By Pennt Bearcroft
Your free plate of stamps is such a lovely set of images we just had to use them again in this summery project! We have come up with a pretty wall hanging and a couple of ATCs for you to swap!
So in addition to those things listed in the first She Sells Sea Shells article, you will need: More ATCs  Footprints  Step by Step:
Sponge some Aloe Vera ink on to an ivory hammered card ATC and add Ocean Depth ink around the edges. Heat set the ink. 
Stamp and silver emboss the Orchid Border in one corner and stamp text in the other with Ocean Depth. 
Sponge a piece of white shrink plastic lightly with Aloe Vera and Ocean Depth, and stamp both Flip Flops on to it, also in Ocean Depth. Stamp two more of each Flip Flop, plus one more, on to the shrink plastic and cut them all out. - On to one pair, stamp the Orchid border and punch three holes in each – one at the point of the strap and two at the back of each strap. Heat to shrink.
Flip the other three Flip Flops over, heat to shrink them, then colour with both inks. - Cut a length of wire and thread through the central hole, securing at the back. Add seed beads and then thread through one of the back holes, then back up through the central one again. Add more beads, and thread through the other back hole, securing at the back. Repeat with the other shoe.
- Stick the beaded pair on to the ATC and arrange the others as footprints behind the shoes.
Designer Sandal  Step by Step:
- Stamp words down one side of the cream ATC and the shoe on the other, both with Ocean Depth.
- Sponge over the stamping with Ocean Depth ink.
 - Dip the edges into embossing ink and then heat set with silver embossing powder.
 - Make a mask from scrap paper (you need the shape of the shoe cut out) and place it on the shoe image. Over stamp with the pattern image and, whilst still wet, lightly drag a clean sponge over the top of all the images to smudge them for an underwater look.
 - Punch three holes in the flip flop strap as before. Thread with wire or waxed string and add beads. Tie off at the back.
- Cut the shank off a button, dip it into embossing ink and then silver embossing powder. Heat to melt the powder and then add to the ATC.
Something for the Wall Step by Step:
 - Cut a piece of ivory hammered card approximately 14cm square. Stamp the pattern repeatedly on it, using Ocean Depth ink. Sponge around the edges, and then drag the sponge lightly over the images to smudge, as before.
 - Cut a pearlescent turquoise panel approximately 12cm square, with deckle scissors and sponge some Ocean Depth in a rough panel down one side. Over stamp this with the Text and Pattern using the Dauber Duo inks, then mount on to a maize panel. Stick on to the background.
- Stamp shell background on to ivory hammered card and heat emboss with clear embossing powder – tear around the edges, and mount onto a slightly larger ivory panel. Heat emboss the edges of this with silver embossing powder, and add to the wall hanging.
 - Use a paint brush and water with ink from the Ocean Depth ink pad, to add some shading around the images.
- Stamp a pair of Flip Flops on to white shrink plastic and add the patterns. Punch a small hole in the top of each, cut out and shrink.
 - Darken the straps with more Ocean Depth, using a paint brush or blender pen. Thread wire through the holes, and curl up the ends.
- Stamp and silver emboss the words on to pearlescent turquoise card, cut out with deckle scissors and mount on to maize card. Sponge ink around the edges and add sticky foam pads to the back. Stick on the wall hanging, trapping the wired Flip Flops behind it.
- Silver emboss two shell buttons as before and add them to the left of the panel. Stick the whole piece to a piece of hessian or scrim with double-sided tape. Fray the edges of the hessian to give a lovely rustic finish.
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