Seas the Day

No specialty dies, bells or whistles, simple stamping, die cutting, ink blending and coloring. A perfect set to express your own likes and creativity... definitely a YOU DO YOU card

Here are some things you can do enhance your card

1. When inking try multi layers, slowly add dimension to your background by adding ink layers

2. Make sure you allow the ink to fully dry between layers

3. Water splatters add interest and dimension, plus it's fun to do

4. You can gently "remove ink" from an inked surface once it's dried. In this case I created gentle light beams to suggest sun light coming from the surface of the water

Now let's talk about dimension and using foam tape, pop ups, etc. Whichever you prefer, I prefer and use all of them. As shown above, the dolphin, submarine, sea horse, turtle and lobster are all in different "planes" in the scene. I accomplished this by using different thickness foam tape, and even doubling up in some cases.

Finally using Glossy Accents to build up window panes.... I love this technique!

Another thing, don't fret if your die cut does not fit in your panel, cut it and position it in another area of your card. Instantly you get two from one!