It’s time for the second 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 week, 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, and the second one HERE.

Whimsabella Mermaid Serene SeaStar Scene Card

This week’s challenge is Mermaids & Friends. We want to see those underwater creatures, either on their own or together with a mermaid or two!

Copic coloured scene card inspiration Stamping Bella Whimsabella Mermaid Serene SeaStar, Under the Sea Creatures, Under the Sea Backdrop & Mermazing Sentiment Set rubber stamps.

I’ve got things a little mixed up – there’s no video for this one, but I do have a video coming up next week for a different card showing how I colour Serene SeaStar. Normally I try and post the videos first, but wasn’t quite organised enough this week! I do have a list of Copic marker colours below for you though. You can find other videos on my YouTube channel showing how I have previously coloured the Under the Sea Backdrop and Under the Sea Creatures set.

Stamps Used: Stamping Bella Whimsabella Mermaid Serene SeaStar rubber stamp, Under the Sea Creatures rubber stamp set, Under the Sea Backdrop rubber stamp, Mermazing Sentiment Set,
Other Supplies: Inkon3 Blackout Detail Ink, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue*, Spellbinders ColorWheel Cardstock*, Spellbinders Glimmer HotFoil Satin Metallics Variety Pack*
Dies/Tools: Gina K Intri-Cut Die Cut Machine, Waffle Flower A6 Piercing Layers die set (available in the UK HERE),

I stamped the image on my favourite Make it Colour Blending Card before colouring with Copic Markers.

If you are in the UK/Europe you can find Stamping Bella stamps and dies at Dies to Die For here in the UK. Tracy should have the new release in fairly soon!

Copic Markers Used:

Sea: B000, B00, B01, B12 Sand: E30, E31, E33, E41, E43
Skin: E000, E01, E11, E04 Eyes: C2, C4 Hair: R30, R32, R22, E04
Top/starfish: YR00, YR12, V22 Tail: BG11, BG32, BG34, BG93
Sand Dollars: E0000, E30, E70 Shells: BV00, BV02, BV04
Turtle: YG11, YG13, BG93 / E41, E43, E44
Seaweed: YG11, YG13, BG93

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