A sleepless night brought me back to my craft room in an effort to get my mind onto something other than frustration with not sleeping. New dies from Memory Box, a free digi from MFT, found on Pinterest, a Cheapo bull rush die, a few scrap pieces of CS and a stamp set called Vertical Greetings from GKD and I was all set to create this card for the Paper Dragonfly challenge. Firstly I stenciled some waves using various shades of blue inks to make the background. Then I die cut the 2 frames and using some foam tape put them together. After printing and colouring the digi stamp I fussy cut the mermaid and added her to the scene. For her colouring I used Prisma pencils and Gamsol. I added the layers to the card front and used a few of the fallouts to add extra bubbles. I die cut the rushes and used Tombow markers to colour. After stamping one of the small dragonflies included in the set I used some Sakura glitter to add a bit of colour before fussy cutting. When I make a card like this, I always wish I had a little girl to give it to. Thanks for spending some time with me today.
Lavender House Creations 
What a darling card. You did a wonderful job on the underwater scene. The bullrush die is perfect and a great place for the lovely dragonfly to land.
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Thanks so much Judy. My hubby likes it too. Having something to create when I have trouble sleeping sure helps to get my mind on something else.
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Super cute! My daughter would love this and she is no longer little.
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Would you like to have it? I would be happy to give it to you. I’m glad you like it and thanks for saying so.
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Sure! She would love it. It might be fun to receive as she is having more dental work tomorrow. Hopefully this will finish the job. She is getting a crown.
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Beautiful Johanna. I love your ocean waves and those die cut openings are fabulous. Absolutely adorable mermaid and your dragonfly has found the perfect spot on those cattails. You created a wonderful whimiscal card during your insomnia and would be special for any young at heart girl.
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Thanks so much. My craft room becomes a sanctuary at night if I can’t sleep. Glad you like it.
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Cute, cute card. You’ve created a wonderful underwater background for that sweet little mermaid. The dragonfly found the perfect spot.
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Thanks so much! It was fun to do and once I had it completed I was able to go to sleep.
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Such a sweet card Johanna! Love the overlapping colors for the water.
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Glad you like it my friend.
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Such a lovely serene mermaid scene and I love how you worked your dragonfly into this mermazing card!
Thanks for playing in Paper Dragonfly Creative Challenges May challenge!
Have a wonderful crafty day!
Cat
https://paperdragonflycreativechallenges.blogspot.com
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Thanks Cat – I love playing in your challenges.
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