Under the Sea-Mermaid Stage Platform

This new Stage platform dies set is so fun and versatile. I thought I would try to make a little under the sea scene. I had a thought in mind that didn’t originally go as planned, so a I had to pivot a bit but in the end I think it turned out pretty cute.

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I started by making the Stage Pop Up (Karen has a video tutorial on the product page at the link ⬆️ ) I thought I would use sandpaper to make t look a little more sandy.

I wanted to use clear sticks (cut up plastic packaging) to mount my elements so I had to come up with a way yo attached them to the stage pieces. I took the pieces that are meant to use and folded them as shown. I cut a little notch in then top and glued the stick inside the hole, use a dry adhesive like glue dots. I added one strip in between the stage pieces and adhered together then added all the little tab pieces.

I cut out and assembled these pieces of the Castle Pop up. I used the sand paper to add the sandy detail.

I assembled these pieces from the Princess and Mermaid, Leaping Animals, Sea Charms, and Sea Stage Add ons. I made duplicates so I could sandwhich the plastic sticks between them. I stamped the mermaid face using the Fun Faces 1 clear stamps. On the purple pieces I brushed on ink, on the rest I added shading with alcohol markers and highlights with a white Gelly Roll pen.

So this is where I made the mistake, I don’t know what I was thinking but I glued the castle to the actual stage, glued this way it does not fold anymore. I noticed right away and removed it before the glue set up too much.

I cut the border pieces from a blue patterned paper. I attached it to the stage pieces as per Karens video. And I glued the pieces of the castle to the inside of frame instead. I thought it would be best to cut the castle into sections , I thought a fold in a fold would make closing the card more difficult.

I stamped a greeting from Stage Scenes Clear Stamps and added it to the front. When I glue the tower to the card I didn’t like how it looks so I cut out another sections of the frame and covered it.

I really like the mixed fonts in the Happy Birthday Lorna Add On. The teal background didn’t pop against the background so I coloured the edges with a darker teal. I added it to the bottom and decorated. I needed a place to signs so I cut out another trapezoid from white. Added it to the bottom and decorated.