Today's project is a little whimsical and hopefully might brighten the day of a friend who is in need a little encouragement...
The trio of little fishies have been stamped using Smooch Accent Ink. A past post: "Smooched Butterfly ATC" showed the step-by-step instructions for doing that. But basically, you first "prime" the stamp by inking it with Watermark Ink or Clear Embossing Ink, then dab on several colors of Smooch and blend by dabbing the colors lightly with your finger or a beauty swab {I prefer using my finger}. The resulting stamped image is almost like a shimmery watercolor; a mixture of the individual colors used as well as the blended colors created.
Some loose outlining was done using a black pen to add more definition...
To create the waves, pieces of white cardstock, with their top edges torn to resemble waves, were spritzed with Smooch Spritz. The darker blue wave received a heavy coat while the lighter one was just given a few spritzes. So although the same color was used on both, they look completely different due to the differing applications.
You can use either of either of these "Smooch" techniques to get more use from both the products and from your stamps. If you'd like to try your hand at making this card, here's all you need to know...
“happy little fishies” card
Skill Level: easy to moderate
SUPPLIES:
please refer to the "Smooched Butterfly ATC" post for step-by-step photos and directions for inking the stamps using Smooch...
Clearsnap: Smooch Accent Ink: Grape Soda, Kiwi, Pool, Tuxedo, Moonlight, Carrot, Sassy Pink, Ocean Soul, Smooch Spritz: Electric Blue and Watermark Ink {full or mini size}
Bazzill: Coconut Swirl cardstock and Blue Eyes Bling cardstock
Other: permanent fine tipped black pen
Tools: Color Catcher, paper trimmer, scissors and adhesive.
DIRECTIONS:
1) Cut a 7 X 7 piece of aqua bling cardstock and fold in half to make card.
2) Cut 2 - 6 X 2 pieces of white cardstock and tear along one long edge of each piece to create "waves".
3) Place one of the pieces of torn cardstock in the Color Catcher and spritz with an even coat of Electric Blue Smooch Spritz {darker wave}. Set aside to dry.
4) Place other piece of torn cardstock in the Color Catcher and spritz with short quick spritzes scattered across card. {lighter wave}. Set aside to dry.
5) Ink fish stamp using Watermark ink. Dab on dots of Kiwi and Pool over stamp, dab lightly with finger or beauty swab. Stamp on a piece of white cardstock and set aside to dry. Repeat using Sassy Pink with Carrot and once more using Grape Soda and Ocean Soul.
6) Cut out fish and add eye to each using Tuxedo Smooch Accent Ink, when dry, outline eye using Moonlight Smooch Accent Ink. When eyes are dry, add details using black pen.
7) Cut a 3 3/4 X 1/4 piece of white cardstock and write "just keep swimming..." using black pen.
8) Adhere waves about 1/2 up from bottom of card. Then adhere fish and sentiment.
I hope you enjoyed this fun little card, check back later in the week for one last summer inspired project. Also please check out Jean’s ColorSyle blog for more great projects featuring Clearsnap products!
---tami