AECP Level 3 Zentangle for Card Makers

 Zentangle for Card Makers                                        Altenew  AltenewAcademy

Amber Davis created a fun and unique approach to card making.  By using Altenew products and adding details using zentangle methods we have another way to create beautiful projects.

Day 1

This lesson involved basic zentangling on a floral image.  For this card the large flower and leaf images from the Garden Treasure set were stamped onto white card stock with Permanent Black ink.  Masking was incorporated so that the image looked like one stamp.  One of the layering stamps was used with Moon Rock ink to create some shadowing. Next the Fine Liner 01 pen was used to add the zentangling.   This panel was cut to 3 x 4.25" and a black panel was cut to be 1/8" larger these panels were adhered to a black piece of phone and placed in the center of a light grey linen piece of card stock.  The sentiment was from the Pots and Plants stamp set.

Day 2   Ink Smushing

The ink smushed section was created using jane davenport's BlueBottle and Siren markers along with Iridescent Simmer spray.  Using Altenew's Fine Line 01 several stems and floral outlines were added to the 4" circle that was then adhered to a white panel embossed using the Dodec Cover Die and rubber pads then added to a coordinating piece of teal card stock.  An image from the Dainty Bouquet was stamped in Black ink and die cut then adhered to the top panel with foam tape.  The greeting was from the Tranquil Greetings stamp & die set and embossed with black embossing powder.

Day 3  Zinger and Springkle

For this lesson Amber demonstrated two techniques; zinger and springkle.  These techniques were practiced then several images from the Simple Flowers stamp set were stamped on a piece of white card stock using black ink.  Finally variations of these techniques and stems were added with a Fine Liner 01.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  The panel was trimmed 1/8" and adhered onto a piece of black card stock.

Day 4   Wonderland

Tangling is so much fun and I tried this lesson, but after 2 attempts it appears that much more practice is needed.  Using on of the flowers from the Charming Doodles stamp set in Obsidian ink then embossed in black on water color paper.  To add interest several mookie, dionaea and a mooka/ zinger images were drawn on the panel. Jane Davenport water markers were used to color in these images.

Day 5  Vega and 'Nzeppel 

For this card using the Vega 'Nzeppel technique a frame image was used instead of a letter and put on a piece of water color paper.  Using Altenew's Fine Liner 01 to create the Vega then to color in after the 'Nzeppel was added.  A yellow artist marker was used to shade in the frame.  The center was created using the Garden Hydrangea outline stamp using embossing ink and Blue Tinsel embossing powder.  A light coat of Eastern Sky ink was blended over the hydrangeas.  This piece was adhered on fun foam for dimension. Using the Mini Delight: Bee Kind stamp and die set three bees were stamped in Permanent Black and colored with Warm Sunshine alcohol marker.  These images were lifted up  with a cardboard layer that was edged in black.  The sentiment was create using black embossing powder then warm sunshine ink was blended on the paper to coordinate with the frame.  The panel was place on a top fold card.