Dies R Us #198 ~ Summer

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Challenge #198 ~ Summer

(as long as you use a die that is sold at Dies R Us) 

My little granddaughter loves Mermaids, so for her 8th birthday, I made her this card.

I began by using the stencil and cutting out the base of the card and the mats. I traced it in such a way that I could make a shaped card.  In other words, I placed the stencil on the fold of a card and did not cut it on that side.  Next I die cut all my bits and pieces from the different die sets.  I have listed all the supplies I used later on in this post.  Lastly, it was just a matter of adhering all the bits and bobs in such a way that it created this underwater mermaid scene 😀

On the inside, I just inked the edges and used left over die cuts to continue the theme on the inside.  That was it, a sweet mermaid card done for a sweet girl.

Here is the list of supplies I used to make this card:

Marianne Design - Message in a Bottle Stencil (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Mermaids (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Wood Sign Post (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Tropical Fish (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Coral (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Coral Die Set (Special Order Event)

Marianne Design - Nautical Rope (Special Order Event)

Amy Design - Ocean Animals

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Seaweed with Treasure

Distress Oxide ink - Broken China

Distress Oxide ink - Spiced Marmalade

I purchased the Marianne Design dies during one of the International Dies sales events that Dies R Us have every so often.  The best way to know about these sales is to subscribe to their newsletter HERE. 

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Crafty hugs,