There's a new challenge going on at
Kards for Kids. There are a few, actually! Baby cards are due May 30th in Bela's hands and Fairytale cards by June 30.
Of course, I'm opting for the fairytale cards! I got a great mermaid stamp by Kraftin Kimmie for my participation on the Kards for Kids smiley team so I knew I had to put it to work! For every 5 cards you submit, you are entered for a prize. I made five varied mermaids for the children at the hospital:
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The first one had to be an "Ariel" type mermaid, no less. I have a lot of trouble colouring with that red copic marker, but I think this one turned out okay. After I put her down on the card, I realized I should have cut out inside the tail. Oh well. Live and learn! I like how the orange hair turned out too.
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I used a Quickutz (now Lifestyle Crafts) bubble embossing folder on the background and some Lifestyle Crafts self adhesive cork. I thought the cork would make a nice sandy sea floor kind of look. The top patterned paper are various scraps I had about.
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I made one with darker skin too for variety. I coloured over the sea horses and the mermaid fins with Sakura glitter gel pens. The sparkle from these pens is so fantastically girly (but hard to photograph).
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The sentiment stamp is from a set of mix and match words by
Close to My Heart. I got them from Sheri, whom I met through the Smiley Team too.
I also got a stamp set with some crowns in it, so we'll see if I can squeeze out a few princely cards after tax season!
lovely cards, I think they turned out great !!!!
ReplyDeletePaula
Your cards are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love how you did all their hair, perfect.
Great embossing folder for these cards :)
Hi Lisa, these cards are just beautiful....very whimsical. I'm with you, I would pick fairytales any day. Lovely work.
ReplyDeleteRuth