Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Best Fishes!

Playing with more stuff!  I saw a sample on a demonstrator-only Facebook page, and had to try it for my grandsons.  What do you think of this:

I got this adorable new stamp set, Seaside Shore, and thought it would be fun to make a card for Ethan and Jacob.  So I started with the inside--if this wasn't going to work I wasn't going to spend time creating the outside of the card...but it DID work,and it came out so cute.

So here is the card from the front.  I stamped the fish, masked them with a post-it note (stamped the fish and cut out to create the mask) and then stamped over them with the seaweed.  I also added the bubbles.  Then I colored them to make them look "tropical", and I added Wink of Stella to each fish (sorry you can't see how shiny they are).

Then to the inside:
I created a "pop up" by folding my cardstock in half and making a slit about 1-3/4" across the fold.  Then I scored from each end of the slit to the center of the fold--this allowed me to pop out the "mouth" of my fish.

I covered him in Peekaboo Peach Designer Series Paper; his tail is cut from a retired flower punch (but could easily be from a heart punch) and his fins are the retired Scallop Circle punch.  On the back of the card, across the "mouth" I added a stamped banner, glued to either side of his mouth.

Seaweed was added along the bottom of the "ocean" and I stamped and cut some little shells for the ocean floor.  This piece was mounted to little scalloped strips of Peekaboo Peach, and then adhered to the inside of my card.

But I had to have a treat to go with my cute card...

The new Clear Tiny Treat Boxes were perfect!  They are 2" cubes, clear, and such fun to play with.  I cut 1-15/16" x 8-1/2" strips of the Peekaboo Peach DSP and scored them at just under the 2" mark every 2"; this allowed me to insert the paper INSIDE the treat box.  I wrapped them with ribbon and added little tags. These were cut with the Lots of Labels Framelits and decorated with Swirly Scribbles "seaweed" and cut out fish.

And what was inside?  Well fish and and worms, of course:

I found Swedish Fish and Gummy Worms--what could be more perfect?

I loved putting this set together, and expect my grandsons will enjoy it all when it arrives this week.
What do you think?

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26 comments:

Jackie said...

Wonderful Project Priscilla!

Stampin' Amigos said...

Thanks so much, Jackie; it was such fun to make and fill with treats for the boys!

Unknown said...

What were the dimensions of the folded cardstock you used to create the pop up fish? Thanks so much for sharing

Unknown said...

What were the dimensions of the folded cardstock you used to create the pop up fish? Thanks so much for sharing

Stampin' Amigos said...

Hi Deidra, I made a video with all the instructions. See my post at this link: http://priscillastamps.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-card-and-video.html

Unknown said...

That is one adorable card!! I'm going to make it for my grandson who will love it. Thank you☺️

Stampin' Amigos said...

Thanks, Susie; I'm sure your grandson will love it--mine did!

Angela Nash said...

That is so inventive, beautiful colours can't wait to try it out. Thank you for sharing.

betty said...

I love this card. I still cannot get my head around how you did the pop up fish. HELP

Stampin' Amigos said...

Hi Betty, now worries! I made a video showing you just how to do it. Click on this link and it should help you.
Please feel free to contact me if you still have questions.
http://priscillastamps.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-card-and-video.html

Aunt Denise said...

I LOVE this card! Thanks so much for sharing!

Stampin' Amigos said...

Thank YOU, Denise, for the comment!

Debbie Rumpza said...

Wow I love this and so would my grandson !! Thanks for sharing! You are so clever!

Julie said...

What a fun card! I made two of these with my kids last week and they got to pick out the paper for the fish and help glue it all on. They loved it and had a sing-a-long with their cards when they were done. Your instructions were super. Thanks for sharing!

Stampin' Amigos said...

Thank you, Debra! I know your grandson would love it--mine did!

Stampin' Amigos said...

I love the idea of a sing-a-long with their cards! How cute is that? Thanks so much, Julie, for sharing!

Stampingcountry said...

You are so clever! Love your fish pop-up!

Stampin' Amigos said...

So glad you liked it! Thanks for the nice comment!

Unknown said...

OK, so I am about a year late - but I've seen this card everywhere and you had the only actual instructions. So easy to follow!! Now I am addicted to your blog and Pinterest posts!!

Stampin' Amigos said...

Aw Sheri, I don't care how late you are! I'm so glad you joined the party! Thanks so much for the kind post, and I look forward to hearing from you again. I will always be happy to explain further or share directions when asked...just contact me!

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Karie said...

Oh my goodness! this card is so darn cute. My first grandson is have a "BIG One" first birthday party and this card will be absolutely just perfect! Thank You so much for sharing!

Stampin' Amigos said...

Thanks, Katie, I’m so glad you like it. I made this for my grandsons and they loved them. Have fun!

Anonymous said...

Can you make us a tutorial on the card pls

Stampin' Amigos said...

Thanks for asking - there is a video on how I made this card at: http://priscillastamps.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-card-and-video.html