Deep Blue Sea Love
By Samra Leshinski
I made this dimensional card using various
sea themed dies and stamps. I stamped the
seahorse using a layering technique to give him
dimension, while the starfish and sentiment
were heat embossed. I wanted to create the
depth of the sea by using different shades of
blue in each layer going from light to dark.
Materials
STAMPS: Hero Arts – Layering Seahorse
Stamp Set. INKS: Tim Holtz Distress Inks –
Salty Ocean; Mowed Lawn; Tumbled Glass;
Faded Jeans; Ranger Emboss It Ink. OTHER:
Cheapo Dies – Seahorses; Impression
Obsession Dies – Shell Set; Sue Wilson
Craft Dies – Tropical Hibiscus; Memory
Box Die – Woodland Branch; Zing! White
Embossing Powder; US ArtQuest Mini Prills;
floral decoration pebbles.Deep Blue Sea
By Jane Taylor
I was inspired by the image of deep blue seas, and so
created an alcohol ink background using blues and a
splash of silver. I then dabbed over this background
using a sponge and Blending Solution. Using
StazOn ink, I stamped some seaweed on top of this
background and placed it behind a die cut circular
window. I stamped, coloured and die cut all the other
elements and then had great fun building up my scene.
Some pieces were raised on foam pads and others
were left flat. I added a clear gem just under each set
of bubbles.I love how these take on the colour from the
alcohol ink background and really give the appearance
of being wet.
I finished off by stamping a small greeting and
adhering the whole thing onto a sea green card base.Materials
STAMPS: Clearly Besotted – Fairy Tale Mermaid;
Under The Sea. INKS: Memento – Tuxedo Black;
StazOn – Jet Black; Ranger Alcohol Inks – Sailboat
Blue; Pool; Alcohol Blending Solution; Silver
Mixative. OTHER: Ranger Yupo Paper; MFT Die-
namics Inside/Out Stitched Circles; Copic Pens;
Sakura Gelly Roll – White; Zig Wink of Stella –
Clear; Pretty Pink Posh Clear Gems.