Using this week's sketch challenge, I had fun creating this card. For this week's Ways to Use It challenge, was aquariums - from aquariums to fish bowls etc.
I used a color burst background I already had, added the glass bead glitter gel, and made waves in the gel by hand. Then, patience to let it dry! I stamped Pool Party on the tag (stamped off once to make it light), stamped and die cut the fish in the fish bowl. I die cut the fish bowl from the Balloon framelits that go with the Celebrate Today stamp set. I die cut the top lip of the bowl using one of the stems from the Every Day Jars framelits set. I glued the acetate fish bowl to the tag using Crystal Effects. I also stamped the fish from Penguin Paradise twice and popped them up after fussy cutting them.
I tied the bow using this tutorial and added it to the top of the tag.
Thanks for looking!
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017 GMT Views: 1831
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So pretty!! Love the bkg and the gorgeous affect your handmade waves etched into this precious bead glitters and the colors are perfect for the water. Lovely card . Well waiting for it to dry Sis!!
Registered: March 29, 2011 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 32470
Sat, Apr 15, 2017 @ 10:32 PM
Your bg is gorgeous! Love the addition of the glass bead glitter gel. The fish jumping up from the bowl is a cute touch. Thanks for bringing your adorable card to the challenge!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131740
Sun, Apr 16, 2017 @ 1:13 AM
What a fabulous sparkly background and cute fish bowl. Your glass bead gel must have finer beads than the one I have seen here, which I keep meaning to get, and then think I could use my clear microbeads, and then forget to even try that. Thanks for the reminder!!
Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32111
Sun, Apr 16, 2017 @ 11:07 AM
Fantastic card. I have no experience yet with glitter gel, but now for sure it is something I want to try. So cute with the fishes and your bow is perfection. This is so creative. Thanks for explaining how you made this. Like the fish bowl- so fun. Thanks for all the details and the bow link. This one is going into my faves, Catherine.
Registered: December 4, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 16610
Sun, Apr 16, 2017 @ 1:26 PM
Everything about this card is stunning Catherine. This background and the way you made it is truly impressive- and how wonderful that it has all this sparkle and shimmer- just like real water. I love the creativity you used to make your wonderful fish bowl too! Everything about this stunning card is fantastic Catherine. I am so glad Shirl told me you made a card using glass bead glitter gel- yay! This is going right into my favs! Hugs! ~Karen.
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70346
Mon, Apr 17, 2017 @ 8:20 AM
Amazing card! Wonderful take on the sketch. Love the background and how you made the waves. It's so pretty. Love the colors. The fish are adorable. You are so, so creative to combine stamp sets and dies. It all came together so nicely. Love your card. The orange bow is a beautiful finishing touch. Very nicely done! TFS