MMSC48 Beneath the Sea

Hello, it is great to have you here again this week - the weeks are just flying by - can you believe Easter has been and gone - hope you didn't over indulge on all of those YUMBLY chocolates!? LOL!  Four more days and my kids are on holidays for two weeks - now that is skeery!  LOL!  It is time for this weeks Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - are you ready for it!?!?

My card this week is made using our weekly sponsor, Michelle Perkett's gorgeous image!  I loved this Mermaid as soon as I saw it and really enjoyed creating this card - something a little different for me, but with familiar facets!

I have coloured her with SU Chalks and a Blender Pen, I had decided I would now cut around the image as my hands were not up to the challenge of the fine cutting required with all that hair - so I left her on the one layer, but it just looked so flat, so I cut the rectangle smaller and cut out parts of her tail - this was looking much better....and it came to life when I added the black behind the image!  I added Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Kindy Glitz to parts of the tail, you can get an idea of the shimmer in this photo!

Layering was the order of the day, using CS embossed with the Paisley Embossing Folder and also this gorgeous DP which is part of an amazing RAK from my friend Melinda (aka Melinda) thanks Melinda - I am loving these papers and haven't touched any others since you gave them to me!   I added some textured braid and embellishments along with some pearls - very fitting for our mermaid I thought!!

Now here is this weeks sketch you get two choices now and they are as easy as 1-2-3 - you can see them here

A big thank you to our April Monthly Sponsor

Sunflowers & Dragonflies

and our weekly sponsor

Michelle Perkett

Congratulations to our MMSC47 Gold Star Winner

#28 Gini Cagle

and to our Remarkables

#9 pam124

#43 Holly Miller

We are excited to be welcoming our Guest Designers for the next three months.  We will be adding a few more DT members in the following weeks and are looking forward to expanding our team.  We had a really tough time picking from all the talent that applied. Drum roll please.....

 

PLEASE HELP ME IN WELCOMING

Darsie Bruno

and

Tracy Vinson

Welcome aboard ladies - we are excited to have you with us for three months, your work is fabulous and I know will bring so much inspiration to everyone! 

MIDNIGHT MADNESS on the HIGH SEAS

Check out all the details NOW while there are still places available - you can find them HERE!!!

I am linking this to:
Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes
Belli Challenges - Color Spray
By the Cute and Girly - Fairly Tales - Little Mermaid
ABC - R is for Red - Just snuck in on this one!!
Simon Says - It's So Distressing
Creatalicious - Inspired by Favourite drink - icy cold water
Little Red Wagon - Rolling into Spring
Order of the Opus Gluei - Sparkle
The Pink Elephant - Nature - all that water - nature's gold!
Raise the Bar - April Showers
Pollycraft Challenge - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Meljen's Designs - Anything Goes
Simple Doodles - Layers
AI Factory - Anything Goes
Just Add Ink - Anything Goes
S2G Challenges - Anything Goes

Thank you for coming by today and for those fabulous comments you leave me - don't forget to pop over to the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge and play along - you know I will be there to check out what you do !  God bless you!

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