Best Catch

Hello stampers & welcome to my blog!  Do you know someone who loves to fish?  This card is sure to bring a smile to their face.

It's fun to add a little watercolor to your cards!  Unlike coloring with Blends or markers, you can just let the color flow without trying to stay in the lines.  The fish was stamped on watercolor paper with Stazon ink.  Then I used 3 small acrylic blocks to pick up color off my ink pads and these became my palette.  The fish is colored in Granny Apple Green, Coastal Cabana & Calypso Coral.

Granny Apple Green

Coastal Cabana

Calypso Coral

Using an AquaPainter, I added color to the fish until I was happy with the look.  I tried to make him look somewhat realistic by keeping the color darker on his back and lighter on the belly.  For the cattails, I spread color randomly on the watercolor paper and cut them after it was completely dry.

The inside sentiment comes from the Perennial Birthday stamp set. 

The fishing net on the card front is from Sea of Textures and it's stamped in Soft Suede ink.  The fish seems to be jumping right off the card thanks to Stampin' Dimensionals!

Want to try this card?  Here are the products you'll need - click to learn more:

Stitched Rectangle Dies

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Best Catch Cling Stamp Set

[148598]

Catch Of The Day Dies

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Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[146990]

Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper

[149612]

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

[147115]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

[147097]

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

Aqua Painters

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Glitter Enamel Dots

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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