10 August, 2025

The tale of a tail

 


A celebratory card.

The background is full of inky goodness using colour fusion powders & DI's.  The tail was diecut,  embossed with Distress Inks, misted with Perfect Pearls..  Sparkle is Opal Dust.  Sentiment diecut from white sparkle card.  Droplets added.

Shared on challenges:    

colordare-664-2+shades of blue

cutitupchallenges-336-add-sentiment

pearlysparkleschallenge-110-under-sea

i-spy-with-my-little-eye-something-to-celebrate

wordpowerchallenge-august-word

creativefingers-306-anythinggoes

creativeinspirations-august-anything-goes

avenue613-august-anything-goes-w-opt-summer

cyhtpressure-AG-with-twist-of-summer-fun swimming



















16 comments:

  1. Fabulous background and love the beautiful Mermaid tail.
    Carol x

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  2. Definitely a "woohoo" card, love the sparkle and the mermaids tail, great background too. x

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  3. Love the colors and all the sparkle too! Thanks for joining us this time at the Creative fingers Challenge

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  4. Great summercard with all that sparkle and blue tones.
    Lia DT CYHTP

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  5. Its brilliant Carol, the background looks fabulous and that tail, WOW. xx

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  6. Love that you used all the shades! Great card! Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare!

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  7. What a fun summertime card! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Word Power & Can You Handle the Pressure challenges! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

    Darlene
    DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
    Word Power Co-Owner
    CYHTP Co-Owner

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  8. This is gorgeous - that lovely background is complimented by that glorious mermaid's tail. Thanks for sharing with us at Pearly Sparkles

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  9. This is a beautiful card, Carol! The design is so alive, and the sparkle is outstanding. Great fun, too. Thank you for sharing your talent at Color Dare.

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  10. I like how you text is sparkly along with the mermaid. Great use of blues! Thank you for joining us at Color Dare!

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  11. how clever, beautiful mermaid tail against the watery background... excellent theme with blues. Thanks for sharing with us at Color Dare.

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  12. Really fun concept and a gorgeous inky background. Thanks so much for sharing with this month’s ’I Spy’ challenge.
    Pauline xx

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  13. What a great monochromatic design and it's absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing at I spy with my little eye!

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  14. You can just feel the fun in your design. Very pretty use of our color challenge. Thanks for sharing at Color Dare.

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  15. Wow, fab card! 🎉 Thanks for joining us at Pearly Sparkles! ✨
    I’ve got some fun challenges running—check the links below! 🎨📌
    Would love to see you there too! 😄

    Wow, prachtige kaart! 🎉 Leuk dat je meedoet bij Pearly Sparkles! ✨
    Ik heb ook een paar leuke challenges lopen—de linkjes vind je hieronder! 🎨📌
    Zin om mee te doen? 😄

    Crea-groetjes,
    Claudia ❤️🦋

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    Girlz makes Guyz Cards (GMGC)🚗
    Girlz creative crafts (GCC) 🌸
    Creative sketchy girls (CSG) ❤️
    Girlz Rebel Challenge (GRC) 🎈
    Girlz Creative Fun Art of Scrap (GCFAOS) 🦋
    Girlz & The Art of Letters (G&TAOL) 🎉
    Girlz Creative: Splash it with color! (GC:SiwC!) 🌈

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  16. Such a stunning and magical card! 🌊✨ The inky background is absolutely gorgeous, and the shimmer on the tail makes it look so enchanting. The sparkle details and droplets add the perfect finishing touches to your undersea celebration!

    Thank you for joining our Under the Sea challenge at Pearly Sparkles! We’re delighted to see your beautiful creation and hope to see you again in future challenges. 💕🐚

    DT Pearly Sparkles MAJALENA

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