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12+ Mermaid Cards to Celebrate MerMay
One of my favorite companies for Mermaid stamps is Sweet November, with clear and digital images you’ll find so many wonderful designs. Amy Young is sharing four stunning cards using new or new to the public stamps for beautiful underwater scenes colored with Copic Markers with cute sentiments added. Learn more at A Thousand Sheets of Paper blog.
Each year in May artists, crafters and creators celebrate (or should I say shell-abrate?) MerMay with lots of artistic expressions that feature Mermaids. As someone who loves fantasy and especially Mermaids I love checking out all the art on Instagram and all over social media, especially paper crafting and cards that feature them. So again this year let’s take a look at some amazing handmade Mermaid card ideas.
Below each photo you’ll see a link, click it for more details like products used, tutorials and techniques.
One of the fun things about Mermaids is you can color them however you’d like with different skin, hair and tail colors. Deborah gave her Mermaid pink hair and added pink to the fins too and I’m here for it! Her ocean floor is made from torn Kraft cardstock and die cut seaweed, rocks and glittery coral. Find more info at The Greeting Farm blog.
Elaine used a long oval die cut from a green cardstock deckle edged panel and added a gold foiled oval that gives the feel of looking out a porthole at the pretty Mermaid. Watch her Copic Marker coloring video for this stamp over at the Marker Geek blog.
Danni used a trio fold die to created this stunning step card that reminds me of a certain “Little Mermaid”. On the card bases there’s glittery scales, lots of bubbles, die cut coral and seaweed with the cute red headed stamped Mermaid along with her fish and crab friends. I spotted this idea on Danni’s Dreams Instagram page.
This darling Mermaid has a sweet Narwhal friend on a clean card from Ilina. She stamped ink black and heat embossed with clear powder so the watercolor markers she used wouldn’t cause the ink to run. I love the rainbow colors she used on her tail! Swim over to the Trinity Stamps blog for more details.
This Mermaid wants to be part of our world and has decided to do some sun bathing on the beach. Jenn created an amazing shaker card with sequins in a shaker pocket for the underwater section below the beach, there’s also stamped sea life, die cut waves and die cut and stamped sentiment too. Find the details at the Lawn Fawn blog.
Marine used a trendy color combo of pinks and teals for this Mer-mazing card. Her trio of stamp Mermaids are sending their own handmade cards sitting among the coral, stenciled waves and swimming sea animals. There’s also small shaker elements with die cut hearts in the background. Splash over to the Sunny Studio blog for more.
Anna used stamps from Colorado Craft Company for her beautiful underwater card with a Mermaid swimming with Penguins in the kelp. I love how there is no white space, every part of the scene is colored in which helps give a deep under the sea feel to the design! I spotted her idea at the Sparkly Wallflower Instagram page.
Rick created 5 cards with the same Mermaid Party stamp set to have several cute birthday cards on hand when he needs them. Keeping to a similar color palate for the Mermaids makes coloring go quickly and he just changed up the pattern paper layer and included different sentiments. Watch his video tutorial on the C. C. Designs blog.
Davina created a fun background for her Mermaid card using a sectioned frame die and backed it with pretty pattern papers. In front she added her darling stamped Mermaid and her fishy friend using stamps from My Favorite Things. I came across her idea on the Popsiclesticks Instagram page.
This stunning Mermaid is sunning herself on a rocky beach with her bold green tail and blue and green hair. Jennifer created an amazing background for this scene with just a simple stamped sentiment and black card base so the whole design really shines. You can purchase this digital stamp from Whimsy Stamps.
I love all the hot pink Fleurette used on her beautiful Mermaid on an anchor tag. The background has schools of heat embossed fish, some washi tape and green inking with twine tied at the top of the tag. I spotted this at the Ink On 3 Instagram.
I hope you’ve been inspired to participate in MerMay this year, simply create your cards and add them to social media using the hashtag #MerMay, I’d love to see them!
-Heather
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Wow-this is an amazing giveaway! The mixer and Cricut have both been on my “wish list” for years. This would be so fun to win!!
love the giveaway!! awesome stuff. the mixer has been on my wish list for over five years now 🙂 maybe ill win one
Awesome giveaway! I’ll be making cake…of course!!!
I send my Mom unusual stationery, small business only, every year. I haven’t decided what to give myself, as of yet. Even thought I take care of my three grandchildren, my daughter never acknowledges me on Mothers’ Day.
My mother has passed away, so no making Mother’s Day gifts this year.
Wow!! This is awesome!! Would love a Cricut and would have to go with the camera since mine died!!
Just finished my multitude of entries! Fingers crossed:)
I haven’t really decided what to make for my mom yet. But I’m thinking about a pincushion, and probably some cookies.
My mom is bedridden. The cricut would be perfect for her.
would be a fantastic win!!
My blistered and sore fingers would be eternally grateful to have this machine!!!! 🙂 I’ve been cutting out shapes by hand with just scissors for my projects. And the mixer would be awesome too… been stirring everything also by hand. Oh the things I could make and the time (and pain) I could save with these two!!!
My mom is gone 18 years now, but I’m making a special framed gift for my daughter––wish I had a Cricut to help me out!
