Hello Ai fans!
I've loved this little mermaid since the moment I saw her.
How precious is this card for a little girl's birthday?
Or a big girl...we can all love mermaids!
I know we often hear about octopuses collecting little trinkets and sparkly things but I kind of feel like mermaids probably do that too. I made sure to deck out her space with all sorts of shells and treasures.
Even though my card has a lot going on, I feel like she is still the star. The dies that come with this set cut a little opening in her arms to hold her beloved conch shell or treasure chest or anything else you might think she'd enjoy.
I recently did an Easter craft at school and took one of my chalk palettes. It reignited my interest in them. I used them to add some subtle color to my embossing folder and die cuts.
Do you repurpose items from around your house for your cards? For the fish netting here, I used a sleeve that 3 heads of garlic came in.
This last photo is just for fun. When my daughter saw my card she remarked that it looked like our tissue box. LOL! Maybe Joel uses Kleenex too and was inspired by the box for his paper!
P.S. Let me tell you! I DID NOT SPEND ALMOST $9.00 on this tiny bag of shells that I added to my card. Over 10 years ago, these were gifted to me by a co-worker. I can't believe they're still available and I can't believe how expensive they are. Thank goodness for Art Impressions VERY reasonably priced 5329 – Beach Mini Dies. I can color those however I like and make as many as I want.
I made a second, slightly different version because I remembered that I had the nautical wax melt stamper and wanted to add that. I like this version too.
Copics used:
G40, BG02, BG07, E34, RV42, RV52, R000, R85, Y04, Y15
Marvy LePlume:
R810 IVORY, R812 APRICOT, OR821 BEIGE
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