Papercraft – Page 9 – Love To Scrap 2

You’re the Fairest of them All

Hey everybody, I hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday! Not sure why but our day temps have been in the mid to upper 70s – and nights in the upper 50s to low 60s! I can dig it! I’m delighted to share another inspiration project for Keep It Simple created with our new Once Upon A Time: Snow White collection. I used papers, stamps and dies from this new collection to make an awesome twisted gate fold, and enjoyed every minute of it. This is such a fantastic fold that’s really easy and packs a punch.

Cut the card base from Papertrey Ink Prairie Grass cardstock at 7-1/2″ x 4-1/4″, scored at 2-1/2″ and 5″. This panel now is divided into three sections. Score the left and right sections from the upper left corner diagonally down to the bottom right corner, leaving the middle section alone. Mountain fold the two diagonal score lines and valley fold the two straight score lines, using a bone folder to burnish the creases.

Cut two panels of patterned paper from the Snow White 12×12 Collection Pack at 2-1/4″ x 3-7/8″ and decide which print you want for the ‘upper’ and ‘lower’ flaps. For the upper flaps (the yellow print on my project), cut the panel diagonally from the upper left corner down to the lower right corner. For the lower flaps (the green print on my project), cut the upper right corner down to the lower left corner. Adhere the panels to the flaps.

Using the Snow White Collection Stamps, stamp Snow White on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Color her with alcohol markers, cut her with the coordinating Outline Die, and adhere her to the card front. Be sure to apply the adhesive only to one side so the card opens and closes properly. Stamp the first part of the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in Versafine Onyx Black ink.

The sentiment was too large to fit on the inside panel, so I stamped it on a full sheet of 80# Solar White and ran it through the laser printer on 50% reduction. I trimmed the panel and layered it on a slightly larger panel of the Prairie Grass cardstock, and this completed the card. Love, love, love how this turned out!

Keep It Simple products used:
Once Upon A Time: Snow White 12×12 Collection Pack
Once Upon A Time: Snow White Collection Stamps
Once Upon A Time: Snow White Outline Dies

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Papertrey Ink Prairie Grass cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink; Spectrum Noir Tri-Blends- FS6/7/8, YG1/2/3, GY2/3/5, LG1/3; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, InkyStamper Papercrafting Velcro

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple online store! Save 10% on your entire order when you shop online using code LoveToScrap2 at checkout! There is no minimum purchase requirement and no usage limits, AND it combines with product, order, and shipping discounts! Is that cool, or what?! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

This is Claws for Celebration

8/2/25 Weekly Favorite (favorited by two fellow crafters) at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody, happy Friday and happy August! Where in the world did July go?! I’m thrilled to share a Brutus Monroe DT inspiration project today featuring the Happy Crab stamp set from our June release. I created a birthday card and put the crab on a wobble element (cute, cute, cute!), stamped a couple shells from the Fishing You stamp set, and added some seashell brads from my stash. Super easy card!

The paper I used for the background is from the Watercolor Waves 6×6 Paper Collection which, unbeknownst to me, was the June Paper Pad of the Month. That means it was a limited edition item that was only available during the month of June. I didn’t know this and created the card in July, not realizing the paper is no longer available. But I did message our DT leader and was given the okay to go ahead and post the card since no one else had made any samples using this paper pad. It’s a totally awesome paper pad and I apologize if anyone wants it. For what it’s worth, I linked to the Paper Pad of the Month below, but just remember that the paper pads in this subscription are only available during the month they are showcased or while supplies last.

I grabbed a pre-scored A2 card base and adhered a layering panel cut from a print in the Watercolor Waves paper collection. Now that we know this particular paper is no longer available, any water, beach or ocean paper would work for this card. I stamped a couple shells from the Fishing You stamp set and colored them with assorted markers. I took the prongs off of some seashell brads in my stash and adhered them as part of the scene. I stamped the crab from the Happy Crab stamp set on Perfect Blend cardstock in Raven ink and colored him with an assortment of markers. I fussy cut him and attached him to a Hampton Art mini action spring wobble. I stamped the sentiment from the Happy Crab stamp set and added a few Violet Shift Flat Back Crystals.

I cut the inside panel from Perfect Blend cardstock and embellished it with leftover paper strips. I stamped a sentiment from the Occasional Greetings stamp set in Raven ink and layered the panel on Harvest cardstock.

