fish Archives - Written In Ink

Would you like to experiment with a design like this? You’ll find a supply list below, including a link to the stencil I used from A Colorful Life Designs. Follow the link and use discount code ChrisFan10 to save 10% on your entire order! (Master Creator Bundles are excluded as they already have a 20% discount built in.)

Let’s get Started:

Card Base: 5.5 x 8.5, scored and folded at 4.25

Card Face: gel print, 5 1/8 x 4 1/8

Card Face:

I placed the card face on the Grip Mat and positioned the stencil.
I pressed my Versamark embossing ink pad through the stencil firmly, making sure that there was good ink transfer across the exposed surface.
After removing the stencil I sprinkled the card face with sparkly mint green embossing powder, and then used my heat gun to set it.

Other:

I looked through my Ready to Go binder, and grabbed three wee fish which had already been coloured with alcohol markers and then cut out.
I stamped the sentiment using Versafine Onyx, sprinkled on some clear embossing powder and set it with the heat gun. I used snips to fussy cut the sentiment.

Versafine Onyx is a pigment ink and takes longer to dry: this allows time for heat embossing which intensifies the stamping.

Assembly

I glued the card face to the card base, centering on all sides.

I glued each of the fish down individually, and then put dimensional foam on the back of the sentiment before putting it in place.

I used clear acrylic dots to represent bubbles coming from the fish, creating a stream coming from two of the three fish (visible in the close up image, but not in the full shot).

Final Thoughts:

The embossing powder stands out nicely against the dark gel print background, and the pattern in the gel print provides a lot of depth and additional interest.

The end result created a cute watery environment for the fish.

Supplies: (and links where possible)

I have listed which products I have used, and (if possible) where they may be purchased. It’s a huge marketplace and in most instances, there are multiple sources and many alternatives to choose from.

Stencil: Droplet Grid, A Colorful Life Designs

Waffle Flower Grip Mat, 8.5 x 6.5, Scrapbook.com

Versamark Embossing Ink: Simon Says Stamp

Clear Embossing Powder: Wow, Simon Says Stamp

Green Embossing Powder: Michaels (retired)

Stamps: Bite Me, A Colorful Life Designs (retired)

Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Blending Brushes: Stampin’ Up!

Versafine Onyx, Simon Says Stamp

Memento Ink: Stampin’ Up!

Alcohol Markers:

Stampin’ Blends: Stampin’ Up!