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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Penny Black - Swimming By

Hi everyone.  I'm back with a card using stamps from two sets from Penny Black's latest release, Dream & Discover.

I started by creating the background for my underwater scene.  I randomly brushed water over a piece of mixed media paper.  I then used distress reinkers to add saturated colour to the water, first Peacock Feathers, and then a little Mowed Lawn towards the bottom.  Moved the ink around with a brush and then dried with my heat tool.  Splattered with water, let sit about 20 seconds and then used paper towel to remove  excess water.  This gives me the water drops / bubbles for the background.

I stamped the seaweed (Starfish Wishes 30-847) twice at the bottom of the background in Mowed Lawn distress ink.  I stamped the smallest starfish of the set onto a scrap of mixed media paper, first in Seedless Preserves distress ink, and then overtop of that with Wilted Violet distress ink.  I fussy-cut the starfish and set aside.

Next I stamped the seahorse from Swimming By (30-845) in black ink onto another scrap of mixed media paper and heat embossed in clear.  I fussy-cut before watercolouring with distress inks, Mustard Seed and Wild Honey.  Stamped the sentiment in black and heat embossed in clear.

Finally assembled my card, popping up the head of the seahorse and gluing his tail onto the card front.  I shaped the starfish slightly before adhering to the card front, popping up the center and gluing the tips flush.

Close-up ...
These sets are so fun to play with. :)

I'm going to send this card over to the Penny Black July Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!


Stamps:  Swimming By, Starfish Wishes (both Penny Black)
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet, Mowed Lawn; Distress Re-inkers:  Peacock Feathers, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Paint Brushes, Clear embossing powder (Ranger)

Challenges:
Penny Black July Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes

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16 comments:

  1. BożenA29 July 2021 at 11:38

    I love the watercolor background you made. It looks like a real sea depth. Your seahorse is so sweet and it contrasts beautifully with the purple starfish.
    xx

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  2. Nstiz29 July 2021 at 12:24

    How cute is this and love that background, so perfect for this theme. This is a fun card and looks fun to do too. I bow to you for fussy cutting, my least favorite thing to do. Fun scene, Loll!

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  3. Mac Mable29 July 2021 at 13:07

    What a magical underwater scene and such a creative and beautiful card Loll x.

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  4. Liz29 July 2021 at 13:37

    Absolutely fabulous, Loll. What a brilliant design! xx

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  5. Susan29 July 2021 at 14:57

    What a lovely underwater scene, Loll! Beautiful colours for the background and such a cute seahorse!

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  6. Bonnie29 July 2021 at 16:32

    This has a great water scene, Lolly! Love the bright seahorse and starfish!

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  7. TK29 July 2021 at 16:55

    Adorable card, Loll, I love the seahorse and starfish, and the scene is perfect

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  8. nancy littrell29 July 2021 at 19:21

    Such a fun and colorful underwater seascape, Lolly. Love your watercolored background with the bubbles and your dimensional seahorse. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy

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  9. Christine Alexander29 July 2021 at 21:01

    wonderful loose watercolour background, so perfect for your seahorse and starfish. love the card :)

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  10. kiwimeskreations30 July 2021 at 02:53

    Amazing work Loll - you have really made a gorgeous nautical scene here - loving that purple starfish :)
    Stay safe
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  11. Brenda31 July 2021 at 06:34

    I love this under the sea card Loll! Loving the background you made, the seahorse is adorable and love that purple starfish! Such a pretty card, almost makes me wish I loved going into the ocean...almost! lol Hugs, Brenda

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  12. Bobby31 July 2021 at 07:20

    Your ocean is fantastic, Loll, and I love how you add dimension by curving or popping up parts of the images.

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  13. Papercraft Boutique31 July 2021 at 20:43

    The watercolored background makes a beautiful underwater scene for the cute seahorse, Loll! The dimension of the starfish and the seahorse is wonderful!
    Hideko xx

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  14. Leslie Miller3 August 2021 at 12:11

    Colorful and cute! I looked at the sets. The Swimming By is actually really pretty!

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  15. HilaryJane5 August 2021 at 11:15

    Almost missed this one! Love how you have done that watery background, it has worked so well xx

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  16. Linda7 August 2021 at 02:50

    A gorgeous little underwater scene. I love how you've done the background, the random shape looks so cool xx

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Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I love hearing from you! Loll :)