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Hello there, Michelle here with a card using the new Hero Lifestyle Mermaid dies. These work with the Hero Lifestyle Forms Fancy Dies to create merpeople. I created a mermaid today but you could create a merman too! 

Hero Lifestyle Mermaid by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

I started off my card by creating the mermaid. I die cut the body from the Hero Lifestyle Forms Fancy Dies using Antique Ivory Cardstock (cutting off the legs to fit behind the tail). I then took the Hero Lifestyle Mermaid and cut the hair from Sand Cardstock, the shell bra from Lavender Cardstock and tail from Mist Cardstock. I then took inks and added blending on to each part. I kept the skin quite light with Soft Vanilla Shadow Ink to look like mine, I also used brown hair with Root Beer Reactive Ink but I think her would look great being red, pink or purple! 

Hero Lifestyle Mermaid by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

For the tail, I added blending with Pool Party Reactive Ink, as well as Blue Raspberry Reactive Ink. I then spritzed it with White Iridescent Shimmer Mist. For the shell bra, I added on Purple Galaxy Reactive Ink and also used the shimmer spray on that too. I stamped the face on the mermaid from the Hero Lifestyle Faces set and then adhered everything together with Precision Glue

Hero Lifestyle Mermaid by Michelle Short for Hero Arts

For the background, I used the same inks that I used on the mermaid - Pool Party, Blue Raspberry, Blue Hawaii and Purple Galaxy Reactive Inks. I then stamped the seaweed from the Color Layering Abalone set at the bottom with Purple Galaxy. I splattered on water and shimmer spray. The card was added to a top folding card base with foam tape and the mermaid added on top with more foam tape. The sentiment, from the Color Layering Abalone set was stamped on to Pitch Black Cardstock with Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink and heat embossed with White Detail Embossing Powder. To finish off, I added Clear Enamel Dots

Thank you so much for stopping by today, happy crafting! 

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DI897 Hero Lifestyle Mermaid (D) - Hero Arts
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DI841 Hero Lifestyle Forms Fancy Dies(D) - Hero Arts
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CM500 Hero Lifestyle Faces - Hero Arts
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CM543 Color Layering Abalone - Hero Arts
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AF275 Soft Vanilla Shadow Ink - Hero Arts
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AF426 Pool Party Reactive Ink - Hero Arts
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AF427 Blue Raspberry Reactive Ink - Hero Arts
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AF464 Purple Galaxy Reactive Ink - Hero Arts
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AF463 Root Beer Reactive Ink - Hero Arts
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AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink - Hero Arts
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WM151 White Iridescent Shimmer Mist - Hero Arts
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PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder - Hero Arts
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GW101 Precision Glue - Hero Arts
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PS317 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Lavender - Hero Arts
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PS311 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Mist - Hero Arts
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PS324 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Antique Ivory - Hero Arts
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PS320 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Sand - Hero Arts
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PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock Pitch Black - Hero Arts
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CH321 Clear Hero Hues Enamel Dots - Hero Arts
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3 Responses

Henriëtte Mulder

Henriëtte Mulder

May 10, 2021

Gorgeous card Michelle.
Thank you so much for sharing,
stay safe and have a wonderful week.

Carol Wortman

Carol Wortman

May 10, 2021

Ha! I saw a Merman too (Whom apparently is called Norman by auto correct, tee hee) I love paperpiecing and cannot wait to see the line of looking glass vignettes. The colors are so pretty, love the blended Sea.

Melissa SunshineHoneyBee

Melissa SunshineHoneyBee

May 10, 2021

Wonderful colors & use of seaweed for background. Looking fwd to rcving my May Kit & May Bundle.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”

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