I needed to make a fish card for a co-worker so I found this from Vicky Gould's gallery: Fishy Friends_vg by Vicky Gould at Splitcoaststampers
I changed more than 2 things, but the idea is still there. I started with olive bazzill cs as the base. I cut different size strips rather than crooked ones and ran them through the CB Bubbles folder. I stamped the fish with black stazon onto watercolor paper and used my primascolor pencils with blending stumps and mineral spirits on all image. I also stamped itty bitty backgrounds and also stamped the bottoms of the octopus to make it look like seaweed like Vicky. (Great idea BTW) I also used my 2 way glue and used diamond dust on all images including the seaweed to give it more sparkle. I then added mini googlie eyes to the small fish and one big googlie to the larger one. I also added mini self adhesive pearls for the bubbles. I then layered with the olive bazzill cs for the frame.
I couldn't get the right lighting on the orange fish, that's why it looks like it's not colored on the bottom.
TFL!
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009 GMT Views: 1310
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Paper: Olive Bazzill cs, watercolor paper, only orange, whisper white, light blue cs, mellow moss cs, dark blue cs
Ink: Black stazon
Accessories: CB Bubbles folder, mineral spirits, blending stumps, primascolor pencils, diamond dust, 2way glue, mini pearls, mini and med googlie eyes.
Registered: December 8, 2006 Location: currently stationed in Norman Oklahoma Posts: 11275
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 @ 9:33 PM
This is really cute Connie. I like your fishes and the idea of the octopus as the seaweed.
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Registered: February 19, 2008 Location: Ooltewah, TN Posts: 47505
Mon, Jan 26, 2009 @ 5:17 PM
CJ, this is such a great card....the colors are wonderful and I love the CB strips for your background.....so creative to use the other stamp for your seaweed...
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