Good Morning everyone
Time for more inspiration for We Love Stamping where the theme this month is
ANYTHING BUT SQUARE - so any other shaped card
or you can always use the anything goes theme as long as stamping is involved.
After all the Christmas and many Dec & Jan birthdays i craft for, I take time out to give my craft stash an annual tidy up ready to start the next crafty year. I have a drawer where i put things left over from projects and that is where i found these mermaids, fish and die cuts so i decided I would use them all together.
Card size approx 7x4.5" I took 2 of the white die cut shapes, scored a spine on one and adhered it to the back of the other one, thus making my shaped card base. I then covered the front with sea themed patterned paper. I die cut a smaller frame from white card and added to the front with foam tape. I then arranged the mermaid and fish, adhered some flat and some with glue gel for dimension. Sentiments stamped onto white, cut out and added.
The Mermaids and fish had all been previously stamped onto white and watercoloured with inktense pencils, cut out and glossy accents added to the eyes. I then added a touch of diamond stickles here and there for a little sparkle.
This shows the dimension better and you can see how it stands up.
Version 2 made the same way
and Version 3
These images are such fun, a great way to brighten up a grey winters day
Items Used:
Funky Fossil stamps
Spellbinders grand labels 4 dies (very old!)
12x12 paper pad from the works
Derwent inkense pencils
Rangers stickles 'diamond'
Glossy accents
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Thank you all for stopping by once again. Emma
Id love to enter card #1 in the following
https://www.stampingsensations.uk/2025/01/january.html - handcoloured image - i coloured mine with inktense pencils
https://cinspirations.blogspot.com/2025/01/january-challenge-something.html - something old - the stamps, dies, papers are all years old
Your Ocean inspired cards are lovely Emma and the shape compliments the quirky images, so colourful as well which is perfect for Winter Birthdays.
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Me again, forgot to thank you for sharing tour pretty card at Stamping Sensations challenge.
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Love the fun underwater scene you created using the quirky fish and mermaid stamps Emma,they will definitely make the recipients smile
ReplyDeleteThree wonderful inspired underwater scene fabulous cards Ginny x
ReplyDeleteHi Emma these are totally delightful I adore those cute little images great colouring and design super crafting
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lorraine x
Fabulous shaped cards, love all the colourful fish and Mermaids.
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Thank you for joining us at Stamping Sensations.
Carol DT x
Fantastic cards, love the colours. Thank you for your lovely comments. Anesha
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Caroline DT 2Sistersontheblog
Emma these cards are absolutely adorable. I love your quirky mermaids, the gorgeous shape you went with and the beautiful backgrounds. I just like everything about them!!
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing and such fun. Great way to frame the stamps too.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely array of cards Emma. I love all the different sentiments, especially the one about make some waves and swim your way.
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Cathy
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great selection of cards Emma. Ann
ReplyDeleteWow so fabulous and cute set, these made me smile;-))m
ReplyDeleteThese are great. I love those images and the way you have coloured them. The unusual shape works perfectly and those papers make a perfect watery background. Just excellent xx
ReplyDeleteWhat great cards Emma and I like the unusual shape. I'm the same I've just sorted out my craft room again and thrown away a lot of stuff I'll never use, re-organised and tidied and do you know it looked tidy for all of 10 minutes lol! Thanks for sharing with us at ATSM
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OH! My goodness, what creative and wonderful cards, I love the colourful images and the super shapes. Fab cards Emma. x
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Nicolette DT
These are fabulous, love the design and those images are such fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us at Stamping Sensations. Avril x
What fun cards you made! I love the bright colors and how you created these fabulous cards using items from your left over drawer. Thanks for joining us at Addicted to Stamps and More!
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