Bubbly Seahorses

 Did you know that hair gel can look like water? It even has air bubbles in it! I made this birthday card for my grandson and already gave it to him. He just loved playing with the gel on the card. Amazingly, it is not too difficult to make! 

Stamps:

   By the Tide

   Something to Celebrate

Paper:

   Marina Mist A-2, Scraps

   Whisper White 5-1/4 x 4 (2), Scraps

Ink:

   Archival Basic Black

   Early Espresso

   Marina Mist

   Pistachio Pudding

Technique:

   Hair Gel or Water Shaker

   Dry Embossing

   Die Cutting

   Punching

   Sponging

Accessories:

   Seaside Embossing Folder

   Layering Circles Framelits Dies

   Washi Label Punch

   Small Ziplock Clear Plastic Bag 

   Tear & Tape Adhesive

   Basic Pearl Jewels

   Sponge

   Dimensionals

   Adhesive

These are all of the items I used to make my card, but you can substitute what you have on hand. You may also choose to delete some of the things I did on my card. Keep it simple.

First, I inked up my embossing folder and ran it through the big shot using my Seaside Embossing Folder. I then used my Layering Circles Framelits to cut out a circle in the top center of my panel.

I then penciled this circle onto a scrap of Whisper White, larger than the circle, but smaller than the embossed panel. 

Next, I stamped some Pistachio Pudding Seaweed onto the Whisper White panel, using the penciled circle as my window. I also stamped 3 Seahorse Silhouettes on top of the seaweed.

Using the same size circle and the next larger size circle, I die cut the frame that will go around this circle in Marina Mist. 

I added hair gel to the small ziplock clear plastic bag. I made sure the bag was not going to leak any gel onto my card. This was then secured over the stamped image, using strong adhesive. 

Next, I added strong adhesive to this smaller panel and secured it onto the back of my embossed panel, making sure the image and hair gel were centered on my circle.

I added the circle frame around the opening and positioned pearls around it. I attached the sentiment on the bottom using dimensionals.

This was all then added to the card base. The other Whisper White panel was for the inside of the card.

I took this idea from Dawn's video. You can see it HERE. 

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