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CardMaker Magazine & Craftin Desert Divas Blog Hop

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CardMaker Magazine & Craftin Desert Divas Blog Hop

Hey! Thanks for joining us today for the CardMaker Magazine & Craftin Desert Divas Blog Hop. You should have gotten here by way of Tatiana’s blog, but if you’ve gotten lost be sure to head back to the beginning here, so you don’t miss a thing!

Craftin Desert Divas was kind enough to send us each a stamp set to play with, and I got Summer Vibin’. The little mermaid in this set is so dang cute, and the unicorn is too. Oh, what am I saying – the whole thing is fabulous! There’s even a tiny margarita image in there. That’s an instant win in my books 😉

Of course, I went with the mermaid and the sun for my card today. To make the background, I cut a piece of Arches Watercolor Paper and painted a rectangle of clear water. Then, I swirled some blue and green pearl watercolors from the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Set into it.

While that was drying, I stamped the mermaid and the sun in Staz-on Ink and colored them with Zig Clean Color Brush Pens.

CardMaker Magazine & Craftin Desert Divas Blog Hop

You can really see the pearl finish of the paint in the photo, huh? The highlights and extra sparkles were made with a Uniball Signo pen in white and a GellyRoll pen in silver.

Once the background was dry, I die cut the circle and heat embossed the little starfish images with White Detail Embossing Powder. Then I adhered it to the turquoise cardstock (Bazzill Candy Necklace) to frame the watercolor panel.

Using some foam tape, I popped up the inner circle from the panel and attached my mermaid and sun. Next, I added a few sequins with some Glossy Accents to hold them in place.

Then, I heat embossed the sentiment on a strip of matching cardstock. To finish off, I flagged the ends of the strip and attached it to the card front with foam tape.

CardMaker Magazine & Craftin Desert Divas Blog Hop

Your next stop on the CardMaker Magazine & Craftin Desert Divas blog hop is the lovely and talented Lindsay!

Oh, and be sure to take part in the giveaway at the Craftin Desert Divas blog for a chance to win a $75 gift card to the shop!

Happy hopping!

<3 Niki

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Filed Under: Papercrafts Tagged With: Blog Hop, Craftin Desert Divas, Custom Background

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  1. Ea Christiansen says

    July 17, 2017 at 1:57 pm

    Love The colors and sparkle

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  2. memalagene says

    July 17, 2017 at 8:29 am

    Awesome release! Fantastic creation!

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  3. memalagene says

    July 17, 2017 at 8:20 am

    Awesome release! Fantastic creations! I especially love the layout with the circle die!

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  4. Sue LD says

    July 16, 2017 at 8:57 pm

    Very cute. I like the sparkle.

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  5. lisascreativeniche says

    July 16, 2017 at 8:42 pm

    She is so sweet! I love her starfish background!

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    • NikiCee says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:25 pm

      Thank you Lisa!

      Reply
  6. Shelly Schmidt says

    July 16, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    I love the shimmer in those watercolors- I did not know they were shiny like that! Great background- a fun backdrop for your sweet mermaid and sun!

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  7. Lori says

    July 16, 2017 at 6:31 pm

    Those are really pretty watercolors, and they look so good on your card! Great job!

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    • NikiCee says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      Thanks Lori 🙂

      Reply
  8. Sladjana Perisic says

    July 16, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    Super cute card, I love how the pearlescent the background turned out.

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  9. Kristin Long says

    July 16, 2017 at 4:03 pm

    Adorable card! I love the white gel pen accents you added to the float!

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    • NikiCee says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:49 pm

      Thanks Kristin! Those white pens are good for so many things, and I love to add accents with ’em 🙂

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  10. Kristin Long says

    July 16, 2017 at 3:59 pm

    Adorable card! I love the reflection marks you put on the float to make it look like it was shinny!!

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  11. vonmariedesign says

    July 16, 2017 at 2:03 pm

    Beautiful card, love your background!!

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  12. Cynthia O. says

    July 16, 2017 at 10:13 am

    This is SO adorable! Love the subtle shimmer and bold colors of the mermaid.

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  13. Anonymous says

    July 16, 2017 at 1:28 am

    Love it! How can you not use the mermaid! Too cute!

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  14. Laura Volpes says

    July 16, 2017 at 12:44 am

    Such a gorgeous shimmer on your background! Truly amazing!

