Hello my crafty friends. I’m excited to be guest designing for Brutus Monroe again this month! (Insert happy dance 🙂 ) I decided to play with their Fish Bowl stamp set and create a punny, interactive card. I used a double wiper mechanism to allow the whale to peek through the seaweed that he’s hiding behind, and pop-up! You can see him in action and watch how I made the card here…
You can also find me on the Brutus Monroe blog today too! Feel free to hop on over and let them know if you like this card 😉 …
As I mentioned in the video, this card was inspired by one from Ali Farmer. You can see that card here. She modified the Lawn Fawn Let’s Toast Pull-Tab Die, but I don’t have that one, so I just made my own slider tab. If you have the die set, it’ll save you a couple of steps, but it’s simple enough to recreate the mechanism with paper strips. I’ve got links below to the products I used.
[row]
[column size=”1/3″ stack=”sm”]
Stamps & Inks
Fish Bowl
Interactively Yours
Versafine Clair & Clear Embossing Powder
Versamark & White Embossing Powder
Color Burst Watercolor Powder
Arteza Real Brush Markers
[/column]
[column size=”1/3″ stack=”sm”]
Dies
Wonky Stitched Rectangles
Stitched Strips of Ease
Stitched Circles
Birthday Bus (substitute any thin bar, or use a craft knife)
Lower Case Alphabet
Sea Plants*
Ocean Add-On
[/column]
[column size=”1/3″ stack=”sm”]
Tools & Embellishments
Big Shot
Mini Misti
Jewel Picker
PVA Glue in a Fineline Bottle (yellow cap)
Tacky Glue Pen
Foam Tape
Mini Brads & 1/8″ Hole Punch
Sequins
Diamond Glaze in a Fineline Bottle (blue cap)
[/column]
[/row]
In the video, I also mentioned my embossing powder storage trick. That’s a tip I picked up from Mary Polanco. I also got the idea to tape my craft mat to a clipboard from her. It makes it really easy to use and clean up that way. Mary is full of great ideas; check out her channel!
[row]
[column size=”1/3″ stack=”sm”]
[/column]
[column size=”1/3″ stack=”sm”]
[/column]
[column size=”1/3″ stack=”sm”]
[/column]
[/row]
If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments below and I’ll try to answer them for you. Thanks again for swinging by today; I’ll be back soon with another fun interactive card!
* In the video I misspoke and referred to seaweed dies from Art Impressions; I meant to say Sea Plants from Impression Obsession. I apologize for any confusion.
This site uses affiliate links whenever possible (at no additional cost to you), but only for products I actually use and love.
Lovely card and your directions are very clear. TFS