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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Growing in Unity {Day 3}

Wow! This week is going so fast! As I mentioned in my Bio, the beach is my love language. So I thought it would be fun to share my favorite Kit of the Month. KOM 5/18 "Open Sky, Deep Ocean" is definitely my favorite kit from Unity stamp Company. I love every single image and every sentiment in this kit. 


The mermaid image in this kit is perfect for a slimline card. I decided to make it "kind of" a faux shaker slimline card. I love the look of shaker cards, but when you stand them up, all the shaker elements fall to the bottom. Sometimes they get stuck on top of each other and won't move. Sometimes, it is hard to determine the right amount of shaker elements to put in the card. I chose to glue many of the sequins to the panel and left only a few at the bottom so it would still shake, but have the sequins nicely placed when standing up.

I started this card the same way as the cards I made yesterday. I stamped on watercolor paper, X-Press It paper and this time I also stamped a mask.


I put the mask over the watercolor paper image and heat embossed the seaweed image over it using white embossing powder.


I carefully peeled the mask off and used my distress inks to paint in the seaweed and the water.



I do not like wasting the ink on my glass mat (I always seem to put too much) so I will usually start a smooshed background on another watercolor paper. This time I decided to use it to add more dimension to the water on this panel.


Next, I heat embossed the sentiment on heat resistant acetate. 


I cut out a frame using watercolor paper and a combo of two dies that held together with washi tape while die cutting. 



Next, I glued the acetate to the frame using strong double sided tape. I added a double thick foam tape and set it to the side while I colored the mermaid and seahorse. Once I colored the image, I used foam dots to pop up the mermaid, lining it up on the watercolor panel. I used my Wink of Stella glitter brush to add a sparkle to the mermaid. Then, I adhered the sequins to the mermaid panel and left a few loose. Once the glue dried, I attached the frame with the acetate. To finish the card, I added the seahorse image and used my Wink of Stella to add a little more sparkle. 


Copic colors:

Mermaid
Hair: E31, E25  Skin: E0000, E000, E00  Necklace: R85
Tail: BG000, BG10, BG11, BG13, BG34 V01, V04, YG01, YG23

Seahorse: YR68, YR65, Y38, Y13, Y15, Y18
Flowers: YR31, R85, R81 Grass: YG01, YG23

Thank you for stopping by! Do you have a favorite Kit of the Month? 
Kimberly


27 comments:

  1. Your colors are amazing! Beautiful card!

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  2. Mesmerizing mermaid! She is colored wonderfully and is joined by her friends in the sea.
    stamping sue
    http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/

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  3. Omg, I love this! It had me running to my KOTM drawer to see which one of them are my absolute favorite...that's a tough one!
    I rarely get a chance to play, but so far my most used ones are April and August of this year! Can't wait to play with September 2015 for Christmas!! And yes, I have this mermaid one, and hope you don't mind if I case this at some point? 😉

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  4. This is a great card! Love what you have done & the colors used. My fave KOM is all of them! Lol

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  5. She is simply stunning and I have used her several times over the years as she is a beauty! I have a love/hate relationship with shaker cards and I love the idea of glueing a few down inside so there is always some sparkle!! It's impossible to pick a favorite!!

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  6. Love, love, love everything about this card! Stunning! And I do the same thing every time I put distress oxides on my glass mat. Use them for my project and then use up everything else on a background for future use!

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  7. This is absolutely fabulous! I love the way you added the extra sequins so that they aren't all at the bottom. Very clever!

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  8. What an absolutely gorgeous card! I love it!

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  9. She is stunning!! Wowza! I love the moon that’s in this kit. The SMAK kit Looking Up & Get Lost has claimed my heart.
    Shannon Horch

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  10. Beautiful card! I love the colors and textures! Great background design for your mermaid and seahorse!

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  11. Outstanding card and techniques used! Very much get the feeling of being under the sea! Love it!

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  12. Such a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing your process.

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  13. Wowza! This is stunning in every way!! Shakers are
    my fave type of card. I always glue a few sequins/bits
    towards the top or wherever they won't show up since they
    fall to the bottom. I think the hardest part is figuring
    out how much to add.

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  14. I LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! your watercolored mermaid! That has always been my favorite stamp of theirs.

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  15. Love the colors! Looks like a lot of work!

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  16. This is absolutely fabulous!! I don't know how I missed this KOM but now I am going to HAVE to have it! Just a gorgeous card all around.

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  17. This card is gorgeous and so colorful! I love everything and the sequins are the finishing touch!

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  18. Just awesome! I love the slimline design, the faux shaker idea, and that mermaid is lovely. Thanks for the tips and inspiration!

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  19. Beautiful card! I love your coloring.

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  20. Wow! Such a wonderful card! Love the slim line look!

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  21. loving all the details on this one!! the texture and dimension is amazing!

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  22. Stunning card. I purchased this set just because of this image. Love you colors!!!

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  23. I like the idea is gluing certain sequins

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