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Hello! The new Vertebrae stencil from A Colorful Life Designs is so versatile. For this card I used it to create a cool sea plant background for this super fun puffer fish to swim in.
I started with a blue A2 sized (4.25x5.5) cardstock panel. Then I positioned my stencil and blended Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide ink all over.
After cleaning off the stencil, I repositioned the stencil over the panel again and applied Ranger Clear Crackle Paste over top of the sea plants.
While the panel was drying, I stamped, coloured and fussy cut my puffer fish from the So-Fish-Ticated stamp set from Studio Light.
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I then found this fun, hello gorgeous sentiment from Honey Bee to add to the card.
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Once my panel was dry, I trimmed it down using a stitched rectangle die from my stash and then adhered my puffer and sentiment to it. I also adhered the panel onto a top folding A2 sized white card base.
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I then added a few acrylic drop embellishments to make it look like the puffer was saying "hello gorgeous".
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I absolutely love the way this turned card turned out! The crackle paste adds a subtle, yet cool, texture to the plants in the background too! I hope this has inspired you to create something fun! Thanks for visiting!
Below are my affiliate links to products I used for this card. *Disclosure: I use affiliate links where I can. This does not add any extra cost to you, but I do receive a small amount which helps keep me in craft supplies. Thank You*
A Colorful Life Designs https://shrsl.com/3tkop
Vertebrae Stencil: https://shrsl.com/3wepl
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Simon Says Stamp
Studio Light, So-Fish-ticated: https://shrsl.com/3wdba
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Crackle Accents: https://shrsl.com/3wdbg
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Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn ink pad: https://shrsl.com/3wdbm
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Honey Bee Stamps, Sweet Sunflower Stamp Set: https://shrsl.com/3wdbr
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