Make A Splash

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have an under the sea themed Slimline card to share with you all. This card using a few more of the club kits from Spellbinders Paper Arts August 2025 Club Kits. This is such a fun kit and I have been having fun playing with all the products.

For this card I started with the Stencil of the Month - Underwater Blooms, I coloured all the plants in various shades of greens. As I was making a Slimline card, I masked off the bubbles and stars and added the bubbles in later adding a second layer above the first so that the bubbles extended the length of the card.

I added the fish from the Caboodle set of the month (the freebie you get when you get all kits), this one is called Fish Friends.

Finally I added the sentiment using the sentiment die inclued in the Large Die of the Month - Splash Tales.

 

For the inside, I pulled out the stencil once again to add the seaweed along the bottom of the ocean floor. I also added another fish.

Finally I added a sentiment using the Clear Stamp of the Month - Paper Splash

Fin-tastic Birthday

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a under the sea themed Pop-up Slimline card I created recently.

Last year, I had the opportunity to purchase Sheena's Treasures of the Deep Collection at a really good price, so as I love anything under the sea themed, I grabbed it. I put the collection away to use as a Christmas gift to myself, so I can finally start playing with the products in the collection.

For my card today I created a Slimline Card. I used papers which are also part of the collection for my background. I used the Ghost Ship Stencil to add detail to all of the layers of my background, both inside and out.

To create my scene I used stamps/dies from the Dolphin Dance and Shells sets from the collection.

I created a pop-up card for the inside of the card, using Karen Burniston's Raising Platform Pop-up die set.

The sentiments are from some older mermaid themed stamp sets, except for the "Fin-tastic" which was included in the Dolphin Dance stamp set.

Whale Hello There

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a whale themed Slide and Lock Box Card I created recently.

Sam Calcott recently shared a tutorial on this style of card. The oval panel on the front of the card is designed to slide onto the card to keep the card shut. You can see Sam's tutorial here.

I used one of the ovals from the Supersized Nestables Ric Rat die set for the oval which slides onto the front of the card. I splattered ink over the oval.

To decorate my card I used the whale from Text{ures} Layering Sea Creatures die set from the Deep Blue Collection. The sentiment is from the Sea and Sentiments stamp set.

This basically is a gatefold card, but I scored the centre of the back of the card so that the back folds which means the whale oval panel card be on the card when displayed. 

For the white panels on the centre of the card, I added the sea creatures which are also from the Sea and Sentiments stamp set. I added the "Whale-ly" birthday sentiment from Trinity Stamps, stamp part of the sentiment on each of the panels.

Here is a closer look at the oval panel. I cut two ovals, and added two score lines at the centre of one of the ovals and then adhered this to the front oval. The front of the gatefold card then slides in between the two ovals.

Water You Doing?

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing an underwater themed Accordion Card that I created recently.

For the base of the card I used Creative Craft Products Accordion Stepper card from the Supersize Step On Up Collection. This is the larger of the two Accordion Stepper cards that have dies available from Creative Craft Products. This card measures slightly over 6 3/4 inches square when folded and will fit into a 7 inch square envelope.

To decorate my card I used stamps and dies from La-La Land Crafts June 2023 Card Kit.

My Wax Seal Kit from Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott, finally arrived so of course I had to add a wax seal to my card. You can see the Happy Birthday Wax Seal just above Marci.

I decorate the two larger squares on the back of my card, one to add a sentiment, and the other for a place to write a personal greeting.

Whale In A Bottle

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Thanks for visiting my blog. Today I am sharing an Ocean themed shaped card I created recently.

This card uses Spellbinders, Whale in a Bottle die set which was the large die of the month for June. I haven't participated in any of the Club Kits previously as the shipping cost was too expensive. Fortunately when I checked on the shipping when this die set was available, it was much more reasonable, and as I loved this kit I had to order it.

There are step by step instructions on the back of the packaging, which makes assembling all the various pieces to create this card very easy.

I used a sentiment from Trinity Stamps Whale Done stamp set to add the stamped sentiment.

Here is a look at the inside of my card. I added another of the sentiments from the Trinity Stamps Whale Done stamp set.

I also added part of the whale to the bottom portion of the card.

Other Supplies:

Whale In A Bottle Die Set (June 2023 Large Die of the Month) - Spellbinders

I Sea It's Your Birthday

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog, today I am sharing an "Under the Sea"  themed Wiper Card using Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's 6in x 6 in Square Pop-up Wiper Card die set.

I used papers from Made To Surprise's Under the Sea Paper Pad to decorate the base of the card.

I used the Clam Shell die from Whimsy Stamps to add the clam to the lower left hand side of the card.

The mermaids and sea animals are all from Simon Says Stamp's Beautiful Mermaids stamp set.

When you pull the sides of the card, it reveals the mermaid coming out of the top of the card. The mermaid is attached to a clear acetate wiper mechanism using one of the dies included in the Wiper Card die set.

I have added a white panel to the back of the card, so that I could add a sentiment and write a personal greeting to whoever ends up receiving this. 

I added one more of the mermaids to the left edge of the card.

Along the bottom of the panel I added one of the Washi strips from the Made To Surprise Under the Sea Washi Tape pack. Above the Washi tape, I added the "Happy Birthday" sentiment which was created using a die included in the Wiper Card die set.

The "Swimming By" Sentiment and fish are both from the Under the Sea Sentiment stamp set, also from Made to Surprise.

Hugs And Fishes

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Last month, Sam Calcott released her latest Made To Surprise Release which was the Under the Sea Collection. My order arrived earlier this week, so I couldn't wait to make a card using some of those products.

For my card today I have created a Zig Zag Stepper Card or Cascade Card using the Creative Craft Products Zig Zag Stepper Card die set available from Craft Stash. I ordered this some time ago (maybe even last year) when it was on special at a really great price.

I used one of the papers from the Under the Sea Paper Pack for the layers of my card. I ended up wasting a sheet of the paper as I wasn't thinking when I die cut the layers for the opposite side of the zig zag card. I just presumed the layers for the other side would fit ...NO! if you are using patterned paper, you need to cut the reverse layers from the back of the patterned paper. I was able to use the blue panels I had already die cut, and fortunately I still had one full sheet of the patterned paper left over. 

I also used the patterned paper to create the "Hugs & Fishes" topper at the back of the card. There are two hexagon sentiment panels the same size in the topper sheet included in the paper pack, so I cut both out to use on my card. The other can be seen from the back which you will see in a photo below.

To decorate the card, I used a number of the Under the Sea images included in the Under the Sea Ephemera Pack. I added the octopus on the very front of my card using one of Sam Calcott's springy thing tabs.

Here is a look at the back of my card. You can now see the other hexagon sentiment I used at the top. I also added a blank hexagon panel, for a place to add a personal greeting. I did add a starfish to the lower right hand corner of the hexagon.

This card does fold flat, but with all the layers it does get a little bulky. I have images hanging off the edges of my card, which makes it about 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. If you just made the basic zig zag card keeping everything within the card it would be approximately 3 1/2 inches x 5 1/4 inches.