My Paper Corner

A second ocean themed card made a while back for another crafty friend's birthday this month with a Summer seaside vibe.  The main waves stamp is by Inkylicious which has been white heat embossed after brushing on inks to create the sky, sea and sand colours, depth added with coloured pencils. Sentiment stamped on the shoreline.  Clouds in the sky were stencilled with butter paste, added small die cut seagulls and a die cut doodle frame.  Turtle coloured with alcohol markers, added glossy accents on top for 'water' shine, used coloured pencils on the shells and starfish.  All these gifted images were fussy cut before adhering some with 1mm foam pads.  Used a distress stamp on the card base which partially extends out from behind the finished scene panel. I've used - 6x6" white card base Inkylicious By The Sea - Waves stamp set Inkylicious Scenic Cloud stencil Distress Oxide inks in blues/oranges WOW! opaque bright white super fine EP Funky Fossil - Doodle Frame die

I've tried out a new ink & flip stencil from Uniko to create this geometric butterfly.  I've inked in one colour then flipped the stencil over and inked again in another colour to reveal the design.  There is a second stencil layer to create a background but I kept it simple for my first attempt. Butterfly was fussy cut and adhered over some stencilled wonky stripes with 1mm foam pads to lift the edges of the wings.  Happy Birthday stamped in one of the inks used on the butterfly, mounted beneath.  A few yellow die cut dots added to create a little movement. Finished panel added to a square card blank.  Photos taken on a dull day so not as sharp as I would have liked. I've used - 13.5cm sq white card base Uniko ink & flip geometric butterfly stencil Uniko wonky stripes stencil Uniko simply said blocks sentiment stamp Distress Oxides: peacock feathers, wild honey, spiced marmalade Linking up with -                  Stencil Fun  Aug                       Just Us Girls

This large cute bunny stamp with grungy elements in a collage style comes from a Funky Fossil set designed by Olga Heldwein.  I decided to leave the image as is once stamped and to have a colourful background instead with positive sentiment. Main image stamped in black and clear heat embossed.  Created a paper mask temporarily adhered with a non permanent tape runner before smooshing three colours of distress oxide inks over the rest of the background making sure each colour was dry in between.  I've made my own smoosher after watching this YT video by NB Cards which works a lot better for me than using acetate to transfer inks.  Main panel layered onto kraft card. Sentiment stamped on vellum, heat embossed with gold EP with torn edges before wrapping around the main panel. I've used - 4.5" x 6.5" white card base Funky Fossil Friendship stamp set Distress Oxide inks - peacock feathers, abandoned coral, wild honey inking up with - We Love Stamping  Focal Sentiment/ATG

A make for a fellow crafter's birthday with a Summer vibes ocean theme using some of my Funky Fossil stash.  I did make this a while back when I was in the mood to create something nautical. From memory, I started with a piece of pp that had a gradient blue misty effect at the bottom which reminded me of the ocean floor.  There is some stamping at the bottom in dark blue ink, sunray stencilling at the top and abstract waves stencilling in the middle.  Added the white die cut ocean frame (there is another die cut frame behind in a darker colour for a bit of drop shadow); sentiment stamped on vellum and placed in the middle to soften the stencilling behind.  The seahorse is paper pieced back in from a scrap of inky card. Two large starfish stamped in dark blue ink, fussy cut and mounted with 1mm foam pads.  Finishing touches - coloured pencil highlights on the bottom plants, white gel pen dots, glitter paste stencilling at the top for a bit of sparkle. I've used - 6"sq whit