I Love You More Card

Happy New Year! It is Gloria with you today with a non-traditional Valentine's Day card. We live by the ocean, and my husband LOVES the beach, which makes my under the sea Valentine easy to understand!

I created a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card with colors of sea, sky, and coral. This simple, multi-layer card is perfect for any sea-loving soul.

Select your images and color each with Copic markers. I chose a mermaid from the Mermaids Miniatures set, an octopus from the Ocean Creatures Small set, coral from the Coral set (out of stock), and the Under the Sea Border.

Cut white glossy paper to 3 3/4" x 5". Use an air brush to add various green and blue Copic inks. (If you do not have an air brush, you can drop colorless blending solution and drops of refill ink onto the paper. Quickly, before the ink can dry, blow air through a straw to create patterns on the paper.)

Swipe a coordinating marker around the edges of the cardstock.

Cut black cardstock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and score on the long side at 4 1/4" to make a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" top-fold card. Cut Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath the Sea (Signature page) to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and swipe the edge with Copic Marker BG18. Attach the printed panel to the card front.

Trim the orange border strip from Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath the Sea Deep Blue Dreams paper (use the 8x8 pad) and wrap the strip around the top of the air brush panel.

Mat the air brush panel with black cardstock cut to 3 7/8" x 5 1/8". Attach the panel to the card front.

Trim the sentiment from Graphic 45 Voyage Beneath the Sea Wild Wild Waves paper and mat it with black cardstock. Attach the sentiment to the center of the card with foam adhesive.

Glue the mermaid and octopus chipboard shapes to the card front as shown. Trim the Under the Sea border to size and glue it to the bottom of the card.

Glue three clear epoxy dots to the card. 

Tie a loopy bow from teal satin ribbon and attach it to the bottom left corner of the card. Glue a starfish charm to the top of the bow. Tie a second loopy bow from orange print ribbon and glue it to the top of the blue bow.

Trim two white cardstock panels to 4 1/8" x 5 3/8" and glue them to the inside of the card.

Thanks for looking!

~ Gloria Stengel: Scraps of Life

Supplies Used:

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts:
Mermaids Miniatures set
Ocean Creatures Small set
Coral set (out of stock)
Under the Sea Border

Partner products:
Graphic 45 papers: Voyage Beneath the Sea 8x8 Pad

Other: black and white cardstock, glossy white cardstock, Copic markers (black, orange, green, teal), clear epoxy dots, starfish charm, satin ribbon (teal, orange print), tape runner, foam adhesive, wet glue, hot glue

Sea Inspired Wall Hanging with Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts, Grpahic 45, ColourArte, and a Snapguide Tutorial By Ginny

Hey there Peeps! Today I'm sharing  the best brand mashup ever.....Gypsy Soul, Graphic45, ColourArt. I created a sea inspired wall hanging with loads of layers and lots of dimension. There's also a Snapguide tutorial so you can make one too! 

 

Please enjoy this Snapguide Tutorial I've prepared.....

Check out How to Mixed Media Sea Collage Wall Hanging G45 GypsySoul by Ginny Nemchak on Snapguide.

Supplies

Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts~Ocean Creatures Large, Ocean Creatures Small, Words & Phrases 1, Flourish Frame Sienna, Feathers Shapes Set, Bamboo Shapes Set, Stars, Steampunk Light bulb Set.

Graphic 45~Voyage Beneath the Sea 12 x 12 , Chipboard 2, DIY Craft Paper-Curiosity Collage & Butterflies.

ColourArte~Silks Acrylic Glaze-Midori Melon, Playful Peony, Meridian Blue. Radian Rain Color Concentrate~Nutmeg, Solar Gold. Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist~Peach Fuzz, Spanish Moss.

Petaloo Flowers

Ranger Distress Stickles~Dried Marigold, Frayed Burlap. Liquid Pearls~ Dark Chocolate. Archival Ink~Black.

StazOn -Orange Zest, Midnight Blue.

twine, cheesecloth, adhesive foam squares 

text stamp

Stencil

8 x 10 chipboard panel

Gesso

Mod Podge

Okay that's all for me...wishing all of you a happy and productive day with lots of time to be creative : ) G

H.P. Lovecraft Shrine

Hey guys, it's Jess! This week for the blog I've used the GSLC house shrine to create a shrine to one of my horror heroes - H.P. Lovecraft. Cthulhu, R'lyeh, Fish Men - the Lovecraftian mythos is absolutely fascinating and horrific.

 Tentacles are always a huge part of the dimensions, so I've used the Ocean Creatures Sets (both large and small) for their octopus' tentacles.

 I snipped off the tentacles and slipped them in behind the picture of Mr. Lovecraft himself.

 The Elder Sign is featured on the front of this ancient tomb of lore.

 The entire box is textured with Polly Filla and then painted with various shades of washes.

Supplies
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Ocean Creatures Small
Ocean Creatures Large
House Shrine Box
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Polly Filla
Scroll
Miniature book
Miniature glasses
Miniature dresser
Wood