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Thursday 3 August 2023

Underwater Fun

Hi all.  I need a few birthday cards and this could be masculine or feminine I think, and got out a set of stamps which came with Issue 97 of Creative Stamping, and these particular stamps have not been inked before, and in fact very few of the stamps have seen any ink...tut!  I decided it would be a CAS card to fit in with the challenge at Less is More which is Under the Sea, and also the challenge over at Addicted to CAS which asks for Shapes, and the circles in the background fit with that I think.  The colours also fit with Color Hues where the challenge is Teal and Orange.


I started by making a circle mask and using a brush I blended Peacock Feathers Distress Ink through it making four circles big enough to fit the jellyfish into using a piece of white card cut to fit a 6" square card.  I then stamped the jellyfish using Versafine Habanero Ink and  then added some stamped bubbles using the Peacock Feathers DI.  I then coloured it using Spiced Marmalade and Ripe Persimmon DI's having first bleached out the blue from the image which helps to keep the colour clean and bright.  I coloured and then decided to add some white pencil over the little markings on the jellyfish and also water bleached the bubbles.  I finished by adding the sentiment using the Versafine Habanero Ink and heat embossed using WOW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder.

Thank you for visiting me here today and I'll see you again soon.







I am also entering the following challenges:

AAA Birthday Challenge - No. 52 Anything Birthday Goes.
NBUS Challenge - No. 53 Where we use our Never Before Used Schtuff.



20 comments:

Kathyk said...

I really like your jellyfish in bubbles card - great for the LIM challenge

Happy Friday to you and your readers

Kathyk

Aimeslee Winans said...

Gorgeous, Pat! xoxo

Aquarius said...

Love this - what a brilliant idea to ink the four circles, gives the card extra interest.

Ellen said...

Beautiful Pat…live it!
Gr Ellen
Ellen’s Greetingcards

Marcia Hill said...

CAS perfection Pat and definitely a great card for a guy or gal! Our challenge colors worked so well for your under the sea scene too and it's always nice to get those unused stamps inked up! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome card with us at The Color Hues Color Challenge!! Marcia (DT)

Marjan said...

The jellyfish stamp is very beautiful and your choice to use it for a CAS card is (I think) the right one, because it floats beautifully in the shape with the playful bubbles! The sentiment finishes it off perfectly!
I had a subscrition to The Craftstamper for a few years, until they stopped. There always was an small stamp attached to it. I have a whole collection, but almost all are never used, so I recognize it.
And just as with you, the weather here was terribe. I hear that end of next week it will be summer again. Hope so!

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Stunning card Pat, love the circles, I did similar for a future DT post, I love the effect on your card, a fabulous jelly fish and the bubbles look so real. Love this card Pat.
Faith x

Laurie Unger said...

Wonderful card for our LIM challenge. I also love the color combo here. Thanks for playing!!!

baileyrosy.com said...

Such a fantastic card love the design and the beautiful colours. Thank you for sharing this CAS sensation with us at LIM

Jane said...

Oh so fabulous! Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hoe to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!

Stamps and Paper said...

lovely underwater jelly fish scene Pat, love the idea of the circles over laping...


Anne

Vicki Dutcher said...

Fun jelly within the circle shapes - Thanks for joining in at ATCAS and AAA Birthday

Liz said...

Wonderful card Pat, I really love this CAS design. xx

Darnell said...

Wow, Pat, what a cool bubble design you created for your CAS jellyfish card! You did a great job masking and shading! This definitely would be loved by either gender. Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell

Cindy Beach said...

What a stunning card, Pat! The masking and bleaching helped you to achieve fabulous shades of our colors and gorgeous coloring of the images. A beautiful design! Thanks for playing along at Color Hues!

Hannelie said...

Fabulous use of our challenge colors Pat! Those little bubbles look so realistic. Great job!
Thank you so much for playing at Color Hues ♥

Vicky Hayes said...

The background shapes really do look like bubbles Pat and I love the way the colours sing! Thank you for coming to play with us at Addicted to CAS. Vicky x

Sheri Gilson said...

Fabulous card! Love the CAS design! Thank you so much for playing along with us over at the Color Hues Challenge!

Kathyk said...

Just popping back to say WELL DONE on being a TOP FEW at Color Hues with your make

Kathyk

Jeanne H said...

Indeed, a great card, very creative.