Seas The Day by Streamside Studios for Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #221 on the 7th of January, 2024

 

Hi All!

Apologies for the delay in posting, it was a crazy day yesterday as my daughter has a friend visiting from Melbourne and we were out all day!

Anyway, Welcome to my post about my card for challenge #221, the 7th of January 2024 challenge for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my completed card:

Our sponsor for this challenge is Streamside Studios:

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 Prize is 3 digi sets up to $15 value

I chose to use Sea Critters, which I have digitally printed a bunch of the images and sentiments on to X-Press It Blending card and then coloured with the following Copics markers:

• fishes - YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18
• puffer fish - YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24
• octopus - BG10, BG11, BG13, BG15
• shrimp - BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04
• shells - V01, V04, V06, C1, C3
• starfish - RV11, RV14, RV17
• seaweed - YG03, YG06, YG09
• sentiment - BG11
• outline of sentiment - BG01

Here is a close-up of the images that I coloured:

I have fussy cut most of the coloured images, then followed the Under the Sea tutorial from the wonderful Irina at La-La Land Crafts.

I used the Under the Sea die set and 4 different coloured card stocks that I have in my stash - I used the darkest colour for the base of the card and adhered the shell/starfish/seaweed image to the front of the card (I combined the image in Pages before printing). I adhered the shadow box to the front, the coloured images to the different layers of the shadow box and then offcuts of the card stock to the inside of the card. 

I attached the sentiment to the front using foam tape.

Here is an image of the inside of the card (love this colour combination):

Here are some photos of the card from different angles:

Here is a final photo:

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes and bonus classes. As well, Irina's original shadow box tutorial!

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 20th of January, 2024. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 7th of January, 2024 to find out the winners of Challenge #220.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

Classic Design Challenge December #12 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar Challenge - January "Anything Goes"

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #1-2024 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #69 - Anything Goes + Optional Mixed Media

Creative Fingers Challenge #268 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!