This card is for 2 challenges: Teapot Tuesday (make a card featuring fish/fishing) and Try a New Technique (make your own stripes). A paper cutter and a tape runner sure make quick work of this background and it's a great way to use scraps! I layered various strips of DP (no idea where most of it comes from, but there is some Basic Grey mixed in) onto a piece of textured brown cardstock, and layered that onto an ivory card. I added copper brads in the corners. Then I stamped my batik fish (Impression Obsession) twice onto another piece of DP in brown dye ink and cut them out, and layered them on with mounting tape. Fast and easy and looks much more complicated than it was! No sentiment, leaving this one as an all occasion blank card with a masculine feel.
I haven't blogged this card yet but you can follow my Handmade Card a Day Challenge for 2012 at: cardaday2012.blogspot.com. This is card #40 for the year so far!
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012 GMT Views: 1490
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Registered: March 11, 2008 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 39766
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 7:25 AM
Welcome to the crazy world of Teapot Tuesday! You sure brought a fabulous card with you. LOVE your cut out artsy fish. With the up and down stripes, looks like they are swimming against the current. Cute fun card! Hope to see more of them next Tuesday! hehe TFS :0)
------------------------------ Cathy B aka: Mutnik ....or is it Nutmeg?! I get so confused!
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Registered: July 18, 2007 Location: WA Posts: 9838
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 7:52 AM
Wow, this is awesome! I love your handpieced custom patterned paper bg, fabulous! I'm happy you joined this challenge, last week was my first and I'm completely addicted to Teapot Tuesday now! Look foward to seeing more of your wonderful work--I can't believe youve done 40 cards already this year--you put me to shame lol! TFS
Registered: May 15, 2008 Location: Seacoast town in beautiful New England Posts: 2869
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 3:39 PM
Welcome to the teaparty!! I love your stripes...very creative and what a great way to use up those scraps! TFS
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Registered: March 7, 2009 Location: Where the corn is knee high by the 4th of July Posts: 17498
Wed, Feb 08, 2012 @ 4:02 PM
Welcome to the Teapotter challenge! Love your paper strips and style of fish! To me, it has a neat, kind of hieroglyphic look. I hope that participating in this and other SCS challenges will help you meet your goal of making one card a day!