Mermaid Shaker Card

This month at the Gerda Steiner Monthly Progressive Freebie Challenge, Gerda created this darling mermaid scene for us. I decided to use some digital paper behind the digi to create an ocean backdrop for her. I drew a 4X4 inch box cut file using my Silhouette Design Studio software and colored it in with the sea animal background pattern. Then I sized up my mermaid scene by Gerda and added it using the "bring to front" feature. I printed it out, colored the digi with Copic and MEXPY markers and die cut it with a Gina Marie Designs Stitched Square die. I used the duplicate feature to copy just the box with the sea animal pattern and printed a second one out to make the frame for my shaker element. I die cut it using both the largest and second largest dies in the Stitched Square die set by Gina Marie Designs. I did the same with a piece of adhesive-backed foam and die cut a final piece using clear cardstock and the largest die in the set again. I adhered everything and added some beads and sequins for the shaker.
The top-hinge card base was made using a Spellbinder's Grand Square die. I also used a die from that set for the pink layer behind the shaker element.

Here's a look at the inside of the card (die cuts were made using Gina Marie Stitched Square dies):

 I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Gerda Steiner Monthly Progressive Challenge http://gsd-stamps.com/blogs/news/julys-challenge-mermaid

A Bit More Time to Craft  (2W,  P1/15, E3) #24 -  Always Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges (2W, P15/last day of the M) #95 - Anything Goes + Option: Flowers + DT Call
Delicious Doodles Challenge (M, P1) July - Beside the Sea
Dies R Us Challenge (2W, P1/15, E3, die cuts) #53 Water and/or Beach
Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies (M, P9, dies) July - Use Dies