Yo, thank you so much for the compliment and the feedback! I've been using palettes from lospec and trying to stay locked into the chosen palette. Lately, I've been changing the colors so I'll definitely try that when making puffs in the future. 

Man, thank you! I appreciate the complement! I would just say to just try something small and if you get a vision in your head, then just act on it. This box was part of a course where they show you how to make it opened and closed. The vision I got was it kind of exploding open. I was kind of thinking more like some kind of treasure chest or loot box (sorry for the foul language) and this was the result.

Thank you for your complement and feedback! I'm going to follow your advice and post the animation without the transparency. I thought that would add to the effect. lol, I still have a lot to learn.

Thank you!

Thank you very much for your feedback! I see what you mean with the stalk height and leaf. Thanks again!