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Gone Fishing

IM382 – Gone Fishing

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Welcome to our Create with Stamping Friends Inspiration Monday challenges.  This week’s inspiration is a fish print.

GONE FISHING

I’ve used this Gone Fishing Bundle for several projects…including my grandsons’ birthday parties!  So, I pulled it out to use again for this week’s Inspiration Monday Challenge since it will be retiring soon.  It does make great masculine cards.  I’ll probably keep it in my stash for a while longer.

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pecan Pie cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • A 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Lost Lagoon was added on top.
  • The 3 x 5-1/4 layer of Thoughtful Journey Designer Paper was cut with the water wave Gone Fishing Die across the top and added to the front approx. 3/4″ from the top.
  • A 2 x 5-1/4 strip of Crumb Cake cardstock was torn across the top, sponged with Crumb Cake Ink and stamped with the Happy Retirement greeting.  It was adhered across the bottom.
  • The “seaweed” was cut with the Textured Floral Die from Pecan Pie cardstock and sponged with Garden Green Ink.  They were tucked into the top of the sand with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Three fish were stamped with Memento Black Ink and colored with Light Lost Lagoon, Light Wild Wheat and Light Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends.  They were cut with the Die and adhere between the seaweed with Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • Some Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots were added to the background around the fish.

 

I think I need to keep this card for my husband’s retirement someday…I know he’d like it!   OK, check out Debbie’s Inspiration Monday card over on Create with Stamping Friends!

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamps:  Gone Fishing (Last Chance)
Inks:  Memento Black, Garden Green, Crumb Cake
Blends:  Crumb Cake, Lost Lagoon, Wild Wheat
C/S:  Pecan Pie, Lost Lagoon, Basic White
Designer Paper:  Thoughtful Journey 6×6
Accessories:  Gone Fishing Dies (Last Chance), Textured Floral Dies (Last Chance), Pecan Pie & Clear Ribboned Adhesive Backed Dots (Last Chance), Adhesives

Build a natural winter wonderland with Stampin'  Up!'s DELICATE PINES BUNDLE!  Use the pine snowflakes and delicate greenery to create seasonal cards, tags, and projects with lots of rustic charm!   Add one of the seasonal greetings to finish it off.  We've combined the DELICATE PINES BUNDLE with the ELEGANT PINE SNOWFLAKES 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for nature-inspired designs!  In our DELICATE PINES COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT projects...SIX cards and TWO tags to get you in the holiday spirit!  See more details HERE!

Run, run as fast as you can...to grab Stampin' Up!'s GINGERBREAD MAN BUNDLE!  This adorable set contains two-step images to quickly add faces, frosting, candies, crumbs and don't forget the sassy greetings! The dies can create a folded gingerbread man-shaped card or tag...or cut apart to use singly!  Add a die-cut hat, scarf or bow for even more personalization.  We've combined this GINGERBREAD MAN BUNDLE with the TURTLE-Y CUTE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some sugar & spice with bright colors and fun designs!  In our GINGERBREAD MAN COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...TWO regular cards, TWO fun-fold cards and TWO slimline cards for a really cute assortment!  See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s CHRISTMAS GREENERY BUNDLE contains two step images to quickly create texture and dimension in the colors you want!  Use the poinsettia and greenery images for a festive feel to your holiday cards and projects!  We've combined this CHRISTMAS GREENERY BUNDLE with the coordinating TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER accented with touches of gold for capturing the spirit of the season.  In our CHRISTMAS GREENERY COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two cute table favors!  See more details HERE!

Saturday Blog Hop – For the Guys

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Welcome back to our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week’s hop is “For the Guys”.  I always hear from my customers that guy cards are the hardest for them.  I think it is because we try to be more specific with our cards for them.  They like baseball, but not football.  They like skiing, but not fishing.  We usually aren’t that specific for ladies’ cards, are we?  A flower is a flower…or soft and feminine colors.  I like to think that guys would feel the same way…it doesn’t have to be specific to their particular likes…just look masculine!

GONE FISHING

My dad always loved fishing…and now my grandkids like to fish…so this set was a must have.

Stampin’ Details:

  • The base is 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 Pebbled Path cardstock, scored at 4-1/4 and folded.
  • The 4 x 5-1/4 layer of Boho Blue was embossed with the Twisted Rope Embossing Folder and added to the front.
  • A 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece of Let’s Go Fishing DSP was added on top.
  • The 5/8 x 5 piece of coordinating Let’s Go Fishing DSP was added over it.
  • Happy Birthday from Artistically Inked was stamped with Pebbled Path Ink on 1/2 x 3 piece of Calypso Coral cardstock and adhered on front.
  • The larger rectangle was cut with the Gone Fishing Dies from Very Vanilla cardstock and added to the front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The fishing lures outlines were stamped with Pebbled Path Ink on Very Vanilla cardstock, then stamped the insides with Calypso Coral, Boho Blue and Wild Wheat Inks.  They were cut with the dies.
  • The other fishing lure was cut from Gold Foil Paper.  All were added to the front rectangle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
  • The Boho Blue Jute Trim was wrapped around the rectangle, then tied in a knot.
  • Two Brushed Metallic Dots were added to the background.

 

 

I’m pretty happy with how this turned out!  OK, next up on our blog hop is our Create with Connie and Mary website, then on to creative Mary Brown, or head backwards to see Melissa Davies’ fabulous project and see what everyone did with this challenge!

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:
Stamps:  Gone Fishing, Artistically Inked
Inks:  Pebbled Path, Wild Wheat, Boho Blue, Calypso Coral
C/S:  Very Vanilla, Pebbled Path, Boho Blue, Gold Foil, Let’s Go Fishing DSP
Accessories:  Gone Fishing Dies, Twisted Rope Embossing Folder, Brushed Metallic Dots, In Color Jute Trim (Boho Blue), Adhesives

Build a natural winter wonderland with Stampin'  Up!'s DELICATE PINES BUNDLE!  Use the pine snowflakes and delicate greenery to create seasonal cards, tags, and projects with lots of rustic charm!   Add one of the seasonal greetings to finish it off.  We've combined the DELICATE PINES BUNDLE with the ELEGANT PINE SNOWFLAKES 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for nature-inspired designs!  In our DELICATE PINES COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for EIGHT projects...SIX cards and TWO tags to get you in the holiday spirit!  See more details HERE!

Run, run as fast as you can...to grab Stampin' Up!'s GINGERBREAD MAN BUNDLE!  This adorable set contains two-step images to quickly add faces, frosting, candies, crumbs and don't forget the sassy greetings! The dies can create a folded gingerbread man-shaped card or tag...or cut apart to use singly!  Add a die-cut hat, scarf or bow for even more personalization.  We've combined this GINGERBREAD MAN BUNDLE with the TURTLE-Y CUTE 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER for some sugar & spice with bright colors and fun designs!  In our GINGERBREAD MAN COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...TWO regular cards, TWO fun-fold cards and TWO slimline cards for a really cute assortment!  See more details HERE!

Stampin' Up!'s CHRISTMAS GREENERY BUNDLE contains two step images to quickly create texture and dimension in the colors you want!  Use the poinsettia and greenery images for a festive feel to your holiday cards and projects!  We've combined this CHRISTMAS GREENERY BUNDLE with the coordinating TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS 12x12 DESIGNER PAPER accented with touches of gold for capturing the spirit of the season.  In our CHRISTMAS GREENERY COLLECTION, you'll get step-by-step tutorials for SIX projects...four cards and two cute table favors!  See more details HERE!

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