If you love sea creatures and get as much a kick out of puns as I do, you will probably love working with Just Squidding! I have a variety of samples here that I hope will inspire you! It is a seriously fun set to play with!

I used a waves die in a number of these examples to DIY a stencil for ink-blending my ocean background—such an effective way to make subtle backgrounds!

I used Copic Markers to color in all but one of the examples shown here. Can you guess which one I actually used bonafide watercolors on, instead of Copic Markers?

I created a porthole effect on the above card, by die cutting the inner circle first with an Essentials Circles die, then ran it through again with one of the Essentials Stitching Dies so I could stitch embroidery floss around the entire edge for accent—in my head it was a cute idea, but I was thrilled when it turned out even cuter in real life!

White embossed my li’l octopus and have to say that bold colors really make her details stand out! And, those Clear Drops were just begging to be used—any time I’m doing a water scene, I immediately want to reach for them to embellish.

I still haven’t used all the puns available in this set—I need to get busy! Too many chuckles to be had!

Hope you’re staying healthy and safe and that many of you have been able to get vaccinated so you can once again visit and hug loved ones without worry!

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by!

P.S. It was the “Inkin’ of you” card . . . (grin)

SUPPLIES:

• Just Squidding by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Just Squidding By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Waves By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Circles For Stitching, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Circles, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Jet Black Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Cube

• Obsidian Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Pad

• VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Stampendous Embossing Powder, Detail White, 0.76 oz.

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

• Life Changing Blender Brush - 2 Pack, Picket Fence Studios (LCB-2)

• Blending Brushes 4 Pack, Catherine Pooler Tools

• Fiesta Blue, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Mint To Be, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• YR0000 - Pale Chiffon, COPIC Sketch Marker

• R21 - Sardonyx, COPIC Sketch Marker

• RV42 - Salmon Pink, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG0000 - Snow Green, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG10 - Cool Shadow, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG23 - Coral Sea, COPIC Sketch Marker

• B05 - Process Blue, COPIC Sketch Marker

• 36 Color Set, Gansai Tambi

• Large Ink Blending, Altenew Tools

• Speedball, 2' Soft Rubber Brayer

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• 40 lb. Vellum - 25 pk, Bazzill

• Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12, Canson XL

• Crystal Clear Droplets, Essentials by Ellen Embellishments

• Super Shine Silver Stars, HAI Sequins

• Apricot, DMC Embroidery Floss, Essentials By Ellen

• Ranger Stickles, Diamond

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

Disclosure: Affiliate links used wherever possible; when you purchase via my links I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks a bajillion! And, if I could reach through the interwebs to hug you, you’d be wrapped up in the most appreciative mondo squishy hug on the planet!