Saturday, January 30, 2010

Fishy Love

I've been on a punch crazy lately and found this Martha Stewart fish jumped right into my cart at Michael's last week. When I got it home, it BEGGED to be made into a Valentine, and who was I to argue with a fish?


I had to search my stash for three solid hearts in stackable sizes, but one advantage to being obsessive having lots of stamps is a good choice of basic designs. The tiniest is from PTI's Limitless Labels (the row of hearts, masked to only ink one), the next is from a Hero Arts set, and the largest from a Clear and Simple Stamps set I won as blog candy.

Ann (you know which Ann you are), these colors are for you.

Supplies
stamps: PTI, Hero Arts, Clear and Simple Stamps
ink: SU passion pink
paper: PTI white
accessories: MS fish embossing punch, dimensionals, black half-pearls, ribbon

23 comments:

Ann said...

LOVE this, Susan! So sweet!

Susie said...

Love it lots. Hey! Does that punch emboss, too?

Cookie said...

How FUN!! LOVE your fish card!

Susan Raihala said...

Yes, Susie, it embosses, too!

Wendy said...

What a wonderful card! Love it.

Dotty Jo said...

Best not to argue with a fish... especially when it is so cute and has brought a friend for back up! Adorable card, Jo x

Donelda said...

sweet v-day card!!

maybe you should host challenges on your blog...like "CAS +" challenges. An example, CAS+ the colors pink and blue or CAS+ a punch, or CAS+ this layout.....you certainly have enough followers...and we all sit and wait around for Sunday night...we need something else to do in the mean time!!!! ;-)

Anonymous said...

Wow, how cute! I look at those punches all the time, but I hadn't even noticed a fish.
Petra

Lisa Itatani said...

Very very cute! I think I'm going to do that with my bee punch.

Lisa

Sharon D said...

Cute card! I also wanted to say how much I appreciate that you post something every day. I know that takes a lot of effort, but we (I'm sure I speak for others too) appreciate it!

Dallas said...

Simply adorable :o)

Rebecca said...

I love the Valentine fish! And I'm not Ann, but I love the colors, too! What a happy little couple you have here.

Sharon said...

YOU might question your intelligence ;-) but I am delighted that you envision fish on a valentine card. Luv it. Sharon in freezing NJ

Heather said...

Adorable! Love the 3 little heart bubbles. They are simply perfect! Love breathes in hearts... :)

ChristineM said...

Absolutely adorable ... would never have thought of a fish being 'valentine' material in a million years.
Thats why WE all follow YOUR blog!!
Thank you :)

Pat (mspfd) said...

(Big Grin!) So cute!

Bahb said...

Who but you? How I would love to live in a brain as creative as yours!

Juanita said...

Your card is fabulous.
I can justify the punches because my kids love to use punches!

IrishGirl said...

What fun. I didn't even know there was a fish punch. And a bee punch?! That sounds too good to pass up.

Basement Stamper said...

cute, cute, cute, love the colors of it!

TrishG said...

Love it - so cute. Love the colors.

Susan (peebsmama) said...

I see those MS shape punches whenever I go to Michael's and I think they are cute but I don't know what I would make with them. You were clever enough to figure it out though. This is super adorable!

Freckles said...

I have just stumbled across your blog. I love this card it is so sweet and very appealing to me as a piscean. I love the simplicity to your cards . Have a great day.