Everybody knows how cute wobble elements are but I couldn’t resist adding a little one-second video! Isn’t he just the cutest ever?!

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 8417 Happy Crab Stamp Set
BRU 9144-2 Fishing You Stamp Set
BRU 0287 Watercolor Waves 6×6 Paper Collection – June Paper Pad of the Month (this is a limited edition item and I’ve linked to the Paper Pad of the Month)
BRU 7264 Harvest Cardstock
BRU 4013 Perfect Blend Cardstock
BRU 2828-2 A2 Card Bases
BRU 9306 Occasional Greetings Stamp Set
BRU 2543 Raven 2×2 Detail Ink
BRU 4247 Violet Shift Flat Back Crystals

Other products used:
INK: Copic Ciao alcohol markers- Y08 Acid Yellow, Y21 Buttercup Yellow, YR02 Light Orange, R14 Light Rouge, R22 Light Prawn, R29 Lipstick Red; Brown Sharpie Ultra Fine Point marker; Sakura White Gelly Roll pen
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Spellbinders Detail Scissors, Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops, Eyelet Outlet Shell Brads and Seashore Brads, Hampton Art Mini Action Spring Wobble, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out all the amazing stamps and dies, pigments and mists, cardstock and tools (just to name a few) at Brutus Monroe! And if you happen to have a sweet tooth and like to munch while you craft (like I do, lol), check out Scoozie’s Confections & Curiosities! OMG, I’m hooked! ;) Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for tons of crafty inspiration! And come on over and join our Fan Club Facebook Group to share your crafty makes using our products! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Thinking of You

Hi friends, it’s Friday (again) and I hope you have something fabulous planned this weekend. I just can’t believe how fast the days, weeks and months are flying by! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Creative Creases and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #106. I love pansies and I really enjoyed putting this card together. I made it a while back for a friend battling cancer and I’m not even sure she received it. I had sent her several cards and never got a response about any of them, so I just don’t know. If she did get it, I hope she enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it. ;)

Using the Wheelbarrow Box Card cut file from Cyndy G SVG, I cut all the pieces from CutCardStock Pop Tone Hot Fudge, Pop Tone Black Licorice, Pop Tone Grapesicle, Pop Tone Lemon Drop, Pop Tone Sweet Tooth, Pop Tone Grape Jelly and Pop Tone Jellybean Green cardstock. In looking back, I wish I had used a woodgrain stamp on the background. I will definitely do that the next time I use this cut file.

Here’s a shot of the back. I stamped a sentiment from The Cat’s Pajamas Simply Stacked Sentiments stamp set in Memento Rich Cocoa ink. Easy peasy and sure packs a punch!

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Pop Tone Hot Fudge, Pop Tone Black Licorice, Pop Tone Grapesicle, Pop Tone Lemon Drop, Pop Tone Sweet Tooth, Pop Tone Grape Jelly and Pop Tone Jellybean Green cardstock
STAMPS: The Cat’s Pajamas Simply Stacked Sentiments stamp set
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Cyndy G SVG Wheelbarrow Box Card SVG cut file
ACCESSORIES: Scan N Cut SDX 125e, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up your fun fold with us this month! We’d love to see what you’re working on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Let’s Party Like It’s 1000 BC

Hey y’all, I’m baaaack! In my last post, I mentioned that I have two Keep It Simple DT inspiration projects to share today, and this second one is a shirt card featuring papers and die cut pieces from our brand new Vikings Collection that just launched yesterday. I totally love this collection and I just HAD to make another shirt card using my own template. I hope you’re not too tired of seeing shirt cards, lol, because I’ve made quite a few of them over the past several months. They are so fun and everybody loves them!

I cut the card base (shirt, sleeves and collar) from CutCardStock Lessebo White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the Vikings 12×12 Collection Pack. I used Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots for the buttons and added a sentiment from the Vikings Die Cut Pieces.

I cut the inside panel from Lessebo White as well, and embellished it with a leftover strip of the paper used for the shirt. I added another sentiment and two more die cuts from the Vikings Die Cut Pieces, which completed the card. Easy peasy and totally adorable!

