Under the sea card

Hello and welcome to my blog, today I would like to share with you a easel shaker card I've made. This card was made using Polkadoodles Winnie Sandcastles Digi kit. I wanted to make a fun underwater scene with a shaker element.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

• Creative moment Anything goes challenge - Creative moments #195
• Paper shelter anything goes challenge - Paper shelter - anything goes 
• The house that stamps built anything goes challenge - The house that stamps built #JL2220
• ProMarkers challenge anything goes - ProMarkers challenge #415
• Sisterhood of crafters beachy or ocean challenge - Sisterhood of crafter challenge - ocean theme
• Crafty Creations anything goes challenge - Crafty creations #411

Here is the card I've made, please see all instructions and products used blow.

• To start with I have created an 8''x8'' easel card by simply using it in a tend fold orientation and scoring the card and folding the top part in half.
• Next I have printed out all my papers and elements for the card using my brother laser printer and coloured using pro markers and fussy cut them out, I have used two 7 3/4'' x 7 3/4'' underwater Digi paper backgrounds. I have used one layer on the bottom half of the card and glued in place with wet glue.
• Next I have created a white 8''x8'' square frame using my square nesting dies, I have then run this through my die cutting machine with an embossing folder to add some texture, I also inked around the edges with a blue ink and blending tool.
• I added an 8''x8'' acetate piece to the back of the frame and glue in place, then added a double layer of foam tape all around the edge of the frame ensuring this is completely sealed and no sequins can escape. 
• I added my sequins to the centre of the next Digi background backing paper and added the frame with the acetate over the top thus encapsulating the sequins inside. I then added this to the front of the base card ensuring I only glued the bottom half enabling the card to open and close.
• I created a stopper for the bottom piece of the card by layering some fussy cut fish on foam pads, I then added the rest of the fussy cut elements to the top half of the card.

Products used:

• Polkadoodles Winnie Sandcastles big Kahuna Digi kit
• Hunkydory moonstone square layering dies
• Sue Wilson basket weave embossing folder
• Hunkydory Blue Lagoon shimmer ink pad
• Sequins purchased on amazon UK
• Promarkers in the shades: Prussian, cobalt blue, cool aqua, henna, cardinal red, lipstick red, lemon, yellow, orange, gold, peach

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