It's a Fantasy World at the Crafty Gals Corner

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This month we are letting our creative juices flow with

Challenge #209 - Fantasy World

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are monthly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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Colour of Love - Prize ~ 3 Digital Images

Cute as a Button - Prize ~ 2 Digital Images

Morgan's Art World - Prize ~ 3 Digital Images used by the DT

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Today I have used the delightful Checking the List Elf digital stamp from Cute As A Button, two of our generous sponsors this month, to make three cards.

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My first card uses the Flower Petals digital stamp from Colour Of Love.

My card started on my Silhouette Studio design mat.  I opened the image and sized it to 3 3/8" x 4 3/8", printed on X-Press It blending card, heat set, coloured with Copic markers then trimmed to size.  I went around the edges of the image with a marker that was used to colour the background, so that there was no stark white peeking out when I started adding layers.  I used a sketch for the design (details and link below), cutting lots of panels to layer together.  I die cut some "twine and bows" to layer as an accent at the bottom of the image.  I used liquid adhesive to secure all the layers in place on a 6 3/16" card base ... yes, it's an odd size but I added more layers than I originally planned.  I used Copic markers to colour some sparkling rhinestones to match the dark cardstock.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Colour Of Love - digital stamp - Flower Petals

Cute As A Button - digital stamp - Checking the List Elf
X-Press It A4 Blending Card
Copic markers - skin - E0000-000-00-02

Copic markers - eyeshadow - BV20-23
Copic markers - lips - RV52-55
Copic markers - hair - E30-31-33-35-37
Copic markers - dress - YR61-65-68
Copic markers - flowers in hair - RV52-55 + YR09 + Y06
Copic markers - flowers - RV52-55 + YR09+ Y06
Copic markers - moon - Y00-04
Copic markers - sky background - BV20-23-25
Copic markers - rhinestones - R59-89
Kaisercraft weave cardstock - Unicorn + Wildberry + Anchor + Ink

Sizzix Big Shot
Pretty Pink Posh - Twine and Bows Dies
sparkling rhinestones - clear -
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the twine & bows

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My other cards use the Checking the List Elf digital stamp from Cute As A Button.

FULL details can be found HERE or by clicking on the image below.

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Challenge #209 - Fantasy World

at the Crafty Gals Corner

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are monthly.

Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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Sending a big Thank You to Cute As A Button for supplying the digital stamps I used today and for being generous sponsors for Challenge #209 - Fantasy WorldCrafty Gals Corner.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges

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A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 14 – Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge 190 – Anything Goes optional Add Texture

Ike's World Challenges - Challenge 134 – S is for Show Us Christmas In July or Anything Goes
Inkspirational Challenges - Word Prompt - Sketch

Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Challenge #14 – July Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #7 – Anything Goes

The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge - Challenge #06 15th June – Anything Goes

Another Flower Cone from Penny's

You may have seen my earlier post sharing my Flower Cone cards HERE

This post is to focus on the "green floral card".

It's time for a new challenge with us on the

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

Penny's Challenge 461

As always, the challenge is Anything Goes.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

Little Blue Button Stamps

Hetty Clare

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Today I have used the Flower Cone digital stamp from Little Blue Button Stamps, one of our generous sponsors for this challenge, to make my cards.

I used a sketch for the design (details linked below), along with lots of markers, dies and pretty papers to make this 6 1/8" square card.  I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set, die cut then coloured with Copic markers.  I coloured the background of the oval image panel with Copic marker E81 so that it coordinated with the lighter shades of the patterned paper, the white looked much to stark.  The different marker blends are listed below, along with the patterned papers and dies.  I matted the image panels with an oval die cut from contrasting cardstock.  I trimmed the background paper to 6" square and matted it with contrasting cardstock, trimming to 1/16" border using a Perfect Layers Ruler.  I took a coordinating panel of patterned paper from the pad, trimmed to 1 3/4" x 6", matting on cardstock and trimming the sides to give a 1/16" border, keeping the top and bottom flush, to match the background panel.  I die cut the "twine" and bows from textured cardstock.  I used liquid adhesive to adhere all the layers in place, adding some thin foam squares under the right-hand-side of the image panel to keep it flat against the base of the card and contrasting strip.  I adhered the card front to a heavy 6" square card base.

   

If you would like to learn more about my "magenta, B&W floral card",
click HERE or on the image below.



