Mermaid Wishes

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Meet today's card.

It turned out a lot better then I had pictured in my head, always great when that happens.

I decided to make a wrap around card using this fun newly released stencil called Mermaid Crossing from A Colorful Life Designs.

I have some little friends who have birthdays coming up and I thought this would work so well for that.

So here's what I did to create my card.

• I began by cutting a piece of white cardstock that would become the wrap around part of my card.  I cut a piece of cardstock that was 4 1/4 x 6".  I could have stenciled directly onto a side fold card base, but I like adding the panel as it gives a bit more weight to the card.
• I placed the Mermaid Crossing stencil onto the panel I had cut and inked it up with some Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide ink.  I added some Blueprint Sketch ink to the areas around the mermaids and a hint to then mermaids as well.
• I removed the stencil and used the Bubble Release stencil to add some details in the open areas.
• I lifted some of the ink by spraying with water, then set aside to dry.
• While the panel dried, I stamped the little Mermaid, coloured with my Copics and then die cut her out.
• I cut a white cardstock circle and stenciled one of the shells from the Shells stencil with the same ink colours I used for the panel.
• I placed the circle into my Misti and stamped the sentiment, then gently inked up the edges of the circle.
• I cut another circle from some blue cardstock and glued the 2 circles together.
• Now to assemble my card....I took the 6" panel and scored it at 3" and glued that onto my A2 card base that had a side fold.
• I cut 2 thin strips of the blue cardstock and glued them along each edge of the panel.
• I pop dotted the circle over the card front and then pop dotted the little stamped mermaid onto the circle.

Here are the stencils I used:

Mermaid Crossing

Bubble Release

Shells

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Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.

Adding my card to these challenges:

Crafting Happiness- ANYTHING GOES

Make My Monday- SUMMER FUN

Allsorts- SUN, SEA, SAND

Supplies

Stamps- Word Bubbles (Avery Elle); Mermaid for You (Lawn Fawn)

Inks- DOX, Versafine Clair

Paper- Scribes Nook- Waterloo, Ont.

Accessories and Tools- stencils (ACLD); TE Inking Brushes; Make Art Station (Ranger);

Misti (My Sweet Petunia); Infinity Circle dies (Hero Arts)