It’s time for the third weekly Stamping Bella MerMay 2025 challenge! Each week during May we are starting a new challenge – but don’t worry, you haven’t missed out on the first couple of weeks, all of the challenges are open until 29th May.
Head over to Blogabella to get all the details on the challenge and join in the first one HERE, the second one HERE and the third one HERE.
Little Cutie Mermaids & Seahorse Scene Card
This week’s challenge is Mixed Media Mermaids. Now, don’t freak out and assume this one isn’t for you. All you have to do is incorporate some mixed media into your mermaid cards. This can be as simple as a little ink blending, stencilling, some background splatter. Go as crazy with it as you like, just make sure you use a Stamping Bella mermaid stamp! As you can see, I kept it really simple and clean. What’s mixed media about my card? I’ve coloured using coloured pencils, ink blended the background, added some splatter with white paint, and some die cut seaweed from an alcohol ink background piece.
There are no rules for mixed media – it’s all about having fun playing with your supplies and mixing things up to create things that are beautifully and uniquely you.
Stamps Used: Stamping Bella Little Cutie Mermaids & Seahorse rubber stamp,
Other Supplies: Inkon3 Blackout Detail Ink, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue*, Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock*, Pinkfresh Studio Ink Cubes, Pinkfresh Studio 1″ blending brushes, Strathmore Bristol Smooth, foam pads, Altenew Gem Sparkles – Smoky Quartz set, alcohol inks, Yupo paper, white gouache,
Dies/Tools: Gina K Intri-Cut Die Cut Machine, Mama Elephant Making Waves Cover Die, Concord & 9th Short and Sweet die set, Spellbinders Underwater Tunnel etched die set*,
I stamped the image on hot press watercolour paper before colouring with Derwent Chromaflow coloured pencils*.
If you are in the UK/Europe you can find Stamping Bella stamps and dies at Dies to Die For here in the UK.
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