Here are some tips for my new stamp set,
Gone Fishing.
The FishThe fish can be focal images, or part of a scene.
Draw a line with a marker, or use string/wire to show the fish is hooked. Extend the line to one of the fishermen.
The fish can be jumping, or part of an underwater scene.
Use Crystal Effect, or clear embossing powder, to make the fish shiny.
Use a glitter pen to give them sparkly scales.
The DockThe dock can be stamped alone, or incorporate the silhouette fisherman, or father/child stamps.
There are a few ways to place the father/child image on the dock…
Stamp the father/child image first, stamp again on scratch paper and cut out. Place the cut out scratch paper image over the first image, to act as a mask and then stamp the dock.
Stamp and color the father/child image, then use the emboss resist technique before stamping the dock.
Stamp and color the dock first. Then on a second piece of card stock, stamp and color the father/child image and cut it out. Adhere the cut out image on the dock.
Stamp the dock on the right of your card stock, so that it appears to be extending into the scene from the edge of the card stock.
Stamp the cattails first, then nestle the dock up against the cattails so that the right side is hidden by the cattails.
For a more dimensional look, stamp the dock and color, then stamp the dock a second time on a separate piece of card stock. Color the second dock and cut out, removing the legs. Then adhere to the first image.
Try paper piecing with pattern woodgrain or textured papers.
The Father/Child The father/child stamp can also represent grandfather/child or brothers.
To make the child look like a girl, leave the bottom of the hair un-inked when stamping and then color it to look longer, color the clothing in more feminine colors.
Paper piece the clothing to create pattern.
Place them on the dock.
Place them on the bank, among the cattails.
The Fishing FliesUse the larger fly as a focal image and the smaller, to create backgrounds and borders.
Fishing flies come in a variety of colors, so use your imagination and come up with some fun colors.
Use them to decorate envelopes.
“Hang” them from fishing line, twine or wire.
The Silhouette FishermenThe fishermen can be place on the dock.
Create a sponged, or brayered background and then stamp them on the beach, or in the water.
Use them stamped in a light ink as a background image behind a sentiment.
The silhouette images are perfect for CAS (Clean and Simple) card designs.
Use the two stamps together to appear to be a father and child.
The TreesUse the trees to create a line of trees on the far side of a lake or river.
Use them on the sides of the card to make a side bank or frame focal image.
You can color the trees all in green, or mix in some fall colors.
Stamp in lighter colors to and color faintly to indicate distance.
The CattailsThe cattails can be used alone or as part of a scene.
Stamp on the right edge of your card stock and build your scene from there.
Stamp side by side to get them to extend across your entire scene.
Embellishment IdeasUse real fishing flies, lures and bobbers.
Use twine, hemp, wire and real fishing line in place of ribbon.
Use twigs to create a fishing pole.
Tear your paper edges or distress for a natural appearance.
Use netting from produce bags.
Project IdeasAdd real fishing flies and lures and make a shadow box or memory box.
Make a tile coaster gift set.
Stamp on the pocket of a simple white t-shirt.
Help your children make a fishing themed pencil holder as a father’s day present. (Use empty cylindrical containers like bread crumbs come in and alter it)
Scrapbook all those wonderful fishing photos.
Make a gift card holder and purchase a gift card from a favorite local tackle shop or water front restaurant.
Coordinating Stamp SetsHappy Camper - All of the images in Happy Camper will compliment Gone Fishing. Two of the sentiments work with the sign; use the mountain stamp for your lake scene background; use the small fish for backgrounds, use the other images to add to your scenes.
Life Is Good – The cattails, cabin, trees, tree lined banks and deer can all be used to build your fishing scenes.
Gone Fishing works beautifully with the following Gina K Designs stamp sets, also...
Gifts From the SeaVintage BackgroundsGuiding LightKing of the GrillTree SilhouettesJust So SportySpecial FathersKindred Greetings for Him
Cutting SuggestionsThe following images show how I cut out my stamp set.
I made two horizontal lines in this set that you can follow to cut the set into three sections. (click on the images to see larger)
In the top section, I made two vertical cuts. In the middle section, I made an L cut to remove the two sentiments. In the bottom section is the most complicated cut. Go straight across below the sentiments until you reach the small fishing fly, the make a curved cut below the father/child image.
Once you have it all in sections like this, it is just a matter of cutting out the individual stamps.
Here you can see how I placed the stamps on the binder sheet that comes with the set.
This is a card I made for one of the VSN challenges last weekend, to make a monochromatic baby card.
I stamped the bear, from Oh, Baby! (Gina K Designs) with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copics. I started with RV23.
Added some shading with RV29.
Started coloring the main part of the bear with R22.
Filled in with R20, leaving some white highlights, which I smoothed out with my blender pen. After coloring, I cut out the bear.
For the background, I stamped the lace doily, from Nana's Needlework (Gina K Designs), with Versa Mark, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
Then I sponged with Memento Angel Pink ink.
Sponged with Memento Rose Bud ink.
I layered with Pure Luxury Passionate Pink cardstock and used an Innocent Pink cardbase. The dotted layer made by sponging a piece of Pure Luxury White cardstock with Memento Angel Pink, then running through my Cuttlebug with my Swiss Dots folder, then sponging again.
This was the view at my house on Monday morning. We are fully into the kitchen remodel now. If there is a world record for dust accumulation, I think I could be a contender. Today we are finishing up all the drywall work and texturing and hope to start hanging cabinets tomorrow.
