Having a fin-tastic day!

I know I shouldn't go on about the British weather (but it is a British hobbie, you know), but it looks like our summer is over. What a miserable, rainy, grey day! Luckily, there are two challenges that gave me an excuse to make cards that cheered me up!

This first one is the Quixotic #35 challenge "Life's a beach" - aren't those papers just gorgeous! I've had them for a couple of years and not used them. They always make me think of wavy underwater, so perfect for all those mermaid stamps at the moment! I shaped the mermaid and seal to give them some movement - it's a neat trick!

The second card is for this week's Crazy 4 Challenge to include a cupcake - yum! I used this week's Card Patterns' sketch #76 and All That Scraps colour challenge to use aqua, brown and kraft...

Hope to see you tomorrow! And I hope to see some sun!

Mermaid card

Papers/cardstock: Bazzill kraft and blue cardstock

Stamps: CC Designs Sweet November Shimmer Redkelp, seal from C.C.Designs Sweet November Treasure Tempestwind, Kraftin' Kimmie sentiment

Mediums: Copic Ciaos, Liquid Pearls (on earring and belt)

Accents: ribbon from stash, pewter flat backed pearls, jute ribbon
Tools: Nestabilities oval dies, Martha Stewart wave border punch

Cupcake card

Papers/cardstock: Bazzill cardstock

Stamps: TGF sentiment, C.C.Fairytales Cupcake Belle

Mediums: Copic Ciaos, Glamour Dust

Accents: BasicGrey buttons
Tools: Xcut border system punch, Nellie's die frame