Happy Friday!!! For this week’s TGIF Challenge, we are using the sketch below. I particularly love the rainbow background, which inspired me to create an underwater “rainbow” of blues and greens.
This card features the Beauty of the Deep Bundle (#161237) from the upcoming 2023-2024 Annual Catalog available to purchase on May 2, 2023. It was a must have for me being an ocean and water-lover. I paired it with a sentiment from the Waves of Inspiration stamp set cut out with the Waves Dies.
To create the background, I used Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper and watercolored stripes of Blueberry Bushel, Tahitian Tide, Coastal Cabana, Azure Afternoon, and Pretty Peacock ink. You’ll notice a few new and returning colors in this selection. They are all part of the new ink colors offered in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog
Since I had just received my pre-order, I was excited to try out new color combinations. There are so many gorgeous blues! I love how well they look with my favorite 2022-2024 In Color — Tahitian Tide.
I also watercolored a scrap sheet of Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper, so I could use it to die-cut the coral. Then, I embossed the tall seaweed in white on Vellum Paper.
For the fish, I used photos of real fish for inspiration. I stamped the angel fish with Stazon ink on Basic White Cardstock and then watercolored with Daffodil Delight ink. For the two tang fish, I inked up the stamp with Daffodil Delight ink, used a Sponge Dauber to add Pumpkin Pie to the nose, huffed on the stamp to remoisten the ink, and stamped on Basic White Cardstock. Then, I used a Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add the eye.
The Stampin’ Write Markers in the new catalog are new and improved! They still have a brush end, which is great for adding ink directly to stamps, but the nib end is more like a felt tip, versus the old super fine tip. As a result, it was pretty easy to add the eyes to the fish
To finish off the card, I embossed the bubbles in white, added a little Tahitian Tide Baker’s Twine rope and a white on white embossed background using the large seaweed stamp from the set. I also added some Opal Rounds embellishments.
Be sure to click over to the TGIF Challenges Blog and check out the other designers’ projects. I’m sure they will inspire you to create one of your own using this week’s sketch. Then, use the Linky Tool at the bottom of that post to add your project to our challenge.
Have a wonderful and creative day!
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Great card, Tami!
Can’t wait to see all the new products.
Thanks and have a wonderful day.
Thanks so much Connie!