{"id":20132,"date":"2015-07-27T11:04:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T15:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=20132"},"modified":"2015-08-02T10:44:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T14:44:01","slug":"hooked-on-mermaids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/?p=20132","title":{"rendered":"Hooked on Mermaids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-xcu06744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20136\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-xcu06744.jpg\" alt=\"Hooked Mermaid xcu06744\" width=\"522\" height=\"364\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/general-stamping-talk-f17\/favorites-week-ending-august-2-2015-a-t601773.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Weekly-Favorite.gif\" alt=\"Weekly-Favorite\" width=\"200\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-xcu06744.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Today&#8217;s Clean &amp; Simple Challenge (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.splitcoaststampers.com\/forums\/clean-simple-cards-f239\/cas335-july-27-lets-get-beachy-t601610.html\" target=\"_blank\">CAS335<\/a>) is all about the beach! I thought these shells, waves &amp; mermaid would fit right in. The hardest part about this card was finding an ink that would stick to this shimmery lt. teal card stock.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-06737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20133\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-06737.jpg\" alt=\"Hooked Mermaid 06737\" width=\"522\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-06737.jpg 984w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-06737-132x175.jpg 132w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-06737-301x400.jpg 301w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-06737-451x600.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>I wanted to stamp the shells &amp; highlight the seahorse &amp; waves with a blue ink &amp; I only have Stazon in white &amp; black. I tried Distress ink, Memento, Chalk ink..nothing would stick. Until I got out my Ancient Page. Success! \u00a0So after stamping &amp; coloring the mermaid, I fussy cut her &amp; the stamped shells. The waves &amp; seahorse were die cut &amp; highlighted w\/ ink. The circle burst was also die cut &amp; I used the white Stazon to stamp the wave pattern inside.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-xcu06744.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20135\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-cu-06736.jpg\" alt=\"Hooked Mermaid cu 06736\" width=\"522\" height=\"455\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>After it was all attached to the card, I stamped the greeting &amp; added stickles for sparkle.\u00a0These are the Copics I used on the mermaid.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-copics-06734.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20134\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-copics-06734.jpg\" alt=\"Hooked Mermaid copics 06734\" width=\"400\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-copics-06734.jpg 828w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-copics-06734-175x108.jpg 175w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-copics-06734-400x247.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Hooked-Mermaid-copics-06734-600x370.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Thanks so much for stopping by!\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to check out the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/drsdesignsblog.blogspot.com\/2015\/07\/challenge-184-stitch-in-time.html\" target=\"_blank\">DRS Thursday Challenge<\/a><\/span>\u2026<\/strong>A Stitch in Time (faux or real stitching)<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>DRS images are not required &amp; there\u2019s a nice prize up for grabs!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12715\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Julie2-sig.png\" alt=\"Julie2 sig\" width=\"134\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Supplies:<\/span><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"6\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody id=\"collapseobj_photoinfo\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Stamps:<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">DRS Designs<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">\u00a0\u2013<strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drsdesigns.com\/mermaid-472f\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mermaid<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drsdesigns.com\/4-in1-seashells-473f\/\" target=\"_blank\">4 in 1 Seashells<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drsdesigns.com\/hooked-on-you-greeting\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hooked on You<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.drsdesigns.com\/vickis-versatile-background-369h\/\" target=\"_blank\">Versatile Bg<\/a><\/strong><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/drsdesigns.com\/products\/Hope-Your-Day-Sparkles-Greeting.html\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Paper:<\/b>\u00a0Neenah white, X-Press It white, lt. teal shimmer<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Ink:\u00a0<\/b>Memento tuxedo black,\u00a0Ancient Page cobalt, Stazon white,\u00a0\u00a0Distress Ink mermaid lagoon (greeting)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>Accessories:<\/b>\u00a0 Copic markers, Spellbinders A2 matting basics \u00a0A &amp; B dies, Memory Box sunburst circle die, Joy Craft dies Seahorse &amp; Wave, stickles<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Clean &amp; Simple Challenge (CAS335) is all about the beach! I thought these shells, waves &amp; mermaid would fit right in. The hardest part about this card was finding an ink that would stick to this shimmery lt. teal card stock. I wanted to stamp the shells &amp; highlight the seahorse &amp; waves with a blue ink &amp; I only have Stazon in white &amp; black. I tried Distress ink, Memento, Chalk ink..nothing would stick. Until I got out my Ancient Page. Success! \u00a0So after stamping &amp; coloring the mermaid, I fussy cut her &amp; the stamped shells. The waves &amp; seahorse were die cut &amp; highlighted w\/ ink. The circle burst was also die cut &amp; I used the white Stazon to stamp the wave pattern inside.\u00a0 After it was all attached to the card, I stamped the greeting &amp; added stickles for sparkle.\u00a0These are the Copics I used on the mermaid. Thanks so much for stopping by!\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to check out the\u00a0DRS Thursday Challenge\u2026A Stitch in Time (faux or real stitching).\u00a0DRS images are not required &amp; there\u2019s a nice prize up for grabs! Supplies: Stamps:\u00a0DRS Designs\u00a0\u2013Mermaid,\u00a04 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337,82,34,14,446],"tags":[350,468,594,438,114,115,448],"class_list":["post-20132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cas","category-drs","category-nestabilities","category-scs-challenges","category-scs-weekly-favorite","tag-beach","tag-copic","tag-drs","tag-memory-box","tag-spellbinders","tag-scs","tag-splitcoast-weekly-favorite"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewritestuff.justwritedesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}