Mermaid

Hi!  I'm back with another card for the MFT Creative Olympics - this one for the Crafty Biathlon.  I also used the current MFT sketch.  As I made a shaker card, I'm also playing along with Inkspirational who are looking for an aperture card.

For the first part of the biathlon, I chose to do some Emboss Resist, using Balloon Strings background stamp and distress inks.  I white-embossed the stamp onto both the card base and a card-front sized panel of white cardstock.  On both pieces, I masked of the top and bottom before stamping and ink-blending.  The bottom piece I masked a bit lower down so that there would be no white areas show through the opening.  Once I was finished, I removed the masking tape.  I die-cut the stitched dome die from the extra cardstock and the stitched dome frame from a scrap of white cardstock.

I put the shaker components together and adhered it to the card front with some sequins in the opening.  The little mermaid was colored with Copics and I also stamped some sea foliage to put behind her.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment.

Thanks for visiting.

Products used:

Stamps:  Balloon Strings, Mermazing (MFT)

Ink:  Black Licorice Hybrid, Versafine Onyx Black, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks, Olive (SSS)

Cardstock:  White, X-Press It

Dies:  Mermazing, Stitched Dome Stax, Stitched Dome Frames (MFT)

Accessories:  Copics, Sequins, White EP

Cheers

Karren