Thursday, July 12, 2018

Swimming By............

It's summertime!!!....and HOT!  I wish I was swimming with these little fish today - or even just sticking my toe in a puddle of water.  Yes, it's that hot.  I'm ready for winter now..........

I used the stamp set called Gill Friends to create my card today.  Even though you can't see it in the photo, the two white die cut panels have been popped up with dimensional tape to make the "water" appear recessed.

I'd like to enter this in the MFT Sketch Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.which is Fun in the Sun.  I'll also enter this in The Male Room challenge (fish/fishing)
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Thanks for stopping by..........
Lynn

27 comments:

Mary Anne / MA54K said...

Totally brilliant! Just keep swimming!

Doreen said...

A beautiful card, love the image.xxx

Mary Marsh said...

such a cute birthday card Lynn-and I like your creative interpretation of the sketch- it cooled off a bit here in Pittsburgh - I have the windows open today and a fresh air breeze is wafting through the house - back with the heat and humidity tomorrow

Linda Simpson said...

This is gorgeous Lynn, love the fishes and wonderful card design.
Hugs
Linda xxx

*Vicki* said...

Oh my gosh I just ADORE this layout with the fishes!! Too stinkin cute specially with those "bubbles" added in for fun!! Brilliant idea for the sketch my friend!! Stay cool and have a great weekend! HUGS :)

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

GREAT design, love the water recessed. Thank you so much for joining us in our Fish/Fishing challenge at The Male Room this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.

Faith The Male Room DT
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Lisa said...

Oh my goodness, I love it!! The design is so creative!! The fish are so beautiful!! Love this!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Lise Mariann said...

Wow! So adorable! Love the clean and bright design. The wave window is so lovely. Thank you for joining our fishy weeks at The Male Room Challenge.
xx Lise Mariann, DT The Male Challenge

Tammy said...

WOW Lynn, this is sooo cute! I love the awesome design on this card and all of the fish are adorable, fantastic card!

Chrissy said...

FABulous card design Lynn and I love the cute little fishes swimming by..I thought I was ready for Winter..and I got it..not so happy now and ready for Summer..lol..

luv CHRISSYxx

Carol L said...

What a cool birthday card! Love the curvy white panels with the recessed water and fish! A brilliant creation my friend, just brilliant!

MaryH said...

You are just doing so many unique & unusual layouts, and this is another one I really like! You can see the dimension because it's created a nice little subtle shadow on the panels. This is just adorable...good job! Stay inside, stay cool. It was 99 at 6pm here. Hope it cools off enough for Mr. to mow later. Hoping to get some rain tomorrow afternoon. Hugs & TFS

JD/ Jill said...

So cute! Wish I could be in a pool too. Right now I would settle for a kiddie Pool to cool off!

kiwimeskreations said...

What a beauty Lynn - love the way you have popped up the panels to give the hint of dimension and depth. Love it
Blessings
Maxine

NanaConnie said...

Oh, how fabulously creative, Lynn! Love your take on that sketch. I never would have thought of that but I do love it. I may even have to CASE it, my friend. :-D Great idea to use dimensional tape.

Wei said...

Love the stitched border you've used for the sketch, Lynn! I have much fun creating cards with Gill Friends, too! Thanks for playing along with us at The Male Room. Please cone back with us again.

KT Fit Kitty said...

This is really cute, Lynn! I love how you made the ocean with those border dies! The fish are adorable! Love this card!

Brenda said...

I can tell your white panels are popped up Lynn! And the water does look recessed back, I love it! The fish really look like they are swimming right by me. lol Such a cute card for summer. Wish you could come here and enjoy the pool with me! Stay cool, but I don't want winter here yet. lol Hugs, Brenda

MiamiKel said...

Super card, Lynn! Love the fun design!

Bonnie said...

I love your curved borders that make me think of waves! And the fish are adorable! The cool water looks inviting to me too!

Erika said...

This is super cute and fun!

Lynn McAuley said...

What underwater fun!! Sensational design, Lynn!

Shelly Schmidt said...

Gosh, this is amazing!!! Love your layout!

Stampin Mindy said...

I adore this card and love the way you add dimension to the white outside layers. Beautiful coloring, too! Thank you so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!

♥ Mindy

Monika Skinner said...

Perfect male card! Love the sentiment. Thanks so much for playing along at The Male Room Craft Challenge. Good Luck! 😊

Rocky said...

I love the idea of viewing the fish in a stream cut into the card, great idea. Thank you for joining us at The Male Room.

Deborah Frings said...

Love this clean, simple take on the fishing theme - they're so brightly coloured swimming in the stream! Thanks so much for playing along with the Fish/Fishing theme at The Male Room. Deborah, DT xx