This is great! Please count me in!
Since I do not own one of these machines, I am unable to do the account for the craft room.
My little munchkin and I are making my mom felt flowers in colored mason jars.
Count me in please! I definitely needed a digital camera.
great giveaway! I would love the mixer
Great for this. I plan on cooking a special dinner for both my mom and my sister who recently became a mom to three months ago. Their favorites dishes are on the go hahaha.
I’m making my mom a fabric art memory book.
I would love to be entered for this! I don’t have a mom anymore, but I’m a mom to two amazing daughters-in-law and would love to share with them. Thanks for the opportunity!
My mom passed when I was very young, but my aunt stepped in and has treated me as a daughter ever since. So I have actually been working on a crocheted sweeter for her. She is a mom to me in every way.
My mom is the best mom ever! sorry everyone! 😉 I ordered her a necklace from Rusted Chain in memory of our late pup Tessie.
My mom died when she was 36, but my daughter is a mom. I usually bake her any dessert she wants, but my home is under repair after a slab leak, so no baking this Mother’s Day.
I’m making her my homemade Meyer lemon sugar scrub, Lavender bath salt and some Strawberry Meringue Roses cookies. 🙂
omg….what an awesome give a way….? count me in please….
You have covered all my fav’s:
Taking pictures, Cricut-ing, and baking!!!
It would be the best Mother’s Day ever!!
My Mom is celebrating Mother’s Day with Jesus. I miss her so much. I am blessed to be a Mom and would love to win. It’s an awesome giveaway! Thanks so much and I hope everyone has a very blessed Mother’s Day!
My mom and I love making crafty things for my 2 nieces! These would be awesome!
What an amazing giveaway! That camera would sure come in handy to take pics of my projects!
Enter me in the contest. Thanks
Am I the only one left who refuses to facebook? Ugh. Love the mixer and the camera. Please enter me, its my birthday maybe Ill win something for once. 🙂
Fun giveaway! I’d actually give the other one to my son’s first grade teacher. I think all teachers would love to own a Cricut! The camera and Kitchen-aide certainly is awesome too!
Kindest regards,
Jennifer
This is a great giveaway! I would love to win the Cricut and my daughter (mother of 3) could really use a stand mixer.
I would LOVE to win these! Thanks!!
What an awesome giveaway. I’d love to have the cricut with the either of the other prizes!! Thanks for the chance to win.
Love the pink! Thanks for the giveaways:)
These are awsome items to win thanks for the chance
Would love to win! I have a space saved for it in my craft room
Would love both! My imagination is going wild with what all I. Could do.
What wonderful prizes! I would love to win! I plan to go fishing Mother’s Day if it’s not snowing here in Black Hills of SD. Thank you for the opportunity!
I will make my mom a nice embroidery card.
I’ll probably be making a cake or cupcakes…something springy and yum!
Sigh. The cameras… oh, my! I want to win the cameras!
I’m making my mom a paper flower bouquet and card…all cut by hand though! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
I’d like to make a card or banner!
I hand embroidered a pillow for my mother for this Mother’s Day!
I’m making an assortment of spa stuff.
I always do flowers for my mom. Either some sort of hanging basket or herb arangement. It seems to be the best Mother’s Day gift ever!
Would LOVE to win!
I will be making a card and cake!
Would love to win me some new toys! So exciting!
I’d love to win! I need to make a CGC (Canine Good Citizen) banner and take pictures of the qualifying doggies!
Wow! Great giveaway for Mom’s day. Would love to win it!
My mom is gone for many years, but I will be celebrating Mother’s Day with my children. Please enter me for the mixer!
what a wonderful prize package
I’m making my mom’s favorite marshmallow cake.
were making cards, photo bouquets and frames!
What a great giveaway!
All I can say is “WOW!” oh and thanks….
Wow! Would love to have a chance to win. Thanks!
I am making a swim suit cover-up. My mom exercises in the summer by swimming.
My Mom has Alzheimers and loves the hand made cards I make for her. I could totally upgrade them with a Cricut! I would be so grateful!!!Let me say I love your blog and have shared various projects with many friends.
My mother hasn’t been with us for some time, but this year I’m sharing Mother’s Day with my niece. She’s just received a grim prognosis so our plans are to make lots of memories with her young girls. The circuit and camera would be great tools for saving those memories. Great give away!
Enter me in the contest. Thanks
I’m not sure what I’m making her yet. Something with a picture of my kids on it probably
I make cards for my mother all the time. It would be so cool to have the circuit cutter to help with that. The other two prizes are great too.
I Love pink and any of these would be great to win!
It would be nice to have new cameras to exchange pictures with my mom of my two little guys (2 years and a 2 month old). A cricut cutter could really help with making freezer paper templates for their shirts!!
I’d love to be the lucky winner!
I haven’t ever done scrapping before, but after being an avid fan of people on Pinterest who do this, I would love to learn!
I will make mum a card but I have cheated and brought a gift this year.
Thank you for this! I’ve been wanting one for almost 10 years now! *Fingers Crossed*!!
Great gifts! Would love to win!
Oh please I wanna win this!