Monday, August 24, 2009

Punch Fish & Rubberband Waves

I saw Jenn Sannes' anniversary card earlier this summer and fell in love with her little punch art fish. Jenn's style is clean and simple and I am often inspired by her "Simple & Sincere" cards. I combined the little punch fish with some rubber-banded brayered waves for this thank you card.

To make the background, wrap a couple rubber bands around your rubber brayer, ink, and roll. You could also use this technique for grass or party streamers. I used the 1-1/4" Circle Punch at the top to make the waves.

Here are the pieces you need to make the fish:

Supplies: Think Happy Thoughts, Bermuda Bay ink & cardstock, Crushed Curry cardstock, Melon Mambo cardstock, Whisper White cardstock, Scallop Edge Punch, 1-1/4" & 1-3/8" Circle Punches, 1/2" Circle Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Double Circle Punch, Brayer, 2-Way Glue Pen, Mini Glue Dots
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12 comments:

  1. Cindy MaloneAugust 24, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    AWE, what a cute fish :-)
    Love it, thanks for showing us how!

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  2. AnonymousAugust 24, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    So cute! Great waves and adorable fish:)

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  3. katouAugust 25, 2009 at 8:37 AM

    OOhhhh!this little fish is really too cute.
    Thank you so much for sharing with us.

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  4. Nancy B. - nacky71@hotmail.comAugust 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM

    Great project. Turned out super .... even with the small cutouts! ;-)

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  5. AnonymousAugust 25, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    I have a brayer and haven't used it at all. I can't wait to make this and use my circle punches. Vivian

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  6. CamAugust 25, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    Wow, this is by far the cutest I've seen with the rubber band on the brayer technique. Very cute.

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  7. ChristyneAugust 25, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    This is cute, cute, cute!!! I'll definitely be trying this one!

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  8. JulianneAugust 25, 2009 at 5:30 PM

    That fish is soooo cute ! Thanks for the detailed punch and cut directions. I love the watery effect you achieved by using the rubber bands. It looks great !

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  9. Kathy Janicki www.sassystamper.blogspot.comSeptember 1, 2009 at 8:13 PM

    What a great card!

    Kathy

    www.sassystamper.blogspot.com

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  10. Ruth BingleSeptember 7, 2009 at 2:22 AM

    oh my gosh! This is SOOO cute! thanks for sharing!

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  11. SueJuly 31, 2010 at 10:59 PM

    This is amazing Julie! thank you so much for sharing your technique! :)

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  12. FrancesJanuary 30, 2011 at 3:43 AM

    What a darling wee fish! I made my first fishy card today too, will post on my blog tomorrow!

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