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The last project for the Level 1 Educator's courses with Altenew.

 I was having such a mental block on the Seasonal Scene Building Course that I am taking with Altenew.  I tend to overthink A LOT about many things and this made the cut...  HAHA!

So the Seasonal Scene Building course is about making scenes with your card making. Building up elements to create a certain area or place.   I struggled with it.  I have so many ideas in my head and then I have too many ideas and can't decide which one I want to go with.  Ultimately, I just jumped in and decided that whatever I chose would be fine.  I will get better at it as I go.  

I kept the card simple only using a stencil to build the background with 3 inks, three stamped images and a sentiment.  The last thing I added were the black enamel dots. You guessed it, 3 of them.  

I ink blended the blue tone inks (blueberry, dark night & cloudy sky) using the Abstract Mountain stencil on a card panel I cut to measure 4 x 51/4 inches.  I tried to create a lighter line under the mountain to give an illusion of water with a reflection of the mountains.  I need to practice more, but I like the way it turned out for the first attempt. I used the Stamp Wheel to stamp my images and was also able to mask off the flower for the last set off grasses.  I chose the "You are beautiful" sentiment from the Happy Flowers stamp set.  I also added some spatter with the Permanent black Crisp ink and a little water.  It gave a softer look with the water added and actually worked really well.  I mount the base on a piece of black cardstock and adhered it to a card base.  I then added the black enamel dots to complete the card.

I made another card earlier that fits with the scene building course that I added a photo of at the end of this post.

Thank you for stopping by! 🥰










Comments

Erum Tasneem said…
Jami!! You are back! Missed seeing your work. So glad so see your beautiful cards again. LOVE the soft tones on the first one and an equally gorgeous, full of of texture second card! well done!! I see you got the Stampwheel! I hope you are liking it! I love to use it with stencils!
April 6, 2023 at 2:22 AM
Chaos & Happiness said…
Thank you! I so appreciate your responses and encouragement. I love the Stamp Wheel! Stenciling is such a dream now! THe first time using it, I made a wreath and I love it!!
April 6, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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