This is my sample for today's Spring Cleaning WTUI challenge, which you will find HERE.
Actually, I made this back just before Christmas, to contain a gift set of sea-themed cards using the TJ Psalms of the Sea set - but I kept it in reserve in case I didn't have time to make a fresh sample this week. Just as well!!
For the bag, I used the Bag-a-Lope tutorial, which I always find to be a great way of presenting cards. And if you have the envelope insert for the Scor-Pal, it makes scoring the bottom even easier.
To decorate it the top I used some SU white card and scalloped border punch along the top, and I made a little tag on a clip to hold it closed, using one of the TH Mini Nautical stamps.
The main decoration is my Under the Sea panel...I made a background piece with Brushos in greens and blues, and then stamped the image with Versafine black. Then I went in with a fine brush and some bleach to remove colour from all the creatures. I coloured them with Mermaid markers - in some cases, the bleach was still active because I hadn't waited long enough, and it took some of the colour from the markers too, but I liked the look and in most cases left it as it was. There's a little Stickles on some of the bubbles. The panel was edged with a silver pen and matted onto some embossed blue card, and then stuck to the bag.
Date: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 GMT Views: 1681
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Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70050
Sun, Mar 11, 2018 @ 3:41 PM
Fabulous under-the-sea panel! Amazing use of the bleach technique. The colors look terrific. Thanks for the wonderful challenge and the amazing inspiration in more ways than one! TFS
Registered: March 16, 2015 Location: Richland, WA Posts: 1925
Sat, Mar 17, 2018 @ 4:56 PM
My son-in-law has a HUGE salt water fish tank. Love this background and will have to look into getting it for his next birthday card. Beautiful colors.