Sunday, April 1, 2012

April Sisterhood Sunday - A Fishy Sketch

And the times - they are a changin' !!

The Sisterhood Sunday Challenges are changing!   We will have just one challenge a month - posted on the 1st Sunday of each month - and you will have all month to participate!    The winner each month will be announced when the next challenge is posted on the 1st of the next month! (are you with me?!) The winner will get to choose a Rubbernecker stamp set of choice!

Here's the Sisterhood Sunday challenge for April - a great sketch by Jacquie!

Here's my card using the sketch
I inked up the fish bowl with 3 Dewdrop Memento Inks - Bamboo leaves on the plant, Desert Sand on the gravel and Summer Sky for the bowl.  It's so easy to ink separate areas on a stamp with the Dewdrop shaped inks.  I die cut the image with a circle Nestability - inking around the edges with Ranger Distress Scattered Straw before taking it out of the die. Then I colored the image with Copics.   I sponged some Ranger Distress Weathered Wood over the inside of the fishbowl.   I stamped Rufus in black, colored him with Copics, cut him out and layered him over the fishbowl with foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment on Barely Banana and punched it with the Keytag punch by SU.

I used a rectangle panel instead of the triangle on the sketch.  I embossed it with the Polka Dots embossing folder by Life Style Crafts.

We hope you'll join us by making a card for the April  Sisterhood Sunday Sketch Challenge - check out all the details and link up your creation at the Stampin Sisterhood Blog!

Stamps:  Rubbernecker - fish Rufus #86-15, fish bowl #321-17, sentiment #86-10
Paper:  White, Enchanted Evening - PTI, Barely Banana - SU, DP DCWV  green from Fall Stack, blue sky with clouds from Spring Stack.
Ink:  Ranger Distress Scattered Straw and Weathered Wood, Memento Bamboo Leaves, Desert Sand and Summer Sky, Versafine Onyx Black.
Accessories:  Circle Nestability, Rhinestones - Kaiser, Copics: E11, Y38, B00, B02, YG11, Keytag punch - SU, foam tape, Polka Dots Embossing folder - Life Style Crafts

9 comments:

Joan Ervin said...

The little fishbowl and fish are just perfect for this sketch, Julia....This is sooo cute!!!! I have those stamps and after seeing your fabulous card, I am going to get them out...thanks for the inspiration!!!

Mara Campbell said...

Wow, this is so cute!! I love how you used all those different colored inks for the bowl. And that fish is too cute, I love how you colored him so brightly!

Karin Åkesdotter said...

WONDERFUL take on the Sketch! So fun- LOVE it!
Have a wonderful week, hugs, Karin

Bev J. said...

Great sketch and I like your fish bowl card-neat.

Charlene Merrick (LilLuvsStampin) said...

I don't know why I don't have that fish bowl image, but I do need to get it! What a cute, cute card, Julia!

Annette Allen said...

hehe this is so cute...

Ellen Taylor said...

Super fun Julia! Love how you popped up your fishy and your Ef is this perfect choice!

Kary said...

Oh Julia, this is such a fun card!! The fish looks too cute. Love it!!

AnnMarie said...

Such a cute card! I just love it! That little fish-y guy is adorable! Thanks for playing along over at Twisted Tuesdays!