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Saturday, August 18, 2012

Giddyup, Mermaid

Yeah...those two don't necessarily go together do they?  I whipped up a couple of goodies for some challenges this morning.  The first card is for the CASual Fridays Splish Splash challenge - something oceany - and the MFT Sketch Challenge.

 The stamps I used are from My Favorite Things Who's That Mermaid and Studio G (the little bubbly border).  I added little bits of glitter to the bubbles to make them...bubblier.

 The mermaid's tail is covered with Diamond Glaze to make her shiny, too.

The next little gem is for Waltzingmouse's Birthday challenge.  I love their stamps - great quality.  I'm going to tuck this away for emergency gift packaging.  ;)

 Can you see in the pictures that the horseshoes were stamped with silver ink?  The barbed wire is made using a mini embossing folder and going over it with some distress ink. I also tried to make the Yee Haw look like a piece of wood by cutting it kind of jaggedy and distressing it a bit.

That's it for today.  Happy trails.

14 comments:

Jeanne J. said...

Love your mermaid especially the close up that shows all the gloss on the fins, and your wester nag is sweet - so much texture and detail!

SandeeNC said...

Love both, the shine on the mermaid's tail is perfect, and that tag is fantastic, love all the details! waving home from the last day in Florida :)

B said...

Love the tag - it's always good to have some backups on hand! And your mermaid card is just lovely!

Julia Aston said...

Two fun projects Julie! love the glaze on your mermaids tail - and the western tag is wonderful with the twine lasso and layered Yee Haw panel!

Maureen said...

Love them both! And the yeehaw sign really does look like a piece of wood! Great job!

Ren-Yi said...

Fun tag and i love how you "lassoed" up the twine / tie parts of your tag! Fun Fun!

Marybeth said...

I love your little western tag. The mermaid card it so pretty too.

Kirsten Corby said...

Oh, wish I had a mermaid stamp. That would be perfect for the CAS challenge.

Michele Gross said...

What a wonderful image and so perfect for us this week! Thanks for joining the fun at CAS-ual Fridays!

Anonymous said...

I love your mermaid and the sentiment is wonderful. Lovely card.

Smriti said...

That's a lovely tag! Love the wood sign you created!

Kimberly said...

Julie - I love the glossy mermaid with that sentiment. Your tag is really cute too! Thank you so much for playing along with us at CAS-ual Fridays!

Purrfect Paper Creations said...

Very cute tag!

Chris L.

Christina said...

Your card and tag are both darling! I especially love the shiny finish on the mermaid's tail and the gem "bubbles". Thanks for sharing this with us at CAS-ual Fridays!