Thursday, May 15, 2025

Art is an Adventure!

 I'm in a Stamping Bella mood today - here's my 2nd card using their adorable stamps, but this one is for their Mermay challenge going on.  I just got this sweet mermaid stamp in the mail yesterday, so it also fits the Something New challenge at Paper Funday!  Anyway, I'm linking up with the following challenges:

Stamping Bella - MerMay 2025 Week 1

A Cut Above - Anything Goes (with die cuts)

Die Cut Divas - Real or Faux Watercoloring (must use die cuts)

AllSorts #823 - Anything Goes/Optional Paper Piecing

Paper Funday - Anything Goes/Optional Something New

Passion for Markers - Fave Color Combo

(blue & green is another fave of mine!)


I created my background by blending Distress Oxide Inks on a piece of watercolor paper and heavily spraying with water, then blotting with a paper towel. I then stamped some "bubbles" all over the background. I stamped Whimsabella Mermaid Serene Seastar from Stamping Bella with Versafine Black and embossed with clear embossing powder. I colored her with Copics, fussy cut her, and attached to the large die cut sand dollar with foam dimensional tape. I added a die cut "netting" behind her (kraft cardstock). Sentiment is from a Tim Holtz sticker book. Peace.

8 comments:

  1. Adorable card! Love the background design! Your little mermaid looks so cute sitting on that die cut sand dollar. Great beachy die cuts. Thanks for sharing with A Cut Above's May Challenge.

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  2. Such a cute mermaid and I love the background you're created for her with the inks and bubbles! Love your blue and green colour combo too! Thanks for sharing at Passion for Markers. Hugs, Karen x

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  3. So cute, and I love all the sea elements! We're so happy you've joined us at The Paper Funday Challenge. Thanks for sharing your creative card with us.
    Donna xx
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  4. Super card, such a cute scene. Thank you for joining in the Allsorts Challenge.
    Liz xx

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  5. Such a darling card! So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our May challenge.

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  6. Such a sweet mermaid card and lovely colouring …I love all the textures in the background

    

Thanks so much for joining us on the Passion for markers favourite colour combo challenge 



    Love and crafty hugs from 

Wendy (DT)

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  7. That's such a lovely underwater scene. Thank you for sharing with us at Allsorts. Sarah

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  8. Really wonderful! Love the texture with those die cuts, and the inky background. Thank you for joining the MerMay challenge at Stamping Bella!

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