We're Gonna Need A Bigger...Cake!

Today's card was specifically made with my youngest nephew in mind. For years, he's been obsessed with sharks. He thinks they're so cool! When I saw the Hello Chum set from Avery Elle, I knew I had to have it so I could make him a birthday card!

I started this card by taking a piece of watercolor paper and blending 3 different blue distress inks to create the base. When those were blended well, I laid the stencil over the top and then continued blending even more color into it. I removed the stencil after I had a good blend and I got that beautiful wave background! I then stamped my images and colored them with my Copics. I used my Brother Scan 'N Cut 2 to cut the pieces out with a small white border. Next up was die-cutting my top piece. I simply ran the piece through once to get that border stitching and then cut the circular portion out with another die. I stamped my sentiment on the front in black ink and (because I had a bit of smudge!) I stamped the little fishies that look like they're "nibbling" the sentiment.

My watercolor piece was a tiny bit smaller than the card base (1/4 inch in each dimension) so I adhered it directly to the base with some Be Creative double sided tape. I used foam tape to adhere the white front panel and then placed my images into the circle with some more foam tape.

The inside sentiment reads "Cake! Happy Birthday". I think my little shark-loving nephew is really going to love this!

I'm going to enter this card into this week's CASology challenge - masculine. I think it fits right in! I'm also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - animal magic!

Hello Chum	Gift Card Layers	Stitched Circles	Waves Stencil	Neenah Solar White 80 lb	Canson XL Watercolor Paper	Mermaid Lagoon	Blueprint Sketch
Chipped Sapphire	Memento Tuxedo Black	Copic Sketch Markers	Deep Sea	Mini Round Ink Blending Tool	Brother Scan N Cut 2	5mm Be Creative Tape	3M Foam Tape

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