Monday Quick Cards

Happy Monday, where we're bringing back the excitement for Mondays. Or at least trying to make them less painful.

Today's quick card was on the high end of my 20 minutes or less, but I did fussy cut those fish, at 19:03. This card was for the husband's birthday and quite fitting as he's getting up there in years. I, on the other hand, am still in my twenties. 

 

I used Sea Life, a Tim Holtz stamp set and created a fun oxide smooshed, watery background. It's one of my favorite techniques. I used the midnight Versafine Clair ink instead of black, to go with the under the sea theme.

And let's begin!

The smooshing is dead easy and makes such a statement. I used the brand new Tumbled Glass for my base color. I tried to fill most of my paper with this color, drying before adding new colors.

I didn't want to completely overpower the lighter color, so I used less ink the darker I got.

After popping up my fish, on my watery base and adding a sentiment, I added bubbles with Nuvo Drops and added distress ink around the edges. I like the definition this step adds.

The ink smooshing makes for a wow background in no time and a technique I pull out often. I even had time to do that fussy cutting!

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