Becky's Stampin' Studio: Peaceful Pier Fish

I just love the fish from the Peaceful Pier stamp set. The rest of the set is really great, too, but I LOVE the fish!! I found this card created by Connie Babbert, and knew I had to give it a try! Only issue for a class is, the fish do not have a die, so you have to fussy cut them out. Bummer! The base is the new Cloud Cover and the DSP is the new Need for Tweed DSP in the Online Store! Add a little color with a Blending Brush and Blends, and you're done! Love it!

Measurements:

Cloud Cover: 1/2 sheet
Need for Tweed DSP (OE): 4" x 5 1/4"
Pecan Pie: 3 1/4" x 4 1/2"
Basic White: 3" x 4 1/4", 1/2" x 3" (sentiment), scraps (fish)

To Make This Card:

Adhere DSP to folded Cloud Cover card base.
Next, take White layer, and stamp "grass" from Prairie Grass stamp set 2x each inking, onto bottom of this piece. I used Garden Green ink.
Create the background on this piece, by burnishing Crumb Cake near the bottom and Cloud Cover on top with Blending Brushes. Adhere to the Pecan Pie layer. Set aside.
Now for the fish. On a scrap of White stamp 2 "curved" fish and 2 "straight" fish in Memento Black ink. Color with Blends in colors listed below. (I call this "messy" coloring as you don't want any straight edges just a lot of color. It kind of looks like camoflage!) These colors really do work!)
Note: I am hoping to do this one at the Senior Center, only *I* am NOT going to cut out 30 fish!! So, if you don't like to fussy cut (I don't mind 2-3) you CAN just stamp them directly to the background, since the colors of the Blends cover up most - except for the darkest green "grass".
Stamp the sentiment in Garden Green ink onto strip of White. Angle cut this right end. (I thought this was a nice touch).I adhered this onto the card front, flush, before adding the fish. Hers hung off the layers, and I kind of liked that look, so mine does, too!
Add a little Wink of Stella to the fish, and then adhere to card with Dimensionals.
Now, you can add the Pecan Pie layer to the front of card. I added mine with squares of Foam Adhesive Sheet.
Finish with Holographic Resin Dots for the fish "bubbles"

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