Friends & Flowers - a Birthday Fish...

Our second card this week using the Friends & Flowers stamp set features an adorable birthday fish.

The background is our Sale-a-bration Perfectly Artistic Designer Series Paper and I've used the same image for both the tail and the strands of sea weed.  

Here's a closer look at the fish and it's birthday hat.  Some of the sea weed is stamped directly on the DSP and some were stamped on scrap White card stock and then trimmed out and popped up on the card.  

The sentiment came from the Remembering Your Birthday stamp set.  I used a Island Indigo marker to color all the words on the stamp except the "w" in "wish" and then drew my own "f" to make it fish.  Get, it.....wink, wink...  

Supplies used:
Friends & Flowers, Gorgeous Grunge (texture on sand) and Remembering Your Birthday stamp sets
Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, Whisper White  card stock, Perfectly Artistic DSP, Cherry on Top DSP stack
Old Olive, Lost Lagoon, Sahara Sand and Island Indigo inks and/or markers
Festive Flower Punch, Subtles Candy Dots, googly eye

Friends & Flowers Clear-Mount Stamp Set 140511 Price: $19.00 Flora AND fauna in one set. Create a fish. Build a bunny. Make a simple flower or one that's full and lush. There's even a pea in a pod for très cute baby announcements. Our clear-mount stamps * Are made of the same premium rubber as our wood-mount stamps. * Have deeply etched images so you get a superior stamped impression each time. * Are precut so you don't have to trim. * Are repositionable; temporarily mount them on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for storage. * Save space—you need only one set of blocks for all your clear-mount stamps (blocks sold separately). * Come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 14 rubber stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): a, b, c, g

Festive Flower Builder Punch 139682 Price: $18.00 Punch pieces, then build a flower. Or punch stamped images and shapes from your favorite paper. Punches are a quick and easy way to add interest and depth to your projects. And there’s no better way to cut out stamped images—many of our stamp sets have coordinating punches. Our punches are high quality, affordable, and easy to use. * Largest petal size: 7/8" x 1-3/4" | 2.2 cm x 4.4 cm * Sleek body style * Large surface area offers precise cutting and leverage * Locks to store * Slim and stackable

Remembering Your Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set 131350 Price: $18.00 Sometimes you remember and sometimes you forget birthdays--either way, this set has you covered with eight phrases you can use to create the perfect birthday message. Our clear-mount stamps are made of the same high-quality red rubber as our wood-mount stamps, but they're repositionable. They're precut and ready to go. Temporarily mount these stamps on clear blocks for stamping, then remove them for space-saving storage. You'll only need one set of blocks for all your clear-mount stamps (blocks sold separately). Our premium red rubber will last for years and give a superior stamped impression each time. The stamps come packaged in cases with images on the spine for easy storage and quick reference. Quantity: 8 rubber stamps Suggested clear blocks (sold separately): c, h