Underwater Scene

Hello, everyone!  Today I've made an underwater scene using sea creatures from Your Next Stamp!  I coloured the turtle from Sea Creatures Set One and the fish and starfish from Sea Creatures Set Two with Bic Mark-its and then cut with the coordinating dies.

My card began with an underwater background using Zig watercolour markers (Persian Green, Turquoise Green, Green, and Cobalt Blue). I enjoy making these backgrounds - it's very relaxing - and I like to make each one different.  Here are two previous variations I made:  shark card / mermaid card.  Then I die-cut the background with Avery Elle Wonky Stitches.

I was inspired by the sketch at Your Next Stamp Challenge 44:

I heat-embossed a sentiment from Your Next Stamp - Oh, Deer! in white and die-cut with the banner from Avery Elle Wonky Stitches.  I shaped the sentiment to fit the banner.  To mimic the sketch, I adhered some rings from Memory Box Loopy Rings - I think they look like bubbles! To finish off the card, I stamped some bubbles and fish (Newton's Nook) in black and added a number of clear sequins from my stash.

I would like to support these challenges (listed alphabetically): A Snowflake's Promise Summer 2/3; Aud Sentiments AG plus Sentiment 5/5; Come and Get It Kids' Cards 2/3; Connie Can Crop Colour Challenge (see below) 2/2; CRAFT Summer 2/5; Craftin Desert Divas Beach UE; Crafting from the Heart AG 2/3; DL.ART July Linky AG 1/day; DL.ART Thankful Thursday AG 1/3; Fashionable Stamping Under the Sea 1/3; Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies UE; Kraftin' Kimmie Wonderful Wednesday AG; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Penny's Paper--crafty AG 3/3; Robyn's Fetish At the Beach 1/3; Simon Says Stamp Wednesday AG 3/3; Simon Says Stamp Work-It Wednesday Peridot (turtle) 2/3; The Daily Marker 30-day Colouring Challenge Day 24; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG 1/2; Through the Craftroom Door AG 2/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 1/5; Your Next Stamp Challenge 44 Sketch 1/3