We are enjoying our Independence Day holiday at the lake with family. So I thought I’d share this fishing-themed card today. It’s a retirement card because of the words I’ve chosen, but you could always change out the sentiments and turn this card into a birthday, thank you, or even Happy 4th card.
I used the sentiments from the Gone Fishing Stamp Set, the hooks from the Gone Fishing Dies, and the Let’s Go Fishing Designer Paper (all from the Let’s Go Fishing Suite) along with the Splatters Embossing Folder, the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch, the Stylish Shapes dies, and the Mirrored Charcoal Silver Foil. (See below for a complete list of products linked to where you can find them in my online store.)
The most difficult part of this card is probably getting the angle cut correct. But I’ve got tips for you to make it quite simple.
Measurements
- Boho Blue Cardstock
- 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored parallel to short side at 4-1/4”
- Gone Fishing Designer Paper
- 4” x 4”
- Basic White Cardstock
- 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”
- Scrap for stamping and punching sentiment
- Silver Foil Specialty Paper (Mirrored Charcoal)
- Scrap for die-cutting sentiment layer
- (2) 1/2″ x 4-1/2″
- Scrap for die-cutting hooks
Directions
- Cut the bottom off of the 4″ x 4″ designer paper at a slight angle. Now take the bottom designer paper piece and place it on the bottom front of the folded card front. Then use a pencil to trace the angle. Remove the paper and cut along that line either with a long-bladed scissors, Paper Snips, or Paper Trimmer.
- Add the Mirrored Charcoal Foil paper so it’s peeking out from under both the upper and lower designer paper pieces along the angled edges.
- Before adding any layers to the card base, open it up and emboss the lower half of the front.
- Stamp the sentiments: ink them up with Misty Moonlight ink, then use a Dauber to add just a bit of Blackberry Bliss ink across a few letters. Remoisten the ink by exhaling on it, then stamp it down. Stamp the inside sentiment on the white inner layer and the front sentiment on the white scrap.
- Punch out the front sentiment.
- Die-cut the stitched circle and hooks. (To save on foil, you could die-cut the hooks from the center of the circle.) Layer the punched circle sentiment onto the die-cut foil circle.
- Add the top designer paper layered piece to the front of the card with Dimensionals.
- Add the bottom designer paper layered piece to the bottom of the inner white layer. Add the inner white layer to the inside of the card.
- Glue one of the hooks coming down from the inside sentiment.
- Glue the other hook coming down from the stitched circle. Add this sentiment circle to the front of the card with Dimensionals on the bottom and Seal or glue on the top.
Enjoy your week. And if you are celebrating in the USA, have a happy 4th of July. 🇺🇸
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Adorable card, Rachel. Love the little hooks as the perfect embellishment. Enjoy your day!
thank you so much Hilda!