I haven't posted a lot of cards lately but I've made over 100 in the last two week. Since none of them are new designs, I don't post them. I've also been asked to do some design and invitation work, so that's keeping me busy too.
I CASE these cards from one of my Cornflake (card making group) buddies Laurie, thinking I would teach it at Senior center. After making it several times, I've decided the cutting has to be too precises to be able to teach in class. It doesn't look good if all the edges don't line up. It is a simple card but you do need a really good paper cutter.
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
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