Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Glittery Jellies

I ran across this sketch from Less Is More and it really caught my eye!
Then I came across a tutorial for creating a tunnel card, and I knew it would be perfect for my niece's birthday (she's turning 6!)  Here's the card:
 I stamped the jellyfish and colored them, and then added some superfine clear glitter to make them all sparkly and gorgeous!  I added glitter gel pen to their legs (?)  I sponged some aqua ink on through a bubbles stencil to help draw the eye to the center as the focal point.  The outside is all CAS and sweet, but the fun is on the inside!!  Here it is:
Isn't is fun!!  I wish I could see the look on her face when she opens it up.  I used the same bubble stencil on the layers to add to the ocean feel.

Supplies:
Stamps: Your Next Stamp "Sea Critters Set 1"
Dies: Spellbinders "Classic Circles, large"; Verve "Sprightly Sprigs"
Taylored Expressions "Bubbles" stencil

Challenges:
Less Is More #378--sketch (see above)
MFT Summer School--Focal point
Double Trouble #8--Thing 1: happy birthday; Thing 2: link up to Pause, Dream, Enjoy (see below); Thing 3: add glitter (I used all three 'things')
Pause, Dream, Enjoy--Summer birthday party
Pixie's Crafty Workshop #333--anything goes with snippets (all of my critters were stamped on scraps of card stock and the sentiment banner and sprigs were all cut from scraps

11 comments:

Melanie R said...


Your card is fabulous! I really like your tunnel design. Thank you for joining us at the Double Trouble Challenge.

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Loving this card...adorable fish images and the inside is fantastic...fun card. Thanks for sharing with us at DOUBLE TROUBLE...Twisted Sister says your niece is going to love this card and all the glitter. Hope you come back with more of your artwork now and for future challenges.

papercraftingprincess said...

I love this card and all the glittery accents. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble.

mum of two said...

Love this amazing card! Those glittery jelly fish are so cute. Thanks so much for playing with us at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges. Hope to see you again soon :)

michelle (PDE DT)
Purple Monkey Moments

Di said...

Oh Heather - what a darling card! I love the front of course but can just imagine the little one's face when she opens it up and sees the underwater tunnel! Brilliant - and great way to use up little snippets too.

Hugs

Di xx

Claire said...

What a super cute card, those sparkly jellyfish are just delightful and what a fabulous surprise awaits inside x

Jackie C said...

I see fab cards! So happy that you have linked your great artwork with us here at Pause Dream Enjoy. Good luck hun and do come back again!
Jackie DT @ PDE

Neets B said...

What a great theme for a tunnel card, and combined with the super CAS exterior it's a really great creation. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Less is More, Anita x

Izzy Scrap said...

Wow ! What a fabulous work you’ve done here ! A really lovely card and a fantastic take on our sketch challenge! Thanks so much for sharing and for playing along at Less is More.

Melanie R said...


Heather, You are the winner of the "Bag of Things" at Double Trouble Challenge #7. You need to contact us to receive your prize.

Thanky you,

Melanie
challengedoubletrouble@gmail.com

Linby said...

These are just so cute! Love the tunnel card and well done on being featured in the playground.