Hello, my crafty friends. I hope you find time today to craft to your
heart's content. My name is Shannon and
I’m so happy to be here with you. I am so honored to have
been chosen as one of the newest design team members at TLC Designs. I’m so proud to work
among a bunch of very talented designers. Thank you, Tammy Louise, and Shanna for taking
a chance on me.
Since I started shopping at TLC Designs, I’ve discovered digital
stamps. OMG, they are so much fun! You
can print them individually or create an entire scene with them. If you haven’t tried digital stamps, I highly
recommend them. The design possibilities
are endless and their price point is unbeatable.
Now, on to the cards I’ve created. That’s right, cards. I couldn’t decide which way to create this
card, so I created two. One is with
individual images, and the other is a digital scene I put together with almost
exactly the same images.
I started by printing out the individual digi stamps and a
scene I created from the “Sea horse Samm” digi stamp set by TLC Designs. This set includes super cute sea creatures,
sea foliage, sea shells, sentiments, and a sandy scene that could be used as
the bottom of an underwater scene or maybe even a beach.
After I printed the individual images and the scene, I
colored all of them with Ohuhu alcohol markers.
These are one of my new go-to coloring mediums. I’ve included all of the
color combinations I used at the end of this post.
Both of the cards I created are slimline cards measuring 4”
x 8.5”. On the first card, I printed the
sandy scene with the image at the bottom of the page so I could cut a 3.75” x
8.25” panel from that piece of cardstock. For the card with the individual
images, I used my Brother Scan N Cut to cut all of the elements for that card.
I used two Ohuhu markers to color the water on both the full
scene and the panel with only the sandy ocean bottom. Using BG68, I swiped from side to side on the
panels, leaving a small gap in between each of the brush strokes as to create
movement in the water. I came back to
the panel with B030 and blended in the previously colored brush strokes.
For the sandy ocean bottom, I colored all of the sand with
E230. I then used Y11, Y12 and Y210 to
create shadows and dots in the sand. I
believe that technique is called stippling.
For the card with the individual images, I glued them all in
place on the panel with just the sandy ocean bottom, using acrylic matte
medium. I forgot that I wanted to pop up
Sam the seahorse, but it was too late… I had already glued him down. The only image I popped up with double-sided
foam adhesive was the seashell at the bottom of the card.
Then, I brought the card panel to my MISTI to stamp the
sentiment “Sending you happiness”, at the top.
This comes from the Must Haves Sentiments by TLC Designs. This set includes lots of go-to sentiments we
all use in card making.
After stamping the sentiment with Versifine Onyx Black
Pigment ink, I covered it with clear superfine embossing powder. I used my heat tool to melt the embossing
powder. Watching embossing powder melt
never gets old. I love the shine it
gives the stamped image.
The finishing touches on that card include some gems I used
as bubbles and a foiled sentiment strip; I had on hand. I glued both panels to 4” x 8.5” pieces of
Neenah Desert Storm 80# cardstock. Then adhered the final products to card bases measuring the same size.
That’s it. The cutest
underwater scenes ever!
I hope this inspires you to create an underwater scene of
your own using products by TLC Designs.
The “Sea horse Sam” digi set is currently on sale for $3.50.
Enjoy the rest of your crafty day.
Hugs!
Products Used To
Create This Card
Sam The Seahorse Digi Stamp Set – TLC Designs
Mini Guillotine Timmer – We R Memory Keepers - https://amzn.to/3I91u74
Acrylic Matte Medium – Handy Art - https://amzn.to/3MoaA2n
3D Foam Squares – Scrapbook Adhesive - https://amzn.to/3bSjllD
Brother Scan N Cut SDX125 - https://amzn.to/44XykRX
MISTI Stamp Positioning Tool – My Sweet Petunia - https://amzn.to/3MkKddB
Bone Folder - https://amzn.to/3VXh37B
Scotch ATG
Prism Gem Stickers – Honey Bee Stamps
Hammermill 100# Smooth White Cardstock - https://amzn.to/3I7zq45
Neenah Desert Storm 80# Cardstock - https://amzn.to/458lWyS
Reverse Tweezers - https://amzn.to/3MkKRYz
Anti-Static Powder Tool – Inkadinkadoo - - https://amzn.to/3zxtxIf
Versifine Onyx Black Ink - https://amzn.to/3SiRtaV
Superfine Clear Gloss Embossing Powder - https://amzn.to/3I6ADZa
Ohuhu Alcohol Markers - http://shrsl.com/42caf
Seahorse 1: R070,
RV300, R050, R110, BG6, PB10, G326, BG4, G190, GY3, G130, GY7
Seahorse 2: Y5, R070,
YR090, YR070, YR172, YR2, YR33, Y260
Seaweed: BG6, PB10, GY3,
G190, G130
Seashell: WG070, R18,
R050
Sand: Y230, Y12, Y210,
Y11
Water: BG68, B030
Puffer Fish: RV200,
RV180, RV160, RV130
Starfish: YG080,
YG040
Bubbles: B030, RV030,
G326
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