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Supplies:

• Seaside Paper Pack (link)
• Cardstocks: medium brown, dark brown (link)
• Mermaid cutting die set (link)
• Ribbon Swirls embossing folder (link)
• Never Stop Exploring white chipboard (link)
• Orange/Peach Ribbons (link)
• Peach craft thread
• Coral Coast Sparkletz (link)
• Blushed Peach Opal Polish (link)
• Crystal Clear Spectrum Noir Sparkle pen (link)
• Die cutting machine—Big Shot (link) or Gemini (link)
• Craft sheet (link)
• Specialist Acrylic glue (link)
• Glue Stick (link)
• 5"x6½" white card & matching envelope (link)

Instructions:

1. For the card front: Cut 4¾"x6¼" Seaside peach tiles paper. Cut 18” of coral crepe ribbon from the Orange/Peach set. Wrap a 6½" ribbon across the paper, 1" from the bottom, and glue the ends to the back. Glue the paper centered on the card front.
2. Cut 6"x6" medium brown cardstock and place it on the craft sheet. Using the foam applicator, swipe the opal polish across the cardstock until it’s completely covered. Let it dry 2 minutes, then repeat the process. Place the cardstock in the embossing folder and run it through the die cutter.
3. Trim the embossed cardstock to 4"x5¼", making sure the swirls are horizontal. Mat it on dark brown cardstock with 1/16" borders, then glue it to the center front, slipping it under the ribbon.
4. Die cut a mermaid, bubbles, and two coral pieces from dark brown cardstock. Glue the mermaid to the front near the left edge over the ribbon, tucking the tail under the lower edge of the ribbon. Glue one coral extending from under the ribbon up the right side of the embossed paper. Glue the second coral just left of the first, over the ribbon. Glue the bubbles as shown.
5. Make a 4-loop bow with ribbon and tie the center with thread. Glue the bow to the first ribbon just left of the mermaid. Glue sequins, rhinestones, and pearls to the embossed panel as shown.
6. For the inside: Cut 4½"x5½" Seaside peach tiles paper and glue it centered on the inside. Cut 6"x4" medium brown cardstock and place it lengthwise in the embossing folder. Emboss the cardstock and place it on the craft sheet. Lightly brush opal polish across the raised areas of the embossed cardstock.
7. Trim the embossed cardstock to 4⅞"x1½" and mat the long edges on dark brown cardstock with ⅛" borders. Glue it across the inside, ¾" from the bottom. Remove the “never stop exploring” chipboard from the base and pounce opal polish over it several times, letting it dry between coats. Glue it as shown.
8. Cover a 5"x4" medium brown cardstock with opal polish as for the front. Die cut the mermaid and a coral from this cardstock. Die cut two corals, one bubbles, and a seahorse from dark brown cardstock.
9. Trim one dark brown coral to 3¼" tall and one to 2¼" tall by cutting off the bottom branches. Glue all the pieces to the inside as shown. Brush over the bubbles on the front and the inside with the sparkle pen and let dry.

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