"Reel Nice" Fishing Birthday Card

I love to join in the From the Heart Stamps: I {heart} Sketches Challenges. Not only do I get some great card designs from the sketches, I also receive $1 in store credit just for entering! There are some great snowman sets right now that only cost $1, so it's the equivalent of receiving a free digi stamp set just for playing along. You can also save up the store credits to purchase some of the other sets. Most sets are in the $3.50 price range for an image and several sentiments. Very affordable.
So the first thing I had to do was to decide which digi set to use for this challenge. I wanted to make a masculine birthday card, so I went with "Fishing Birdbrain." The image and the sentiment are both included in this digi stamp set, along with some other cute sentiments. I used my Silhouette Design Studio software to size the image and sentiment for my 5x7 inch card. I like to make a 5x7 inch rectangle on my digital mat and play around with the shapes I want to use to make sure everything will fit well in the card space. Once I had the sizing how I liked it, I printed the image and sentiment onto pearlescent white card stock and used my Spellbinders scalloped circles to cut out the image and my Spellbinders rectangles to cut out the sentiment. I die cut the mat for the inside sentiment with Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles. Then I used metallic markers to color the orange parts of the bird and the light green parts of the fish. I like the look of the metallic color on the pearlescent card stock.
I had some fishing/ocean papers I used for the other circles (die cut with Spellbinders Circles and Spellbinders Splendid Circles) and black card stock for the ship's wheel (cut with Spellbinders Snowflake Wonder set). I die cut everything with my Cuttlebug machine using a metal shim. I stamped "Hope your day is..." with a stamp I special ordered from Close to My Heart Stamps. I wanted a stamp with that phrase on it (so versatile!), and jumped at the chance to order one a few years back. I have used it on so many different cards over the years! I had some anchor washi tape I've been wanting to use, so I taped that down on the Kraft card first. I tied knots in some twine for the "sailor's rope" on the left side of the card because it seemed to need a little something to balance it all out. Then I assembled everything with glue tape (all 3 circle elements), micro glue dots (rope), and foam squares (captain's wheel).

Here you can see the captain's wheel with its embossing a little better.

This is a close up of the pearlescent paper and metallic markers.

Here's the inside of the card. The anchor die is from the Heartfelt Creations Decorative Lattice Swirl die set. I used some baker's twine to add a little interest to it.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
From the Heart Stamps I {heart} Sketches Challenge
http://fromtheheartstamps.com/community/2015/08/24/i-heart-card-sketches-with-a-twist-116/

Crafty Gals Corner: ATG
http://craftygalscornerchallenges.blogspot.com
Creative Moments: ATG
http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.com
Inspiration Destination:ATG
http://inspirationdestinationchallengeblog.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2015-08-20T00:00:00-05:00&max-results=1
Moo-Mania & More: Embellishments
http://moo-mania.blogspot.com
Stampavie and More: Sports
http://stampwithsarahkay.blogspot.com/2015/08/stampavie-and-more.html#links
Word Art Wednesday: ATG
http://www.wordartwednesday.blogspot.com
Wonderful Wednesdays: ATG
http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.com/p/challenge-info.html
DL Art Thankful Thursday Challenge: Birthday
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com/2015/08/dlart-thankful-thursday-challenge-162.html?m=1
Art Impressions Stamps Challenge: ATG
http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-166-anything-goes.html
Crafty Girls Creations: ATG
http://crafty-girls-creations.blogspot.com
Sassy Studio Designs: For the Boys
http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com
Seize the Birthday: Anything that Flies
http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com
Art By Miran: ATG
http://artbymiranchallenge.blogspot.ca/
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards: Use a Sentiment
http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.com/
Crafts 4 Eternity: Summer
http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/
Crafting With Friends: ATG
http://crafting-with-friends.blogspot.com/
Cut It Up: Use a die cut and something old school (I used some Spellbinders dies I've had for years, washi tape I've been meaning to use since I bought it 2 years ago and some papers that have been in my paper drawers for an age! So glad to use these items!)
http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/
Digitally Sweet: Celebrations
http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.ca/
Fussy and Fancy: birthday
http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.ca/
Lunagirl Moonbeams: August-Animals
http://www.lunagirlmoonbeams.com/
Morgan's Art World: Summertime
http://morgansartworld.blogspot.com/
QKR Stampede: use a die cut
http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/
Simply Create Too: ATG
http://simplycreatetoo.blogspot.com/
Simply Papercraft: ATG
http://simplypapercraftsforalloccassions.blogspot.com/
Sister Act Card Challenge: ATG
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/08/challenge-120.html?showComment=1440472604559#c7746867261427597285
Di's Digi Design Challenge: Ribbon, lace or twine (I used twine inside and out on this card)
http://disdigidesignschallenge.blogspot.com/
Colour Your World With Lacy Sunshine: ATG
http://lacysunshine.blogspot.com/
Glitter n Sparkle: Birthday
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: ATG
http://lilpatchofcraftyfriends.blogspot.com/
Robyn's Fetish: Use a Digi
http://www.robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
We Love 2 Create: Anything Creative
http://welove2create.blogspot.com/
Ooh La La Creations: One for the boys
http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/
Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog: ATG
http://scrapbookstampsocietychallengeblog.blogspot.nl/2015/08/challenge-73-anything-goes-option-this.html
Use Your Stuff: ATG with something from your stash (I used papers and twine I'd had forever!)
http://www.useyourstuff.blogspot.com/
Not Just Cards: ATG
http://notjustcardschallenges.blogspot.com/
Melonheadz Friends Challenge: hand-colored image
http://melonheadzfriends.blogspot.com/
Love to Scrap: ATG
http://lovetoscrapchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Incy Wincy Designs: birthday
http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/
Artistic Inspiration: ATG
http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.ca/
Crafting From the Heart: ATG
http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/
Craft Your Passion: ATG
http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge: use patterned paper
http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/
Cute as a Button: ATG
http://cuteasabuttonchallenge.blogspot.com/
Silhouette Challenge Blog: ATG
http://www.silhouettechallenges.com/2015/08/silhouette-challenges-28-new-dt.html
Colouring in Scrapland: Things with Wings
http://colouringinscrapland.blogspot.com/
Paper Sweeties: Inspiration Board

http://papersweeties.com/category/blog/
Verve Stamps blog
http://www.vervestamps.blogspot.com/p/inspiration-challenge.html
Scrapbook Blessings Club
http://www.scrapbookblessingsclub.com/2015/08/sbcs-august-challenge-anythng-goes-with.html

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