This card was made for two challenges: F4A215 Tone on Tone challenge (4/4/14) and the WT473 New Beginnings challenge (4/3/14). The first challenge was to make a card with at least 2 layers of exactly the same color on top of each other (not separated by other colors.) The second challenge was to use something that was new & unused on your card; that something was to be at least a month old.
The Tone-on-Tone challenge was just what I needed to give me direction for a fish-oriented card that I was wanting to make for fishing friend of my husband. I started with my favorite trout, stamped on a wood veneer business card. Colors were applied with an aqua brush and ink from a variety of Memento cubes. To finish, I brushed a Wink of Stella clear glitter all over the body of the fish to make it look like the sun was glistening on wet scales and sponged the edge of the wood with a soft wheat colored ink. The tone-on-tone layers under the fish looked too clean and tidy for this rustic card, so I distressed the edges with a finger nail & sponged the edges to emphasize the roughness.
The parts of this card that qualified for the New Beginnings Challenge were the pine branch die cuts and the dark brown textured cardstock. The pine branch die had been in my stash, unused, for 1 1/2 years!!!! Can't believe I waited this long to use it; I really like the open, graceful look of the needles.
It was kind of you to take the time to look at my leaping trout. Thanks for stopping by!
Date: Friday, April 4, 2014 GMT Views: 7185
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Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, dark brown textured cs, SU Old Olive
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Versafine black onyx, variety of Memento Inks (trout), Memories Soft Wheat (sponge edges)
Accessories: Lil Inker Designs stitched mats rectangle, wood veneer business card- Lee Valley Tools, Cuttlebug Musical Flourish ef, Martha Stewart Woodland branch border punch, Cherry Lynn Designs Pine branches, twine, Wink of Stella clear glitter marker, aqua brush
Techniques: Die cutting, punching, aqua pen, sponging
Registered: August 18, 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK Posts: 31972
Fri, Apr 04, 2014 @ 3:31 PM
Susy, this is fabulous - all the elements play together for a "nature" look! I have a lot of fishermen in the family, so I'm always on the lookout for fab cards like this!
Registered: August 9, 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 16812
Fri, Apr 04, 2014 @ 4:29 PM
This is adorable, I love your trout and I especially love your seaweed.
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Registered: March 31, 2008 Location: Eastlake, OH Posts: 22598
Fri, Apr 04, 2014 @ 6:00 PM
There is SO much to see on your awesome card! Love the wood veneer and the perfect coloring on your trout image! You embellished this beautifully with twine and sprigs! Fabulous masculine card!