Ocean Frame Starfish Wishes

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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 white card base
Funky Fossil die: Ocean Frame; Funky Fossil Shibori paper pad
Funky Fossil stencils: Sunray, Sea Foam, Hex Matrix
Funky Fossil stamps: Starfish Wishes; Water's Edge
Inks: Versafine Clair Twilight, various Distress Oxides

Linking up with -  Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday           Allsorts                                     Four Seasons
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Thank you for visiting - I'd love you to leave a comment if you have time - Steph x

Comments

  1. crafty-stamperThursday, 15 August, 2024

    Beautiful Nautical card, perfect p, paper and love the fabulous ocean themed die-cut frame.
    Carol x

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  2. Gail LThursday, 15 August, 2024

    Lovely card!
    Like all the detail!
    Thank you for joining us at Allsorts!

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  3. As.I.Do.Rodos.Friday, 16 August, 2024

    A beautiful card gorgeous dies Ginny x

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  4. EllibelleFriday, 16 August, 2024

    Absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing at Allsorts challenge!

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  5. Karen LetchworthSaturday, 17 August, 2024

    This is a really awesome beach card. Thanks so much for sharing your creativity and art with us at The Four Seasons. Please join us again real soon.

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  6. EmmaTMonday, 19 August, 2024

    Thank you for sending me this gorgeous card, the paper works so well with the theme and love the colours. Emmax

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  7. EllibelleSunday, 25 August, 2024

    I'm back again, thank you so much for sharing this pretty card at my Crafty Wednesday challenge too!

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