All That Glitters

Altenew Level 2

Final Project

I have created a calendar for my level 2 final project.

I have started by creating the calendar template in Excel and then I printed them onto Neenah Solar White card stock.

I wanted to create a calendar with the birth month flowers. So I will list the flowers then with the class and particular lesson which I used to create the month. I have used a basic masking technique which was taught in the first lesson of the Masking Unleashed classes to cover the days up while decorating the outside of each month.

January: Carnation, Beyond Basic Backgrounds- water bleaching.
February: Violet, Color Your Day- adding color with layering stamps and
Beautiful Details- adding more detail to a stamped image.
March: Daffodil, Impressive Heat Embossing- heat embossing for coloring.
April: Sweat Pea, In the Mood For Color- PINK, sensitive, caring, and sweet.
May: Hawthorn, Color Your Day- using the color wheel.
June: Honeysuckle, Beautiful Details- artistic flowers and adding in details.
July: Larkspur, Impressive Heat Embossing- heat embossing for coloring.
August: Poppy, Color Your Day- adding color with layering stamps.
September: Aster, Beyond Basic Backgrounds- DIY stencil from dies.
October: Cosmos, Beautiful Details- details using colored pencils.
November: Chrysanthemum, Creative Watercolor Media- painting in the image.
December: Holly, Color Your Day- adding color with layering stamps.

I used the Color Your Day classes to help me create February, August, and December I added color by using layering stamp sets. A couple tips were to stamp off the edge of the paper and rotating the image, so that the do not all look the same. For the Violets in February, I also added in some pencil details using a technique from the Beautiful Details classes.

For December , after doing the layering stamps, I added in some Nuvo crystal drops and wink of Stella clear pen to give it some dimmension.

Another lesson from the Color Your Day classes was to find inspiration from the color wheel. I used complimentary colors to create the May month.

I loved the Beautiful Details classes. I used the first class to help me create June. I created loose, artistic, Honeysuckle flowers using solid stamps from Altenew's Painted Rose stamp set. Using second and third generation stamping to create illusion and give more detail. Marika talks about using  the time you have to give your stamped image a personal touch. Whether it be 15 min or an hour, personalize your work.

A technique from Beyond Basic Backgrounds class uses water bleaching, and the subtle look you get from this technique which I used for January. Another technique from the classes is making a stencil made from a die, which I did for September.

One of the Impressive Heat Embossing classes teaches the technique of coloring in the image after heat embossing. Months March and July I used this technique with some Prismacolor colored pencils.













In the Mood For Color classes, you are taught to use color to create a mood. I wanted the mood of April to be sensitive, caring, and sweet. And pink is the color which conveys these feelings. I used layering stamps to give the flowers the dimmension and added in some little dots.

For October, I used the Beautiful Details class on adding details using colored pencils.

November, I used Creative Watercolor Media. Because I was not adding water to watercolor paper, I used a pigment ink to create a barrier, so that I could add water on top of it without ruining the paper. I painting in the image with watercolors. 

Here is a look at all 12.

And here is the finished calendar minus writing in the days.

Thanks for visiting. 

I will have a complete list of supplies down below.

General:

Neenah Solar White 80 lb. Card stock

Black card stock

Eclipse masking paper

Post it masking paper

clear acrylic blocks

Original Misti

Tim Holz Stamp Platform

Ranger Mini blending tool

pencil sharpener

Spellbinders Platinum 6 die cutting machine

Crafters Companion Gemini die cutting machine

Heat Gun

January:

Altenew Remember This stamp set

Distress ink-- mustard seed, ripe persimmon, abandoned coral, and carved pumpkin

Faber Castell Artist Pitt Pen XS

water bottle

microfiber towel

February:

Altenew Flower Arrangement stamp set

Altenew Crisp Dye Inks -- Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields, Deep Iris, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, and Fresh Lemon

Prismacolor colored pencils

March:

Altenew Golden Garden stamp set

Altenew Crisp Dye Inks-- Desert Night

VersaMark ink

Gold Embossing Powder

White Signo gel pen

Faber Castell Artist Pitt Pen XS

Prismacolor colored pencils

April:

Altenew Life Is Awesome stamp set

Altenew Majestic Mistletoe stamp set (small dot stamp)

Altenew Crisp Dye Inks-- Frosty Pink Coral Berry, Heart Beat, Frayed Leaf, and Forest Glades

Copic Markers -- C1, C3

May:

Altenew Build-a-flower Carnation stamp set

Momento Tuxedo black ink

Copic markers -- Y02, V15, YG03, C1, C3, C5,

June:

Altenew Painted Rose stamp set

Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen -- Rose Quartz

Stampin' write markers -- Crisp Cantaloupe and Pear Pizzazz

July:

Altenew Best Mom stamp set 

Altenew Crisp Dye Inks -- Silver Stone, Industrial Diamond and Limestone

sponge

Silver Embossing Powder

VersaMark ink

August:

Altenew Flower Arrangement stamp set

Altenew Crisp Dye Inks -- Coral Bliss, Heart Beat, Velvet, Buttercream, Lava Rock, Frayed Leaf, Forest Glades, and Moss

Paint brush for splatters

September:

Altenew Crisp Dye inks -- Persian Blue, Fresh Lemon, and Forest Glades

Sizzix Flower Daisies #2 die

1/2" circle punch

Grafix Mate stencil film

Yellow gel pen

white Signa gel pen

October:

Simon Says Stamp Cosmos Background stamp

Prismacolor colored pencils

November:

My Favorite Things Beautiful Bloom stamp

Stampin' Up! Whisper White Craft Pigment ink

Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors -- 51, 52, 53, 54, 58

Faber Castell Artist Pitt Pen XS, S

Kuretake water brush

December:

Altenew Bountiful Branch stamp set

Altenew Crisp Dye inks -- Sweet Leaf, Just Green, Hunter Green, Espresso, Rouge, Crimson, and Velvet

Wink Of Stella pen -- clear

Nuvo Crystal Drops -- clear