CropStop Blog - April Guest Designer

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How excited am I to once again be asked to Guest Design for the

CropStop Blog

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Today I have an ocean themed card to share with you.  Hubby & I are planning a trip to the islands in May so that's what is on my mind at the present time.  

 This card all began with the background panel which I created using Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinkers and watercolor paper.   Of course, where would I be without my Craft Sheet ... I have one designated strictly for this type of project as you will see in the photos below. 

I spritzed my paper with water first, then put a few drops of the oxide reinkers on my craft sheet and started 'swishing'  it on with a paint brush.  Spritz with a little more water then dry it with your heat gun.

I wanted to have a water bubble affect in the water so I spritzed it with  water being careful to have both little and big water droplets.  The longer the water sits on the panel, the more color it will pull up when you blot it with a paper towel.

Now comes the fun of pulling the other elements together for this underwater adventure.

For that I chose the Memory Box Graceful Branch Oval and  Memory Box Petal Ribbon dies.

 It was only after I adhered my ribbon die panel that I decided to enclose this element with clear panels cut from die cut packaging.  I find so many uses for this packaging material and this is one of them.  

So I adhered a clear panel to the back and another to the front then placed 3M dimension tape to the back.  I positioned my Angel Fish onto my 'water' background then placed my 'Graceful Branch Panel' over top.

Glue Dots were used to adhere the front clear panel so I simply snipped the flowers from another Petal Ribbon panel and glued them over top.  This coordinated the piece and hid the glue dots perfectly.

Here's another look at the finished card . . .

Crop Stop Product Used:

•  Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinkers
•  Memory Box Graceful Branch Oval
•  Memory Box Petal Ribbon
• Craft sheet
• Watercolor Paper
• Scor Tape
•  Zots

I hope you've enjoyed today's creation!
Thanks again to the CropStop Team for inviting me to Guest Design with them!!
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