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Instructions

1. Start with an A3 or A4 piece of card or paper.

2. Arange a selection of "under the sea" craft stamps with a black ink pad.

3. Mark out the surface of the water with a wave stamp (SEA008) and colour in the sky.

4. Decorate the bottom of the sea with shells and seaweed. Colour in the sand.

5. Add features to the sea such as rising bubbles (SEA054).

6. Stamp on the underwater creatures and colour them in with coloured pens, crayons or pencils.

7. Finish the scene by colouring in the sea around the creatures.

Recommended stamps for this project:
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SEA003 - Tall shell
SEA005 - Fan shell
SEA008 - Rolling waves
SEA023 - Seaweed
SEA037 - Jellyfish
SEA044 - Spotted fish
SEA054 - Rising bubbles
SEA061 - Whale
SEA065 - Seahorse

Instructions

1. Start with an A3 or A4 piece of coloured and/or textured card.

2. Decide whether you wish to make a portrait (tall) or landscape (wide) card.

3. Very carefully fold the card in half, making sure that both sides are exactly even.

4. With a fine tipped paint brush paint different colours onto the stamps.

5. Stamp the pictures in place with a special greeting message.

6. Add detail and colour to the pictures with pens or pencils.

7. Finish off your card by writing a personal message inside.

Recommended stamps for this project:
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BDA02 - Happy Birthday
BDA04 - Glorious Birthday
BDA05 - Birthday bear with balloon
BDA06 - Happy Birthday
BDA08 - Birthday wish
BDA21 - Bunch of balloons
BDA22 - Party drink
CHR025 - Winter village
CHR032 - A christmas wreath
CHR037 - Stockings over the mantlepiece
CHR039 - Angel with lamb
CHR041 - Angel with trumpet
CHR053 - Christmas lodge
CHR077 - A real old fashioned christmas
CHR099 - Merry Christmas
CHR101 - Season's greetings
CHR141 - Happy holiday
CHR145 - Merry christmas and a happy new year
CHR167 - Filled with happiness
CHR178 - A bunch of presents

Instructions - Writing paper

1. Start with plain or coloured writing paper.

2. Decide on a personal design for your paper and select appropriate stamps.

3. Customise each sheet of the pad with your design.

Instructions - Bookmarks

1. Start with an A4 piece of coloured card.

2. Carefully cut the card into tall strips, making sure that the sides are even.

3. Select a number of craft stamps to make your custom design.

4. Stamp the pictures along the card to create your bookmark.

Recommended stamps for this project:
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BOO002 - This is my book
BOR015 - Spirals and leaf forms
BOR026 - Grapevine border
BUT002 - Butterfly
DOG020 - Dog paw print
FLO020 - Little daisy
FLO036 - Wild flower
VAL024 - To a heart