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You’re Whale-y Great

August 23, 2012 by Rebecca Wagner 3 Comments

Since the My Thoughts Exactly challenge this month is puns, I thought it only appropriate to make something with one of my favorite oldie but goodie sets: Under the Sea.  It was actually my first purchase from MTE, and what kicked in my sweet love affair with these stamps.  Let me show you why…

Isn’t that card adorable and encouraging?  I love it.  I tried to make the sentiment background look like a scroll made out of parchment.  It’s actually a little darker in person.  I went to use a baggie with some hair gel.  But for some reason, my gel is missing from my craft stash. (Let’s just say my youngest son is walking around looking like Frisch’s Big Boy) Hmmmm…wonder who took it?  So I opted for two pieces of transparencies with three different Distress Inks smooshed between them.  It came out better than I hoped.

Glad you stopped by today.  Hope you enjoyed this quick little card and come back to see me!

Supplies:
Under the Sea by My Thoughts Exactly
Porthole by SVG Cuts
Tropical Friends by SVG Cuts (inside PnC)
Recollections paper

Filed Under: cards, My Thoughts Exactly, SVG Cuts, Under the Sea

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  1. snappy scrappy says

    August 23, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    Super cute…love it! Lee-Ann 🙂

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  2. Bee's hive says

    August 24, 2012 at 5:30 am

    it’s whaley cute 😉 See I can play along!

    Reply
  3. Rebecca Wagner says

    August 29, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    LOL, thanks ladies!

    Reply

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Hi, I'm Rebecca. I am a child of God. A loving wife of 29 years. A boy mom. A collector of gadgets, gizmos, and superhero action figures. Making the world more organized one planner at a time. Read More…

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