Octopus Birthday

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A relatively straightforward make today using a gifted octopus all-in-one image that I've simply water coloured in orange, green and blue.  His background has been randomly stamped with a circle in bundled sage DI to soften the white areas and cut with a postage frame die.


Topper mounted on some patterned paper that has a small compass design with a blue matt, die cut sentiment in gold with a white shadow matt and a swallow tail bunting die with three tiny gold fishes.  Made this for my brother-in-law who has a huge koi fish pond in his back garden but no octopus!

I've used - 5x7" white card base
Gifted image; Watercolour pens
Unbranded postage frame, sentiment & fish dies
Xcut swallow tail bunting die; Mag freebie patterned paper
Linking up with -

Male Room
Challenge 160 - Animals
Seize the Birthday
#234 ATG

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Comments

  1. As.I.Do.Rodos.Monday, 21 March, 2022

    It is a stunning card lots of interest love it .
    Ginny
    My Blog As I do Rodos

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  2. MortiCraftMonday, 21 March, 2022

    Great card, love the large octopus image (especially as he’s wearing a hat!). Really like the use of the stamp effect die too. Thanks for playing along with The Male Room. X

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  3. Ashwini RaoTuesday, 22 March, 2022

    Awesome card, Steph! That octopus looks pretty amazing, and I love how you've colored it. Thank you so much for joining us at the Seize the Birthday challenge!

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  4. EmmaTTuesday, 22 March, 2022

    Brilliant male design, the bundled sage circle are ideal as like you say just soften the background. Funnily i was just stamping this stamp out again yesterday to use. I bet your brother loves it. Emmax

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  5. ClurTuesday, 22 March, 2022

    Fantastic card Steph. I love how you have painted the octopus. Clare x

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  6. Vicki DutcherTuesday, 22 March, 2022

    Cool bg with the fun octopus! Thanks for joining in at STB

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  7. Sari / GranneThursday, 07 April, 2022

    Love the image and how you have colored it, little fishes at the corner are perfect touch. Thank you for playing along with The Male Room's Animal challenge. I hope to see you our new Dry embossing challenge too.

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