And here is the card I created for your inspiration:
The idea for this started with the strip of patterned paper. I found a scrap of it while going through my blue papers/card stocks. It made me think of water right away, and I put it on my desk so I would remember to use it. Perfect for a CAS card, it adds just a hint of water which I played up with the bubble stencil. I added white gel pen to the larger bubbles. Then I stamped the fish images, colored them and fussy cut them. I finished them off with some clear Wink of Stella for some shimmery scales. You can see the glitter in the photo below:
And did you notice the sentiment?! I feel super clever about this one. I was looking through my sentiments and saw the "Best Wishes". I realized that Wendy so nicely used the same font on many of her sentiments. I stamped the "Best Wishes" after masking out the "W" and then I masked and stamped ONLY the "F" from the Father's Day stamp to create the fun "Best Fishes" sentiment to go along with these fish! Clever, huh?
I had so much fun with this sketch and the patterned paper that I made a second card. I didn't use a stencil on this one:
This card uses the exact same sketch, just flipped upside down. I colored and fussy cut the beaver and added him to the top of the patterned paper so it looks like he is swimming in it. So fun! I masked the sentiment so I could stamp the words side by side instead of stacked top and bottom.
Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will hop over to the House blog to see the rest of the DT's creations and then get inky and play along with us. And if you need any of the stamps I used, check out my 10% off your ENTIRE order coupon code over in my left sidebar.
Supplies:
CARD #1:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Large Tropical Fish", "Small Tropical Fish", "Best Wishes", and "Happy Father's Day"
Taylored Expressions "Bubbles" stencil
Challenges:
CAS(E) #315--sketch
Crafty Creations--anything goes
Cardz TV #86--anything goes
Sweet Stampin'--funny (the sentiment)
A Gem of a Challenge--anything goes
Make My Monday #93--something humorous (the sentiment)
Paper Girls #173--April Fools (sentiment)
Crafty Sentiments--anything goes
CARD #2:
Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Birthday" and "Beaver"
Darice: Woodgrain embossing folder
Challenges:
Creative Knockouts #291--outside fun
Moving Along with The Times #94--for a man
Alphabet Challenge--A is for animals
Incy Wincy--animals
Cupcake Challenge #467--woodland animals (beavers might be stretching it, but they are usually found in the woodlands)
Double Trouble #24--Thing #1: let's get groovy (wood grain embossing folder); Thing #3: woodland critters; Thing #2: link up to the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge
2 Crafty Critter Crazies #25--anything goes with a critter
16 comments:
Two fabulous cards, sometimes CAS is the best way to go. Like the bubble stencil effect and the shimmer on your fish, and the second card is so cute!
Two great cards, Heather! I love how you swapped out the "w" for the "f" --- so clever!! The stenciled background is so cool, and I love the sparkle on the fish.
I also love how the beaver really looks like he's swimming on the second card....and that embossing folder was a perfect choice!
Wow a twofer this week - love CAS but just seldom doit. Thinking outside the box with the sentiment - great job.
Not very often you see beavers on cards, looks fab, thanks for joining us at MAWTT. Xxxxx
What a cute card and great use of a stencil. I love how you got your inspiration for this card as well.
Fabulous and fun card, great stamping and stencilling! Thank you for joining us Sweet stampin' this week.
Chris
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2 adorable cards here. Love the 3 fishes. Thanks for sharing at A Gem of a Challenge today
Not stretching it at all with Beavers as woodland critters...when they find that stretch of water, down comes the woodland trees and their house is built. Adorable card and great interpretation of the sketch in both cards. Heather, thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and Cupcake Inspirations and please come back and share other projects with us.
Such a wonderful card you entered into MMM! Love your CAS style. Thank you for playing with us at the Make My Monday Challenge and hope you will join us again soon.
Back again for the Alphabet Challenge and I still think this is such a wonderful card! Thank you for playing with us at the Alphabet Challenge and have a great weekend!
Hi, Heather! Beautiful furry and fishy creations! I love the water you've created in both, and the woodsy feel of the beaver. The masking of your sentiment is fantastic! So glad I got to see your critter project showcased at the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies Challenge. Hope to see more of your creations in the future. Please check back to see if you are a winner or A Designer Favorite. Smiles and wishes for a wonderful day!
Donna
{Creative Smiles - my little crafting world}
your cards are so adorable!
thanks so much for playing along with us at alphabet challenge!
hugs and kisses from germany,
Silvi xoxo
and also:
thank you so much for playing along with us at make my Monday challenge!
hugs and kisses from germany,
Silvi xoxo
Hello… Thanks for sharing your lovely beaver card with ‘Moving Along with the Times Challenge Blog’. Your other card is lovely too. Hope you can join us for our next challenge.
Diane Louise (DT member) xx
Adorable creations! So glad you joined us at Creative Knockouts!
Fabulous card, Heather! Your beaver is perfect for a woodland critter and I like the idea to use the bubble stencil. Thank you for playing along at Double Trouble #25.
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