Saturday, May 15, 2021

 This is Part 10 of a 10 Part Series of Masculine Cards that I have just completed using various stamp sets. I will be posting cards using other stamp sets over the next several days.

Today's post features the Best Catch Stamp Set and the coordinating Catch of the Day Dies from Stampin' Up!.

-The standard bottom mat on this first card was cut from Night of Navy CS.
-The top mat was cut from Smoky Slate CS that was embossed using the Painted Texture Embossing Folder that I inked with Smoky Slate Ink.
-The Basket and Hat are from the featured set and were stamped with Memento Ink, colored with Night of Navy and Crumb Cake Stampin' Blend Sets,  The hat was popped up with Dimensionals.
-The 4 fish were cut out using the featured dies from scraps of Cinnamon Cider, Misty Moonlight, and Night of Navy CS.  They were tied to a "stringer" made from twine.

-The standard bottom mat for this second card was cut from Soft Suede CS.
-The standard top mat was cut from Whisper White CS that was cut from Balmy Blue CS and embossed using the Seaside Embossing Folder.
-The hook was cut from Soft Suede CS, tied with a piece of twine, popped up with Dimensional, and the twine then tied to the back of the top mat.
-The cattail plant was cut from Old Olive CS and colored with Stampin' Blends and attached to the card with Tape Runner.
-The small fish was cut from Garden Green CS and popped up with dimensionals.
-The large fish was left over from a group of cards I made some time ago with this set, it was cut from a scrap piece of Whisper White CS, stamped with Memento Ink and colored with Stampin' Blends., it was popped up with Dimensionals.


-The standard size bottom mat was cut from Granny Apple Green CS.
-The top mat from Whisper White CS.
-The fisherman was stamped with Early Espresso Ink.
-The cattail plant was cut from Granny Apple Green CS, and colored with Stampin Blends.
-The grasses are from the High Tide Stamp Set and were stamped with Early Espresso and Granny Apple Green Inks.
-The top mat was lightly shaded using Blending Brushes and Crumb Cake Ink.