Crafty Gals Corner #210 ~ Summer Fun!

Hello crafting friends and welcome back to another fun challenge starting

 today at Crafty Gals Corner!  

Challenge # 210 ~ Summer Time Fun!

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

(listed in alphabetical order)

LeAnn's World 101

Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

Stamper's Delights
Prize ~ 3 Single Digital Images

Twinkle Lane Designs
Prize: Two Digital Images
 & Two Coordinating Digital Paper Sets 

I'm still enjoying summer themed cards, so using  Sea Mermaid & Under the Sea Paper from Twinkle Lane Designs, I made this shelf card.

View of front with the beautiful Mermaid as the focal point and one of the papers from the paper pack as the background.  Although you can't see it very well, I went over the mermaid outfit, hair piece and each scale on her tail with a Sakura clear gelly roll pen. It added a  beautiful sparkle and shine to the image.

View from the side.

View from the top.

View from the back - lots of space to write your own personal message.

The sentiment I used comes with the Mermaid image.

One of the ways you can close the card to put it in an envelope, is by folding the stand upwards.  I, however, prefer to close it with the stand going down, as it can be seen in the pic below.  

I feel that it is more fun for the recipient to see the whole card, when taking it out of the envelope.  Don't you agree?

With folding the card this way, it will fit into an A9 envelope, but you will have to score the envelope flap a 1/4"  on the flap to make it slightly wider.  As you can see I printed the Mermaid on the corner of the envelope and coloured it with copic markers.  Let me tell you that envelopes do not make a good medium for colour blending!

 It will still seal closed without any problems, but you may have to pay a little extra postage.  Of course, if you make your card smaller, you won't have any of these problems 😀  I just like the large sized cards. When folded this way, this card measures 7 3/4" x 6".  I believe it's a beautiful mantel showstopper!

Crafty Ingredients:

Image - Sea Mermaid - Twinkle Lane Designs

Pattern Paper - Under the Sea Paper Pack - Twinkle Lane Designs

Sentiment - Sea Mermaid - Twinkle Lane Designs

White card stock - Recollections

Seaweed - Into the Pond - Paper Discovery

Coral - Into the Pond - Paper Discovery

Treasure Chest - Into the Pond - Paper Discovery

Seaweed - Cottage Cutz

Stones - Elizabeth Crafts

Memento Inks - Vintage Photo, Tie Dye

Ranger Distress Inks - Faded Jeans, Broken China

That is it from me for today. I hope you liked my card and feel inspired to get crafty and come play along with us. You have until 12:00 pm, CST, on 8 September 2020, to link your project to our challenge. Also, don't forget to visit our blog for more inspiration.

Stay safe and healthy!