Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Starfish Tunnel Card

Hello friends~ In an effort to use up the mounds of printed paper I have, I made this fun ocean themed tunnel card for the Cut It Up Challenge.  Their challenge theme is "By The Sea" and this card fits perfectly for their challenge. 
 
I've had these beautiful ocean papers from Stampin' Up sitting in my pile for far too long, so I pulled out some sea shell and coral dies from various companies and went to work coloring all the little elements that would fill this tunnel card.
 
Making a tunnel card is a great way to use up printed paper.  Here's a close up where you can see all the layers, as well as the inside of the card.
 
I didn't have a chunky star fish die so I searched online for a free image and then printed the outline and fussy cut it. 
 
 
 I stamped the face using my favorite face assortment of stamps from Peachy Keen Stamps and then colored it in using copic markers.
 
 
There are so many cute faces to choose from in this set, and you can use these on so many dies, bringing things to life in a whimsical way.
 

I'll be adding this card to the following challenges:
Cut It Up ~ By The Sea
Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
Love Those Pretty Papers ~ Polka Dots (in the very back) 
 
Thanks for stopping by!


12 comments:

Darlene said...

Hello dear friend! OMG this card is just awesome! GREAT job on the tunnel design and that star fish is just too, too cute! All around awesomeness!
Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our Love Those Pretty Papers challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Love Those Pretty Papers Co-Owner

I Card Everyone said...

Birgit, your under-the-sea tunnel of darling images is too wonderful for words - I totally agree that those faces stamps are just brilliant for bringing life to any image!
=]

Barbara said...

This card is sooo cute. I love the rather complicated tunnel card effect. It is beautiful on the inside too. I love that Star fish. Great job!

Leslie Miller said...

Birgit, I cannot for one second get over how cute your card is! Fantastic papers, and the dies so seamlessly become part of the scene. I love the little starfish, and the face suits him perfectly. There aren't enough words to express how much I love this! Huge smiles here!

Lisa Elton said...

Just look at that sweet little face! This is just marvelous, Birgit!

Marcia Hill said...

I think I NEED those faces stamp set Birgit...oh my gosh is that star fish ADORABLE!! And the whole tunnel card?? FABULOUS my friend! You used that dsp so beautifully and someone is absolutely going to LOVE receiving this card! You out did yourself on this one Birgit!! Hugs. :0)

Karen Letchworth said...

This card is so super fun, creative, colorful and awesome. It's got so much texture and it's fun to look at and enjoy. Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Word Art Wednesday. Your art is such a blessing and I appreciate you for playing along with us. I always enjoy visiting. Have a blessed week.

Donna Phelan said...

This is fantastic! Love this fabulous fun fold creation! The theme is what we all need right now, not this winter wonderland (although it is quite pretty). Great papers! Sweet face! :)

Loll said...

This is so adorable, Birgit!! I LOVE the tunnel card for this theme. The papers you have used for the backgrounds are gorgeous and you've added so many fun images and embellishments. Great work! xx

Conniecrafter said...

oh my goodness is that ever too cute, I love your use of all the papers, neat tunnel card and embellishing of it. Those stamps to make a face is just the cutest, and great sign sentiment behind!

CA Scrapper said...

I love your card! The colors are so pretty. Thanks for joining our challenge at Cut it Up.

Leslie

Julia Sager - Julia Sue's Stamping said...

This tunnel card is amazing! The layers of patterned paper and all those beautifully colored sea elements create such a dynamic scene. I especially love how you improvised the starfish — that’s such resourceful crafting! And that adorable face really brings it to life. So glad you joined us at Cut It Up!