Welcome back to the Dragonfly Dreams August Challenge! This month's theme is "Beach" or "Seaside," and I had so much fun creating a card for it.
For my project, I was inspired by a shadowbox pop-up card video from Jennifer McGuire and decided to make one to send to my granddaughter while she was away at month-long sleepaway camp. Since water sports are her favorite activity, an underwater scene seemed like the perfect choice for her.
I followed Jennifer's instructions for creating the shadowbox card, adjusting the dimensions to fit an A2-sized card. For the back panel behind the fish, I used Tim Holtz's Dotted Fade Texture embossing folder. After embossing, I inked the raised dots with a darker turquoise than the cardstock to add depth and dimension. The front panel is embossed with the Tiny Twinkles embossing folder from Taylored Expressions.
Like Jennifer, I used the Fun Fish Dies from Simon Says Stamp, along with a variety of greenery dies from my collection. I had fun ink blending the fish to create bright, colorful sea life while keeping the greenery simple so the fish would remain the focal point.
Two of the fish are adhered directly to the background, while the other three are attached to heavyweight clear acetate strips, allowing them to gently move when the card is handled. I think this is definitely a WOW! card, and I'm already looking forward to making more shadowbox cards in the future.
I hope you'll join us for this month's Beach or Seaside challenge! I can't wait to see what you create, so be sure to share your projects in the gallery.
Definitely a WOW card, beautiful shadow box card, great underwater scene and love all the colourful fish-sounds just perfect for your Granddaughter.
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I absolutely love everything about this card, those colors are gorgeous!
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Diane
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The Four Seasons Co-Owner
Beautiful underwater scene! Mother Nature at her best here! The way you inked your backgroumnd looks just like an aquarium with a light in the top....so realistic. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card with gorgeous colouring, Cathy! Love your take on the Timeout Nature Challenge. 💗
ReplyDeleteThis is so fun and colorful and I love how dimensional the card looks too! Well done! Thanks for sharing with us at Inkspirational.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous use of the accordion style card. Such a wonderful combination of rich colors and gorgeous coloring. So glad you shared this beauty with us at Time Out this week
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I saw Jennifer's video and was enchanted by her card. Yours is so spot on and fabulous - like looking into an aquarium. I'm sure your granddaughter loved it as do I. Thanks for sharing it with us at Time Out.
ReplyDeleteI just love this shadow box pop up design, Cathy! You can see the light pouring into the watery scene from above - so pretty with the arch framing and brightly colored fish! Thanks for sharing with us at Inkspirational: Beach Vibes! Julia xx
ReplyDeleteHi Cathy. Your fabulous card won Time Out Challenges #318. Please check our blog post for details on how to claim your prize and please le us know if you would like to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.
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