These are the three cards that I made on Wednesday night for the CAS DT challenge. Only one will be considered for the finals and I have to decide by tomorrow which one to leave the keyword on. My family's vote so far is this one.
When Jen gave us the theme of water, my thoughts went like this: "yeah, right. What about those gel cards...no don't want to make one of those. What about some punny fish...or lighthouses...or umbrellas...or a vase of flowers (after all, they're in water...lol!)." Then, I thought, "well, you could do anything in watercolor, after all it is water-based!" You can see that I got a little bit wierd!
Well, this is the first card that came to mind. I knew I wanted the embossing folder and the fish. Took a bit to come up with the ribbon, and even longer to decide about the "ground" at the bottom. But I love this card, and so does my DDIL.
The interesting thing I discovered in making this card is that I don't need to buy copics!!!! I know that I can be just as effective if I use watercolor.
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Registered: April 16, 2009 Location: in a parallel universe, where i get to stamp all day! Posts: 2008
Thu, Jun 03, 2010 @ 9:18 PM
I love it too. It's my kind of aquarium. There's a whimsical feel about this card, but it has very sophisticated elements. Absolutely gorgeous!
tfs
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Thu, Jun 03, 2010 @ 10:11 PM
Cute, cute, cute!!! Love the bubbled bg and that ribbon seaweed is fantastic. Cute little fishies, just great Quiltzi! RYPH
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Registered: June 4, 2009 Location: Deatsville, Alabama Posts: 81780
Fri, Jun 04, 2010 @ 3:18 AM
Very cute! Love the embossing texture and the cute little fish. It is a great one and the one you should probably enter since it is super cute, but my personal fav is the ship/map one.
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Registered: December 15, 2008 Location: Kingsland, Georgia Posts: 29927
Fri, Jun 04, 2010 @ 4:24 AM
I think this is my favorite of the three....it is just so darn cute! I love how cleverly you did the sea grass and that background is perfect. The fish are adorable. tfs
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Fri, Jun 04, 2010 @ 6:22 AM
What a fun card!!! It swam right into my favs!!!!
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Fri, Jun 04, 2010 @ 11:44 AM
Diane, AAACK! I LOVE IT! I saw this and got sooooo excited! It is CAS perfection! And I love how I'm seein' these cute lil Punny fish coming up on the gallery again...good to see this set in use. I just love this; you've got to be so proud!
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