Happy Friday!
We have a super gorgeous release for you today from Sami Stamps as well as the start of a new challenge!

This release features some spectacular flowery mermaids that are just perfect to glitz up and put on a card!

I tried some new-to-me products on this card to try and make my mermaid all fancy and sparkly.  I used the Spectrum Noir sparkle pens.  Now, I've used the clear sparkle pen for quite some time and I love it, but I just picked up a bunch of the colored pens and wanted to give them a try.  There weren't many color options with the bunch that I picked up (no green) so I tried blending some of the colors together to get what I wanted.  It sort of worked...but I think maybe I need to use different paper to get them to blend better.  Regular card stock just doesn't allow things to mix well.

But she turned out gorgeous anyhow and full of sparkle!

I added her to a washy watercolored card front with an oval cut piece of vellum to help her stand out a little bit.  Then paired her with a fitting sentiment and a few clear droplets.

Our challenge this month is to Add Flowers!!  We'd love for you to join us!  Just be sure to use a Sami Stamps image!

Thanks for visiting! <3

Whoops...Totally forgot to post my card for this weeks Tuesday Throwdown challenge!  Life has been a bit crazy lately...with releasing my new In Motion interactive card line last week, prepping for vacation, and trying to get a ton of stock ready for my first craft show of the year later this month...I've hardly had time to come up for air!

But, for this week at Tuesday Throwdown, we have a sketch for you!!  I always work better with a sketch...it just helps to ignite the inspiration!  And our fabulous sponsor is Kitty Bee Designs!

I used their Cat image and colored her up really simply with my markers.  Layered her onto a background I created by blending a few blue inks together, then laying a stencil over top and misting the whole thing with water.  The water reacted with the ink and lightened it up just a little bit so you can see the fun design.

I paired this with a sweet little strip of bee themed paper and an embossed Hi sentiment.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Check out the Tuesday Throwdown blog for more inspiration!!  <3