Keep It Simple products used:
Vikings 12×12 Collection Pack
Vikings Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Jade Enamel Dots

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Cricut Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

Living the fairytale

Hey everybody, happy weekend! Dang, I just can’t get over how fast this month has flown by! I have a couple Keep It Simple inspiration projects to share today (in separate posts) and they both are so stinkin’ cute, I can’t stand it! This one is a matchbox pop-up and features our new Once Upon A Time: Snow White Collection that launched a couple weeks ago… if you’re a princess fan, this collection is definitely for you. I’ve only made one of these matchbox pop-ups prior to this one and I’ve had the notes in my folder for so long I don’t remember where I originally saw it. But if you search for it online, you’ll find quite a few out there. It’s a fun one, for sure, and really packs a punch!

I cut the box base and slide-in from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels for both pieces from coordinating prints in the Snow White 6×9 Collection Pack. I grabbed the Snow White Die Cut Pieces and picked out a sentiment, Snow White, the seven dwarfs, and some critters to embellish both pieces. This project went together seamlessly and I just love how it turned out!

Keep It Simple products used:
Once Upon A Time: Snow White 6×9 Collection Pack
Once Upon A Time: Snow White Die Cut Pieces

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: 1/8″ hole punch
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Spellbinders Detail Scissors, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine, Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

Merry & Bright

Hi friends, happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week! I’m thrilled to share a Christmas in July inspiration project for Brutus Monroe featuring the small but mighty Merry & Bright stamp set. I also used Poison Apple cardstock, a plaid print in the Playful Patterns papers, the Occasional Greetings stamp set, some heat resistant acetate, Noble Fir and Ornament Gold Chroma Mists, and Hematite crystals. I’ve been seeing a lot of cards with geometric elements around lately so I was inspired to create this one with triangles and hexagons on an acetate front.

I cut the flat card base and a double stitched hexagon die cut from Poison Apple cardstock. I created the acetate front flap by adhering a panel of Heat Resistant Acetate to a panel of Perfect Blend cardstock. I adhered triangle flaps to the front of the acetate and the Poison Apple hexagon to the back side of the acetate. I cut a slightly smaller hexagon from Perfect Blend cardstock and spritzed it with Noble Fir and Ornament Gold Chroma Mists.

I stamped the wire and bulb from the Merry & Bright stamp set in Raven ink on the misted hexagon and the bulb once more on CutCardStock Silk Glitter 4×6 Red Flash cardstock which I fussy cut. I colored the metal top of the bulb with a gold metallic pen and paper pieced the bulb to the hexagon. I stamped the sentiment from the same Merry & Bright stamp set and added a few Hematite Flat Back Crystals.

For the inside, I die cut an additional stitched hexagon from Perfect Blend cardstock and stamped a sentiment from the Occasional Greetings stamp set in Raven ink. I adhered it to the inside being sure it was completely hidden beneath the hexagon on the front.

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Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 3095 Merry & Bright Stamp Set
BRU 3690 Heat Resistant Acetate
BRU 8152 Noble Fir Chroma Mist
BRU 8213 Ornament Gold Chroma Mist
BRU 5505 Poison Apple Cardstock
BRU 4008 Playful Patterns 6×6 Paper Collection
BRU 4013 Perfect Blend Cardstock
BRU 9306 Occasional Greetings Stamp Set
BRU 2543 Raven 2×2 Detail Ink
BRU 8530 Hematite Flat Back Crystals

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Silk Glitter 4×6 Red Flash cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black marker, EK Tools Gold Dual Tip pen
DIES/PUNCHES: Sizzix Belinda Stitched Hexagons Framelits
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1/8″ Scor-Tape, Spellbinders Detail Scissors, Trinity Pick Up Stick

Scrappy hugs,

Retro Notecard Gift Set

Hey everybody, hope you’re having a terrific Tuesday and your week has started off nicely! I’m delighted to share a Scrapbook Pal DT inspiration project with you today featuring the Sizzix-Tim Holtz Vault Atomic Retro Thinlits. I am SO in love with this set of dies… probably because I’m retro myself, lol! I created a retro notecard gift set with six 3-1/2″ x 5″ notecards in a coordinating box. This was a really fun project!

Here are shots of the box closed and then open. I hand-cut the box base and lid from CutCardStock Desert Storm cardstock along with panels of Vanilla Bean Brown cardstock for the top and sides. Using most of the dies in the set, I cut a nice variety of the elements in assorted colors using CutCardStock Fruit Punch Pink 4×6 Pearlized Textured, Galax 4×6 Canvas Textured, Yellow Jacket 4×6 Textured, Adobo 4×6 Textured, Seafoam Green 4×6 Canvas Textured, and Habanero Red 4×6 Textured. I embellished the box top a little differently than the cards.

