Just go... fishing!  

With spring around the corner my heart is yearning for a warm cozy sunny spot at the beach. So, I looked in my basket of odds and ends.  This fun fishy stamp caught my eye. OK, it's not a beach, but fish are around the water and the water has an edge, and at the edge is the beach, at least where I grew up. Close enough!

The varied colored background is made by swiping a 5 multi-color ink pad across pearlized paper. Simple enough. These jewel tones are deep ocean colors. It took a couple of background samples to get the effect I wanted.  The wavy ripples are made from  running the paper through a corrugating tool.

The two fish are inked and stamped on the same pearlized paper, then cut out. I highlighted a few features, emphasizing the eyes, mouth and fins. Next, "seaweed" was added into the scene. I chose a wispy look, and a subtle background color to give the picture that deep water look. The two fishy-buddies overlap, adding more depth with the top guy up on foam backed tape.

The tag colors picked up on one of the deep sea tones in the background, and the middle oval tag is cut from a spare piece of the background as are the 4 corners to "frame" the picture. A little bling is added with two jewel brads and an organza bow. To finish off the card, a matching piece of card stock was cut with wavy scissors and attached to the underneath side of the top card.

Now, all I need is a beach!


Accessories:  Fish stamp by All Night Media, pearlized card stock, jewel brads, organza ribbon, wave scissors, picture corner punch,  a floral stamp, and 5 color ink pad.

Sometimes through others we see how to be content with the journey we are on. Instead of struggleing to be in control or take control of life, there is a peacefulness we can have that replaces fear, anxiety or disappointments (all pride based per the Bible). I was privilaged to know Julie Harper who lived a content life, with true joy, all inspite of cancer. She cound not change her circumstance, nor did God. What she did was choose to walk with Him in obedience, trust and a thankful heart for all He has done for her. This card was made with her in mind. Her funeral was today.


Stamps  Stampin Up Inspirational
Paper    Botanical green, Golden rod yellow (Joanns)
Ink        Creamy Carmel Stampin Up
Pencils   Colored pencils from Spectra
Chalk     Pastels from Stampin Up
Embosser  Owl florish from Cuttlebug
                                                                Accessories Brads from K & Company & gold ribbon