Fish More

Hi there!

I've been waiting to share today's projects with you for a while. A few weeks ago my brother celebrated his 30th birthday. I used the new Fish More set from Wplus9 for his card and a little framed gift. I adored the fishing vest card that Dawn made during the last release, and when she offered it as a free electronic cut file, I knew right away I wanted to give it a try.

I thought that Dawn's version of this vest was perfect. The little label on the inside of the vest, the tag on the pocket - it was fantastic. I carried these elements through to my design and love how it turned out.

I cut the fishing vest from True Thyme cardstock, then stamped the vest and the pockets with the Weave Backgrounder in True Thyme ink. It just adds a little bit of texture and resembles fabric.  I inked the edges of everything with Distress Ink before assembling. As you can see, I left some space in the upper left pocket so I could tuck some cash in there.

The tag for the inside was cut using the Label Layers 4 Die. I used markers from Stampin' Up! to selectively color portions of the sentiment.

The other thing I made using this set was a framed piece of art.

I started with an 8 x 10 dark brown wooden frame and cut a sheet of Oatmeal cardstock to fit the inside. Then I die cut a boat load of the different fish lures also out of Oatmeal cardstock (I just want to interject that this is my *most favorite* cardstock. I LOVE IT. I struggle to not use it on everything I make).

I used Stampin' Write markers again to color the lures in. I just colored directly on the stamp, huffed on it, and stamped it on my cardstock. If you are looking for a perfectly stamped image, this might not be the method for you. But since I wanted my lures to look a little old and worn, this technique worked out perfectly.

I laid all the stamped fish lures out on the sheet of cardstock and arranged them how I wanted them - I tried to distribute shapes and colors throughout the design. Then I stamped all the hooks on the lures before adhering them down with dimensional foam tape. The stamped strip of text through the middle helps to break things up and even out the spacing of the design.

Here's my brother, putting the 'work less, fish more' adage into practice. When he's not actually fishing, he's making his own muskie lures. He really has a talent for choosing colors and airbrushing the designs (my parents distributed their creative genes well!).

Thanks for stopping in today, I hope you have a good one!

Anya

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Recipe:
Work Less, Fish More Vest Card
STAMPS: Fish More - Wplus9 Design Studio; Weave Backgrounder - Cornish Heritage Farms
CARDSTOCK: True Thyme - Stampin' Up!; Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: True Thyme, Early Espresso - Stampin' Up!; Walnut Stain Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Fishing Vest Cut File, Fish More Die, Label Layers 4 Die - Wplus9; Silhouette Cameo - Silhouette America; Pewter Brads


Eat. Sleep. Fish. Framed Art
STAMPS: Fish More - Wplus9 Design Studio
CARDSTOCK: Oatmeal - Wplus9
INK: Early Espresso, Earth Elements & Rich Regals Stampin' Write Markers - Stampin' Up!; Antique Linen Distress Ink - Ranger Industries
OTHER: Fish More Die - Wplus9; 8x10 Wooden Frame - JoAnn Fabrics Stores