Stampin' Up! Best Catch Masculine Birthday Card

Yesterday I hosted our card group and brought out the Best Catch Stamp Set and matching Catch of the Day dies to create this card, inspired by Chris Smith...

My colors come close to Sugarplum, Canary and Lagoon for the challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare #352.

and Seize the Birthday #170 has an optional topping of "rainbow". I think my rainbow trout fits right in, don't you?

Measurements and ingredients are listed below. 

I know I labeled this as a masculine card but it could be for a woman too. Before I married Perry, I used to fly fish for rainbow trout up in the Adirondacks. Once I married him, we just would go regular fishing...much easier. I even wanted to make my own fly hooks but it was just too tedious. There are some beauties out there. We used to watch all the fishing shows but that phase of life has been replaced with making cards. Speaking of which, let's get back to the card to see how it was done and how you can do it!

Using the largest and third largest Stitched Shapes Dies, I cut a mat out of Tranquil Tide card stock and the sentiment square out of Crumb Cake card stock.  I had lots of scraps for those. Using stamps from the Best Day Stamp set, stamp the fly in Tranquil Tide ink and the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

I used Clear Block I to add a drop of Coastal Cabana, a separate drop of Fresh Fig and a separate drop of Mint Macaron. (Leave space between them as you will be spreading them out with sponges.) Then I put a drop of White Craft ink on each of those dots. I had three separate sponges to blend the white into the color until it was thoroughly mixed and then just sponged the Petal Pink panel with each color until I got the look I wanted. I let that panel dry for a bit. When dry, it almost feels like velvet! Are you tired yet? Yes, I am too but let's go catch that fish, shall we?

Stamp the trout on a scrap of Whisper White using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. Die cut it with the coordinating die from the Catch of the Day dies. Then color it with the tools of your choice...you could even use an aqua painter but I would use Black Staz On and watercolor paper for that. The fins on the fish can be lifted as they are part of the die cut. I may go back and put some clear Wink of Stella on the trout and maybe add some small bubbles...what do you think?

When your smooshed ink panel is dry, do a dry fit for your panels and mats before stamping the fisher person in Tranquil Tide on the card base. 

I think we're done now except for the assembly, which is obvious. My fish is raised up with dimensionals and remember to pop out those fins!

The inside is quite simple. I stamped the creel and hat in Crumb Cake on a mat of Whisper White card stock. The sentiment is a stamp I inherited from Carole.

Measurements:

Card Base: 4 1/4" x 11", scored and folded at 5 1/2"

Mat: 5 1/2" x 1 1/4"

Sponged Panel: 5 1/4" x 1"

Squares: Scraps for die cutting

Fish: Scrap of Whisper White

Inside Mat: 5 1/4" x 4"

Ingredients:

Best Catch Stamp Set

Catch of the Day Dies

Stitched Shape Dies

Crumb Cake Card Stock

Tranquil Tide (retired) Card Stock

Petal Pink Card Stock

Whisper White Card Stock

Tranquil Tide Ink Pad (retired)

Crumb Cake Ink Pad

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Fresh Fig refill (retired)

Coastal Cabana refill

Mint Macaron refill

Whisper White Craft Ink refill

Clear Block I

Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen OR Blends - colors of your choice
Dimensionals
Big Shot or Cuttlebug

Although I have used retired colors, you can substitute Pretty Peacock for the Tranquil Tide and

If you have any questions or if you see that I've forgotten something, just leave me a comment and I'll get back to you. Thanks for visiting today.

Partial Product List

Best Catch Cling Stamp Set

[148598]

$20.00

Catch Of The Day Dies

[151821]

$28.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[145372]

$30.00

Clear Block I

[118488]

$12.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

$4.50

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