I had several leftover 3-1/2″ x 5″ kraft notecards with envelopes in my stash that my sister sent me years ago, so the cards were a snap to assemble. I cut panels of brown cardstock for the front of each card and used the same placement of the elements but used different colors. I cut inside panels from CutCardStock Basis Natural cardstock and embellished them with strips and elements, and left them blank to write custom messages. I totally love how this project turned out!

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Scrapbook Pal products used:
Sizzix-Tim Holtz Vault Atomic Retro Thinlits
My Sweet Petunia Glue Press
Bearly Art precision craft glue
Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3D Foam Squares White

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: 3-1/2″ x 5″ kraft notecards with envelopes, CutCardStock Desert Storm, Vanilla Bean Brown, Basis Natural, Fruit Punch Pink 4×6 Pearlized Textured, Galax 4×6 Canvas Textured, Yellow Jacket 4×6 Textured, Adobo 4×6 Textured, Seafoam Green 4×6 Canvas Textured, Habanero Red 4×6 Textured
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out the awesome array of craft supplies in the Scrapbook Pal store… the selection is amazing! And head over to the Scrapbook Pal Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram pages for more design team inspiration! And if you haven’t yet subscribed to our YouTube Channel, be sure to do that, too, for tons of hands-on crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Igloo Sweet Igloo

Hey everybody, top of the morning to you, and here’s wishing you a wonderful week ahead! I’m delighted to share another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project that’s being featured on our How To’s page on the website. This ‘tri-fold with a view’ fun fold features papers, stamps and dies from our Penguin Party Collection. I also used our Back To Basics Stitched Circles and Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies along with our Back To Basics Pastel Gingham Ribbon and Pastel Glitter Enamel Dots.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Aubergine cardstock and embellished the card front with coordinating prints from the Penguin Party 12×12 Collection Pack. The sentiment is from the Igloo Collection Stamps, and I added pastel enamel dots and a tiny pastel gingham bow, both from our Back To Basics line.

The images in the little scene are from the Igloo Collection Stamps and cut with the coordinating Igloo Outline Dies, adhered to a circle cut from 12×12 Cardstock Shop Encore Glacier Melt Textured Cardstock.

For the inside panel, I used more paper and a sentiment stamp from the Penguin Party Collection, and added a rectangle die cut from our Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies. For more details, be sure to see my tutorial on the Keep It Simple website!

Keep It Simple products used:
Penguin Party 12×12 Collection Pack
Penguin Party Igloo Collection Stamps
Penguin Party Igloo Outline Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Circles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
Back To Basics Pastel Gingham Ribbon
Back To Basics Pastel Glitter Enamel Dots

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Lessebo Aubergine cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, 12×12 Cardstock Shop Encore Glacier Melt Textured Cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Bic Mark-It fine Point Markers- Misty Blue, Oceanview Blue, Cloud Nine Grey, Tuxedo Black; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point Markers- Red and Orange; Copic Ciao Alcohol Markers- C1 Cool Gray, E00 Cotton Pearl, E50 Egg Shell; Arteza Alcohol Marker- GB08
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

Scrappy hugs,

You Croc My World!

Hi everyone, Happy Monday – I hope you had a great weekend! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with a tutorial for making a ‘love you just because’ half flap card. Talk about easy peasy… this is one of the easiest cards ever! I used a 110# Solar White A2 Folded Card Base with Mantis Green, Granny Smith, Scottish Highlands Green, Kale Green, and Silk Glitter Red Flash cardstock. And see that diagonal line of little gold dots toward the top left? Those were made with the EK Tools Dual Tip Gold Pen. I think this is my all-time favorite gold pen because it doesn’t leave that oily-looking rim around whatever you draw or write. And this croc is beyond adorable – I just love me some Lawn Fawn!

I used a Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White A2 Folded Card Base. Then I built my diagonal strip background on a piece of 20# copy paper covered with a Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheet. I cut strips from Mantis Green, Granny Smith, Scottish Highlands Green and Kale Green cardstock using the Scrapbook.com Decorative Long Strips Dies and trimmed it to fit the top portion of the card front. Using the EK Tools Dual Tip Gold Pen, I added some dots and then added two more layers to a couple other strips for a little interest.