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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Penny's Challenge 461
on the
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Little Blue Button Stamps - digital stamp - Flower Cone

X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - waffle cone & wafers - E30-31-33-35
Copic markers - flowers - RV52-55 + Y35-38
Copic markers - buds - RV0000-00-52 + G40-43
Copic markers - leaves - G40-43-46
Copic markers - background - E81
Kaisercraft - 6 1/2" paper pad - Golden Grove
Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Nesting Ovals
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Nesting Scalloped Stitched Ovals
Paper Smooches - Bows Dies
Pretty Pink Posh - Twine and Bows dies
Perfect Layers Ruler
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the twine and bows

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Sending a big Thank You to Little Blue Button Stamps for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge 461 on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Perfect Time To Craft - December Challenge #12 – Anything Goes
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 49 – Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - December Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - December Challenge - Anything But Christmas But Add A Ribbon
my ribbon is a layered die cut bow
Crafty Catz - Challenge #487 – Anything Goes - optional twist: Blue Christmas
Crafty Creations - Challenge #404 – Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #177 – Anything Goes optional Christmas with a Reindeer
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 611 – Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Dec 16 to Jan 4 2020 – Happiness
flowers make me HAPPY and sharing them on cards bring me happiness
Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Challenge #4 - Anything Goes
Make My Monday - Challenge #112 – A Female Birthday
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge 1950 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk50 – Anything Goes
Rabisco Challenge - Challenge #17 December 2019
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Two For December
I rotated the following sketch for my cards

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Christmas Bonus Challenge with Back linking allowed
please refer to the Two For December challenge & sketch above

Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Anything Goes 3rd Dec

Flower Cones from Little Blue Button & Penny's

It's time for a new challenge with us on the

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

Penny's Challenge 461

As always, the challenge is Anything Goes.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

Little Blue Button Stamps

Hetty Clare

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Today I have used the Flower Cone digital stamp from Little Blue Button Stamps, one of our generous sponsors for this challenge, to make a pair of birthday cards.

I used a sketch for the design (details linked below), along with lots of markers, dies and pretty papers to make these 6 1/8" square cards.  I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set, die cut then coloured with Copic markers.  The different marker blends are listed below, along with the patterned papers and dies.  I matted the image panels with an oval die cut from contrasting cardstock.  I trimmed the background papers to 6" square and matted it with contrasting cardstock, trimming to 1/16" border using a Perfect Layers Ruler.  I took a coordinating panel of patterned paper from each pad, trimmed to 1 3/4" x 6", matting on cardstock and trimming the sides to give a 1/16" border, keeping the top and bottom flush, to match the background panel.  I die cut the "twine" and bows from textured cardstock.  For the "magenta, B&W floral card", I used the RV66 Copic marker to colour a white twine and bow die cut, I layered it over a black die cut for extra dimension and contrast against the patterned paper.  I used liquid adhesive to adhere all the layers in place, adding some thin foam squares under the right-hand-side of the image panel to keep it flat against the base of the card and contrasting strip.  I adhered the card fronts to heavy 6" square card bases.

here is what I call my "magenta, B&W floral card"

   

and here is my "green floral card"
I coloured the background of the image panel because the white didn't look "right"

   

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Penny's Challenge 461
on the
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
Little Blue Button Stamps - digital stamp - Flower Cone

X-Press It A4 Blending Card
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Copic markers - waffle cone & wafers - E30-31-33-35
Copic markers - flowers - RV63-66 + Y35-38
Copic markers - buds - RV0000-00-63 + G40-43
Copic markers - leaves - G40-43-46
Kaisercraft - 6 1/2" paper pad - Blessed
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Copic markers - waffle cone & wafers - E30-31-33-35
Copic markers - flowers - RV52-55 + Y35-38
Copic markers - buds - RV0000-00-52 + G40-43
Copic markers - leaves - G40-43-46
Copic markers - background - E81
Kaisercraft - 6 1/2" paper pad - Golden Grove
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Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Nesting Ovals
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - Nesting Scalloped Stitched Ovals
Paper Smooches - Bows Dies
Pretty Pink Posh - Twine and Bows dies
Perfect Layers Ruler
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the twine and bows

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Sending a big Thank You to Little Blue Button Stamps for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge 461 on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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A Perfect Time To Craft - December Challenge #12 – Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Challenge #296 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog - Open Challenge for December #12
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 49 – Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs - December Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - December Challenge - Anything But Christmas But Add A Ribbon
my ribbon is a layered die cut bow
Crafty Catz - Challenge #487 – Anything Goes - optional twist: Blue Christmas
Crafty Creations - Challenge #404 – Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog  - Anything Goes 10th Dec
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #177 – Anything Goes optional Christmas with a Reindeer
Cute Card Thursday - Challenge 611 – Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Designs - Dec 16 to Jan 4 2020 – Happiness
flowers make me HAPPY and sharing them on cards bring me happiness
Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Challenge #4 - Anything Goes
Make My Monday - Challenge #112 – A Female Birthday
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges - PIP Challenge 1950 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk50 – Anything Goes
Rabisco Challenge - Challenge #17 December 2019
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Two For December
I rotated the following sketch for my cards

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Christmas Bonus Challenge with Back linking allowed
please refer to the Two For December challenge & sketch above
The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #12 – Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #447 – Anything Goes

It's A Fair Dinkum Aussie Christmas

Yes, another eucalyptus card ...

remember, I told you that I love this image, this time it's for Christmas.

