Mermaid and Friends Blog Hop

Welcome to our Mermaid and Friends Blog Hop. Who doesn’t like to step back into their childhood and remember the beautiful things they loved. Our first part was Fairies. We had so much fun, with that hop. Today, we have a lot of women wanting to show off their work. A lot of very talented women! So dive in and come take a swim with us!
Here is our line up:

1. Pamela ~ http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
2. Nancy ~ http://alwaysastorycreationsbynancy.blogspot.com/
3. Jennifer ~ http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com/
4. Maria ~ http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com/
5. Tonya ~ http://scrappingfunwithtonya.blogspot.com/
6. Tahi ~ http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
7. CallyAnn-http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com/
8. Miriam ~ http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com/
9. Jenny~ http://cccjalessi.blogspot.com/

Of course we have Blog Candy!
No hop would be complete without some amazing candy =) For this hop we have a $25 gift certificate for you to spend at Scrapping Bug Designs! (http://www.scrappingbugdesigns.com) She's got loads of very cute and adorable sets you are sure to love. Your total is for regular price, not sale price.

 Here are the rules...

• You MUST visit and comment on everyones blog
• You Must visit, like and comment on her facebook page, found here:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Scrapping-Bug-Designs/112382888836311

For my project I decided to try out a style of card that I have been meaning to get around to making for awhile. I saw a tutorial awhile back here. I thought that this hop was the perfect excuse to use up the last little bit of blue body wash that had been sitting around not being used! Here is my card:

I had every intention of using a mermaid for this hop, but when I was looking through my paper to find something fun I found this in the Far East stack from DCWV. The koi fish on the paper called out to me and I knew that I had a stamp to match it. I decorated the top with blue lace (to cover up the mistake of my circle going off the edge... oops) and around the edge of the cutout I used a grey resin rose and some blue pearls in 5 and 12mm.

I used a framed circle on the inside of the card, and the stamp determined the size of the circles I made. I had thought of the idea of using the sentiment, "You're KOI and I like that," I even typed it up in SCAL, but then I decided the card did not warrant a punny saying. So, I ended up just leaving it blank.
 
Thanks for visiting my blog today! Now I must sent you swimming over to Jenny's blog.
Don't forget about the Blog Candy Rules!
Thanks for hopping!!