Jaded Blossom July 2023 Challenge: ANYTHING GOES!

 Happy Sunday friends! It's the first Sunday of the month and that means we have a brand new challenge at Jaded Blossom.

 Our next challenge is ...

ANYTHING GOES!
(must use at least 1 JB product)

Challenge Guidelines: 

1) Project must be new for this challenge, no back-linking

2) Project must have a Jaded Blossom stamp or die somewhere on it. 

3) Only one entry per person

4) Link it up on the Jaded Blossom Blog by Saturday, 08/05/2023

 

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For this challenge, I tried to think outside the box to create a mermaid using the various gnome dies and add ons. When I saw Jamie's card from the Beach Release using the Mermaid Stencil on the gnome hat, it looked like a mermaid tail so I thought....hey I'm gonna try this! 

 

 

I started off with the Girl Gnome Dies for the body and tail. The hat was inked up using the Mermaid Stencil (this was the Freebie for June and hopefully makes it's way to the store soon). I then splattered white acrylic paint over the tail and glued it to the bottom of the Girl Gnome. The mustache die came in handy to create the end of the tail. Her hair was created using a die in the Girl Gnome Dies and the mustache from the boy Gnome Dies. To create her shell top, I cut a 2nd girl gnome body and used scissors to cut a strip from her body area. I then colored the strip in teal and glued on the hand die cuts colored in purple to make the shells. I used the Gnome Dies: Leg Add Ons to create her arms.  The cute fish is from the Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons.

 

The water background was created using the Ocean Waves Stencil with Distress Oxide Inks. I cut sand pattern paper using one of the dies in the Tropical Dies set. The starfish and crab from the Gnome Dies: Beach Add Ons made their appearance around the sentiment which is from the Mermaid Kisses Stamp Set.
 

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This month's prize for a randomly selected winner is:

 

We hope you play along in the July Challenge for a chance to win a FREE Stamp Set! Be sure to check out the Jaded Blossom Store for all your stamps and gift giving supplies. They have various Cutting Dies to make party favors along with Favor Bags and Boxes.

 

Hugs, 

Rosie