The Eucalyptus digital stamp is from Beccy's Place.

I opened the image and sentiment in Silhouette Studio, sized the image panel to 4" square, added the sentiment from the Aussie Wreath digital stamp set (also from Beccy's Place), printed on X-Press It blending card, heat set, trimmed to size then coloured with Copic markers.  The marker combinations are listed below and you might be interested in the unusual colours.  Eucalypts have fascinating strappy leaves, fabulous flowers with really cool caps and nuts.  The card base is heavy white cardstock, making a large 6 1/4" card.  I decided to use a sketch for this design (the sketch and link are below).  I cut a 6" square from white cardstock and matted it with red cardstock using my 1/16" Perfect Layers Ruler to make the base for the front of the card.  I matted the image panel the same way.  I die cut a white doily and contrasting 4" red circle, along with a red strip to make up the elements for the sketch.  The white contrasting ric rac was a "happy accident" as I was cutting some Halloween treat boxes last night with my Silhouette Cameo and the ric rac strip was part of the waste left behind.  Today, when assembling the pieces for my card, I thought the red strip looked a little stark and the white ric rac was soon adhered in place.  I used liquid adhesive to secure all the layers in place (details listed below).

At first I thought the image called for a CAS (Clean and Simple) design but the more I look at it, the more I think that this sketch works.  Our Christmas is a true contradiction, hot and summery with the eucalyptus trees in full bloom making real live Christmas Trees, mixed with the traditional fussy and fancy traditional family Christmas lunch, hot, rich with all the trimmings.

When I had finished my card, my husband came inside and handed me some nuts that had fallen from our bottlebrush tree.  He suggested that I should use them instead of sequins as a natural embellishment on my card.

   

What do you think, sequins or natural nuts?

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Here are some other cards made using this beautiful image:
pink and red flowering gums

   

*** INGREDIENTS ***

Beccy's Place - digital stamp - image - Eucalyptus

Beccy's Place - digital stamp - sentiment - Aussie Wreath
X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - branches - G21 + R12 + YR23 + E08-57
Copic markers - leaves - G21 + YG63 + G94 + BG96
Copic markers - damage to leaves - YR23 + E08-57 + BG96
Copic markers - red flowers - R14-17-27 + YR23
Copic markers - buds / caps - YG63 + G21 + R12-14
(+ Y11 over top to add a slightly brighter glossy shine)
Pretty Pink Posh - Sparkling Clear Sequins
Stickles - Stardust - to fill the hole in the sequins
Kaisercraft - weave cardstock - Crimson
Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - decorative die - Doilies
Sizzix - nesting dies - Circles
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the ric rac & sequins

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Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - Challenge #236 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment

Beccy's Place - September Challenge – Anything Beccy’s Place Goes optional theme – Colour

Cheerful Sketches Challenge Blog - September Sketch

Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 37 – Anything Goes

Crafting By Designs - September Anything Goes
Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #55 – Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - September Challenge – Add Lots Of Layers

Crafty Catz - Challenge #476 – Anything Goes – no twist

Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge 119 – Special Occasion
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge #171 – Anything Goes optional circles
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Challenge #171 – Anything Goes
Die Cut Divas Challenge Blog - September Challenge – Free Fun Time
What do you do with yours?  Our fun time is spent with family, especially
at Christmas when everyone makes an extra effort to be together
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge - Wk39 – Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges - Challenge #84 – Anything Goes, No Twist
Imagine That Digistamp - Creative Playground Challenge #9 – Anything Goes
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge - Wk38 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp – Work It Wednesday - Work It Wednesday – August / September 2019 – Celebrate
The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up - Challenge #57 – Anything Goes optional twist: Kraft Paper

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - Challenge #9 – Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Anything Goes 24th Sep
Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge #442 – Anything Goes

We're making it green at the Crafty Gals Corner

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with

Challenge #161 - Make It Green

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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The sponsor for this challenge is:

The Paper Shelter
Prize: $15 Gift Certificate

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Today I have used the Playing Under The Sea digital stamp from The Paper Shelter,
our generous sponsors this week, to make a big 7" x 7" birthday card.

