This was suppose to be a quick card for my class here at the center. The Memory Box tree die is a pain to cut out in one good piece. I was lucky that one of the ladies came in early and help punch them out. It was great to use up some very "vintage" scrapbooking paper I have in my stash. I don't know how this paper made it through the great big purge when I sold my house but it did.
This was one of the cards I had the ladies make for my monthly card class here at the center. Last month we made some watercolor backgrounds using twinkling H2O paints. I saw a card on Pinterest (great site if you have not visited it yet) and CASE it. Very simple card to make. The butterfly punch is one of those you can get for dollar. Less if you can find one at a used rubber stamp sale. You can't tell by looking at the card but I punched the butterfly out on white card stock, then punch the butterfly out. I punch the watercolor background with a circle. Gives it a much cleaner look. Center one is popped up.
More card projects coming up soon, I promise. Things have been crazy in my life this past month. Design time has once again taken a back sit to other life issues. I've done some private design work but it's not mine to be able to post. There isn't enough time in the day as I try to live life to the fullest. Several challenge have been checked off my list and still moving forward to a more positive future. The new budget at work was passed last week so work life is good.
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