Mermaid Week - Day 4 - Lawn Fawn

This was the first mermaid set I bought and I've had it for very nearly two years now. I found two videos of me using it a couple of years ago with Inktense Pencils and using it with Felt. It's definitely had good use!

I wanted to make a spinner card as I think the little mermaid and the merman look as if they should be holding hands and swimming towards each other doing so.

Anyway, here's my card:

I used my Hahnemuhle paper again and blended distress inks over it in three shades of blue - no of course I didn't write it down! - I flicked on some warer and dabbed it off. This paper is brilliant for taking off the distress ink and leaving a fantastic splatter. I then added splatters with my Spectrum Sparkle pens.

I coloured the mermaid, merman and narwhal with my Caran D'Ache watercolour pencils and metallic water soluble pencils. The sea creatures are from my Clearly Besotted set and I used my Gansai Tambi on those. They were originally meant to go in yesterday's card, but didn't seem right for the occasion.

I put my spinner card together. If you want to know how to do this, I have a spinner tutorial on my YouTube channel.

The spin was a little sticky but once the whole card was dry, they flew around quite happily.


I've had so much fun with these mermaid cards and I'm so glad I've managed to use quite a lot of different media on them too. Please keep sharing on Instagram with #ruthsmermaidweek and don't forget to tag me @craftingwhilethebabynaps.



Keep on crafting!

30 Day Coloring Challenge - Week 1 Round Up

Hi Everyone! How is your week going? I've managed to colour every day this week as part of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge. This is my round up, with a video and a card at the end of the post. It is very picture heavy!

Day 1: A card for a friend's twins who recently turned 3

Day 2: Simple and very CAS coloured pencils on black card stock

Day 3: Sven makes a return.... in the buff!

Day 4: I did some colouring with my youngest - the carpet suffered a little from ink pads...

Day 5: More coloured pencils and a query about the background - blending solution is required...

 
Day 6: Very quick and simple the colour chameleon who says Karma...

Day 7: Copic coloured digital stamps from Jeanin with white highlights...

Day 8: Inktense pencils and mermaids, with a colouring video...

Thank you so much for taking the time to scroll through all my pictures. Enjoy the video and don't forget about my giveaway from Friday's post. It ends on this Friday (15th July 2016) at 10pm.

Below is a list of the stamps, paper and colouring media I used this week in my colouring and cards. Please note I DO NOT USE affiliate links :)

A4 Super Smooth White Card - 250gsm - 100 Sheets	*Neenah Classic Crest **110 LB** SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets	Crafters Companion Neenah Classic Crest Card Pack - A4 Solar White 20 pack	WHSmith Watercolour Paper 12 Sheets - Art, Craft and Hobbies	Copic Markers	Faber Castell Polychromos Artists Pencils - Tin Set of 60 Pencils	Derwent Inktense Pencils Tin of 72	Sakura Gelly Roll Basic White
Viking	Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You	Clearly Besotted Colour Chameleon	Creative Expressions - Smile Floral	Clearly Besotted Miniature Floral Collection II	Pirate Party	Forest Friends Digital Stamps

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Happy colouring!

Sewn Felt Card Background - with Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You - VIDEO

Hi Everyone! I'm back on the blog with a card using felt - really it's becoming a bit of an addiction, and one I'm not unhappy about having :). I've also a video to share with you as I had to show you how easy it was to make a totally different background for your card. You get to see my lovely red sewing machine!

I loved my embossed felt background loads, but I wanted to try something else, and chose to sew a wavy pattern onto my felt to depict the sea to go with this super cute Lawn Fawn mermaid set - I'm so happy to have a narwhal!

I started with a 4x5.25 inch piece of felt and simply sewed wavy lines using some nice Gutermann metallic threads.

After adhering it to an A2 card base with double sided tape, I adhered the mermaid, narwhal, shoal of fish and sentiment on with some foam pads.

I felt it was still lacking something so added in the sequins from Lucy's Shop for extra sparkle and to look like bubbles under the sea.

You can see the full video on my YT channel:

I loved this so much, I made three cards with this background. I'm so excited about rediscovering my love of sewing - I have Mary Dawn Quiringo to thank for that really and if you have a look at her IG feed you'll see what she's been up to (@mypinkmexico) - and especially that I can link it up with my love of making cards.

I'm also linking this up to the latest Seven Hills Crafts Monthly Challenge which is a sketch this month.
  

Below is a list of what I used to make this card and where I purchased them. Please note I DO NOT USE affiliate links:

Blissful Blues Felt Pack	Icicle Sequin Mix	Glacier Sparkly Shaker Selection	Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You	John Lewis JL110 Sewing Machine, White	Gutermann Metallic Thread 200M Colour 7016	Gutermann Metallic Thread 200M Colour 7009	Altenew Crisp Dye Inks - Cool Summer Nights
Crafters Companion Neenah Classic Crest Card Pack - A4 Solar White 20 pack	Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint INK41511	Sellotape Double Sided Tape 25x33	Tonic Studios Maxi Guillotine	Tonic Titanium Fine Control Scissors	Memento Tuxedo Black	Copic Markers
Double sided foam pads	Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SET OF 26 COLORS 26Cdsk	Martha Stewart Mini Scoreboard	Lifestyle Crafts QUICKSTIK Precision Pickup and Placement Tool	Hobbycraft Clear Acrylic Stamping Blocks 2 pack

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