O.k. – I have a H U G E smile on my face! The minute I saw this stamp,Fishin' Around, I fell in love with it….it's a personal thing with my daughter and her adventures with horses!
Years ago…( probably 10 years ago…) my beautiful daughter and I went to Ohio to watch the Pony Finals…and out of the total blue…we took the bait and bought her first pony….and we named him Nemo! I can still remember standing there and calling my husband ( as we did not plan on me doing this)….he was in a meeting and I told his office…
"It was kinda important"…
Being that we live in Maryland I had to find a way back home for our new "son"….the only shipper that I could find that was going near our area was leaving at 11 p.m. to go East…then South to Florida…
Hannah was 9 at this time….and I knew that it would be a long night ahead! We were going through a toll booth on the highway and I can remember she woke up and this little voice from the backseat said…let's call him Nemo! It was a hot movie at the time and it stuck!
When I saw the sneak preview of this NEW catalog…..I instantly loved this stamp – then when I saw the "idea" shown on page 58 I thought…..WOW – I am going to try this one! So….I took the "dive" and tried it….and it worked!!!!
I thought it would be a mess….that water would be all over the place….in fact – I stamped 4 of these images…."just in case" and the very 1st one I tried it worked! LOVE IT!!!!
I was soooo darn tootin' excited!
What a fun….FUN card!
Here is the "low down"….please try it! Your smile will be as wide as mine is – it is a super fun card to make and a super fun card to give!
- The base is the Standard A-2 size in Marina Mist
- I cut a piece of Water Color Paper in 3 1/4" X 5 1/2" and then stamped the Fishin' Around image using the Black Staz On Ink – I also stamped the image on scarp pieces of water color paper for the background image!
- Using the 1 3/4" Circle Punch – I popped out the "gold fish bowl"
- To the remaining image….I used the Aqua Painters and using the colors of Tangerine Tango, Marina Mist, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry and Baked Brown Sugar, I colored the images in!
- Using a hot Glue Gun and the Circle Treat Cup I peeled off the adhesive from the back of the cup….put a bead of Hot Glue around the cup and crossed my fingers and placed my piece of paper that had the hole on-top and PRESTO….it worked!
- Pulling out Mr. Big Shot, I thought border was super cute – it is from the Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die
- Still thnking it needed something extra but simple…I popped out some of the flowers from the Itty Bitty Shapes Pinch Pack and adding a classic "pearl" was the touch it needed!
- The Sentiment was perfect…and it came from the Hostess Stamp Set, Express Yourself, I love this stamp set and have already used it a bunch!
- Now to the envelope…..using the Brights Designers Series Paper….it was a perfect fun look – Polka Dots always making you smile!!!
Making this card brought back so many memories of my amazing times with my daughter and her riding…she has grown up so much, still riding but those pony days are in the past and Nemo was the 1st and will always have a special place in my heart!
This was a fun card to make and even though I said….my fingers were crossed that it would work…it was a cinch! It is great feeling to have a card that you made have such a fun and unique look to it! The water in the cup just makes you want to tilt it back and forth!
Please let me know how you liked this! I do appreciate your comments and also feel free to email me!
I get sooooo many comments and requests on how do I do the lined envelopes!!! Tomorrow I will post for you my simple method!
You will be super surprised how darn tootin' easy it is but also you will be "hooked" ( just like I am hooked on this stamp!!!) and you will never send a card out without a lined envelope!
Please shop away at my online store….a simple click and your goodies will arrive at your home and then you will always have me on the other end to help you with your projects! I love what I do and I would love and be honored to be your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator!
Susan, I love this!! So glad the water worked 🙂 Your border is adorable!! What a sweet card 🙂
Another adorable card. Love it.
I love this card. I did order the stamp set and it should be here tomorrow. I can’t wait. I’m so glad you shared the details of how to make the card. The colors and border and pearls are awesome! Thank you so much for sharing!
Cute, cute card! I had to laugh at your story of buying the pony. I envisioned your roadtrip with Hannah as I recal our trip and all the laughs taking the horse trailer to be painted. LOL
You make everything so much fun!
Love your card!!! Sooooo cute and a great story too!
Susan, I fell in love with this stamp also and was one of the first I ordered from the new catalog. My grand kids love the movie Nemo and I saw lots of possibilities with it. Love your card, and was wondering about the water sample in the catalog. Now I will have to try it.
I saw in the catalog about the water and thought that would be an accident waiting to happen on my part! Maybe, and just maybe, I will order it eventually and try it. It looks so fun! Does it fit in an envelope?
Loved the card. Did not understand why you had to stamp 2 images-one for background?? Also, you hot glued the image with the hole on top – what hole? Am anxious to make this card but could you please make it clear to me? Thanks so-o much.