Saturday 8 February 2014

Catching Fish

It's HOT in Melbourne yet again today - 41 degrees Celsius as I type. So its been the perfect day to spend inside card making sitting under the (new) Air Con :-)

Today's card is for a fishing lover….and combines the Sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

And the colours from Fab Friday



Its such a great colour combo and lends itself to a fresh look I think :-) And how much fun is it to make a card where the difficult decisions of colours and layout have been made for you LOL!!
So yes, this came together pretty quickly and was great fun to do so a big  "thank you" to both FMS and FF :-)

The crumb cake Frame is cut using the Square Framelits  and then embossed with the Lattice EF. The white square is sponged with some Coastal Cabana ink. I used some Linen thread for the fishing "line" and a Cocktail pick with the sharp end cut off for a fishing rod.

Card stock: Crumb cake, Real Red, Whisper White
Designer Series Paper: Retro Fresh
Ink: Coastal Cabana, Real Red
Stamps: By the Tide, Sassy Salutations
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Framelits, Lattice EF, Decorative Dots EF*, Linen Thread, Cocktail pick, Glue dots, Dimensionals, Snail

* Available as part of the Saleabration free products

I hope wherever you are today that "extreme weather" is not part of your forecast! Its hot here in Australia and freezing cold in the USA…..would be great to fly somewhere in between the two :-)

Happy stamping until next time,

Jan







12 comments:

  1. I feel for you with your extreme heat! We're having a lovely mild summer here in NZ, which is not that far away from Melbourne. Bizarre! Anyway, onto your card. I love your fishing rod - so clever! And the shading behind the fish is fantastic. This is a great masculine card. Thanks so much for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches. Stay cool!

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    1. Thank you so much Karen! And I do know where NZ is - I'm from Nelson originally :-) I sometimes call myself an Australasian but not everyone gets it :-)

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  2. Wow Jan - your card is totally fabulous! I love the realness you've given background by sponging some water and your fishing pole is so clever! Thanks for joining us at FMS this week! (can you believe it was still 33deg overnight? Hopefully we've seen the end of this hot weather - I'm over it!)

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    1. Hi Narelle! Thank you very much :-) oh it was WAY too hot last night. So glad the change has come and can turn the Air Con off for a bit! Thinking of those affected by the Fires tonight too

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  3. Very cute card!! Love the fishing pole!! It's -6* F where I'm at today, so I'm inside also. Thank you for joining us at Fab Friday!!!

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    1. Hi Brenda, thank you so much! Yes, so weird the weather everywhere lately!! Hope you stay warm

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  4. Great card, Jan! I love the added fishing reel; fabulous idea with that stamp! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches.

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  5. Great card! I love the fish in the frame and the pole and sponging detail behind it! So fun! Thanks for sharing at Fab Friday!

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  6. Very nice! I like that you made this color combo into a more masculine card! And enjoy the heat for me...it's been below zero here for a while, yuck! Thanks for playing at Fab Friday!

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    1. Thank you so much!! It's a fab colour combo too :-)

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