Seashell Shaped Card

It's halfway through July already and I'm realizing that I'm quickly falling behind on my card crafting schedule! This is the card I had to rush to make and send  with a box of collected goodies for our granddaughter to enjoy during her summer break from school. Might not look like it at first, but it's supposed to be a seashell shaped card. I added Stickles Glitter accents and a few flatback dew drop baubles because I thought it looked so plain, but maybe that made it look even less like a seashell?
 

That's okay, the fun happens when you open the seashell to find an ocean floor scene with a pop up mermaid princess inside.

I printed a digital undersea background image found online for the inset and added lots of Stickles glittery accents to add sparkle to everything. I used Copic markers to add shadows, a white Sakura Gelly Roll pen for highlights, and a bit of chalk for added color to the cut pieces on the fish, seaweed and mermaid. 

The svg template for this "Pop Up Card Shell Mermaid" was purchased from the Lori Whitlock Shop.  I loved how quick easy it was to put together once everything was cut. 

Lastly, I cut a double layer of shadowed insets from text weight papers and adhered them to the back of the card so I'd have room to add a personal note to our granddaughter.