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Saturday, 12 February 2011

Something fishy...

Jennifer is hosting this week's One Layer Wednesday challenge and she's asked us to use two image stamps and nothing else - no sentiment, no embellishments. Full details here if you'd like to play along!

I struggled a bit to decide on what images to use and eventually settled on this beautifully detailed fish and the bubbles stamp from the same set.

I swooshed ink onto the card base directly from the pads and then added just a few tiny streaks with a watercolour crayon. Rather than colouring the fish with a marker (allowed under the challenge rules) I removed colour with bleach - I'm sure that's in the same spirit! Versafine ink is unaffected by bleach once it's been left to dry fully (maybe because it's an oil-based ink?) so the detail of the fish remains clear. I used an opaque white pen on the eye, just to make it stand out a bit more.

Stamps:
Under the Sea (Darkroom Door)

Paper:
Smooth white

Ink:
Distress ink by Ranger (Tumbled Glass and Broken China)
Versafine by Tsukineko (Onyx Black)

Other:
Bleach
Neocolour II water soluble crayon by Caran d'Ache
Inkssentials white pen by RangerCorner Chomper by We R memory Keepers

Thanks for stopping by, have a lovely weekend!
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21 comments:

  1. Lisa A.12 February 2011 at 14:10

    AMAZING!!! Wow...what creativity!!!

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  2. Effie12 February 2011 at 17:36

    Fabulous stamp... he really stands out, a case of less is more!

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  3. Kathy12 February 2011 at 17:43

    It's lovely, Joanne. That turquoise is absolutely stunning

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  4. joanne wardle12 February 2011 at 20:26

    great card, the big fish has great impact

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  5. Sam & Poppy12 February 2011 at 20:29

    Absolutely brill, love it!

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  6. S-J12 February 2011 at 21:03

    Wow! That is fabulous, the stamp is gorgeous and a handy tip about the versafine and bleach too Thanks.

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  7. Lesley Edmonds12 February 2011 at 21:29

    This is stunning. I love the electric blue behind the fish and thanks for the tip about versafine and bleach - didn't know that :)
    Lesley x

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  8. Tineke12 February 2011 at 21:39

    What a beautifull fish in the water!
    Greetings from Holland,
    Tineke

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  9. Hazel12 February 2011 at 23:57

    Love the fish stamp - you are so accomplished at these CAS cards x

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  10. Vicky Hayes13 February 2011 at 08:10

    I am utterly lost in admiration! If I had made the last three cards on your blog I'd be able to die a happy woman!

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  11. Scrappy~Sarah13 February 2011 at 10:16

    That is gorgeous :o)

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  12. Susan13 February 2011 at 16:01

    didn't know about the bleach trick...thanks! GORGEOUS card!

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  13. Karen13 February 2011 at 17:41

    Oh Joanne, you do these cards so well my lovely! I love this fish & the bubbles just finish it all off. I am thinking I should have a go at something like this, it looks so effective and unfussy! xxx

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  14. cookcreateread13 February 2011 at 17:45

    Wow, this is really lovely Joanne! I love the background water!

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  15. Mari13 February 2011 at 17:51

    An awesome example of CAS! Love the image, too!

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  16. Janice13 February 2011 at 18:37

    What a very detailed stamp for the fish. Very effective technique.

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  17. Deborah Frings14 February 2011 at 15:56

    Absolutely stunning - very unusual design - but fabulous!

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  18. Carol15 February 2011 at 00:41

    This is really thinking outside the box! What a great card! Love that you used bleach to 'color'/remove color from the fish...I've never thought of that other than on colored cardstock! Who knew!???

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  19. Anonymous15 February 2011 at 18:28

    Stunning! x

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  20. Paulette S15 February 2011 at 20:44

    Joanne,
    How simple, but outstanding and this exactly why I like your style of making cards. The bleach is brilliant. =D

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  21. Jennifer Styles17 February 2011 at 19:34

    This card is just spectacular!

    Adore!

    Great job on the challenge and thanks for playing along with OLW40!

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