Shello - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 2

July Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured July 9th - Lotus Blossoms
Featured July 10th - Shello

 Featured July 11th - Be Virtuous

 Featured July 12th - Presents

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on July 13, 2013 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!) The deadline for commenting is 11PM EST on Friday July 12, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"Dino News"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

"Dragonflies"
                                                      

Here's the Design Team:

Patty
Lois
Jane C
Pat G
Debbie
Kathy
Angela
Thrfity Stamper
Toni
Janine
Sue W
Marilynn
Karen K
Bonnie
Cathy C
Pam
Kate Z
Shirley Q
An'Jenic
Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Today's featured set is another one of my favorites since I love seascapes/undersea stamps as well as scenic ones.  I paired my card with some Basic Grey Lauderdale designer paper along with some Stampin Up! card stock and Scenic Selections.

After stamping my main images from Shello and Scenic Selections in memento tuxedo black onto white card stock and coloring with prismacolor markers, I stamped an additional turtle onto some scrap white card stock, colored then cut out for popping up later.  I then stippled Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink around the edges to help fill in the underwater scene before adding some punched EK Success "trees" in brightly colored scraps to use as "coral" before adding some punched crabs using micro glue dots.  Finally after adding the popped up turtle, some punched dolphins/sharks, and faux brads, my card was finished.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Shello, Scenic Selections
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up!, Basic Grey Lauderdale Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Glue Dots, Small Hole Punch, Various Punches, 2-Way Glue Pen