Shimmery Shells

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a project that was up on the Clearsnap Blog this week. The inspiration for the card came from a hand full of shells that I had from a daytrip to the Jersey shore earlier in the summer. 

Products Used:

• Mix'd Media Inx : Truffle & Honey
• Smooch Spritz: Ginger Ale & Ice Rink
• Stampendous Cling Stamps: Shell Background Cling & Shell Trio Cling
• Stampendous Deep Impression Embossing Powder
• netting

Directions:

• Spritz white cardstock with Smooch Spritz in Ice Rink and Ginger Ale. 
• Stamp Shell Background image on cardstock in Mix'd Media Inx (Truffle). 
• Emboss entire cardstock piece with Deep Impression embossing powder. 
• Trim cardstock to 3 x 3.75 inches. Mat with brown cardstock.
• Open Smooch Spritz bottle and using the tube in the bottle, splatter Ice Rink Smooch Spritz on white cardstock.
• Stamp sentiment in Mix'd Media Inx Truffle. 
• Adhere main focal image to cardfront. 
• Adhere netting to card and adhere sentiment above the netting with foam adhesive. 
• Stamp one shell from Shell Trio Cling on cardstock in Mix'd Media Inx Truffle. Emboss with clear embossing powder. 
• Dab Mix'd Media Inx Truffle on acrylic block, spritz it with water and use it as a watercolor to color shell. 
• Spray off a bit of Smooch Spritz Ginger Ale on a craft mat and use it to color the shell. 

closeup of the shell from Shell Trio. 

the Smooch Spritz gorgeous shimmer reminds me of the shimmer on the shells