Chaos & Happiness

 I passed the first challenge and have started on my level 2 courses.  I have had a ton of things going on day to day so it took me a bit to get to sit down and make a post.  I still try to make things every chance I get so I have a few cards to post here as well.   The first 4 are from the April release from Altenew.  Maryam Perez was chosen to create a stamp set and she did amazing!!  It's called Sweet Bouquet .  The complete bundle includes a stamp set, a die set and a stencil set.   I used the stencil on the first card and I love the result.  Mounted it on a piece of black cardstock to frame it and used some foam tape for dimension along with a sentiment form the same set and some black enamels dots.  I did a very light blend on the background stencil and love the way it looks in person.   The second card, I used washi tape to cover and entire piece of 5 and a half by 11 inch cardstock with the washi tape.  I stamped the image on and heat embossed it.  Not the best idea when it

At the end of the  Level 1 courses  with  Altenew Academy , you are given a challenge to see if you are ready for the next level of courses.  I was assigned to use 3 techniques from the 10 courses and to create gift sets with both masculine and feminine themes or colors. When creating the packaging for these sets, you are also required to use a recycled element in some way.   I created 5 cards for each set.  The cards were created using the techniques from quite a few of the courses, so the main three that I focused on are, Celebration Stencil Techniques, Clean & Simple Boutique Cards, and Let It Shine.  Celebration Stencil Techniques  gave me the idea that I could Stamp an image, emboss it and then use the stencils to add color while still having image be visible being the main focal point.   Clean and Simple Boutique Cards  helped me to realize that it doesn't have to have a ton of elements to be a card you are proud to give to someone.  The course also touched on present