I started this card by die cutting the octopus from the Coastal Charm Decorative Die Set using exclusive Scrapbook.com papers. I cut the back layer from an orange pattern in the Seaside A2 Pattern Paper Pad and the front layer from orange cardstock in the Tropical A2 Smooth Cardstock Pad. The eyes and cheeks were die cut from white cardstock, then colored with OLO alcohol markers, using black for the eyes and rosy pink for the cheeks.
To add depth, I softly ink blended Check Engine Stellar Ink along the edges of the shadow layer of the octopus legs, then glued the layers together. I added extra detail with orange alcohol markers and finished the octopus with white gel pen highlights and dotted accents. For the sentiment, I stamped “You octopi my mind” from the Hooked On You Clear Stamp Set using clear embossing ink and heat embossed it with super fine white embossing powder, then die cut it with the coordinating die.
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For the background, I die cut the second largest Nested Notched Arch from white cardstock twice, and ink blended Clear Skies Stellar Ink across one of the die cuts. I splattered the panel with diluted Clear Skies ink using a paintbrush and added white splatter with a white luster brush marker for a soft ocean sky effect. Once dry, I die cut the panel with a Coastal Borders Decorative Die to create a wavy ocean edge slightly above the halfway point. I repeated this step with blue cardstock from the Tropical A2 Pad using a different coastal border die to create layered water.
Before assembling, I added the sun and clouds from the Coastal Charm Rub Ons to the white arch panel. I layered the ocean pieces together, then popped the octopus and sentiment onto the scene with 1mm foam adhesive. I added a small pink heart rub on above the octopus for a sweet touch. To finish the card, I trimmed a wavy pattern paper from the Seaside A2 Pad to 5.5x4" and adhered it to an A2 card base. I centered a vellum arch cut from the largest Nested Notched Arch die, then attached the assembled scene on top with foam adhesive. Inside the card, I stamped “I can’t sea myself without you” using Clear Skies Stellar Ink to coordinate with the ocean theme.
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