Best Fishes

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Today I have two cards that I made using the Eyelet Outlet Fish stamp set. While they both use the same stamp set, the theme/look of the two cards are not at all alike.

Card # 1

I wanted to use the just dropping you a line sentiment and the fish bowl image, but I didn't want them to overlap. Therefore I used a tiny piece of post it note to mask the portion of the sentiment that would have been covered with the fish bowl if I hadn't done that. Once I was finished stamping, it was quite simple to remove the piece of post it note.

I did some paper-piecing for the water and the sand at the bottom of the fish bowl. I actually attached the sand first and there is a wee bit of it underneath the water paper, too. I did it that way so there wouldn't be the risk of seeing a sliver of white.

Eyelet Outlet Products used:

Fish Stamp Set

Fish Brads

Shell Brads

This is the inside of my card:

Card #2

When a fisherman catches a GREAT fish he/she almost always wants a picture of it. Therefore when I decided to use the You're quite the catch sentiment, I wanted to add film strip/camera features. I also added a fish to the film strip and put some white matte enamel dots above it to represent air bubbles coming to the surface. This was a fun card to make.

Eyelet Outlet Products used:

Fish Stamp Set

Camera Washi Tape

Film Strip Washi Tape

Fish Brads

Heart Brads

Matte Enamel Dots

Skinny Washi Tape (2 styles)

Travel Brads

This is the inside of my card:

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Supplies Used Card #1

Eyelet Outlet Products: Fish Stamp Set (stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored with Copic Markers and a Zig Wink of Stella Marker), Fish Brads, and Shell Brads

Papers: Recollections Blue and White and SU Creamy Caramel CS and DP from my scrap file




Supplies Used Card #2

Eyelet Outlet Products: Fish Stamp Set (stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink), Camera Washi Tape, Film Strip Washi Tape, Fish Brads, Heart Brads, Matte Enamel Dots, Skinny Washi Tape (2 styles), and Travel Brads

Papers: Recollections Black and SU Marina Mist CS and Paper Pizazz Light Blue Spattered DP