Stripes, Dots, Christmas Plaids, Waves, and Swimming Creatures in Bubble Coral Collages by Anne Thompson

I had a lot of fun creating these little underwater Bubble Coral Collage scene cards:

I began with four white notecards and these paper pads:

• DASHING STRIPES AND DOTS PP1002
• COTTAGE STRIPES AND DOTS PP1004
• CHRISTMAS PLAID PP1009

and the WAVES EMBOSSING FOLDER EF1013 and the BUBBLE CORAL COLLAGE 94562.

I selected papers that I thought would look interesting when embossed with the Waves folder and made quite a few. Then I selected colors of Stripes and Dots that I thought would look like good underwater colors and cut several of the Bubble Coral Collages and the separate coral pieces in that set.

The next step was to choose solid cardstocks from these two pads:

• EARTH NEUTRAL COLLECTION SP1009
• LUSH GREEN COLLECTION SP1003

and then I cut multiples of the SCHOOL OF FISH 94570 and SEA CREATURES 94564 from the three colors I chose.

The fun part was mixing up the various elements to create the four cards, assembling the larger paper layers with Scor-Tape, using Glue Dots to attach the single coral pieces, and adhering the swimmers with Glue Dots and dimensional foam dots.

Close-Ups:

Who would have thought that Christmas Plaids would make such cool waves?!  To finish each card I added just a few FAIRY JEWELS in brights, pastels, or clear that coordinated best with the colors in each card and placed them in the tiniest bubbles.

I'm thinking these will make great Father's Day cards or cards to send to guy friends for any occasion...just add an appropriate sentiment to each one before signing and popping into an envelope.

Happy Crafting!

 

Comments

[Johanna Rundell]

All great cards and a nice surprise in the use of plaid.