Through the Looking Glass or Under the Sea? - Hero Arts
Posted by Emily Midgett on May 14, 2021

Through the Looking Glass or Under the Sea?

How about both? Hi there! Emily Midgett here today sharing a card with almost no stamping, but lots of color and dimension using the new Looking Glass Underwater Reef dies. Let's get started with the details!

I began by die cutting all three windows from the Looking Glass Underwater Reef dies from the center of three pieces of A2 cardstock in shades of Mist, Paradise, and Adriatic. I layered them all together using liquid adhesive, then adhered them to an A2 panel of Nautical cardstock.

I used the new Ink Blending Brushes to blend some Aegean and Indigo ink around the edge of the Mist card front. I love the combination of these two colors on the pale aqua cardstock...it almost glows!

I die cut a few shiny, glittery seashells using the new Seashells Fancy Dies (look for these to be restocked in less than a week) and added them in a small cluster to the card front using both liquid and foam adhesive. I white embossed a sentiment from Sea You onto a strip of Adriatic cardstock. The final touch was a few Neutrals Enamel Dots to fill in a few blank spots!

Well, that's all for my project today. The new ocean-themed images from the latest release are so stunning and such a joy to work with! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

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2 comments

Wonderful blue layering. I think I have the various cardstock and am getting 1 in the Kit & Bundle shipment that is on its way to arrive Mon.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”

Melissa SunshineHoneyBee,

So very, very gorgeous Emily!
I’m totally in love with this card.
Thank you so much for sharing, stay safe and have a wonderful weekend.

Henriëtte Mulder,

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