Using the Lawn Fawn Croc My World stamps, I stamped the crocodile on 80# Solar White cardstock, colored him with G85 and G99 Copic Ciao alcohol markers, and cut him with the coordinating die. I layered him on two more die cuts for dimension. I stamped the sentiment in Catherine Pooler Eucalyptus ink and then added the croc to the flap. I also added a double layer red glitter heart cut from Silk Glitter Red Flash cardstock and a leftover strip which I adhered vertically on the left side of the flap along with three tiny buttons.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock, stamped a sentiment from the Love From Lizi Summer Botany stamp set in the green ink, and layered the panel on Kale Green cardstock.

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CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White A2 Folded Card Base
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
Mantis Green cardstock
Granny Smith cardstock
Scottish Highlands Green cardstock
Kale Green cardstock
Silk Glitter Red Flash 4×6 cardstock
EK Tools Dual-Tip Gold Marker

Other products used:
PAPER: 20# copy paper
STAMPS: Lawn Fawn Croc My World Stamps, Love From Lizi Summer Botany Stamp Set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink, Catherine Pooler Eucalyptus ink; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- G85 Verdigris and G99 Olive
DIES/PUNCHES: Scrapbook.com Decorative Long Strips Dies, Lawn Fawn Croc My World Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Cricut Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Scrapbook Adhesives Adhesive Sheets, Buttons Galore & More Christmas Tiny Buttons

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

My Anchor

Hi friends, Happy Friday! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend. I’m thrilled to share a Brutus Monroe DT inspiration project today featuring some fun products from our June release. I did a little bit of mixed media using our Fishing You and Underwater Friendship stamp sets, Make Waves and Coral Reef chipboard, along with Tinsel Blue, Peacock and Wheat Chroma Mists. This is a friendship card and not a birthday card, and the little mermaid in the Fishing You stamp set is holding a birthday cake, so I covered it up with a fish from the Buttons Galore & More Aquarium Flatbackz Embellishments. How’s that for thinking outside the box?!

I started by spritzing a panel of Not Your Mamas cardstock and a wave panel from the Make Waves chipboard with Tinsel Blue, Peacock and Wheat Chroma Mists. I grabbed some coral pieces from the Coral Reef chipboard and colored them with alcohol markers. I stamped the mermaid from the Fishing You stamp set and the anchor from the Underwater Friendship stamp set in Raven ink on Perfect Blend cardstock and colored them with alcohol markers.

Once the background panel was completely dry, I stamped the sentiment from the Underwater Friendship stamp set directly on the panel in the upper left corner in Raven ink. Next, I stamped the little fishes from the Fishing You stamp set directly on the panel and colored them with Sharpie markers to get good coverage through the Chroma Mists. I assembled the card, popping the wave panel up on foam tape and tucking the coral pieces in behind it.

I grabbed a resin fish from the Buttons Galore & More Aquarium Flatbackz Embellishments and adhered it over the birthday cake that the mermaid is holding. The finishing touch was adhering the anchor from the Underwater Friendship stamp set at the bottom.

I cut the inside panel from Perfect Blend cardstock, stamped a sentiment from the Underwater Friendship stamp set in Raven ink, and layered the panel on Sea cardstock.

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Brutus Monroe products used:
BRU 9144-2 Fishing You Stamp Set
BRU 8613 Underwater Friendship Stamp Set
BRU 8995 Make Waves Chipboard
BRU 1374-2 Coral Reef Chipboard
BRU 8206 Tinsel Blue Chroma Mist
BRU 1367 Peacock Chroma Mist
BRU 6037 Wheat Chroma Mist
FBZ 108 Buttons Galore & More Aquarium Flatbackz Embellishments
BRU 2828-2 A2 Card Bases
BRU 4013 Perfect Blend Cardstock
BRU 9494 Not Your Mamas Cardstock
BRU 5529 Sea Cardstock
BRU 2543 Raven 2×2 Detail Ink

Other products used:
INK: EK Tools Gold Dual Tip Pen; Copic Ciao alcohol markers- R22 Light Prawn, R35 Coral, YR68 Orange, Y08 Acid Yellow, E21 Soft Sun, BG72 Ice Ocean, G94 Grayish Olive, C5 Cool Gray; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point markers- blue, teal, lime green, yellow
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, MISTI stamp tool, Liquitex White Gesso, Ranger Distress Collage Medium, Spellbinders Detail Scissors, Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out all the amazing stamps and dies, pigments and mists, cardstock and tools (just to name a few) at Brutus Monroe! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for tons of crafty inspiration! And come on over and join our Fan Club Facebook Group to share your crafty makes using our products! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,