looks like that may be a stencil I need to have!
Awesome design as always Nicole! Love that stencil! Thanks for the inspiration! Have a lovely day!
Fabulous! Love those clouds – they look just like our So. Florida clouds right now. Maybe not too many white at the moment, but the shapes. lol
Great card. Love that cloud stencil.
Beautiful cards, Nicole. Your clouds/sky…gorgeous!!!
Thanks for sharing.
Love the inspirational sentiment. TFS
What a beautiful scene!
Nicole, I so love how you take something and infuse your spirit and the creation is like none I’ve ever seen (or even thought of). Fabulous.
Your sky is perfect! Love the scenic card!
such a soft, beautiful set of clouds and pretty scene! Thanks.
Your clouds made a believer out of me – I tried to order the stencil, but, alas, sold out! Hope it comes back in soon. Great card.
Beautiful! The clouds look so realistic!
Love the card and sentiment used. I follow you and sure do like your work. Thanks for sharing your journey story.
Nicole – love your personal story on why and how you became a certified educator. The clouds in your example are heavenly. Thanks for all you do to share your talents with us.
Beautiful clouds and card, LOVE this stencil too!
Love that cloud scene stencil — it’s so realistic. I never realized how versatile stencils cold be. Your card is beautiful and the sentiment is wonderful.
Oh my goodness…your clouds are spectacular, and yes, I did get the stencil and have been intimidated to use it too. Lol. Thank you for the encouragement and beautiful sample 🙂
Really nice cloud background!! Love that and the mountains… awesome job.
Love the cloudy sky! Beautiful card!
A gorgeous card! You have inspired me as I bought that stencil & forgot all about it! I’ll be getting it out this afternoon.
This is a very peaceful relaxing scene…very pretty!
Beautiful cards!
That is one awesome sky!! Thanks for the inspiration.
The stencil really made a beautiful sky. I will need to add it to my wishlist.
What a beautiful natural looking sky! The clouds look so fluffy! Thanks for your tip on making the sky with the cloud stencil!
Very pretty card!
Beautiful sky! And a very beautiful, understated card. Lovely.
Hi Nicole. Your card is simply gorgeous…so soft looking in the clouds
Cool card! Thanks for sharing!