Birthday Fishes | by Rosemary Dennis

Hello, hello! Have you seen the new Birch Press Design release? It is full of absolutely amazing fish themed designs. I have so many ideas rolling around in my head. I’m starting off with a fairly simple design today. Let’s have a look.

When my package arrived in the mail my niece and her family were on a vacation in Bali. The photos she shared on Instagram got some ideas going and one of them was this card. Along with all the dies there is a really fun stencil set that allows you to create beams of sunlight shining in the ocean. I immediately knew I was going to use the stencils for my card.

I inked up my panel of cardstock with Tumbled Glass distress oxide ink and then used on of the stencils and Peacock Feathers distress oxide ink to add the sunlight streaming into the water. Once that was done I splatted the panel with water to create little bubbles.

I then inkblended another panel with Mowed Lawn distress oxide ink, Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey. I die cut the kelp and little fish from that panel using the new Sea Kelp and Mini Fish die set. I added a bit of a darker green distress oxide ink (I don’t remember which one) to the kelp for some color variation.

The I figured out the arrangement of the kelp and fish. Since this card was going to my great niece who was on vacation in Bali with her parents I found a round Memory Box Tabs birthday sentment and inked it up with some of the green ink. I purposefully chose the sentiment tab with the wavy birthday to mimic the ocean waves. I adhered everything to my panel with glue and then added it to a cardstock base.

I just love how this turned out. Well, that’s it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Comments

2 responses to “Birthday Fishes | by Rosemary Dennis”

  1. Absolutely perfect in every way, Rosemary! Totally love the look of the sun through the water and the oxide inks soft, matte finish really appeals to me! I need to make this card for my brother in law’s summer birthday!

  2. Beautiful background for your kelp and fishes, Rosemary – adorable!!

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