I printed the image (with extra critters) on A5 X-Press It blending card, heat set then coloured with Copic markers.  Next came the fussy cutting.  I fussy cut the mermaid and a bundle of critters, finishing them off by running a Versafine onyx black dual tip marker around the edges.
I chose some pretty patterned paper from the Mermaid Tails paper pad by Kaisercraft, it was perfect for the mermaid image and has lots of lovely green shades, perfect for our challenge theme.
I matted the paper panel with two layers of green cardstock, adhering it to a top folding card base that I made by scoring a panel for the back, adhering the front panel along the scoreline to make the top fold.  I adhered the matted panel on to the card base then started decorating.  I made a faux shaker window by layering two rings (cut using nesting circle dies) to make a frame then filling it with sea critters, sparkling clear sequins and the beautiful mermaid.  I added dimension to the mermaid, green octopus and sentiment by popping them up with foam dots.

The sentiment was from the Mermaid Tails paper pad (a real bonus hidden at the back), I matted it with the same dark green cardstock for contrast, using a squeeze punch to round the corners.

I added some Wink Of Stella sparkle to the mermaid tail and sea critters.
I also used a clear and several different green glitter pens to add some extra detail & sparkle to the scales on the mermaid's tail.

and a couple more pics to share

   

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for

Challenge #161 - Make It Green

at the Crafty Gals Corner

Crafty Gals Corner Challenges are bi-weekly.
Each crafter may only submit 3 projects per challenge.

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
The Paper Shelter - digital stamp - Playing Under The Sea

X-Press It A5 Blending Card

Copic markers - skin - E0000-000-00-02
Copic markers - hair - BV01-02-04-08
Copic markers - eyes - E21-23-25
Copic markers - lips - R81-83-85
Copic markers - tail, clams & headband - YG61-63-67
Copic markers - starfish - Y17-18
Copic markers - octopus - blue - B21-24
Copic markers - octopus - green - YG61-63-67
Copic markers - octopus - pink - R81-83-85
Versafine onyx black dual tip marker - to go around the edges of fussy cut images
American Crafts - 12x12 textured cardstock - mint
Kaisercraft  -12x12 weave cardstock - forest
Kaisercraft - 6 1/2" paper pad - Mermaid Tails

sentiment is from the Mermaid Tails paper pad
Sizzix Big Shot
nesting circles dies - to make round frame
Pretty Pink Posh - sparkling clear sequins - assorted sizes
Wink Of Stella - clear glitter brush
Zig glitter pens - clear & greens - to add shape & sparkle to the scales on her tail
scoreboard - to score back panel of cardstock - to make the top fold of the card
embossing stylus - to score the top fold
Fiskars corner rounder squeeze punch - to round corners of sentiment matting
Helmar Acid Free Professional Glue - to adhere the top fold
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Adhesive - to adhere the sentiment, sequins & starfish

foam dots - to adhere the sentiment & mermaid

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Sending a big Thank You to The Paper Shelter for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #161 - Make It Green at the Crafty Gals Corner.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #12 - Anything With A Critter Goes
my mermaid is a critter and she is surrounded by cute sea creatures
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge - Challenge #63 - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge - EXTRA Challenge March – Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Blog – Week 458 – Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes
The Little Mermaid is a tale filled with tails
Catch The Bug Challenge Blog - Theme Challenge
Nature Wonders – All Creatures Big & Small
my big creature (the mermaid) is surrounded by her small pet sea creatures
CCC Digi Creations - Challenge #90 For The Girls
Crafty Catz Challenge Blog - Challenge #407 - Layer It Up

my card has lots and lots of layers
Cupcake Inspirations - CIC441 – Theme Challenge – Pets
my mermaid has sweet sea creatures as her pets under the sea

Get Creative Challenges - Challenge #67 - Fantasy / Mythological
Incy Wincy Designs - Challenge Mar 5 - Mar 19 - ULTRAVIOLET
my mermaid has ultraviolet hair
Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenges – Week #113 – In The Garden
my mermaid is playing in her garden under the sea

Love To Scrap Challenge Blog – LTSCB #107 – Anything Goes
Morgan's ArtWorld – Brand New Challenge for 2018
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies - PIP Challenge 1810 – Anything Goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog - Challenge 371 - Anything Goes
Pile It On - Challenge #140 – Circles
I have a layered circle frame and lots of bubbly sequins
Polkadoodles Craft Challenge – Week 10 Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Challenge #286 – Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Wednesday Challenge Blog - Simon Says: Girl Power
my girl has magical mermaid powers
The Paper Shelter - Challenge #330 - Hot or Cold Colours
my mermaid is "cold" with lots of green & purple as she plays under the sea

cold colourshot colours