Wishing You a Fin-tastic Day

Here's my card for the current Fusion challenge.  I paired the bones of the sketch with elements from the inspiration photo (mermaid theme and color scheme) to create this sweet design.

The mermaid image is from Reverse Confetti's Mermaid Kisses stamp set.  I colored the image with Copic markers and added a little sparkle to the mermaid's tail using a glitter brush pen, then cut out the colored image with the matching die.  For the background, I found a piece of blue on blue wave patterned paper from an older patterned paper pad and cut out a narrow oval shape from the paper.  I adhered the oval to a pale purple card base, then added the mermaid image on top using foam tape.  The set's "wishing you a fin-tastic day" sentiment was stamped on a pink rectangle.  After trimming the sentiment, I adhered it to the oval using foam tape for dimension.  A trio of clear flat sequins were arranged around the sentiment for a final touch of sparkle.

Materials Used:
Mermaid Kisses stamp set, Mermaid Kisses dies (Reverse Confetti); Memento Tuxedo Black ink (Tsukineko/IMAGINE Crafts); markers (Copic); clear Sparkle glitter brush pen (Spectrum Noir); Lilac Grace and Sweet Blues cardstock (Papertrey Ink); Splash 6x6 paper pad (Echo Park); petite oval dies (Spellbinders); clear sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); foam tape