Altenew March Blog Hop

Good morning!  I'm thrilled to announce that Altenew is releasing all new dies!  We've been excited about these, and are so happy to finally make them available to our customers :)

Check out the Altenew blog to check out the new products, join the hop, and win some prizes!  Here are a few peeks for those of you who might be a bit impatient....

OCC Winner

As chosen by random.org....

1. 
   Laura PryorMarch 9, 2015 at 8:46 PM

   :)

Congrats Laura!  Please email me (ourchangeofart@gmail.com) so I can get you set up with your spot in class!

OCC Giveaway! :)

I love die cutting—and I’m always looking for new ways to use my die-cutting machine and dies to make cards. The girls at Online Card Classes felt the same way! Their new class, Stretch Your Dies, is all about discovering new, cool ways to use dies for card making. It’s based on the same concept as their popular Stretch Your Stamps class—each day the class will focus on a different kind of die, so it’ll be easy to find a die or two in your stash to follow along with. The class will have 20+ videos! For more information, visit Online Card Classes.

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m one of the guest artists for Stretch Your Dies! But even better… one of you will get to attend!

Just leave a comment on this post by Friday. March 13th (11:59 p.m. EST) to be eligible. Class starts on Monday, March 16, 2015. I can’t wait! And I hope to see you there!

ric#79

Sorry this post is quite a few hours late...Dave and I have been working like mad on our costumes for this weekend!  :)

My buddy Taheerah had a great idea- to choose red carpet photos from the Oscars to serve as inspiration for the new Runway Inspired Challenge!  Here's the one I selected:

source:  oscar.go.com

Don't you just love Chris Pratt and Anna Faris?  They seem like such a fun and awesome couple!  

I loved the glitz and sparkle of Anna's dress, and the long, lean silhouette it gives her.  So, I went ahead and cut a long strip of glitter cardstock to adhere to the side of my card.

The sentiment (from Altenew's Bejeweled set) was stamped in a little frame- I used a stitched rectangle die from Lil' Inker Designs and embossed it into the cardstock...I love how it looks!  The leaves (from Altenew's Striped Florals) were heat embossed onto watercolor paper, then painted and cut out.

The DT has some fantastic projects to share, so please go visit them- you'll also get to see the fashions that inspired their designs!

Taheerah - *Fill Your Paper With The Breathings of Your {Heart}*

Lindsay - Note To Self
Mayuri - Candles in the Garden

Tasnim Ahmed - Cards & Bookmarks

Karolyn Loncon - Paper Therapy

Gayatri - Handmade G3

Aga - Just Made From Paper

ric#78

Hey!  I hope you go check out the Altenew Blog Hop if you haven't yet- there are some chances to win amazing prizes!!

Here's the new inspiration for this week's Runway Inspired Challenge:

source: style.com

I had a bit of trouble photographing this one- I promise it looks better in real life! :)

I love the simplicity of the clean lines in the DKNY look, so I wanted to keep my card pretty CAS.  So glad you could stop by!!

Some of the girls are taking a break this time, but check out what these lovely ladies created:

Lindsay A. - Note To Self

Mayuri - Candles in the Garden

Karolyn Loncon - Paper Therapy

Gayatri - Handmade by G3

Altenew February Blog Hop

We have an AMAZING blog hop lined up for the February release!  Please head over to the Altenew Blog to get started!!

Here are a few peeks of my projects....

What are you waiting for? Get hopping! :)

ric#77

I'm back today with another Runway Inspired Challenge card! 

source: style.com

I love how icy this dress seems (even with the flowers).  Perfectly appropriate, since Massachusetts has had  snow piling up for a week now!  Every teacher loves a good snow day now and then, but in the past week we have had 4- that's just crazy.  

I loosely watercolored two yellow chevrons to mimic the lines on the dress.  Since the background has so much blue, I kept the flowers white for contrast.  The sentiment (from Sketchy Cities) was stamped in dark grey ink.

Play along for your chance to win your choice of three Online Card Classes.  This is an awesome prize!!

Lindsay - Note To Self

Mayuri - Candles in the Garden

Taheerah Atchia - *Fill Your Paper With The Breathings of Your {Heart}*

Tasnim Ahmed - Cards & Bookmarks

Gayatri Murali - Handmade By G3

Karolyn Loncon - Paper Therapy

Aga - Just Made From Paper