Fintastic! (for Ellen Hutson)

Hi there!

I took a few weeks hiatus from card-making and I was itching to play with some new goodies. I inked up the images from Inner Mermaid and had some fun:

That tail is so gorgeous! I colored it in shades of purple using copic markers. Once the images were colored and die-cut, I reached for a few Avery Elle dies to help design the card.



I die-cut the Waves die, and, without removing any of the pieces, I did some ink blending to compliment the mermaid tail colors. I used Victorian Velvet and Tumbled Glass to color the background, blending them together behind the tail.

To frame the images, and break up all of that purple, I used Avery Elle's Burst die.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

Dreamboat (with Avery Elle)

Hi there!

I'm here and on the Avery Elle blog today with a card that combines the newer Waves Ellements coverplate and a older favorite, Dreamboat.

This is the kind of card that looks so much cuter in real life than in photos! The subtle, light coloring is really hard to capture. In any case, I chopped the waves die-cut to make room for the gondola on top. I love those wavy layers! I kept all of the pieces intact, and it gives a gorgeous texture that way.

It's a little hard to see, but I added some shading to the waves with a copic marker and flicked white ink over the top to give even more interest to that piece.



I did some pink ink-blending behind the couple, and kept the coloring of their outfits and hair very light. I curved the sentiment so that it mirrored the waves below.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.