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
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A great card - I'm sure your friends will love it
ReplyDeleteWhat a fab card! Love how you have created your background and the fish are brill :)
ReplyDeletegreat 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
ReplyDeleteGreat card.
ReplyDeleteLynne xxx
Fabulous fishy card Joanne! x
ReplyDeleteLovely card and what a great technique, your friends in Portugal will love it.
ReplyDeleteJo x
This is amazing - the sea looks so real!! It will be much apprecaited!
ReplyDeleteThe spritzed scribbled marker on acetate has made a perfect sea - wonderful! How nice that you've made such a meaningful thank you card!
ReplyDeleteFabulous XOXO Zoe
ReplyDeleteAlmost as if you see them swin. Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteLove the movement you've got into your card :-) Great job! I'm sure you friends will love it :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat card for a fisherman, well done.
ReplyDeleteMaureen........x
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Clever card, the sea looks FAB.
ReplyDeleteWhen 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.
ReplyDeleteGreat technique there, love the shoaly fish lol!
ReplyDeleteTerrific LIM card and perfect for your friend. Annette x
ReplyDeleteFabulous card ♥
ReplyDeleteYour 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.
ReplyDeleteFab card. Love the sea background you've made! Lisa x
ReplyDeletewhat a cool card... i love how you created the "sea" background!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant card I'm sure your friends will love it xx
ReplyDeleteVery cool! What a perfect thank you card for your friend.
ReplyDeleteyour card is perfect! I love the water
ReplyDeleteFabulous card!!
ReplyDeletevery nice joanne :)
ReplyDeleteBrillant card, the sea is very effective. Your friends should love it.
ReplyDeleteA fabulous card, love how you've created the background. Love your starfish from your previous post - thanks for the bleaching tip. xx
ReplyDeleteSO clever, love the card
ReplyDeletefab! So clever and I love the background!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card.
ReplyDeleteHola Joanne, fantastic idea for your friend!!!!beautiful card Joanne.
ReplyDeleteA hug from Palma de Mallorca
Your card is great, I'm sure they'll love it. Hazel x
ReplyDeleteI love how the marker background came out! It really looks like water - absolutely perfect for this!
ReplyDeleteThat sea looks very inviting, fabulous card.
ReplyDeletesue :)
What a great card!
ReplyDeleteThis is truly gorgeous! I am so looking forward to working with you at STS, I have admired your work for many years!
ReplyDeleteAnd what an effective technique it is too - lovely card
ReplyDeleteKathyk
great spritz effect, lovely card x
ReplyDeleteVery striking card, the fish are so 3D...amazing :)
ReplyDeleteJenny x
What a fabulous thank you card for a wonderful gift received. The fish look so real.
ReplyDeleteJust 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
ReplyDeleteLovely card Joanne, and I do like that technique...x
ReplyDeleteThe inking sounds like a wonderful technique...gotta try that sometime. You've created a beautiful card with it! My Card
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL card! I really like how the waves look REAL-like they are going to jump off the page!
ReplyDeleteGreat technique for the background and the fish look fab,
ReplyDeleteSandy
Great card, love the fish, it's nice to see a card with a male orientation!
ReplyDeleteA really great card. Love the fish. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. Angela
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