Michael Strong Sea themed Blog Hop

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from Dorly's Blog

with her wonderful artwork

showing what to do with

Michael Strong stamps.

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Here is my accordion card: Sea You!

I used the Sizzix accordion 3d flip card die

to make the card.

These are the stamps I have used for this card:

* Michael Strong's mini sea star

* Michael Strong's mini fish

* Michael Strong's mini shell

* Michael Strong's steam from the coffee cup set

* Michael Strong's alphabet stamps

* Stampin Up! dots stamp

* Judikins bubbles

There are 4 panels in this card.

The front and the back are beach pannels

and the middle to are the sea.

I want to share with you how I made them

starting with the beach panels.

This is what you nees:

Post it note

blender tool

ink

Start with tearing the post it note curvy way.

Stick the note on top of the sand panel

starting at the bottom of the panel.

Use the blender tool to color the bottom.

Move the posted note a little bit further

up and color with the blender tool.

Keep on moving the post it note and

keep on coloring with the blender tool

and this is what you end up with.

Now you can stamp on it and finish of the panel.

The sea panel has a different background.

Though if you make it like above in blue

you also have a fun sea background.

For this background I used distress ink

and here is what I did:

First stamp your fish stamp in

versamark and emboss with white embossing powder.

For the direct to paper technique I used 

broken china distress ink with some pearl

glimmemist. Dab your paper, dry it with 

the heat gun and dab again and dry until

you are satisfied with the background.

The fish keeps on coming through the ink.

Spray the background lightly with water

and dry with heatgun for an even  better water effect.

Cover the fish with a post it and

stamp the steam over the fish.

  This wah the fish will be in front of the weed.

A stampd an extra fish and embossed it in silver,

cut it out and attached it with a foam tape in

between the other fish.

Now that I made this panel to show you how I made

the background, I did not want to waste it and 

made another card with it. The bubbles are tiny plastic pearls 

glued to the background with glossy accent.

I hope you all have a lovely and creative summer

and hope for some more inspiration to my friend

Inge's Blog

 were she also has some wonderful ideas for you.

Have a creative day!