Mermaids and underwater themed C6 gatefold card - Day 198 of my 365 day challenge

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Mermaids and underwater themed C6 gatefold card - 
Day 198 of my 365 day challenge

 Hi Craft addicts!

 Today's card for my challenge (day 198 - goodness 200 is nearly here)...and I have made this Mermaids underwater themed C6 gatefold card.


 How I made this card:-

  • This is a gatefold card, so I cut 2 pieces of white card slightly smaller than each of the front panels, making sure they fitted.
  • I had bought some Creativ Bleeding Tissue which I had seen on Create and Craft and wanted to try it out, so I tore various strips (different shades of blue), wet the panels (one at a time) and placed the strips on top of them, brushed over them and then removed them to see what effect you can get from them - I also used a brush to blend the colours slightly. (I am going to do a rainbow version soon and will see what I can make of it!
  • I then glued the panels on to the front of the card using PVA glue and left them to dry a bit.
  • I used the Mermaid dies from the Moonstone set from Hunkydory and cut the two out of white cardstock. I didn't want them to be totally white, so I coloured the tails in using an alcohol marker (BT1 Spectrum Noir).
  • Once that was done, I then stuck them to either side of the card using PVA glue again.
  • I had also cut out a leaf border (from Tattered Lace) in white, coloured it using green alcohol markers (Altenew) and cut it in half so that I could place one on either side of the card.
  • Finally, I added some Morning Dew Nuvo Jewel drops (Tonic) to the card and left them to dry overnight so they looked like bubbles.

And there you are a card that is very easy to make and hopefully would make a great card to say that you think someone is special!

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Products and items you may need to make this project
  • C6 white gatefold card with envelope
  • Moonstone Mermaid dies from Hunkydory
  • Leaf spray die from Tattered Lace 
  • Creativ Bleeding tissue paper - blue shades
  • Green alcohol markers from Altenew
  • White card
  • Morning Dew Nuvo Jewel drops
  • Cosmic Shimmer PVA Glue
  • Tape pens
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