Hi and thanks for visiting :) Today marks the start of our 5th fortnightly challenge over on the Aussies Who Love Stampin' Up! Facebook Group. Our fifth challenge #AWLSU005 is a colour challenge, where you can choose to create a project with as many of these colours as you like (plus any neutrals). Myself and the other group admins will share our creations to start off each challenge and hopefully help kick-start and inspire your creativity. If you live in Australia and are interested in participating in our fortnightly challenges, click here to join the group :) ******** So.... I have a friend who has twin girls that are turning 1 soon and I decided to use this colour challenge (and the wonderful seahorse image) as my inspiration for their birthday card. I managed to use 5 of the 6 colours from our colour challenge. I tried to use all 6, however I just couldn't seem to fit Marina Mist in. The colours and the picture inspired me to create a mermaid birthday card using the Magical Day Bundle (Magical Day stamp set and co-ordinating Magical Mates framelits), Myths and Magic Specialty DSP, and of course the Number of Years stamp set and co-ordinating Large Numbers framelits. Sadly all of these products are retiring at the end of May. My sentiment and the number 1, were stamped directly onto the DSP in Island Indigo ink and then I cut out the 1 using the co-ordinating framelit. Not sure about you, but I am always a little apprehensive stamping directly onto DSP, because what if I muck it up? It is definitely easier to grab another piece of plain cardstock when you mess up a sentiment. Luckily it all worked out perfectly :) I stamped and cut out 2 mermaids and then coloured them using a combination of Stampin' Write Markers (Garden Green, Early Espresso and Pear Pizzazz) and Stampin' Blends (Light Crumb Cake and Light Bermuda Bay). The mermaids were glued together and then adhered using Mini Dimensionals. A little something extra was needed, so I die cut a few bits of seaweed from Garden Green & Pear Pizzazz cardstock using the dies from the Magical Mates framelits. These were glued to the underside of the number 1 and then adhered to the card using Mini Dimensionals. Thanks so much for your support and for visiting me today :) If you enjoy what I do, I would love you to Like and Follow my Facebook page, and Pin my cards on Pinterest (or you can follow me on Pinterest). Also, don't forget to sign up for my Blog updates via email and never miss a post. If you like this card, it would make my day if you left me a comment. Just scroll to the bottom of my post, leave your comment and you will put a smile on my dial :) You too can make this ....... Here is a list of the supplies and tools used: Click on a product link to head on over to my Australian online store to purchase your supplies. Australian customers: Join my free Customer Rewards program by making a purchase through my online store. Click here for more details. **If you do make a purchase, be sure to use the current Hostess Code on your order to receive a free gift from me. Click here for the current code.** *Magical Day Bundle (Clear 145985) *Magical Day Bundle (Wood 145984) *Magical Day Stamp Set (Clear 145857) *Magical Day Stamp Set (Wood 145854) *Magical Mates Framelits (145660) *Myths & Magic Specialty DSP (145600) *Number of Years (Photopolymer 140653) *Large Numbers Framelits (140622) *Many Marvelous Markers (131264) Stampin' Blends Category Cardstock: Whisper White, Garden Green, *Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz Ink: *Island Indigo, Memento Tuxedo Black Stampin' Blends: Light Bermuda Bay, Light Crumb Cake Stampin' Write Markers: Early Espresso, Garden Green, Pear Pizzazz Adhesives: Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Dimensionals Tools: Big Shot, Magnetic Platform, Clear Blocks * = Products retiring 31st May 2018 (Available while stocks last) Sign up for my Stampin' Up! Newsletter here Receive a handmade card and thank you gift when you use the current host code when placing an order through my online store. Click here to view these exclusive bundles For more info, click here View Retiring Annual Catalogue Products View Retiring Occasions Catalogue Products Shop the Retiring Products Now