Underwater Slimline Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing the Slimline Birthday card I made for an ocean-loving friend. The colours and patterns in the Slimline pad are SO soft and pretty and they were perfect for this card. I used a craft knife to cut away the three Polaroid style frames on the front panel, added the main piece to the card front then popped the frame piece back into the opening with foam tape. Love the lift and dimension it gave the card.

The little jelly fish are from Karen Burniston's Sea Charms, and I cut the bottom layer of the jelly fish from acetate so they are clear and shiny. The top layer was cut from rainbow holographic mirrored card stock and I just adore how cute they are. Simply snipping off the hanging holes on the charms give you embellishments so they do double duty.

I added a few clear enamel dots that were leftover from a Paper Pumpkin kit, and finally aded the die cut Happy Birthday. On a whim, I added wet glue on top of the words and sprinkled on chunky glitter. Not sure that I'm entirely happy with it but that glitter is dried on there good, and no way I was pulling the card apart and potentially wrecking that lovely slimline panel.

Inside I added another one of the Slimline papers from the package and stamped a sentiment on a white circle. That is added (along with a blue frame) to one of Sam Calcott's paper springs for a little movement.

Here is a link to Sam Calcott's video where she shows her paper springs. 

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 Cards

April - 32 Cards

May so far - 43 Cards

Additional Supplies:

Seas the Day stamps - Stampin' Up

White cardstock

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

Clear bubbles - 'No Matter the Weather' Paper Pumpkin Kit (retired), Stampin' Up

Chunky Glitter - stash

Dark teal and light blue card stock scraps

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