Here are the Diemond Dies Card Candy YT Hop Stops: <\/p>\n
\nDiemond Dies
\n<\/a><\/span>JBLdy (Karen)
\n<\/a><\/span>lauraluvslace (Laura)
\n<\/a><\/span>Olga Vasquez
\n<\/a><\/span>MyPassionForPaper (Leonie)
\n<\/a><\/span>cleanerjanh (Janice)
\n<\/a><\/span>CraftyPaws (Kristina) <\/strong><\/span>Rosa Gomez
\n<\/a><\/span>michsmith1973 (Michelle)
\n<\/a><\/span>Scrappinology (Gina)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n![\"20150807_215111\"](\"https:\/\/www.craftypaws.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150807_215111-300x230.jpg\")
<\/a>For my traditional under the sea card candy set, I created the backgrounds by spraying Heidi Swapp Color Shine sprays in Primrose, Mustard, Navy and Seafoam on 40 lb Strathmore watercolor paper. I love the shimmer and the visual depth you can achieve with these sprays. I die cut the largest seahorse from the Diemond Dies Seahorses Die Set<\/a><\/span>, the smallest starfish from the Starfish Die Set<\/a><\/span>, and the goldfish from the Little Fishy Die<\/a>, all\u00a0from a beautiful gold foil demask print paper. I also used the Diemond Dies Cherry Blossom Branch Die<\/a><\/span> to create some “coral” around which the seahorse could wrap its tail. \ud83d\ude42 \u00a0Everything is inked around the edges with Versafine black ink and to finish off the tag (made with the Diemond Dies Nesting Tag Die Set<\/a><\/span>), I tied some remnant black satin ribbon and black twine through the top hole. Add a few sparkly bling stickers and voila!<\/p>\n![\"20150807_215829\"](\"https:\/\/www.craftypaws.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150807_215829-300x265.jpg\")
<\/a>For the cutsie Starfish Die Set<\/a><\/span> card candy, I created multicolored starfish that I die cut from some watercolor paper that I inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Picked Raspberry, Mustard Seed, and Spiced Marmalade. I inked the edges of the starfish with Picked Raspberry to give them more definition, added spots on them with Tim Holtz Distress Markers in Picked Raspberry and Worn Lipstick, and drew in little smiley faces on them using a 0.3 pt. Copic multiliner pen. \u00a0I used loads of Glossy Accents to give all the starfish a high shine. I printed out a variety of cute and simple sayings from my computer in a hot pink and added sequins and glittery stickers to add sparkle. The layered tag candy\u00a0(also made with the Diemond Dies Nesting Tag Die Set<\/a><\/span>) with the eyelash trim and white satin bow topper is decorated with glittery pink question marks and asks, “What kind of fish only swims at night?” \u00a0The top-most candy answers, “STARFISH!” \u00a0Oh I know, this is totally corny, but I love puns and couldn’t help myself!<\/p>\n![\"20150807_215604\"](\"https:\/\/www.craftypaws.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/20150807_215604-300x296.jpg\")
<\/a>The last set I made features the Little Fishy Die<\/a><\/span> and one of my favorite puns, “Best Fishes!” \u00a0I used more of the same watercolor paper that I had inked for the starfish here to die cut the fishes, but used the yellow and orange areas more. I inked the edges of the fishes with Spiced Marmalade and again drew in little smiley faces on the fish with the Copic multiliner pen. All the bases for these embellishments were made using the Diemond Dies Labels 1 Nesting Die Set<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and were inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Salty Ocean.<\/div>\n<\/pre>\n
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