Happy 18th Birthday Mermaid

Today I'm sharing a card that I made for my "daughter".  She just turned 18 and loves mermaids and cats.

I fell in love with this digi image from Sweet Pea Stamps, Ocean Fantasy by artist Ching Chou Kuik.  

After I found out, by her mother, she tried to dye some of her blonde hair turquoise, I knew what colors to use.  I could have made all the hair turquoise/blue color, but I wanted to have her blonde hair.  Burlap and some fiber was added behind the image.  On the corner die-cut, rhinestones were added.

I made sure the scales had glitter on them.  Added some shells, because I knew I wasn't going to mail it, from a beach trip long ago.  Of course some pearls needed to be added to complete the ocean theme.  The sentiment was stamped on some die-cut waves and flock added to the tops of the waves.  

Here's the simple inside.  I ended up stamping Happy 18th Birthday.

thanks for looking and reading :o)

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

• ABC Challenge - P is for Pearls
• Allsorts Challenge Blog - Week 267 Splish, Splash, Splosh
• Animal Friends Challenge - #16 dog and or cat
• CCC Digi Creations - #5 Digi/Monochrome
• Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog - #72 Birthday
• Crafts Galore - Use a Stamp or Digi Stamp somewhere on your project
• Creative Card Crew - #66 Sea/Beach
• Die Cuttin Divas - #174 Just Beachy
• Digi Galore - Anything Goes and DT Call
• Twisted Tuesday Challenges - #80 Pearls, the twist: your creation needs to have lots of layers

stamps used: Sweet Pea Stamps Ocean Fantasy (digi), Unity Party all day (outside sentiment)
paper used: Bazzill Blue Calypso, MFT Berrylicious & Blu Raspberry, Discount paper
die-cuts used: MFT Rounded Banner Stax, Formal Flourish and Catch a Wave, La-La Lands Decorative Corner
embellishments: shells, burlap, fibers, Martha Stewart Flock Powder, Pearls & Glitter, Recollections adhesive rhinestones & pearls