Hello! Today I am sharing two projects created with supplies from Spellbinders to showcase the Marvelous Mermaids Collection by Jane Davenport.
On the first card, I combined the Mermaid Paper Doll with the Mermaid Scale Tiles.
- I colored Soft-Finish cardstock with a variety of Distress Oxide Inks in shades of blue and cut the pieces with the second smallest die in the tiles set.
- I used the template provided on the Spellbinders site to lay out the tiles and adhered them to a piece of aqua paper.
- I colored the mermaid pieces with pastel in the Birthday Suit set and Distress Oxide inks.
- For the torso piece: I stamped the bikini top, masked it, sponged on the pastel, removed the mask, and brushed on green ink to the bikini top. Then I put the cardstock back into the stamp press (on which I had left the stamp) and restamped the bikini top.
- I stamped the face onto cardstock colored with the pastels; I stamped the hair onto cardstock colored with Distress Ink.
- I cut all of the pieces with their corresponding dies and attached the pieces with brads.
- I foiled the Thank You sentiment with black foil and cut it with a circle die.
- I added the sentiment and mermaid to the tile background (measuring 5″ wide x 6 1/4″ tall).
My second card showcases the She Sells Sea Shells stamp set.
- I foiled the Thank You sentiment in black foil on light blue cardstock.
- I colored Soft Finish cardstock with Distress Oxide Inks.
- I stamped the She Sells Sea Shells images onto the colored cardstock and fussy-cut them.
- I trimmed the sentiment panel to 4″ wide x 5 1/4″ tall and added it to an A2-sized Brush Gold card base.
- I scattered the shells on to the card front and adhered them with dot adhesive.
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Two beautiful thank you cards, Jean! Just love how you did the mermaid with the diecut tail and the yummy background!! Pretty shells on card two – love the soft colors!!
Perfect summertime cards!
That mermaid is a show stopper! That blue tile background is so unique. Great cards!