Magical Mermaid – Tutorial

Hi Friends! If you love mermaids, you’re going to love today’s card. This tutorial is from the “Project Sheets Demonstrator Leaders” group that I belong too. Each month we create projects to share with one another and today’s card was made by Susan Best – it’s absolutely stunning. I hope you enjoy today’s tutorial!

1. Rub the Embossing Buddy over the
   Watercolor Paper mat.  Using Vermark ink
   stamp the flourish from Timeless Textures in various places on the mat.  Cover with White Stampin’ Emboss Powder and
   set with the Heat Tool.  NOTE:  It may be difficult to see where you are
   stamping so it might be beneficial to stamp a few flourishes, add the Embossing
   Powder and then do a few more until finished.
2. Use a Stampin’ Spritzer to wet
   the Watercolor Paper.
3. Take a 2” x 4” piece of Window
   Sheet and “smoosh” it in one of your ink pads (shown here are Berry Burst,
   Lemon Lime Twist, Bermuda Bay and Elegant Eggplant) and then Spritz it with a
   little water.  Take the colored Window
   Sheet and “smoosh” it onto the Watercolor Paper.  Clean the Window Sheet and do the same thing
   with the other ink colors until you are satisfied with the look of the
   Watercolor Paper art piece.
4. Rub the Embossing Buddy on the
   smallest piece of Basic Black and use Vermark ink stamp the sentiment and cover
   with White Embossing Powder and punch out with the Pretty Label Punch.
5. Use Black Archival ink to stamp
   the Mermaid, allow to dry, and then color her using an Aqua Painter and
   ink.  You can squeeze the stamp pad to
   get some ink into the lid and pick up the color from there.  Shown here is Lemon Lime Twist and Bermuda
   Bay on the tail, Powder Pink on the body, Crumb Cake and Soft Suede for the
   hair.  Use Paper Snips to cut her out.
6. Use SNAIL to attach the mats onto
   the card base and then add the sentiment and the Mermaid with Stampin’
   Dimensionals.

Enjoy the day and HAPPY STAMPING!