How cute is this little fish from the Layers of Colors set Under the Sea: http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/
I just had to make him at home in this fish bowl - we have our goldfish in a bowl in the centre of our table and we all love to see him there each day...he gets so excited to see us each day - so cute!
The bowl has been made by embossing CS with the Spots and Dots EF and cutting a circle, removing a small portion of the top. I made the lip if the bowl with some spare CS and rounded the corners and used Dimensional magic to give it a gloss, just like a fish bowl. The shells and seaweed are also from the Under the Sea set, they have been coloured with chalks, on the smaller round one I have used touches of Liquid Pearls to add some texture, this qualifies it for Kelly's (aka Schrimcat on SCS) new challenge WOW Wednesday (Word of the Week): http://ginghamgirlsadventures.blogsp...ay-take-2.html
this is actually last week's word, but I wanted to play anyway!! The longer shell has had Kindy Glitz added to add some shimmer. The seaweed has been inked with Distressing Ink. They have been attached to the bowl with DS tape and the fish mounted on 3D tape. The fish is also coloured with chalks and has Kindy Glitz added to add some shimmer to his 'gills'?!
The frame around the sentiment is from the Layers of Color set Flower Child, you would not believe the difference this brown frame made to this card of it added so much depth, I was surprised! It never ceases to amaze me how one thing added can bring everything else to life!
Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Tue, Sep 08, 2009 @ 10:20 PM
Love your fishbowl and of course the fish too. This is darling. My DD had a gold fish. We'd find him floating belly up a lot. So I'd just rub his tummy and he'd swim off. One smart goldfish, just wanted attention I guess. Love your cracked aged bg. Your card is super! TFS :0)
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Wed, Sep 09, 2009 @ 6:13 AM
Holy Cow! Look at that fish bowl! Sistah, I love the CB bubbles and your wonderfully 'cracked' bg! Awesome card! LYMI
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Registered: August 1, 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 26795
Wed, Sep 09, 2009 @ 9:42 AM
That cracked bg really stands out, not that your little fishy isn't cute. It really looks like an aged piece of wood to me. This is awesome. I hope you get to play with this week's word too.
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Sun, Sep 13, 2009 @ 10:36 AM
What a great fish bowl and those gorgeous fish and seashells. OMG Linda, you can just go anywhere with your art. Love the b/g ef in the fish bowl. Loving that b/g distressed wood effect - oh my, this is just FABULOUS!!! TFS!!!
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Tue, Sep 15, 2009 @ 8:23 AM
Linda, this is extraordinary! Love your bubbles in the fishbowl!
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