WHAT THE SHELL?

Can't help it; I love puns.  Adore cheek. This has both. •massive grin•

 

That little block of wonky scalloped lines from Wonky Backdrops is such a useful background stamp!

HOW TO:

  • Apply water-based dye inks in mint and aqua hues to the scalloped lines, mist lightly with water and impress onto quarter sheet of watercolor paper; set aside to dry.
  • Stamp seashells with black pigment ink onto watercolor paper and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.
  • Watercolor the images and diecut with coordinating dies.
  • Mount watercolor background panel to standard A-2 card front (4.25 x 5.5").
  • Die cut speech bubble ( love that thang!!! ) from white card stock and stamp sentiment with black ink.
  • Mount all die cut pieces with foam mounting tape to card as shown.
  • Embellish the conch shell with Pico Embellisher/Glossy Accents and glue on the little clear Drops; allow to dry.

Cute, sassy, done!

BOOM!!!

Have a fantasmagorical weekend!

P.S.  I have no idea where the word "fantasmagorical" originated.  I only know that as a kid, it was something my Dad would say and it always made me smile.  He still says it, and I still smile.  Good times.

 

RIGHT UP THERE

It's hard to tell in the shot, but there's a lotta glittery sparkles on this window card--it's all over the rainbow, Unicorn's mane and tail, the bottom of those poufy clouds.  I wish it were easier to capture sparkle on camera.

Used the •uber• cool Infinity Cloud dies by Hero Arts to make my window, which was then lined with a piece of tulle (instead of acetate) to float the elements on.  

 

 

Any time I see a fab basic shape like this in a nested set, it has to come live at my house.  I can't resist the potential.  I love the saying on this card (from the Pure Magic set); makes me smile--how could you not, if a friend sent you a card that said this??? I mean, come on...

ALWAYS BE A MERMAID

This is one of my favorite layouts--fun to use with tall sentiments, and accent with smaller images.  It just... works.  :)

I just stamp the sentiment onto a small panel of watercolor paper and then cut a wavy line through it.  Watercolor the bottom half, splatter paint on the top half.  Piece them back together with a small gap when I mount them to the base card.  And, of course, they're popped up on foam tape.  *snort*

I pressure embossed the snow texture into the card front with a 6x6 Snowfall Embossing Folder by Alexandra Renke--flipping it around makes me think of sea bubbles rising up from the bottom of the ocean.  LOVE THAT.  Well, that and the fact it's a 6x6 folder; makes it easy to use it vertical or horizontal on the card.

 

 

Those little clear drops by HAI Supply always get me--they're so crystal clear, they look like they're made of glass!  Just a trio; no more, no less.  I know, I know.  I'm such a weirdo when it comes to that.  But, I already know that one more would have been one too many.  Balance woulda' been thrown off and the planet woulda' rolled off its axis.

Just sayin'...

ON POINT!

This unicorn profile cracks me up--reminds me of those hair coloring commercials where the girl is tossing her head from side to side and her hair just flows and flips back & forth in slow motion.  HAIR FLIP!!! YASSSSSSSS!!! 

Works for me.

As I was developing this design, it occurred to me that I could use the light rays from the Silver Linings Die Set, die-cutting two from foil card stock, mounting them side by side together onto some typing paper and then die cutting those with a star shape, to really draw attention to the focal.  The clouds were die cut from vellum card stock.

There was a lotta serious monkey clapping when I finished this.

Serious.

UNICORN FRAPPE

I've only tasted a Starbucks® Unicorn Frappé once; honestly, it was prettier to look at than it tasted (that sour bite in the middle is no joke.).    And, altho I'm not fond of purple, I had to mix a small dash of it into my watercolor work here to really get the background look I was going for.

 

I used Raspberry Tart Stickles to embellish (Apparently now retired. Why?  Why do you do this to me, Ranger Ink??? You did the same with Fruit Punch, which I will never forgive.  Unless you bring it back.)  I've listed a substitute down in the supplies, but since I don't own that one, I can't guarantee it will look quite as lush as Raspberry Tart does . . . I'm just sayin' . . . 

I'm loving all the watercoloring I see going on this month and totally stoked to be one of the guest artists in Kristina's Simply Watercolor class over at OCC--are you signed up?  She's got so many fun ideas, you'll wanna try them all! Seriously! 

Have a fab day!