A New Beginning

Hi all

Posting my work after a long time.I recently joined in the Altenew Academy certification program to get inspired by many artists around the world and improve my cardmaking skill. I hardly get time now a days as we are moving to our home country after many years. I am in the middle of packing the stuff but as i am very excited to join the program and do not want to miss the opportunity, i have started with level 1 course in AECP

Card 1:I started by learning about layering the stamps. The videos make the stamping with layered stamps so easy. I was very scared to stamp initially before joining in the program but now i feel its all in the practice which makes it simple. My first card is made using PLAYFUL BLOOMS stamp set. I have used a pattern paper which is the one i got for stamp packaging. I do not remember the name but i saved it from long time to use it and i finally got the chance. I stamped on the sides with versamark ink which says I just wanted to say  and embossed with clear embossing powder.

I stamped the flowers with Altenew inks and clear embossed. Stamped the leaves with citron distress ink. I adhered both flower and leaves with foam sheets which are purple and green respectively. I stamped the sentiment using versamark and then versafine. I then clear embossed the sentiment.
Hope i improve as i go on with the course and make better cards .

Card 2:   The second card also uses the same stampset. I first embossed the background with Darice embossing folder, used the doily Martha stewart punch. For the flowers this time i stamped the outline of the flower on a pattern paper and just used one layer of the flower to stamp on the inside. I fussy cut the flowers. The leaves are from the FOCUS ON YOU stampset from Altenew. Completed with a sentiment embossed in white.I adhered one flower with foam tape and another without foam so it looks like they are on top of each other. Its a very simple card .

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Thanks
Kavitha Vadhri