Sneak Peek Week: Introducing Mermaid Kisses Stamps & Dies

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of our Summer Sneak Peek Week!  All this week I will be sharing cards showcasing our newest collection which will be available for purchase this Friday!

Card No. 1: Today I am showcasing cards using our adorable new Mermaid Kisses Stamps which feature four unique mermaids, four punny greetings, several fish, and new coral & seaweed to be used on their own or to mix and match with all our other ocean-themed stamp sets. For this card, I used three of the mermaids from the set which I colored with Copic markers to appear as if they have blue iridescent fins with pink highlights. I also paired the seashell and kelp from this set with the other seashells, oversized rock, and plants from our Fintastic Friends Stamps and Magical Mermaids Stamps to populate the ocean floor of my little scene. I completed my card by stamping bubbles in the background both around the fish and mermaids and just throughout the scene to create a subtle tone-on-tone print.

Card No. 2: Up next is another ocean scene card, this time with a portrait orientation. For this Mermaid Kisses card, I added the coral and seaweed groupings from our Ocean View Stamps, mixing in some of the coral from the new Mermaid Kisses set to tie them together. I added a sandy sea floor using our Slimline Nature Border Dies and added one of the little starfish from our Magical Mermaids Stamps. This time I added some bubbles to hide a couple ink smudges I accidentally had in my background. I finished my card by stamping the "swimming by to say hi" greeting from the set onto our Brilliant Banner 2 Dies which I inked in a pink hue to match the coral in my scene.

Card No. 3: Up next is a bright and happy card which came together really quickly and I just love how it turned out! I lined up three of the same mermaids in the pose where she is lying on her belly from our new Mermaid Kisses Stamps. This card isn't a scene card like the first two were, but I wanted to give the feeling that they are lined up together on the shore. I started by piecing together my card panel background using a yellow sunburst pattern from Classic Sunburst Paper for my sky and two prints from our Summer Splash Paper for my ocean and beach. To add interest between the layers, I added a stitched edge to the beach layer using our Ribbon & Lace Border Dies. After the layers were adhered together, I then ran the entire card panel through my die-cutting machine using the largest label die from our new Limitless Labels 1 Dies. When I was done, I inked up the edges of the label to make them stand out against the background and then cut another label from craft foam to help pop up my label and make it stand out even more. Once it was die-cut, the bottom portion of the label with the starfish print gave me a natural place to heat-emboss a sentiment from the set. I added my mermaids all in a row to the center of my card, alternating starfish barrettes and a crown for the middle mermaid.

Card No. 4: Next up is a Little Mermaid-inspired card with the sitting mermaid from our new Mermaid Kisses Stamps perched on the shore using the palm trees and island from our Tropical Scenes Stamps. To set the scene around them I inked up a cloudy sky using our Fluffy Cloud Border Dies together with masking material. For my ocean, I inked up a strip of white cardstock with Tumbled Glass distress ink and then used my Copic markers in similar tones to draw in soft waves. The little fish popping out of the water comes with the Mermaid Kisses Stamps and I used the coordinating dies from our Tropical Scenes Dies to create an opening for him to emerge from the waves. I added the crab from our Best Fishes Stamps and some die-cut seagulls to my sky using a die from the Tropical Trees Backdrop Dies. Lastly, I stamped a punny greeting from the set and added a stitched scalloped edge to the bottom of my card using the slimline-style Ribbon & Lace Border Dies.

Card No. 5: For this card, I started by inking a super vibrant ombre background by applying my mini distress ink cubes in Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, and Prize Ribbon directly to my white cardstock. I then spritzed it heavily with water to help the inks blend together a little bit better and give the look of bubbles in my background. I had already colored all my images from our Mermaid Kisses Stamps and the sea floor border from our Tropical Scenes Stamps, however, I just couldn't get past the feeling that my images weren't looking great on this background. They just felt so much like flat cutouts. That's when I had the bright idea to color around my images with my Copics to help them blend in with the colors in my background. It took a little extra time, but the difference was huge! It made this card go from being something I wasn't feeling very excited about to becoming one of my favorites. I heat embossed the "mermaid kisses, starfish wishes" greeting in white embossing powder in the center of my scene which really pops against the dark background and I added a couple extra small starfish from our Magical Mermaids Stamps.

Card No. 6: For this card, I started by creating my patchwork background by using the 1.5" Stitched Square Dies together with scraps I had from our Summer Splash Paper, Dots & Stripes Pastels Paper, Gingham Pastels Paper, Polka-Dot Parade Paper, Classic Sunburst Paper, and Spring Fling Paper packs. To give the background a cohesive feel, I chose an ocean-inspired analogous color scheme in cool blue, aqua, and green tones. I then cut an oval from heavy-weight vellum using our Stitched Oval 2 Dies. By using the heavier vellum I was able to heat emboss the greeting from our new Mermaid Kisses Stamps without having to worry so much about it curling with the heat. I completed the card by adding a mermaid on either side of the greeting with the starfish from the new set.

That wraps up today's sneak peek. I'm so happy you joined me today! I'd love to give a $50 gift code to one lucky winner using the Rafflecopter below. Our daily sneak peek contests run through Saturday, April 20th at Midnight PST with the winners announced here on Sunday, April 21st. 

a Rafflecopter giveaway Here's a closer look at our new Mermaid Kisses Stamps and Dies used today and available for purchase on Friday, April 19th.

Other Supplies Used:

Magical Mermaid Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Magical Mermaid Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber Shop at: Sunny Studio	Versafine Onyx Black Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio
Gingham Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Dots & Stripes Pastels 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Best Fishes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Sending Sunshine Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Sending Sunshine Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Summer Splash 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fluffy Clouds Border Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Spring Fling Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Scenes Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Slimline Nature Borders Shop at: Sunny Studio
Classic Sunburst Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Oval 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Fintastic Friends Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Ocean View Stamps Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ocean View Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Tropical Trees Backdrop Shop at: Sunny Studio	Ribbon & Lace Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio
Brilliant Banner 2 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Limitless Labels 1 Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Stitched Square Dies Shop at: Sunny Studio	Hero Arts White Detail Shop at: Sunny Studio
Polka-dot Parade 6x6 Paper Shop at: Sunny Studio	VersaMark Watermark Ink Shop at: Sunny Studio