hi there! today i have a card for 2 fun challenges! i made this card for paper smooches new sparks challenge, and for this week's one layer wednesday challenge. the sparks challenge is to create a card using one of the july color combos or one of the july designer draft sketches, and the one layer challenge is to *make it personal*, create a card for someone by adding touches especially for them. for the sparks challenge, i went with the middle card sketch in the grid below, the one with the scalloped line across the center. since i seem to have the ocean on my mind, looking at that, of course i saw waves! as i was deciding what stamps to use, i decided that this was going to be for my daughter, so i made the fishes mostly pink (her favorite color), i added a little heart gem in between the gill and friend because she loves hearts, and i added some stickles on the fish because she loves a little sparkle. :) my daughter just turned six and she is my little stamping buddy, she has her own table set up in my craft room, and i let her use all of my stamps, inks and punches. we have a blast together! i can't wait to give this to her! for the card, i punched a scalloped edge on a scrap piece of paper, and then used it as a mask and sponged along the bottom edge to create the water line. all of the stamps are from paper smooches surf and turf set (love it!), except the sand stamp i used on the bottom, that is from an old su set, shore thing. i stamped the sand stamp in a dark brown and then sponged a little with a lighter brown. i only used one fish stamp, i just flipped it over so it was facing the other direction. :) and here is a picture of my little cutie....at the beach of course! :) i hope you are having a wonderful day! thanks for visiting! :)
My goodness you are quick!!! This is a really sweet card and I enjoyed reading why it's so personal! I'm sure that your daughter will love it. Those fish are so darn cute!
PS Super photo!!
Posted by: Deborah Frings | July 12, 2011 at 11:00 PM
This is a very cute card. The waves look great sponged like that. Cool fish too.
Posted by: Heather T | July 13, 2011 at 12:54 PM
love these little fish, great card!
Posted by: carla | July 13, 2011 at 01:49 PM
So cute! TFS!!!
Posted by: Mynnette | July 13, 2011 at 04:12 PM
This is adorable.. I love the colors and the one layer is beautiful.. good luck with the Paper Smooches Spark Challenge :) HUGS
Posted by: Alison | July 13, 2011 at 08:52 PM
Wow another fab CAS card Jennie, I just love your cardmaking style :)
Great that these fish are able to be flipped easily to be face to face.
Your daughter looks at home on the beach with a belly board:)
Jenny x
Posted by: Jenny M | July 14, 2011 at 03:43 AM
Beautifully done. Love your bg.
Posted by: Lisa Lara | July 14, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Jennie, this is fintastic! LOL Everytime I see that PS sentiment, I laugh. I really love how you did the waves and seabed!
Posted by: Emily Leiphart | July 15, 2011 at 05:56 PM
How cute is this!! Love those little fishes!! My Card
Posted by: Susan | July 16, 2011 at 03:16 PM
Brilliant, love it and perfect for your little sweetie, Gay xxx
Posted by: mustavcoffee | July 18, 2011 at 06:31 AM
The card is cute but little D is even cuter!! I cannot believe how big she is getting. Wow, time flies by so fast. It seems like just yesterday I was at your baby shower. Happy birthday, D!
Posted by: Debbie | July 19, 2011 at 06:04 AM