Sunday, 15 May 2016

Birthday fishes ...

Good afternoon from a beautiful day in Oxfordshire ... blue skies and sunshine!

I've put together a quick card (well not that quick) for this week's challenge at "Less is More" it is One Layer week and the theme is "At Sea".  I've gone for under the sea ...



I stamped, heat embossed and then water coloured the fishes before masking off a circle and then ink blended the background.  I then used a circle die to emboss the circle, added some bubbles from the fish and then stamped a rather corny sentiment!!

I used:
Altenew Ori Kami stamp set.
Distress Inks - Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon and Spiced Marmalade
Lawn Fawn - Milo's ABC
Versafine Onyx Black Ink

Enjoy!


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12 comments:

  1. Esther15 May 2016 at 13:20

    Fab card Elaine! The colours on the fish are great and I love how you've embossed with a die. It's a super LIM entry!

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  2. Cardsbymaaike15 May 2016 at 14:10

    never seen those geometric looking fish stamps before, well done on the coloring and the look and feel of the card, at first i thought it was a fishbowl, than a porthole...

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  3. Cara15 May 2016 at 19:14

    Love those origami fishes and embossing the circle die was a genius touch. Cara x

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  4. Sarah G16 May 2016 at 19:30

    I had forgotten about my origami fish from Altenew - what a great idea, Elaine! Love your watercolouring and the added texture from the embossing. Great to see you at Less is More :)

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  5. lililindsay17 May 2016 at 00:03

    Such a fun card. The colours are so vibrant.

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  6. Anne17 May 2016 at 07:08

    Ooh love your origami fish Elaine - and the porthole effect too - this is fab!
    Thanks so much for joining us for one layer week
    Anne
    "Less is More"

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  7. Sharon Traynor Designs17 May 2016 at 09:42

    Fabulous fishes Elaine. Love the way you framed them with the circle and the colours are so pretty too.
    Thanks for sharing this with us at Less is More.
    Sharon xx

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  8. Squirrel19 May 2016 at 17:01

    The embossing and inking is so effective. Love it!

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  9. Chrissie20 May 2016 at 08:31

    This is terrific Elaine, I love the gradation of colour in the fish!
    Super card!
    Thanks so much
    Chrissie
    "Less is More"

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  10. G Peplow20 May 2016 at 12:18

    That is so cool, I love your angular fish, striking colours too :D x

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  11. Viv20 May 2016 at 20:09

    Such a fab card Elaine ;) Viv xx

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  12. Nonni21 May 2016 at 14:55

    Very cool card!

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