I had originally planned to go a different direction with our summer release, but a sweet customer at Creativation asked me to try my hand at creating a Mermaid set and while it felt daunting to try and do something with "people" it immediately started the wheels turning in my head. I hope you enjoy them. :)
Up first is a card I created using all three Mermaids from the set. They are super fun to color and personalize with different skin tones and hair colors. I found myself returning to some of my Pinterest boards repeatedly to figure out the right combination of markers. ;)
For my background, I sponged on peacock feathers, salty ocean, and wilted violet distress inks and then used a Stampin' Up Blender pen to remove some of the color. After that, I came back with my White Sharpie Pen and Glossy Accents and created clear glossy bubbles over the top. I was really pleased with the look and as a bit of a control freak, I liked having a way to play with removing the color that didn't require dropping random bits of water. ;)
Up next is a card with one of my favorite analogous color schemes--I've always adored the way these colors look together. I shocked myself, but I finally achieved a watercolor background that I actually liked. I love how watercolors look, but I really struggle with them (I think it goes back to my perfectionist nature). However, after watching a free class over at Scrapbook.com I was feeling inspired to try some watercoloring again. ;)
The Turtle and balloons are a preview of another set being shared on Thursday which I paired with the little critter trails from our Backyard Bugs stamps to use as balloon strings. I added a touch of sparkle to the edge of each balloon using my Stardust Stickles.
For my next card, I created a scene with all the little companion images from the set including the seahorse and jellyfish. Wanna know a secret? When I fussy cut my images, I hardly ever cut out the insides like the jellyfish here. I just came back with a coordinating color of Copic marker to give the optical illusion that I did. Even in person, it's hard to tell that it wasn't cut out. ;)
For my balloons I taped sewing thread to the back of each balloon and after I had them adhered to my card I pulled the strings into a tight knot which I glued to her hand with some liquid adhesive.
My ocean waves were designed by cutting a mask using our Wavy Border dies and then inking them up with tumbled glass distress ink. I finished my scene by sitting the mermaid on a rock from the set along with some scattered seashells.
It's a bit hard to see, but I gave my card a sweet scalloped edge along the bottom using the new stitched scallop dies. It was honestly hard figuring out which day to share these dies as I found myself using them on a lot of the cards I made for this release. They're quickly becoming my new favorite and are so versatile with the two sizes and the ability to use both the negative and positive portions. :)
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