Wednesday's "What's On the Desk?"

I'm finally getting back to my What's On the Desk Wednesday after weeks of prepping for my Open House.  And today I have some interesting things on my desk:

I was making a birthday card for my father (come back next week to see that), and had these pieces left over.

See that little speck in the middle?

It's a teeny goldfish.

So it looks like my card has to be a sea-inspired creation..

I started looking at what I had:

I thought that I would use Sea of Textures, so I started by embossing the two Soft Sea Foam circles; the one on the left uses the Ruffled embossing folder, and the smaller circle was embossed with Seaside.  

Then I started thinking about a layout.

This circle needed to be stamped - Sea of Textures was perfect.  The "grass" was stamped in Tranquil Tide (stamping off for the ones on the side) and the coral was stamped with Blushing Bride ink.

I also stamped and cut out this coral, using Tranquil Tide ink on Vellum cardstock.

Now let's start putting it all together:

Don't forget the goldfish and the sea grass that I had on my desk...

It needs a sentiment.  I like the one from Lilypad Lake, but only want the "Thinking of You" part of the sentiment.  Using the Stamparatus, I first stamped the image on an acrylic sheet, with my card front underneath for placement.  I adjust the card and prepare the stamp:

Since I only want part of it I mask off the words I don't want with Washi Tape.

I ink up my stamp...

Don't forget to remove the Washing Tape before stamping!

Perfect!  Gotta love that Stamparatus!

Now let's put it all together:

It just needed a few more goldfish and some retired Glitter and Clear Epoxy dots (to look like bubbles coming off the words).  There's a layer of Soft Sea Foam, and the card base is Tranquil Tide.

So what do you think?  Did I inspire you to try using scraps on your desk?

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Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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$20.00

Sea Of Textures Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Sea Of Textures Clear-Mount Bundle

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$45.00

Sea Of Textures Wood-Mount Bundle

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$52.00

Lilypad Lake Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Lilypad Lake Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

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Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

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Tranquil Tide 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

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Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Copper Foil Sheets

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Tranquil Textures Designer Series Paper

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Ruffled Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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$10.00

Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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Under The Sea Framelits Dies

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Stamparatus

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Glitter & Clear Epoxy Shapes

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Big Shot

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