My Little Mermaid

I couldn't resist this gorgeous new stamp from Lili of the Valley.  I've always been fascinated by seahorses, such unusual creatures.  My card follows the sketch over at Tuesday Morning Sketches:

A5 card blank

Image stamped in versafine and colour with a mixture of Cosmic Shimmer drawing inks and coloursoft pencils, blended with baby oil.

To get the 'water effect' around the image I used Tumbled glass and Faded jeans distress inks, applied using bubble wrap.

Shell backing paper from stash and core'dinations card embossed with D'vine Swirls.  Ribbon from Joanna Sheen ruffled across the join in the backing papers.

Marianne die used to display the image (the edges looked a bit like scales!)

I die-cut some scalloped circles and attached them to a length of bakers twine.  I added a seahorse charm to the centre circle, and shells to the other 4.

I would also like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Texture

Hanna and Friends Challenge Blog - Pets/Animals

Cute Card Thursday - Girls Only

Lili of the Valley Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes

Stampin' For The Weekend - Texture

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