Fishy Friends & Baby Showers
Hi readers! Happy Sunday to you! I hope your weekend is going wonderfully so far! I’m so pleased to have the amazing Debby Hughes back as a guest on our blog to show us some more unique ways to stretch your SSS exclusive supplies! Isn’t that little fishy so cute?
I’ll let Debby take it from here… enjoy!
Hello friend! Debby here taking a creative look at Simon exclusives with a view to really get the most from our supplies. Today, I’m concentrating on one die set which has so many possibilities for out of the box thinking – Tiny Tags! This set has a great array of shaped tags which bring all sorts of different options to mind, but the one I worked with is the square tag with two rounded corners if that makes sense! I’m sure there is a correct term for this shape but it is eluding me LOL. Looking at this tag the first thing that came to mind was a fish! I cut the tag from Neenah solar white and coloured by blending in Cotton Candy ink and then finished with a spritz of a new love of mine – Tsukineko sheer shimmer sprays! For those of you that love the Zig wink of Stella pens – think liquid wink of stella and you won’t be far from the mark. Gorgeous!
The fins and tail were from the Full Card Triangle Die and treated with Hero Arts dark quartz ink. Finally a little rhinestone eye finished off this little fishy. However, the fish wasn’t the only supply in disguise on this card! See the sparkly bubbles in the background? They were created by pressing Versamark ink through the Falling Snow stencil and then heat embossing with Judikins iridescent sparkle embossing powder. Other dies making an appearance were the A2 Card Curved Edge die as the sand, the Leaf Column Outline and Life Column Background as pond weeds cut from Mint and Green Apple respectively and finally the Talk Bubbles 2 die with sentiment from the Tiny Tags stamp set.
Moving on to my second card and a CAS one this time. I used the Tiny Tag dies to cut four tags and coloured with Simon’s Cotton Candy and Hero Arts dark quartz, fresh peach and soft granite. These were then given a liberal spritz of shimmer spray and grouped into a graphic flower shape. I wrapped a strip of vellum around the panel and then added the Baby die cut and a sprinkling of Basic Grey enamel dots. The sentiment was completed with the matching Baby stamp set.
I hope you’ve enjoyed taking a closer look at the Tiny Tag die set and that you will take a fresh view of your own supplies :)
Thanks so much for reading today and thanks to Debby for two jaw dropping inspirations!!
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I love your out of the box thinking! Fun cards.
Another fabulous example of Debby thinking outside the box with products! I’m always so impressed!
Both of these projects are jaw dropping, just love that baby card.
I love your color choice, really nice cards!
These are so clever and cute. Great out of the box thinking and the fish is so adorable!
Way to think out of the BOX..er Tag die! Sweet baby card!
Debby, you rock! Love both of the projects. The little fish is a grand idea, running to make a sample. I am preparing a card making party for some of my surrogate nieces and nephews and this little guy would come in very handy. Not only would it be easy for kids young and old to assemble, but also, it would help me substitute some expensive embellishments. Thanks a bunch. Cheers!
Super cute fish card and love that simple and pretty baby shower card!
I love the way you took a simple shape and created such fun arrangement. The fish of course if phenomenal, but the baby card is precious!!!
What a gorgeous card! Love the color combo.
Great cards! The fishy card is so CUTE!
Debby, I loved both of your cards. First of all the colors were soft and vellum adds to that faded gentleness. Also I love sparks that cause me to take another look at my dies, stamps, and stencils to see new ways to use them.
Love both cards, the colors are just so beautifully combined.
Beautiful cards with beautiful colors! I love the fish scene with the “falling snow” bubbles!
Love both cards and color combo…Awesome job…Will be casing these, l just got the ting tags stamp/die set…
These are truly wonderful! Thank you!
The fishy..so adorable!
Oh my gosh what a cute little fish card! I love it!
Wonderful cards! love the scene in the first and the gorgeous CAS design of the second.
Both of these cards are wonderful! Thanks for the inspiration.
Both your are so clean and simple, but also gorgeous. Love your style and the colors on each card. Thanks for sharing.
Oh how clever using
the dies this way! Cute.
Carla from Utah
I love the baby shower card. Those colors are awesome!! Thank you for sharing.
Love all the cards.
I love the baby card especially! I pretty much adore everything that Debby has ever created! I {heart} her!
I love the soft pastel colors for the baby card
Beautiful cards–love how you pieced the little fish together, so cute!
Beautiful cards. Love the soft colors on both! The fish is adorable. :)
These cards are gorgeous Debby!!!!! The colors are so perfectly blended and soft :)
Both cards delightful. My favorite is the precious baby card. The vellum and the die cuts and dots look great.
How clever!
You’ve got me digging in my own die stash and trying to figure out how to be more creative with all the shapes. Thanks so much for sharing! :)
This card is just beautiful!
That Debby is just so darn clever!!!!
How clever, Debby – brilliant “alternative” use for these supplies. Love the pretty “shower” card too – lovely delicate colours :)
these cards are beautiful
These cards are just amazing! Love Debby’s CAS style!
Love it!
Ohhh beautiful cards, your fish one is so clever!
Love these clever cards!
Very creative use of the dies, Debby! Love your beautiful cards!!!
Debby You are amazing. I love what you did on these cards today. I would never thought of that. I think I need the tiny tag set!
Those are both really cool cards! Love the colors!
That fish is soooooooo clever!!! Rebecca x
Both cards are really cute. Love how they used the tag dies.
from Florida love the fishy!!!Cards are clever and fun!
Very cute and clever fish. I love it!
Amazing – Debby surprises us every time with her creativity and imagination. Love these cards
Both cards are lovely. TFS!
What a beautiful and adorable cards :)
Oh my gosh I love the die cuts in the 1st card!!