FISHING FUN

I'm a big fan of water life and the fun things associated with living on a lake, however, fishing isn't really one of them.  But I do think this little fisherman is cute.  I'm going to name him George, after my dad, because Dad used to take me fishing when I was young.

We do have a lot of fishermen on our lake, and soon they will be out there in their shanties ice fishing.  But this image reminds me a bit of my neighbor.  He has a bench out on the end of his dock, and he likes to sit out there and fish.  I've never seen him actually catch anything!  LOL

For this card I used the Woven Textures Designer Series Paper (DSP).  I think that this DSP is great for masculine cards, and this particular design reminded me of the woven baskets that fishermen sometimes use.  When I was a kid and went fishing with my dad on our lake, we didn't have a fancy woven basket.  We just used a pail, but I've seen those cute woven baskets in the movies!  Does anyone actually use those?

George was stamped with Black Memento ink and then he and his surroundings were colored with Stampin' Blends.  For the sky, water, and grass, I intentionally left a little white space as it tends to create dimension and the feeling of movement.

The fisherman scene and the sentiment were die cut with aTraditional Labels Die.  If you didn't snag these already, you should consider these dies.  The have a great variety of shapes and sizes so are extremely versatile.  They are also on the Last Chance list and on clearance!

The Peaceful Pier Stamp Set also includes a couple of fish, so I added one here on the inside of the card.  I hope George catches one this size and not just that tiny little "minnow" that he has on his pole!

If you would like a detailed tutorial for today's card, use this link to download a free PDF.

A list of the products I used is shown below.

Product List

Peaceful Pier Cling Stamp Set (English) [165331]	Traditional Labels Dies [165864]	Pecan Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161717]	Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [150880]
Lost Lagoon 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133679]	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Woven Textures 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165560]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893]	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154894]	Lost Lagoon Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161680]
Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674]	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883]	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904]	Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154897]
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902]	Holographic Resin Dots [165598]	Lost Lagoon Soft Cording [164938]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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PEACEFUL PIER & THOUGHTFUL JOURNEY

This week I am featuring the Peaceful Pier Stamp Set from the 2025 - 2026 Annual Catalog.  If you have been following me for any amount of time you probably have figured out that I love all stamp sets and bundles that have a water theme of some sort.

So, of course, when I first saw this stamp set in the Annual Catalog I was drawn to it.  However, since I have so many stamps with docks and trees, I tried to resist.  But I finally gave in.

This was a very quick and simple card using the Thoughtful Journey Designer Series Paper (DSP).  For some reason I thought this paper retired months ago, but it did not!  It is still available and it is beautiful, so you are going to start seeing lots of it again.

To create the card, I simply stamped the trees with Mossy Meadow along the Cajun Craze area of the DSP as I thought that could work as a " northern shoreline".  I then stamped the cute little fisherman in the area I thought looked like the sandy south shore. 

The area between the "sand" and the "north shore" is my lake.  OK, use your imagination a bit, but there is some Lost Lagoon color in that area, so I thought it could be water.

My little fisherman was colored with Stampin' Blends.

I stamped my favorite sentiment from the Peaceful Pier Stamp Set on Basic White cardstock and die cut it with a Perennial Postage die.

Since the Thoughtful Journey DSP is 6" x 6", when I stamped the trees, I stamped them all the way across and then trimmed it to the size I wanted for the card front.  This left a nice, pretty strip to use on the inside of the card base.  I'll add a greeting later when I know who it is going to. 

Use this link to download a tutorial with all the details.

A list of the products I used is shown below.  Stamp on any image to learn more about that product or make a purchase.

Product List

Peaceful Pier Cling Stamp Set (English) [165331]	Perennial Postage Dies [162607]	Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153081]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Thoughtful Journey 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [163303]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Misty Moonlight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [153108]
Cajun Craze Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154879]	Wild Wheat Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161661]	Boho Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161659]	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893]
Adhesive Backed Textured Dots [163338]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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THE SHEPHERD'S CARE

I'm going to be right up-front about this card today.  It did not turn out as I envisioned when I started.  In fact, this was my third version of the card.

My first plan was to emboss the Shepherd on Vellum and then lay it over the beautiful Lights of Aurora Designer Series Paper (DSP).  My problem was that my typical process for adhering vellum to cardstock didn't work out so well.  I usually use a sponge to apply a VERY LIGHT amount of Tombow Adhesive to the back of the vellum and then adhere it to the cardstock.

Normally, once the adhesive dries it is virtually invisible.  Well, that did not work this time.  It looked terrible and went in the trash.  Plus the Vellum really "blurred" out the design of the Lights of Aurora paper.

My 2nd attempt was to emboss the Shepherd directly on the DSP.  That certainly fixed the issue of blurring the DSP design, but I didn't like that the "aurora lights" were very strongly visible through my Shepherd.  It looked weird -- like he was an invisible man wearing a cloak.

So, for my 3rd attempt, I embossed him on Basic Black cardstock and then fussy cut him leaving just a tiny border of black around the figures.  That worked and I was happy!

But, having said that, I'm not sure if my card really qualifies for this week's "Last-Minute Christmas Cards" theme.  While he was easy to fussy cut, I don't think fussy cutting qualifies for something called "last minute."  It's not difficult, but, at least for me, it isn't exactly fast!

Oh well, I really like how the card ultimately turned out, so you are getting it today anyway!  I'm sort of on a "last minute" timeline, too, and I don't have time to start all over!  LOL  😅

What do you think?  Any ideas or other solutions to turn this into a "last minute card?"

Use this link to download a tutorial.

The products I used are shown below.  To learn more about any of the products just click on the image.

By the way...  The Lights of Aurora Suite is on the Last Chance List, but I checked, and ,at the time I'm writing this post, the gorgeous Lights of Aurora Designer Series Paper IS NOT on the list!  YAY!  I hope it sticks around for a while.  It is so pretty!

Product List

Shepherd's Care Cling Stamp Set (English) [164300]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Balmy Blue 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146982]	Lights Of Aurora 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [165755]
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Versamark Pad [102283]	Metallics Wow! Embossing Powder [165678]
Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Silver & White 1/2" (1.3 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [162149]	Purple Adhesive Backed Sequins [164970]

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