June Swap Cards

Today I have a couple of swap cards made using digi-paper and a mix of Spellbinders dies.

Card #1: 

This first card features a "porthole" looking out into the ocean.  The patterned paper was printed from a digi file.  I added blue and white cardstock from my stash. The porthole, fish, seaweed, and "wave" (used by sentiment) were created using dies from three Spellbinders sets: Coastal Escape View, Underwater Marine Life, and Underwater Tunnel.  In most cases I die cut white cardstock and then colored the pieces with ink and a foam applicator.  I made the porthole into a shaker with bits of "diamonds" leftover from diamond art I made.  The stamped sentiment was from Spellbinders' Seahorse Gardens stamp and die set.  The blue mat was what was left after die cutting the porthole.  I thought a variety of circles was a great touch with this background, so I used it as the mat for my stamped focal - which I cut with a 2" circle punch.

Card #2: 

Again, I started with a printed paper from a digi file.  This time I tore along the top to give the idea of waves on the sea and backed it with a light blue piece of cardstock from my stash.  Again, the dies were all Spellbinders dies from several sets (all from the Fair Winds Collection): Set Sail, Oh, Buoy!, and Guiding Light.  Again, most pieces were die cut from white and then colored with inks and a foam blending tool.  Some, where I wanted a shiny surface, were die cut from glossy cardstock and colored with Sharpies.