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  15. Angela says

    July 15, 2017 at 8:09 pm

    Your card looks really cute and the background is so wonderful.♥ Many thanks for your inspiration.
    Hugs
    Angela

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  16. Mariella Roman says

    July 15, 2017 at 5:57 pm

    Super adorable card

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  17. Mariella says

    July 15, 2017 at 5:37 pm

    Beautiful card.

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  18. Kirsty Vittetoe says

    July 15, 2017 at 4:14 pm

    So cute, and so so sweet!

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  19. Jan says

    July 15, 2017 at 10:49 am

    She’s a sweetheart and you colored her so beautifully.. Love it!… Hugs/Jan

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    • NikiCee says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:27 pm

      Aw thank you Jan 🙂

      Reply
  20. D.Ann C says

    July 15, 2017 at 8:41 am

    What a sweetie! I LOVE that pearl finish!!

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  21. blissfullyscrappy says

    July 15, 2017 at 7:33 am

    Adorable card! Love that shimmery background!

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  22. blissfullyscrappy says

    July 15, 2017 at 7:25 am

    Adorable card! Love that shimmery background!

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  23. Karen Gerek says

    July 15, 2017 at 5:48 am

    Your background is stunning! The card is so adorable, thanks for the inspiration.

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  24. Roberta Stevenson says

    July 14, 2017 at 10:31 pm

    Your card is beautiful! Loving this blog hop!

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    • NikiCee says

      July 14, 2017 at 10:36 pm

      Thank you, Roberta!

      Reply
  25. Mayra Duran says

    July 14, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    This is absolutely beautiful !!!
    Hugs&Blessings,
    Mayra

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    • NikiCee says

      July 16, 2017 at 9:44 pm

      Thank you for your kind words, Mayra 🙂

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  26. Mary Borg says

    July 14, 2017 at 7:13 pm

    Gorgeous card, it truly looks like its underwater!

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  27. kim says

    July 14, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    So shimmery and adorable!

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  28. Mary Holshouser says

    July 14, 2017 at 4:56 pm

    Love the glistening water.
    the sun with his sunglasses is
    darling. Cute card.
    thanks for sharing.

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  29. Katherine says

    July 14, 2017 at 3:14 pm

    Love your card. This stamp set is being added to my list of must haves. 🙂

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    • NikiCee says

      July 14, 2017 at 4:31 pm

      It’s so cute, isn’t it? Definitely a must have 🙂

      Reply
  30. Tina says

    July 14, 2017 at 2:30 pm

    Oh, shimmer heaven. Beautiful card.

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  31. Saskia Pullen says

    July 14, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    another sweetie.

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  32. Susan E Guzy says

    July 14, 2017 at 12:12 pm

    I LOVE all the white you used, it really makkes the card pop!
    Susan

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    • NikiCee says

      July 14, 2017 at 4:32 pm

      Thanks, Susan!

      Reply
  33. sandra says

    July 14, 2017 at 11:25 am

    Sooo summery!! Love it!!

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  34. Donna Rudy says

    July 14, 2017 at 11:02 am

    Soo fun! Love the sparkly background!!

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  35. fiki says

    July 14, 2017 at 10:33 am

    its so pretty card!

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  36. Diana says

    July 14, 2017 at 10:20 am

    Gorgeous card! Love the shimmery background!

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  37. Jane says

    July 14, 2017 at 9:41 am

    So adorable! Love that background!

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  38. Dee Earnshaw says

    July 14, 2017 at 9:36 am

    Love this – so sweet:)

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  39. Amanda says

    July 14, 2017 at 9:22 am

    I love this card….great design and the colors you used a wonderful!!

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  40. tiffany baker says

    July 14, 2017 at 8:59 am

    love the cuteness of this card. i have a slight obsession with mermaids and sea horses 🙂

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    • NikiCee says

      July 14, 2017 at 4:33 pm

      Me too – but add foxes to that list as well 🙂

      Reply
  41. Brooke says

    July 14, 2017 at 8:48 am

    Beautiful, Niki! That shimmery finish is so pretty!

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    • NikiCee says

      July 14, 2017 at 4:34 pm

      Thanks, Brooke 🙂 I’ve tried quite a few shimmery watercolor sets, and that one is the best by far!

      Reply
  42. Shelly says

    July 14, 2017 at 8:42 am

    This is so super sweet!

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  43. Vinita Jain says

    July 14, 2017 at 8:18 am

    So beautiful, love it!

    Reply
  44. Vivian Foo says

    July 14, 2017 at 8:06 am

    Lovely inspirations from you!

    Reply

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