This card was made for Just Add Ink Color Challenge #540 (http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/202...40colour.html). The colors required for the challenge were Stampin' Up! (SU) Blushing Bride, Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight, and Just Jade.
I'm in love with the new SU "Friends Are Like Seashells" stamps and matching die and embossing folder. When you stamp on pearlescent paper it becomes GORGEOUS!
Unfortunately, a relative lost a parent yesterday, so I thought this set could mask a wonderful sympathy card. So I made this card to send the family.
The background is made with an SU embossing folder called "Seabed 3D" which has a fantastic sea floor pattern. I inked up the inside of this folder with SU Just Jade ink, then ran a piece of the champagne colored pearlescent paper inside it through my Big Shot. This gave the background just a glimmer of green.
After die cutting the seashell shape, each shell was colored with one of the three required colors (except the green), then embossed in an uninked folder. I snipped the shells apart, saving the sea weed for later.
The background was glued to the Just Jade card base, then the seashells were arranged. I used a blending brush to color the sea weed (mixing the green and light blue for variation). These were tucked behind the shells and glued down, the the shells were attached. The pink and darker blue shells were attached with foam tape for depth. The lighter blue and small pink shell were glued directly to the background.
Finally, the sentiment was stamped on a scrap piece of pearlescent paper, and punched out. It was attached to the card using Mini Glue Dots.
I think our relative's family will appreciate the card, despite it not being a traditional sympathy card. I am rating the difficulty level as a "3" out of a possible "5" because of all the steps. No one step was hard, but put together, the card requires time and patience, plus the bundle of stamps, die and embossing folder to achieve.
Date: Friday, February 5, 2021 GMT Views: 2426
Favorited:6
Stamps: SU Friends Are Like Seashells, Itty Bitty Greetings
Paper: Recollections Champagne Pearlescent Paper, SU Just Jade Cardstock
Paper Size: A2
Ink: SU Blushing Bride, Seaside Spray, Misty Moonlight, Just Jade
Accessories: SU Seaside Shells Die, Seabed 3D Embossing Folder, Seashells 3D Embossing Folder, Modern Label Punch, Tombow Multi Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Foam Tape, Pearls, Paper Snips, Blending Brush