It's colour challenge week at Less is More and the challenge is "shades of blue" - right up my street since I tend to gravitate to blues and greens.
We met up with a friend on our recent holiday in Potugal and he gave us some wine and olive oil from his own vines and trees. We drank the wine while we were still away but we managed to get the olive oil back in one piece in a suitcase! We've just opened the bottle and so I wanted to send a thank you card.
If you've been to Portugal, you'll know there are basically two national foods - salt cod and sardines! So I thought a little shoal of sardiney fish swimming in a sea of blue would make a good thank you.
I scribbled three blue markers onto an acetate sheet, spritzed with water and pressed on to my card. Then I did the same technique as I used on yesterday's card for the fish and finished with a stamped sentiment.
Stamps:
Under the Sea (Darkroom Door)
Sentiment from retired CHF set
Ink:
Memento markers by Tsukineko (Bahama Blue, Danube Blue, Paris Dusk)
Versafine by Tsukineko (Onyx Black)
Other:
Bleach
Acetate sheet and Mini Mister to create background
Corner Chomper by We R Memory Keepers
Thanks for stopping by!
Saturday, 2 July 2011
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A great card - I'm sure your friends will love it
What a fab card! Love how you have created your background and the fish are brill :)
great card, very personal, which is why handmade cards are ideal. Thanks for the tip about using bleach to lighten versafine, gives a lovely rounded shape to your fish
Great card.
Lynne xxx
Fabulous fishy card Joanne! x
Lovely card and what a great technique, your friends in Portugal will love it.
Jo x
This is amazing - the sea looks so real!! It will be much apprecaited!
The spritzed scribbled marker on acetate has made a perfect sea - wonderful! How nice that you've made such a meaningful thank you card!
Fabulous XOXO Zoe
Almost as if you see them swin. Beautiful card!
Love the movement you've got into your card :-) Great job! I'm sure you friends will love it :-)
Great card for a fisherman, well done.
Maureen........x
You can view mine here.
Clever card, the sea looks FAB.
When I think of Portugal it reminds me of one of the tims we were there and my friend reluctantly share a Cataplana with her husband! YUK She went a funny shade of green lol [hopefully you know what it looks like lol] Thanks for a FAB memory
Thank you so much
Diva LIM
"Less is More"
Oh I do love a spritzed background! The bleached fish look superb too.
Great technique there, love the shoaly fish lol!
Terrific LIM card and perfect for your friend. Annette x
Fabulous card ♥
Your description of how you did the sea sounds so easy and look what a fabulous result you got. Superb card. Thanks for the versafine and bleach tip.
Fab card. Love the sea background you've made! Lisa x
what a cool card... i love how you created the "sea" background!
Brilliant card I'm sure your friends will love it xx
Very cool! What a perfect thank you card for your friend.
your card is perfect! I love the water
Fabulous card!!
very nice joanne :)
Brillant card, the sea is very effective. Your friends should love it.
A fabulous card, love how you've created the background. Love your starfish from your previous post - thanks for the bleaching tip. xx
SO clever, love the card
fab! So clever and I love the background!
Beautiful card.
Hola Joanne, fantastic idea for your friend!!!!beautiful card Joanne.
A hug from Palma de Mallorca
Your card is great, I'm sure they'll love it. Hazel x
I love how the marker background came out! It really looks like water - absolutely perfect for this!
That sea looks very inviting, fabulous card.
sue :)
What a great card!
This is truly gorgeous! I am so looking forward to working with you at STS, I have admired your work for many years!
And what an effective technique it is too - lovely card
Kathyk
great spritz effect, lovely card x
Very striking card, the fish are so 3D...amazing :)
Jenny x
What a fabulous thank you card for a wonderful gift received. The fish look so real.
Just been having a catch up with all the fab stuff I've missed since my last visit. Love the fish on this card, Btw how could you give away that patterned paper!?! x
Lovely card Joanne, and I do like that technique...x
The inking sounds like a wonderful technique...gotta try that sometime. You've created a beautiful card with it! My Card
BEAUTIFUL card! I really like how the waves look REAL-like they are going to jump off the page!
Great technique for the background and the fish look fab,
Sandy
Great card, love the fish, it's nice to see a card with a male orientation!
A really great card. Love the fish. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. Angela
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