Spin the wheel #2 + Color Cube Card: octopus

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 Hi friends!

Today I spun the spinner to prompt me on a subject and I got: octopus. I also pulled a card from the Color Cube. 

The card I pulled from the Color Cube is: 

Now, this color palette is absolutely nowhere near what I would have picked had I just used any colors that I wanted but let me show you how I made it work!

I chose to use a die set from Spellbinders. This was the Small Die of the Month for June 2022. Yes, I know it's old but I encourage you to use products you have in every project. You might not have this set but you also might have something similar. 

 I pulled a bunch of scrap papers from my collection that went along with the Color Cube. I knew that I would pick gray for the octopus. Now to assign the other colors and create a scene. 

I chose the red and yellow would be jellyfish and I would add a layer of vellum on top to give it more of a jellyfish look. 

There is one die for the 3 pieces of the jellyfish. This is nice because it's 2 less little dies to lose but it requires the user to cut using one color or type of paper. Since I just wanted the top layer of the jellyfish to be vellum and laid the die on the vellum in a way to just cut that layer and not so much of the rest. I didn't want to waste the vellum by cutting pieces I didn't want. 

I glued them with a glue that will dry clear. I'm pretty happy with the look. 

My table can get messy during a project but I clean up after each one!

I chose to use both greens from the Color Cube to make some vegetation for the scene. Here I am using reverse tweezers to handle the little pieces. Reverse tweezers stay closed when not in use which makes tasks like this real easy. It's also great for tying bows when you might need an extra finger!

I used another shade of gray paper for the background. I cut with a deckled rectangle frame. I stenciled schools of fish for the background. I shaded the edges with Frayed Burlap Distress Oxide. I added clear sequins to represent bubbles. 

I think I used the Color Cube card well. What do you think?

~Paula

~Paula

Supplies:

I used papers from my collection. I normally don't keep track of where they came from. 

The octopus, vegetation, and jelly fish are Spellbinders Small Die of the Month for June 2023. It is currently sold out. You may find one through used sources. 

The clear sequins are:  Amore by 28 Lilac Lane. I couldn't find them in stock. They are just clear sequins.

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