Saturday, February 9, 2019

Best Catch

This is the card we made at my table at Stamp Camp North today.  As you can see, I'm kind of over my "girly-girl" stage for the time being.  This is a more manly card with rich, bold colors and no bows or butterflies!  😁

Click on image for closer look.

Thanks to Lynn Starzl for the basic design of this card.  Lynn's card also featured the large jumping fish, but since I was doing this card in a stamp camp I opted to use just the smaller fish dies so it could be made quickly.  Click HERE to view the original card on Lynn's blog.

Materials

Stamp Set
* Best Catch Cling Stamp Set

Paper
* Mossy Meadow card stock (8-1/2" x 5-1/2; 4-1/4" x 1-1/8" (3); about 2-3/4" x 2-1/4" for weeds; 1-3/4" circle)
* Merry Merlot card stock (5-1/4" x 4"; scraps for fish; 1-5/8" circle)
* Soft Sea Foam card stock (5-1/8" x 3-7/8")
* Tea Room Specialty Designer Series Paper ("DSP") (4-1/8" x 1" (3))
* Very Vanilla card stock (1-1/2" circle)

Ink
* Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories and Tools
* Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
* Catch of the Day Thinlits Dies
* Layering Circles Framelits Dies
* Subtle Embossing Folder
* 1-1/2" Circle Punch
* 1-3/4" Circle Punch
* Adhesives: SNAIL Adhesive; Stampin' Dimensionals; Multipurpose Liquid Glue

Instructions
(Unless otherwise noted, SNAIL Adhesive used to assemble card.)

1. Score 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" Mossy Meadow card stock at 4-1/4"; fold away from score line to create card.

2. Adhere Merry Merlot 5-1/4" x 4" card stock to front of card.

3. Use Big Shot and embossing folder to add horizontal texture to 5-1/8" x 3-7/8" card stock; adhere to front of card over Merry Merlot card stock.

4. Adhere 4-1/8" x 1" DSP to 4-1/4" x 1-1/8" Mossy Meadow card stock (3 pieces); adhere to front of card as shown on sample.

5. Use Big Shot and fish dies to cut one large and two small fish from Merry Merlot card stock; use Liquid Glue to adhere both small fish to card; use Stampin' Dimensionals to adhere large fish to card (refer to sample for positioning).

6. Use Big Shot and weeds die to cut weeds from Mossy Meadow card stock; adhere as shown with Liquid Glue.

7. Punch 1-3/4" circle from Mossy Meadow card stock; use Big Shot to and Layering Circle die to cut 1-5/8" circle from Merry Merlot card stock; stamp sentiment on Very Vanilla card stock and punch out with 1-1/2" Circle punch.  Adhere circles together with Mossy Meadow on the bottom; Merry Merlot in the middle, and Very Vanilla on the top, and adhere to card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

And that's it!  If your sweetheart is a fisherman (like my husband), this would make a perfect Valentine's Day card!

Cathy  😉

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