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Wednesday 15 August 2018

Mermaid Door

Hello.  Welcome.  It's the 15th of the month and time for a new challenge at the Lost Coast Portal to Creativity and the theme is Hard As Stone.  We want to see stamped makes featuring architectural elements so buildings, wall, doors, windows, flagstones, bricks, statues, columns etc.  I decided to put a door at the bottom of the sea.

  
I stamped Carmen's Veranda Small Door on a piece of card and embossed with black powder and cut with Sizzix ATC die.  I coloured with a random mix of Promarkers, Distress ink and Distress Oxides.  I stamped, embossed, coloured and fussy cut some of the rocks from Lost Coast Designs Steampunk Mermaid and added them to the foreground.  Then I found a couple of glittery wheely fish still swimming around on my desk and added them to the scene.   


Since it's a door it of course opens and reveals Lost Coast Designs Steampunk Mermaid peering in!!  I stamped the mermaid on a second ATC and after cutting around the door I stuck the two ATC's together.  Then I realised I should have decorated the back of the door so I stamped the Small Door on a piece of tissue paper, coloured it and stuck it to the back of the door.  


Thanks for dropping by.  Check out the blog for more fab inspiration and out of the box thinking by the team.  We will be posting inspiration all month so hop over and follow us so you don't miss their amazing makes.   Join up your stamped Hard As Stone makes for a chance to win Lost Coast Dollars!!!   Can't wait to see what you do with this theme!!  Hugz

My undersea door is joining the fun at
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10 comments:

  1. Dotty Jo15 August 2018 at 17:07

    Looks stunning! Worth all the effort, Jo x

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  2. Jane15 August 2018 at 17:12

    Oh this is just stunning. How very clever to have a hinged door on an atc, so intricate. Thanks for playing along with the HLS ATC Challenge.

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  3. Kay Wallace16 August 2018 at 13:00

    Exceptional work at all levels! You have outdone yourself here, Gail! I can't say enough...just amazing!

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  4. Esther Asbury16 August 2018 at 21:23

    What a great "bottom of the sea" door! Your coloring is awesome! Thanks for linking up to the The House That Stamps Built!

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  5. Heather19 August 2018 at 03:56

    What a unique and interesting card!! I was very curious as to what was behind the door; so glad you showed us. The mermaid goes along with that fabulous door perfectly! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

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  6. Sue19 August 2018 at 22:03

    This is really lovely Gail, a lot of work but so worth it. Thank you so much for joining in with our challenge at Country View Crafts and have a very happy week. Sue xx

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  7. Corrie Herriman20 August 2018 at 18:38

    Lovely ! Thank you so much for joining me in my 'sun, sea and sand' Challenge over at Country View Challenges !
    Corrie x

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  8. Fikreta20 August 2018 at 18:54

    so lovely!

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  9. rachel30 August 2018 at 22:05

    Love the opening door Gail - brilliant! Thanks for joining us at Countryview Challenges and good luck! Hugs rachel x

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  10. Vicki Dutcher6 September 2018 at 23:50

    So cute the way you have her tucked inside the door THAT OPENS! Very fun. Thanks for joining in at HLS ATC

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