The Crafty Den: under the sea

Hello friends; I hope you're having a great week so far. I'm back today to share my card for this week's Cards for All Seasons IG hop organised by my lovely friend Kelly. We are now on Week 10 and our theme is 'under the sea'. So think fish, whales, sharks, shipwrecks, whatever takes your fancy. A really fun theme for you this week and I can't wait to see what sparks your imagination.

I knew what stamp set I was going to use as soon as I saw the theme. I've had this set in my stash for ages and hadn't given it any love yet so it was the right time to dig it out. I decided to make a 5" x 7" card so that I had more room for my sea creatures. I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at my sea creatures:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by stamping all the sea creatures onto alcohol marker friendly card, coloured them with Promarkers and used the coordinating dies to cut them out. I cut a white panel 5" x 7" and ink blended a sea bed and water for my background, also adding some water drops to mimic bubbles. I used a stitched rectangle die to cut out my panel and a plain rectangle die for my black mat layer. I adhered them together with double sided tape. I added most of the creatures with foam squares except for 2 of the sea vines (can't remember their proper name lol), one fish and the shell; which were adhered with liquid glue. I added some bubbles with a white gelly roll pen. I stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of white card and cut it out with a sentiment strip die. I added this at the top of the panel with liquid glue. The panel was then added to my card base with foam tape. For the inside I cut another white panel using the same dies and adhered them together with double sided tape. I created a mini sea again by ink blending and added a sea vine, fish and shell that I had leftover to the bottom of the card. I added the panel to the card base with double sided tape. A really fun card and suitable for all ages I think but especially a child.

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

A Place to Start challenge - ATG optional twist for a child

Christmas (or not) BINGO challenge - Line I - free, stamped image and/or text, ink smears or blending

Crafty Animals challenge - ATG must include an animal (if sea creatures not allowed please delete)

Crafty Calendar challenge - for a child

Critter Crazy challenge - ATG with a featured critter

Dragonfly Dreams challenge - sea life

Everybody Art challenge - birthday

Halloween & Other Occasions challenge - birthday

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG or transport

Little Red Wagon challenge - D is for die cut

The Male Room challenge - under the sea

I hope you will pop over to Instagram and check out the hop; please use the hashtag #cfascardhop2025 to see all the gorgeous creations and also if you want to participate we will be able to find you.

I'll be back in the morning with my card for the Krafty Chicks challenge so I hope you will pop back and check it out. Until then thank you so much for stopping by.

Love and hugs,